The Business Times, 18 August 2008

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg •S* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Monday, August 18,2008
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  • Article
    Lock icon Olympics fail to win markets
    847 1  -  LYNETTE KHOO China stocks, Games sponsors fall; analysts believe it's not all bad news for S-shares By [SINGAPORE] As the Beijing Olympics gets underway, the excitement at the Games is far from filtering through to the stock markets. The auspicious start of the Games on
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    Lock icon PM Lee paints challenging picture
    574 1  -  CHUANG PECK MING Spore must tackle long-term problems, not just cost worries By [SINGAPORE] At a time when immediate worries of inflation and foreign workers are on the minds of many Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday turned their attention to more distant challenges.
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    Lock icon Table tennis trio's triumph lauded by PM Lee
    173 1 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night praised Singapore's women's table tennis team, even as he noted that the Chinese were a very strong team. "We're very proud of them. It's been a very long time since we have had a medal
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Hedge funds report negative return for H1
        57 2 HEDGE funds in Singapore reported sharply lower returns for the first half of this year compared with a year ago, reflecting the weak equity markets. Investors have nevertheless not shied away, as the funds continued to attract inflows both in Singapore and elsewhere
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        Lock icon Weak consumer spending hits major retail houses
        52 2 SINGAPORE is not quite living up to its image of a shoppers' paradise, going by major retailers' recent results postings. CX Tang, Isetan, Courts and Metro Holdings have reported weaker performances on the back of weak consumer spending and higher costs. COMPANY NEWS,
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        Lock icon Veronica Eng – a force in private equity
        63 2 Veronica Eng a force in private equity VERONICA Eng, recently named an outstanding alumnae of the NUS Business School, has been in the field of private equity for more than two decades, starting when it was loosely called "venture capital". In those days, she was typically the only woman at
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        Lock icon Sales continue to sparkle for Singapore jewellers
        55 2 SINGAPORE'S jewellery industry, which is already grappling with stiff competition among various retailers, now has to contend with a slowing economy and rising costs as well. However, local jewellers seem optimistic that the stumbling blocks will do little to take the shine off
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        Lock icon Singapore wins bid to host RoboCup 2010
        63 2 SINGAPORE will play host to the 2010 RoboCup, a robotics soccer competition and the biggest robotics and artificial intelligence event in the world. After five months of gruelling planning, the bid by the Singapore team was recently accepted by the RoboCup Federation in
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        Lock icon Palm oil demand strong despite price fall: Jakarta
        74 2 INDONESIA, the world's biggest palm oil producer, said that demand for the vegetable oil is still strong after prices of the commodity slumped as much as 8.7 per cent on Friday. Palm oil for October delivery, the most-actively traded contract on the
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        Lock icon HK tax cut draws fine wine investors
        74 2 JUST weeks after Hong Kong scrapped a 40 per cent duty on wine this year, American entrepreneur and oenophile Stephen Bachmann arrived to investigate business opportunities. This autumn, Mr Bachmann, who runs a fine wine company in San Francisco, will open a major
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        Lock icon India economy loses shine in global crisis
        66 2 UNTIL a few months ago, the most popular buzz phrase for India was "economic miracle", with the nation appearing impervious to the financial turmoil engulfing the developed world. But now, the "India story" is losing traction, with inflation at 13-year highs and economic
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        Lock icon No signs of car sales, economic recovery: GM
        79 2 GENERAL Motors Corp chief executive officer Rick Wagoner said that he's not yet seeing signs of a recovery in the US economy or in vehicle sales following the recent decline in oil prices. "It still feels to me like we're in it,"
