The Business Times, 6 August 2008
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Title Section23 2008-08-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Wednesday,August6,2ooB23 words
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1006 2008-08-06 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By [SINGAPORE] The next revision of property development charge rates is barely a month away. So what can the market expect? Recently a few 99-year leasehold condo sites at Woodleigh, West Coast and Choa Chu Kang were sold at prices below1,006 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-08-06 1 Bloomberg Source: SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.491 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.94 INDIA 12.75Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article44 2008-08-06 1 1 COMP 1,128.86 -19.82 IIKKEI225 12,914.66 -18.52 IANG SENG 21,949.75 -565.17 ;et INDEX 667.12 -7.55 JAKARTA COMP 2,185.62 -42.06 1ANILA COMP 2,602.38 +2.39 ;eoulcomp 1,535.54 -7.51 ;henzhenb 433.83 -16.35 IUMBAI IND 14,961.07 +383.20 12 noon EDT Change )OW 11,495.19 +211.04 IASDAQ 2,323.94 +38.3844 words
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Article40 2008-08-06 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.376 (US$/S$ per 1.956 2.692 iURO (US$/S$/E) 1.550 2.133 'EN 107.80 78.30 3.272 2.377 IK$ 7.805 5.671 !AHT 33.63 24.43 lUPIAH 9,083 6,599 lENMINBI 6.854 4.979 INDIAN RUPEE 42.29 30.72 1.086 0.789 IZ$ 1.381 1.00440 words
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686 2008-08-06 1 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Savings rates scrape bottom, key 3-month interbank rate hits low of 1% By [SINGAPORE] It looks like bank depositors in Singapore may be "desaving" in more ways than one. They are facing a double whammy of interest rates that are limbo-rock686 words
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Miscellaneous44 2008-08-06 1 SPORE CRICKET CLUB EXEC MONEY CORPORATE BE INSPIRED Anwarul Hague steps down The road to RESULTS Zap for daily inspiration, as president wealth wj UOB:Q2 profit Win a Zegna Sport page 2 page 33 *i Bk up 2.7% page 5 i-Pod Jacket! page 1044 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration429 2008-08-06 2 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB Anwarul Hague says decision is to 'maintain harmony' [SINGAPORE] The president of the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC), Anwarul Hague, stepped down yesterday, after being threatened with legal action. Mr Hague has been president of SCC since 2001. The fact thatFILE PHOTO - 429 words
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Article, Illustration679 2008-08-06 2 Reuters Home finance firms seen reporting losses until Q1 2009 [WASHINGTON] The head of the new regulatory agency overseeing Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac said he is mulling fresh capital standards for the mortgagefinance companies, and said he expects the– Reuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 679 words
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401 2008-08-06 2 Traders believe there is more room for prices to fall [NEW YORK] Oil prices kept falling yesterday, sinking as low as USsllß a barrel on growing concerns that a US economic slowdown and high energy costs are curbing consumer demand for petrol401 words
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THREE MINUTE DIGEST
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72 2008-08-06 2 CITIGROUP Inc has reported its first loss since at least 2005 on credit-card securitisations, signalling that risks may be growing in a business that generated US$3.5 billion of revenue in the past three years. The biggest US credit-card lender lost US$l76 million72 words
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Article69 2008-08-06 2 DESPITE market concerns over falling loan and fee growth and rising expenses, United Overseas Bank ended the first six months of the year with profit gains for both the second quarter and the first half. But group deputy chairman and chief executive officer69 words
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86 2008-08-06 2 DUE to volatile and high oil prices, jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil (Singapore) has gotten cold feet about resuming oil trading here in the second half as planned. Still, CAO did resume derivative trading of the aviation fuel on a small86 words
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71 2008-08-06 2 ASIA'S three largest listed stock exchanges should post slower earnings growth as trading volumes thinned and capital-raising dropped sharply amid a global equity slump this year. Asian stocks, as measured by the MSCI Asia excluding Japan index, have fallen 23 per cent71 words
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45 2008-08-06 2 FEAR of a global slowdown has caught up with high-flying commodities stocks after a sharp decline in oil and metal prices, more gloom in the US economy and a glimmer of deceleration in China. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 1145 words
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57 2008-08-06 2 EXISTING commission guidelines for property agents drawn up by industry body Institute of Estate Agents are likely to infringe the Competition Act, the Competition Commission of Singapore said yesterday. The guidelines stipulate fees and fee structures for agents and agencies dealing with various types57 words
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71 2008-08-06 2 AFTER pressuring independent power producers to seriously consider a renegotiation of agreements viewed as one-sided by threatening a windfall tax, the Malaysian government appears to have its sights trained on Klang Valley's tolled highway concessionaires. But analysts are wary of the backlash in71 words
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52 2008-08-06 2 CHINA Development Bank is competing with Commerzbank AG to buy Allianz SE's Dresdner Bank, Germany's third-largest lender by assets, sources said. The bank, which funds the nation's public works projects, has conducted due diligence on Dresdner in Frankfurt, they said. GREATER CHINA,52 words
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54 2008-08-06 2 SURGING trade in metals and energy has propped up Indian commodity exchanges despite a ban on farm futures, and volumes are set to grow even more as investors scramble for safe-haven assets amid weakening financial markets. But analysts warn that not all will benefit54 words
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86 2008-08-06 2 STANDARD Chartered pic, the UK bank that earns most of its money in Asia, has said that first-half profit rose 31 per cent, helped by corporate lending in India and Hong Kong. Stanchart rose as much as 6.8 per cent after the bank86 words
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597 2008-08-06 4 Bloomberg Credit-card securitisation drags it USsl76m into the red for the second quarter [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc has reported its first loss since at least 2005 on credit-card securitisations, signalling that risks may be growing in a business that generated US$3.5 billion– Bloomberg - 597 words
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Article, Illustration804 2008-08-06 4 [PARIS] Societe Generale SA, France's second-larg-est bank, reported a 63 per cent decline in second-quar-ter profit after writedowns linked to the sub-prime contagion led to a loss at the in-vestment-banking unit. Net income fell to 644 million euros (551.37 billion), orAP - 804 words
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Article381 2008-08-06 4 RICHARD BEALES - RICHARD BEALES By FORMER Bear Steams boss Jimmy Cayne has been keeping a low profile for months. But now he has gone public, revealing to Fortune that he fell victim to a life-threatening illness last September and that a short-selling conspiracy contributed to the firm's collapse.381 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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414 2008-08-06 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By Revenue rises 32% to $1.39b from $1.05b SEMBCORP Marine continued to ride the rig-building boom in the second quarter, with net profit surging 50.7 per cent year-on-year to $128.3 million from $85.1 million. The increase was largely due to higher414 words
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Article, Illustration832 2008-08-06 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE But outlook not rosy, with CEO seeing moderation in loan growth By DESPITE market fears of falling loan and fee growth and rising expenses, United Overseas Bank ended the first six months of the year with profit gains for both832 words
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415 2008-08-06 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By THE executive chairman of wastewater treatment firm Dayen Environmental, John Lee, returned to work yesterday after a month-long hiatus but declined to say if his personal matters that caused a series of forced selling had been resolved. Mr Lee also415 words
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Article, Illustration670 2008-08-06 8 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM It takes a raincheck on oil trading but will focus on jet fuel business growth By BECAUSE of volatile and high oil prices, jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil (Singapore) has gotten cold feet about resuming oil trading here especially670 words
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Article351 2008-08-06 8 AT d 9 IdllCG 6 months ended June 2008 3 months ended June 2008 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG (Sim) (Sim) (S$m) (S$m) I 1 II 1 UOB 1130.00 1103.00 2.4 2690.00 2490.00351 words
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Article, Illustration487 2008-08-06 8 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG Interim period saw distributable cash of $4.5 m By HYFLUX Water Trust (HWT), the first pure-play global water business trust to be listed in Asia, yesterday reported distributable cash of $4.5 million for the first half of the year. This translates to distribution487 words
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293 2008-08-06 8 By UMA SHANKARI NEWLY listed property group Roxy-Pacific Holdings said yesterday that its second-quarter net profit rose 78 per cent to $8.95 million, from $5 million a year ago, as it continued to book revenue from projects launched in 2006 and 2007. Turnover rose293 words
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728 2008-08-06 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO DWINDLING participation from both listed companies and research houses in the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Research Incentive Scheme (RIS) has raised the question of whether the scheme has lost its popularity and needs some fine-tuning. Despite criticisms fair or unfair the scheme728 words
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Article, Illustration507 2008-08-06 9 Region's three biggest exchanges expected to show slower growth ASIA'S three largest listed stock exchanges should post slower earnings growth as trading volumes thinned and capital-raising dropped sharply amid a global equity slump this year. Asian stocks, as measured by the MSCIBLOOMBERG - 507 words
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294 2008-08-06 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By SHIPPING trust Rickmers Maritime reported a net profit of US$9.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 53 per cent higher than its forecast. Total revenue of U5526.22 million also beat projections by 14 per cent, while the distribution294 words
