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STI gains 0.3% to 3,188.65 at trading break

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,188.65 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Two stocks advanced for each that fell in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI +0.3% midday, low volume; 3155 support – Kim Eng

The STI is up 0.3% at 3188.55 midday in very low volume of 473 million shares worth $632 million as the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays deter players from making fresh bets, especially with the potential for further spikes in risk aversion from geopolitical events in the Middle East. 

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,229.69 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,229.69 at the close, extending this week’s advance to 1.4%. About the same number of stocks rose and fell in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI +0.3%; rig builders rise; UOB remains cautious

The STI is +0.3% at 3231.62, extending gains in the afternoon helped by gains for rig builders after Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) announces yet another order win.

Overall market volume is tepid at 975 million worth $953 million, with 272 gainers and 1823 decliners. After the STI made a sharp 1.2% rise yesterday, UOB KayHian says “technicals may appear to be turning positive but we advise investors not to plunge into the market.” 

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STI +0.3%; rig builders rise; UOB remains cautious

The STI is +0.3% at 3231.62, extending gains in the afternoon helped by gains for rig builders after Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) announces yet another order win. 
 
Overall market volume is tepid at 975 million worth $953 million, with 272 gainers and 1823 decliners. After the STI made a sharp 1.2% rise yesterday, UOB KayHian says “technicals may appear to be turning positive but we advise investors not to plunge into the market.” 

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STI falls 0.3% to 3,210.43 at 9:30 a.m.

Singapore’s Straits Times Index fell 0.3% to 3,210.43 as of 9:30 a.m. local time. Three stocks declined for each that rose in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

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STI off 0.3%; prices in no man’s land – Phillip Securities

The STI is off 0.3% at 3210.60, pulling back slightly after yesterday’s 1.2% rise, despite the positive lead from offshore. Decliners beat gainers 102 to 81, with 261 million shares traded worth $227 million. 

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,249.58 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,249.58 at the close. Three stocks advanced for each that fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.8 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI declines 0.3% to 3,245.96 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 0.3% to 3,245.96 at the close, taking the weekly decline to 0.5%. Three stocks fell for every two that rose in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.8 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,255.87 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,255.87 at the close. Three stocks rose and for every two that fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.9 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

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STI up 0.3%; support firm at 3,200 – UOB KayHian

STI is up 0.3% at 3253.43, with 1.50 billion shares worth $1.21 billion traded and around 1.3 winners per losers in the broader market.

Trading reflects some degree of relief after Portugal’s bond auction, but sentiment is still fairly tempered with the index dipping into negative territory earlier in the session. 

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STI +0.3%; Market correction possible near-term: UOB-Kay Hian

Singapore’s STI remains up 0.3% at 3,239.48, rebounding slightly after yesterday’s 1.0% decline, though volume is low with 1 billion shares traded worth $909 million, as there are few domestic market drivers ahead of the earnings season, while many participants expect a period of consolidation in the days ahead.

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,237.76 at trading break

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,237.76 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Two stocks rose for each that fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI +0.3% midday; strong support at 3200 – Kim Eng

The STI is +0.3% at 3237.76 midday, after earlier trading flat-to-slightly lower; “We’re up tracking Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which has gone up quite nicely by about 250 points,” says a trading representative at a local brokerage. “I think from here, we’re likely to trade in a range, I don’t think the market is expecting a big fall,” he adds. 

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STI up 0.3% to 3,192.99 as of 9:04 a.m.

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,192.99 as of 9:04 a.m. Nineteen stocks advanced and two fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The following shares were among the most active in the market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.

Commodity suppliers: The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, which tracks prices of 19 commodities from copper to corn, climbed 0.7% in New York yesterday.

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STI up 0.3% at the break to 3,168.90

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3 percent to 3,168.90 as of the 12:30 a.m. midday trading break. Twenty-two stocks advanced and three fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.5 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,169.95 at 9:38 a.m.

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,169.95 as of 9:38 a.m. Twenty-two stocks advanced and two fell in the benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.5 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The following shares were among the most active in the market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.

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STI up 0.3% to 3,150.57 as at trading break

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,150.57 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Four stocks advanced for each that fell in benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.3 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The following shares were among the most active in the market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.

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Olam +0.3%; Strong Earnings Trajectory – Nomura

Olam International (O32.SG) +0.3% at $3.08 with barely a million shares traded as the company’s latest acquisition in Africa fails to generate much interest in a very lackluster broad market.

Olam is buying tt Timber International — which will give it access to 1.6 million hectares of sustainable forest concession in Congo and Gabon — for EUR29.6 million (around $52 million), on a cash and debt-free basis; the transaction is expected to be completed by mid January.

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STI gains 0.3% to 3,155.07 as of 9:51 a.m.

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,155.07 as of 9:51 a.m. Three stocks rose for each two that fell in benchmark equity index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 15.4 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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