The Business Times, 14 February 1977

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  • 10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) 300/1/77 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1977 SO CENTS
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  • NEWS IN BRIEF
    • 80 1 AP TOKYO, Sun. China has hailed the nationalisation of foreign oil companies In Qatar last Wednesday as a victory In "an Irresistible historical trend" of Third World oil producing countries seeking full sovereignty over their resources. Peking's Hslnhua news agency said In a broadcast heard In Tokyo
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    • 70 1 Reuter BRUSSELS, Sun. Common Market farm and finance ministers will review proposals by the EEC Commission tomorrow for an average three per cent rise in Community farm prices for 1977/78. About 75 per cent of this year's EEC budget of US$lO.6 billion (Ss26 billion) will be taken
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    • 52 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Malaysia is to mount an investment promotion offensive in India next month to take advantage of the growing interest in this country. A series of promotion seminars will be held In India next month by the Federal Industrial Development Authority together with the United
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    • 48 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Sun. Thailand's Crown Prince Vajlralongkorn escaped unhurt today when communist guerillas ambushed a military lorry in which he was travelling, Radio Thailand reported tonight. The radio said the prince left the truck and directed the counter-attack against the unknown number of guerillas. —Reuter
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    • 30 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Sun. More than 40 tonnes of marijuana was destroyed in a massive anti-narcotics operation in north-east Thailand last week, the Nation Review reported today. Reuter
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    • 50 1 AP MELBOURNE, Sun. Four people were killed and millions of head livestock died as the worst bushfires in eight years raced through farmland in western Victoria over the weekend. Damage from the fires, fanned by 65 kmh winds, was estimated at more than Aslo million (Ss34 million). AP
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    • 50 1 AP STOCKHOLM, Sun. Sweden's foreign aid package at US$7B6 million (Ssl6 billion) for the fiscal year starting June 30 will surpass one per cent of the gross national product. This makes Sweden the single largest aid country in the industrialised world based on gross national product. AP
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    • 58 1 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The United Asian Bank has started making loans of up to US$2,OOO (554,900) with gold Jewellery as collateral. Bank manager V. Krlshnasamy said bank experts appraise the prospective borrower's gold ornaments for a fee of $1 and then lend the client up to
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    • 42 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Partai Rakyat Malaya today called for disciplinary action against the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, for his "political involvement" in relation to the recent detention of six politicians, including three Members of Parliament.
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    • 39 1 Reuter JAKARTA, Sun. Indonesia and Malaysia are preparing for joint exercises by their armies, Indonesian Defence Minister General Maraden Panggabean said here, but the place and timing of the exercises are yet to be decided. Reuter.
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    • 51 1 THE Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, last night reaffirmed his Government's determination to check the crime rate whether it is drug trafficking, drug addiction, petty thieving, extortion or molesting of young women In lifts. He was speaking at the "VC Today" display at the National
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  • 118 1 THE following list of stocks gives the 10 most traded in on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1976/77. Company Turnover Price* High Low 000 Feb 11 1976/77
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  • LOCAL STOCK INDICES
    • 81 1 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb II ♦+B.T. Index: 261.70 260.42 261.38 261.22 264.09 •Industrials: 254.63 254.57 254.36 254.36 255.21 (®Flnance: 440.15 439.52 439.70 440.15 441.50 Hotels: 156.33 155.77 155 27 155 44 155.63 •Properties 147.76 147.76 147.61 147 53 148.07 Tins: 104 90 105.09 105.09
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    • 85 1 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 11 ++B.T. Index: 200.77 198.48 197.92 200.03 200.93 Industrials: 277.76 276.65 276 30 276.47 276.34 ©Finance: 376.61 375.62 374.53 374 28 375.47 "Hotels: 171.39 171.39 171.39 171.39 171.84 •Properties: 146 44 143.92 143.29 143.66 144.07 ♦Tins: 104.83 105.09 104.85 104.87
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  • 1576 1  -  LARGEST ENTERPRISE IN REGION By QUEK PECK LIM STATE-OWNED enterprises, vested in an investment holding company called Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd control assets of $1.6 billion. This places Temasek squarely among the top five largest corporations in Singapore and Malaysia. Measured against Business Times'
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  • 696 1 SINGAPORE must shape Its own destiny without "copying" other countries and Singaporeans particularly the young should not simply take for granted the continuance of economic prosperity during this process of nation building. This was the "Phllisophy of Government" set out by the Prime Minister, Mr.
