The Business Times, 8 November 2010

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Monday, November 8,
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    Lock icon Investors hum to frenzied beat of the IPO gold rush
    768 1  -  Brokerages report rise in opening of new accounts as new listings bring buzz back to market By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The ground floor of brokerages across the CBD have been livelier than usual, as walk-in clients clamour to part with
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    Lock icon ERC snaps up Prime Centre for $103m
    438 1  -  Private school operator may use property as hotel, educational hub By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Group is understood to have sold freehold Prime Centre on Middle Road for $103 million or $1,415 per square foot based on existing net lettable area of
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    136 1 MARKETS Weekly Change ST Index 3,240.31 +97.69 KL COMP 1,511.74 +6.08 NIKKEI 225 9,625.99 +423.54 HANG SENG 24,876.82 +1780.50 SET INDEX 1040.45 +55.99 JAKARTA COMP 3,655.30 +19.98 MANILA COMP 4,349.11 +80.37 SEOUL COMP 1,938.96 +56.01 SHENZHEN B 871.43 +27.42 MUMBAI IND 21,004.96 +972.62 DOW 11,444.08 +325.59 NASDAQ 2,578.98
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      65 1 VIEWS FROM THE TOP CEOs talk about youth and entrepreneurship PAGES 14 15 DINING OUT Bombay Duck, special fish dish PAGE 26 OBAMA IN INDIA Trade, democracy and a touch of Deepavali PAGE 19 US STOCKS Breather likely after bull rampage PAGE 2 TABLET PC: When old-fashioned is still the
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      607 2 Investors hum to frenzied beat of the IPO gold rush THE ground floor of brokerages across the CBD have been livelier than usual, as walk-in clients clamour to part with their money, keen for a piece of the initial public offering gold rush. But already, it is evident
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      Lock icon US stocks may take a breather after bull rampage
      941 2  -  Strategists await the next set of catalysts to propel market higher WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS THE bulls were back in force at the end of a momentous week for US stocks, convinced that there was still more juice to
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      Lock icon SIA, Cathay resume flights to Jakarta
      316 2 Seven other carriers restart services; five still suspend flights Bloomberg Reuters [JAKARTA] Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and seven other carriers have resumed flights to Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, that were suspended because of ash from the Mount Merapi eruption, an airport official said. Other
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      Lock icon Chinese consumers feel pinch of inflation
      644 2  -  Woes exacerbated as wage increases lag leaps in prices of food, property By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] China’s interest rate hike may have struck economists as unexpected, but it comes at a time when domestic consumers are becoming increasingly frustrated over soaring food and property
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      Lock icon Japan to make free-trade pledge at Apec meeting
      784 4  -  Offer to include opening up farm sector, easier access for some categories of foreign workers By ANTHONY ROWLEY o THE Japanese government will offer a bold pledge this week to Apec to “open up the country” to free trade with Asia and
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      Lock icon US tax amnesty may draw MNC funds back
      698 4  -  Most can be used to fund investments and create jobs, say consultants By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] US multinational companies in Asia have accumulated quite a lot of cash which they probably would want to send home to fund investments and create
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      6 2 No signs Merapi abating, Page 18
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon QE2, inflation – still good for stocks for now
      644 6  - QE2, inflation still good for stocks for now STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent SO WHAT is one to make of this multi-billion dollar writing of cheques by the US Federal Reserve known as “QE2” the QE standing for “quantitative easing” and the 2 denoting the second time it’s being resorted
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      Lock icon Gold hits record high, oil rallies on Fed stimulus
      731 6 Supply concerns push sugar to the highest point in nearly 30 years COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Gold hit a record peak close to US$1,400 an ounce and oil struck the highest level since late 2008 last week after the US Federal Reserve