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      Lock icon UK sees 15% more firms become insolvent in Q2
      573 2  -  JANE MOIR Personal insolvency down 8.3%, but year-end may see more people in debt By in London AS Britain slides towards recession, the number of businesses facing bankruptcy is escalating with sectors such as financial services, construction and retail likely to
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      Lock icon Concerns over health of Japan's property, banking sectors
      687 2  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Urban's collapse exposes links to US sub-prime crisis By in Tokyo THE failure last week of mid-size Japanese property developer Urban Corporation the latest in a series of such collapses was more than just another in a growing list of
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      Lock icon Hedge funds report negative return for H1
      507 3  -  EMILYN YAP But investors still find them attractive as an investment vehicle, data shows By [SINGAPORE] Hedge funds in Singapore reported sharply lower returns in the first half of this year compared with the year-ago period, reflecting the weak equity markets. Some investors
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      Lock icon Hedge funds take a beating as US$ surges
      606 3  -  NEIL BEHRMANN By in London MOST hedge funds have taken a beating from the US dollar's surge, caught on the wrong foot as they continued to bet on the American currency weakening. Instead, they have been scuttled by a dollar revival of
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    • MARKETS DIGEST
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        49 3 iT Index 2,797.50 -10.04 1 COMP 1,095.05 -25.26 IIKKEI225 13,019.41 -149.00 IANG SENG 21,160.58 -724.63 ;et INDEX 707.48 +16.78 JAKARTA COMP 2,085.15 -110.78 1ANILA COMP 2,725.15 +32.34 ;eoulcomp 1,572.19 +3.47 iHENZHEN B 388.05 -16.03 IUMBAI IND 14,724.18 -443.64 )OW 11,659.90 -74.42 IASDAQ 2,452.52 +38.42 ;&P 500 1,298.20 +1.88
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        36 3 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 ~.,.V c ia an "AL^IA 6.72 ™G mc °a Veil, INDONESIA 16.831 r r TAIWAN 6.316 APAN i 075 koR F a 933 Britain cm ™MANN SW|TZERLAND 390 INDIA 1375 Source:
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        37 3 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.416 (US$/S$ ier 1.856 2.628 ;URO (USS/SS/E) 1.474 2.087 'EN 110.40 78.00 3.346 2.363 IK$ 7.813 5.518 !AHT 33.83 23.89 lUPIAH 9,186 6,487 lENMINBI 6.871 4.852 INDIAN RUPEE 42.69 30.15 1.159 0.818
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Weak consumer spending hits results of major retail houses
      624 4  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Inflation, shaky economic outlook make Singaporeans tighten purse strings By SINGAPORE is not quite living up to its image of a shoppers' paradise, going by major retailers' recent results postings. CX Tang, Isetan, Courts and Metro Holdings have reported
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      Lock icon A way out for the unhappy Hyflux investor
      824 4  -  CHEW XIANG HOCK LOCK SIEW By HAPPY Investor, who put 32 cents into Hyflux at its initial public offering seven years ago, is now sitting on impressively hefty gains around $6 in capital gain (including a number of bonus share issues), plus
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      Lock icon Swiber sees buoyant orders
      477 5 Offshore windpower industry will drive future growth, says chief executive EMERGING offshore oil and gas service provider Swiber Holdings sees buoyant orders from oil and gas explorers in the next five years, and plans to tap growth in the offshore windpower sector. Chief executive Raymond Goh
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      Lock icon Prioritising made her a force in private equity
      1194 9  -  GENEVIEVE CUA FT said Veronica Eng could be Europe's most powerful deal-making woman By IN the rough and tumble world of private equity and deal making, men are still likely to outnumber women at the deal table. But one woman, recently named
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      Lock icon Leverage must be used prudently
      424 9 WARRANT INSIGHTS A BIG reason for the popularity of warrants is the leverage they offer. But investors must be careful leverage is a double-edged sword that can cut both ways. A simple example will illustrate. Suppose a share trades at $1 and a call warrant
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon New 2008 lows for STI, or will 2,800 hold?
