The Business Times, 25 December 1997

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85<r SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    49 1 STOCK MAHET HIHCBB Wednesday Change ST1I 1>71M >96.66 KLSE COMP HAH -6.00 NIKKEI lilKW +MM RANG SENG 16J42.44 2666 SET INDEX 364.30 -167 JAKARTA COMP _JMU3 4M MANILA COMP -&41 TAIPEI WPI 4076.06 >36.74 SEOUL COMP ,***** -I4JI CLSA CHINA B K4J7 1U AUST ALLOW) 1664.7 42
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    FINANCE
    71 1 US* SI US» 1.173 t I.6K 1784 DM IM4 Uti YEN IN #.77# 1288 Ml &2S8 ».4a HKJ 0.129 0J2I* BAHT 8.021 0.036 ELiPlAH 100 0.017 0.029 9 Imm-hmk rmm PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 177 KUALA LUMPUR JX JAKARTA 1800 BANGKOK lS.tt MANILA llfii HONGKONG IM TAIPH 9.M SYDNEY SlM
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    Japan goes all out to forestall bank Mures with 30t yen fund
    790 1  -  Minister delays new banking rules to ease a crippling credit squeeze on business From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Japanese government yesterday pulled all the stops to avert further banking failures and corporate collapses in Japan. It promised
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    Lock icon Santa rides the waves
    71 1 Reuters [FORT ERIE, Ontario] Father Christmas doesn t always come in a reindeer sleigh anymore. He could come, like John Fulton of Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario, on a sail board. With wind on his back and a carol in his heart, John
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    Condo rents up in final qtr: JLW
    543 1  -  Bat observers say uptick not expected to be sustained By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Bucking the downward slide of rents since August, rents for non-landed private residential property actually rose during the final quarter of this year. Condominium rents in the prime districts of
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    OUB takes a $10m hit from misappropriation
    106 1 [SINGAPORE] Overseas Union Bank yesterday said it had lost about $10 million as a result of a misappropriation of certain fixed deposit accounts. The fixed deposits belonged to three customers at its World Trade Centre branch. A spokesman said yesterday the bank would
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    SPH move sparks scramble for Local shares of blue chips
    404 1  -  Dealers and analysts welcome SPffs approach to scrapping its dual listing By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Investors yesterday responded to Singapore Press Holdings' plan to scrap its dual share listing by scrambling to buy the Local tranches of all local blue
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      169 1 IMHIDM POSBank raises aavinprates POSBank will up its savings deposits rates from Jan 1 by half a percentage point. The increase has heightened expectations that its lending arm, Credit POSB, will soon raise its housing loan rates, P|7 CMaulUTi avenging angel The Christmas angel this year is an avenging angel,
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      108 1 In Saturday's BT -omJ# Our animal Turkey Awards Okay, it's been a rotten year so it's time for some fun. Even if it means jgjnit finding yourself on our Turkeys list There will be no BT tomorrow. Publication will resume on Saturday. fir v#m^ss /Xl r 191 S/ Pasha watch
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon World Bank okays US$350m loan for Thailand
      401 2 Bloomberg, AFP [WASHINGTON] The World Bank has approved a US$35O million (*****.7 million) loan to help Thailand overhaul its collapsing financial system. Thailand will use this loan to strengthen regulation of the banking system and liquidate failed institutions. Disbursement will take place within
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      Lock icon Indonesia's total foreign debt may hit US$200b
      469 2 Figure takes in to account undeclared offshore borrowings by companies IHT, Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's total foreign debt may amount to US$2OO billion (*****.7 billion), nearly double the level recorded by the government in Jakarta, according to an estimate made public on Tuesday amid
