Asia market opened lower as no deal have been made regarding US debt ceiling. Boehner's plan to cut deficit and lift debt limit said to be gaining ground. HSBC may cut 10,000 jobs as part of a cost-saving efforts.

Default fears pound Street hard as investors react to the debt-debate stalemate. Market will be choppy from here. Please trade with due care.

Yesterday evening, Biosensors, the maker of drug-coated stents used to treat blocked arteries said first-net income increased 600% to US$22.6 million from a year earlier.

Another company that reported earnings last night was coalminer Straits Asia whose Q2 11 net profit came in at $39 mln, a 68% increase from its previous year's $23 mln figure.


Earning Announcement Dates
Thurs 28 July - DBS (2Q 11) , SIA (1Q 12)
Mon 1 Aug - Cosco Corp (2Q 11)
Tues 2 Aug - Sembmarine (2Q 11) , SGX (FY 11)
Thurs 4 Aug - Capitaland (2Q 11)
Fri 12 Aug - UOB (2Q 11) , IndoAgri (2Q 11)
Sat 13 Aug - STX OSV (2Q 11)


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