The Business Times, 30 October 2012
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Title Section25 2012-10-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Tuesday, October 30, 201225 words
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897 2012-10-30 1 MINDY TAN - URA index rises 8.8% in Q3 for 12th quarterly gain but rental growth is losing steam By MINDY TAN [SINGAPORE] While cooling measures kept home prices in check, the industrial property market kept racing away and registered a hike for the 12th consecutive897 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2012-10-30 1 HST INDEX 3,029.61 (-27.90) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,030.00 (-28.00) HSIMSCI 343.74 (-3.96) HSIMSCI FUTURES 343.60 (-3.70) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.222 (US$/S$ per 1.606 1.962 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.290 1.576 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 79.60 65.20 RM 3.060 2.505 HK$ 7.750 6.344 BAHT 30.75 25.17 RUPIAH65 words
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Article47 2012-10-30 1 Monday Change KL COMP 1,672.56 +0.67 NIKKEI 225 8,929.34 -3.72 HANG SENG 21,511.05 -34.52 SET INDEX 1,279.57 -2.24 JAKARTA COMP 4,331.37 -7.79 MANILA COMP 5,397.42 -7.74 SEOUL COMP 1,891.52 +0.09 SHENZHEN B 589.28 -2.48 MUMBAI IND 18,635.82 +10.48 12 noon EDT Change DOW Closed NASDAQ Closed47 words
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Article18 2012-10-30 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.241 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg18 words
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Article, Illustration586 2012-10-30 1 ROB CURRAN - Banks, brokerages may lose millions as trading operations are shuttered By ROB CURRAN in the United States WALL Street was deserted yesterday as the stock markets were closed ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. The New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq andPHOTO: REUTERS - 586 words
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Advertisement117 2012-10-30 1 COMPANIES KepT&T starts on China food logistics park PAGE 4 SME Inc Getting new ideas for business PAGE 10 F&N Thais seek bigger war chest in case of bidding battle PAGE 3 PRODUCTIVITY MATTERS Scanteak banks on precise real-time data PAGE 13 It’s difficult, but some have done it. Read117 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration814 2012-10-30 2 KENNETH LIM - It places $100m with Dymon Asia, 2011’s best fund manager in Asia By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] Another helping hand has been extended to small and medium enterprises (SME) that are on the cusp of greatness. Temasek Holdings has tapped homegrownPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 814 words
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Article647 2012-10-30 2 Industrial property prices step on the gas WHILE cooling measures kept home prices in check, the industrial property market kept racing away and registered a hike for the 12th consecutive quarter. According to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the industrial property price index rose 8.8 per647 words
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1165 2012-10-30 2 LEON HADAR - US ELECTIONS 2012 By LEON HADAR in Washington THE race for the White House has been described by the mainstream media as a political-ideological struggle between the liberal Democrats and the conservative Republicans. But there are quite a few anomalies in this1,165 words
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494 2012-10-30 2 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s spending on public services is projected to grow to more than $72 billion 12 per cent of GDP by 2025, says a new report from Accenture. Of this, expenses mostly associated with a rapidly494 words
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566 2012-10-30 3 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO [SINGAPORE] Prices of resale flats stayed at a record high in the third quarter, after having grown at the fastest pace of the year. But while analysts expect the upward trend to continue, they do not forecast566 words
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621 2012-10-30 3 KENNETH LIM - Move to tie up more financing prompted by possible rival bid from OUE By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] The consortium led by Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is trying to secure additional financing in case it enters into a bidding war for621 words
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Article, Illustration534 2012-10-30 3 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] When it comes to taking up political risk insurance (PRI) for their overseas projects, Singapore companies lag far behind their foreign counterparts. Latest figures show that local firms make up less than a tenth of PRI534 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration626 2012-10-30 4 LYNN KAN - Joint venture project anchors ‘model zone’ for safe food production in China By LYNN KAN KEPPEL Telecommunications and Transport (T&T) and the Jilin City Government broke ground on a logistics park that will tackle a top Chinese public concern: food safety. Keppel T&T626 words
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398 2012-10-30 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA HO BEE Investment will book a net gain of about $25.9 million from its $163 million sale of Hotel Windsor at MacPherson Road when the transaction is completed. The completion is expected to take place by May398 words
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452 2012-10-30 4 CAI HAOXIANG - Shares back up to $1.40 from a low of $1.00 in September By CAI HAOXIANG TREASURY China Trust (TCT) posted a third-quar-ter net property income of $15.3 million, down 0.8 per cent from $15.4 million a year ago. Otherwise, it was business as452 words