      IHT,; Bloomberg  -  469 words
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      Lock icon Seoul gets US$3b World Bank emergency loan
      520 2 Unprecedented move comes as "markets pull plug on economy* AFP [WASHINGTON] The World Bank stepped into the South Korean financial crisis on Tuesday with an unprecedented emergency loan of US$3 billion (Sss billion) to help salvage the world's 11th largest economy. "We are
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      UK unit trust investors pulling out of Asian dedicated fluids
      397 2  -  Nov sees the seventh consecutive month of outflows from Asia From Neil Behrmann in London BRITISH unit trust investors are pulling money out of Asia at an increasing rate, according to the UK Association of Unit Trusts, the local mutual
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      Lock icon Japan agency cuts S Korea debt to junk bond status
      403 2 Analysts criticise agencies for making abrupt downgrades Bloomberg, Reuters {TOKYO) South Korea's senior long-term debt rating will be lowered three notches to 88, or junk bond status, Japan Bond Research Institute (JBRI) said yesterday. The downgrading follows a similar move
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      Lock icon Seoul sets guidelines on foreign takeover of banks
      313 2 AFP (SEOUL] South Korea yesterday unveiled new guidelines allowing freer but selective and slow-paced foreign takeovers of ailing domestic banks in the context of an International Monetary Fund bailout. "The current 4 per cent restriction on foreign holdings of South Korean financial
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  • REGION
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      A sobering Christmas tale of vanity and greed
      716 3  -  LETTER FROM TOKYO Asia's paying the price for Its zeal In going for quick growth By Anthony Rowley THE Christmas angel this year is an avenging angel, better personified perhaps as Nemesis, the goddess of retribution. At her back are the furies
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      Lock icon Moody's concerned about NZ's growing current account gap
      374 3 WELLINGTON Bnt the sovereign credit rating outlook remains stable Reuters THE deterioration in New Zealand's current account position was a source of concern and fallout from Asia could complicate the situation, credit rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, said yesterday. However, Yves Lemay,
      Reuters  -  374 words
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      Lock icon Japan's fundamentals are sound: minister
      215 3 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN's Economic Planning Agency Minister Koji Omi told reporters yesterday that Japan's economy has stalled but the nation's economic fundamentals are "not bad". Asked about the fall of the Nikkei to below 15,000, Mr Omi said: "The economy has stalled but fundamentals in
      Reuters  -  215 words
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      Lock icon Use M'sian ports to cut costs, lorry owners tell business
      228 3 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN lorry owners have called on importers and exporters to use local ports rather than Singapore to cut down on escalating transportation costs, a report said yesterday. The Pan Malaysian Lorry Owners Association said it would be
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      Lock icon Japan plan to curb illegal deals by brokers
      209 3 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S securities watchdog has submitted proposals to the finance minister calling for new regulations and measures to prevent securities houses from conducting illegal deals, government sources said yesterday. The proposals by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) included the
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      Some HK travel agents in trouble
      344 3  -  HONGKONG Big debts after price slashing on tours to S-E A sift and China From Loh Hui Yin SHARP price-cutting by travel agents, particularly on airline tickets and tour packages to South-east Asia and the mainland, has landed some of them with big debts.
