The Business Times, 7 October 2014
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Title Section25 2014-10-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Tuesday, October 7, 201425 words
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Article, Illustration632 2014-10-07 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo POLICY shifts by leading central banks, coupled with monetary tightening in some Asian economies, could bring problems of debt servicing to households and to business firms in the region, and also trigger falls in propertyPHOTO: REUTERS - 632 words
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Article, Illustration896 2014-10-07 1 CAI HAOXIANG - Balance sheet also faces risks if debt and cashflow currencies not aligned By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT [SINGAPORE] Battered by fears of slower China growth along with weak commodity prices, the Australian dollar slid dramatically against the Singapore dollar in September to lowsSource: Bloomberg - 896 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2014-10-07 1 GST INDEX(Friday’s) 3,253.24 (+24.53) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,251.00 (+24.00) GSIMSCI 367.81 (+2.33) GSIMSCI FUTURES 367.70 (+3.20) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.273 (US$/S$ per 1.610 2.050 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.264 1.610 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 108.80 85.40 RM 3.251 2.553 HK$ 7.758 6.092 BAHT 32.49 25.51 RUPIAH65 words
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Article45 2014-10-07 1 Monday Change KL COMP Closed NIKKEI 225 15,890.95 +182.30 HANG SENG 23,315.04 +250.48 SET INDEX 1,543.13 -27.15 JAKARTA COMP 5,000.14 +50.79 MANILA COMP Closed SEOUL COMP 1,968.39 -7.77 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND Closed 11.30 am EDT Change DOW 17,017.88 +8.19 NASDAQ 4,460.68 -14.9445 words
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Article25 2014-10-07 1 SINGAPORE 5.35 HONG KONG 6.85 INDONESIA 5.00 TAIWAN 14.865 JAPAN 5.036 KOREA 1.475 BRITAIN 9.33 US 0.50 CANADA 3.25 CANADA 3.00 Source: Bloomberg25 words
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Advertisement142 2014-10-07 1 SME Inc Safety tops the food chain at Indoguna PAGE 9 OCCUPY CENTRAL HK financial industry shrugs off protests PAGE 2 PROPERTY Resale volumes of private condos plunge PAGE 4 COMMENTARY Water management: Need for right mindset PAGE 18 TANK MC MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT 1904 MC SINCE THE CREATION OF THE142 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article472 2014-10-07 2 Aussie slide could knock S’pore firms’ profits BATTERED by fears of slower China growth along with weak commodity prices, the Australian dollar slid dramatically against the Singapore dollar in September to lows not seen in more than five years. FRONT PAGE World Bank issues alert on debt servicing,472 words
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Article, Illustration723 2014-10-07 2 HSI posts its biggest daily gain since Sept 3; some banks reopen branches Bloomb erg Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s benchmark index posted its biggest daily gain in more than a month on Monday, as pro-democracy activists scaled down protests, allowing civil servantsBloomberg; Reuters; PHOTO: AFP - 723 words
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Article, Illustration996 2014-10-07 4 LYNETTE KHOO - Sellers hold on to their units in Q2; Districts 18, 27 show more resilience By lynkhoo@sph.com.sg LYNETTE KHOO By lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT [SINGAPORE] In yet another sign of a stalemate between buyers and sellers, resale volumes of private condominiums have fallen to levels last seenBT Graphics: Lynette Khoo, Hyrie Rahmat; Source: URA quarterly real estate statistics - 996 words
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Article, Illustration497 2014-10-07 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - B)’ KALPANA RASHIWALA ka|pana@sph.com.sg @Ka|panaBT [SINGAPORE] Ratings agency Moody’s said on Monday that the gradual decline in Singapore’s private home price index for the third quarter is credit positive for Singapore banks as it relieves pressure on bank asset quality. “FurtherPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 497 words
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268 2014-10-07 4 [SINGAPORE] More than 1,200 e-applications have been received for Lake Life, a 546-unit executive condominium (EC) housing project near Jurong Lake. The e-applications were received from Saturday to Monday. E-applications will close on Oct 12. The current indicative average pricing is around268 words
