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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Yanlord up on hopes of strong Q2, Aberdeen ups stake
Shares of Yanlord Land Group Ltd rose as much as 4 percent, to a two-week high after Aberdeen Asset Management raised its stake in the property developer and on expectations it will report strong quarterly earnings.
By 0314 GMT, Yanlord was up 2.9 percent at S$1.25, and have surged nearly 31 percent so far this year, compared to the FT ST China Index's <.FTFSTC> 1.4 percent gain.
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia bought 2 million shares at S$1.2192 each in Yanlord, raising its stake in the company to 5.0793 percent from 4.9767 percent, according to a stock exchange filing.
"People are expecting quite a strong set of earnings, partly because of low base last year and also improving residential sales in China," said an analyst who declined to be named.
The property developer will report its second-quarter earnings later in the day after the market closes.
Source: Reuters