risky assets

Most Southeast Asian stock markets slid today, with Singapore falling from its highest in more than a year and Thailand coming off an eight-week high as investors trimmed positions in risky assets ahead of the year-end book closing.
Singapore’s index shed 0.02 per cent, led by a 3 per cent loss in CapitaMalls Asia, Singapore Telecommunications declining 0.3 per cent and DBS Group, Southeast Asia’s top lender, off 0.1 per cent lower.