Shares sink after Wall Street Journal reports US govt depts assessing investment ban impact

Export earnings from the sector amounted to RM133.2 billion, or 15.1% of the country’s total export earnings

The 1,200-page divorce agreement gives scant detail about the industry

BNM says surplus liquidity will be absorbed ahead of three conventional money market tenders and one Islamic range auction Qard tender

Hang Seng Index up 0.09%, while benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rises 0.06%

Benchmark Nikkei and broader Topix indices rise more than 1%

Latest surge means company is worth more than GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen combined
Dow jumps 1.4%, S&P 500 up 0.6% but Nasdaq finishes 0.6% lower

Competition from low-cost tyre makers has hurt firm, which already slashed staff by almost 1,500 since 2017 in 3 countries

Investors eye key US Senate race which will shape the early course of Joe Biden’s presidency