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1590 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Prop Ltd 2.80 2.80 10 10.75 11.16 1.28 1.20 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 1.75 1.75 4 7.33 20.48 1.48 1.50 Armstrong Ind Corp Ltd 1.00 1.00
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      65 6 Nov 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 4.00 +93.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +94.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 803.97 +6.17 FTSE ST Small Cap 593.82 +4.14 FTSE ST All Share 801.34 +4.27 FTSE ST China Top 300.93 +1.76 FTSE ST China 343.85 -0.04 FTSE ST
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 6 VOLUME Genting SP 361,686,000 Golden Agri 242,977,000 TopGlobal 220,313,000 ThomsonMed 174,106,000 Noble Grp 161,906,000 Vallianz Hldgs 161,035,000 FreightLinks 156,835,000 BerlianLaju 156,156,000 XinRen 151,250,000 Transcu Grp 149,638,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 808,890,698 CapitaLand 540,771,480 DBS Grp 443,239,262 SingTel 363,124,625 Wilmar 344,034,447 OCBC Bk 342,391,582 UOB 330,617,810 Noble Grp 319,517,890
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      Lock icon Asian currencies log their biggest gain in three weeks
      413 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Asian currencies logged their biggest gain in three weeks, led by South Korea’s won, as the Federal Reserve’s decision to pump more dollars into the financial system spurred demand for higher-yield-ing, emerging-market assets. The Korean won strengthened 1.6
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      111 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 947.0 5.4 IS S&P500 ***** 305.8 2.0 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5551 269.8 3.9 GLD 10US$ ***** 263.4 1.6 JMH 4696 251.8 4.4 IS DJ US Tech 6314 226.1 2.9 JSH 2750 172.2 5.1 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3408 155.5 3.7 Lyxor China
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      123 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4732-170.9 -2.7 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ *****-157.5 -0.8 Jardine C&C 3848 -82.0 -2.1 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** -54.0 -0.2 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 9550 -50.0 -0.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3600 -34.7 -0.7 UOB 1838 -26.0 -1.4 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1428 -21.8 -1.2
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Get sustainability reporting right
      1346 7  -  Pressure for corporate accountability and sustainable, environment-friendly practices will keep rising in a more aware world UNTICKING THE BOX By ANNABELLE YIP ,ROSABEL NG Ms Yip is joint head, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, and Ms Ng, joint head, Environmental and Green Economy Practice, Wong Partnership
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      Lock icon Corporate earnings up 35% in Q3
      693 8  -  Banking groups lead earnings growth with combined profit of $1.98b By CONRAD TAN CORPORATE earnings for the third quarter have swelled by some 35 per cent compared to a year earlier, boosted by bet-ter-than-expected earnings at the Singapore banks, based on the companies that
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      403 8 Nov 4 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank of
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      258 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME China Sports S Park Royal Hotel, 7500A Beach Road, Singapore *****1 06-Nov 10.30am Yongmao Hldgs E 18 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Yew Tee Industrial Estate, Singapore *****9 08-Nov 10.00am Combine Will Intl E Pan Pacific Singapore, Ocean 12 13, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square,
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      Lock icon At a glance
      689 9 At a glance Nine months ended Sept 2010 NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG (S$m) (S$m) UOB 1990.00 1380.00 44.2 4236.00 4163.00 1.8 OCBC Bk 1749.00 1461.00 19.7 3996.00 3631.00 10.1 Keppel Corp 1015.63 1344.39 -24.5 7338.50 9217.89 -20.4 DBS Grp 954.00 1548.00 -38.4
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Big gains for portfolio of analysts’ top picks
      1425 10  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent RESOURCE related counters got a big boost last week as investors chased after commodities in the face of the weakening US dollar after the US Federal Reserve announced its new US$600 billion bond-buy-ing programme. The portfolio made
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      Lock icon Some notable purchases amid a low overall volume
      1303 10  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited THE buying was flat while the selling among directors remained very low last week based on filings on the Exchange during the holi-day-shortened week of Nov 1 to 4.