      720 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS Senior Correspondent LAST week's column advised readers to guard against what could well prove to be another false Wall Street rally that had, at the time, come after oil prices dropped below US$ll5 per barrel. As was pointed
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1351 6 Legends US$; Rmb; HK$; A) As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; Euro; AA) Baht; RM; Peso; AAA) Rs; NT$; (ab) Final Fully Franked; (ad) Capital; (ag) Dividend/Distribition; (ai) To be announced; (aj) Final Tax Exempt; (ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (am) First and Final Tax Exempt; (an) First and
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      Lock icon Oil slides, gold melts to 10-month low
      148 6 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Most commodity prices fell sharply last week, with gold under US$BOO per ounce and crude oil slumping further, as weak economic growth heralded lower demand for raw materials, analysts said. Oil: Crude oil prices tumbled owing to reduced demand for
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      Lock icon Dollar rallies on talk of US rate hikes
      356 6 AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended last week down against the dollar as the greenback rallied strongly on sentiment that the US was best placed to combat a global economic downturn, dealers said. A rising chance of American interest rate hikes
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1850 6 Source: Reuters consensus no. ot i-orecasi mean i-ri s recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name Mlco Commercial REIT 2.00 2.00 3 5.60 13.21 1.03 0.74 .II' ireen Pro Ltd 2.33 2.50 12 8.22 11.01 1.27 0.90 |ua-Terra Sui
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      61 6 Aug15 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -993.00 -99.00 BT CADI -*****.00-100.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -99.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 659.17 -2.77 FTSE ST Small Cap 552.64 -0.67 FTSE ST All Share 698.79 -4.04 FTSE ST China Top 370.53 -5.64 FTSE ST China 355.78 -5.54 UOB Catalist 123.48
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      61 6 VOLUME JiutianC 285,866,000 UniFiber 195,289,000 Golden Agri 179,394,000 China Honqxinq 135,430,000 Sing Tel 126,226,000 Gent Intl 108,481,000 Yanqzijianq 102,791,000 Noble Grp 88,350,000 Li Henq 79,185,000 DBS DBeCWOBIII7 78,987,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 441,833,570 Sing Tel 440,198,110 UOB 389,255,898 Capita Land 342,639,091 SGX 218,670,058 Keppel Corp 218,415,844 OCBC Bk
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      Lock icon RISES
      104 6 CLOSE UP 3116 82.1 1.9 JMH Creative Tech 602 36.0 6.4 Asia Pac Brew 1310 26.0 2.0 STXPOKW100 264 26.0 10.9 .oscoCori iBePW*****1 56 25.0 80.6 S I A 1526 22.0 1.5 SIA 200 1528 20.0 1.3 Fuji. ianZY 67 19.0 39.6 JSH 1678 14.2 0.6 Kei T&T 530
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      Lock icon FALLS
      109 6 CLOSE DOWN 7869-941.5 -7.8 GLD 10US$ OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9864-126.0 -1.3 China H 10US$ 1431-103.4 -4.9 DBSBk6% NCPS 10 ***** -70.0 -0.7 Great Eastern 1510 -60.0 -3.8 OCBCCai :.93%Pref10 9820 -60.0 -0.' OUE 1252 -56.0 -4.3 SPC 573 -41.0 -6.7 DBS MBL iCW*****3 586 -34.0 -5.5 Kei Land 413
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      95 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. Aug15 %CHNG CLOSE FRAugH YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4169 -0.63 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.0864 0.54 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6333 -0.05 2.8431 2.6148 AS 1.2225 0.85 1.3251 1.2075 Yen* 1.2826 0.15 1.4484 1.2619
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      Lock icon How our portfolios have fared since '03
      1423 8  -  TEH HOOI LING SINCE we started constructing our five portfolios in early 2003, we have gone through a four-year bull market and now, we have entered the bear phase. It is interesting to see how each of the stocks in the portfolios has
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      Lock icon Buy and buyback activities surge; sales remain lacklustre
      1142 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS By B' UYING activity surged while sales remained very low among directors on the Singapore market based on filings on the Exchange from Aug 11 to 15. A total of 25 companies recorded 39 purchases worth nearly $4
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      10 9 Warrants At Your Fingertips. X Visit www.merrillinvest.sg/warrants.aspx ■f l4SMairill Lynch
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Sales continue to sparkle for Singapore jewelers
      569 10  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Slowing economy has yet to hit business as luxury sector more resilient By SINGAPORE'S jewellery industry, which is already grappling with stiff competition among various retailers, now has to contend with a slowing economy and rising costs as well. However, local
