Islamic Community in Serbia Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlić says “Serb children will not be forced to celebrate Muslim holidays once Sandžak gains autonomy”. The leader of one of Serbia’s rival Islamic communities spoke in Novi Pazar, in Serbia’s southwestern region which that is home to a majority of the country’s Bosniaks (Muslims), as a ceremony to mark St. Sava’s Day was held in the town.
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St. Sava Day celebrated in Belgrade
January 28th, 2011 |
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A ceremony on the occasion of St. Sava’s Day was held in Belgrade on Thursday evening. The event was attended by top officials, dignitaries of traditional churches and religious communities, ambassadors, deans, and public figures.
Jan 25: Singapore stocks may rise on Wall St, Keppel Land in focus
January 25th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may climb higher on Tuesday after Wall Street indices closed up overnight as confidence returned in the global economy’s growth prospects.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> closed up 0.04% at 3,185.76 on Monday.
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Keppel Land (KLAN.SI), Singapore’s third-largest property developer, may be in focus after it posted an eight-fold rise in fourth quarter net profit, helped by a $363.8 million one-time gain from the sale of its one-third interest in a large office project.
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro (CMDG.SI) said its subsidiary in China has been awarded 800 new taxi licences by the Chengdu Municipal government, making it the second largest taxi operator in the city with 1,050 taxis.
Electronics contract manufacturer Valuetronics (VLUE.SI) said on Tuesday its net profit for the three months ended December more than doubled to HK$31.6 million ($674,000) from HK$13.5 million a year earlier, due to stronger orders from its customers.
Boustead Singapore (BTSS.SI) said its wholly-owned subsidiary won a $25 million contract to design, engineeer and construct a demineralisation plant in Singapore.
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STI +0.5% midday; recent correction is S/T – DBS Vickers
January 24th, 2011 |
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Singapore’s STI is up 0.5% at 3199.42 midday, rebounding slightly after recent losses, but in low volume of just 695 million shares traded worth $536 million.
Market breadth is slightly positive. DBS Vickers says despite last week’s market sell-off, “we maintain our view for STI to head for 3438.” The house’s fundamental objective stays at 3500, based on 15.8X FY11F earnings.
ST Engineering +0.6% on 4Q contracts worth $320m
January 21st, 2011 |
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ST Engineering (S63.SG) is up 0.6% at $3.31 after it says its aerospace arm clinched around $320 million worth of new contracts in 4Q.
The company says the contracts, which range from 3-12 months in duration, include new components and engine maintenance contracts, as well as airframe contracts involving heavy maintenance checks, passenger-to-freighter and passenger-to-passenger/cargo conversions and interior refurbishments.
Jan 21: Ascott, K-REIT Asia, ST Engineering
January 21st, 2011 |
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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 dropped 1.1% to 3,205.48.
Ascott Residence Trust (ART SP): The serviced apartment operator partly owned by CapitaLand (CAPL SP) said fourth- quarter distributable income doubled to $23.9 million from $11.5 million a year ago. The stock lost 0.8% to $1.22.
Jan 21: Singapore stocks may dip; ST Engineering in focus
January 21st, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may open lower on Friday as disappointing US earnings and fears of further monetary tightening in China turned sentiment sour. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> was down 1.13% on Thursday to 3,205.48 points.
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ST Engineering wins maintenance contracts worth $320m
January 20th, 2011 |
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Singapore Technology Engineering, which makes arms and repairs aircraft, said its aerospace business received maintenance orders worth $320 million in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Jan 20: Singapore stocks may open lower on Wall St; SembMarine in focus
January 20th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may open lower on Thursday, hit by weakness in Wall Street after key banking and technology stocks fell on disappointing results. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> was down 0.23% on Wednesday at 3,241.96 points.
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Jan 10: Singapore stocks may open lower on Wall St; Banks in focus
January 10th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may open lower on Monday with bank stocks in focus after losses on Wall Street following a court ruling in a key foreclosure case that prompted investors to pull out of U.S. bank stocks.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> was down 0.56% last Friday to 3,261.35 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch today:
Singapore banks DBS (DBSM.SI), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC.SI) and United Overseas Bank (UOBH.SI) may be affected after shares of U.S. lenders fell on fears the court ruling could threaten their ability to work through pending foreclosures.