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      Seoul eases conditions for food aid to North Korea
      248 3 BEIJING SOUTH Korea said yesterday it had eased its conditions for providing unofficial food aid to the starving North in an attempt to reach agreement on the last day of talks. Two of the three conditions set by the South Koreans
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      Lock icon China to cut telecoms rental from Jan
      129 3 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S state planning commission and the post and telecommunications ministry have decided to reduce rental charges for telecoms facilities from Jan 1, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Liberation Daily said monthly rentals for leased lines for mobile telephones would be reduced
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      Lock icon RM1b fund to help SMEs starts in Jan
      165 3 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that a one billion Malaysian ringgit (Ss43o million) fund proposed for small and medium sized industries will start operations next month. "The fund will be set up on Jan 1 to
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      44 3 Shin Min Daily News Lianhe Wanbao available on DECEMBER 1997 Get Your Copy Of The Newspapers At Your Newstands. Also available at: Stop Press Kiosk, Cold Storoge, NTUC Fair Price, Petrol Stations, Times The Bookshops, Shop N Save, TOPS, Borders and 7-Eleven. Press Holdings
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Export slowdown to Asia seen dampening European rebound
      629 4 LONDON One-fifth of German exports go to Asia; banks in Germany, France, UK face the most direct risk Bloomberg MOST of Europe, which was counting on this year's rebound in growth carrying into 1998, is now wondering if the turmoil in Asia
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      Lock icon Three US religious leaders to visit China in February
      252 4 WASHINGTON AFP THREE US religious leaders will travel to China in February for a three-week fact-find-ing mission that will also take them to Tibet, one of the delegation members said on Tues'day. The visit by the three clergymen, known for speaking
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      Lock icon Awe-inspiring lesson
      63 4 [MINSK, Belarus] A boy listening to the words of a priest during a lesson in Catholic religion in a Belarussian Sunday school in Minsk this week, with self-made presents for the poor on his desk. The Catholic Christmas was announced as a state holiday in Belarus alongside with
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      Lock icon UK union chief sees tough year ahead
      360 4 mLONDON Strong high rates may force closures and redundancies FT THE strong pound and high interest rates could cause widespread redundancies and company closures in the manufacturing industry next year, John Monks, the Trades Union Congress general secretary, has warned. "It is the
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      Lock icon WTO rules in US favour in India patent dispute
      261 4 WASHINGTON AFP AN appeal body at the World Trade Organisation has ruled in favour of the US in a dispute with India over intellectual property protection, a senior US official said here on Tuesday. "The appellate body's decision sets an important
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      Lock icon Europe to see rate cuts as telecoms monopolies go
      505 4 BRUSSELS Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Britain best prepared to meet the Jan market opening AFP EUROPEAN Union countries are poised to abolish state monopolies and liberalise their telecoms markets from Jan 1 in a move likely to trigger cutthroat competition and lower
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      Lock icon Fallen German property tycoon charged with credit fraud
      367 4 FRANKFURT FT JURGEN Schneider, the former German property developer, has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison after a Frankfurt court convicted him of credit fraud and forgery. At the end of Germany's biggest post-war corporate fraud trial on
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Mexican firms to get US$300m IFC loan
        68 4 Bloomberg [MEXICO CITY] The International Finance Corp, a unit of the World Bank, arranged a US$3OO million (Ssso2 million) loan whose proceeds will be used to extend long-term financing to mid-sized Mexican companies. The money to be held in a trust will fUnd
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        Lock icon Charles' ratings up after Di's death
        91 4 Reuters [LONDON] The popularity ratings of heir to the British throne Prince Charles have staged a major recovery since the death of his former wife Princess Diana, an opinion poll published yesterday showed. The Times newspaper said the poll, carried out for it by
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        Lock icon Iran in bid to restore ties with Egypt
        77 4 Reuters [TEHERAN] Iran is working towards restoring full diplomatic relations with Egypt, severed in 1979 after the Islamic revolution. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi was quoted as saying. "I believe Iran and Egypt are getting closer to each other and, as the Egyptian
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        Lock icon US said to link Iran to Luxor massacre
        88 4 AFP [JERUSALEM] The new US ambassador to Israel told officials here that the Iranian government was involved in the massacre of more than 50 foreign tourists by Islamic militants in Egypt last month. The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday. Ned Walker, who was
