Shares of Thailand’s Sri Trang Agro-Industry (SRTA.SI), the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter, opened below their issue price on their Singapore debut on Monday.
Around 9:00 a.m., Sri Trang was traded at $ 1.17, which is roughly equal to 28 baht . The shares opened at $1.15 or about 4.2% below the Singapore issue price.
Keppel says it has secured a contract worth about US$416 million ($532 million) from Discovery Offshore to construct two harsh environment jackup rigs based on its proprietary KFELS Super A Class design.
Hi-P International (H17.SG) is +4.7% at $0.995 with 1.13 million shares traded.
Today’s rise marks the stock’s first strong showing since its better-than-expected 3Q earnings November 1 ($33 million net profit); downward trend since then likely as those results had been priced in after the stock’s 10% rise from September 22 on bullish FY10 guidance; but perhaps with the festive shopping season in full swing, investors are getting a reminder of Hi-P’s earnings potential, as a beneficiary of booming smartphone and tablet sales.
The long-awaited release of iOS 4.2 gives iPad users access to features such as multitasking, folder-based app organization and other goodies, including free access to the Find My iPhone feature of the MobileMe service from Apple. It brings the iPad into line with the iPhone, by turning what was originally the orientation switch into a muter. The iPads Mail application gains the ability to thread e-mail conversations, and users with multiple e-mail accounts will appreciate the unified inbox that brings all of ones mail together. Gamers with iPads now have access to the Apple Game Center, and users of all sorts will enjoy the ability to search for text on Web pages or use one of three fonts in the Notes application. This release of iOS for iPad adds support for another 25 languages, including Korean, Portuguese and traditional Chinese. Wireless printing with AirPrint feature and the wireless media streaming and AirPlay are available for both iPad and iPhone as of this release. – …
News Analysis: Apple is tech royalty. But it achieved success through innovations such as the iPad, iPhone and the new iOS 4.2, which have made the company an industry benchmark. – With the release of iOS 4.2 on Nov. 22, Apple is proving once again that its a wildly successful company thats enjoying a level of popularity that hasnt been matched by any other firm in the industry. Speculation abounds over why Apple has been able to achieve such success where so many other compan…
News Analysis: Apple has released iOS 4.2, which means iPad owners can now enjoy multitasking, folder support, and many more features on their tablets. – Apple has finally released the long-awaited iOS 4.2 update
for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. But it’s the operating system’s
functionality on the iPad that means the most to folks, for with it comes all
the features that most consumers have been hoping to have since they originally
got their…
Apple today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 to iPad, including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay, and AirPrint. “iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,†said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit.â€
Apple releases its iOS 4.2 update for mobile devices, with features such as AirPrint and AirPlay, as CEO Steve Jobs takes another backhanded swipe at tablet rivals. – Apple CEO Steve Jobs wasted no time using
the new iOS 4.2 update, available for download Nov. 22, to launch yet another
broadside at his competitors in the mobile space. The update introduces
features such as multitasking, folders and Game
Center to the iPad.
quot;Once again, the iPad with iO…
AAXA has unveiled a new micro projector called the M2. The little projector has several input options and one of them is to connect directly to an iPhone. That would mean you could watch those YouTube videos on a wall with a much larger image assuming the room is dark enough. A rumor is floating [...]
STX Europe says the initial public offering of shares in STX OSV Holdings was 4.2 times subscribed. Trading of the shares of STX OSV on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange will start tomorrow at 9:00 am.
The offering of 325,646,000 shares consist of the offering of 180 million new shares by STX OSV and the offering of 145,646,000 existing shares in STX OSV by STX Europe Holding AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STX Europe AS.
Foam and fabric manufacturer Ziwo Holdings says net profit grew 41.7% to a quarterly record of RMB33.7 million ($6.5 million) for the group’s third quarter ended 30 September 2010 (3Q10).
For the latest quarter, the group reported a 56.7% increase in revenue to RMB140.3 million, due mainly to the increase in production capacity coupled with the continuous strong market demand for its products, as sales volume for the quarter grew 39.2% to 10,194 tonnes..
Roxy-Pacific Holdings, the homegrown specialty property and hospitality group, today reported a 42% jump in net profit to $8.9 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 (3Q2010) from $6.3 million in the previous corresponding period (3Q2009).
This increase was on the back of a 41% surge in revenue to $53.1 million in 3Q2010, driven mainly by a sharp 44% rise in revenue to $40.5 million from the group’s Property Development segment.
The death toll in the Ukrainian accident involving a train that collided with a passenger bus has reached 42, including two children. Earlier it was reported 40 people were killed with 10 others in critical condition. Police have set the number of dead at 38.
JES International (EG0.SG) +4.2% at $0.375 as latest contracts to build 8 bulk carriers supportive, says Dow Jones.
Contract value not disclosed but DBS Vickers, which has Buy call with $0.46 target, estimates China-based shipbuilder’s year-to-date orders at US$602 million, exceeding house’s US$500 million ($658 million) FY10 forecast, “implying upside to our numbers for FY11-12”.
Apple is releasing the beta version of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. AirPrint is a key component of Apple’s iOS 4.2 software update. – Apple iOS developers, take note: The company is releasing the beta version
of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. AirPrint is
one of the key additions to the companys iOS 4.2 software update due in
November.
Apple claimed in a Sept. 15 press release that AirPrint wi…
Tiger Airways says it reported strong passenger volumes and load factors in July 2010. The number of passengers in July grew 42% over last year to 523,000. The average load factor across both airlines in Asia and Australia for the month was up 4 percentage points to 89%.
From August 2009 to July 2010, a total of 5.4 million passengers flew with Tiger Airways, an increase of 51% over the 3.6 million passengers who booked in the preceding 12 months.
Sino Grandness Food (JS5.SG) down 2.8% at $0.345 as broad market retreat negates news of company sealing agreements with distributors to sell its new bottled juices in China, move which canned fruits supplier expects would help boost FY10 earnings, according to Dow Jones.
But selling not widespread as volume mere fraction of Friday’s 12.3 million shares. 10-day moving average, last at $0.32, expected as support.
Mainboard-listed industrial fishing company China Fishery Group (SGX: B0Z.SI) today reported its results for the third quarter (3QFY2010) and nine months (9MFY2010) for the financial year ending 28 September 2010.
In 3QFY2010, group revenue increased by 48.3% to US$159.4 million from $107.4 million in 3QFY2009. Net profit rose 42% to US$35.6 million from US$25.1 million in the corresponding year earlier period.
