4. Straits Asia Ties Up US$380 Million Debt-Financing Facility
3. Hock Lian Seng Debuts On SGX At S$0.28 Vs S$0.25 IPO Price
2. UOB Target Raised To S$22.80 From S$19.30 By Nomura
1. WALL STREET: Stocks closed higher Friday as better-than-expected earnings reports from Oracle, Research In Motion boosted investors' appetite for technology stocks such as Intel, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Intel +2.9%, Microsoft +2.6%, H-P +1.9%, after BlackBerry maker Research In Motion reported strong 3Q results, offered better-than-expected 4Q guidance, boosting its share price 10%. Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +1.5%
