STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Citi sees more Q2 earnings miss

Citigroup said it expects results of more Singapore

companies, such as Singapore Airlines Ltd, Singapore

Telecommunications Ltd and palm oil giant Wilmar

International Ltd, to miss rather than beat

expectations for the second quarter.

Singapore's economy contracted 1.1 percent in the second

quarter on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis, the

government said last Friday, confirming economic activity is

declining after a robust start to the year.

Among the expected misses, Citi said SIA was struggling with

weak passenger yields, especially in its long-haul segment,

while SingTel may be dragged by foreign exchange losses at its

Indian affiliate Bharti Airtel.

Wilmar was under pressure from weak oilseeds margin trends,

while Olam International Ltd's reduced cotton sourcing

volumes are likely to weigh on profit contribution from its

industrial segment, Citi said.

Companies expected to beat forecast include rig and property

conglomerate Keppel Corp Ltd on stronger property

contribution and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd

on higher revenue and margins.

Weaker rupiah, volume growth and downstream exposure may

help cushion impact of higher labour and fertiliser costs for

palm oil firm Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, Citi said.

1249 (0449 GMT)

(Reporting by Eveline Danubrata in Singapore;

eveline.danubratathomsonreuters.com)

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11:38 STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-AsiaMedic jumps on Myanmar plan

Shares of AsiaMedic Ltd jumped as much as 16

percent, extending gains from the previous week, on traders'

interest in the Singapore healthcare firm's plan to expand in

Myanmar.

On Monday, AsiaMedic shares were up 8.1 percent at S$0.093

on volume of 14.3 million shares, 4.4 times the average full-day

volume traded over the past 30 days. The stock had more than

doubled last week.

The company said last week it had been engaging in

discussions with prospective business partners to expand its

business in Singapore and Myanmar.

Separately, AsiaMedic also announced that it had signed

agreements to set up a post-natal confinement centre and a

medical centre in Shanghai, China.

1129 (0329 GMT)

(Reporting by Eveline Danubrata in Singapore;

eveline.danubratathomsonreuters.com)

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10:38 STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-CIMB raises target on SPH

CIMB Research raised its target price on Singapore Press

Holdings Ltd to S$4.40 from S$4.19 to factor in

stronger property earnings, valuations and lower capital

expenditure, and maintained its outperform rating.

Shares of the media and property company fell 0.5 percent to

S$4.00 on Monday. They have gained more than 8 percent so far

this year.

SPH reported a 13 percent fall in third-quarter net profit

from a year earlier mainly due to a drop in investment income.

But CIMB said the company's underlying performance was "fairly

intact", with recurring profit from media and property up 2.2

percent year-on-year.

SPH's property business delivered a 13 percent rise in

rental income from a year earlier, mainly due to a fully

operational Clementi Mall, while its Paragon mall posted

stronger rental reversions, CIMB said.

With recurring profit as the key determinant for dividends,

SPH is expected to repeat dividend per share of 24 Singapore

cents for the full year, CIMB said, adding that the company's

balance sheet is still strong.

1024 (0224 GMT)

(Reporting by Eveline Danubrata in Singapore;

eveline.danubratathomsonreuters.com)

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10:03 STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-OCBC starts hospitality REITs

with overweight

OCBC Investment Research initiated coverage of Singapore's

hospitality real estate investment trust sector with an

'overweight' rating, and said it preferred CDL Hospitality

Trusts to Ascott Residence Trust.

CDL units were up 0.8 percent at S$1.94 on Monday and have

risen nearly 25 percent so far this year. Ascott units were flat

at S$1.185 and have gained nearly 23 percent since the start of

the year.

Singapore's buoyant hotel industry has been the key driver

for CDL, whose six hotels in the city-state accounted for 77

percent of its 2011 fiscal year gross revenue, OCBC said. It has

a 'buy' rating and a S$2.04 target price on CDL.

OCBC estimated that for 2012-2015, the demand for hotel

rooms in Singapore will grow at 6.4 percent per annum,

outstripping the hotel rooms supply growth projected at 3.7

percent per annum over the same period.

It said CDL has stronger potential growth profile and a

gearing of 25.6 percent, lower than Ascott's 39.2 percent. OCBC

expects CDL to make an acquisition within the next one year,

either in Singapore or potentially higher-yielding markets

abroad.

For Ascott, OCBC said despite the economic problems in

Europe, income from the trust's assets in the region is

"reasonably resilient", underpinned by its master leases and

management contracts.

OCBC has a 'buy' recommendation and S$1.23 target price on

Ascott.

0954 (0154 GMT)

(Reporting by Eveline Danubrata in Singapore;

eveline.danubratathomsonreuters.com)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-news-singapore-citi-sees-more-q2-earnings-045152085--sector.html

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