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  • 322 1 Reuter LONDON, Sun. The world's navies will order more light and fast hovercraft and hydrofoils to replace expensive conventional ships which need a lot of manpower, a survey predicts today. Jane's Surface Skimmers, one of a series of authoritative yearbooks published here on
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  • 416 1 MAJOR Industrial powers are still Important to Singapore economically and their policies will affect Its security for better or worse. This was stated In the addendum of the Ministry of foreign Affairs to the Presidential address. Their Investments, markets and technology are
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  • 168 1 Reuter DAR ES SALAAM, Sun. President Julius Nyerere today appointed Mr Edward Sokolne as the new Tanzanlan Prime Minister. He was the defence minister before the appointment. The outgoing JPrlme Minister is Mr. Rashidl Kawawa, for more than 15 years a top lieutenant of Dr.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • REVIEWS
    • 694 2 THE Government's strategy for maintaining an annual growth rate of six to eight per cent the best that can be expected In these times of economic uncertainty is dependent upon a fullhearted response from the private sector and labour. If this growth rate is achieved, and
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    • 817 2  - EVITA BUT IS IT AN OPERA? "MUSIC By VERNON SCOTT UPI THE authors of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar have written another, titled Evlta. and this time they simply call It an opera. Opera has not been a universally popular means of musical self-expression for composers since Puccini died
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    • 882 2 CKT IT IS. apparently, quite possible to encounter a masterpiece too soon In the day. I had a colleague who caught the Wagner fever from me In the space of two months, though I would admit that I did cram those two months tight
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    • 593 2 Financial Times. Shakespeare: The Man and his Achievement by Robert Speaight. Dent, £6.50. 384 pages. The Living Monument by M.C. Brad brook, Cambridge University Press, £8.50. 287 pages. MR. SPEAIGHT's book is what every writer on the theatre must secretly want to write a personal review of all
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    • 757 2 BOOKS NYT Shaking It Rough: A prison memoir. By Andreas Schroeder. 214 pages. Doubleday. U559.95. MAKE sure you tell them about the bitterness and the outrage, a fellow inmate urged when Andreas Schroeder said that he was going to write a
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    • Article, Illustration
      2822 3  -  By A.T. SHIMPI Mr. Shimpi is the general manager of NTUC Income. SUNDAY: I was not to have my usual late morning golf today, having had a round yesterday afternoon. After dinner with the chairman of an international insurance conglomerate who is on a short visit here
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 198 2 IBJ The Bank for All Reasons Long-Term Financing. IBJ is Japan's oldest and largest long-term credit bank. We are the leading bank in arranging yen-denominated bond flotations by both foreign and domestic issuers. Main Bank to Japan's Key Industries. IBJ is main bank to more of Japan's industrial leaders than
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 51 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER report for 24 hours prior to 7.30 p.m. on Feb 13 at Singapore airport: Maximum temperature 30.fi°C Associated humidity 65% Minimum temperature 23.2° C Associated humidity 9X9* Hours of sunshine 5.(10 Rainfall in millimetres 0.2 Total rainfall for the month 64.9 Total rainy days for the month
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    • 325 2 I SINGAPORE 5 0 TV 3.00 P.M. Opening Announcements followed by "Kudumba Malar" (Tamil) (r) 3.30 Diary Of Events (Tamil) 3.35 General Hospital 4.10 Science Report 0 4.25 Intermission 6.05 Opening Announcements followed by December Bride "Matt's Mustache" 6.30 News In Brief 0 6.35 The Selfish Giant (r) 0 7.05
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 212 3 RELIABILITY IS CARRIER X:.\ 1 X V Xn v *>:■ N,* ftfc y v* V When 90° oof all Shaw Brothers Cinemas select Carrier Air Conditioning-it has to be reliable. And it is. Over 150 cinemas throughout Singapore and Malaysia have been airconditioned by Carrier because cinema operators understand the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 446 3 TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS I Of a quiet grey? (4) 4 A natural decline (6) 8 I'm In training for the mine (3) 10 Vicars' means of travel (4) 13 Naval discard? (8) 14 Obstruction In a bottleneck (7) 15 Period ticket (6) 17 Timber as good as any?