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416 2012-10-30 5 TEO SI JIA - Centre creates two risk models that are more applicable in the region By TEO SI JIA CATASTROPHIC-risk quantification and modelling specialist Asia Risk Centre (Arc) marked the opening of its new office here last Wednesday. The new base joins its other offices416 words
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331 2012-10-30 5 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA HIGHER operating expenses in Australia dragged down Eu Yan Sang International’s first-quarter earnings by 92 per cent from the previous year. Profit for the three months ended Sept 30 plunged to $341,000 from $4.5 million a year earlier, while331 words
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Article, Illustration497 2012-10-30 8 LYNN KAN - Credit Suisse, CIMB have dimmer view of the carrier, which sees full-year loss By LYNN KAN NEPTUNE Orient Lines has disappointed some analysts with its third-quarter numbers even though it fought its way into the black with US$50 million in netPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 497 words
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Article, Illustration354 2012-10-30 8 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE FIRST Ship Lease Trust incurred a US$186,000 loss in the fiscal third quarter despite a 6.5 per cent increase in turnover to US$26.72 million. A year ago, it reported a profit of US$152,000 on turnover of US$28.59 million. Trustee-manager354 words
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352 2012-10-30 8 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH STATS ChipPAC’s share price dropped as much as about 3 per cent in trading yesterday on news of its disappointing third-quarter earnings. The stock traded to an intraday low of 32.5 cents (down 2.99 per cent) before closing at 33352 words
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Article220 2012-10-30 8 SINGAPORE Press Holdings has officially inaugurated STClassifieds, a classifieds portal acting as a platform for users to find whatever they need online, or sell things they do not need. Known previously as ST701 Shops, the all-new STClassifieds has four categories For Him, For Her, For Kids and220 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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50 2012-10-30 8 TRADING in Cerebos Pacific will be suspended on Nov 1, and the company will announce the date of its delisting in due course. Cerebos is being taken private by Japan’s Suntory, and the exit offer is expected to close on Nov 7.50 words
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88 2012-10-30 8 CAPITALAND’S serviced residence unit The Ascott Limited has won a contract to manage a 100-unit serviced residence in Ho Chi Minh City. The new Somerset Vista Ho Chi Minh City is slated to open in December this year. It is part of The88 words
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81 2012-10-30 8 SOUND Global has won the bid for a sewage treatment plant network project located in Siyang County, Jiangsu, China. The project consists of 14 sewage treatment plants with a total daily capacity of 22,000 tonnes. It has a licensed operating term of 3081 words
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57 2012-10-30 8 PROPERTY firm Top Global posted a net loss of $1.14 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, compared with a net loss of $1.30 million in the same period last year. Its revenue in the quarter was $1.38 million 4 per cent57 words
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83 2012-10-30 8 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) will be issuing $300 million worth of seven-year bonds, which pay a coupon of 4.4 per cent per annum, under its US$1.5 billion euro medium term note programme established on June 28, 2010, and updated on April 17,83 words
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387 2012-10-30 8 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA STARHILL Global Real Estate Investment Trust has posted a 13.2 per cent year-on-year increase in income available for distribution to $24.68 million for its third quarter ended Sept 30. Income to be distributed to unitholders was 11 per387 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration594 2012-10-30 6 R SIVANITHY - Earnings, global outlook, and US ‘fiscal cliff’ are among market’s latest fears; US market closure is additional worry STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday fell 27.9 points or just under one per cent to 3,029.61 in low volumeSource: Bloomberg - 594 words
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Article186 2012-10-30 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 12 1 0 0 0 3 12 1 Manufacturing 27 72 34 5 8 5 32 80 39 Commerce 8 39 15 2 5 2 10 44 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 26 6186 words
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Article123 2012-10-30 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 17,917 17,917 108,108 108,108 Manufacturing 345,934 274,492 620,426 240,960 1,317 242,277 Commerce 135,380 17,526 152,906 81,508 808 82,316 Tpt/Stor/Comms 120,235 14,391 134,626 188,996 4,421 193,417 Finance 27,520 520 28,040 181,154 224 181,379 Construction 50,102 763,508123 words
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Article113 2012-10-30 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.800 -0.005 CapitaLand 3.270 -0.060 CapitaMall 2.200 +0.020 CityDev 11.420 +0.010 ComfortDelGro 1.610 -0.050 DBS Grp 13.900 -0.120 F&N 9.060 -0.170 GLP 2.540 -0.010 Genting SP 1.320 Golden Agri 0.635 -0.005 HK Land 6.300 +0.110 IHH Healthcare 1.280 -0.015 JMH 61.040113 words