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398 2008-08-06 9 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA H1 net dives 78% to $60.7 m but turnover up 11% at $5.03b By MARKET volatility has taken a toll on Great Eastern Holdings Ltd's latest half yearly results, although the underlying insurance business remains healthy. Net profit attributable to shareholders398 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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70 2008-08-06 9 Bloomberg OCBC has received approval to raise its stake in Vietnam Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Private Enterprises to 15 per cent. OCBC currently has a 10 per cent stake in the Hanoi-based lender, known as VPBank, according to a statement postedBloomberg - 70 words
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64 2008-08-06 9 SINOTEL Technologies, which provides wireless telecoms infrastructure and solutions in China, said the group's order book has appreciated to about 292 million yuan (5558.7 million) as at June 30, 2008. Between Jan 31 and June 30, the group had recognised revenue of about64 words
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39 2008-08-06 9 TEE International yesterday said its subsidiaries have secured seven projects worth $7.2 million. To date, it has an outstanding order book of about $150 million secured by its Singapore and Malaysia subsidiaries.39 words
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56 2008-08-06 9 AEM Holdings warned yesterday that the group is expected to report a net loss for the six months ended June 30. Apart from weak performance, the group will be writing off slow-moving inventory and making provisions for assets impairment. Cash flow from operations,56 words
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46 2008-08-06 9 YANLORD Land Group has announced that the launch of its second batch of apartment units in Shanghai Yanlord Riverside City Phase 3 has received strong response. Total contracted pre-sales for the opening weekend amounted to 610 million yuan (*****.7 million).46 words
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Article, Illustration938 2008-08-06 6 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES Suddenly, everything seems to be going wrong for the duo from Down Under AYBE it has got something to do with the onset of the August holiday peak in the Western Hemisphere and Japan. What started out as a more modest938 words
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Article96 2008-08-06 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 4 9 4 0 0 0 4 9 4 lanufacturing 19 93 55 11 25 99 66 Commerce 12 29 19 14 32 21 'pt/Stor/Comms 12 19 12 22 :inance 14 14 Construction 10 10 'roperties96 words
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Article107 2008-08-06 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 19,784 19,784 130,667 130,667 lanufacturing 367,055 21,261 388,316 361,531 1,764 363,295 Commerce 87,990 24,195 112,185 127,853 10,028 137,880 ■pt/Stor/Comms 144,090 1,487 145,577 411,357 476 411,833 :inance 41,479 41,479 445,518 445,518 Construction 30,333 3,411 33,744 5,836 131 5,967 ■roperties 54,658107 words
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Article107 2008-08-06 6 lapitaLand 5.280 -0.070 lapitaMall 3.010 +0.110 jtyDev 10.820 +0.020 losco Corp 2.740 -0.230 IBS Grp 18.820 -0.220 :&N 4.320 -0.050 Sent Intl 0.545 -0.005 IK Land 3.920 -0.070 ISH 17.000 lardineC&C 16.900 -0.120 leppel Corp 10.580 -0.180 leppel Land 4.600 -0.020 IOL 2.650 +0.020 loble Grp107 words
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Article815 2008-08-06 6 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Cosco Corporation Aug 5 close: $2.74 JP Morgan, Aug 5 Q2 2008 results in line: Cosco posted HI 2008 net profit of $213 million (+74 per cent y-o-y), driven largely by its strong order backlog of $7.4 billion. Q2 2008 profit after tax and minority815 words
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Article, Illustration548 2008-08-06 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY FOLLOWING recent patterns, traders yesterday bet heavily on Wall Street rising on Tuesday. The Straits Times Index (STI) plunged 70 points to 2,807 in heavy selling during the morning and most of the afternoon, before a sudden upturn in the548 words
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Article63 2008-08-06 6 Aug 5 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -336.00 -134.0 IT CADI -*****.00 -183.0 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -34.00 TSE ST Mid Cap 679.71 -4.05 TSE ST Small Cap 575.50 -7.67 TSE ST All Share 717.01 -4.57 TSE ST China Top 407.77 -8.78 TSE ST China 392.64 -12.07 IOB63 words
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Article61 2008-08-06 6 VOLUME Yanqzijianq 95,176,000 Golden Agri 78,969,000 Cosco Corp 61,730,000 Noble Grp 42,478,000 China Honqxinq 34,481,000 DBS DBeCWOBIII7 32,860,000 Sing Tel 31,221,000 Li Henq 24,481,000 Ferrochina 24,353,000 Ocean us 23,410,000 VALUE(S) Cosco Corp 170,849,330 DBS Grp 169,770,900 Sing Tel 110,318,570 UOB 108,199,020 Keppel Corp 104,968,794 Capita Land 103,179,67061 words
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Article103 2008-08-06 6 CLOSE UP India Ni 10 1470 73.0 5.2 iBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** 70.0 0.7 IOB 1968 38.0 2.0 IOBMBLJCW*****0 600 27.0 4.7 ISMSCI India 100 642 20.6 2.4 I A 1506 16.0 1.1 243 15.0 6.6 Ionics 15 12.5 500.0 iMall 301 11.0 3.: ICBC Bk 841 11.0103 words
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Article120 2008-08-06 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN LD 10US$ 8736-363.2 -2.9 :iMBAsean40 100US$ 833 -60.5 -5.0 China H 10US$ 1539 -56.4 -2.i iBS MBLiCW/*****0 480 -41.0 -7.9 Cmdt 10US$ 386 -24.8 -4.! :osco Cori 274 -23.0 -7.7 IMH 3044 -22.0 -0.5 iBS Gri 1882 -22.0 -1.; ndoAi iri 146 -22.0 -13.1 i120 words
