Noble - up or down?

Market is already expecting good result.
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NOBLE BUSINESS STRATEGY RESULTS IN RECORD NINE MONTHS 2008 PERFORMANCE
10 Nov 2008 Hong Kong


REVENUES: UP 87% TO RECORD US$29.3 BILLION
GROSS PROFITS: UP 117% TO RECORD US$1.15 BILLION
NET PROFITS: UP 174% TO RECORD US$438 MILLION
Noble Group (SGX: NOBL), a global supply chain manager of agricultural, metals, minerals and ores, and energy products, announced record Group revenues of US$29.3 billion and US$9.4 billion for the nine months and third quarter periods, respectively, ended September 30, 2008. Revenue growth continues to be well diversified with each of our four business segments reporting revenue increases of between 65% and 110% compared to the corresponding nine months levels for 2007.