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  • 997 4  - Hongkong the backyard of China's Switzerland By FOX BUTTERFIELD NYT AT FIRST glance It looks much like any other petrol station, the pumps, the modern glass office, the uniformed attendants. But the large rotating neon sign above It says, in Chinese characters. National Gas Station. For the customers, there Is
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  • 1071 4  -  By RONNIE LIM WEST German manufacturing investments In Singapore appear to have levelled off In recent years, especially after the worldwide economic recession. But while there have been few new investments I.e. in the number of companies set up operations which have
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  • 593 4 ARRIVALS i DEPARTURES Service Operator Number CPA CX003 OA OA472 MAS MH682 JAL JL712 SIA SQ211 GIA GA980 CPA CX710 THAI TG423 GIA GA908 PAL PR501 SAS SK097 KLM KL811 Local Time From 0145 HKG 0200 SYD/MEL 0810 KCH 1000 HLP 1010 HLP 1030 HT.P 1030 HLP
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 438 4 LAND 20,677 sq. metres of residential commercial land at Kowloon Bay Hong Kong on 8 Marchl977. By order of The Amoy Canning Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, a superb residential/commercial development site of 222,560 sq. ft. (20,677 sq. metres) will be offered FOR SALE in Hong Kong by public auction, at
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 178 4 CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS Easy Solution ACROSS. 1, Band. 4, Bitter. 8. Day. 10, Tsar. 13, Leisured. 14, Strives. 15„ Assure. 17, Impatient. 21, Pal. 22, Set. 23, Hip 26, Illicitly. 27, Resume. 28. Ventral. 32, Computer. 34, Side. 35, Try. 36. Street 37. Seek. DOWN. 1, Bats. 2. Near. 3. Pale.
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
    • 405 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The homecoming to Malaysia' of four tin companies which would help to round off the London Tin scheme has been delayed by several months because of problems of getting the necessary emigration permlsson from the UK authorities. Permission has now
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    • 217 5 THE unionised workers of Jurong Shipyard have pledged their support and cooperation in maintaining high productivity in the yard so that it can become viable in the present depressed state of the industry. This was stated by JSL's joint managing director, Mr. Low Guan
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    • 179 5 SINGAPORE'S southern islands must expect to see "changes" in the course of time, said the Minister for Social Affairs, Encik Othman Wok. at the "Victory Tea Party" on Pulau Bukom on Saturday. "In the process of modernisation those who live on the islands may have
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    • 129 5 SINGAPORE'S total population Increased by 30,600 to an estimated 2,294,900 between end-1975 and end--1976. according to the Department of Statistics. The population increased by 13.900 in the first half of 1976 and by 16,700 in the second half of that year. At the
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    • 75 5 Reuter LONDON, Sun. The Bank of England said purchase of shares in Harrisons Malaysian Estates Ltd by UK Residents from nonresidents may only be made with investment currency as from last Thursday. However, HME shares have not become foreign currency securities and proceeds of sales by residents
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    • 984 5 AP BRUSSELS, Sun. An estimated US$4B billion (***** billion) in Eastern European and Soviet debts is causing concern here in the capital of the Common Market and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Officials say nobody except the Soviets know for certain
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    • 483 5 NYT MANILA. Sun. President I Marcos over tne weekend linked the ending of martial law in the Philippines to the course of American policy in Asia to be set by President Carter, particularly to the outcome of the difficult negotiations over the future
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    • 157 5 AP WASHINGTON, Sun. Wholesale prices rose fivetenths of a per cent in the United States last month but didn't fully reflect the impact of the severe winter weather on food and fuel costs, the Government reported over the weekend. The (JS Labour Department said the increase,
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    • 262 5 MELBOURNE, Sun. Western Mining Corp said it found uranium at It* Olympic Dam copper prospect on Roxby Station in South Australia. Mining industry sources told Reuters the uranium which assayed at 1.29 lb per tonne at 348 metres to 518 metres would double the value
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    • 163 5 NEW YORK, Sun. Textron has achieved record Srofit and sales last year. et profit rose to U*****.06 million from $95.96 million on sales of $2.63 billion ($2.46 billion). The full year figure includes a fourth quarter contribution of $36.61 million ($27.94 million) on sales of $662.6
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    • 74 5 Reuter LONDON, Sun. Canadian National Railways plans to raise Cs6o million through a 10 year Eurobond Issue with an Indicated coupon of 8-% per cent, McLeod Young Weir said as joint lead manager. Final terms for the issue, the largest single-tranche Canadian EuroDond ever marketed, will be fixed