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Article83 2008-08-06 6 Where S! stands Aug 5 CHNG CLOSE FRAugi YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.3775 -0.40 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1344 0.17 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6951 0.22 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.2661 1.02 1.3251 1.2349 Yen* 1.2775 -0.51 1.4484 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.56 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.0985 -0.19 4.4299 4.0190 Peso*83 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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481 2008-08-06 10 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI lEA has until Sept 25 to remove its recommendation on fees, fee structures By EXISTING commission guidelines for property agents drawn up by industry body Institute of Estate Agents (lEA) are likely to infringe the Competition Act, the Competition Commission of481 words
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Article, Illustration235 2008-08-06 10 TEKKA Mall will be relaunched as The Verge, according to owner Corwin Holdings yesterday. The five-year-old mall, which is undergoing renovation, will become an IT, lifestyle and F&B hub so as to reposition itself to attract the right tenants and the right shoppers,235 words
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Article232 2008-08-06 10 HDB's latest survey, completed last year, shows support for Sers at 85% RESIDENTS under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) have shown strong support for the programme, said the Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday. Under Sers, selected old blocks of sold flats232 words
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395 2008-08-06 10 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By BANKING is very much a relation-ship-based business, so finding the right people for the job is essential, industry leaders said at the Global Leadership and Mentoring Congress yesterday. Wealth management, for instance, has huge potential for growth, particularly in395 words
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369 2008-08-06 10 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By A WORKFORCE that's globally relevant and competitive is the key to keeping Singapore's economy in shape and growing, Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong said yesterday. For the workforce to stay globally relevant and competitive, Singapore's labour market must be369 words
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129 2008-08-06 10 THE CPF Board's $20,000 investment restriction on Ordinary and Savings accounts from April 1 hit insurance sales, the Life Insurance Association (LIA) of Singapore said in its second-quarter results announcement yesterday. CPFIS sales slumped 61 per cent, it said. But there was strong129 words
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282 2008-08-06 10 AUDIT firm Deloitte Singapore said yesterday its revenue grew 30 per cent in the fiscal year that ended in May. "In particular, our enterprise risk services and financial advisory services grew exceptionally fast, with growth of about 50 per cent and 40 per cent282 words
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Article, Illustration309 2008-08-06 10 ARTHUR LEE - ARTHUR LEE By BY the year 2050, Singapore is projected to have the world's fourth-oldest population. And as early as 2030, one in five people here will be aged over 65, according to a recent Ministerial Committee report on Ageing. SPH chairmanARTHUR LEE - 309 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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220 2008-08-06 11 [SEOUL] South Korea's largest business lobby group warned yesterday that an interest rate increase was more likely to hurt the economy than help contain consumer inflation, just days before the central bank reviews rates. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry220 words
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Article, Illustration664 2008-08-06 11 Reuters Markets reacting to fall in oil and metals prices, and US economic problems [HONG KONG] Fear of a global slowdown has caught up with high-flying commodities stocks after a sharp decline in oil and metal prices, more gloom in the US economy– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 664 words
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309 2008-08-06 11 Bloomberg Central bank's move is meant to deter speculators [DUBAI] Kuwait blocked foreign banks from trading dinars through local institutions to deter speculators, traders with knowledge of the situation said. Local banks were told they may buy and sell currency from the central bank– Bloomberg - 309 words
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185 2008-08-06 11 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Pascal Lamy will visit India next week to gauge industry views on the collapse of talks on a global trade agreement. "Lamy is scheduled to visit India on Aug 12 and 13– Bloomberg - 185 words
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603 2008-08-06 12 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Kuala Lumpur considering lower tariffs on highway tolls in the area By in Kuala Lumpur AFTER pressuring independent power producers (IPPs) to seriously consider a renegotiation of agreements viewed as one-sided by threatening a windfall tax, the Malaysian government appears to603 words
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Article2237 2008-08-06 12 Aug5 Aug 5 RM ASM Realty 0.46 AbricBhd 0.17 Advance Synergy 0.10 Adventa Bhd 0.88 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.21 Affin Holdings 1.84 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.71 AicCorp 0.51 Airasia Bhd 1.13 Akn Technology 0.40 Alliance Financi 2.76 Aluminium Co 1.04 Amalgamated Ind 0.52 Ammb Hldgs Bhd 3.26 Amtel Holdings2,237 words
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Article, Illustration451 2008-08-06 12 -AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government yesterday rejected reports that foreign workers at a local garment factory contracted by Nike Inc were mistreated and had their wages garnished. Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam said an initial probe showed that the Hytex Group-AP; AP - 451 words
