<div>UPDATE 2-SMFG's chances of buying Permata improve after Singapore banks drop out-sources</div> <!-- no image --> <div>* Permata valued at $2.4 bln after rallying 80% this year (Recasts, adds details from para 10 onwards)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=r1wME4II6IY:TCF58VOItf4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=r1wME4II6IY:TCF58VOItf4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=r1wME4II6IY:TCF58VOItf4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=r1wME4II6IY:TCF58VOItf4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=r1wME4II6IY:TCF58VOItf4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/r1wME4II6IY" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters