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Singapore manufacturing output slows; to return to trend: Update

Singapore’s manufacturing output grew at a sharply slower-than-expected pace in December as most segments logged tepid expansion and benefits of a lower base of comparison from last year started to wear off.
 
Analysts believe the slowdown points to a more sustainable rate of expansion this year.

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New Century said to seek Hong Kong initial share sale

New Century Shipbuilding, the Chinese shipbuilder which canceled a share sale in Singapore last May, is seeking at least US$1 billion ($1.28 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter said.

The company, based in Jingjiang in eastern Jiangsu province, aims to list in Hong Kong in the first half of this year, said the people, who declined to be identified because the information is confidential.

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Singapore’s SMX eyes Q2 launch of iron ore futures: Update

The Singapore Mercantile Exchange plans to launch an iron ore futures contract in the second quarter, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as it moves to tap a growing need for a more transparent pricing of the steelmaking ingredient.

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Thai Sri Trang to raise $336m in Singapore IPO; shares skid: Update

Sri Trang Agro-Industry Pcl (STA.BK), the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter, plans to raise $336 million in an initial public offering in Singapore, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.  
After a flurry of confusing statements on Wednesday, when the company first said it had scrapped the IPO because of unfavourable market conditions and then corrected itself, it set a price of $1.20 per share for the IPO.

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Singapore manufacturing to grow 5%-10% in 2011 – StanChart

Singapore’s manufacturing is likely to expand 5%-10% in 2011 from 29.7% in 2010 as the favorable base of comparison disappears and pharmaceuticals output moderates, Alvin Liew of Standard Chartered Bank says after data showed December output grew 9.0% on-year, compared with +40.5% in November, lower than the 19% median forecast of 12 analysts polled by Dow Jones. 2011 GDP growth is likely to slow to 4.6% from 14.7% in 2010, Liew says.

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Singapore’s SMX says plans to launch iron ore futures in Q2

The Singapore Mercantile Exchange is expecting to launch an iron ore futures contract in the second quarter, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

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Sri Trang Agro off 10.9%; low Singapore offer price

Sri Trang Agro-Industry (STA.TH) tumbles 10.9% to THB32.75 after the rubber processor set the final offering price for its dual listing on the Singapore Exchange at $1.20/share, or THB29/share, below the maximum offer price of $1.60, amid some investor concerns about Asian markets’ relative value in recent weeks, a person familiar with the transaction tells Dow Jones.

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STI gains 0.5% to 3,196.51 at trading break

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.5% to 3,196.51 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break in Singapore. Almost two stocks rose 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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Singapore’s industrial output growth slows to four-month low

Singapore’s industrial production rose at the slowest pace in four months as electronics and pharmaceutical manufacturers capped output amid easing orders.

Manufacturing, which accounts for about a quarter of the economy, climbed 9% in December from a year earlier after a revised 40.5% increase in November, the Economic Development Board said in a statement today. The median estimate of 12 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 16.8% gain. Production grew 29.7% in 2010.

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Singapore December manufacturing output up 9% on year

Singapore’s manufacturing output grew at a sharply slower-than-expected pace in December as most segments logged tepid expansion and benefits of a lower base of comparison from last year started to wear off.

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Keppel’s strong earnings push STI up at midday

Singapore shares were 0.48% higher by midday Wednesday, lifted by Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI) after it reported quarterly earnings that beat market expectations.

Shares of Keppel Corp, the world’s largest oil rig builder, rose as much as 3% on Wednesday after it reported a 17% rise in fourth quarter net profit and an improved dividend.

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STI +0.5% midday; 3200-3206 resistance tipped

Singapore’s STI is up 0.5% at 3196.55 midday, after managing to not only hold on to early gains, but improve on them, with buying seen in recently beaten down blue chips such as Genting Singapore (G13.SG), +0.5% at $2.08, SingTel (Z74.SG), +1.3% at $3.11, and Noble (N21.SG), +0.5% at $2.18, with Golden Agri (E5H.SG), +0.7% at $0.725. 

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Sri Trang Agro shares slump after setting Singapore IPO price

Sri Trang Agro-Industry Pcl shares fell the most since August 2005 in Bangkok trading after saying it will sell stock in Singapore at $1.20 a share.
 
The stock fell as much as 16%  to 31 baht as of 11:31 a.m. local time.
 
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Thai Sri Trang sets Singapore IPO price at $1.20

Thailand’s Sri Trang Agro-Industry Pcl (STA.BK) said on Wednesday it had set its  Singapore initial public offering price (IPO) at S$1.20 per share, some way below the maximum price of $1.60 it had announced before book-building.

The company’s shares will resume trading in Bangkok at 11:30 a.m.

 
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Cosco down after Korea Line files for receivership

Shares of Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Corp (Singapore) (COSC.SI) fell as much as 2.6% on Wednesday to a two-month low, weighed by news that Korea Line Corp (003490.KS) had filed for receivership.

At 10:20 a.m., shares of Cosco were down 2.2% at $2.26 with over 5.1 million shares changing hands.

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Aviva Investors gets Singapore fund management license

Aviva Investors, the fund management arm of British insurer Aviva, said on Wednesday it has received a Capital Markets Services Licence in Fund Management from Singapore’s central bank.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore licence allows Aviva Investors to provide fund management services in the city-state to both retail and institutional clients, across segregated mandates, closed-ended and open-ended funds.

 
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STI gains 0.2% to 3,188.90 at 9:20 a.m.

Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.2% to 3,188.90 as of 9:20 a.m. local time. Two stocks rose 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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Jan 26: Harry’s, Keppel, SIA Engineering, XMH

The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index lost 0.1% to 3,181.15.

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust
(FRT SP): The Hong Kong-based shopping mall operator said fourth-quarter income for distribution increased 11% to HK$105.7 million ($17.4 million) from a year ago. The stock was unchanged at HK$4.05.

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Jan 26: Singapore stocks likely to see weak start, Keppel Corp in focus

Singapore shares are likely to see a weak start on Wednesday after most Wall Street indices were flat overnight, as a surprise contraction in the British economy shook investors’ confidence. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> fell 0.14% on Tuesday to 3,181.15 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch:

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STI falls 0.1% to 3,181.15 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index was fell 0.1% to 3,181.15 at the close. Seven stocks declined for every six that rose in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.5 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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