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234 2008-08-06 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's energy ministry may scrap a rule requiring PT Perusahaan Gas Negara, the country's largest distributor of the fuel, to seek its approval on pricing agreements with factories and utilities. The government may also decide not to set a maximum priceBloomberg - 234 words
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341 2008-08-06 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia plans to use 500,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from its swelling inventories in the next two to three months to produce biodiesel to boost faltering prices of the vegetable oil, Commodities Minister Peter Chin saidReuters - 341 words
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Article, Illustration527 2008-08-06 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Foreign fund managers are continuing to cut their exposure in Malaysia, with most saying that while the economic fundamentals remain relatively sound, the political outlook is a big concern, says a report in Malaysia's Business Times. "Malaysia actually remains a pretty attractive527 words
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733 2008-08-06 13 Bloomberg Political backlash feared if German lender is sold to non-European buyer [HONG KONG] China Development Bank is competing with Commerzbank AG to buy Allianz SE's Dresdner Bank, Germany's third-larg-est lender by assets, three people familiar with the matter said. China Development– Bloomberg - 733 words
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Article, Illustration340 2008-08-06 13 AFP [BEIJING] China's state media said yesterday that an attack in the Muslim border city of Kashgar that reportedly left 16 police dead was "likely" carried out by the banned East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). "ETIM likely to be behind terror attack," said a headlineAFP; REUTERS - 340 words
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176 2008-08-06 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US technology giants Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, in talks with other Internet firms and human-rights groups, have reached an agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for activities in China and other restrictive countries,– Reuters - 176 words
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180 2008-08-06 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] China Mass Media International Advertising Corp, an ad company for China's largest television network, fell 4.4 per cent in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. China Mass Media fell 30 US cents to US$6.5O atBloomberg - 180 words
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740 2008-08-06 13 ■AP President Hu reins in hawkish elements on Taiwan, Japan [BEIJING] Until recently, the sight of a Japanese warship steaming toward Chinese shores or of a Chinese aircraft swooping low over Taiwan would have provoked alarm across Asia. But when Japan's navy made■AP - 740 words
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344 2008-08-06 13 AFP, Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwanese annual inflation in July hit 5.92 per cent marking the highest level in nearly 14 years, the government said yesterday, bolstering expectations of another interest rate hike. The consumer price index was 0.66 per cent up in JulyAFP, Bloomberg - 344 words
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Article, Illustration584 2008-08-06 14 Reuters They ride on soaring trade in metals and energy, despite a ban on farm futures [MUMBAI] Surging trade in metals and energy has propped up Indian commodity exchanges despite a ban on farm futures, and volumes are set to grow even more as investors■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 584 words
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293 2008-08-06 14 Bloomberg Purchase will add 15 customers in the US, says Aegis BPO [BANGALORE] Essar Group, which operates steel, oil and cell-phone businesses in India, said its back-office services unit will buy US-based People Support Inc for US$25O million in cash to add customers– Bloomberg - 293 words
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Article8566 2008-08-06 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.025/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.338/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.89/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0.65/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.975/ APS Komaba8,566 words
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412 2008-08-06 15 Bloomberg Earnings beat estimates; corporate lending in India and HK boosts results [LONDON] Standard Chartered pic (Stanchart), the UK bank that earns most of its money in Asia, has said that first-half profit rose 31 per cent, helped by corporate lending in India– Bloomberg - 412 words
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647 2008-08-06 15 Reuters Split would erode its broadband market share, hurt margins [MELBOURNE] Australia's dominant phone company, Telstra Corp Ltd, is set to come under government pressure to split up its business units along the lines of similar break-ups of phone companies in New Zealand and■ Reuters - 647 words
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Article, Illustration440 2008-08-06 15 Reuters, AP [SEOUL] The loss of Booger the pit bull terrier was almost more than Bernann McKinney could bear. Now she is happy, minus US$5O,OOO and her house, and owner of five cloned Booger puppies. "It is a miracle for me becauseReuters, AP; PHOTOS: AP - 440 words
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194 2008-08-06 15 ■AFP [NEW YORK] US investment bank Merrill Lynch is "well-capitalised" and is poised to return to profitability soon, its chief executive John Thain said on Monday. Thanks to the US$B.5 billion raised on the markets in late July, "we have a big■AFP - 194 words
