Singapore Hot Stocks-Neptune Orient in focus as cargo rises

SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Shares in container shipping
group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) (NEPS.SI) are likely to be in
the spotlight after it reported the first annual rise in
monthly cargo volumes this year.

The S&P 500 managed a sixth day of gains on Monday to end
at its closing high for the year as energy shares rose
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> S&P logs 6th day of gains with earnings in view [.N] >
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Bonds tumble on Fed tightening fears [US/] >
Gold rises towards $1,060/oz as dollar retreats [GOL/] >
Oil jumps nearly 2 pct on optimism, colder US weather [O/R]

Stocks and factors to watch:

-- NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES (NEPS.SI)

Neptune Orient Lines reported a 1 percent increase in
container volume for the four weeks to September 18 but its
average revenue fell by 29 percent during that period.
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- K-REIT Asia (KASA.SI)

K-REIT Asia, a Singapore property trust, will report
third-quarter results on Tuesday. Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI) and
Keppel Land (KLAN.SI) jointly own about 76 percent of K-REIT.

- Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index .FTSTI rose
1.05 percent to 2,680.47 on Monday.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.21 percent
to 9,885.80 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC inched
0.01 percent lower to 2,139.14 points.
(Reporting by Harry Suhartono; Editing by Jan Dahinten)