The Business Times, 11 June 2013
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Title Section25 2013-06-11 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Tuesday, June 11, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration586 2013-06-11 1 ANDREA SOH - Singapore Freeport facility is bank’s 2nd-largest in world By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] Deutsche Bank has opened its sec-ond-largest gold vault in the world in Singapore, it announced yesterday. The facility at the Singapore Freeport can hold up to 200 tonnes of the metal,586 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-06-11 1 GST INDEX 3,200.51 (+15.79) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,201.00 (+16.00) GSIMSCI 359.48 (+1.10) GSIMSCI FUTURES 359.00 (+1.90) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.257 (US$/S$ per 1.551 1.950 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.320 1.660 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 98.50 78.40 RM 3.125 2.485 HK$ 7.763 6.174 BAHT 30.76 24.47 RUPIAH65 words
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Article47 2013-06-11 1 Monday Change KL COMP 1,787.80 +12.21 NIKKEI 225 13,514.20 +636.67 HANG SENG 21,615.09 +39.83 SET INDEX 1,528.55 +12.31 JAKARTA COMP 4,777.37 -87.96 MANILA COMP 6,875.60 +173.65 SEOUL COMP 1,932.70 +8.85 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 19,441.07 +11.84 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,261.45 +13.33 NASDAQ 3,481.02 +11.8047 words
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Article20 2013-06-11 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA HONG KONG 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA KOREA TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN CANADA KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg20 words
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Article, Illustration917 2013-06-11 1 CAI HAOXIANG - Some of the biggest SGX-listed companies still giving scant details or none at all By CAI HAOXIANG [SINGAPORE] Listed companies here still have some way to go before they comply with the latest Code of Corporate Governance guidelines on executive pay disclosure, going917 words
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Advertisement115 2013-06-11 1 PROPERTY Jem draws big names to west of Singapore PAGE 28 LABOUR NTUC to negotiate wage hikes for its outsourced cleaners PAGE 10 COMPANIES Investors in Asia run risk of missing upside: Citi PAGE 6 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL Revenues continue to soar despite economic troubles PAGE 4 Inc Shopping in Style115 words
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TOP STORIES
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605 2013-06-11 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Surge in May bank lending is a sign that Abe’s reforms are gaining traction By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo BULLS firmly wrested back control from bears in Tokyo financial markets yesterday after official data revealed an upward revision in Japan’s first-quarter economic605 words
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Article, Illustration575 2013-06-11 2 S JAYASANKARAN - Further liberalisation of economy needed to attract investors BY S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S aim to become a developed nation by 2020 may happen sooner than later based on current economic projections, Prime Minister Najib Razak told an international conference575 words
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716 2013-06-11 2 RONNIE LIM - NEWS ANALYSIS By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Taking in earlier industry feedback, a second consultation paper released by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) last week has sketched out a considered, practical outline of how Singapore should proceed with its liquefied natural gas purchases,716 words
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Article397 2013-06-11 2 Exec pay disclosure: the road ahead SINGAPORE listed companies still have some way to go before they comply with the latest Code of Corporate Governance guidelines on executive pay disclosure, going by their most recent annual reports. Disclosures in three new areas are required by the Code: the397 words
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Article, Illustration677 2013-06-11 4 PAULINE NG - He’d wanted a piece of AirAsia’s IPO after denying them financing previously By in PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur CIMB group chief executive Nazir Razak acknowledged that AirAsia and its founders had made him eat the humble pie. Giving them short shriftPHOTO: AFP - 677 words
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683 2013-06-11 4 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Hiring plans in Singapore are likely to hold steady in the July-to-September quarter, with construction jobs tipped to grow strongly. Linda Teo, country manager for employment firm Manpower Singapore, said hiring prospects will weaken moderately by683 words
