The Business Times, 28 January 2013
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Title Section25 2013-01-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Monday, January 28, 201325 words
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1282 2013-01-28 1 TEH SHI NING - Longer-term need to revitalise economy more vital than short-term sweeteners for companies By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] The calls for the government to aid businesses in the current tough environment have grown louder, but don’t expect the upcoming Budget to dish out help1,282 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article57 2013-01-28 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,269.31 +58.09 KL COMP 1,637.13 -39.31 NIKKEI 225 10,926.65 +13.35 HANG SENG 23,580.43 -21.35 SET INDEX 1,461.41 +26.97 JAKARTA COMP 4,437.60 -27.88 MANILA COMP 6,167.64 +28.43 SEOUL COMP 1,946.69 -41.2 SHENZHEN B 831.58 +68.34 MUMBAI IND 20,103.53 +64.49 DOW 13,895.98 +246.28 NASDAQ 3,149.71 +15.00 S&P57 words
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Article20 2013-01-28 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG 5.38 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA BRITAIN TAIWAN US JAPAN CANADA KOREA 9,33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg20 words
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Article49 2013-01-28 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.230 (US$/S$ per 1.579 1.942 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.341 1.649 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 90.50 73.60 RM 3.047 2.478 HK$ 7.754 6.305 BAHT 29.90 24.31 RUPIAH 9,675 7,867 RENMINBI 6.220 5.058 INDIAN RUPEE 53.66 43.63 A$ 0.956 0.778 NZ$ 1.194 0.97149 words
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581 2013-01-28 1 MINDY TAN - Board members plan to accept offer for their own shares By MINDY TAN [SINGAPORE] Thai Tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s offer of $9.55 per share for Fraser and Neave Limited (F&N) is “fair”, according to F&N’s directors, who added that they intend to accept the581 words
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Advertisement234 2013-01-28 1 DINING OUT Crystal Jade goes green PAGE 25 PROPERTY Alexandra Central units put up for quick resale PAGE 2 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Promising investments for 2013 PAGES 12 13 PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION The danger of trade-offs in policy making PAGE 4 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg.234 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article618 2013-01-28 2 Budget: Restructuring takes priority over business aid THE calls for the government to aid businesses in the current tough environment have grown louder, but don’t expect the upcoming Budget to dish out help across the board. Trying though the business climate may be, the longer-term policy priority of618 words
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Article, Illustration625 2013-01-28 2 FELDA CHAY - URA hints at cooling measures for commercial sector if it gets too hot By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] Some investors are already trying to flip the shop units they bought just days ago at the yet-to-be-completed Alexandra Central, a sign that they hadPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 625 words
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TOP STORIES: PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION
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Article, Illustration829 2013-01-28 4 LEE U-WEN - Main priority for now is to ensure smooth handover, she says By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] The huge margin of victory for the Workers’ Party (WP) in last Saturday’s Punggol East by-election was beyond even the opposition party’s own expectations, its chairman Sylvia LimPHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 829 words
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522 2013-01-28 4 LEE U-WEN - Dr Koh will wait for PM Lee to decide on his future role By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] By-elections typically see “big swings” in the results, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen as he gave his take on the Workers’ Party’s (WP)522 words
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Article, Illustration813 2013-01-28 4 WONG WEI KONG - COMMENTARY WONG WEI KONG News Editor NOW that the fight is over, the Punggol East by-election will be analysed on many different levels. But what could turn out to have the most far-reaching consequence is the implication it may hold for policy making813 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article305 2013-01-28 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME BRC Asia A 5 Sixth Lok Yang Road 28-Jan 10.30am Chew's Group A Raffles Country Club Stamford 1 2 450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim 28-Jan 10.00am China Fishery A Taurus Level 1 E Marina Mandarin S’pore 6 Raffles Boulevard 9.30am Marina Square 28-Jan 10.00am305 words