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495 2014-10-07 4 Bloomberg [LONDON] The biggest overhaul of the global credit derivatives market started on Monday with new benchmark contracts addressing flaws that prevented some bondholders from being fully compensated for losses. The shake-up of the US$17 trillion credit default swap market increases theBloomberg - 495 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration875 2014-10-07 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - HOCK LOCK SIEW By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT ON Sept 1, CapitaLand announced the resignation of Lim Beng Chee, chief executive officer of CapitaMalls Asia (CMA). Could this be the start of a brain drain from the group? Talk in the market isFILE PHOTOS - 875 words
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305 2014-10-07 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Group says private bank units of DBS, SocGen complement By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT DBS Bank has completed its purchase of the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as selected parts of its trust305 words
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Article, Illustration631 2014-10-07 6 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE They commit to uphold high standards of governance to enhance shareholder value THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore) is holding the 5th Singapore Corporate Governance Week 2014 from Oct 27 to 31. CG Week has received endorsement and support from the631 words
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Article1563 2014-10-07 6 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 2.00 2.00 3 10.09 14.33 1.55 1.45 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.00 3.00 2 0.07 7.38 0.57 0.62 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 1.751,563 words
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Article77 2014-10-07 6 Oct 3 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -467.00 +8.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +80.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -46.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 758.95 +3.10 FTSE ST Small Cap 530.56 +2.28 FTSE ST All Share 789.88 +5.34 FTSE ST China Top 190.43 +1.03 FTSE ST China 220.72 +0.99 FTSE77 words
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Article59 2014-10-07 6 VOLUME Noble 501,778,000 IHC 349,698,000 Top Global 329,222,000 APAC Strategic 251,181,000 Mirach Energy 191,003,000 Genting Sing 125,496,000 ThaiBev 121,588,000 KLW Hldgs 115,278,000 Golden Agri-Res 101,724,000 Charisma Energy 98,395,000 VALUE($) Noble 657,475,480 DBS Grp 329,966,658 SingTel 241,001,010 OCBC Bank 176,724,324 UOB 175,447,940 Genting Sing 139,746,555 Keppel Corp 139,036,24059 words
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Article117 2014-10-07 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT AUDBonds AU$ ***** 102.8 0.5 DBXT AUDCS SG$ ***** 89.0 0.4 DBXT iBoxxUSTr US$ ***** 66.2 0.2 DBXT iBoxxSing SG$ ***** 57.0 0.4 Hyflux 6% CPS ***** 51.0 0.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** 40.0 0.4 DBXT USDIGInfl US$ ***** 35.6 0.1 DBXT MSTaiwan117 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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522 2014-10-07 7 CHAN YI WEN - Kepland gets free LED bulbs, shares first 3 years of savings with lighting giant By CHAN YI WEN yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT THERE are more ways than one to go green. Following Singapore’s green building week in early September this year, local prime office522 words
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Article1024 2014-10-07 7 Payment Ex REc Pay Ann (cts) date date date date Ace Achieve Info bn 0.200 12-Nov 14-Nov 28-Nov 05-Sep AIMS Property ^ag 0.109 26-Sep 30-Sep 19-Dec 23-Sep Amtek Engg ak 1.000 03-Nov 05-Nov 20-Nov 29-Aug ASL Marine ak 1.000 31-Oct 04-Nov 12-Nov 29-Aug Aspial ay 1.000 26-Aug 28-Aug1,024 words
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Article, Illustration377 2014-10-07 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - BY KALPANA RASHIWALA ka|pana@sph.com.sg @Ka|panaBT GIC is acquiring the remaining half of the RomaEst Shopping Centre in Italy to gain full ownership of the mall, which is located in Lunghezza, about 14 km east of Rome’s city centre. Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund bought377 words
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Article526 2014-10-07 7 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Grand Banks A York Hotel Singapore E Rose Room I II (Upper Lobby Level) 08-Oct 10.00am 21 Mount Elizabeth 08-Oct 10.30am Swissco Hldgs E Republic of S'pore Yacht Club 52 West Coast Ferry Road 08-Oct 10.30am Karin Tech A Mandarin Ballroom 2 (Level526 words
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Article265 2014-10-07 7 Oct 3 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 ...6.00 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ...5.50 Banque Internationale a ...5.75 ...5.50 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank ...6.00265 words
