Singapore Hot Stocks-NOL in focus after Q3 loss, profit warning

SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Neptune Orient Lines, the
world's fifth largest container shipping firm, is in the
spotlight on Friday after reporting a bigger than expected
third quarter loss and warning of significant further losses.

U.S. stocks logged their best one-day percentage gain in
three months on Thursday as investors saw data showing the U.S.
economy returned to growth in the third quarter as brightening
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1066.11 2.25% 23.480
USD/JPY JPY= 91.47 0.04% 0.040
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.4955 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1045.95 0.10% 1.000
US CRUDE CLc1 80.17 0.38% 0.300
DOW JONES .DJI 9962.58 2.05% 199.89
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 122.99 3.47% 4.13
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> Wall St jumps as GDP growth spurs optimism [.N]
> U.S. dollar fall after GDP as safe-haven flows ease [USD/]
> Bonds fall as Q3 GDP raises recovery hopes [US/]
> Gold rises towards $1,050/oz on economic optimism [GOL/]
> Oil jumps more than $2 after U.S. GDP growth [O/R]

Stocks and factors to watch:

-- NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES (NEPS.SI)

- Neptune Orient Lines reported a bigger-than-expected
third quarter loss and warned that losses will continue at
least until the first half of 2010. [ID:SGC003352].

- Citigroup recommended "investors (to) accumulate shares
on near-term weakness arising from the poorer than expected
third quarter results" of Neptune Orient Lines, and maintained
its buy rating on the stocks.

-- KEPPEL CORP (KPLM.SI)

- J.P.Morgan said Keppel Corp's target to secure S$2
billion worth of offshore and marine orders in 2010 are below
its and consensus estimates and should lead to significant
out-performance in the number of new orders.

- CEO of Keppel Offshore and Marine, the world's largest
offshore oil rig builder, told Reuters in an interview that it
is aiming to secure S$2 billion worth of new orders in 2010, as
oil prices return to levels that it sees sustaining exploration
projects. [ID:nSIN485606]

-- SINGAPORE POST (SPOS.SI)

- Singapore Post reported a 8.3 percent rise in its second
quarter net profit to S$40.5 million ($29.01 million), helped
by a strong rise in logistic business and property-related
income. [ID:nSNAT50721]

- Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index .FTSTI fell
0.63 percent to 2,632.31 points on Thursday.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI jumped 2.05
percent to 9,962.58 points while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC
rose 1.84 percent to 2,097.55 points.
(Reporting by Harry Suhartono; Editing by Alex Richardson)