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Article, Illustration922 2013-06-11 4 MICHELLE QUAH - ‘Big five’ leagues had market share of 48%, or 9.3b euros, in 2011/12 season By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] It would seem football fanaticism has trumped economic despair. Despite challenging economic conditions in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, footballSource: Deloitte UK’s Sports Business Group - 922 words
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Advertisement67 2013-06-11 5 PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition f > w tS! v V>w, tF t X I V. •< fl •*4 m s X V' ir X ■n id «eT? J s r. r jr \Ahj PATEK You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for67 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration836 2013-06-11 6 MICHELLE QUAH - Market generally not hearing the sweet music because of the noise MARKET VIEWS By MICHELLE QUAH “CONFUSION reigns, threaded with fear” that’s how Citi Research describes the investment sentiment here in Asia, with the day-to-day “noise” of the markets, ie, theFILE PHOTO - 836 words
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760 2013-06-11 6 KENNETH LIM - But the risk of disorderly unwinding is low: Nomura By KENNETH LIM THE latest US economic data support the thesis that the Federal Reserve will begin to taper monetary stimulus in September or later, Nomura analysts said yesterday. The risk of a760 words
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334 2013-06-11 6 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore bonds slumped yesterday, pushing 10-year yields to a 22-month high, after better-than-forecast US jobs growth kept alive speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut back on monetary stimulus. The price of Singapore’s 3.125 perBloomberg - 334 words
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Article, Illustration565 2013-06-11 7 LYNN KAN - Keppel, SembMarine set to play catch-up? Maybank Kim Eng sees stocks reversing underperformance By LYNN KAN KEPPEL Corporation and Sembcorp Marine should soon reverse their underperformance on the local bourse in the year to date, said Maybank Kim Eng in an indepth report about the two listed rigbuilders. Concerns aboutSource: Keppel, Sembcorp Marine, Maybank KE - 565 words
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340 2013-06-11 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI BUDGET carrier Tiger Singapore carried 402,000 passengers in May, up 18.6 per cent year-on-year, but capacity growth outpaced traffic growth during the month, causing load factor to inch 0.2 percentage point lower to 84 per cent. Tiger Singapore registered a 24.7340 words
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Article, Illustration412 2013-06-11 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Commercial podium space priced from $2,500 psf to over $6,000 psf By NISHA RAMCHANDANI AFTER failing to get the necessary approvals to convert the commercial podium at Thong Sia Building into a medical centre, Raffles Medical Group (RMG) is offering412 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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105 2013-06-11 9 KEPPEL DHCS, an indirect subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings, was awarded the tender by JTC Corporation to design, build, own and operate a new district cooling systems (DCS) plant at JTC’s Multi-Utility Hub at Mediapolis, and has secured a contract to provide DCS services105 words
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82 2013-06-11 9 DEL Monte Pacific Ltd said its controlling shareholder, NutriAsia Pacific Limited (NAPL), has placed 150 million shares at 26.40 pesos each. After the completion of the placement, NAPL’s stake in the company will decrease from 78.6 per cent to 67 per cent. Del Monte,82 words
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88 2013-06-11 9 CAPITALAND’S wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Ltd (Ascott), has secured a contract to manage its eighth serviced residence property in the Philippines. The 150-unit Somerset Alabang Manila is located close to the corporate offices of MNCs such as Shell, HSBC88 words
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94 2013-06-11 9 PETRA Foods Ltd said the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission has last Friday “decided not to oppose” Barry Calleabaut AG’s proposed acquisition of its cocoa ingredients division. The European Commission (EC) has also decided to “declare (the acquisition) compatible with the internal94 words
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251 2013-06-11 9 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE CNA Group is poised to enter the industrial washing and cleaning (IWC) services market with a $3 million investment in Austral-ia-based industrial maintenance specialist AMMS Group Pty Limited. The two companies yesterday inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding251 words
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363 2013-06-11 9 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Hedge funds increased wagers on a gold rally to the highest in seven weeks before a report showing the US added more jobs than forecast spurred the biggest retreat in prices since April. Speculators raisedBloomberg - 363 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration612 2013-06-11 8 R SIVANITHY - Index increases 15.8 points; penny stocks hold sway amid uncertainty for the market STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent PENNY stocks have often been the market’s preferred fallback option in times of uncertainty and it has been the case over the past week when blue chipsSource: Bloomberg - 612 words