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      Lock icon Volvo yacht race makes S'pore date
      553 10  -  VINCENT WEE By THE driving force behind one of the world's biggest round-the-world yacht races coming to Singapore is, ironically enough, a car company. Swedish car giant Volvo is the main sponsor of the Volvo Ocean Race, and Asia is its second biggest market
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      Lock icon Singapore wins bid to host RoboCup 2010
      305 11  -  DIONDI TAN Benefitting sectors include the local robotics, Al industries By SINGAPORE will play host to the 2010 RoboCup, a robotics soccer competition and the biggest robotics and artificial intelligence event in the world. After five months of gruelling planning, the bid by
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      Lock icon Addressing current market issues
      360 11  -  GEORGE JOSEPH By SOME of the most influential names in the financial industry will feature in a business seminar here this week on market liquidity and implications on the global economy. They will examine the opportunities and pitfalls in financial markets today, addressing questions relating to
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Arresting fraudulent practices
      1182 12 In this first of a two-part series on securities fraud, LIM WEN JUIN looks at the laws governing insider trading and accounts falsification THANKS to the irrepressible ingenuity and creativity of the human race, numerous ways of engaging in securities fraud have been developed. Broadly speaking, however,
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      Lock icon Face-to-face with the real world
      875 12 CAMPUS LIFE SIFE contest winners tell CRYSTAL NEO how they felt after taking part in the national competition WHEN Jeeva Prakash Rao first heard of the term "revenue", he was completely clueless. "All I knew was profit! Revenue was alien to me," he said. But
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 12 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      46 12 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Stiff headwinds at Wall St this week
      700 14 Investors appear willing to ignore CPI showing US inflation at 17-year high [NEW YORK] Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer this week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing
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      Lock icon No excuse on rates, Swan tells Aussie banks
      443 14 Bloomberg Public can expect them to follow any official cuts, he says [MELBOURNE] Australian banks have no excuse to hold borrowing costs steady should the nation's central bank cut official interest rates this year, Treasurer Wayne Swan said. "The banks have simply
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      Lock icon Atlanta Fed chief favours rates at 2% for now
      423 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said he prefers to keep interest rates unchanged for now, while anticipating a debate among policy-makers about whether to raise them in coming months. "From my perspective, I like policy
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Making talent count
      5622 15  -  KENNETH JAMES THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What are the key challenges in talent management in an organisation? Are there special factors to consider when managing talent in Asia? By LAST week, we asked CEOs for their views on leadership development. This week, the theme is managing talent in
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      258 17 Hear what top leaders have to say f*** at>out People Strategies in Asia. i. Guest-of-Honour: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Closing Dialogue Session: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew The inaugural Singapore Human Capital Summit is a confluence of global and regional business leaders and human capital thought leaders to discuss
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Gourmet India goes fresh & light
      618 18  - Gourmet India goes fresh light Ch&ah Ui-Hoon NEW MENU Vansh Stadium Waterfront, 2 Stadium Walk Singapore Indoor Stadium Tel: 6345-4466 AN INDIAN restaurant that serves food that's light and not overwhelmingly spicy? It seems to be an anomaly, but dining at Vansh is a refreshing reminder that Indian food need
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      125 18 lv auky I fz?fii7 I Be the star that you are at Oscar's Uj| You're always the star at Oscar's, Singapore's MMUafc||UMlA|iii£jilSM home of glamour and good times. Savour WSSBSSSSiSSSSStk Smm3l3S3 al fresco adventures and buffet that goes .J Jk beyond. Linger over delectable dinners, ■L j experience the new
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  • dining out with citibank