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727 2013-01-28 6 MINDY TAN - Only one of these 18 companies posted a loss; 12 firms do better by ushering in higher profits By MINDY TAN NET profit for the 18 listed companies that have reported their fourthquarter results so far is a combined $1.567727 words
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Article, Illustration1702 2013-01-28 9 INSIDE MARKETS Buying fell for the first time in the past three weeks while sales by directors remained low for the fifth straight week, based on Jan 21-25 filings on the Singapore Exchange. Buyers outweighed sellers with 8 companies that recorded 15 purchases worth $2.411,702 words
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Article19 2013-01-28 9 1 Branchen Stars R1C-A 18/01/2013 167,40 EUR I db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 16/01/2013 89,54 GBP19 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration709 2013-01-28 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AS Wall Street’s indices keep rising because of money printing and zero interest rates taking most other indices around the world with them –so does the VIX Index keep falling to fresh lows. t Friday’s close of 12.89,709 words
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577 2013-01-28 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies fell last week by the most since July as a slide in the yen fanned concern that regional central banks will intervene to prevent exchange-rate gains that may hurt exports. Officials from Russia toBloomberg - 577 words
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536 2013-01-28 8 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Commodity markets experienced mixed fortunes last week as traders digested upbeat data from China, Europe and the US, while gold slid as investors shifted cash out of the safe-haven precious metal. Figures from British bank HSBC showed China’s manufacturing activityAFP - 536 words
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Article1570 2013-01-28 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.50 2.00 2 9.25 17.08 1.56 1.58 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.00 3.00 5 0.05 9.14 0.60 0.58 ARA Asset Management 1.57 1.431,570 words
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Article73 2013-01-28 8 Jan 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 116.00 +174.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +129.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +12.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 803.70 +3.65 FTSE ST Small Cap 562.00 +4.68 FTSE ST All Share 803.98 +4.97 FTSE ST China Top 230.36 +1.43 FTSE ST China 265.60 +3.06 FTSE73 words
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Article54 2013-01-28 8 VOLUME ICP 2,113,706,000 YHM 2,044,905,000 IPCO Intl 1,725,834,000 MDR 1,206,938,000 MDR W*****5 427,156,000 Teledata 362,506,000 Innopac 347,770,000 HanKore 343,890,000 Geo Energy 320,673,000 ChinaNTown 272,648,000 VALUE($) F&N 1,731,988,370 SingTel 376,386,829 DBS Grp 329,359,647 UOB 262,166,185 Wilmar 199,436,235 CapitaLand 195,627,959 Geo Energy 194,133,875 Keppel Corp 183,891,090 Genting SP 163,805,58554 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration593 2013-01-28 10 HELMI YUSOF, SHARON CHEAH - Third edition fares much better than previous year’s By HELMI YUSOF, SHARON CHEAH PREMIER art fair Art Stage returned in its third year with a roar, after a lacklustre performance last year. Six-figure sales were seen from Day One. By the end of the four-dayPHOTO: AP - 593 words
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Article, Illustration448 2013-01-28 10 ONG CHOR HAO - Freehold 4-storey building on 18,000 sq ft plot expected to fetch over $62m By ONG CHOR HAO A FREEHOLD commercial property at the corner of Changi Road and Lorong 105 Changi has been put up for sale by tender. No 160 Changi is448 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1502 2013-01-28 11 CAI HAOXIANG - The Straits Times Index is a gauge of investor confidence and a benchmark to compare other products with, and to invest in, reportsCAI CAI HAOXIANG NEWSPAPERS typically mention stock-market indices when recounting dramatic events shaking the financial world. Black Monday, or Oct 19, 1987, isSource: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 1,502 words
