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Singapore market fell in opening trades after a dip on Wall Street. STI down 26.68 points to open at 3040.92.

• SingTel yesterday announced that it will continue to be the title sponsor for September's F1 race for two more years in 2011 and 2012.
• Watch out for Japan Monetary Base (YoY) and Australia GDP (YoY)

News Updates:

1. South Korea Feb input price PMI at 2-year high.

2. Oil for April delivery rallied 2.7% to settle at $99.63 a barrel, the highest since Sept. 30, 2008.

3. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the increase in oil and other commodity prices probably won't cause a permanent increase in broader inflation, suggesting the central bank will continue its stimulus efforts

Corporate Announcements:

1. Cosco won an order worth $130 million from Seadrill Ltd. to build two units of self-erecting tender drilling rigs.
2. Ezra completed its acquisition of Aker Marine Contractors (AMC) and won a US$41 million contract from Norway's Statoil.
3. Yanlord reported 30% year-on-year increase in FY10 net profit to RMB1.9 billion.
4. Swiber reported 7.4% year-on-year increase in FY10 net profit to US$37.3 million.

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