>After waving goodbye to a year filled with news of a strong economy, falling unemployment and a feverish property market, 2008 got off to a nerve-wracking start as crude oil prices ventured into the US$100 per barrel territory. As with most macroeconomic trends, there will be winners and losers. Which are the stocks that are likely to benefit from the trend if it persists? And what are the investing strategies and top picks that analysts are recommending for this year?
BT compiles a list based on recent equity reports on the Singapore market by different research houses. Bear in mind that the table below merely offers a quick summary of what the analysts are saying. Some of the information was culled from 100-odd pages of reports covering not just the Singapore market, but also other parts of Asia. Readers should not base their investment decisions solely on the information contained in this table.