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Advertisement198 2014-10-07 7 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY RSiS Nanyang Technological University S. RAJARATNAM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture “Australia and the China-U.S. Relationships” by Professor The Honourable Bob Carr RSIS Distinguished Visiting Fellow; Director, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology, Sydney; and Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia "In his Lecture,198 words
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SME INC
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Article, Illustration976 2014-10-07 8 EUGENE KANG - Best to go with what is more likely to create value for the firm and its stakeholders THE VIEW FROM NTU PROFESSORS By EUGENE KANG The writer is an associate professor in strategic management at NTU’s Nanyang Business School THE topic of976 words
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Article, Illustration1208 2014-10-07 9 ETHEL YEO YI XIA, JOYCE LIM, TRIXIE CHUA XIN YU, KELLYN WONG ZI YAN - Its philosophy of serving the best to its customers has won the company two E50 awards in a row By ETHEL YEO YI XIA, JOYCE LIM, TRIXIE CHUA XIN YU, KELLYN WONG ZI YAN The writers are students from NUS Business School ONEPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 1,208 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration740 2014-10-07 10 Currency effect to Q4 and 2015 remains largely unaccounted for Reuters [NEW YORK] The suddenly unstoppable US dollar is posing a triple threat to American companies’ profits: driving up the costs of doing business overseas, suppressing the value of non-US sales and,Reuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 740 words
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365 2014-10-07 10 Business volumes and profits up, new jobs being created Reu ters [LONDON] Growth is back on the agenda for Britain’s financial services companies, which have been posting rising profits and adding staff in recent months, an industry survey showed on Monday. FollowingReuters - 365 words
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228 2014-10-07 10 Reuters [LONDON] London is the most popular city in the world to work in, an international survey of more than 200,000 people found, with nearly one in six of those questioned wanting to move to the British capital to secureReuters - 228 words
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Article, Illustration683 2014-10-07 11 President Xi’s crackdown on graft dents spending by high rollers Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Macau casino revenue fell the most in five years, extending a slump that began with China’s campaign against lavish spending, as the world’s biggest gambling hub braces for theBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 683 words
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743 2014-10-07 11 Over US$200m added into six major ETFs since Sept 28 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Investors in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Hong Kong-list-ed stocks are unfazed by the city’s biggest political unrest since the 1960s, adding money even as the stock market posted its largestBloomberg - 743 words
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658 2014-10-07 12 Slowing growth in China and weak demand for key exports add to woes NYT [DOI SAKET, Thailand] The junta that seized power in Thailand four months ago has used martial law and a crackdown on its critics to subdue the politically polarised country.NYT - 658 words
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Article219 2014-10-07 12 Bloomberg [LONDON] More corporate executives are planning acquisitions in the next year than at any time in the last three years as the global economy stabilises, according to a survey by consultancy EY. The firm’s bi-annual Corporate Confidence Barometer, which surveys more than 1,600Bloomberg - 219 words
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Article, Illustration515 2014-10-07 13 Says China tops list of countries seeking to pilfer secrets from US companies AFP [WASHINGTON] China is waging an aggressive cy-ber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year, Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey said.AFP; PHOTO: AFP - 515 words
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343 2014-10-07 13 Biggest fall since 2009 points to poor growth outlook Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] German factory orders plunged the most since 2009, underlining the risk of a slowdown in Europe’s largest economy. Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, fell 5.7 per cent in August, afterBloomberg - 343 words
