Singapore Wrap Monday

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Published Mon, Aug 3, 2015 · 12:00 PM

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    Noble says has sufficient cash to fund bond redemption, US$15b in bank lines

    Noble Group said on Monday that it has sufficient cash and liquidity to fund its bond redemption and operations, and that its net fair value gains have fallen again in the second quarter.

    Ascott leads consortium to invest over S$120m in online apartment sharing platform, forms tech council

    Capitaland's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, Ascott, is leading a consortium to invest S$67.69 million in Tujia, an online apartment sharing platform which has been dubbed as the Chinese equivalent of US home-rental website Airbnb.

    High Court dismisses interim injunction against F&N in Myanmar brewery dispute

    Fraser & Neave said on Monday that the Singapore High Court had, on July 31, dismissed with costs an interim injunction requiring F&N to sell its 55 per cent stake in a Myanmar brewery to its joint venture partner, Myanma Economic Holdings, for 500 billion kyat (S$540 million).

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    SGX introduces evaluated bond prices

    Singapore Exchange has introduced evaluated bond prices on its website to provide public access to independent evaluations of SGX-listed debt securities.

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    Singapore shares close weaker in line with China, HK; penny-stock rally loses steam

    Continued weakness in China and Hong Kong stocks meant the Straits Times Index kicked off the week with a 9.71 points or 0.30 per cent loss to 3,192.79 on Monday. This weakness was also evident in penny stocks where the rally of the past three weeks exhibited clear signs of serious strain - at the peak of penny fever, average value per unit traded was about S$0.40; on Monday, volume of 1.5 billion units worth S$1.14 billion gave an average value of S$0.76.

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