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    • 432 5 Reuter HONGKONG, Sun A HKS6OO million seven year floating rate facility at 1.5 per cent over the local best lending rate Is being arranged for the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) banking sources said. Schroders and Chartered confirmed that It and the Citicorp International group
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    • 219 5 PARIS, Sun. Sa Francaise Du Ferodo has reported a 25 per cent Increase In net turnover to 1.54 billion francs In 1976. Turnover In 1975 totalled 1.23 billion francs. Chairman Mr. Andre Bolsson said in a letter to shareholders cash flow rose about the same percentage
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    • 182 5 Reuter LONDON, Sun. Ozalid Group Holdings and OceVan Der Grlnten NV said agreement had been reached by their boards for a merger of the two companies to be effected by Oce Finance offering for Ozalid. The offer which both boards recommend involves 50p nominal
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    • 275 5 Reuter HONGKONG, Sun. UnauJiitvi consolidated net after-tax profit at Wlnsor Industrial Corp Jumped to HK527.94 million for the first half-year ended Sept 30, 1976 from $19.5 million previously. The company said the profit Included 26 per cent of the unaudited net profit of Hllwln Enterprises,
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    • 99 5 Reuter HONGKONG, Sun. A maintained Interim dividend of 25 Hongkong cents has been declared by Allied Investors for the year ending March 31, 1977. The dividend is payable on March 11 to shareholders registered on March 2. The company, a Wheelock Marden group unit, said group operating profit
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    • 100 5 Reuter HOUSTON, Sun. C and K Petrajpum said it sold its ammonia plant near Sydney, Australia, to ICI Australia Engineering for about $544,000. C and K said the sale will result in a loss provision of $358,000 or 15 cents a share in its 1976
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    • 95 5 Reuter SYDNEY, Sun Despite suffering a 93 per cent plunge In interim earnings, Dalgety Australia is still optimistic that it will emerge from the current year ending June 30. 1977, with some improvement. At half-time, net profit fell to ASIOI.OOO from $1.52 million on group turnover ud to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 387 5 Our client, a leading group of mining companies, invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancies in its expanding organisation. PROJECT COORDINATOR ($50,000 p. a.) This is a senior position in the group involving full responsibility for management and execution of new projects. He will report directly
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  • 961 6  -  By GOH ENG KEE THE results of Dah Yung Steel for the year ended Dec 31, 1976 expected to be released In a few months' time should either confirm Its directors' optimism In the face of adverse trading conditions or underline its plight In the
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  • 130 6 COMPUTER Processing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Straits Steamship group, has appointed Mr. B.J. Rlgby as the general manager of its new service bureau in Hongkong. The new Hongkong bureau, which will be officially opened on Feb 24, is linked by high speed data transmission
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  • Latest results
    • 36 6 Unaudited pre-tax profit M 55.03 million ($3.62 million) on turnover of $21.01 million ($15.84 million) for the first six months ended Dec 31. 1976. Interim dividend 12.5 per cent (same) payable April 8.
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  • COMPANY MEETINGS
  • 452 6 TEMENGGONG expects its earnings per share to increase by eight cents with the acquisition of the remaining 40 per cent stake in Greatways International (Singapore). in a reply to a Stock Exchange of Singapore query on the $700,000 acquisition, TMG, however, says the immediate
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  • 162 6 Current Ex Date Total for Total for payment Date payable the year previous year D. Keramat 66.67%+ Jan 26 Feb 17 66 67%+ 65% L'lu Benut 5%TE Feb 2 Feb 17 5%TE 5% N.B. Timbers 3%+ Jan 26 Feb 21 3%+ 15.4%a Strait* Times 27.5% Feb 11 Mar
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  • 2265 6 i rivri Hi«b Low Company La.» Safe Week +orO'I Div Div Cvr Gr'a N at Week Y'ld P/E Vol Week ('MO) Hick Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS 175* 131 206 100 133 130 172 60 Acma Acma A Alcom Allied Choc 142 130 204 65 unch
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • WALL STREET AND OTHER OVERSEAS MARKETS
    • 1129 7 NEW YORK: Stocks on Friday made a feeble attempt to add to Thursday's advance, but the effort collapsed after about an hour of trading and prices declined. Energy and Inflation concerns stacked up as overriding depressants for the market, according to most analysts, who noted that the news
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    • 376 7 PARIS: The market was generallj firmer in thin trading and the announcement by the Stock-brokers" Association It has decided to adopt a classical cash market, dealers said on Friday. Banks and foodstuffs led the gains Automobiles also rose, with Ferodo advancing after announcing a higher 1976 turnover. Constructions were
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    • 328 7 AMSTERDAM: The market firmed on news of Initial agreement between employers and unions on a price compensation system for the current year and In line with Wall Street, dealers said on Friday. Unilever led Dutch Internationals 1.70 guilders higher. Shares elsewhere closed higher, with Isolated exceptions. HVA and Amfas