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Telekom M'sia plans cable TV, multimedia services
      355 6 It will offer 25 TV channels, banking, video and karaoke from '99, sources say Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd plans to unveil a cable television service with as many as 25 channels over its phone lines by January 1999, said a person
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      Lock icon Perestroika means pizza
      74 6 [MOSCOW] Picture released by WTN on Tuesday showing the last Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his granddaughter Anastasia, 10, in a recent Pizza Hut commercial movie which will be shown fully on Russian TV from Jan 1. Russian TV on Tuesday showed a short fragment of the
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      Lock icon Zurich, BAT finalise terms of US$39.6b merger
      264 6 FT [LONDON] Modified terms to create one of Europe's biggest financial services groups have been agreed between Zurich of Switzerland and UK-based BAT Industries. With negotiations completed, the deal is worth U5539.6 billion (5566.3 billion), based on Zurich's current share price. Merger proposals
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      Lock icon Ex-minister goes back to bank job
      182 6 Reuters [BANGKOK] Former Thai finance minister Thanong Bidaya has been reinstated as president and chief executive officer of Thai Military Bank pic, the bank said yesterday. A bank statement said that Mr Thanong, who closed nearly two-thirds of finance and securities firms and floated
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      2 DBS Land units to develop Sydney site
      176 6 [SINGAPORE] Two Australian units of listed DBS Land are teaming up to develop the former Balmain Power Station site near Sydney. In a statement yesterday, DBS Land said wholly-owned subsidiary Ganlook and 63.4 per cent-subsidiary Australand have agreed to jointly develop the
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      Lock icon Most US chipmakers' earnings expected to be flat or fall in Q4
      374 6 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Most US semiconductor companies including Intel Corp will report unchanged or lower fourth-quarter earnings, hurt by price cuts in the personal computer industry and slow demand in Asia, the world's top chip market. Intel,
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      Lock icon Take offer, Delifrance shareholders advised
      378 6 0r sell in open market at higher prices; bank sees fall after SembCorp offer ends Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Bankers Trust Co has advised Delifrance Asia Ltd minority shareholders to accept the general takeover offer made by Sembawang Corp as Delifrance shares may drop after the offer
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      Lock icon AT&T sells customer care unit to Cincinnati Bell for US$625m
      429 6 Sale allows AT&T to cut costs and focus on core phone business Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AT&T agreed to sell its AT&T Solutions Customer Care business to a unit of Cincinnati Bell for about US$625 million (Ssl billion) in cash as
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      Lock icon Microsoft files suit, slams govt for about-turn in browser battle
      486 6 It insists it has complied with court order on browser removal option Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Microsoft Corp on. Tuesday accused the Justice Department of "stunning changes of position" that threaten to make a "farce" of a court fight about the software
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Mobil to cut output at Jurong refinery by 5%
        348 7  -  Other refiners in S'pore, region are also reducing or planning to cut output By'. Ronnie Lim [SINGAPOREJ The poor products market has led another Singapore refiner Mobil to cut output at its 300,000 barrel per day (bpd) Jurong refinery by 5
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        Lock icon Bankers Trust shares drop 6.6% on Asia concerns
        309 7 Analysts' estimates cut after bank told them revenue hit Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bankers Trust New York Corp's shares dropped 6.6 per cent on Tuesday, amid concerns that market volatility in Asia will hurt the bank's earnings. Bankers Trust shares fell 8 to
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        Lock icon EU clears Merrill's purchase of UK fund manager Mercury
        388 7 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] The European Commission said it approved Merrill Lynch Co's £3.1 billion (SsB.6 billion) purchase of Mercury Asset Management Group, the biggest fund company in the UK. The commission, which enforces European Union antitrust policy, cleared the purchase following a
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        POSBank ups savings rates again, to 3.25%
        291 7  -  Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] POSBank has good tidings for its savers come January, the national savings bank will up its savings deposit rates yet again. But the rise half a percentage point has also heightened expectations that its lending arm, Credit POSB, will
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        Lock icon Gulf states take first step to open up banking sector
        280 7 FT [LONDON] The decision this week by the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) to allow national banks to set up branches in each other's countries is a first step towards banking liberalisation. It could also help efforts by banks to expand.
