3. Wilmar International: In Joint Bid To Acquire Property In China
2. GuocoLand: Currently No Plans To Establish A Real Estate Investment Trust
1. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 20.51 points, or 0.18 percent, at 11,575.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was up 0.98 point, or 0.08 percent, at 1,258.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 4.39 points, or 0.16 percent, at 2,662.88.
Downbeat economic data kept the market in check. Consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in December, hurt by increasing worries about the labor market, while the price of U.S. single-family homes fell almost double the expected pace in October.