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    • 151 7 MILAN: The market closed lower on Friday after a quiet session, dealers said Selling pressure Increased owing to the approaching end of the bourse month, but buyers were cautious. Among industrials. Pirelli SPA and Fiat closed lower, as did Generali In Insurance. Bonds closed quiet in modest trading KB
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    • 294 7 FRANKFURT: Shares closed weaker, partly on foreign Investor selling, market sources said on Friday. In stores. Karstadt lost seven marks and Kaufhof six. Banfcs shares eased up to three marks. In the auto sector, only VW was steady and other shares fell up to 3.50. Daimler, which is raising
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    • 305 7 ZURICH: The market closed steadier in generally quiet activity. helped by the overnight recovery or Wall Street, dealers said on Friday. Bangeaellachaft led leading banks slightly higher. Financials ruled very steady, except for Bally which was subject to profit taking after Its recent advance. Landii registered firmed markedly on
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    • 173 7 BRUBBELS: Prices closed mixed with a lower emphasis in quiet trading with only narrow movements ahead of the weekend, bourse sources said on Friday. SMro and HoMh row, but Reserve, Electraflna, Uniomlmiaiere, Ceckerill, Clabec, Waxona, Liu and Arbtd I a were all Tower. In foreign stocks, UK Issues fell
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    • 247 7 TORONTO: Oil and pipeline issues were generally lower while all other sectors displayed narrowly mixed prices at the close of light trading on Friday. Dome Pete lost to 39H, Bow Valley at 22W. Ranger 1 at 21. while Canadian Merrill advanced 1 to 14. Tranacanada Pipelines lost %at 13Vb
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    • 364 7 JOHANNESBURG: Golds eased through the day In line with the London morning fix and other European bullion indications, dealers said on Friday. Heavyweights lost up to 100 cents, while medium priced stocks were around seven cents down. Financial minings were mixed to firmer. De Beers lost seven cents to
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    • 415 7 TOKYO: Share-prices fell sharply on massive liquidations In blue chips and exportoriented shares following a fall on Wall Street, dealers said on Saturday. The dow Jones average lost 40.51 to close at 5,013.42 with volume 140 million shares. The New index closed at 378 24. down 3.04. The second
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    • 63 7 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 381.5 Thursday 389.7 Week ago 403.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 931.52 Thursday 937.92 Week ago 947.89 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 99 H to 100 Thursday 99 W to 99% H.K. HANG SENG Friday 440.82 Thursday 439.54 Week ago 435.91 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 349.35 Thursday
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  • 1359 7 On February 11 PRICES on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Friday declined as losers outscored gainers, 405 to 65. CBOE volume approximated 74,240 contracts compared with 78,719 contracts on Thursday. OPTION APL JLY OCT STOCK Alcoa SO 3 3/4 5 1/8 6 52 Alcoa so UNTRD
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  • 215 7 NYT WALL Street continued Its 1977 slide last week despite news that the adverse Impact of the recent severeiy cold weather on the economy was receding The Dow J one industrial average fell 16.37 points during the week to finish at 931.52. Some analysts noted
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  • 297 7 FT NEW YORK. Sun. The demise of the one-time retail giant of the US, W. T. Grant, which suffered a fall Into bankruptcy and dissolution In October, 1975, Is now being analysed by a court-appointed trustee, Mr. Charles Rodman, In the hope that the reasons
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  • Loans
    • 169 7 Reuter NEW YORK Sun. A decision on whether to grant Peru the second $210 million tranche of Its five-year balance of payments loan has been put back to Thursday, bankers close to the loan said. Canadian and European banks asked for the postponement because they received
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    • 132 7 Reuter FRANKFURT, Sun. The Bundesbank said It accepted tenders for 1.98 billion marks of medium-term federal notes at the tender which ended at noon on Friday. The bank said it accepted offers for 966.9 million marks worth of three year six per cent notes priced at 99.30 per
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    • 83 7 Reuter LONDON, Sun. The €50 million loan issue by the British Finance for Industry group received applications of about £1.6 billion, wellplaced stock market sources said here. Application lists closed on Friday morning for the stock which is dated 1983 with a .14 percent coupon and priced at €99.5
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    • 95 7 Reuter NEW YORK, Sun. Citibank NA, Chase Manhattan Bank NA and Westduetsche Landesbank Glrozentrale will shortly begin arranging a $300 million syndicated loan for the Mexican state oil company, Pemex, bankers said. The credit will be the first significant governmentrelated borrowing since President Lopez Portillo took office in December.