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Article64 2012-10-30 6 Oct 29 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -376.00-223.00 BT CADI -*****.00-176.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -38.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 746.66 -4.18 FTSE ST Small Cap 490.59 -3.50 FTSE ST All Share 743.07 -6.30 FTSE ST China Top 197.77 -1.79 FTSE ST China 219.27 -0.20 FTSE ST Catalist64 words
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Article55 2012-10-30 6 VOLUME YHM 761,794,000 ICP 253,655,000 Contel 144,218,000 Golden Agri 72,997,000 Digiland 46,957,000 Geo Energy 39,108,000 HPH Trust US$ 34,521,000 Thai Beverage 31,537,000 SingTel 26,496,000 Religare 25,065,000 VALUE($) SingTel 84,800,130 Keppel Corp 82,103,356 DBS Grp 66,289,380 F&N 55,795,034 UOB 52,510,320 OCBC Bk 50,917,030 Golden Agri 46,915,526 SembMar 36,849,34055 words
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Article, Illustration835 2012-10-30 6 LYNN KAN - Compiled by LYNN KAN Suntec Reit Oct 29 close: $1.63 CIMB RESEARCH, Oct 29 AT 0.8x P/BV, Suntec Reit remains the cheapest large-cap Singa-pore-listed real estate investment trust (Reit). With sustained strength from its office portfolio, rising pre-commit-ments for asset-enhancement initiatives ((AEI) at Suntec City Mall, and bufferSource: Bloomberg; Source: - 835 words
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Article, Illustration523 2012-10-30 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] India’s rupee and Malaysia’s ringgit slid the most among Asian currencies as Hurricane Sandy forced the US to shut equity markets, while China’s yuan rose to a 19-month high on signs of a pick-up in the global economy. The USBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 523 words
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Article110 2012-10-30 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2024 36.7 1.5 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3589 35.4 0.8 DairyFarm 1120 18.3 1.4 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 13.4 0.1 HK Land 630 13.4 1.8 JSH 3560 12.2 0.3 Vicom 492 12.0 2.5 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1386 8.6 0.5 DBS Bk110 words
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Article125 2012-10-30 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5593 -128.3 -1.8 JMH 6104 -80.6 -1.1 GLD 10US$ ***** -78.2 -0.4 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3454 -69.6 -1.6 Jardine C&C 4964 -51.0 -1.0 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2283 -39.1 -1.4 Lyxor US DJIA 10 US$ 1333 -28.1 -1.7 Keppel Corp 1082 -28.0 -2.5125 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration619 2012-10-30 9 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - It surpasses last week’s transaction for most expensive EC to date By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA A NEW record price of $1.774 million has been set for a five-bedroom penthouse unit in the recently launched Heron Bay executive condominium (EC), surpassing last week’s transaction619 words
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395 2012-10-30 9 RONNIE LIM - It’s being produced at plants in S’pore, Finland, Netherlands By RONNIE LIM NESTE Oil has started producing and selling on a commercial scale “green” or bio-based naphtha for petrochemical customers. The bionaphtha being manufactured at its biodiesel facilities worldwide, including its $1.2 billion Singapore395 words
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717 2012-10-30 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - 2nd time in 6 years that int’l think-tank will meet in S’pore By NISHA RAMCHANDANI in Lyon, France THE World Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF) will return to Singapore for the second time when the sixth edition takes place next year. The 2013 WEF, tentatively slated717 words
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291 2012-10-30 9 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH FOURTEEN global food and beverage (F&B) brands have pledged to be more responsible in the way they advertise to children here, following last weekend’s announcement that the Ministry of Health was looking to impose stricter guidelines on ads that291 words
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Article, Illustration394 2012-10-30 9 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA A PUBLIC tender for a site occupied by the Bukit Timah Saddle Club (BTSC) will be launched today. The site, located at 51 Fairways Drive, occupies 104,567.2 square metres of land and the guide rent per month isPHOTO: SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY - 394 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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49 2012-10-30 9 JTC Corp has awarded the tender for an industrial site at Sunview Road to Ascendial Pte Ltd for $76.5 million. The land parcel, zoned for business 2 use, has a land area of 28,173 sq m and a gross plot ratio of 2.5.49 words
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40 2012-10-30 9 FORMER Asia Pacific Breweries and Fraser and Neave CEO Koh Poh Tiong yesterday took over from Gerard Ee as chairman of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Mr Koh joined NKF’s board in May.40 words
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37 2012-10-30 9 THE Food Beverage Managers’ Association (FBMA) and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will be holding a career clinic on Nov 5 at the VivoCity atrium from 9.30am to 7pm.37 words
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SME Inc
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Article407 2012-10-30 10 reportsFELDA CHAY - Young entrepreneurs hugely inspired by trip to Slovakia, Czech Republic, reports FELDA CHAY SPOTLIGHT SINGAPORE 2012 reportsFELDA reportsFELDA CHAY THE 35 young, aspiring entrepreneurs who joined businessmen on the Spotlight Singapore journey may not currently own a business, but many say that they were hugely407 words
