The Business Times, 15 September 2010

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  • 23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Wednesday, September 15,2010
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  • 783 1  -  ADRs of 19 US-listed Chinese firms to be quoted here; others may follow By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that it would offer the trading of 19 American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of several large Chinese firms next month.
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  • 140 1 ST INDEX 3,048.65 (-18.16) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,049 (-18) SIMSCI 359.03 (-2.76) SIMSCI FUTURES 359.00 (-3.00) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.338 (US$/S$ per 1.539 2.060 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.286 1.721 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 83.30 62.30 RM 3.109 2.323 HK$ 7.768 5.804 BAHT 30.76
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  • 758 1  -  Property funds offload units as prices rise again By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Bulk deals involving high-end apartments are gathering pace again. Some property funds which invested in Singapore’s upmarket residential sector are taking advantage of a price recovery in this segment to exit
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    • 100 1 COMMENTARY A guide to China’s currency plan PAGE 23 EXECUTIVE MONEY Less liquid stocks give higher returns PAGE 36 STRAIT TALK A welcome, lucid look at maritime realities HOCK LOCK SIEW How valid is ‘buy and hold’ maxim today? PAGE 6 PAGE 24 8 '*****1 *****4 global THE ULTIMATE LIVING
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 550 2 SGX to launch ADR trading platform in Oct THE Singapore Exchange said yesterday that it would offer the trading of 19 American Depository Receipts of several large Chinese firms next month. This is seen as a bid to channel funds that are flowing to the US markets which
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    • 410 2 Fund hopes to sell a minority stake in the business at 1.3 to 1.4 times book value Reuters [SINGAPORE] The logistics unit of Singapore sovereign fund GIC has assets worth over US$8 billion and the fund hopes to sell a minority stake
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    • 511 2 Reuters [HONG KONG] The yuan closed higher after hitting a fresh post-revaluation high against the dollar yesterday, with Beijing seen conceding to let the yuan rise as US lawmakers call for a vote on a bill to get tough with China
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    • 568 4  -  Asia-Pac survey shows S’pore customers least likely to ditch banks By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Bank customers here seem to be suckers for punishment. Despite getting lousy service, unhappy customers are least likely to ditch their main banks, according to an Ernst Young Asia
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    • 458 4 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] Sales at US retailers posted their largest gain in five months in August on strong receipts at gasoline stations and clothing outlets, further assuaging fears of a double-dip recession. The Commerce Department yesterday said total retail sales rose 0.4
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    • 712 4  -  By S JATASANKARAN JERNEH Asia and Paramount Corporation yesterday announced the sale of their 80 and 20 per cent interests in Jerneh Insurance to US-based ACE INA International Holdings for RM654 million (S$282 million) cash. Both companies, whose
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    • 686 4 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will keep his job after an unexpectedly decisive victory in a ruling party leadership vote yesterday, but must now unify his party and forge deals with the opposition in a divided parliament. Mr Kan,
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 438 6  -  But they’ll have to seek new markets to maintain growth, conference told By UMA SHANKARI FRASERS Hospitality intends to open another nine service residences under its new Modena brand over the next 12 months, chief executive Choe Peng Sum said yesterday. The group, which is
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    • 309 6  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI BUDGET carrier Tiger Airways handled more passengers and enjoyed a higher load factor year-on-year in August. The average load factor rose 5 percentage points to 86 per cent from a year back, while the number of passengers grew 18
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    • 335 6  -  Wide-ranging talks by experts for today’s more aware investors By JAMIE LEE THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or SIAS, will launch Singapore’s first Corporate Governance Week next month. The event, from Oct 4 to 8, will bring together various experts in the
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    • 666 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IS THERE really such a thing as a “long-term” investor who buys stocks to hold them for years and years, riding out the inevitable volatility in the interim because he buys the conventional wisdom which says
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    • 302 10  -  Net proceeds to China-based firm could come up to at least $13.4m By EMILYN YAP YAMADA Green Resources, a China-based mushroom and processed food producer and supplier, is seeking a mainboard listing in Singapore. The company lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority