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Article, Illustration609 2008-08-06 16 -IHT World luxury index has lost about a third of its value from peak last year [PARIS] The global leaders in luxury goods are posting decent earnings and issuing relatively positive forecasts despite the gloom spreading over Western economies. But try telling-IHT; REUTERS - 609 words
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337 2008-08-06 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays pic, the UK's third-biggest bank, agreed to sell its UK life-insurance unit to Swiss Reinsurance Co for £753 million (552.03 billion) as it seeks to fund growth in faster-growing overseas markets. "Swiss Re will acquire approximately 760,000 life-insurance and– Bloomberg - 337 words
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493 2008-08-06 16 Bloomberg [PARIS] Societe Generale SA (SocGen) managers were aware of Jerome Kerviel's trading and a police report given anonymously to the press last week that says otherwise is incomplete, a lawyer for Kerviel said. Kerviel's unauthorised bets led to a record 4.9– Bloomberg - 493 words
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337 2008-08-06 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] WCI Communities, the homebuilder whose chairman is billionaire investor Carl Icahn, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after failing to obtain new financing and losing 90 per cent of its value in the past year. "Like in all distressed industries,– Bloomberg - 337 words
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682 2008-08-06 16 Reuters Their earnings may take at least a year to recover [NEW YORK] A year after the global credit crisis erupted, credit rating agencies still face a long process of restoring reputations and profits that took a century to build. In 1909, a young entrepreneur– Reuters - 682 words
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Article, Illustration564 2008-08-06 19 Risk: Oil may drift below current price they guaranteed with hedging deals [CHICAGO] US airlines are cheering a steep decline in the price of jet fuel since mid-July, when crude oil prices began a nearly US$27-per-barrel descent, but that good newsREUTERS - 564 words
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533 2008-08-06 19 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways is getting an unanticipated benefit from record jet fuel costs that have helped push the shares down almost 30 per cent this year. Hong Kong's largest airline flew 14 per cent more passengers in the first halfBloomberg - 533 words
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170 2008-08-06 19 Reuters [PARIS] Air France KLM, the world's biggest airline by passenger numbers, said yesterday its first-quarter net profit more than halved due to a spike in oil prices and an economic slowdown. The net profit fell 59.4 per cent to 168 million eurosReuters - 170 words
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356 2008-08-06 19 Move deepens rift between Port Authority and US Transportation Dept [WASHINGTON] New York's three major airports, the most congested in the US last year, will block federal regulators' plan to auction off landing rights by denying airlines access to ground facilities.356 words
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74 2008-08-06 19 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Boeing Co, the second largest US defence contractor, and Raytheon Co may sell Australia F/A-18 fighter jet support services and equipment valued at as much as US$l.5 billion. In addition to technical services, the sale may include sidewinder missiles, electronic warfare countermeasureBloomberg - 74 words
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60 2008-08-06 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Tiger Airways Pte, the budget carrier partly owned by Singapore Airlines Ltd, said it chose Adelaide as its second base in Australia. The airline will open the hub in the city from January and will position two Airbus SAS ABloomberg - 60 words
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104 2008-08-06 19 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian long-haul budget carrier Air Asia X yesterday denied it was considering charging passengers according to how much they weigh. An Australian executive with the airline had been quoted as telling a travel industry magazine that an initiative to charge larger-AFP - 104 words
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Article2561 2008-08-06 19 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY IN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA Airways Corpn2,561 words
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Miscellaneous368 2008-08-06 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 In favour of music making a ■■VBI HH^ HY* HH^ HH^ HVhV lot of money (7) |B|^l Hfll by swimmer (7) hh mm mm^ mm^ mm^ mh^ 10 Travelling around to organ- HJ HJ HJ 9J H HJ| 11 American tucking into his ex- mJ hJ368 words
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Article1065 2008-08-06 20 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK Raise awareness quickly of the dangers of working in enclosed and confined spaces without safeguards By ONCE again I turn to one of the most depressing subjects involving modern shipping. Despite countless warnings and information campaigns and the best efforts of many in the1,065 words
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Article, Illustration336 2008-08-06 20 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, led declines among shipyards trading in South Korea and Singapore on concern new orders are slowing. Daewoo Shipbuilding dropped 3.7 per cent to 34,150 won, the lowest price in more than four months,– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 336 words