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Article, Illustration700 2012-10-30 10 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY OVER the years, Spotlight Singapore may have moved to take on a more business tone from when it started as a purely cultural exchange back in 2006. But the arts and cultural elements remain firmly part of the business forum, which700 words
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Article, Illustration974 2012-10-30 12 JANE WILLIAMS - A perfect working team is more than a set of great CVs; it also encompasses competent jerks and loveable fools COMMENTARY By JANE WILLIAMS HILE most people are adamant that “competency” is preferable to “likeability” in a colleague, research suggests employees can be more energised andPHOTO: STOCK.XCHNG - 974 words
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PRODUCTIVITY: RETAIL SECTOR
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Article, Illustration1641 2012-10-30 11 reportsANDREA SOH - Head honchos talk about best practices and the manpower crunch, reportsANDREA SOH reportsANDREA reportsANDREA SOH RETAILERS in Singapore have it tough. On top of rising costs and new competition from foreign brands, they now have to juggle one more challenge: government-imposed curbs to hiring foreign workers1,641 words
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Article, Illustration1183 2012-10-30 11 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH AS retailers explore ways to do more with the limited manpower they have, new ways to train staff are emerging. Many are also using Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) certified training programmes, and are choosing to be a retail WSQ in-house approved training organisationPHOTO: STEVE T - 1,183 words
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PRODUCTIVITY MATTERS
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Article, Illustration918 2012-10-30 13 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Having first hand information on its entire operations has given Scanteak ready access to all its productivity indicators. By NISHA RAMCHANDANI FURNITURE By NISHA RAMCHANDANI IN its bid to further expand overseas, home-grown furniture firm Scanteak has channelled funds towards a research and918 words
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Article293 2012-10-30 13 LEGEND SCHEME WHAT YOU GET WHO TO CONTACT Businesses can enjoy 400% tax deduction and/or a cash payout of up to $60,000 for their spending across six types of productivity improvement activities. Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) Innovation and Capability Voucher (ICV) SMEs can get a $5,000293 words
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Article, Illustration1228 2012-10-30 13 TEH SHI NING - Sen Wan invests in technology to ensure environmentally friendly processes and products By TEH SHI NING SUPPLYING timber, plywood and veneer to furniture-makers means cutting planks down to size. It is a task which leaves behind a lot of wood waste waste that has becomePHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 1,228 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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493 2012-10-30 14 It seeks to reassure Canadian govt C$5.17b deal will benefit the country Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian state oil firm Petronas will renew a bid for gas producer Progress Energy Resources, Petronas sources said, seeking to assure the Canadian government that the C$5.17Reuters - 493 words
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538 2012-10-30 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Jakarta bourse expects a 20 per cent rise in initial public offerings next year, with more companies poised to tap funds from the equity market to finance expansion plans in Indonesia's growing economy, according to a report in538 words
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400 2012-10-30 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Malaysia’s largest pension fund, was a net seller of AirAsia Bhd’s shares in the past month while the carrier’s major shareholder, Tune Air Sdn Bhd, has turned net buyer, pumping in slightly more than RM250400 words
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Article, Illustration806 2012-10-30 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] It is no secret that YTL Corp Bhd intends to take its remaining listed subsidiaries private after having done so with its cement unit a few months ago, says The Star newspaper. The plan is part of an ongoing restructuring806 words
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GREATER CHINA
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828 2012-10-30 15 Revenue growth slows, leaving little fiscal leeway for sustaining expansion without raising budget Bloomberg [BEIJING] China’s government spent more than planned in the first nine months of the year, and revenue gains moderated, leaving little room for public outlays to stoke the economy thisBloomberg - 828 words
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Article, Illustration859 2012-10-30 15 AFP [BEIJING] The world’s two biggest economies choose their next leaders in early November, an accident of timing that lays bare the vivid contrast between China’s opaque communist state and America’s riotous democracy. The rhythm of the presidential election inAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 859 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration763 2012-10-30 16 Fiscal consolidation plan to reduce deficit to 3% in 2016-17, from 5.8% at end of last fiscal year Reuters [NEW DELHI] The Indian government pledged to nearly halve its fiscal deficit by March 2017 in a bid to avoid a creditReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 763 words
