[external] Mercuria leases VLCC, mulls Asia bunker fuel sales - Reuters - Sat 2:00 am
SINGAPORE, July 3 (Reuters) - Swiss trader Mercuria Energy Trading is considering selling bunker fuel in Singapore and has leased a supertanker to blend and store fuel oil in southern Malaysian waters, industry and trading sources said on Friday.

[external] Asia stocks dip, drop limited after grim US jobs - Reuters - Fri 10:55 pm
* MSCI Asia ex-Japan dips 0.3 pct, holds up vs U.S. market * S.Korea's KOSPI up 0.6 pct on tech and pharmaceutical gains * Oil and copper extend fall, but Aussie dollar climbs * JGB 10-yr yield hits 3-mth low * Japan investors buy Treasuries By Eric Burroughs

[external] New Issue-Ascendas RET issues S$50 mln 4 yr bond - Reuters - Fri 10:38 pm

[external] Asia stocks slip, drop limited after US jobs data - Reuters - Fri 7:49 pm
* MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls 0.6%, holds up vs US market slide * Oil and copper extend fall, but higher-yielding FX edge up * JGB 10-yr yield hits 3-mth low, Japan investors buy Treasuries By Eric Burroughs

[external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Stocks to fall after poor U.S. jobs data - Reuters - Fri 3:12 pm

[external] SE Asia Stocks-Thailand at one-week low, Singapore falls - Reuters - Fri 2:19 am
BANGKOK, July 2 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday, with Singapore snapping a two-day winning streak, hurt by losses in big-cap financials and property, while Thailand hit a one-week low, pulled down by oil stocks.

[external] DIARY - Asian Market Holidays to December 2009 - Reuters - Fri 2:01 am
Details below represent the latest information available and will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries for Muslim holidays. Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays diary [HOL1/DIARY], European holidays [HOL3/DIARY], Middle East and African holidays [HOL4/DIARY]. Alternatively click on to retrieve dates by country. ************************************************************ 2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS ************************************************************ ****More ...

[external] MONEY MARKETS-Doubts over aggressive rate rise bets in S.Korea - Reuters - Thu 11:12 pm
SINGAPORE, July 2 (Reuters) - A day after data showing South Korea managed a record trade surplus in June, won bond markets and swaps turned lower and a view that investors had priced in far too many rate rises in the next year was gaining support.

[external] US jobs data looms; Asia stocks cling to gains - Reuters - Thu 10:44 pm
HONG KONG, July 2 (Reuters) - Stocks in Hong Kong and Taiwan rose on Thursday, bolstered by bets China's recovery will continue, while the U.S. dollar recovered from a three-week low against the euro ahead of the latest U.S. labour market report.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] Eurobond issuance in Asia ex-Japan:KOGAS plans roadshows - Reuters - Thu 8:13 pm
· [external] Noble seeks 2-yr supertanker lease to store fuel oil - Reuters - Thu 7:10 pm
· [external] Oiltanking, SRC launch clean oil product pipelines - Reuters - Thu 7:09 pm
· [external] Asia stocks, US dollar sluggish ahead of US jobs - Reuters - Thu 6:56 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Stocks to rise on stronger data - Reuters - Thu 3:14 pm
· [external] Lear to file for bankruptcy, obtains financing - Reuters - Thu 2:56 pm
· [external] Australand says A$950 mln loan extended to 2011 - Reuters - Thu 1:53 am
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Frasers Commercial down after rights plan - Reuters - Wed 8:20 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Stocks to ease on weak data - Reuters - Wed 3:24 pm
· [external] Singapore takes over LNG project-minister - Reuters - Wed 8:35 am

· [external] Park Electrochemical Q1 profit plunges - Reuters - Wed 3:19 am
· [external] Moody's withdraws Golden Agri's Aa3.id rating - Reuters - Wed 1:11 am
· [external] Asia stocks up, oil surges at quarter's end - Reuters - Tue 11:24 pm
· [external] Asia Rubber-China sniffs around, Bridgestone buys SIR20 - Reuters - Tue 11:21 pm
· [external] FACTBOX-Asia Inc tapping loan, bond markets more for cash - Reuters - Tue 7:34 pm
· [external] Asia stocks gain as risk taking persists - Reuters - Tue 7:31 pm
· [external] Malaysia to list state-run plantation agency -report - Reuters - Tue 4:54 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Stocks to rise on positive economic mood - Reuters - Tue 3:32 pm
· [external] Asia Naphtha-Taiwan Formosa buys at higher premium - Reuters - Tue 2:11 am
· [external] Asia stocks retreat, dollar regains footing - Reuters - Mon 10:49 pm

· [external] Asia stocks mixed, dollar regains footing - Reuters - Mon 7:43 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Stocks set for uncertain start - Reuters - Mon 3:16 pm