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* Singapore, Philippine shares hit one-month low
* Korean stocks track worst day in two weeks
By Shashwat Awasthi
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in emerging Asia slid on Friday after a steep selloff
on Wall Street heightened investors' concerns ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the session.
Trading among regional currencies was muted, with most roughly flat on the day as the U.S.
dollar steadied and investors held their bets ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls data.
U.S. indexes marked their biggest one-day falls since June on Thursday, leading Singapore
stocks .STI to their lowest in more than a month, while Philippine shares .PSI were set for
their third straight weekly loss.
Bourses in South Korea .KS11 and Taiwan .TWII , which house heavyweight tech stocks, shed
1.6% and 1.3% respectively, after dealers booking profits in the U.S. sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq
.IXIC plummeting 5% on Thursday.
Analysts said the payrolls report could deepen the selling, as data is expected to show
fewer jobs created in August compared with July. MKTS/GLOB
"I do see the element of caution retained ahead of payrolls release," said Jingyi Pan, a
market strategist at IG.
"Unlike the private ADP employment miss earlier in the week, the reaction is not likely to
be muted if we find a disappointment here as well. Asia markets may stay under pressure into
next week if the sell-off on Wall Street continues."
Stocks in Indonesia .JKSE retreated more than 1%. Its market has been plagued this week by
concerns over the central bank's independence after a proposal which could lead to more
political influence on its monetary policy and economic growth.
The rupiah IDR= eased 0.2% and was set for its worst week in seven as experts urged the
government to revamp its strategy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, as fresh cases rise at a
record rate in the world's fourth most populous nation. In Thailand, which reported its first domestic coronavirus transmission in more than 100
days on Thursday, markets were closed for a holiday.
HIGHLIGHTS
** Singapore's 10-year benchmark yield is down 2 basis points at 0.95%
** Top losers on the Singapore STI include Venture Corporation VENM.SI down 4.01%,
CapitaLand Commercial Trust CACT.SI down 2.98% and Keppel Corporation KPLM.SI down 2.46%
** Top losers on the Jakarta stock index .JKSE include Dewata Freight International
DEAL.JK down 6.93%, Delta Djakarta DLTA.JK down 6.92% and Fortune Mate Indonesia FMII.JK
down 6.92%
Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0407 GMT
COUNTRY FX RIC FX DAILY % FX YTD % INDEX STOCKS DAILY % STOCKS YTD %
Japan JPY= +0.01 +2.31 .N225 -1.19 -1.99
China CNY=CFXS +0.07 +1.76 .SSEC -1.38 9.44
India INR=IN 0.00 -2.84 .NSEI -1.51 -6.70
Indonesia IDR= -0.10 -6.06 .JKSE -1.31 -17.27
Malaysia MYR= +0.00 -1.35 .KLSE 0.11 -4.52
Philippines PHP= +0.11 +4.25 .PSI -0.69 -26.64
S.Korea KRW=KFTC -0.22 -2.90 .KS11 -1.60 7.28
Singapore SGD= -0.04 -1.52 .STI -1.44 -22.57
Taiwan TWD=TP +0.69 +2.65 .TWII -1.17 5.10
Thailand THB=TH +0.00 -4.81 .SETI -0.30 -16.96