The benchmark Straits Times Index (.FTSTI) rose 0.9% to end at 2,782.55 last evening. US stocks suffered their biggest one-day decline in nearly three weeks last night after a sharp drop in consumer confidence heightened worries. Here are some stocks and factors to watch:

Noble Group (NOBG.SI) said its 2009 net profit fell 3.6% to $556m from a year ago as revenues were hurt by falling commodity prices.

Property developer UOL Group (UTOS.SI) reported a near tripling of net profit to $424.2 million last year, helped by “negative goodwill” gains of $281 million from its purchase of shares in fellow developer UIC. The firm said it expects 2010 to be “another healthy year”.

Property firms may get a boost after a site in northern Singapore attracted the highest bid of $164 million at a government land auction — nearly three times the top bid received when the site was offered for sale two years ago, the local press reported.

Hyflux’s subsidiary, Hydrochem (S), has been awarded a $35.8 million contract by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, to design, construct, test and commission a membrane bioreactor plant with a designed capacity of 68,000 cubic metres per day.

Del Monte Pacific (DELM SP) (DMPL.SI) returned to profitability with a net profit of US$3.9 million ($5.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of US$1.7 million in the third quarter.

Pan-United Corporation says net attributable profit (PATMI) for the year ended 31 December 2009 (FY09) came in at $34.7 million on revenue of $470.8 million. Group revenue was down 15% y-o-y due to lower revenue from the Basic Building Materials (BBM) and Shipping divisions, partially offset by higher revenue from the Port & Logistics division.

Raffles Education Corporation, the regional private education provider, says it has tied up with ITE Education Services to conduct ITE-certified courses at Oriental University City (OUC) in Langfang, China.

Hi-P International, the electro-mechanics manufacturer for wireless communications and consumer electronics, registered a net profit of $53.7 million and revenue of $749.9 million for the 12 months ended 31 December 2009 (FY2009).

Hock Lian Seng, the BCA Grade 1 civil engineering infrastructure builder and building materials supplier, posted record revenue and net profit for its FY2009 ended Dec 31. The group achieved a 36.9% rise in net profit to $21.3 million on the back of a 15.6% rise in revenue to $224.8 million.

Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI) and Oslo Bors (OSLO.NFF) yesterday said that two companies will list their shares on both exchanges as part of a collaboration deal. Singapore-listed China Fishery Group (CNFG.SI) will list in Oslo; while Oslo-listed Golden Ocean Group (GOGL.OL), a dry bulk carrier, will trade its shares in Singapore.

Wheelock Properties recorded profit after tax for the 4th quarter ended 31 December 2009 was $169 million, a turnaround from the net loss of $63.8 million a year ago. Revenue rose 24.4% to $90.1 million.