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon MBS wins Bentley System’s structural engineering prize
      461 11  -  It beats Venezuela, UAE entries for its use of technical innovation By LEE U-WEN ALREADY lauded by many as an architectural masterpiece, the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has added another feather to its cap after winning a top international prize at the annual
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      Lock icon Pacific Star appoints new senior VP
      233 11 REAL estate investment house Pacific Star Group has appointed Leslie Chua as senior vice president of research and strategic planning for Asia Pacific. Mr Chua has some 10 years of experience in property research. He was previously from Jones Lang LaSalle Singapore, where he
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      1095 12  -  Understand the motives involved in the process, set high aspirations with realistic expectations, and keep improving your BATNA, says DON MANUEL RODRIGUES DON MANUEL RODRIGUES The writer is a lecturer on world issues and communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies, which
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      Lock icon Making a case for green business practices
      1034 12  -  CAMPUS LIFE By HAFIDH ZULKARNAEN The writer is a Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) undergraduate student at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University A HIGH profit alone is insufficient to make an impact in today’s business scene. Most
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Young and enterprising
      2939 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Is the spirit of entrepreneurship alive and well among the youth of Singapore? What more needs to be done to produce world-beating young entrepreneurs? Harish Nim Chief Executive Emerio Corporation Pte Ltd I SEE so much more of entrepreneurship related activities in Singapore these
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon World leaders struggle to ease trade imbalance
      578 16 They must flesh out vow to limit current account surpluses and deficits AFP [HONG KONG] World leaders are struggling to regain the sense of purpose that drove their determined response to the worst financial crisis in decades as they head to economic summits
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      Lock icon Seoul mulls reviving foreign bond tax
      311 16 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea will seek to reintroduce withholding taxes on foreign bond holdings during the current Parliament session, with tax rates likely to be set flexibly, Yonhap news reported yesterday. The government is also discussing further limits to currency forward trades at foreign
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Hu calls for Portuguese cooperation on reform
      622 17 But he did not commit to buying Portuguese debt as was widely expected Reuters Bloomberg Bloomberg AFP [LISBON] Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged yesterday to support Portugal’s efforts to emerge from financial crisis, but he did not commit to purchasing Portuguese debt as
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      Lock icon China energy-saving steps spur diesel shortage: report
      347 17 Reuters [BEIJING] Forced power outages aimed at meeting China’s energy-saving goals have led to “unprecedented” diesel shortages, as companies buy diesel generators to keep operating, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. China is fast approaching its self-im-posed end-2010 deadline to reduce its energy
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      Lock icon Beijing mulls pollution rules for rare earths
      402 17 Reuters [BEIJING] China’s industry ministry is considering regulations to tighten pollution standards for rare earths producers, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, a move the country’s top firm said might further raise export prices. Yang Wanxi, a government adviser involved in preparing the new
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Will Najib implement NEAC proposals?
      721 18  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT PAULINE NG KL Correspondent BARISAN Nasional celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with two key by-election victories which some analysts see as marking the turning point for the federal ruling coalition in its bid to regain political influence. By retaining its parliamentary seat
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      Lock icon No signs Merapi abating ahead of VIP visit
      473 18 Obama’s visit still on; US keeping tabs on the situation Reuters Reuters AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano belched ash and toxic fumes into the atmosphere yesterday, but local authorities played down the threat to aircraft just two days before US President
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      Lock icon Najib released from hospital
      115 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was hospitalised last week with gastritis linked to a case of chickenpox, has been discharged, officials said yesterday. “He responded well to treatment and is now on a normal diet,” Health Ministry director-general Ismail Merican told official
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Obama signs major trade deals with India
      1050 19 He says increased commerce will create jobs in both countries Bloomberg Reuters AFP [MUMBAI] President Barack Obama used his first visit to India to herald the virtues of democracy and trade, telling business leaders that increased commerce was a “win-win” proposition that would
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Gillard says budget plans on track despite A$ strength
      385 20 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s surging dollar will not derail plans to get the national budget back into surplus by 2013 despite its impact on tax revenue, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said yesterday. In the last week, the Australian dollar has strengthened
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      Lock icon Obama eyes compromise over tax cuts for wealthy
      370 20 Issue represents 1st major challenge for him and resurgent Republicans Reuters [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama says that a Republican proposal to extend tax cuts to wealthier Americans for two years represents a “basis for conversation” and he sees a potential for compromise
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      Lock icon Siemens close to China city electric car charging deal
      470 20 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Siemens AG, Europe’s largest engineering company, said it is close to signing a contract to supply a Chinese city with elec-tric-vehicle charging infrastructure. The company expects to complete a deal this month to provide customised charging posts for
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      Lock icon Coal India issue could boost future stake sales: analysts
      500 20 Power Grid launch tomorrow could raise 80b rupees AFP [MUMBAI] The success of India’s US$3.4 billion sale of shares in state-run Coal India has raised hopes of big returns for the government from a cascade of looming partial privatisations, analysts say.