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598 2012-10-30 16 He will improve investment climate, push firms to bid for overseas assets Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s new oil minister has promised to speed decision making in an effort to attract foreign investment, and will push domestic oil companies to aggressively bid forReuters - 598 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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761 2012-10-30 17 Authoritarian states back move but major Western nations oppose it AFP [WASHINGTON] It is expected to be the mother of all cyber diplomatic battles. When delegates gather in Dubai in December for an obscure UN agency meeting, fighting is expectedAFP - 761 words
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464 2012-10-30 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan’s retail sales rose less than forecast in September as the expiry of government subsidies for car purchases sapped consumer demand. Retail sales rose 0.4 per cent from a year earlier, the Trade Ministry said yesterday, after a revisedBloomberg - 464 words
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469 2012-10-30 17 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia will make “Asia literacy” a key plank of its future education strategy with the goal of every local school being partnered online with one from the region by 2025, the government said yesterday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said sheAFP - 469 words
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WORLD
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688 2012-10-30 18 It sees China sales recovery by Feb; Nissan, Toyota may also cut forecasts Reuters [TOKYO] Honda Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth after sales in China were hit by a popular backlash against Japanese goods, and warned itReuters - 688 words
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Article, Illustration691 2012-10-30 18 Noda warns of risk of a ‘political vacuum’ in speech Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made clear yesterday he was in no rush to go to the polls, speaking of the risk of a “political vacuum” in a speech likelyReuters - 691 words
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Article, Illustration1019 2012-10-30 18 Questions raised as to whether US is thus legitimising the site AP [HO CHI MINH CITY] It’s a wildly popular website laden with unlicensed songs and Hollywood movies a prime exhibit of the digital piracy that is strangling the music industryAP; PHOTO: AP - 1,019 words
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472 2012-10-30 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan’s largest securities firm, turned to a second-quarter profit as a jump in trading income outweighed declining brokerage commissions. Net income was 2.8 billion yen (S$43.9 million) for the three months ended Sept 30, compared with a lossBloomberg - 472 words
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Article, Illustration766 2012-10-30 19 Bank stands to meet capital goals faster, with fixed-income ops winding down Bloomberg [NEW YORK] UBS AG’s decision to cut as many as 10,000 jobs and retreat from capital-intensive trading businesses will help position Switzerland’s largest bank to return moreBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 766 words
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357 2012-10-30 19 Reuters [LONDON] Economic growth in Britain will be “materially” lower in the fourth quarter, after an unexpectedly strong boost from the Olympic Games, and it will remain weak for the next couple of years, Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale told theReuters - 357 words
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342 2012-10-30 19 Move will create world’s leading consumer publisher Reuters [LONDON] Pearson said yesterday that it will merge Penguin Books with Bertelsmann’s Random House to create the world’s leading consumer publisher, a day after Rupert Murdoch’s Sunday Times said his News Corp group couldReuters - 342 words
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387 2012-10-30 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Exchange Group, a company to be formed by the merger of the country’s two largest bourses, is aiming to combine equity trading systems by July, Osaka Securities Exchange Group said in a statement yesterday. The new bourse, expected to startBloomberg - 387 words
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Article, Illustration874 2012-10-30 21 The 2017 target would be equivalent to 8% of world exports this year, forecast by USDA at 37.7m tonnes Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Myanmar, the world’s top rice shipper before five decades of military dictatorship made it South-east Asia’s poorest nation, plans toBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 874 words
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Article, Illustration483 2012-10-30 21 He published names of over 2,000 people with stashes in Swiss banks Reuters [ATHENS] Greek police arrested the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more than 2,000 names of wealthy Greeks who have placed money in Swiss bank accounts, policeReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 483 words
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485 2012-10-30 21 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank may have been leaning against the local dollar through sales to counterparts abroad and, while the amounts are small, it would be another sign of frustration with the strength of the currency. Officials at the Reserve BankReuters - 485 words