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    • 43 7 Reuter WASHINGTON. Sun. The Treasury Department said it will auction $2.5 billion of two year notes on Feb 17 to raise $985 million of new cash and to refund maturing issues. The notes will be available in minimum denominations of $5,000.
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  • COMMODITY REPORTS AND PRICES
    • 274 8 LONDON, Sun. Terminal rubber hardened on sporadic pre-weekend covering on Friday, to close steadier, with gains from Thursday night of 0.30 pence (Oct/ Dec 1977 at 65.15 pence bid) to 1.15 pence per kilo. Prices closed at around the day's highs. Dealers attributed the support to increased consumer
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    • 111 8 THE Straits tin price in Penang on Saturday was down $7 to $1,523 on an official offering down 12 tonnes to 213 tonnes. In LONDON on Friday, tin on the day rose C 35 for Cash and l"20 for Three Months in both contracts. Further fresh buying and
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    • 119 8 THE following Palm Oil prices were quoted In London on Friday. The prices are elf Rotterdam and are quoted In US dollar per ton unless otherwise stated. Friday Prrv Malaysia 5% ft a bulk 509 sir Apl May 500 sir Sumatra 5% 520 sir Feb 512.50 sir Mch
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    • 294 8 HINK.SK PKOIH.CE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICES PKK PICCL ON SATURDAY Coconut Oil Bulk $85 sellers, old drum $90 sellers, new drum $95 sellers Copra Mixed (loose) UK/Cont. $55 buyers Pepper Muntok ASTA white fob NLW $350 sellers. Sarawak white f ob 96"+i NLW $330 sellers. Sarawak special
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    • 476 8 IN the Singapore gold market on Saturday, the kilobar was thinly traded between SSIO.BOO and $10,830. The Loco London gold opened at U*****.60/ 136.00 and firmed up later to close at $135.90/ 136.25. Source: Singmas The Singapore Chinese Gold and Silver Merchants Association on Saturday quoted the retail price
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    • 214 8 LONDON, Sun. Copper wirebars fell on the day by fully £5.50 for Cash and £7.50 for Three Months on Friday. Pre-weekend covering steadied the market during early first ring dealings where Three Months traded up to £856 per tonne. Liquidation and stoploss selling then reversed the trend following a
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    • 182 8 LONDON, Sun. Silver eased by 1.2 pence to 2.5 pence per troy ounce on Friday. The market held steady during slow ring dealings at up to 270.3 pence for "Hiree Months. On the kerb, however, values fell away under long liquidation prompted by a similar movement In US futures,
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    • 199 8 LONDON, Sun. After the lunch break on Friday, futures drifted back from the morning's higher level under mixed selling and lorg liquidation prompted by lack of follow through, to the earlier trade buying interest. At the close, prices were t'0.60 down to £0.65 up, while sales totalled 2,450 lots.
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    • 104 8 BANGKOK, Sun. Indicative prices for rice quoted in Bangkok on Saturday were: US dollars per tonne fob basis Bangkok. 100 per cent Ist class 282 100 Der cent 2nd 267 100 per cent 3rd 262 5 per cent 254 10 per cent 233 15 per cent 230 20 per
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    • 90 8 LONDON. Sun. Lead closed on Friday, with gains of €11 for Cash and £10.50 for Three Months. Heavy short-covering, stoploss and chart buying gave the market a sharp boost and Three Months traded up to a new high of £383 per tonne during first ring dealings. Sentiment was mainly
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    • 40 8 LONDON. Sun. Zinc rose by £5.25 for Cash and £4.50 for Three Months on Friday. Prices were marked up, reflectlne the trend in lead but dealings were routine. Three Months finished trading at £422 after sales of 1.200 tonnes.