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      Lock icon True to traditional dining roots
      839 19  -  JAIME EE POWER Lunch By NG CHIN Siau grew up in Kuala Lumpur. Just this one sentence is enough to sum up the taste buds of the 40-year-old founder and chief executive officer of Q&M Group, a dental practice that has grown to 34 clinics
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      Lock icon Freshness of Hokkaido all year round
      706 19  -  Jaime Ec NEW RESTAURANT Hokkaido Sushi Restaurant M Hotel Level 9 81 Anson Road Tel: 6500-6121 TWICE a week, or even more, Japanese restaurants will tell you, shipments of glistening fresh seafood are flown in from Tsukiji market in Tokyo the mecca of fish,
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      489 20  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT After all, there is no guarantee that the oil price spiral is over XL Correspondent PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last week mooted the idea of reducing pump prices because world oil prices had ostensibly gone down. Yes, oil prices
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      233 20 Bernama [KUANTAN] The government has refuted the claim by Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim that about 800,000 people in the country would be unemployed next year. "I don't know how he had arrived at the figure because, according to
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      444 20 Bloomberg Trade minister points to rising demand in China, India and Europe [JAKARTA] Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, said that demand for the vegetable oil is still strong after prices of the commodity slumped as much as 8.7 per cent
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      Lock icon Qatar, Indonesia set up US$lb fund
      312 20 Reuters [DUBAI] Gas exporters Qatar and Indonesia have set up a USsl billion fund to invest in energy and infrastructure, Indonesia's ambassador to Qatar said in remarks published on Sunday. Qatar is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), while Indonesia is
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      806 21 AFP City hopes industry response will help HK firms capitalise on demand in China [HONG KONG] Just weeks after Hong Kong scrapped a 40 per cent duty on wine this year, American entrepreneur and oenophile Stephen Bachmann flew here to investigate business opportunities.
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      508 21 Buying together and in bulk beating inflation, HK style -AFP But some say trend could make inflation problem even worse [HONG KONG] Shoppers in Hong Kong, ever on the hunt for a bargain, are tackling soaring food prices by getting together and buying in bulk, but experts warn the trend
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      289 21 Xinhua [BEIJING] Ping An Insurance Group, China's second biggest life insurer, said on Saturday that its net profit decreased 12.2 per cent in the first half this year on unstable world capital market, offset growth in premiums, and weak investment returns. The company's
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  • INDIA
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      526 22 AFP [SRINAGAR, India] Tens of thousands of people shouting freedom slogans massed in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir to mourn 22 protesters killed by police gunfire during huge demonstrations in the mainly Muslim region. Mourners in cars, buses, jeeps and trucks streamed to Pampore town, just outside the
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      707 22 -AFP Inflation, sluggish growth, bleak data prompt exodus of foreign investors [NEW DELHI] Until a few months ago, the most popular buzz phrase for India was "economic miracle", with the nation appearing impervious to the financial turmoil engulfing the developed world. But now
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      1229 22 ICICI Bank (Incorporated in India) Registered Office: Landmark, Race Course Circle, Vadodara 390 007 Corporate Office: ICICI Bank Towers, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400 051 Balance Sheet as on March 31,2008 Auditors' Report Rupees in '000s T°' l 1 1 1 Thß members of ICICI Bank United CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES «MMm
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon HSBC, Santander well placed to pick up bargains
      848 23 Reuters But they are likely to consolidate their capital advantage and not make quick deals, say analysts [LONDON] HSBC and Santander, Europe's top two banks, are stretching their lead over hard-hit rivals and may have a window of opportunity to drive home
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      356 23 -LAT-WP [OAKLAND, California] Pandora is one of the nation's most popular Web radio services, with about one million listeners daily. Its Music Genome Project allows customers to create stations tailored to their own tastes. It is one of the 10 most popular