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Article, Illustration412 2008-08-06 20 [MANILA] A joint expert team from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) on Monday warned of huge environmental disaster in the waters of the Philippines' central province of Romblon following the sinking of an ill-fated ferry. The MV Princess of the Stars,412 words
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Article107 2008-08-06 20 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.58 0.36 2.74 0.76 1.90 1.22107 words
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Article36 2008-08-06 20 '000 Uig Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.80 8.85 8.80 3.68 3.00 0.17 0.12 0.05 unch 0.10 unch -0.04 0.01 -0.01 4; 31 120: 50' 21 92!36 words
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Article12 2008-08-06 20 ■oo 'recious Ship Regional Cont 19.50 14.80 -0.10 0.10 1361 24!12 words
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Article22 2008-08-06 20 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.10 30.00 unch 1.58 0.30 0.50 unch 0.08 1111 1312 0 4022 words
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Article17 2008-08-06 20 Evergreen Marine ...19.90 :irst Steamship 54.20 /Van Hai Lines 17.55 unch -4.00 -0.25 11 3 517 words
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Article38 2008-08-06 20 '000 Yen Vol :awasaki Hvylnd...242.00 -2.00 ***** :awasaki Kisen 780.00 12.00 ***** Mitsubishi Hvy 496.00 -2.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg ..282.00 -21.00 ***** Mitsui Osk Lines ..1269.00 -19.00 ***** Jippon Express 469.00 5.00 3567 JipponYusen 863.00 -1.00 896838 words
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264 2008-08-06 20 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong's largest operator of dry-bulk vessels, gained the most in almost a month after posting a better than expected first-half profit on China's rising demand for coal and iron ore. The shipping line's shares climbed– Bloomberg - 264 words
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Article501 2008-08-06 21 IN less than a month, crude oil prices have fallen almost 20 per cent. After scaling a record US$l47 per barrel on July 11, they are now hovering at just under US$l2O. Why is this happening and where are prices headed from here? Some501 words
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Article, Illustration1143 2008-08-06 21 JOE MCDONALD - JOE MCDONALD AP But Feng Jun concedes challenge of levying brand-name prices for made-in-China goods By HIS company's gadgets are barely known abroad. But Aigo CEO Feng Jun, a boyishly exuberant walking advertisement for the fast-growing Chinese electronics maker, is out toAP - 1,143 words
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Article, Illustration779 2008-08-06 21 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE NORTH Korea's recent behaviour, including the killing of a South Korean tourist who wandered into a restricted military area and now a threat to expel South Koreans who work at the tourism site, indicates that there779 words
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Article, Illustration1157 2008-08-06 22 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Unfortunately, isolationism, protectionism and xenophobia are alive and kicking in the US, including among many Democrats who belong to the Obama coalition but regard China and the rest of the emerging markets as a 'threat' to America's economic security. His internationalist vision andREUTERS - 1,157 words
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Article, Illustration854 2008-08-06 22 ANDY MUKHERJEE - ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg A BIG part of India's strategy to combat inflation this year hinges on expectations of a bumper harvest of its autumn crop, which depends mostly on rain. Predicting it, is therefore, very tricky. The cumulative rainfall during the firstBloomberg; AP - 854 words
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Article5727 2008-08-06 23 Transaction date: Aug 5 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Hij 52-wks Tel )h Low Code Com[ Last Sale Vol Day < Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low5,727 words
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Article70 2008-08-06 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Day ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hii 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 ISMSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P5OO 6170 SPDRS 398.3 288 6009 STI ETF70 words
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Article1801 2008-08-06 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000] Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap Cvr P/E $mil Comi Hii 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 31 15 5000 s ABRHIdgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 10 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19 35181,801 words
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Article207 2008-08-06 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer207 words
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366 2008-08-06 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Aug4 World Index Preliminary 938.7 -0.7 -17.1 -0.7 -19.4 -0.8 -15.6 EAFE Preliminai 885.0 -1.0 -21.0 -0.9 -21.5 -1.0 -17.7 Euro[ Prelim inan 1202.6 -0.7 -22.1 -0.6 -22.5 -0.6 -18.7 Pacific 781.2366 words
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Article60 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 lelivery lonth Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low \ug 08 2804 iep 08 2745 Dct 08 2750 >Jov08 2750 fatal o/p: ***** contracts 2756 2808 2721 2750 2790 2710 2750 2787 2700 2750 2784 2699 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower60 words
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Article22 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 STI SIMSCI Am 352 352.2 349.3 Taiwan Aui 266.2 268.4 260.3 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd22 words