STI +0.6%; 3200 holds, pointed up in S/T – UOBKH
January 6th, 2011 |
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The STI is +0.6% at 3274.16 midday, with 2.2 gainers per decliner and 1.18 billion shares traded in the broad market as Wall Street’s rise Wednesday on positive U.S. economic indicators has given a boost to a market searching for reasons to push higher.
UOB KayHian notes the STI held above 3200 for the third-straight day yesterday, and has crossed above the 50-day moving average of 3150, “a sign that the bears have not overwhelmed the bulls after a widely-anticipated head and shoulder formation in December.”
ST Engineering’s electronics arm acquires remaining 30% equity stake in PM-B
January 5th, 2011 |
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ST Engineering says ST Electronics (Info-Software Systems) (STEE-InfoSoft) has acquired the remaining 30% equity stake in PM-B from the other existing shareholder, Nicky Ting, for a total cash consideration of $2 million.
With the acquisition, PM-B becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of STEE-InfoSoft, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering.
Bank robbers kill 3 people in St. Petersburg
December 28th, 2010 |
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Two bank robbers today killed three people in St. Petersburg, Russia, and got away with over USD 800,000. The details of the deadly robbery have been confirmed by St. Petersburg police chief Andrei Lavrenko.
ST Engineering unit wins contract to supply automatic fare collection system for Bangkok MRT
December 21st, 2010 |
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ST Electronics says it has been awarded a contract to supply an Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the extension of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) Sukhumvit Line in Bangkok, Thailand.
The contract was awarded by The Krungthep Thanakom Company Limited (KT), a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Enterprise.
ST Electronics is the electronics arm of public-listed ST Engineering.
GuocoLand wins bid or land parcel at Peck Seah St/Choon Guan St for $1.7b
November 22nd, 2010 |
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GuocoLand says the tender submitted by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Belmeth, Perfect Eagle and Guston, for a land parcel at Peck Seah Street/Choon Guan Street has been accepted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority at a bid price of $1,708,080,000.
The 99-year leasehold site has a land area of 15,022.6 square metres with an gross floor area (GFA) of 157,738 square metres and a permissible building height of 280 metres above mean sea level. The site occupies a prime location in the Tanjong Pagar area within the Central Business District, and fronts onto a key road junction between several major arterial roads – Maxwell Road, Cecil Street and Anson Road / Robinson Road, offering prominent street frontage and a high degree of visibility for the development on the site.
UOB ups ST Engineering target to $3.20
November 10th, 2010 |
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UOB Kay Hian has raised its target price for defence contractor Singapore Technologies Engineering (STEG.SI) to $3.20 from $2.98 and kept its "hold" rating.
ST Engineering Q3 net +8.3%, bullish on outlook
November 9th, 2010 |
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Singapore Technologies Engineering (STEG.SI), the city-state’s main defence contractor, posted on Tuesday an 8.3% rise in third quarter net profit, helped by higher earnings from its electronics and marine units.
ST Engineering, whose biggest business is the maintenance of military and civilian planes, earned $130.2 million in three months ended September, up from $120.3 million in the same period a year ago.
STI may slip; Sembcorp, NOL, ST Engineering eyed
November 9th, 2010 |
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Pullback by DJIA, S&P 500 overnight may prompt investors to take profits on Singapore shares after yesterday’s strong run-up, which lifted STI to highest level since January 2008, +1.9% at 3,300.40.
Support for benchmark eyed at yesterday’s 3,257 intraday low. Local corporate earnings will continue to be in focus, with Sembcorp Industries (U96.SG), Armstrong Industrial (A14.SG) among latest to report results.
Nov 9: Sembcorp, ST Engineering, Cosco, Golden Agri, Keppel Land, OCBC: Updated
November 8th, 2010 |
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The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading today, say Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 1.9% to 3,300.40 yesterday.
Bulk-shipping companies: The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the cost of shipping commodities, fell 0.5% in London yesterday, the longest losing streak since the period ended Sept 24. Cosco Corp. Singapore (COS SP), a China-based shipbuilder that also operates bulk carriers, gained 3.5% to $2.06. STX Pan Ocean Co. (STX SP), South Korea’s biggest bulk carrier, climbed 1.6% to $15.