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Article73 2013-06-11 8 Jun 10 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -714.00 -258.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -131.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -71.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 783.14 -0.42 FTSE ST Small Cap 590.10 -6.39 FTSE ST All Share 790.22 +2.29 FTSE ST China Top 204.79 +0.20 FTSE ST China 232.97 +1.48 FTSE73 words
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Article55 2013-06-11 8 VOLUME New Wave 208,106,000 Tee Land 149,651,000 NexGenSCom 124,936,000 Innopac 108,528,000 Oceanus 71,083,000 KLW Hldgs 69,179,000 Thai Beverage 63,251,000 YHM 62,290,000 Yoma 50,278,000 Cedar 39,937,000 VALUE($) SingTel 86,274,474 Tee Land 81,526,600 DBS Grp 56,766,320 GLP 52,166,750 Yoma 51,336,475 CapitaLand 47,131,377 UOB 44,943,390 Thai Beverage 40,354,005 ISDN Hldgs55 words
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Article186 2013-06-11 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 8 3 0 0 0 4 8 3 Manufacturing 37 72 37 5 12 9 42 84 46 Commerce 18 24 23 1 11 1 19 35 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 20 7186 words
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Article, Illustration837 2013-06-11 8 LYNN KAN - Compiled by LYNN KAN United Engineers Ltd June 10 close: $2.86 CIMB Research, June 10 UNITED Engineers (UE) now has new business segments in the form of WBL. While some are unrelated to its core expertise, there are others that could be good fits. The wildcard is UE’sSource: Bloomberg - 837 words
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Article123 2013-06-11 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 57,326 57,326 67,565 67,565 Manufacturing 337,504 253,764 591,268 162,992 27,864 190,856 Commerce 318,541 75,836 394,377 78,928 5,525 84,453 Tpt/Stor/Comms 120,209 23,456 143,665 188,467 8,601 197,068 Finance 138,716 363 139,079 164,510 169 164,678 Construction 108,331 64,853123 words
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Article116 2013-06-11 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.930 +0.025 CapitaLand 3.340 +0.060 CapitaMall 2.110 +0.010 CityDev 10.15 -0.040 ComfortDelGro 1.800 -0.055 DBS Grp 16.09 +0.120 GLP 2.810 +0.090 Genting SP 1.405 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.565 +0.005 HK Land 6.720 +0.100 HPH Trust US$ 0.795 +0.005 JMH 62.55 +0.230116 words
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Article, Illustration506 2013-06-11 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The US dollar rose against the yen and other major currencies yesterday, as equities stabilised and the US currency extended gains made after an encouraging US jobs report last week. The dollar found support after Japanese equities closed almost 5 perReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 506 words
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Article108 2013-06-11 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP IS S&P500 ***** 238.9 1.2 JSH 3818 71.7 1.5 DairyFarm 1250 50.3 3.3 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2688 39.0 1.2 JMH 6255 28.9 0.4 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2578 21.4 0.7 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 20.1 0.2 Keppel Corp 1059 14.0 1.3 HK Land 672 12.6 1.5108 words
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Article125 2013-06-11 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ ***** -394.8 -2.3 Jardine C&C 4363 -87.0 -2.0 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2981 -71.7 -1.9 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1535 -67.9 -3.4 ISDN Hldgs 109.5 -24.5 -18.3 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 1109 -23.9 -1.7 Cordlife 84 -21.5 -20.4 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -20.0 -0.2125 words
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Advertisement229 2013-06-11 9 Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Keppel Professorship in Financial Economics Inaugural Public Lecture Exploring the Mysteries of Trend By Professor Peter C.B. Phillips Like the protagonist in Shakespeare’s most famous play, trend remains inscrutable the Hamlet of econometrics. No one really knows what it will do next. This229 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration470 2013-06-11 10 NG ZHUO YANG - It will work with its service providers to adopt NWC recommendations By NG ZHUO YANG THE labour movement has taken the lead to negotiate for better salaries for its outsourced contract cleaners, and stepped up its effort to push for improved wages for470 words
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Article, Illustration510 2013-06-11 10 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN WHILE the door is wide open for companies to be involved in the new $1.33 billion Singapore Sports Hub, no single commercial brand must “overshadow or dominate” the project’s national identity. With construction of the mega-project in Kallang approaching the510 words