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs firm in thin trade
        165 7 fiiiWKH Report Reuters (SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures firmed marginally in listless preChristmas trade yesterday as Japan's economic gloom showed no signs of lifting. Dealers said Euroyen and JGB futures were likely to remain on firm ground, but shuffle in
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        December futures contract closes higher
        155 7  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE) The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract closed at 335.2 in the December contract yesterday, higher than Tuesday's close as investors viewed the Korean crisis as a positive factor for
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        Lock icon Asian refiners cut output to ease losses
        299 7 ENERGY REPORT Reuters (SINGAPORE) This season of good tidings is bringing no joy to Asian refiners as more companies cut production in the face of mounting losses, industry sources said yesterday. The battle to turn the industry around has led oil refiners from
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        274 7 Reuters Tokyo Foreign exchange rates should reflect economic fundamentals and move in a stable manner, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Yasuo Matsushita told a news conference yesterday. Asked about the yen's recent weakening, Mr Matsushita said he would decline to make specific comments, but added: "It is desirable
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        1426 7 DtTBRBAMECEOSS RATES Dec 24 AS C$ It [CU Pfr W$ MbY— low m lanth Nm S$ Mr m W Hmi uss Australia 0.947 6.178 0.591 3.906 1167 1103 25.813 37.864 0.855 11.952 2.552 *****9.050 26.393 1101 1199 0.943 21.457 31.180 0196 0.659 Canada 1.056 1773 0.624 4.125 1233 1389 27.*****.987
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1481 8 Bloomberg n Hang Seng -25.66 STOCKS closed mixed yesterday as declines in properties and conglomerates offset gains in HSBC Holdings and Cathay Pacific Airways. HSBC and Cathay rose as investors bet their recent declines in share prices have been overdone. "At these levels, some stocks might offer value to
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      Lock icon CHINA
      642 8 Reuters QSheozhenß Index +018 THE Shenzhen B share market closed slightly higher in a modest rally yesterday after losses for three consecutive days. But trade was quiet as most foreign investors were in holiday mood on Christmas eve. The B Index gained 0.18 point to 92.97 on turnover of
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      398 8 AFP PWPMg +3«4 STOCK prices rose yesterday as Christmas-eve bargain hunters snapped up technology issues, dealers said. "Investors cashed in on low-price technology shares after a recent fall on the sector," said a trader. The Weighted Price Index rose 36.74 points to 8,075.05. Turnover was 1.7 billion shares worth
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      786 8 Bloomberg nforcpostelpfe* -0-50 STOCKS fell for the first time in seven days yesterday as the rupiah slid as much as 12 per cent on concern the county's debt crisis is deepening, analysts said. Indosuez W I Carr said in a report that Indonesia's total foreign debt may be about
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      826 8 AFP D SET latex -2J7 SHARE prices close 0.7 per cent lower on thin trading yesterday due to profit-taking in blue chips after early gains. Dealers said market sentiment remained poor after Thailand's sovereign rating downgrade by Moody's earlier this week. The SET Index closed down 2.67 points at
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      Lock icon MANILA
      296 8 AFP CI Manila -Ml SHARE prices fell marginally in pre-Christmas trade yesterday amid concerns over the weak local currency, analysts said. "The main culprit is the dollar to peso value which is still very high," said a trader. The PSE Composite Index fell 8.41 points to close at 1,847.25.
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      406 8 AFP P Composite Index -14J1 SHARES closed lower yesterday, with weak sentiment hit by reports the government may close more merchant banks by mid-January. The reports, released in the afternoon, highlighted concerns over the possibility of further bankruptcies at corporations as well as financial institutions. Dealers said although the
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      601 8 AFP PAH Primaries 42 SHARE prices slipped 0.2 per cent yesterday in a slow and shortened session ahead of the four-day Christmas break. The All Ordinaries Index fell 4.2 points to 2,554.7. Turnover was 184.2 million shares worth A 5364.8 million, with rising stocks outnumbering declines 397 to 374.
