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STI Index down 5.4% or 154 points last week…..inline with global stock markets…..what should you do?
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  May 23, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3770" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo by peasap"]Photo by peasap[/caption] Last week was painful for many investors especially if you were trying to trade the market or were leveraged as you may have had margin calls. The table below gives a snap shot of what happened to our STI Index and some component stocks. You will notice exceptional weakness in commodity related stocks such as Wilmar, Noble and Olam on specific cocerns such as alleged tax evasion to the imposition of taxes on excessive profits for commodity companies. If we survived 2008 and 2009, this weakness is not new so don't panic. Read more...
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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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