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MUMBAI, Oct 11- India's biggest property developer DLF Ltd was likely to suffer no material impact from accusations by anti-corruption activists of improper dealings, and the issue had been largely priced in to the stock, UBS said.
*Plant delay seen depleting Lynas cash reserve. By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Oct 11- Shares in Lynas Corp Ltd. Lynas received the temporary operating licence in September for the rare earths plant, the biggest outside China.
MELBOURNE, Oct 11- Australian shares fell 0.2 percent on Thursday, weighed by weakness in miners but paring steeper earlier losses after data showed a jump in jobs in September. Lynas Corp Ltd plunged 15 percent as it faced another delay in opening its rare earths plant in Malaysia.
"Shares extended gains, led by penny stocks after more firms reported good earnings," said Doan Tran Phuong Phi, head broker at Ho Chi Minh City Securities. Penny stocks providing support included Tan Tao Investment and Industry Corp, Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp and several mining firms such as Binh Thuan Mineral Industry Co.
Oct 11- U.S. truck maker Oshkosh Corp advised its shareholders on Thursday to take no action related to activist investor Carl Icahn's offer to buy all outstanding shares in the company for $32.50 each.
*Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Thursday as weak forecasts from U.S. corporate bellwethers underscored concern over global demand, particularly from China, and kept oil and other commodity prices under pressure. *State-owned banks such as State Bank of India fall on concerns over rising non-performing loans.
Shares in Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl fell to a near two-week low as the food company denied a report by Kaohoon newspaper about its plan to buy shares in global supermarket chain Carrefour. CP Foods shares were down 2.9 percent at 33.5 baht, falling at one point to 33.25 baht, the lowest since Sept. 28.
MUMBAI, Oct 11- UBS said it expects limited impact on DLF Ltd's business following recent accusations by anti-corruption activists of improper dealings with the son-in-law of ruling Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi and the northern state of Haryana.
Oct 11- Canadian miner Ivernia Inc said it expects to restart production its lead mine in Western Australia in the second quarter of 2013, nearly two years after it suspended operations on concerns about lead contamination.
NEW YORK, Oct 11- Dollar Tree Inc:. *Shares off 7.3 percent in more than twice 10- day average volume. ( (New York Treasury Desk; Tel: 223 6300)).
*FTSE jumps 0.9 pct, snaps three-session losing streak. "FTSE back at the important 5,800 level after bouncing off support. If we can hold this level then we might just be about to hear people discussing a year-end rally, "said Lex van Dam, a partner at hedge fund Hampstead Capital, which manages around $500 million of assets.
VGI shares were up 60.7 percent at 56.25 baht, far above their IPO price of 35 baht and outperforming the media subindex, which was down 0.16 percent. Broker Asia Plus Securities rated the stock a' buy', with target price of 50 baht, based on 20 times forward price to earnings versus 18.6 times for the media sector.
NEW YORK, Oct 11- Kraft Foods Group Inc plans to sell Maxwell House and Gevalia K-cup single-serve coffee pods compatible with Keurig brewing systems, a spokesman said on Thursday, in another blow to Keurig parent Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
MUMBAI, Oct 11- Unitech shares rose as much as 5.6 percent on Thursday after the company said it has agreed to dispose of its shareholding in its mobile joint venture Uninor after reaching a settlement with partner Telenor. Unitech did not provide details of the settlement due to confidentiality obligations. Unitech shares were up 3.9 percent as of 0404 GMT.
MUMBAI, Oct 11- Shares in India's Suzlon Energy. About $221 million in dollar convertible bonds issued by Suzlon are due on Thursday. Suzlon shares were down 4.2 percent at 0359 GMT, compared to a 0.16 percent fall in the NSE index.
MUMBAI, Oct 11- Nomura downgraded Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd to' reduce' from' neutral', saying a revival of new orders was "unlikely" and lower-than-expected coal supply could lead to order cancellations. Rising competition and falling utilisation could also impact margins, Nomura added.
Shares in Indonesian shipping firm PT Pelayaran Nelly Dwi Putri Tbk gained as much as 45.8 percent after its trading debut on Thursday. Pelayaran Nelly was the seventeenth company to list on the Indonesian stock exchange this year. Its IPO, which aimed to raise 58.5 billion rupiah, was priced at 168 rupiah a share.
MUMBAI, Oct 11- Goldman Sachs downgraded DLF. to' neutral' from' buy', saying slower approvals could result in fewer project launches, while cutting its pre-sale estimates for India's largest property developer. Goldman also removed DLF from its Asia-Pacific buy list and cut its 12- month target price to 224 rupees from 257 rupees.
*The S&P 500 fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, weighed down by disappointing news from Chevron and Alcoa. *World Steel Association, a group representing global steel producers, holds a 2- day annual conference in New Delhi. *India's telecoms minister will attend a event organised by the mobile tower industry in New Delhi.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Thursday as weak forecasts from U.S. corporate bellwethers underscored concern over global demand, particularly from China, and kept oil and other commodity prices under pressure.