Semiconductor company AEM fell some 3 per cent, while UMS shares lost around 1.2 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

RECAP: Asian share markets retreated yesterday as investors took profits on technology stocks and turned defensive ahead of the weekend, wary of a flare-up in Middle East…

South Korea’s chip-heavy Kospi index plunged 8 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.