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Article, Illustration703 2014-10-07 14 Top forecaster LBBW thinks ECB may have to resort to QE as early as November Bloomberg [TORONTO] Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW) is predicting that the euro will tumble 4 per cent to US$1.20 by the end of 2015, adding to its 11Bloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 703 words
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Article, Illustration857 2014-10-07 15 Developments in Parliament make investors lose faith Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesian stocks are tumbling at the fastest pace worldwide as investors lose faith in Joko Widodo’s ability to revive South-east Asia’s largest economy. The Jakarta Composite Index has dropped 3.7 per cent since theBloomberg - 857 words
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435 2014-10-07 16 Split highlights Yellen’s dilemma over when to raise borrowing costs Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group said investors should not rush to anticipate a rate increase from the Federal Reserve after job gains beat economist forecasts. BlackRock Inc,Bloomberg - 435 words
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181 2014-10-07 16 Reuters [LONDON] Luxury shoe company Jimmy Choo is on course to join London’s main stock market with a value of up to US$1.1 billion, industry sources said on Monday, citing the initial price range quoted by banks arranging the sale. The company,Reuters - 181 words
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364 2014-10-07 16 Reu ters [SAN FRANCISCO] Hewlett-Packard has said that it would split into two listed companies, separating its computer and printer businesses from its fast-er-growing corporate hardware and services operations. It added that its shareholders would own a stake in both businesses through aReuters - 364 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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640 2014-10-07 17 Demand from smaller regions helps to offset losses in competitive routes linking big cities Reuters [NEW DELHI] The airport in Patna, one of India’s smaller cities and the capital of its poorest state, is so crowded that government authorities this year said thatReuters - 640 words
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Article, Illustration1031 2014-10-07 17 NYT [NEW YORK] As companies look for more efficient ways to move freight from factories in China to consumers in Europe, the Mary Maersk is among the newest giants, known as the TripleE’s. Owned and operated by AP Moeller-Maersk of Denmark, the world’s largestNYT; FILE PHOTO - 1,031 words
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557 2014-10-07 17 It is selling 520m shares at 23 baht to 27 baht apiece Bloomberg Reuters [BANGKOK] Bangkok Airways, Thailand’s oldest private carrier, is seeking as much as 14 billion baht (S$548 million) in the country’s third-biggest initial public offering (IPO) thisBloomberg; Reuters - 557 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous334 2014-10-07 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Foresee resistance after Putin’s first order (7) 5 The Entertainer, for example, almost perfectly jolly (7) 9 Old girlfriend given diamonds (5) 10 Matches every golfer is after a decent score (9) 11 Forced frail cat I upset to eat one (10) 12 Stable bank, by334 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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512 2014-10-07 18 EDITORIAL IT IS good that Singapore Telecommunications has mounted a robust defence of its tax position in Australia. Last week, it was accused of avoiding more that A$700 million (S$781 million) in taxes over a 10-year period by the Tax Justice Network, an advocacy group,512 words
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Article, Illustration835 2014-10-07 18 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group ONE of the economy’s good-news stories is the oil boom, a derivative of the natural gas boom. When the drilling techniques used to tap vast new reservoirs of natural gasThe Washington Post Writers Group - 835 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2014-10-07 18 ASIT K BISWAS, AHMET C BOZER - Solving the world’s water problems goes beyond technology, knowledge and experience By ASIT K BISWAS, AHMET C BOZER A sit K Biswas is distinguished visiting professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, and co-founder of the Third World Centre for WaterPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,109 words
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Article, Illustration1023 2014-10-07 19 ANDRÉS VELASCO - The idea that govts should combine social-democratic values with modern liberal economics is finding renewed favour By ANDRÉS VELASCO The writer, a former finance minister of Chile, is a visiting professor at Columbia University Project Syn dicate REMEMBER Tony Blair and Bill Clinton’s Third Way?Project Syndicate; PHOTO: AFP - 1,023 words
