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Kelvin Blacklock, CIO at Eastspring Investments says the markets that have moved up recently are those that have seen strong earnings growth. He says these defensive markets are looking expensive while the cyclicals appear cheap.
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*Turkey warns Syria about cross-border shelling. Oil markets, which have been balancing concerns of lower global fuel demand against the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East and loading delays of crude from the North Sea, also.
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*The S&P 500 fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, weighed down by disappointing news from Chevron and Alcoa. *World Steel Association, a group representing global steel producers, holds a 2- day annual conference in New Delhi. *India's telecoms minister will attend a event organised by the mobile tower industry in New Delhi.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 11- The directors of troubled Bumi Plc, one of the world's largest thermal coal exporters, gathered for a board meeting on Thursday amid an uncertain future for the company created by British-born financier Nat Rothschild and Indonesia's Bakrie family.
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DMG& Partners said Singapore- listed Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong Ltd's net profit this year is likely to exceed what it made in 2011, helped by strong order wins. By 0137 GMT, Nam Cheong shares were up 2.2 percent at S $0.235.
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*Experts call for beauty industry to be regulated By Tan Ee Lyn. HONG KONG, Oct 11- A 46- year-old woman has died in Hong Kong and three others are fighting for their lives following a beauty parlour treatment that involves blood transfusion, highlighting a lack of regulation in the city's cosmetic industry.
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MELBOURNE, Oct 11- Australian shares recovered from session lows to be down 0.3 percent on Thursday, paring steeper losses after data showed a jump in jobs in September and more people looking for work.
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DMG& Partners said Singapore- listed Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong Ltd's net profit this year is likely to exceed what it made in 2011, helped by strong order wins. By 0137 GMT, Nam Cheong shares were up 2.2 percent at S $0.235.
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SE ASIA STOCKS-For risk-reward, look beyond Southeast Asian equities STOCKS TO WATCH-- FRASER AND NEAVE LTD, THAI BEVERAGE PCL.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 11- Religare Health Trust will raise S $511 million after pricing its initial public share offer in Singapore at S $0.90 a share, at the lower end of its indicative range, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 11- U.S. crude steadied above $91 a barrel on Thursday, as traders balanced escalating geopolitical risks with signs of weakening global oil demand. nudged up six cents to $91.31 a barrel in early Asia trading, after dropping more than a dollar the previous session.
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SYDNEY, Oct 11- Australian shares fell 0.6 percent early on Thursday, following weak leads from Wall Street as U.S. equities sank on corporate warnings of slower growth, with investors waiting on local jobs data later in the morning for an update on the domestic economy.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 11- The directors of troubled Bumi Plc, one of the world's largest thermal coal exporters, hold a board meeting on Thursday as the future of the company created by British financier Nat Rothschild and Indonesia's Bakrie family hangs in the balance. The Bakries and Tan each hold half of a 47.6 percent stake in Bumi Plc, while Rothschild owns 12 percent.
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MELBOURNE, Oct 11- Australian shares are likely to extend losses into a second day on Thursday after U.S. equities sank on corporate warnings of slower growth, though local price moves may be limited ahead of monthly jobs data.
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*Turkey warns Syria about cross-border shelling. Oil markets, which have been balancing concerns of lower global fuel demand against the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East and loading delays of crude from the North Sea, also.
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BANGKOK, Oct 11- Year-to-date stock index gains in Thailand and the Philippines that are double those on broad Asian and world indexes suggest the easy money may already have been made in Southeast Asia.
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*Turkey warns Syria about cross-border shelling. Oil markets, which have been balancing concerns of lower global fuel demand against the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East and loading delays in crude from the North Sea, were also closely watching forecasts from the U.S. government and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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*Turkey warns Syria about cross-border shelling. NEW YORK, Oct 10- Brent crude prices edged up on Wednesday in volatile trading, as concerns about the security of Middle East supplies amid escalating tensions over Syria helped offset fears that slowing economic growth will curb demand for petroleum.
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*News comes a day ahead of Bumi Plc board meeting. LONDON/ SINGAPORE, Oct 10- Telephones and email accounts belonging to Indonesia's influential Bakrie clan have been hacked, a Bakrie official said, pointing to unspecified "suspicions" likely to further strain relations with fellow investors in UK miner Bumi Plc.
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LONDON, Oct 10- Brent crude oil eased towards $114 a barrel but stayed close to a three-week high on Wednesday as worries over the security of Middle East supplies outweighed increasing evidence of slowing global economic growth.
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Oct 9- Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc will buy Stanley Black& Decker Inc's door lock and bath fixture business for $1.4 billion, adding brands such as Kwikset and Price Pfister to a line-up that includes Rayovac batteries and Remington shavers.