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322 2013-06-11 10 MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM - By MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM NATIONAL University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University are on the top 10 list of Asia’s best universities. In the ranking released today by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the information provider for higher education, NUS is ranked322 words
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531 2013-06-11 10 FELDA CHAY - HK govt supporting meeting of creative professionals By FELDA CHAY AN annual business seminar for creative professionals that has been organised in Singapore annually has piqued the interest of officials from Hong Kong and will be held there this year with support from its531 words
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287 2013-06-11 10 BENJAMIN AW - By BENJAMIN AW THE Home Team NS (HTNS) Pasir Ris Chalets will be on stand-by as possible quarantine housing from June 17, the government announced yesterday. This precautionary measure comes amid a rising number of cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERSCoV)287 words
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SME Inc
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Article, Illustration1117 2013-06-11 12 ANNA LEE - No catalogues, Hydro Style lets you experience the appliances first-hand, saysANNA ANNA LEE IMAGINE stepping into an experience centre with all housing fixtures you need and want displayed before your eyes. It’s almost like a huge department store for household fittings, just that cataloguesPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 1,117 words
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Article, Illustration1292 2013-06-11 12 LIM CHU CHONG - Implementing an effective cash flow management system is key to keeping your business financially stable COMMENTARY By LIM CHU CHONG The writer is head of SME banking at DBS Bank A CASH crunch can be one of the most critical points inFILE PHOTO - 1,292 words
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Article, Illustration567 2013-06-11 13 ‘House-cleaning’ sees 7 senior execs, including CEO, leaving recently [PETALING JAYA] Speculation that tycoon T Ananda Krishnan could be looking to sell his controlling stake in Kuala Lumpur-listed Maxis Bhd has surfaced, although not for the first time. The rumours arose aFILE PHOTO - 567 words
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362 2013-06-11 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s end-May stocks of palm oil fell to their lowest in nearly a year, as domestic and foreign demand were still higher than an uptick in production. Inventories in the world’s No 2 producer slid 5.1 per cent in MayReuters - 362 words
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Article, Illustration472 2013-06-11 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Coffee bean shipments from Indonesia, the third-largest robusta grower, are set to slump to the lowest level in two years as domestic processors boost purchases and the harvest drops because of rains. Exports may fall 14 per cent to 385,000Bloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 472 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration887 2013-06-11 14 Currency’s fall is temporary and due to global factors, say Indian officials Reuters [MUMBAI] The Indian rupee yesterday fell to a record low against the US dollar, escalating worries about the country’s current account deficit and complicating the task for policyReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 887 words
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442 2013-06-11 14 The 2 ETPs will be traded like stocks on Shanghai bourse Bloomberg [BEIJING] China approved two domestic exchangetraded products (ETPs) backed by gold as global holdings of the precious metal in ETPs dropped to a two-year low. Huaan Asset Management Co and Guotai Asset ManagementBloomberg - 442 words
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Article, Illustration739 2013-06-11 14 Key India drug retail chain Apollo issues advisory against Ranbaxy products AFP [NEW DELHI] Daiichi Sankyo believed it had scored a coup in 2008 when it outbid rivals to buy Indian generics giant Ranbaxy for US$4.6 billion but its foray into the high-growthAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 739 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration1277 2013-06-11 15 Amid skittish stock market, warning bells ring over loans tied to real estate Reuters [BANGKOK] Two Thai business tycoons, one a politically connected Chinese speaker, the other the son of a street vendor, have spent US$27 billion on acquisitions in the pastReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG; FILE PHOTO - 1,277 words
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Article497 2013-06-11 15 Central bank predicts 0.1%, as April output rallies 2.2% AFP [PARIS] The French economy is set to eke out growth of 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of this year, the Bank of France said yesterday, after entering recession in the first quarter.AFP - 497 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration531 2013-06-11 16 Economy regaining solid ground is top priority, say officials Reuters [VIENNA] The European Central Bank will keep interest rates low for as long as it takes for the economy to regain solid ground, ensuring the crisis does not return with aReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 531 words