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      Lock icon Lafite wine sold for record HK$1.8m at HK auction
      430 22 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Three bottles of Chateau Lafite’s 1869 vintage each sold for a record price of HK$1.8 million (S$300,600) at a sale in Hong Kong last week, underlining Asia’s dominance of the auction market for trophy label wines. All three
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      Lock icon Republican resolve to cut debt risks govt shutdown
      771 22 Some fear it will undermine recovery efforts, neutralising the Fed’s US$600b quantitative easing AFP [WASHINGTON] Fresh from US election victory, Republicans face a rapid test of their debt-slashing resolve, one that could spark a government shutdown and, some fear, undermine efforts to
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      Lock icon Greeks vote in local elections as PM warns of early polls
      399 22 Holding early polls would be a disaster for economy: analyst AFP [ATHENS] Greek voters cast ballots yesterday in local and regional elections under the threat by Prime Minister George Papandreou to dissolve parliament if his debt-slashing socialist government suffers
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      34 23 Landmark Achievement PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS Overall Length 118.56 m Beam 72.20 m Overall Height (to main deck) 38.65 m 1A1 Column Stabilised Drilling Unit, DRILL (N), DYNPOS AUTRO DP Class 3 Classification Accommodation 192 persons
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      Lock icon Myanmar’s 1st election in 20 years
      637 24 Strictly controlled voting assures army backed parties an easy win: observers Reuters AFP [YANGON] Myanmar voted in its first election in 20 years yesterday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics
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      567 24 NYT [HONG KONG] Criticising China was a popular campaign tactic for Democrats and Republican candidates alike in many campaigns this year, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York was quick to leap to China’s defence. “It is very dangerous for us as a society
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      522 24 Climate change and urbanisation seen cutting production AFP [HANOI] Scientists from around the world will meet in Vietnam tomorrow aiming to ensure a steady supply of rice the staple food for Asia’s poor against threats that include climate change and urbanisation. “Amidst constant pressure
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      403 24 Reuters [LONDON] The long-term unemployed in Britain could be forced to carry out compulsory manual work or risk losing their welfare benefits under plans being put forward by the government, newspapers reported yesterday. The US-style scheme would see the long-term
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      343 24 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese and Chinese spectators will be separated at an Asian Games football group match in Guangzhou today amid a simmering diplomatic row and a history of bitter rivalry between fans. Cameras, banners and bottles containing any liquid will be
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      273 24 6 men approach his car, but his driver averts danger by forcing his way through traffic Bloomberg [SAO PAULO] Formula One motor racing champion Jenson Button escaped unhurt after armed assailants approached his car in Sao Paulo, his McLaren team said. The incident happened on Saturday,
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      751 26  -  Gajalee prides itself in being the only Indian restaurant here offering authentic Maharashtrian seafood, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON Gajalee Unit 17/19, Cuppage Terrace, Cuppage Road, off Orchard Road, behind Centrepoint Mall Tel: 6733 3278 478 “NO, it’s not a duck, m’am. It’s a fish,”
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      288 26 BlueSky Conference BlueSky Gala Grand Copthorne Waterfront Zouk KEY SPEAKERS: Dr Christopher Tsai Founder Chairman, BIONET Corporation (Taiwan) Dr Geoffrey Nicholson Vice President (Retired), International Technical Operations, 3M (US) Mr Sunny Verghese Group Managing Director CEO, Olam International (Singapore) Dato A.K Nathan Founder Managing Director, Eversendai Corporation (Malaysia) Mr Yang
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      Lock icon Missing turbine part key to A380 emergency probe
      690 27 Aussie investigators appeal to residents of Batam for help to find it AP [SYDNEY] Investigators of last week’s engine explosion on a Qantas superjumbo focused their search yesterday on a missing piece of turbine from the Rolls-Royce engine, and the airline said
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      350 27 NYT [BOSTON] Federal officials could not explain last Friday how more than 30 immigrants charged with being in the US illegally got clearance to take flying lessons at an airstrip outside Boston. Federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from taking flight lessons under rules revamped after
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      221 27 Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai-based global ports operator DP World, a unit of conglomerate Dubai World, filed an updated prospectus for a US$5 billion bond programme, raising the possibility of an issue in the near future. In October, chief executive Mohammed Sharaf said the company has