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Article22 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.3736 1.3748 2-months 1.3715 1.3728 3-months 1.3694 1.3707 6-months 1.3639 1.3654 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article275 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep 08 Oct08 NOV08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 417.25 411.75 409.00 407.25 404.75 406.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig sb Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest275 words
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Article130 2008-08-06 24 As at 9am Aug 5 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2660 1.2810 .an dollar 1.3140 1.3300 Euro 2.1230 2.1470 NZ dollar 0.9900 1.0120 iterlini ind 2.6770 2.7070 US dollar 1.3660 1.3810 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign130 words
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Article147 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 Ivernight 3/8 -month 3/4 -months 15/16 l-months 1 Overnight mode: 5/16 IS$ Offer 1/' 5/i 13/K 7/i Bk days month months months j months months >— I. (All 2.40 2.62 2.83 3.03 3.20 3.35 3.48 Offer 2.3C 2.5; 2.7: 2.9: 3.1 3.2! 3.31 Bi< month months147 words
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Article465 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.960 6.310 0.594 7.186 38.934 83.632 0.993 9.371 3.012 1.272 66.579 40.630 1.267 6.748 0.969 28.302 30.960 0.471 0.921 Canada 1.042 6.574 0.619 7.486465 words
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Article134 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 GOLD (USS/oz) Aug OS Aug 04 Hong Kong London 884.10 912.00 885.10 913.00 Aug 04 Aug 01 905.70 913.90 906.70 914.90 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) AugOS Buying Sellinc Kilobar "42,390.19" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz134 words
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Article73 2008-08-06 24 Aug 4 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low ,epO8 1501 1602 1620/1486 )ecO8 1505 1586 1600/1494 t/lar 09 1497 1576 1587/1491 day 09 1501 1581 1583/1498 lOFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low iepO8 2345 2430 2442/2320 Mov08 2296 2380 2390/2280 Ian 09 2226 2298 2304/2205 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev73 words
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Article99 2008-08-06 24 Aug 4 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 08 1287.00 1357.75 1331.00 1270.00 Sep 08 1285.50 1355.50 1326.00 1285.50 Nov 08 1295.00 1365.00 1338.00 1295.00 Jan 09 1313.00 1383.00 1355.00 1313.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low AugO8 54.10 56.61 55.50 53.55 Sep99 words
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Article75 2008-08-06 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 4 origin] (/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 122.48 -2.35 WTI (Near Mth) 121.18 -3.83 iubai (1-Mth F) 122.67 2.24 "apis blend 134.1 2.3 i/linas 129.4 2.2 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha let Kerosene 117.40 150.45 2.05 -0.35 JS$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article157 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2667 1.2680 0.9206 0.9209 Canadian dollar 1.3194 1.3209 0.9590 0.9593 Euro 2.1325 2.1342 1.5499 1.5500 NZ dollar 0.9957 0.9970 0.7237 0.7241 iterlin. md 2.6904 2.6928 1.9554 1.9557157 words
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Article298 2008-08-06 24 Aug 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 97.1500 96.9250 96.8350 96.6700 ***** ***** 5920 3541 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO8 99.160 99.165 DecO8 99.160 99.165 MarO9 99.155 99.155 JunO9 99.110 99.125 SepO9 99.075 99.075 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.160 99.160 99.150 99.100298 words
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Article, Illustration700 2008-08-06 28 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Demand in first six months of 2008 soars 68% with 495 cars sold By 2007 saw a 34 per cent increase in Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' revenues and this year is expected to return a similar figure on the continued strong demand700 words
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Article, Illustration672 2008-08-06 29 CONRAD DE AENLLE - CONRAD DE AENLLE 29 By Mining stocks' fall began even though raw materials' prices were still climbing YOU might expect a company's stock to fall after a decline in the going rate for its main or only product. So the recent dives in29; REUTERS - 672 words
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Article, Illustration1411 2008-08-06 30 808 DOLL - 808 DOLL It's not clear whether economic and financial conditions will improve sufficiently to warrant a more aggressive stance By THE US economic and financial environment remains troubled, but it is important to emphasise that the economy is still growing. It is doing betterREUTERS - 1,411 words
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Article, Illustration1106 2008-08-06 31 MICHAEL PREISS - MICHAEL PREISS The land of the samba is still unfamiliar to many Asian investors, which could well be a strategic mistake GOLDMAN Sachs made the BRIC acronym Brazil, Russia, India and China a household name. And this year, Brazil has been the star performerAFP - 1,106 words
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Article, Illustration1102 2008-08-06 32 It's not a question of how much you earn that makes you wealthy, GENEVIEVE CUA discovers WEALTH is often measured by a posh home, luxury car, several private bank accounts, and a fat salary. But Paul Clitheroe, probably one of Australia'sYEN MENG JIIN - 1,102 words
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Article287 2008-08-06 32 On stocks: 'If shares have fallen 20 per cent, my advice is to buy some. For all I know they could be 20 per cent cheaper in a year's time. But we're buying based on global demand. Bank stocks are 40 per cent cheaper than a287 words
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