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Article, Illustration549 2012-10-30 22 Rise is highest in 7 months, indicates that economy is picking up LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Consumer spending in the US climbed more than forecast in September as incomes grew, a sign that the biggest part of the economy was picking up as theBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 549 words
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444 2012-10-30 22 Sentiment is strongest in India, Indonesia: survey Reuters [LONDON] Global consumer confidence edged higher in the third quarter, underpinned by an improvement in the United States, although uncertainty about the economy continued to cap spending, a survey showed. Sixty two per cent ofReuters - 444 words
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415 2012-10-30 22 Reuters [THE HAGUE] Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal Party and the Labour Party said they had reached a coalition deal yesterday, paving the way for a pro-austerity, pro-European government to be sworn in as early as next week. Mr Rutte, whoseReuters - 415 words
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Article, Illustration539 2012-10-30 22 Reuters [BANGKOK] A Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand has brought loyal allies of self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra into the government led by his sister, consolidating his grip on power as he bides his time before making a serious effort to comeReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 539 words
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Article, Illustration584 2012-10-30 22 Reuters [PARIS] France’s Socialist government on Monday rebuffed calls from business leaders to slash labour charges to boost competitiveness and raise VAT, saying that would hit consumers. In an open letter published in a newspaper on Sunday, executives from 98 ofReuters - 584 words
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US ELECTIONS 2012
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Article, Illustration957 2012-10-30 20 reportsJOHN WHITESIDES - It’s all about Ohio or is it? Ohio is crucial for either presidential candidate’s victory but several other states could be kingmakers, reports JOHN WHITESIDES reportsJOHN reportsJOHN WHITESIDES Reuters [WASHINGTON] ITH just one week left in the tight battle for the White House, it’s all about the vital swing stateReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 957 words
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Article, Illustration738 2012-10-30 20 Indian-Americans are among the most strongly Democratic AFP [FALLS CHURCH, Virginia] From the stall where he sells newspapers and scarves in the colours of the former South Vietnam, Tony Nguyen has been watching the tight US presidential election play out before his eyes. RepresentativesAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 738 words
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676 2012-10-30 20 AFP [WASHINGTON] Eleanor Holmes Norton pounds her fist in frustration over her role as a non-voting member of the US Congress. She has endured this second-class status for 20 years. “I’m like any other Representative in the House, or I shouldAFP - 676 words
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534 2012-10-30 20 AP [MONTGOMERY, Alabama] Election Day in this Deep South state could be the day Alabama amends history when voters will get only their second chance in years to eliminate an anachronism that still exists on paper Segregation. Segregation ended decades ago in Alabama, sweptAP - 534 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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700 2012-10-30 23 VEN SREENIVASAN - Honeywell’s survey forecasts up to 720 new jets will be delivered this year By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Nearly 10,000 new business jets worth US$250 billion will be delivered worldwide in the next 10 years. Honeywell’s 21st annual Business Aviation Outlook700 words
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281 2012-10-30 23 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Southern Airlines Co, the nation’s biggest carrier by passenger numbers, reported a 29 per cent drop in third-quarter profit on rising operating costs and currency fluctuations. Net income declined to 2.22 billion yuan (S$434 million) from 3.13 billion yuan aBloomberg - 281 words
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Article, Illustration245 2012-10-30 23 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singaporebased long-haul, low-fare airline Scoot has launched flights to its seventh destination: Tokyo. The first daily flight between Changi and Narita Tokyo took off yesterday morning with Scoot’s CEO Campbell Wilson and chief pilot and head of flightPHOTO: SCOOT - 245 words
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524 2012-10-30 23 It switches to buying Ukraine coke, as Aussie supply stops Reuters [LONDON] Using shadowy middle men, multiple bank accounts and a fleet of ghost ships, Iran’s coal trade is quietly booming as the Islamic Republic tries to sidestep Western sanctions and prevent itsReuters - 524 words
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Article, Illustration528 2012-10-30 23 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] The cost of protecting against Air France-KLM Group stock swings jumped to a record versus Deutsche Lufthansa after France’s largest airline rallied almost three times as much as the German carrier. Air France-KLM’s implied volatility, which traders use toBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 528 words