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      Lock icon The illusions about inflation and stocks
      646 23 -NYT [NEW YORK] There is widespread concern that high inflation running at a 5.6 per cent annual rate in the 12 months through July could hurt the stock market. But this investor worry may be yet another example of money illusion: the confusion of
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      397 23 Aug 15 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5
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      698 24 Bloomberg CEO dismisses talk GM is buckling under losses of past several years [NEW YORK] General Motors Corp (GM) chief executive officer Rick Wagoner said he's not yet seeing signs of a recovery in the US economy or in vehicle sales following
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      73 24 AFP [BUDAPEST] Dancers from the Swedish Royal Ballet and members of the 'Stockholm 59 North' performing on the 'open-air stage' on Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island in Budapest on Saturday evening on the fourth day of the week-long festival in the Hungarian capital. The 16th Island Festival, one of
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      Lock icon Merrill, Goldman facing suit on auction-rate debt
      367 24 Bloomberg Merrill's US$l Ob repurchase offer deemed too little [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc face increased pressure by New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo to settle claims that they misled investors on auction-rate debt as Wachovia Corp
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      Lock icon Alwaleed top private investor on Saudi bourse
      279 24 Reuters [RIYADH] Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the largest private investor on the Saudi stock exchange, with 53.47 billion riyals (5520.22 billion) worth of direct and indirect shareholdings, exchange data showed. Prince Alwaleed the world's 19th richest person with a US$2l
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      2815 24 Transaction date: Aug is For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway feia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Jeijing
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      122 24 Stock name Close Change Cai .and 4.940 -0.060 Cai iMall 2.740 -0.030 Cit' 10.180 -0.260 Cosco Con 2.280 -0.070 DBS Gri 18.600 +0.100 FSN 4.110 -0.080 Gent Intl 0.510 -0.010 HKLand 3.690 -0.010 JSH 16.780 -0.180 Jardine CSC 17.280 +0.060 Stock name Close Change Con 10.280
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      99 24 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 10 1 0 0 0 7 10 1 Manufacturing 65 117 49 17 13 73 134 62 Commerce 21 34 22 28 43 26 r/C. 14 25 16 27 Finance 25 25 Construction 12 15
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      118 24 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 59,047 59,047 305,466 305,466 Manufacturini 1,366,481 88,521 1,455,002 969,302 6,737 976,039 Commerce 257,625 62,585 320,210 305,204 24,681 329,885 ]t/Stor/Comms 453,296 1,412 454,708 1,221,398 299 1,221,697 Finance 132,667 132,667 1,348,897 1,348,897 Construction 276,459 41,883 318,342 33,967 673 34,640 Properties 242,764
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
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      565 25  -  VINCENT WEE Krystallon looking for partners for its exhaust gas scrubbing system By [SINGAPORE] As much as ship owners would like to delay the inevitable, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid compliance with stricter emissions control regulations. The new standards
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      493 25 Reuters Competition panel may recommend such a move: CEO [LONDON] The chairman of British Airports Authority (BAA) said on Saturday he expects Britain's Competition Commission to recommend the breakup of the airport operator, but added that would not be a financial disaster. "All the things
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
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        102 25 '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 0.57 0.36 2.28 0.64 2.00 1.21 0.07 1.00
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        31 25 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.80 8.85 8.50 3.52 unch 0.15 -0.01 -0.10 -0.40 0.06 unch -0.01 235 594 2068 690 0 32
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        12 25 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 20.50 16.20 0.60 0.10 2439 511
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        6 25 '000 toil .28.95 -0.25 483
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        22 25 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.40 29.50 unch unch 0.10 ***** unch 20 unch 0 unch 0