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Article1194 2013-01-28 11 CAI HAOXIANG - By CAI HAOXIANG THE following table displays all 30 component stocks making up the Straits Times Index (STI), Singapore’s benchmark index. These are the largest and most liquid stocks traded on the Singapore Exchange and span the property, financial, industrial and services sectors. The stocks1,194 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3610 2013-01-28 12 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: As 2013 unfolds, what are the investment opportunities you would consider most promising for private individual investors? Are the best opportunities to be found within Singapore or overseas; and if the latter, where and why? Ranjit Khanna Head of South East Asia Global NRI CouttsPHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS - 3,610 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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472 2013-01-28 14 Bank may eventually seek Manila listing for its unit, say industry watchers [KUALA LUPMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has made a US$100 million capital injection into its Philippines operations in a bid to accelerate its growth in South-east Asia’s fifth largest economy. The banking472 words
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Article, Illustration332 2013-01-28 14 Reuters [DAVOS, Switzerland] Indonesia expects foreign direct investment to rise 25-35 per cent this year, the country’s trade minister said on Friday, helped by companies such as Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry which is building factories to make telephone handsets. Exports are also likelyReuters - 332 words
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275 2013-01-28 14 AP [JAKARTA] Two separate landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Indonesia has left 12 people dead, including five geothermal workers. More than a dozen others were also buried under the debris, officials said yesterday. The worst landslides happened in Tanjung Sani of Agam districtAP - 275 words
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Article, Illustration612 2013-01-28 14 [SUBANG] Firefly turned the corner last year after incurring losses on its short-lived jet operations and is now planning to raise loads and sustain profitability. According to The Star, Firefly aims to raise average passenger loads by 5 per cent to 75FILE PHOTO - 612 words
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Article1468 2013-01-28 14 VOL Jan 25 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.14 -0.01 314 Adventa Bhd 0.30 -0.01 686 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.26 unch 187 Affin Holdings 3.30 0.01 291 Ahmad Zaki Res Abric Bhd 0.20 Alliance Finan 66 Aluminium Co 0.68 unch 21 Amalgamated In .........0.31 unch 25 Ammb Hldgs1,468 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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725 2013-01-28 15 YONNEX LI - Loan growth has slowed drastically against market expectations By YONNEX LI EJ Insight HONG Kong banks face a huge predicament: They have too much funds but too little loan demand. The surplus liquidity is now weighing on their bottom lines. The HongEJ Insight - 725 words
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323 2013-01-28 15 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates this week for the first time in nine months in response to the government’s recent economic reform spree and slowing inflation, economists say. With inflation at a three-year low andAFP - 323 words
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Article, Illustration466 2013-01-28 15 Big industrial firms see profit up 17% y-o-y in December Xinhua [BEIJING] Chinese industrial firms’ profits climbed for a fourth consecutive month in December, adding evidence that the world’s sec-ond-largest economy is gaining steam after seeing its lowest growth rate in 13 years. ProfitsXinhua; PHOTO: AFP - 466 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration868 2013-01-28 19 Recovery in retail and tourism reflects strength of regional consumption WP [DUBAI] With Dubai’s economy posting the fastest growth since 2007, residents here say it’s getting harder to find taxis, book restaurants or golf courses and get school places for their children. HomeWP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 868 words
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467 2013-01-28 19 AFP [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund is gearing up for a huge new challenge to rebuild the economies of the turbulent Arab world, something’s that’s starkly different from its eurozone rescues. The Arab Spring revolutions of 2010-2011 have opened doors to the IMF’sAFP - 467 words
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685 2013-01-28 19 US and southern Europe could learn from them AP [AMSTERDAM] In the US, tax hikes have been the subject of partisan warfare that brought the country to the very edge of a “fiscal cliff”. In southern Europe, spending cuts have led to mass protests andAP - 685 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration871 2013-01-28 20 ROB CURRAN - Dow could hit its all-time closing high if earnings keep coming in strong WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN The US stock market is emerging from the shadow of Apple and will likely test record highs this week. Last week, the Standard Poor’sPHOTO: AFP - 871 words
