Singapore Hot Stocks- Wilmar, NOL in focus on earnings

SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) - Wilmar International
(WLIL.SI), the world's largest palm oil firm, may be in focus
on Wednesday after its first quarter net profit rose 11 percent
and it said it may list its China operations.

The Dow rose on Tuesday as investors scooped up defensive
shares, including Pfizer (PFE.N), while energy companies'
stocks climbed as oil hit a six-month high.
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Stocks and factors to watch:

-- WILMAR INTERNATIONAL (WLIL.SI)

- Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil firm,
posted on Wednesday an 11 percent rise in its first-quarter net
profit as higher processing and trading margins offset a
decline in palm oil prices. [ID:nSP404727]

-- NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES (NEPS.SI)

- Singapore container shipper Neptune Orient Lines reported
on Tuesday a worse-than-expected loss in the first quarter
following a slump in cargo volumes due to the global economic
downturn. [ID:nSGC001134]

-- SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD (SCIL.SI)

- Sembcorp Industries Ltd posted an 8.6 percent increase in
first quarter profit to S$133.6 million, boosted by its rig
building and ship repair businesses.[ID:nSN5C80541]

--UOL GROUP LIMITED (UTOS.SI)

- Property firm UOL Group's first quarter profit jumped
almost eight times to S$331.8 million, largely from property
developments and property investments. [ID:nSN5C41501]

- Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index .FTSTI rose
0.56 percent to 2178.13 points on Tuesday.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.6 percent
to 8469.11 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down
by 0.88 percent to 1715.92 points.

(Reporting by Candida Ng; Editing by Saeed Azhar)