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Article, Illustration261 2013-06-11 16 AFP [BERLIN] Germany called yesterday for a swift solution in tit-for-tat trade tensions between the European Union (EU) and China which, according to an unconfirmed press report, could lead to a Chinese tariff on some European car imports. Berlin has always “emphatically” calledAFP; PHOTO: AP - 261 words
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254 2013-06-11 16 Reuters [PARIS] The major developed economies are gradually gaining momentum led by faster growth in Japan and the United States, the OECD said yesterday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-oper-ation and Development said its latest monthly leading indicator as a whole roseReuters - 254 words
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659 2013-06-11 16 Agency says less than 1-in-3 likelihood of a downgrade in the ‘near term’ Bloomberg Reuters [NEW YORK] The US’s AA+ credit rating outlook was increased to stable from negative by Standard Poor’s (S&P), based on receding fiscal risks, less thanBloomberg; Reuters - 659 words
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Article, Illustration531 2013-06-11 16 China leads 1.4% rise, after offsetting falls in US, Europe Reuters [LONDON] China led a rise in global carbon dioxide emissions to a record high in 2012, more than offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.Reuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 531 words
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593 2013-06-11 16 Bloomberg [HANOI] Vietnam’s lawmakers cast historic confidence votes yesterday to decide the fate of the prime minister and senior leaders, after stumbles that last year prompted the premier to make a public apology to the communist nation. Premier Nguyen Tan Dung, the country’s presidentBloomberg - 593 words
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284 2013-06-11 17 It sees Chapter 11 route as best option to restructure ops Reuters [BANGALORE] US battery maker Exide Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early yesterday, court documents showed, with the aim of cutting debt and implementing a restructuring plan to better compete in theReuters - 284 words
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Article, Illustration311 2013-06-11 17 Reuters [MONTREAL] Red Bull’s triple world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday but his victory was overshadowed by the death of a marshal, the first fatality in Formula One (F1) in over a decade. The worker was killed after being runReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 311 words
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Article403 2013-06-11 17 Bloomberg [COPENHAGEN] Denmark’s decision to protect itself from bank-industry losses through bail-in legislation is shielding the economy from asset bubbles and protecting the government’s AAA rating, Moody’s Investors Service said. “If Denmark were to introduce a fully unconditional and irrevocable government guarantee to the bankingBloomberg - 403 words
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Article, Illustration802 2013-06-11 17 Reform labour markets, improve competitiveness for growth, says Merkel Bloomberg [BERLIN] Chancellor Angela Merkel said euro nations must follow Germany’s lead in tightening budgets and reshaping labour markets to return to growth as she seeks to stave off any crisis eruptions beforeBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 802 words
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550 2013-06-11 18 It’ll build transaction banking in countries such as Myanmar, Mozambique, Iraq Reuters [DUBAI] Standard Chartered plans to expand its transaction banking business to capture global trade flows that are increasingly shifting east, a senior executive said. The bank, which makes about four-fifthsReuters - 550 words
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Article, Illustration621 2013-06-11 18 PAULINE CHIOU - By PAULINE CHIOU The writer is a CNN anchor/correspondent and the co-host of World Business Today based in Hong Kong. Follow her on Twitter @PaulineCNN. For more business coverage, go to www. cnn. com/business [HONG KONG] The Japan story has been a fascinating one to watchPHOTO: REUTERS - 621 words
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429 2013-06-11 18 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Thai government plans to cut the price it pays farmers for their rice to 10,000 Thai baht (S$409) per tonne from 15,000 baht to limit the losses from the intervention scheme, according to a newspaper report yesterday that quotedReuters - 429 words
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392 2013-06-11 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] A plan to build a £25 billion (S$48.4 billion) tidal dam-like structure to generate as much as 5 per cent of the UK’s power doesn’t provide value for money and may pose a risk to the environment, a government reportBloomberg - 392 words
