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Singapore's property boom cooling: analysts

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:15:00 +0800

Singapore's booming residential property sector is finally showing signs of cooling but projects including two casino developments should underpin long-term prices, analysts say.

Singapore Hot Stocks-SembMarine up on second rig for Atwood

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:09:57 +0800

SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - Rig-builder Sembcorp Marine jumped as much as 2.4 percent on news that it will build a second rig for Atwood Oceanics Pacific .

Gaz de France in Singapore LNG terminal JV

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:35:45 +0800

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Singapore Hot Stocks-Yangzijiang down on cost concerns

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:25:12 +0800

SINGAPORE, June 30 (Reuters) - China-based Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell as much as 2.9 percent to hit a 14-week low on concerns of tighter operating margins due to higher cost for steel, dealers said.

Singapore mansion latest pawn in Brunei playboy battle: report

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:30:00 +0800

A Singapore mansion has become the latest pawn in a battle between Brunei's sultan and his playboy brother, a newspaper said Friday.

Singapore's UOB says it buys a stake in Chinese bank

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:02:00 +0800

Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) said Thursday it has acquired a 15.38 percent stake in China's Evergrowing Bank Co Ltd.

Shell shuts crude units in Singapore, Malaysia

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:06:14 +0800

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Financial Tech India to set up S'pore bourse-sources

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:29:58 +0800

MUMBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Financial Technologies (India) Ltd , the founder of Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), has got approval to start a commodity bourse in Singapore, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Singapore's Ezra to raise S$500 mln in debt

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:01:19 +0800

SINGAPORE, June 25 (Reuters) - Singapore's oil services firm Ezra Holdings said on Wednesday it was raising S$500 million ($366 million) in a medium-term note programme to fund activities including future acquisitions.

Singapore Hot Stocks-ComfortDelGro falls on Citigroup downgrade

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:29:17 +0800

SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Taxi and bus operator ComfortDelGro dropped as much as 2.5 percent to hit a two-week low, after Citigroup downgraded its investment rating for the stock to "sell" from "buy", dealers said.