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Article, Illustration915 2014-10-07 19 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent AT first glance, it would seem almost mission impossible for critics of the Obama administration’s economic policies to try to spin the latest job report as not-such-great-news. But that would actually not be such a difficult task. The report issued byPHOTO: AFP - 915 words
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991 2014-10-07 19 DAN GIBSON - By DAN GIBSON The writer is group managing director of Havas Worldwide Singapore AN advertising agency recently announced the launch of a new unit that specialises in “Behaviour Change”. It’s undeniably true that the best communications work always seeks to instigate an active response, literally991 words
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Article4398 2014-10-07 21 Week ended: Oct 3 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last 13.2 10.4 8Telecom Vol --AAT Week Last Quote High Low Buyer Seller 14.2 6.7 AIMS Property 13.3 -0.5 204,398 words
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Article570 2014-10-07 22 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Low Company Last 1.5 0.5 t Advanced Systems 0.7 +0.1 5793 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 13.6 Vol 43.5 28 t Alliance Mineral.............................34.5 +0.5 *****570 words
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Article122 2014-10-07 22 Stock name Close Change Ascendas Reit 2.260 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.130 +0.020 CapitaMall Trust 1.925 CityDev 9.440 -0.040 ComfortDelGro 2.540 +0.080 DBS Grp 18.450 +0.200 Genting Sing 1.110 +0.015 Global Logistic 2.670 -0.010 Golden Agri-Res 0.500 -0.005 HPH Trust USD 0.685 Stock name Close Change HongkongLand USD6.640122 words
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Article1957 2014-10-07 22 Transaction date: Oct 6 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit Vol '000 Angang Steel 4.87 -0.01 6333 Anhui Conch 25.25 0.20 ***** Anhuiexpresswa 4.76 0.07 764 Asia Satellite 26.00 unch 9 Asm Pacific 77.00 0.55 2162 Avic Ihl Avic Int'L Angang Steel Baiyunshan Ph -0.01 Bank Of1,957 words
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Article253 2014-10-07 22 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 66 50 AVJennings A61 +5 7 61 59 60 67 3.6 5.7 5 225.8 Vol 343 276 h TCIL HK$ HK296 -1 174 298 291 290 296253 words
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Article186 2014-10-07 22 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 5 3 0 0 0 7 5 3 Manufacturing 50 97 23 11 17 11 61 114 34 Commerce 23 30 22 5 9 5 28 39 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 17 10186 words
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Article1158 2014-10-07 22 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 118 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.3 +0.3 64 117.5 115.2 116 117 535.5 139.4 119 CIMB APAC Div S$D 126 -1.5 22 126.8 126 1261,158 words
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Article122 2014-10-07 22 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 65,501 65,501 238,662 238,662 Manufacturing 1,024,921 397,915 1,422,836 607,705 36,069 643,774 Commerce 784,841 209,422 994,263 870,493 12,769 883,262 Tpt/Stor/Comms 482,337 22,383 504,720 628,591 4,349 632,940 Finance 88,416 165 88,581 754,920 39 754,959 Construction 460,942 189,558122 words
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Advertisement26 2014-10-07 22 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES26 words
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Article611 2014-10-07 23 Oct 6 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.28 *****.65 *****.22 Dec14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****6 *****7 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 1 214 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 331.76 332.13 329.58 Oct14 331.00 331.80 328.70 330.80 ***** *****5 Nov14 330.90611 words
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373 2014-10-07 23 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1226.0 0.8 3.5 1.1 2.3 0.3 0.7 EAFE Preliminary 952.7 0.7 -0.4 0.4 -5.0 -0.4 -6.4 Europe Preliminary 1356.2 0.9 0.1373 words
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Article471 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.982 5.393 0.695 6.816 54.070 106.792 0.956 9.324 2.856 1.117 90.038 39.306 1.119 9.850 0.840 26.721 28.548 0.546 0.879 Canada 1.019 5.494471 words
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Article39 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1 mth 3 mths 3 mths 6 mths 6 mths Source: Thomson Reuters39 words
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Article80 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****S 02-May-15 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****F 3.75 01-Sep-16 106.02 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.12 100.16 100.15 GOVERNMENT BONDS 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-2480 words