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Miscellaneous281 2012-10-30 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Terrorist leader with motive for subversion (7) 8 Insane time around capital of Ibiza island (7) 10 Stock’s quality about right for soup (10) 11 Married in rush ceremony (4) 12 ‘Unattached’ girl’s connected to Greek island (8) 14 Officer is more offensive (6) 15 ‘Number281 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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495 2012-10-30 24 EDITORIAL IT seems resource nationalism is no longer the preserve of poor backward countries that fear foreign capital: the Canadian government recently blocked a RM15.6 billion (S$6.2 billion) deal that would have seen Malaysian oil giant Petronas acquiring Canadian gas company Progress Energy Resources. This despite495 words
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Article, Illustration786 2012-10-30 24 DAVID MASON - THE BOTTOM LINE DAVID MASON The writer is a business communications consultant in the UK who spends several months a year in Singapore. He was a partner with Price Waterhouse Singapore for 18 years THE ways in which human beings786 words
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Article, Illustration1072 2012-10-30 24 AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR - Capitalist America faces challenge from increasingly belligerent socialist states in its south By AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR The writer is assistant professor of political economy at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad AS the world focuses its gaze on the upcoming US presidential election, another presidentialPHOTO: AP - 1,072 words
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Article, Illustration1597 2012-10-30 25 EDUARDO CAVALLO, EDUARDO FERNANDEZ-ARIAS - If tools of cooperation are not used effectively, crisis countries in Europe may fare worse than those in Latin America By EDUARDO CAVALLO, EDUARDO FERNANDEZ-ARIAS The writers are, respectively, senior economist and principal economist at the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr Fernandez-Arias is also coordinator ofPHOTO: AP - 1,597 words
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Article, Illustration773 2012-10-30 25 YOGI AGGARWAL - YOGI AGGARWAL The writer is a Mumbai-based journalist who contributes regularly to BT ANEW benchmark in the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry (popularly known as Bollywood) is whether a film does well enough at the box office to gross over one billion rupees (S$23 million). Five typical773 words
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1924 2012-10-30 26 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination1,924 words
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Article2846 2012-10-30 27 Transaction date: Oct 29 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller 148.5 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 148cd +1 1201 148 146.52,846 words
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Article184 2012-10-30 28 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E Smil 12.1184 words
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Article8337 2012-10-30 28 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited f M local Ccy Bond 0 9598/ European Opportunities8,337 words
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Article193 2012-10-30 28 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 41.5 26 Genting HK US$ US32 +0.5 3683 32 31.5 31.5 32 2107 Sale 228 169 TanChongInt HK211 -1 6 211 211 211 218 4.3 3.3193 words
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Article949 2012-10-30 28 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 114.4 ABF SG Bond ETF 119.5 -6.5 18 120 119.5 119 119.5 545.5 128.9 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 128.4 125.8 126.7 104.6 95.8 CIMB949 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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Article641 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8958.79 8986.05 8909.37 Dec12 8960.00 8995.00 8900.00 8915.00 *****5 *****6 Mar13 8905.00 8910.00 8895.00 8900.00 3 2098 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 256.47 257.35 255.10 Oct12 254.40 257.00 253.90 255.70 *****5 *****1 Nov12 254.00641 words
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373 2012-10-30 29 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 908.6 -0.3 9.5 -0.2 3.4 -0.3 9.8 EAFE Preliminary 731.0 -0.3 7.2 -0.2 1.4 -0.3 7.7 Europe Preliminary 1108.0 0.2 7.9373 words
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Article107 2012-10-30 29 Oct 26 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 12 1561.25 1564.00 1566.75 1552.50 Jan 13 1563.75 1566.00 1568.75 1553.75 Mar 13 1537.00 1537.00 1538.50 1524.50 May 13 1488.00 1483.75 1489.50 1471.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 12 50.96107 words
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Article70 2012-10-30 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 26 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.93 1.09 WTI (Near Mth) 86.05 -0.03 Dubai (1-Mth F) 105.55 -0.65 Tapis blend 112.37 -0.72 Minas 107.02 -0.72 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 102.81 unch Jet Kerosene 126.65 unch US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2215 1.2217 2-months 1.2215 1.2217 3-months 1.2215 1.2217 6-months 1.2210 1.2213 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article64 2012-10-30 29 Oct 26 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1895.75 1911.25 3 months 1922.00 1938.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7819.75 7814.00 3 months 7820.00 7815.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2015.50 2008.00 3 months 2015.00 2005.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0064 words
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Article80 2012-10-30 29 Oct 26 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1544 1556 1568/1541 Mar 13 1544 1554 1563/1540 May 13 1551 1561 1570/1549 Jul 13 1559 1569 1573/1557 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 1996 2029 2029/1992 Jan 13 2021 2058 2062/2016 Mar 13 2039 2074 2077/2035 May 13 205380 words