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    • 490 10 It points to robust consumer demand in China, India, Indonesia Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The APS Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund, which has more than doubled in the past 18 months, is betting Asian consumer stocks will continue to rise even as growth in the US turns
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    • 408 10  -  By MICHELLE QUAH DIVERSIFIED book retailer and property developer Popular Holdings has recorded lower revenue and profit for its fiscal first quarter from a year ago with the previous period’s takings boosted by the sale of its One Robin development. The group saw
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    • 265 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Beverage Pcl, Thailand’s largest brewer and distiller, has scrapped plans to list shares on its home market and will not do a backdoor listing via a subsidiary, its CEO said yesterday. “We no longer have a plan to list in Bangkok,”
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    • 503 11  -  He is claiming sum for alleged wrongful termination of employment By FELDA CHAY TELEDATA’S former chief executive Christopher Pan has sued the IT and communications company, claiming $1.305 million for alleged wrongful termination of his employment. The claim includes legal costs and interest. The
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    • 336 11  - Low Keng Huat Q2 profit jumps 41 By RACHEL SIM LOW Keng Huat (Singapore), the subject of a takeover offer from Consistent Record Sdn Bhd, yesterday reported a 41 per cent increase in net profit to $28.44 million for the quarter ended July 31, from $20.11 million a year earlier.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 122 11 BANYAN Tree Holdings set up the Banyan Tree China Hospitality Fund on Monday to raise a targeted 1-1.5 billion yuan (S$198-S$297 million) by way of a private placement. The private equity fund completed its first closing on the same day with capital commitments
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      • 72 11 METAX Engineering Corporation said that it has won a US$722,400 order from India Dyeing Mills (P) Ltd for the supply of a reverse osmosis plant for wash water flow and membranes. The order is expected to be fulfilled by January 2011 and is expected
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      • 82 11 TEE International Ltd said that its subsidiary, TEE Realty Pte Ltd, has exercised the option to buy 448 East Coast Road site for $11.38 million. The site, previously known as Mellow Mansion, has a plot ratio of 1.4 times and a gross floor
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      • 34 11 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust has completed the acquisition of Multi-Q Centre in South Korea for 28 billion won (S$32 million). This brings the number of properties in its portfolio to 88.
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    • 377 11  -  By KAREN NG CHINA Flexible Packaging Holdings’ net profit plunged 82.1 per cent to 1.7 6 million yuan (S$348,000) for the third quarter ended July 31, from 9.8 million yuan in the corresponding year-ago period. This was despite a
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 564 12  -  Index again tracks HK and Europe; market advance-decline scoreboard stands at 202 to 216 STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent TRYINGtoanticipatewhat Wall Street might do in the session ahead can be a tricky business. And so it was that traders here yesterday probably decided
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    • 66 12 Sep 14 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 544.00 -68.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -23.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +54.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 748.66 -5.00 FTSE ST Small Cap 555.13 -1.21 FTSE ST All Share 752.49 -4.40 FTSE ST China Top 279.15 +0.05 FTSE ST China 317.29 -2.45 FTSE
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    • 60 12 VOLUME *Genting HK US$ 225,463,000 Genting SP 174,502,000 Uni Envtech 123,915,000 PineAgritech 121,966,000 Memstar 75,060,000 Golden Agri 73,820,000 Kreuz 72,258,000 Vallianz Hldgs 66,086,000 NetPac W*****1 49,000,000 TSH 47,951,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 341,246,490 *Genting HK US$ 146,132,917 DBS Grp 101,531,480 SGX 101,338,820 Uni Envtech 57,203,355 Noble Grp 57,099,730
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    • 186 12 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 6 7 0 0 0 4 6 7 Manufacturing 62 63 66 5 9 14 67 72 80 Commerce 18 23 33 5 1 5 23 24 38 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 20 11
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
      • 403 12 Singapore Exchange Sept 14 close: S$8.20 OCBC Investment Research, Sept 14 DESPITE the volatile market, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has done well since hitting the recent bottom in Q1 of calendar year 2009, when it recorded net earnings of S$55 million for the quarter. Since then, it has
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      • 491 12  -  Sept 14 close: S$0.59 DMG Partners Research, Sept 14 Compiled by CONRAD TAN WE had previously downgraded Golden Agri-Resources on concerns of possible investigation by the authorities following allegations by Greenpeace. Nothing of that sort has happened, and Golden Agri has confirmed that it is not under investigation