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Article, Illustration779 2013-06-11 18 Reuters [RIO DE JANEIRO] Brazil’s economy is gaining force, industrial output is rising and inflation is falling, showing that concerns about the country’s direction are misplaced, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said in the Estado de S Paulo newspaper on Sunday. Mr Mantega alsoReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 779 words
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Article, Illustration788 2013-06-11 19 Influential think tank’s plan would lead to biggest ever privatisation in UK Reuters [LONDON] Britain should hand most of its shares in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group to the public, an influential think tank said, in what wouldReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 788 words
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411 2013-06-11 19 Reuters [WELLINGTON] Australia is the biggest overseas investor in New Zealand, accounting for nearly half of all foreign buying, a report issued yesterday showed downplaying concerns that Chinese investors have been buying up swathes of the island nation’s assets. A reportReuters - 411 words
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199 2013-06-11 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama intends to nominate Jason Furman, a long-time aide, as chairman of the Council on Economic Advisers, according to administration officials. Mr Furman is a Harvard-trained economist who has advised Mr Obama on economic issues since hisBloomberg - 199 words
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Article, Illustration882 2013-06-11 20 British newspaper says it is revealing his identity at his own request NYT [WASHINGTON] A 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA was the source for a series of recent disclosures about the government’s collection of huge amounts of private InternetNYT - 882 words
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Article, Illustration785 2013-06-11 20 Sales by founders or investors only slowly picking up Bloomberg [BERLIN] Naren Shaam spoke virtually no German and knew only one person in Berlin. That didn’t keep him from founding his travel planning website, GoEuro, there. “Berlin was the right choice,” said theBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 785 words
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556 2013-06-11 20 But the US firms say they can handle the new business they take on Reuters [NEW YORK] When Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc tried to buy the rights to collect payments on US$122 billion of mortgage loans earlier this year, housing finance giants Fannie MaeReuters - 556 words
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Article, Illustration389 2013-06-11 20 NYT [NEW YORK] Google, which dominates the market for online maps, is close to a deal to acquire Waze, a largely Israeli company that has developed a social mapping service that is popular with drivers seeking to find the best routeNYT; PHOTO: REUTERS - 389 words
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433 2013-06-11 20 AFP [MOSCOW] President Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that Russia’s economic growth would slow down this year to less than the world average and ordered his government to act to reverse the trend. The Kremlin chief’s comments came moments after the central bank wasAFP - 433 words
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720 2013-06-11 21 Ancillary sales rise as passengers in economy class are offered fancier in-flight nourishments Bloomberg [LONDON] The days of bland economy-class food are numbered, with Europe’s full-ser-vice carriers dishing up gourmet menus reminiscent of the golden age of air travel as they look forBloomberg - 720 words
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220 2013-06-11 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] ANA Holdings Inc, which owns a majority stake in a Japanese discount carrier set up in partnership with AirAsia Bhd, says it is considering dissolving the tie-up. Ending the partnership in the venture, AirAsia Japan Co, is one option and noBloomberg - 220 words
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Article, Illustration338 2013-06-11 21 AFP [JAKARTA] An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 52 people crash-landed at an eastern airport yesterday, injuring two, officials said, the latest accident to hit the country’s fast-grow-ing aviation sector. The MA-60 aircraft, operated by state-owned Merpati Nusantara airlines, was coming in to land atAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 338 words
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262 2013-06-11 21 Bloomberg [HAMBURG] Demand growth in the container shipping industry probably won’t return to pre-crisis levels in the coming years as the pace of globalisation slows, the head of Maersk Line’s North European operations says. Demand will probably increase at the same pace asBloomberg - 262 words