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Article, Illustration284 2013-01-28 20 AFP [MELBOURNE] Novak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a gruelling four-set final to clinch a hat-trick of Australian Open titles on Rod Laver Arena yesterday. The Serbian world No 1 lost the opening set in a tiebreaker but got progressively stronger toAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 284 words
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299 2013-01-28 20 Move is part of efforts to meet the country’s growing energy needs AFP [HANOI] Vietnam yesterday inked a deal with firms from Japan and Kuwait to build an oil refinery complex worth nearly US$9 billion as part of efforts to meet its growing energyAFP - 299 words
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333 2013-01-28 20 Reu ters Bloomberg [DOHA] Commercial Bank of Qatar, the lender in talks to buy a majority stake in Alternatifbank AS, posted a 19 per cent increase in fourth-quarter profit, missing analysts’ estimates. Net income climbed to 447 million riyals ($151Reuters; Bloomberg - 333 words
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Article, Illustration598 2013-01-28 21 Systems or program errors that harm investors won’t be spared: SEC chief Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Robert Khuzami, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement chief, said the agency is “very focused” on bringing cases against exchanges and traders when systems or programmingBloomberg - 598 words
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440 2013-01-28 21 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Twitter Inc was valued at about US$9 billion after early employees sold US$80 million in shares to a fund managed by BlackRock Inc, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The sales were overseen by TwitterBloomberg - 440 words
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Article335 2013-01-28 21 Most of that went into emerging market funds Reuters [NEW YORK] Investors pumped US$5.65 billion into stock funds worldwide in the latest week, with most of the sum flowing into emerging market stock funds as investors exited US exchange-traded funds, data from EPFR Global showed. FundsReuters - 335 words
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Article, Illustration795 2013-01-28 22 Bel ief that major threats have receded fuels remarkable run-up NYT [NEW YORK] Americans appear to be falling in love with stocks again. After millions of people all but abandoned the market after the 2008 financial crisis, individual investors are pouring more money thanNYT; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 795 words
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Article, Illustration818 2013-01-28 22 Icahn, Ackman were called by CNBC for a debate on Herbalife NYT [NEW YORK] For half an hour on Friday afternoon, the eyes of Wall Street were not on the usual fixations, such as the fiscal talks in Washington, or Apple’s earningsNYT; PHOTO: REUTERS - 818 words
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392 2013-01-28 22 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Tornadoes in Australia’s Queensland state felled trees and power lines as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald dumped heavy rain and moved towards New South Wales, bringing damaging winds and possible flooding. The weather system is centred about 345km northwest of Brisbane and projectedBloomberg - 392 words
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FOCUS: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
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Article, Illustration600 2013-01-28 23 While the worst of the crisis seems over there is still much to be done, say leaders AFP [DAVOS, Switzerland] The world’s political and business elite headed home yesterday from this year’s Davos forum with warnings that while the worst of the financial crisis seemsAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 600 words
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220 2013-01-28 23 AFP [DAVOS] Billionaire financier George Soros told the Davos forum that financial markets were still poorly understood despite moves to limit more complex products after the crisis. Mr Soros said that the established theory of how markets functioned “had collapsed”. “The unfortunate fact is that...AFP - 220 words
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531 2013-01-28 23 Its current account deficit expected to narrow Bloomberg [DAVOS] The deputy governor of China’s central bank signalled that he is comfortable with the yuan’s exchange rate and urged Group of 20 nations to improve collaboration if so-called currency warsBloomberg - 531 words