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    • 121 12 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 19,955 19,955 46,569 46,569 Manufacturing 614,739 24,546 639,285 297,877 4,762 302,639 Commerce 97,751 111,018 208,769 131,627 18,666 150,293 Tpt/Stor/Comms 117,297 710 118,007 181,555 88 181,643 Finance 30,739 95 30,834 292,050 13 292,063 Construction 29,576 14,960
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    • 112 12 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.190 -0.060 CapitaLand 4.020 +0.020 CapitaMall 1.990 -0.050 CityDev 11.620 -0.140 ComfortDelGro 1.540 -0.010 DBS Grp 14.040 -0.180 F&N 5.940 +0.010 Genting SP 1.910 -0.080 Golden Agri 0.590 -0.005 HK Land 6.000 -0.100 JMH 43.800 +0.260 JSH 25.600 +0.100 Jardine C&C
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    • 490 12 hits 15-year low vs yen after Japan vote CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The dollar slid to a 15-year low against the yen yesterday after Japan’s prime minister won a ruling party leadership vote, while the euro struggled after an unexpectedly sharp decline in German investor sentiment. A report showing US
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    • 112 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 258.2 1.5 GLD 10US$ ***** 123.1 0.8 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1687 49.5 2.2 SGX.ES.1009 818 45.0 5.8 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1690 40.0 2.4 DBXT MSMSIA 10US$ 1189 34.8 2.2 JMH 4380 34.8 0.6 SGX 820 27.0 3.4 Lyxor China H
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    • 119 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5122 -44.2 -0.6 DBS Grp 1404 -18.0 -1.3 CityDev 1162 -14.0 -1.2 HK Land 600 -13.4 -1.6 Ascendasreit 217 -12.0 -5.2 SIA 1606 -12.0 -0.7 STXPO 100 1332 -10.0 -0.7 UOB 1862 -10.0 -0.5 Genting SP 191 -8.0 -4.0 Jardine C&C
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    • 84 12 Sep 14 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Sep 13 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3378 0.03 1.4219 1.3378@ Euro 1.7193 -0.32 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.0614 0.32 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2472 0.08 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.6068 -0.86 1.6080 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.25 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3456 0.13 4.3611 4.1977 Peso*
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 555 13  -  DBS says weaker growth due to capacity constraints, driving up inflation By CONRAD TAN INTEREST rates are likely to rise across most of Asia even as economic growth slows sharply in the coming months, because the slowdown is caused by the region’s
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    • 418 13  -  Top bid of $95.07 per square foot per plot ratio comes from Wee Hur Development By KALPANA RASHIWALA A TENDER for a 60-year leasehold industrial site at Kaki Bukit Avenue 4 has attracted a top bid of $95.07 per square foot
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    • 206 13 SCIENTISTS from the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have helped verify that a new drug is effective against malaria. The discovery and validation of the drug spiroindolone NITD609 is timely as many strains of drug-resistant malaria are emerging. Worldwide, malaria kills approximately one child every
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    • 477 14  -  It expects good reception to debt package and to close deal in Q4 By RONNIE LIM REINFORCED by “big-name” investors and backing from South Korea’s export credit agencies, Jurong Aromatics Corporation (JAC) yesterday relaunched a US$1.56 billion debt finance package for its US$2.4 billion
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    • 328 14 FANS of adrenaline-filled reality television will soon get just the sort of fix that they crave. And they won’t even have to turn on the TV. The Amazing Race Asia Season 4 will debut online tomorrow a week before it hits the small
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    • 398 14  -  By KAREN NG THE People’s Association will confer its community spirit awards on 10 outstanding partners of the country’s five community development councils this year. Six are from the corporate world Credit Suisse, Dairy Farm Singapore, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, Mapletree Investments,
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 72 14 THE inaugural Singapour Festivarts will be held in France from Oct 5 to Jan 30 next year. This event is part of a memorandum of understanding signed by Singapore’s National Heritage Board and France’s Reunion des Musees Nationaux. The cultural festival, held at the
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      • 54 14 AITBIOTECH said yesterday that it has obtained molecular diagnostic (MDx) licences from Exploit Technologies. Developed by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, the licences are for dengue and tuberculosis detection kits. Aitbiotech also recently obtained the licence for the detection of genome mutations
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      • 50 14 M1 has teamed up with Lasalle College of the Arts to raise funds for underprivileged youngsters through Beyond Social Services. In an M1 Lasalle T-shirt design contest, Lasalle students are invited to design interpretations of the M1 student benefits they get on mobile plans.
