STOCKS

STI down on tit-for-tat trade threats

Analysts say it is too soon to bargain hunt but doubt a US-China trade war will materialise as there is scope for talks

SINGAPORE shares, along with its regional peers, reeled on escalating fears of a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Aanalysts cautioned that it might be too early, and risky, to start buying stocks, given the daily tit-for-tat rhetoric between China and the US.