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352 2013-01-28 23 AP [DAVOS, Switzerland] A top international finance official warned banks to be cautious about the prices of investments that have gone up sharply because of current low interest rates. Jaime Caruana, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, says the low interestAP - 352 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration662 2013-01-28 24 VEN SREENIVASAN - Australian regulator may not make final ruling but release a Statement of Issue By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The Australian competition regulators will make a pronouncement on Virgin Australia’s (VA) planned takeover of Tiger Australia on Feb 7. But the Australian CompetitionPHOTO: REUTERS - 662 words
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496 2013-01-28 24 NYT [NEW YORK] The prospect of a prolonged grounding of Boeing’s new 787 jet is posing a logistical and financial challenge for several airlines, which have cancelled more than 1,000 flights in the 10 days since the plane was grounded worldwide. Aviation analysts saidNYT - 496 words
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Article, Illustration499 2013-01-28 24 Reuters [NEW YORK] US Airways Group Inc and American Airlines parent AMR Corp are in the final stages of negotiating a merger, with the final price and management structure still to be resolved, four people familiar with the matter said. The twoReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 499 words
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374 2013-01-28 24 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Coal export ports on Australia’s eastern coast closed as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald dumped heavy rain on Queensland and moved south towards New South Wales, prompting emergency services to issue flood warnings. Heavy rain that may lead to flooding isBloomberg - 374 words
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Article, Illustration584 2013-01-28 25 Jaime Ee - NEW RESTAURANT By Jaime Ee Ito Kacho Yakiniku 333A Orchard Road #04-08/09 Mandarin Gallery Tel: *****111 Open Mon- Fri: 11am to 2pm; 6pm to 11pm; Weekends: all day from 11am IF there’s one thing to be said about Japanese food, it would be that the likesPHOTOS: JAIME EE - 584 words
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Article117 2013-01-28 27 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.140 CapitaLand 3.980 +0.040 CapitaMall 2.120 -0.010 CityDev 11.30 +0.040 ComfortDelGro 1.880 +0.005 DBS Grp 14.72 +0.080 F&N 9.550 GLP 2.730 +0.010 Genting SP 1.450 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.630 +0.005 Stock name Close Change HK Land 8.080 +0.060 IHH Healthcare 1.355117 words
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Article1989 2013-01-28 27 Transaction date: Jan 25 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit Vol Aeon Stores 21.40 -0.10 813 Angang Steel 6.06 -0.12 9156 Anhui Conch Anhuiexpresswa 4.85 unch 1076 Asia Satellite 28.40 0.15 41 Asm Pacific -0.10 Bank Of E Asia 31.80 -0.15 2036 Beida Jade Bir 6.06 Beijing1,989 words
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Article272 2013-01-28 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 50 25.5 AVJennings A49 +15 86 50 36 39 49 3.6 7.1 3.9 127.6 43.5 30 Genting HK US$ US42 +1.5 ***** 43.5 41 41.5 42 2765.5272 words
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Article186 2013-01-28 27 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 6 2 0 0 0 10 6 2 Manufacturing 80 80 37 8 14 13 88 94 50 Commerce 45 23 12 7 6 6 52 29 18 Tpt/Stor/Comms 21 20 7186 words
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Article1041 2013-01-28 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 118.6 -0.4 30 120 118.6 118.6 119 541.4 134.1 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 134.1 134.4 135.4 111.7 95.8 CIMB1,041 words
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Article123 2013-01-28 27 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 106,364 106,364 312,776 312,776 Manufacturing 3,084,673 2,713,568 5,798,241 3,023,813 25,297 3,049,110 Commerce 1,401,704 117,377 1,519,081 641,698 6,784 648,482 Tpt/Stor/Comms 710,957 75,452 786,409 931,179 24,672 955,851 Finance 468,161 2,286 470,447 950,984 956 951,940 Construction 2,378,099 2,126,422123 words
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373 2013-01-28 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 25 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 988.3 0.5 5.3 1.0 5.9 0.5 4.8 EAFE Preliminary 818.8 0.8 5.7 1.4 5.8 0.9 4.7 Europe Preliminary 1213.7 0.4 5.8373 words
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Article, Illustration103 2013-01-28 28 As on 25 January 2013 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT FEB2013 1671.50 1656.30 1656.40 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT FEB2013 565.65 562.40 564.90 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT APR2013 570.85 567.40 575.35 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT MAR2013 1.3449 1.3357 1.3465 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAR2013103 words
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Article107 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 1441.00 1435.25 1445.00 1426.00 May 13 1426.00 1423.75 1431.75 1412.75 Jul 13 1417.75 1417.50 1424.25 1405.25 Aug 13 1391.00 1392.50 1397.50 1381.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 52.10107 words