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    • 680 14  -  Forum: ideals must filter down to affect public sentiment By LYNN KAN WHILE energy-efficient technology is more available and more affordable these days, what will ultimately push businesses to use it will be market-driven incentives, according to academics and building owners at a recent
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  • ACCOUNTANCY SPOTLIGHT
    • 1874 15  -  SMPs find themselves between a rock and a hard place as staying put or merging both pose huge challenges, reports LYNETTE KHOO LYNETTE KHOO SMALL is beautiful according to British economist E F Schumacher, but it may not always apply in the context of Singapore’s
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    • 590 15  -  By LYNETTE KHOO AUDIT practitioners are split in their views on the recommendation to raise the current audit exemption threshold. While some believe this is a move in the right direction, bringing Singapore in line with leading jurisdictions, others think it
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 484 16 July slowdown adds to signs that euroregion’s recovery is losing momentum Bloomberg [ZURICH] European industrial production unexpectedly stagnated in July, adding to signs that the euro region’s export-led recovery is losing momentum. Economists had projected a gain of 0.1 per cent in July, the
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    • 507 16 UK inflation stays above govt target at 3.1 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK inflation unexpectedly exceeded the government’s 3 per cent limit for a sixth month in August as higher costs of items from air fares to food stoked price pressures in the economy. Consumer prices rose 3.1 per cent from a
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    • 531 16 Current conditions gauge sharply up; euro falls vs dollar Reuters [MANNHEIM] German investor sentiment turned negative in September for the first time since March 2009, a further sign that the recovery of Europe’s biggest economy is losing momentum although a retreat back into recession
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    • 468 16 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines needs to tap the growing foreign investor confidence that has driven the stock market to record highs to attract funds to improve dilapidated infrastructure, the government said here yesterday. The government of President Benigno Aquino will launch
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    • 614 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] An International Monetary Fund safety net that emerging nations can draw on in a financial crisis to stem capital outflows should be agreed by the Group of 20 nations in November, Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu said.
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  • M'SIA/INDONESIA
    • 709 17 Steps taken so far meet growing voter resistance, investor disappointment Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s plans to revitalise investment by backing national champions and ending race-based policies may sound ambitious, but the details are hazy and real economic reform will face formidable obstacles. The government
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    • 296 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian deputy central bank governor Hartadi Sarwono yesterday said that September annual inflation may slow to below 6 per cent, but it may be difficult to achieve full-year 2010 inflation of below 6 per cent. The central bank
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    • 422 17 Delays in key LNG project and licences cited as reasons Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina has slashed its investment target for this year by about 40 per cent because of delays in its key liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and licences, an
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 396 18/19 Reuters [TIANJIN] China will introduce stricter rules to reduce industrial pollution and increase energy efficiency, which will remain core objectives over the next five years, a senior economic planning official said yesterday. Zhang Xiaoqiang, a vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform
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    • 432 18/19 Although the Chinese presence is still small, it is growing fast in eastern Europe Reuters [MILAN] Chinese builders are making inroads into eastern Europe, a trend that has gotten Europe’s recession-hit builders worried. They now want the European Union to step in after
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    • 373 18/19 Youku and Tudou could go public as early as year-end Reuters [TIANJIN] Youku and Tudou, China’s two leading Internet video-sharing sites, are racing to be the first to make an offshore IPO, seeking to tap strong interest from overseas investors in the hot sector,
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    • 366 18/19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Nine-ty-three US lawmakers have signed a letter urging Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives to schedule a vote on a bill to get tough with China over its currency exchange rate practices, a lawmaker’s office said on
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    • 456 18/19 New tax code, Ohio outsourcing ban part of a trend, they say Reuters [MUMBAI] A delegation of Indian IT companies will visit the United States next week to raise their concerns over what they fear are protectionist measures that could harm the
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  • INDIA
    • 408 18/19 Move to make local credit markets more responsive to benchmark rate changes Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s central bank signalled that it may overhaul its decade-old monetary policy to make local credit markets more responsive to changes in benchmark interest rates, as governor
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    • 489 18/19 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s inflation cooled in August as the prospect of a record crop this year capped food-price increases. The benchmark whole-sale-price index rose 8.5 per cent from a year earlier after July’s 9.8 per cent gain, calculated using a
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    • 598 18/19 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Billionaire Gautam Adani’s energy producer and India’s state-run rail operator are making this year the nation’s busiest for foreign-currency borrowing since 2007 as rupee funding costs rise. Companies from Adani Power Ltd to Indian Railways Finance Corp have won approval from
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    • 359 18/19 Epicentre of Suzlon’s industry and business will shift to China, an emerging market Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Suzlon Energy Ltd, India’s biggest maker of wind-turbine generators, said it plans to expand capacity at its plant in China as that market gains importance
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    • 188 18/19 AFP [SHIMLA, India] Indian authorities have overturned environmental approval given to a US$200 million cement plant project planned by French industrial giant Lafarge in northern India. The National Environment Appellate Authority on Monday ruled against the proposed plant in the state of Himachal
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 471 20 Wealth manager’s move shifts spotlight to rival bidder AMP Reuters [SYDNEY] National Australia Bank (NAB) withdrew its US$12 billion bid for wealth manager AXA Asia Pacific yesterday after a second rejection by regulators, opening a door to a bid by rival fund AMP.