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      242 8 Bloomberg Wellington *0.77 SHARES closed slightly higher yesterday in shortened trading before the Christmas holidays. The NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 0.77 point to 2,227.97. Within the index, decliners outnumbered advancers 19 to 13. Trading was valued at NZ556.4 million. Bloomberg ■wM m *t- am A HZ Banking 10.90
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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        9310 9 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 1997 Last Vol Day Net Cap Hlqh Lain Company Sala OOP High Low Ht Jmll 790 205 Ajinomoto 210 -10 9 210 205 11.6 85.1 448 90 Anqkasa 90 -9 158 99 90 2.1 112.7 905 190 Apollo Food Mlq 195 -75 14 245 190 5.7 78.0
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        Lock icon Shares close off lows on local support
        601 9 AFX-Asia Cj Composite Index -6.00 SHARE prices closed off lows yesterday on local buying support in quiet trade, with the recent downgrades of the country's debt ratings continuing to weigh on sentiment, analysts and dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 6.00
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        3778 10 BONOS, LOANS WARRANTS «t 1997 Last Vol Day Last OuoU Avq Mtgh Low Stno Company Sal* ♦or- COOO) High taw Buyer Seller Mm 68 10 m 3000 m AMDBc5.5******6 .10 -0.5 K) 10 10 9.5 10.5 81 12 3160 "Acer ******1 USS 12 0.5 5 12 12 12.5 13.5 131
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        S'pore Finance wrt: better than even chance of making money
        173 10  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy YESTKRDAY'S column featured Hong Leong Finance's two-cent warrant that expires in nine months; today's feature is similar but with a bit more time to its credit Singapore Finance's 1999 warrant. The instrument has an exercise
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        5034 11 Or Or M Wt 1997 Last Vol Day Hit Ouote Dtv CM* YW N«t Cap A vg High Low StNo Company Sal* COOOI High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/I Smil Price INDUSTRIALS 157 25 0 1020 ACE Dynamics60c 26 unch 80 26 25.5 26 26.5 21.3 26 5146
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        211 12 Stocks Volume Single) 15c 3,433,000 DairyFUS5c 3,193,000 Asia Food&Prop 2,877,000 -MBf Capital 2,699,000 DBS Foreign 2,219,000 SPH 1,637,000 SIA Foreign 1,632,000 MOL 1,571,000 'Rekapacific Bit 1,566,000 DBS Land 1,553,000 Mull I DBS Foreign 31,284,568 SPH Foreign 31,021,677 SPH 27,648,188 SIA Foreign 17,361,126 OCBC Foreign 14,333,158 SIA 12,255,650 SingTel 15c 10,617,645
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        HOT STOCK
        77 12  -  by Shiv Taneja NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES closed six cents lower yesterday at 64 cents on a volume of 1.5? million units in a half-day of trading compared with its 10-day traded average of 503,400 shares. The daily and weekly RSI and Stochastics are below the 25 level, and
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        Lock icon Rush for SPH, SIA lifts index, but broader market weak
        678 12  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY ST Industrials Index jumps 36 points, bat jitters over worldwide repercussions of faltering South Korean economy keep investors sidelined By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Trading yesterday was dominated by the reaction to Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) proposal to
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          Asia's finest
          150 12 EUROMONEYhas put together its second annual ranking of Asia's "emerging super-league" in its December issue. Familiar names make the list in the Singapore section. Singapore Airlines retains its No 1 spot, while DBS Land moves from 4th to 2nd place. Creative Technology makes the list for the first
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          Staying home
          170 12 A RECENT press release from the University of New South Wales talks of how the Australian dollar has weakened against the US dollar and sterling, and has thus made Australia a very attractive destination for Asian students who wish to study overseas. Prof Chris Fell, deputy vice-chancellor (research
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          Dealing with a tough 1998
          41 12 LOCALLY-BASED fund manager Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management sent out de-stress balls as its corporate gift for the new year. Very apt indeed since 1998 is going to be pretty wretched as far as regional stock markets go.