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        24 25 15 NT! Vol Evergreen Marine ....20.30 :irst Steamship 59.60 ManHai Lines 17.30 r"ang Ming Marine...18.35 0.10 0.30 -0.25 -0.15 12 9 4 10
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        36 25 '000 'en :awasaki Hvy Ind ..248.00 1.00 ***** :awasaki Kisen 809.00 38.00 ***** /litsubishi Hvy 545.00 3.00 ***** /litsuiEng&Sbldg...245.00 -1.00 8591 /litsuiOsk Lines ...1323.00 36.00 ***** lippon Express 453.00 -3.00 5112 lipponYusen 900.00 27.00 *****
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      383 25  -  VINCENT WEE Maersk Resolute is the second of four rigs being built By [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corp rig building unit Keppel Fels (KepFels) on Saturday delivered the second of four jack-up drilling rigs to Maersk Contractors three days ahead of schedule. The
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      246 25 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs, rose 1.8 per cent in London for its third consecutive advance as BHP Billiton Ltd led an increase in vessel demand in the Pacific. The benchmark for coal, iron ore and
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      2563 25 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal uiumcim ojri Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA
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      342 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 6 Details put out as specified II HPH :H jj^Hj^^UHJH IH l^^l 8 Consequently met Vietnam r ll' flf I leader in London (4) HK HE HE! HK HH HE HM 9 Chap covering bill for or11 A sanctum in the Yemen (4) HHH^ HB^"^ HH HH
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  • BEIJING 2008
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      Lock icon It's table tennis silver for Singapore
      401 26 -AFP Wang Nan becomes most decorated Chinese player with her fourth gold [BEIJING] China stormed past Singapore to win the women's team table tennis gold medal yesterday, but there was consolation for the runners-up in taking the city-state's first Olympic medal in 48 years.
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      Lock icon Guo is most decorated female diver
      351 26 L LUC pd&l, 1 -AP [BEIJING] Guo Jingjing of China won the three-meter springboard title yesterday at the Olympics, becoming the most decorated female diver with her sixth career medal. Guo totalled 415.35 points to defend her title from four years ago in Athens
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      Lock icon Phelps' epic quest ends in perfection
      554 26 ■AP His 16 overall Olympic medals is behind only Laryssa Latynina's 18 [BEIJING] It was so surreal to be Michael Phelps here, to listen to people debate whether he is the greatest athlete in Olympic history after he passed a group that included the
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      535 26 NYT The rare success highlights their dominance of game [BEIJING] The more astonishing thing was not that Russian women captured the gold, silver and bronze medals in tennis singles at the Olympics. After all, six of the top 11 players in the world are
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      148 26 AUGI7 GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL China 35 13 13 61 United States 19 21 25 65 Great Britain 11 6 8 25 Germany 9 6 6 21 Australia 8 10 11 29 South Korea 8 9 5 22 Japan 8 5 7 20 Russian Fed 7 12 12
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      5824 27 Week ended: Aug 15 »-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hi 1 feek L Low B'u] .ast Quote yer Seller Div C'vr Net P/E I Cap $mil Hi! Com| )anj 5716 1st Software 16 5.5 3148 STelecom ?f& 1» lm £b sf°sTe 24 11 5 1938
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      67 27 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Week ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hi< 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P5OO 6170 SPDRS 398.3 283 6009 STI
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      1943 27 52-Wk Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol fOOO] leek I Low By .ast Quote yer Seller Div Cvr Net P/E Cap ,mil Hii Comi >an' Hii 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 31 15 5000 s ABRHIdgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 10 2 1501 s Advanced System
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      217 27 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalisf N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      370 28 Aug 15 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminan 962.7 0.1 -14.9 0.4 -16.8 -0.3 -15.5 EAFE Preliminai 904.5 0.2 -19.3 -0.1 -21.2 -0.8 -20.0 Eun Preliminan 1238.8 0.1
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      129 28 As at 9am Aug 15 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.2140 1.2290 .an dollar 1.3190 1.3350 luro 2.0790 2.1030 IZ dollar 0.9790 1.0000 iterlini ind 2.6240 2.6540 JS dollar 1.4070 1.4230 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign
