Friday, March 11, 2011

March 11: CapitaMall, Global Logistic, Keppel

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 fell 0.6% to 3,075.44.

ASL Marine Holdings (ASL SP): The Singapore-based shipbuilder said it issued $50 million worth of fixed-rate notes carrying a coupon rate of 4.5%. ASL gained 0.8% to 63 cents.

CapitaMall Trust (CT SP): Singapore’s biggest retail property trust said it increased the size of its convertible bond sale to $250 million from $200 million because of strong demand. The three-year bonds, which carry a coupon rate of 2.125% a year, can be converted into CapitaMall Trust shares at $2.2692 per share. The stock slipped 1.1% to $1.83.

Global Logistic Properties (GLP SP): The logistics company whose customers include Wal-Mart China and FedEx Corp., will replace SMRT Corp. (MRT SP) on the benchmark Singapore index effective March 21, according to a statement by the Singapore Exchange (SGX SP), Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) and FTSE International. Global Logistics slipped 0.5% to $1.96. SMRT was unchanged at $1.93.

Keppel Corp. (KEP SP): The world’s biggest builder of oil rigs said its Keppel Offshore & Marine unit won two contracts valued at $170 million from Saipem SpA (SPM IM) and Bumi Armada Bhd. (BAB MK). The stock fell 1.5% to $11.82.

Kyodo-Allied Industries (KAIL SP): The maker of air ventilation products said it agreed to buy Great Spirit Management, a property developer in China, for $600 million in a reverse-takeover deal. The company will issue 1.64 billion Kyodo-Allied shares at 36.5 cents each in exchange for the Chinese company, giving Great Spirit shareholders about 84% of its enlarged share capital, it said. The shares, which were suspended from trading yesterday, last traded unchanged at 8 cents on March 9.

Swiber Holdings (SWIB SP): The provider of offshore logistic services said it won a contract valued at US$125 million ($159 million) to install a subsea pipeline and perform platform modification works for an unnamed customer in South Asia. The stock gained 0.6% to 81 cents.

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