Friday, November 23, 2012

Nov 22: F&N, Keppel Land, IPC

Singapore share prices ended 0.9% higher on Thursday. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) closed 26.33 points higher at 2,986.63. Here are some stocks and factors to watch this Friday morning:

A consortium led by Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi extended the deadline for its Fraser and Neave general offer by three weeks, keeping its bid at $8.88 per share as the market awaits formal documents from a rival’s $9.08 per share tender.

Property developer Keppel Land said it has established a US$3 billion multicurrency medium term note programme. DBS Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered have been appointed the joint arrangers and initial dealers of the programme.

IPC Corporation said it was acquiring a business hotel in Japan for 434 million yen ($6.4 million). The acquisition marks the company's sixth business hotel in Japan and is expected to begin contributing positively to the group in December 2012.


 

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