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    • 160 20 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea’s third-largest banking group yesterday said its board had suspended its chief executive amid an apparent feud among its senior executives and claims of embezzlement. Shinhan Financial Group had suspended CEO Shin Sang-Hoon at a meeting of 12 board members, including chairman
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    • 358 20 Reuters [HONG KONG] Japan’s credit quality is slowly sinking but not at an extent that could trigger an immediate downgrade, credit rating agency Standard Poor’s (S&P) said yesterday. “Japan’s rating of AA is still valid but the Japanese government credit is slowly sinking,”
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    • 525 20 Japan minister says no East China Sea territorial problems AP [TOKYO] Japan said yesterday that China has postponed a senior official’s visit to Tokyo in an escalating diplomatic battle over the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain after a ship
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    • 427 20 CEO expects 20% growth, sees Singapore becoming a wealth management hub Reuters [ZURICH] Credit Suisse’s private banking chief told Reuters Insider TV that net new assets from rich clients in Asia will grow well above 20 per cent, higher than the 15 to
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    • 361 20 Reuters [BEIJING] Two of the world’s richest men and most generous donors, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said yesterday they would not be putting pressure on China’s dozens of billionaires during a visit to the country to promote giving. Microsoft founder
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    • 325 21 Reuters [CANBERRA] Australia’s minority government said yesterday it will not increase a planned 30 per cent resource tax or extend it beyond iron ore and coal mines in order to maintain support from key independent and Greens lawmakers. Labor Prime Minister
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    • 777 24  -  Prof Koh thoughtfully sets out Singapore’s oceans policy STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES A COUPLE of weeks ago, Tommy Koh, chairman of the National University of Singapore’s Centre for International Law, delivered the 4th Maritime Leaders Speaker Series lecture on the theme “Singapore
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    • 296 24 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Total global marine insurance premiums dropped 2 per cent in 2009 as insurers were hurt by a drop in trade volumes. Global premiums for hull, cargo, marine liability and offshore energy insurance reached about US$22.9 billion last year, according to
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    • 446 24 Reuters [TIANJIN, China] Dalian Port, north China’s largest port operator, continues to feel the effects of a major explosion at the complex in July, with operations not expected to completely return to normal until early next year, a top executive said yesterday. As
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    • 573 24 US, Europe spending seen resuming as economies rebound Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Cosco Holdings Co, Asia’s largest shipping line by market value, expects 2011 to be a “good year” as an economic rebound will encourage businesses and consumers in the US and Europe to
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    • 278 24 SGX '000 Sep 14 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.52 -0.01 299 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 unch 67 Cosco Corp 1.63 -0.02 5639 CWT Ltd 0.98 -0.02 609 Ezra Hldgs 1.75 -0.02 ***** First Ship Lea 0.42 unch 714 Freight Links 0.06 0.01 1492 Grand Banks unch unch 0
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      • 396 25 Reuters [PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela] A turboprop plane with 51 passengers and crew on board crashed into the yard of a steel mill in southern Venezuela and burst into flames on Monday, killing 15 people. Authorities said that 36 survivors were pulled from the wreckage
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      • 394 25 Passengers wait for hours to board planes, get luggage AP [JERUSALEM] Israeli airport workers staged a oneday strike on Monday to press for pension benefits, stranding thousands of passengers during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. The strike ended after
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      • 240 25 Reuters [MANCHESTER] British Airways ground staff at London’s Heathrow airport have voted overwhelmingly to accept a settlement in a long-running dispute over pay and staffing levels, the GMB union said on Monday. The GMB said that 97 per cent of its more than
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      • 166 25 Bloomberg [SAO PAULO] Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, the world’s fourth largest aircraft maker, aims to raise the contribution to total revenue from its executive aviation arm by at least five percentage points to up to 25 per cent this year.