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          A nice touch
          123 12 ON THE subject of Christmas greetings, there seems to be a new trend that is catching on with some of the more socially aware corporates. The Business Consulting Group of Arthur Andersen wrote to one of our colleagues saying that they would be contributing what they would
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          Multinational policy
          110 12 MORE on the subject of greeting cards. Axa, the French insurance giant, is sending out New Year cards to its customers, insurance and business contacts here and other parts of the world. The front of the blue card shows two young girls—a Chinese and a Caucasian jointly holding
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      302 13 Bridge News, Reuters RATES were drifting lower for US Gulf Panamaxes with unconfirmed rumours of tonnage fixed at a weaker U5519.50 without combination ports on the US Gulf to Japan run, while the rate from the Gulf to the Continent is said to have dipped below US$ll.OO. The
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      276 13 CWTOMrfbuHwi-am -0.005 2SOOO OMMnW* OJS -0.02 ***** COKO m»«Mma<« 0.77 *0.02 ***** RrMMUnfe* 0.31 ***** MtfaMngi 0.315 *0.005 ***** Mai Sun Hup 0.72 -0.005 ***** HRacMZoMn 04 *0.02 ***** IMC MaMbigi HK 5.6 Jay* Holdings 0.34 -0.05 ***** JOTnqSMpyard— 8.60 *0.10 ***** KappafCarp 5.05 *0.05 ***** Kapp* rCLS
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      Hongkong's Kooll Int'l seeks to expand in China
      414 13  -  Container leasing firm in talks to set up operations in Shanghai next year By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Hongkongbased Kooll International Group is looking to expand* its refrigerated container repair, leasing and service operations in Qingdao to the Chinese coastal cities of Shanghai
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      ECT Delta Terminal achieves milestone
      133 13 [SINGAPORE] For the first time in its history, the volume of rail containers handled by Rotterdam's ECT Delta Terminal exceeded 200,000 units, an increase of more than 20 per cent from 1996. The milestone was achieved on Dec 16 and is in line with the
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      Lock icon Sea-Land plans container facility in Brisbane port
      576 13 US operator will compete with two local stevedores Lloyd's List [SYDNEY] Container giant Sea-Land is to build its second Australian container facility in the port of Brisbane. The company has signed a seven-year lease on the Port of Brisbane Corporation's new Wharf Seven,
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      Lock icon Panama Canal to restrict larger ships next year
      123 13 AFP [PANAMA CITY] Panama will restrict the depth of ships passing through the canal next year because of a drought related to the El Nino weather phenomenon, officials announced. Canal operations director Carlos Alvarado said the two lakes which feed the canal
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      Rotterdam opens new cruise terminal
      316 13 [ROTTERDAM] The Rotterdam Cruise Terminal was opened recently with much fanfare and the arrival of a Celebrity Cruises new cruise ship Mercury. Rotterdam Mayor Bram Peper officially opened the terminal in Rotterdam's new city centre, Kop van Zuid, by walking over a 30-metre gangway to
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      Health of world shipbuilding industry a cause for concern
      839 13  -  MEWBUILDS By\ David Hughes THERE normally is a lull in newbuilding ordering activity as the festive season nears and uncertainty surrounding the South Korean yards may also have an additional effect this year. So with few new contracts to report it
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      Lock icon Crisis as India loses officers
      1081 14 MANPOWER DRAIN Every year, up to 30 per cent of skilled seamen leave the Indian shipping industry in search of more money Maritime Asia THERE is a crisis on the manning front in the Indian shipping industry. Companies are facing a major brain drain as
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      264 14 PAGE ECL 5 ACL EES 8 ani 3 Ethiopian 6 Atcord 8 turoh4ns 6 Appenship 5 Em, few 6 Astro 3 Famous Austral 9 BSA 7 n 1 7 Gemartrans 8 Miammoo i B Genshpq 9 Bayswater 7 Golden 4 B'tang Mas 8
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        487 27 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurooq Pert Asptlos AS12 J17 alonqside 25.12/2300 Bt Diamond *****7 J01 alongside 24.12/1400 Bt Malta Rani *****7 J01 alonqside 24.12/1200 Bt Niaqa PI *****7 J01 alonqside 24.12/1230 Bt Ocean J *****7 J01 alonqside 24.12/1230 Bt Sejati DEC22 J01 alonqside 24.12/2359 Bt Suriati
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1756 27 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofciflq/B«J*nce Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From Jo From to mm Na won i atom amm om 21/1500 23/HS* 23/1MO 2A 23/1700 24/0*5* 24/0*00 21 23/1700 24/0*5* 24/0*00 J 24/0700 24/1IS* 24/MOO 4 24/1200 24/MS* 24/1700 tan MM HOMO