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      171 28 Aug 15 fer Overnight 7/8 1-month 1 2-months 1 1/8 3-months 1 3/16 Overnight mode: 1 1/16 US$ Offer 3/4 7/8 1 1/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 2.40 2.61 2.85 3.05 3.20 3.33 3.43 Offer 2.30
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      25 28 Aug 15 ten Jii Sett >TI ilMSCI Aui 345.6 346.4 341.9 'aiwan Aui 283.4 283.9 278.3 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      24 28 Aug 15 S! Bid Offer 1-month 1.4139 1.4145 2 months 1.4119 1.4126 3-months 1.4100 1.4108 6 months 1.4048 1.4057 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      285 28 Aug 15 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep 08 Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 406.00 401.00 397.50 395.75 394.00 395.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open
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      104 28 Aug J5 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 1211.50 1265.25 1230.00 1195.25 Nov 08 1219.00 1274.00 1241.00 1204.00 Jan 09 1236.75 1292.00 1255.00 1223.00 Mar 09 1252.50 1308.00 1306.00 1242.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 50.04 52.12 50.60
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      77 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 14 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 113.73 0.54 WTI (Near Mth) 114.68 -1.54 Dubai (1-Mth F) 111.69 1.54 Tapis blend 124.3 2.75 Minas 118.35 3.45 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 111.45 137.10 5.57 1.5 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      464 28 Aug 15 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.922 5.930 0.586 6.743 36.844 79.275 0.953 8.973 2.887 1.239 66.045 39.062 1.222 6.835 0.948 27.051 29.193 0.465 0.863 Canada 1.085 6.433 0.635 7.315 39.968
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      90 28 Aug 15 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****Z 13.11.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.78 1.02 0.75 0.70 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****T 4.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000
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      75 28 AugiS 1 mth 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 3.***** 3.***** 3.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 2.***** 3yrs 2.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.*****
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      56 28 Aug 15 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Aug 08 Sep 08 2551 Oct 08 2545 Nov08 2555 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2550 2454 2551 2410 2453 2557 2392 2452 2555 2388 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower 647 408 3288
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      129 28 Aug 15 Hong Kong London 834.40 783.80 835.40 784.80 Aug 14 Aug 15 816.10 779.00 817.10 780.00 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Aug IS Buying Sellim Kilobar "39,173.77" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1 oz UBS Kinebar™ 87.74
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      69 28 Aug 15 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2730.00 2724.80 3 months 2780.00 2776.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7439.00 7360.00 7442.00 7385.50 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1690.50 3 months 1670.00 1679.00 1660.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      73 28 Aug 15 (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO8 1440 1479 1481/1436 Dec 08 1449 1487 1490/1440 Mar 09 1451 1487 1487/1443 May 09 1456 1491 1485/1450 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO8 2174 2213 2216/2171 Nov08 2205 2238 2243/2202 Jan 09 2185 2221 2222/2184 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      153 28 Aug 15 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2217 1.2225 0.8629 0.8632 Canadian dollar 1.3253 1.3262 0.9361 0.9364 iuro 2.0860 2.0872 1.4734 1.4738 IZ dollar 0.9860 0.9868 0.6964 0.6968 jterlini ind 2.6272 2.6285 1.8556 1.8560 IS dollar 1.4158 1.4162
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      295 28 Aug 15 URODOLLAR FUTURES >epO8 DecO8 VlarO9 lunO9 97.1400 96.9400 96.9050 96.7650 ***** ***** 6806 3998 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES iepO8 99.165 99.165 DecO8 99.215 99.240 VlarO9 99.225 99.250 lunO9 99.200 99.225 >epO9 DecO9 Vlar10 un10 99.165 99.215 99.215 99.190 99.165 99.210 99.240 99.205 99.165 99.100 98.990 98.940
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      3670 28 Fel Zode Com| Last Sale +orVol Conv Exer COOP) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left >am >058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 J092 Asia Environment W*****4 1481 #Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 3816 #Asiasons Capital Ltd WO***** i756 Asiatic Grp (H)
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