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    • 68 8 Feb 7 Feb 8 FebS Feb 10 Feb II Feb 12 tTtn: $1,534.00 $1,527 00 $1,***** $1,537 00 $1,530 00 $1,523 00 Tonne: 230 250 235 220 225 213 •Rubber (S): 200 Ma 198 50a 206 00b 205 75b 205 25b •Rubber (M): 205 75a 208 50a 210.25b
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    • 747 8 BUYING by China and Russia in the world commodity markets has always had Its bullish impact. If they were not buying wheat, it must be grains, rubber or edible oils. In recent weeks, both these Communist countries were making their presence
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    • 267 8 LONDON, Sun. Coffee futures came under late weekend profit-taking and dealer liquidation on Friday to close slightly easier, but £22 to £44 per tonne up from Thursday night. Volume was 3.982 lots, Including 80 options. Earlier new contract highs had been established in all, but the distant Mch position,
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    • 131 8 CHICAGO, Sun. Wheat futures closed with losses of three to 3V» cents a bushel, on Friday, finishing a thin trade at the day's lows. Weaknesses In other pits prompted profit-taking and speculative selling which took prices lower in the mainly local trade. Selling pressure was not great, however, as
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    • 139 8 CHICAGO. Sun Soybean futures closed at the day's lows, with losses of 2V» to 6'« cents a bushel, at the end of a light trade on Friday. The favorable export commitments report and the large crush reported by the NSPA contributed to early carryover firmness but profit-taking and speculatively
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
    • 247 8 THE US dollar held steady in thin trading at a $2.4585/95 level on the first day of the week. Although the US unit fell shaiply In Europe against major continental currencies amid continuing concern over the impact of the severe US winter cold on the economy, trading US$/ S$
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    • 262 8 Asian rates TRADING were slack In fixed dates early In the week, reflecting thin Interests. However. It closed marginally harder towards close of the week. Weekly Fed. figures show an increase of 200 in Ml supply 300 In M 2 supply. Short dates held steady. ASIAN currency average deposits rates
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    • 32 8 Source: Astley and Pearce OVERNIGHT funds came easily towards closing each day of the week, reflecting a flush market. However, periods were steady, with activity mostly In the One Month.
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    • 284 8 Source: National Discount Co. DESPITE easier Interbank overnight rate, the short term deposit rates remain firm, reflecting the cautious attitude of most market operators who were anticipating some degree of tightness in the money market owing to cash withdrawal for the Lunar New Year. Some surplus overnight funds
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    • 312 8 LONDON, Sun. Growing UK trade union opposition to a continuation of the Government's antiinflation wage restraint programme created the most uncertain conditions in sterling for several weeks, on Friday, triggering general selling In the currency in International exchange markets. The pound moved as low as $1.7116, despite receiving Bank
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    • 384 8 ZURICH. Sun. Owing to the feared effects of the severe cold on the US economy, the dollar weakened against most major currencies last week. However, it must not be overlooked that the economic recovery In the US continues as Is Indicated by the sharp rise of consumer credits or
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    • 59 8 Minimum lending rates (in ACBC First Chicago 6* Algemene Bank 6% Citibank 6*» Bangkok Bank .7* HSBC 7 Bank of America 6*1 Indosuez .6* Bank of China .7 Malayan Banking 6\ Bank of Tokyo 6* Mitsui Bank 6*. Bank Negara OCBC 6*i Indonesia .7 OUB 6%. Chartered Bank 6^i UCB
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    • 216 8 NEW YORK. Sun. The dollar closed easier on balance as sterling came under persistent selling pressure on Friday, with funds moving into the stronger currencies. dealers said. The Bank of England intervened actively all afternoon through commercial banks, as the Spot hit a $1.7105 low. continuing earlier intervention
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    • 118 8 Euro rates LONDON. Sun. Period Eurodollar deposits closed marginally harder where changed, after minimal movement In afternoon trading, dealers said. Most shorts held steady although weekend drifted towards the close. Quiet pre-weekend conditions prevailed. Earlier, a few dealers noted modest if patchy activity, but this was of short duration. The
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    • 32 8 FRANKFURT exchanges closing quotes on Feb 11 US 2.4060/68 Can 2.3490/3510 UK 4.12/13 Neth 95.60/66 Switz 95.47/52 Italy 2.725/735 France 48.35/40 Japan 0.8450/70 Belg com 6.512/522 Belg fin 6.512/522 Norw 45.45/51
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    • 42 8 FOR the week ended Friday Feb 11, the range of call rates reclved from Short Deposits (M) Berhad was as follows: BANK FUND: 3% 5% per cent. GENERAL FUNDS: 3V* 5 per cent. Movements of funds totalled $383 million.