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      3164 27 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ456 1245 --EY473 1940 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7278 1745 VS7279 2350 Amsterdam LO4031 0605 LO4032 2350 SQ323 0605 SQ324 2350 US5410 0605 US5411 2350 AZ3992 1615 KL835 1615 KL836 2355 Athens
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      Lock icon UAE to review UPS plane crash in Dubai
      675 27 Al-Qaeda has claimed it had put a bomb on board AFP [DUBAI] The United Arab Emirates said it will review the possibility that a bomb caused a UPS cargo plane to crash in Dubai although no proof has emerged, as Al-Qaeda said
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      329 27 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Chemist quick to bandage injury (8) 5 Moan about having to guard silver dish (6) 9 Getting cold feet about degree that must be got by studying (8) 10 Composition from Peter Grimes, on at Aldeburgh (6) 11 Forgive a bishop’s crack (7) 12 Weakness shown
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      767 28 19 Chinese crew safe, ship under navy escort: Chinese transport ministry AFP [BEIJING] A Singa-pore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew that was hijacked in June by pirates off the coast of Somalia has been rescued, the Chinese transport ministry said on Saturday. The MV Golden
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      9426 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.31/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.02/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.2/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.89/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      9325 29 Week ended: Nov 4 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 14.5 3148 8Telecom 18 -0.5 92 18 18 18 18.5 1.7 10.1 5.8 86.2 12 5 5834 A-Sonic
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      2017 30 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 7 4 1181 t AA Grp 4.5 unch 30 4.5 4.5 4 5 25 4.3 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 164 unch
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      115 30 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.120 -0.010 CapitaLand 3.920 +0.020 CapitaMall 1.990 +0.010 CityDev 13.220 +0.160 ComfortDelGro 1.500 +0.030 DBS Grp 14.220 +0.120 F&N 6.700 +0.010 Genting SP 2.270 +0.040 Golden Agri 0.700 HK Land 7.150 -0.040 Stock name Close Change JMH 46.960 -0.560 JSH 27.500
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      2680 30 Transaction date: Nov 5 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores 17.30 0.40 10 Angang Steel 12.92 0.18 ***** Anhui Conch 33.30 0.65 9120 Anhuiexpresswa 7.26 0.08 3062 Asia Satellite 13.88 -0.02 21 Asm Pacific 73.65 1.20 610 Bank Of E Asia 34.95 0.55 4603 Beida Jade Bir
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      186 30 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 4 4 0 0 0 10 4 4 Manufacturing 107 61 59 11 5 19 118 66 78 Commerce 40 13 24 6 5 7 46 18 31 Tpt/Stor/Comms 32 3 10
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      915 30 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.2 -0.8 25 116 114.2 114.2 121 521.3 1036 761 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1036 +22 289 1036 1026
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      76 30 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 38 6000 AVJennings A53 +3 48 56 53 52 54.5 3.6 6.6 4.2 138 55 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US46 +1 *****7 47
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      123 30 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 92,385 92,385 362,103 362,103 Manufacturing 1,410,390 84,109 1,494,499 1,235,762 6,431 1,242,193 Commerce 451,211 193,911 645,122 596,957 22,199 619,156 Tpt/Stor/Comms 848,766 15,298 864,064 1,176,372 2,276 1,178,648 Finance 141,246 50 141,296 1,349,654 7 1,349,661 Construction 166,395 255,256
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      26 30 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      374 31 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 5 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 878.9 0.3 5.6 0.3 -0.9 0.0 8.1 EAFE Preliminary 792.9 0.5 1.0 0.1 -3.1 -0.2 5.7 Europe Preliminary 1171.8 -0.1
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      179 31 Nov 4 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 1/16 1/32 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.35 0.25 1 month 0.38 0.28 2 months 0.42 0.32 3 months 0.45 0.35 6 months 0.56 0.46 9 months 0.80 0.60 12
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      24 31 Nov 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2849 1.2859 2-months 1.2848 1.2859 3-months 1.2848 1.2858 6-months 1.2847 1.2857 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC
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      121 31 Nov 04 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.333 1.258 Can dollar 1.298 1.249 Euro 1.85 1.779 Sterling pound 2.109 2.028 NZ dollar 1.039 0.99 US dollar 1.305 1.255 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      24 31 Nov 5 Open High Sett STI Nov Closed SIMSCI Nov Taiwan Nov 297.8 302.3 300.1 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      66 31 Nov 4 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 10 3100 3180 3180 3100 138 1564 Dec 10 3105 3192 3204 3105 812 7070 Jan 11 3112 3191 3210 3107 ***** ***** Feb 11 3111 3195