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Article122 2014-10-07 23 Oct 06 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 06 Oct 03 Hong Kong 1198.00 1212.00 Oct 03 Oct 02 London 1193.71 1214.68 1194.32 1215.29 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 03 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 76 47 5gm 300 245 10gm 557 492122 words
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Article57 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 14 2165.0 2187.0 2195.0 2150.0 111 1047 Nov 14 2171.0 2183.0 2190.0 2164.0 2561 ***** Dec 14 2162.0 2169.0 2177.0 2151.0 ***** ***** Jan 15 2176.0 2184.057 words
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Article155 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1181 1.1195 0.8783 0.8788 Canadian dollar 1.1390 1.1405 0.8953 0.8948 Euro 1.6091 1.6105 1.2640 1.2642 NZ dollar 1.0010 1.0020 0.7863 0.7866 Sterling pound 2.0489 2.0507 1.6095 1.6098155 words
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Article109 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 14 912.25 924.50 927.75 910.50 Jan 15 920.50 933.00 936.25 918.75 Mar 15 928.50 941.50 944.50 926.75 May 15 935.50 949.25 952.00 934.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 14109 words
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Article95 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Dec 14 1995 1994 2015 1990 Mar 15 1972 1969 1993 1967 May 15 1960 1956 1979 1955 Jul 15 1950 1946 1969 1945 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Nov 14 2080 2053 2085 2040 Jan 1 2093 2067 2098 205495 words
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900 2014-10-07 23 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4.7 0.3 1 -57 3.87 45 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Ratio Exer Price Ascendas REIT MB eCW*****3 2.4 0.2 230 1 Asiatic Grp(Hldgs) Ltd W*****5 2 -0.1 500 0.0900 words
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Article70 2014-10-07 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 03 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 91.92 -0.06 WTI (Near Mth) 89.65 -1.69 Dubai (1-Mth F) 92.49 0.88 Tapis blend 95.68 1.08 Minas 91.18 1.08 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 88.56 -0.02 Jet Kerosene 106.78 0.42 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2730 1.2739 2-months 1.2730 1.2739 3-months 1.2730 1.2740 6-months 1.2729 1.2739 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article66 2014-10-07 23 Oct-03 Oct-03 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1885.25 1858.75 3 months 1914.00 1889.50 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6682.00 6648.75 3 months 6642.00 6601.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2068.25 2069.50 3 months 2078.00 2080.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months66 words
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Article121 2014-10-07 23 As at 9am Oct 03 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.144 1.090 Can dollar 1.161 1.117 Euro 1.649 1.571 Sterling pound 2.093 2.013 NZ dollar 1.026 0.987 US dollar 1.298 1.237 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2014-10-07 23 Oct 3 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.12 0.07 1-month 0.4375 0.3125 2-months 0.4375 0.3125 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.09 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.25 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12157 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration895 2014-10-07 24 Property boom helps Haseko rebound after it defaulted on debt in 1999 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Haseko Corp, a To-kyo-based condominium builder, is returning to the bond market for the first time since defaulting in 1999 on about US$3.6 billion in debt afterBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 895 words
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Article, Illustration322 2014-10-07 24 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Social media and e-commerce firms are driving office leasing activity in Asia after they took up the most new office space in the second quarter, overtaking financial companies, Cushman Wakefield says. Internet companies such as LinkedIn Corp and Amazon.com madeBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 322 words
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Article, Illustration1555 2014-10-07 25 Steep falls unlikely as interest from overseas buyers supports market Bloomberg [LONDON] Twenty one cranes loom over the south bank of the River Thames from Battersea Power Station to the St George Wharf tower. Here, in the biggest concentration of residential projectsBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,555 words
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