Singapore Stocks - Factors to watch on March 18

Reuters – Mon, Mar 18, 2013

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    New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

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SINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - Following is some

company-related and market news that could have an impact on the

local market.

----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0044 GMT ------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG

S&P 500 1560.7 -0.16% -2.530

USD/JPY 94.86 -0.42% -0.400

10-YR US TSY YLD 1.9182 -- -0.073

SPOT GOLD 1602.8 0.69% 10.960

US CRUDE 92.46 -1.06% -0.990

DOW JONES 14514.11 -0.17% -25.03

ASIA ADRS 137.28 -0.28% -0.39

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen firms, Asia shares fall on jitters from

Cyprus deal

SE ASIA STOCKS-Mostly up; Thai index hits 19-year high

STOCKS TO WATCH

-- SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD

- SingTel said it will conduct a strategic review of its

Optus Satellite business in Australia to optimise value for

shareholders. In a separate announcement, SingTel Pakistan

Investments Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel, has

completed the sale of its entire 30 percent stake in Warid

Telecom Pte Ltd to Warid Telecom Pakistan LLC.

-- SEMBCORP MARINE LTD

- Singapore's Sembcorp Marine, the world's second largest

builder of offshore oil rigs, said on Monday its subsidiary PPL

Shipyard has secured orders for two jack-up rigs worth $417

million.

-- SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD

- Singapore Airlines filled 69.2 percent of the available

space on its planes in February, higher than the 66.6 percent a

year earlier.

MARKET NEWS

> Nikkei set to fall on Cyprus concerns, bounce in yen

> Dow retreats from 10-day rally; JPMorgan weighs

> Prices rise as consumer sentiment takes a hit

> Euro skids, yen jumps as Cyprus deal alarms

> Gold hits 2-1/2-week high on Cyprus bailout plan

> Oil futures drop by more than $1 on strong dollar

> Key political risks to watch in Singapore

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