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        185 27 D«o 25 Albania, Andorra, Angola. Argentina, Austria Australia Christmas Day. Belarus, Bolivia. Brazil, Bulgaria Belgium: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Cameroon. Chile, Colombia. Congo. Costa Rica, Cyprus. Czech Republic Canada Christmas Day. Denmark: Christmas Day. Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia Finland France: Christmas Day. Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala Honduras.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        864 27 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        475 27 Cart* 180 Mai 989.8 1-2 15.4 0.10 SO 0.02 Dec 18 OMSitv tMtr RetMw Art Aluminium Sediment No above £25 0 110 0 0 380 Ave 984.6 OJ 12.1 0.06 34 0.02 380 Mn 991.6 0.6 17.4 0.13 63 0.06 M/iri M/w WW —w« Wo above
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        Lock icon Aerospace 4th-qtr profits to go up, except for Boeing
        580 28 US INDUSTRY OUTLOOK Industry leader expected to break even or post a loss, say analysts Bloomberg ISEATTLE] US aerospace and defence companies will continue this year's string of higher earnings into the fourth quarter, with the exception of industry leader Boeing
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        Lock icon Ford, GM to turn in higher earnings while Chrysler's profit will be lower
        503 28 Bloomberg [DETROIT] US car makers Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp will post higher fourth-quarter earnings, as higher worldwide vehicle production offset more costly North American sales incentives. Chrysler Corp, which has struggled all year, will
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        Air NZ suspends Korean services
        202 28  -  By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Air New Zealand said yesterday it was suspending its services to South Korea at the end of the year. Managing director Jim McCrea said a "major contraction" in demand for overseas travel in Korea, the significant decline in the value of
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        Lock icon BA design contest
        45 28 [LONDON] A painting of Australian cricketer Shane Warne which is among the entries in a design-a-tailfin competition by British Airways. Warne, the man responsible for wrecking so many English dreams, could soon be featured on the tailfin on UK's biggest airline. AFP
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        Lock icon Saudi airline accepts first of 61 Boeing jets
        446 28 USs7.sb deal delayed by financing problems of flag carrier Reuters [EVERETT, Washington] Saudi Arabia's flag carrier has accepted the first of 61 Boeing jets acquired in a US$7.5 billion (5512.4 billion) deal delayed by the airline's problems financing the high-profile purchase. Saudi
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        Lock icon Crippled Biman airliner
        57 28 [SYLHET, Bangladesh] A broken wheel lies a distance away from the Fokker 28 Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Tuesday, a day after it crash-landed near the town of Sylhet, in north-eastern Bangladesh. All 89passengers and crew miraculously survived the accident with minor injuries. Most of the passengers were
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        Lock icon US airlines to expand passenger screening programme to domestic flights
        245 28 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Airlines on Jan 1 will step up security on flights within the US by expanding screening of travellers and checks to ensure a passenger's bag is not being shipped without the passenger, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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        Lock icon Call for clear rules for carry-on bags
        263 28 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US luggage makefs called for uniform government standards on car-ry-on items passengers are permitted to take aboard US airlines. Passengers' distrust of the speed and efficiency of airline baggage handling systems has led to an increase in carry-on items and raised
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      99 15 AI?T ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED f|*J, (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) —> WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VISSii VOY SINGAPORE BOMIAY VESSIL VOY lOMIAY SINGAPORE NORDKAP 421 29/12 07/01 NORDKAP 420 19/12 29/12 SINAR TQ6A 221 02/01 11/01 SINAR TOBA 220 21/12 02/01 QQCL ADMIRAL Oil 05/01 14/01 OOCL ADMIRAL
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      1724 17 COMPLAINT HOT-LINi 1 TEL: *****35 |J I" SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) COSTAR SNIPPING PTC LTD #i7-oiNsnoc saus/mgs 420S*4i/43 inward dept (o/o) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND C» HO: **********0* TOWEI TWO (06l>09) CONVENTIONAL 4205*50/55 T/SHPMT DIPT *****25 TEL 02-07-35 M
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