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      • 405 26 Bloomberg [NEW JERSEY] New Jersey Transit, the largest statewide mass-transit network in the United States, froze new spending on an US$8.7 billion rail tunnel into Manhattan after the federal government estimated the project may run US$1 billion over budget. James Weinstein, the agency’s executive director,
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      • 480 26 New vehicles test US govt’s economic recovery skills AP [WASHINGTON] The first wave of mass-produced advanced batteries funded by the Obama administration’s economic recovery programme are starting to roll off assembly lines, setting the stage for new hybrid and electric vehicles. So how
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      • 416 26 AFP [BEIJING] The head of China’s Geely has unveiled ambitious plans for the future of Volvo Cars, looking to nearly double global sales by pushing the Swedish brand in China, the world’s largest auto market. The Chinese carmaker completed the purchase of the
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      • 311 26 AFP [TOKYO] The world’s top carmaker Toyota Motor plans to launch six new hybrid models by the end of 2012, a spokesman for the company said yesterday, as competition to build greener cars heats up. The six planned models will expand
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    • 180 29 Sep 14 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 1/8 1/16 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.33 0.23 1 month 0.48 0.28 2 months 0.50 0.30 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.75 0.55 9 months 0.85 0.65 12
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    • 132 29 Sep 14 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2370 1.2750 Can dollar 1.2930 1.3090 Euro 1.7110 1.7310 NZ dollar 0.9690 0.9900 Sterling pound 2.0470 2.0710 US dollar 1.3310 1.3460 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 27 29 Sep 14 Open High Sett STI Sep 3049 SIMSCI Sep 362.0 362.9 359.0 Taiwan Sep 286.9 288.2 288.0 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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    • 430 29 Sep 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec10 99.5900 0 8512 Mar11 99.5150 0 3016 Jun11 99.4150 0 2819 Sep11 99.2750 0 1641 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec10 99.6675 369 2044 Mar11 99.6800 99.6800 99.6800 99.6775 2 1401 Jun11 99.6850 99.6850 99.6850 99.6925 400 3286
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    • 131 29 Sep 14 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Oct 10 353.4 350.3 353.4 11 Nov 10 350.0 Dec 10 350.0 Jan 11 350.0 Feb 11 350.0 Mar 11 350.0 Apr 11 351.0 May 11 351.0 Jun 11
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    • 105 29 Sep 13 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 1025.25 1023.50 1031.00 1018.75 Nov 10 1034.50 1031.00 1041.00 1022.75 Jan 11 1044.00 1040.25 1050.25 1032.00 Mar 11 1052.25 1048.00 1057.75 1040.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 41.34 41.25 41.64
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    • 77 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 13 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 79.05 0.87 WTI (Near Mth) 77.19 0.69 Dubai (1-Mth F) 76.32 0.67 Tapis blend 84.60 0.80 Minas 78.50 0.80 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 74.38 0.33 Jet Kerosene 89.20 1.25 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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    • 464 29 Sep 14 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.960 6.304 0.725 7.245 42.960 83.631 0.777 10.844 2.899 1.278 79.877 41.221 1.248 6.652 0.940 29.575 28.682 0.606 0.933 Canada 1.042 6.568
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    • 154 29 Sep 14 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2475 1.2489 0.9324 0.9328 Canadian dollar 1.2998 1.3010 0.9715 0.9717 Euro 1.7199 1.7213 1.2855 1.2856 NZ dollar 0.9756 0.9777 0.7292 0.7302 Sterling pound 2.0588 2.0606 1.5388 1.5390
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    • 138 29 Sep 14 GOLD (US$/oz) Sep 14 Sep 13 Hong Kong 1253.50 1245.30 Sep 10 Sep 13 London 1247.75 1245.85 1248.50 1246.25 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Sep 14 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 57,761.81 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 129 54 5gm 367 269 10gm 656
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