SUN HUNG KAI RAISES HK$1 BILLION VIA SHARE PLACEMENT 

Hong Kong-listed Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd. said Sunday it is raising 1 billion Hong Kong dollar via share placement, in a bid to enlarge the company's capital base and to expand its business and operation. (published 0125 GMT)

 
 
CHINA CINDA SUSPENDED FROM TRADING PENDING RELEASE OF INSIDE INFORMATION 

Chinese debt-clearing agency China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. said Monday it has halted trading in its shares. (published 0214 GMT)

 
 
HEINEKEN REBUFFS SABMILLER OVERTURE 

Dutch brewer Heineken NV said Sunday that U.K.-based rival SABMiller PLC has approached it about being acquired but that Heineken's controlling family intends to keep the company independent. (published 2304 GMT Sunday)

 
 
MACQUARIE EXPECTS JUMP IN FIRST-HALF PROFIT 

Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's largest investment bank, has forecast a 25% to 30% jump in net profit in the first half of its fiscal year on a year earlier but a fall from a strong result in the preceding six-month period. (published 2329 GMT Sunday)