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305 2013-06-11 21 Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Bombardier Inc is confident it will meet a “challenging” goal of delivering the CSeries jet one year after its maiden takeoff this month, even though the timeline is half that of recent programmes by competitors. The company is working toward the firstBloomberg - 305 words
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Article228 2013-06-11 21 SGX '000 Jun 10 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.45 0.01 140 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 -0.01 235 Cosco Corp 0.77 -0.01 1318 s$ First Ship Lea Freight Links Grand Banks..............0.33 unch 20 Jaya Hold Ltd Cosco Corp K1Ventures 0.18 unch ***** Keppel Corp 10.59 0.14 3053 Mercator Lines228 words
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345 2013-06-11 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] Eurotunnel Group SA was barred by the UK Competition Commission from operating a ferry service between France and Dover in the United Kingdom on concern it would give it too much dominance on the Channel traffic route. The watchdog blockedBloomberg - 345 words
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Miscellaneous337 2013-06-11 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 He’d argue if forced out for one fronting the organisation (10) 6 Feature of street in stockbroker belt (4) 9 Member of family of the majority of top chess players (7) 10 Despatch by returning setter, say, is a stroke of good fortune (7) 12 Dissolute337 words
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565 2013-06-11 22 EDITORIAL FOR more than 10 days, Turkey has been mired in an-ti-government demonstrations, which have now spread to several parts of the country. The protests appear to have evolved and morphed from their earliest manifestations. They erupted on May 31 when police enforced a tough565 words
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Article, Illustration848 2013-06-11 22 PAUL KRUGMAN - THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2008 NYT I’VE been in this economics business for a while. In fact, I’ve been in it– NYT - 848 words
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Article, Illustration855 2013-06-11 22 JEFFREY D SACHS - We can be the people who end extreme poverty, ensure equality, eliminate climate risks By JEFFREY D SACHS The writer is professor of sustainable development, health policy and management, and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special AdviserProject Syndicate; PHOTO: REUTERS - 855 words
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Article, Illustration1044 2013-06-11 23 JOE MK NG - It can play a leading role in the Asean-China trade corridor and be part of the currency’s ongoing internationalisation By JOE MK NG The writer is head of renminbi payments product management Asia Pacific, global transaction banking at Deutsche Bank THE start of renminbi clearingPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,044 words
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Article, Illustration852 2013-06-11 23 NEETA LAL - By NEETA LAL The writer is a New Delhi-based journalist INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent sojourn to Japan, close on the heels of Chinese premier Li Keqian’s India visit, has triggered speculation that the ndo-Japanese diplomatic summitry was allPHOTO: AP - 852 words
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Article3132 2013-06-11 25 Transaction date: Jun 10 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 --AAT 15 11.4 8Telecom Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 167.5 +0.5 394 169.53,132 words
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Article208 2013-06-11 26 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 (‘000) High Low Buyer Seller Cvr P/E Smil 19.4208 words
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Article10819 2013-06-11 26 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited 1.15/ Global Emerging Markets!** 2.032/ ...2.8235/ EM local Ccy Bond .0.9576/ European Opportunities'* 1 1712/ Global Emerging Markets'" 1 8781/ Global10,819 words
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Article262 2013-06-11 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 49.1 25 AVJennings A44 +1 20 44 44 43 44.5 3.6 8 3.6 162.9 52 30.5 Genting HK US$ US48 +1.5 9305 48 47 47.5 48 3160.6262 words
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Article882 2013-06-11 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF Company 143 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 137.5 132.4 133.3 114.4 96 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US107.2 104.8 105.6 11.3882 words
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Article629 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.85 *****.20 *****.37 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****6 *****2 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 291.73 293.30 291.16 Jun13 288.80 293.00 287.90 291.40 ***** *****4 Jul13 283.90629 words
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373 2013-06-11 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jun 7 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1049.6 0.7 11.9 0.8 11.8 0.9 9.7 EAFE Preliminary 849.0 0.5 9.6 0.7 7.0 0.8 4.9 Europe Preliminary 1231.7 1.4 7.4373 words