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888 2012-10-30 29 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 488 6.38 19 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 0.2 unch 50 1 32 -1 162.50 1 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.3 1888 words
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Article470 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.034 6.454 0.802 8.016 55.855 99.515 0.824 11.336 3.165 1.261 99.142 42.677 1.264 8.986 0.969 30.268 31.806 0.644 1.034 Canada 0.967 6.242470 words
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Article134 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 29 Oct 26 Hong Kong 1721.00 1714.30 Oct 26 Oct 25 London 1714.43 1714.18 1715.31 1715.18 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 29 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 151 67 5gm 429 336 10gm 767 673134 words
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Article80 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 31-Jan-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****V 02-May-13 0.27 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102.15 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.7380 words
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Article57 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 12 2420.0 2500.0 2435.0 2412.0 434 4431 Dec 12 2499.0 2561.0 2510.0 2483.0 4480 ***** Jan 13 2537.0 2603.0 2553.0 2525.0 ***** ***** Feb 13 2580.0 2640.057 words
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Article154 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2633 1.2638 1.0342 1.0345 Canadian dollar 1.2215 1.2224 1.0006 1.0000 Euro 1.5756 1.5762 1.2899 1.2902 NZ dollar 1.0018 1.0024 0.8201 0.8205 Sterling pound 1.9615 1.9623 1.6058 1.6062154 words
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Article121 2012-10-30 29 As at 9am Oct 29 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.294 1.233 Can dollar 1.25 1.191 Euro 1.615 1.539 Sterling pound 2 1.924 NZ dollar 1.035 0.977 US dollar 1.245 1.186 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article154 2012-10-30 29 Oct 29 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.48 0.28 6 months 0.70 0.50 9 months 0.85 0.65 12154 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration465 2012-10-30 30 His Elevation group is understood to have signed $75 million deal [SINGAPORE] Satinder Garcha’s Elevation group is understood to have inked a deal to buy Murray Terrace for $75 million. Talk in the market is that Mr Garcha plans to convert the conservation property intoPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 465 words
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303 2012-10-30 30 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Shinsei Bank Ltd, the Japanese lender partly owned by J Christopher Flowers, plans to set up a healthcare real estate investment trust to capture growth in one of the world’s fastest-aging nations. The bank seeks to start the ReitBloomberg - 303 words
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Article, Illustration338 2012-10-30 30 It cites rebounding sales, capital raising in offshore markets Reuters [BEIJING] Chinese property developers’ credit quality is improving, signalled by rebounding sales and the ability of companies to tap international capital markets to raise funds, ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said yesterday. China hasReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 338 words
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117 2012-10-30 30 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui Fudosan Co, a Japanese property developer, will build a 23megawatt solar power station in northern Japan. The company plans to start building the power plant in November in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido prefecture, and operations are expected to begin by the endBloomberg - 117 words
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Article, Illustration380 2012-10-30 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Space made up of 2 strata units; Savills expects offers in the range of $1,100 psf BY KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] A total 49,053 sq ft of freehold strata industrial space at Delta House in the Alexandra /Delta Road vicinity hasPHOTO: SAVILLS - 380 words
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Article337 2012-10-30 31 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The six richest property developers here lost a combined US$2.2 billion in net worth yesterday as shares in their companies dived after the government imposed a property tax on overseas buyers. The wealthiest man in Asia, Li Ka-shing, saw his net worthBloomberg - 337 words
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Article, Illustration299 2012-10-30 31 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - One a GCB is at Olive Rd, the other is at Faber Drive By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA [SINGAPORE] There has been no dearth of bungalow transactions recently, despite signs of a slowing economy. A Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at 27 Olive RoadPHOTO: KNIGHT FRANK - 299 words
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Advertisement142 2012-10-30 32 125 years of shipbuilding excellence 2012 marks the 125th anniversary of Keppel Singmarine’s rich heritage in shipbuilding. As the specialised shipbuilding arm of Keppel Offshore Marine, Keppel Singmarine has come a long way since its inception as Singapore Slipway in 1887. From humble beginnings servicing boats and coastal vessels, the142 words
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