11 stocks to place your bets on in the month of March

SINGAPORE (March 6): Upcoming macro events are to drive volatility in markets this month, according to DBS Vickers Securities.

In a Monday report, analysts Janice Chua and Ling Lee Keng project that a likely March Fed rate hike could set the path for a total of four rate hikes this year, while the Dutch parliamentary elections on Mar 15 will set the stage for key elections happening across Europe.

“Keep a watch on far-right populist Dutch Freedom Party, which has called for a Dutch referendum on leaving the EU and is campaigning to stop the alleged ‘Islamisation of the Netherlands,” caution the analysts.

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