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      409 31 Nov 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec10 99.6850 0 9911 Mar11 99.6250 0 2257 Jun11 99.5900 0 2154 Sep11 99.5450 0 2056 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec10 99.6775 99.6775 99.6725 99.6725 1 3287 Mar11 99.6775 99.6825 99.6775 99.6825 0 1549 Jun11 99.6950 204 1438
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      170 31 Nov 4 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Dec 10 422.0 414.5 422.0 77 543 Jan 11 422.0 422.0 422.0 20 655 Feb 11 422.0 720 Mar 11 422.0 471 Apr 11 423.0 154 May 11 424.0
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      95 31 Nov 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 02.02.2011 0.29 0.26 0.26 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2011 0.41 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 103.95 103.98 103.96 5-Year N*****0S 2.875 01.07.2015 109.15
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      105 31 Nov 5 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 10 1273.50 1264.75 1277.00 1261.00 Jan 11 1284.00 1274.75 1290.00 1271.25 Mar 11 1292.50 1283.25 1298.00 1280.00 May 11 1295.25 1284.75 1300.00 1282.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 10 52.22 51.25 52.50
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      77 31 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 4 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 87.70 1.65 WTI (Near Mth) 86.63 1.77 Dubai (1-Mth F) 84.72 1.12 Tapis blend 91.25 0.85 Minas 86.60 0.90 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 86.19 1.19 Jet Kerosene 97.70 1.85 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      2414 31 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 4869 A-Sonic Aerospace W*****0 2.5 unch 339 1 3 2.20 1 6221 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 39 1 150 15 4.21 42 6227 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 3.5 1 4 15
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      464 31 Nov 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.012 6.717 0.711 7.791 44.531 89.539 0.815 11.132 3.099 1.278 85.981 42.727 1.292 6.884 0.977 30.410 29.856 0.622 1.005 Canada 0.988 6.636
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      85 31 Nov 4 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      138 31 Nov 5 GOLD (US$/oz) Nov 05 Nov 04 Hong Kong 1387.30 1360.30 Nov 04 Nov 05 London 1378.50 1388.40 1379.50 1389.40 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Nov 04 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 60,260.26 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 135 56 5gm 383 281 10gm 685
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      71 31 Nov 5 Nov 5 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2424.00 2429.75 3 months 2452.00 2458.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8652.50 8594.50 3 months 8655.00 8599.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2485.00 2508.25 3 months 2506.00 2529.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      154 31 Nov 4 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2912 1.2927 1.0049 1.0053 Canadian dollar 1.2753 1.2773 0.9926 0.9933 Euro 1.8170 1.8188 1.4141 1.4144 NZ dollar 1.0103 1.0119 0.7863 0.7869 Sterling pound 2.0746 2.0763 1.6146 1.6147
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      82 31 Nov 5 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 10 1786 1818 1818/1775 Mar 11 1815 1842 1843/1805 May 11 1833 1860 1860/1823 Jul 11 1852 1879 1876/1844 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Nov 10 1972 1994 1989/1964 Jan 11 1986 2002 1996/1953 Mar 11 1970 1984 1975/1939 May 11
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      5786 32 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.
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      800 34  -  IT management software vendor gobbles up smaller companies to propel growth, reports VICTORIA HO VICTORIA HO EVEN the most cursory glance at CA Technologies’ recent acquisitions will reveal how seriously the company is taking cloud computing. The New York-based IT management software
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      350 34  -  By RAJU CHELLAM WITH growing interest and some hype in cloud computing, how do companies measure whether the cloud is performing as promised? Now they can. A Web portal called CloudSleuth has just been launched by Compuware Corp, to track the performance of the
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      Lock icon S’pore firms view cloud delivering entire IT as a service
      601 35  -  By RAJU CHELLAM AN overwhelming number of organisations in Singapore, Japan and Thailand associate cloud computing with the entire IT being delivered as a service. However, their counterparts in Australia, Malaysia and India see cloud more as applications on demand,
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      Lock icon When old-fashioned is still the best
      901 35  -  The technology has come of age, with this new generation of ‘old’ tablet PCs <cool stuff> By KENNETH JAMES “JUST an old-fashioned love song, playing on the radio Funny how a song can sometimes float out of the distant past and settle in like
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      342 35  -  By VICTORIA HO A NEW consumer banking website goes live today, that will allow users to compare personal finance products across banks here. Its Singapore-based founder, Giora Kanner, said that MoneyLine.sg is aimed at helping people sift through the array of bank products here, such
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