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Article70 2013-01-28 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 24 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 113.72 0.93 WTI (Near Mth) 95.22 0.37 Dubai (1-Mth F) 108.16 0.26 Tapis blend 119.13 1.02 Minas 115.23 0.52 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 107.89 0.06 Jet Kerosene 129.1 0.15 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article24 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2298 1.2301 2-months 1.2298 1.2301 3-months 1.2298 1.2301 6-months 1.2297 1.2300 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC24 words
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Article65 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2011.00 2041.00 3 months 2046.00 2076.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7997.75 8064.50 3 months 8030.00 8095.50 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2345.25 2396.00 3 months 2355.00 2403.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months65 words
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Article79 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 13 1417 1438 1443/1413 May 13 1427 1446 1452/1425 Jul 13 1437 1455 1461/1435 Sep 13 1446 1463 1470/1443 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jan 13 1987 1996 1991/1983 Mar 13 1959 1946 1962/1928 May 13 1979 1962 1984/1945 Jul 13 199479 words
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1063 2013-01-28 28 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 Conv AlliedTech W*****2 Exer Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 5.5 1.3 380 1 25 18 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 5.5 0.9 630 1 27 42 BakerTech W*****5 10.8 0.5 1640 1 27 81,063 words
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Article470 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.049 6.505 0.780 8.109 56.112 101.176 0.947 11.235 3.186 1.249 102.222 42.531 1.286 9.432 0.971 30.494 31.263 0.662 1.046 Canada 0.953 6.200470 words
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Article66 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 (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$) 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 6 mths 6 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates66 words
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Article135 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 GOLD(US$/oz) Jan 24 Jan 25 Hong Kong 1688.00 1681.20 Jan 25 Jan 24 London 1661.99 1674.36 1663.21 1675.13 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jan 25 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 148 66 5gm 421 330 10gm 753 661135 words
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Article90 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****V 25-Apr-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****F 25-Jul-13 0.26 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-14 101.83 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.3790 words
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Article57 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Feb 13 2377.0 2410.0 2383.0 2370.0 263 6176 Mar 13 2430.0 2453.0 2436.0 2409.0 4896 ***** Apr 13 2462.0 2481.0 2467.0 2442.0 ***** ***** May 13 2486.0 2508.057 words
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Article154 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2858 1.2865 1.0456 1.0459 Canadian dollar 1.2255 1.2263 0.9970 0.9966 Euro 1.6490 1.6498 1.3410 1.3413 NZ dollar 1.0294 1.0301 0.8371 0.8375 Sterling pound 1.9416 1.9425 1.5789 1.5793154 words
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Article121 2013-01-28 28 As at 9am Jan 25 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.316 1.254 Can dollar 1.256 1.197 Euro 1.685 1.605 Sterling pound 1.980 1.904 NZ dollar 1.064 1.004 US dollar 1.255 1.196 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-01-28 28 Jan 25 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.80 0.60 12157 words
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Article, Illustration908 2013-01-28 31 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - It opened Singapore office this month, plans to move its Asia-Pac HQ here By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY [SINGAPORE] There’s a new kid on the block in the storage industry, which is dominated by heavyweights like EMC, HDS (Hitachi DataPHOTO: NIMBLE STORAGE - 908 words
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Article, Illustration1017 2013-01-28 31 LOO PO LI - By LOO PO LI [SINGAPORE] Companies, both large and small, are facing an IT talent crunch in Singapore, because of the shortage and high turnover rate of those with niche skills. They are, however, employing creative ways to overcome thisFILE PHOTO - 1,017 words
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