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  • 1014 9  -  "We know what it is like when the world looks on you with suspicion and what is worse with hatred," said Dr Danie Caraven at an informal press conference in London last week. As president of the South African Rugby Board, Dr Craven
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  • 777 9  -  By DONALD WOODS The Observer BROADLY Dr. Craven's statements reflected the views of the South African Minister of Sport, Dr. Piet Koornhof, who if he has his way will oversee dramatic changes in the domestic rugby scene this year. The country's four separate rugby bodies will
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  • 410 9 SELETAR Golf Club captain Joe Goh gave his club members a golf lesson when he walked away with the "A" division Monthly medal Stableford title with 35 points at Seletar yesterday. Goh, handicap 10, had a birdie and seven pars In his round. Austin Watts had
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  • 636 9 LONDON, Sun. xpswlch and Manchester City each gained a 1-0 win yesterday and closed In grimly behind Liverpool in the race for the English soccer championship. Liverpool's scheduled game against Coventry wa& postponed because of a waterlogged field. Although Ipswich pegged Aston Villa back for
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  • 562 9  -  By GENEVIEVE MURPHY LONDON, Sun. THE MYSTIQUE that surrounded and suffocated British dressage for far too many years looks as though It has finally been given the bum's rush. As the art form of equestrianism, the ultimate In subtle communication between horse and rider,
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  • 679 10 THE communists will continue to be the main threat to Singapore's Internal security. They may try to launch sporadic acts of sabotage and violence to shake business confidence here. This warning is given by the Ministry of Home Affairs in
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  • 145 10 Reuter WASHINGTON. Sun. Forty per cent of all the US ammunition on order by 60 countries is destined for Iran. Congressman Mr. Les Aspin said today. "I question whether Iran needs that much ammo for legitimate training purposes and defence stocks," the Wisconsin
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  • 888 10 WHEN Zurich's capital market opens today, Swiss Investors will get their second chance to Invest In another Asian government bond. Their first came from Japan. Today's offer comes from Singapore. The Republic's SFr 50 million 12-year bond Issue, will bear a coupon rate of
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  • 550 10 IN a series of confessions published at the weekend, lawyer Gopalan Krlshnan Raman, who was arrested last Thursday, admitted to being a communist and to having active links with other communist and sympathisers, here and abroad. He said that in correspondence with "Eurocommunists,"
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  • 183 10 UPI AUSTIN, (Texas), Sun. US Labour Secretary Mr. Ray Marshall said yesterday President Carter's economic recovery package will eventually bring full employment in the United States, but said constraints of time and bureaucracy will prevent the recovery from moving as quickly as he prefers. Mr.
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  • 149 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. The Malaysian timber Industry is embarking on the second phase of Its attempt to restore the credibility of Malaysia as an exporter of timber and timber products. The second phase will be concerned with the question of ensuring that the quality of
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  • 100 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Trade marlu of companies or individual* registered and approved under the new central system to be implemented soon will be valid in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. A Ministry of Trade and Industry spokesman said today, there are three trade marks ordinances governing
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  • 107 10 Reuter MANILA, Sun. The Philippines expects to produce 3.93 million tonnes of rice this year, making the country self-sufficient In the cereal for the second year running, according to a government memorandum published here today. The 4.6 per cent increase In production
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  • 396 10 AP WASHINGTON. Sun. The United Steel Workers Union turns from Internal election battles to contract negotiations with the American ste«l industry this week. The contract they forge will affect prices paid for goods ranging from paper clips to automobiles. Mr. I. W. Abel,
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  • 260 10 Reuter WASHINGTON. Sun. America's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said yesterday it was investigating reports that substandard parts were sold to helicopter fleets serving such leaders as Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Shah of Iran and President Anwar Sadat fo Egypt. The FAA was commenting on a report
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  • 73 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Umno Youth Daman sara will appeal to Datuk Hussein Onn to accept Syed All Albar, eldest son of former Umno youth leader Tan Sri Syed Jaafar Albar, as the National Front candidate in the Panti parliamentary by-election. This resolution was made at an executive
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  • 203 10 NYT PLAINS, Sun. President Carter said yesterday that be would cut the level of defence spending recommended by President Ford in January but that the revised budget would still contain a substantial increase over the previous fiscal year. The President disclosed, in what amounted
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  • 230 10 Reuter LONDON, Sun. Britain's first major union executive voted overwhelmingly yesterday to resist further pay curbs as pressure mounted among the country's skilled workforce for a return to unrestricted wage bargaining. Skilled workers say the Government's two-year-old wage restraint policy has eroded their
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  • 147 10 UPI THE HAGUE, Sun. Labour and management negotiators worked out agreements In an 11-hour session that ended early today on all but a single issue In a week-old strike that could Involve 50,000 men in the coming days. Spokesmen for both sides said It had
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