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Article471 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.962 5.780 0.714 7.315 54.407 92.482 0.928 10.630 2.944 1.199 92.845 40.314 1.185 9.587 0.884 28.144 28.987 0.607 0.942 Canada 1.040 6.011471 words
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Article68 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid68 words
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Article135 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 GOLD(US$/oz) Jun 10 Jun 07 Hong Kong 1391.40 1422.00 Jun 07 Jun 06 London 1381.30 1405.30 1382.05 1406.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jun 10 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 126 56 5gm 357 279 10gm 637 558135 words
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Article92 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 05-Sep-13 0.25 6-Month BS*****T 13-Dec-13 0.28 0.29 0.29 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.26 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 100.02 5-Year N*****0T 0.592 words
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Article57 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 13 2420.0 2411.0 2420.0 2420.0 1 1410 Jul 13 2450.0 2446.0 2461.0 2437.0 1425 ***** Aug 13 2456.0 2453.0 2470.0 2441.0 ***** ***** Sep 13 2456.0 2451.057 words
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Article155 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1845 1.1850 0.9422 0.9425 Canadian dollar 1.2318 1.2324 0.9802 0.9798 Euro 1.6599 1.6601 1.3203 1.3204 NZ dollar 0.9882 0.9884 0.7860 0.7861 Sterling pound 1.9500 1.9504 1.5511 1.5513155 words
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Article109 2013-06-11 27 Jun 7 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13 1528.25 1527.25 1542.00 1521.25 Aug 13 1456.25 1449.75 1466.75 1448.00 Sep 13 1374.00 1355.25 1377.00 1356.00 Nov 13 1330.25 1305.75 1333.00 1305.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13109 words
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Article95 2013-06-11 27 Jun 7 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1563 1568 1570 1546 Sep 13 1560 1563 1567 1542 Dec 13 1555 1556 1558 1535 Mar 14 1552 1553 1554 1539 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1848 1862 1867 1843 Sep 13 1863 1881 1884 185895 words
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1025 2013-06-11 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Conv Acma Ltd. W*****6 Exer Albedo Limited W*****9 Prem AlliedTech W*****2 Expiry Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 1 1 25 13 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 2 1 27 37 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Best1,025 words
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Article70 2013-06-11 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 07 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 104.28 0.76 WTI (Near Mth) 96.17 1.50 Dubai (1-Mth F) 100.35 0.69 Tapis blend 107.71 0.67 Minas 102.71 0.67 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 95.28 0.28 Jet Kerosene 116.76 0.91 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2572 1.2573 2-months 1.2571 1.2573 3-months 1.2571 1.2573 6-months 1.2568 1.2576 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article65 2013-06-11 27 Jun-07 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1903.25 1928.75 3 months 1940.00 1963.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7198.00 7301.25 3 months 7230.00 7335.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2153.75 2190.50 3 months 2164.00 2201.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0065 words
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Article121 2013-06-11 27 As at 9am Jun 10 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.209 1.152 Can dollar 1.250 1.202 Euro 1.691 1.611 Sterling pound 1.981 1.905 NZ dollar 1.007 0.969 US dollar 1.274 1.214 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article161 2013-06-11 27 Jun 10 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ 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 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.75 0.55 12161 words
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Article, Illustration364 2013-06-11 28 MINDY TAN - Republic’s third largest suburban mall in Jurong houses 241 stores By MINDY TAN SOME of the big names along Orchard Road can now be found in Jurong, with Kinokuniya, H&M and Astalift setting up shop in the newly opened Jem shopping mallFILE PHOTO - 364 words
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831 2013-06-11 28 Shift away from buying driven by home price surge to £500k average Bloomberg [LONDON] Londoners are increasingly becoming renters whether they like it or not after the UK capital’s average home price passed £500,000 (S$979,000) last month. With first-time buyers having toBloomberg - 831 words
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Article, Illustration1206 2013-06-11 29 The US housing market is hotting up so fast that the only way for a buyer to land a deal is to go all-cash and be ready within hours NYT [LOS ANGELES] BIDDING wars sound almost quaint. These days, the only way forNYT; PHOTO: MONICA ALMEIDA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,206 words
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