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Title Section25 2012-11-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, November 1, 201225 words
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Article, Illustration934 2012-11-01 1 CHUANG PECK MING - Unemployment rate remains low but fewer jobs are being created as economic weakness starts to bite By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The headline numbers tell only half the story. On its own, the jobless rate provided cheer, dipping from 2 per cent in theSource: Administrative Records - 934 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2012-11-01 1 HST INDEX 3,038.37 (-0.36) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,037.00 (-2.00) GSIMSCI 344.00 (+0.08) GSIMSCI FUTURES 344.20 (+1.30) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.220 (US$/S$ per 1.609 1.963 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.298 1.583 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 79.70 65.30 RM 3.050 2.500 HK$ 7.750 6.352 BAHT 30.69 25.15 RUPIAH65 words
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Article49 2012-11-01 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,673.07 -1.60 NIKKEI 225 8,928.29 +86.31 HANG SENG 21,641.82 +213.24 SET INDEX 1,298.87 +4.44 JAKARTA COMP 4,350.29 -14.31 MANILA COMP 5,424.51 -2.16 SEOUL COMP 1,912.06 +12.48 SHENZHEN B 591.80 -1.17 MUMBAI IND 18,505.38 +74.53 12 noon EDT Change DOW 13,091.47 -15.74 NASDAQ 2,971.10 -16.8549 words
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Article17 2012-11-01 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.334 TAIWAN 5 036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg17 words
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Article, Illustration549 2012-11-01 1 ROB CURRAN - Many traders make it to NYSE; Dow surges at the open but later pares gains By ROB CURRAN US stocks mostly rose as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) reopened after its first two-day weather-related closure since 1888. Some streets in the financialPHOTO: AFP - 549 words
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Advertisement165 2012-11-01 1 PROPERTY GCB market weathers latest cooling measure well PAGE 36 SIA-VIRGIN DEALS Questions being raised Down Under PAGE 2 COMPANIES Oct market cap is highest for the year PAGE 6 INVESTMENT French business school to build $40m campus here page 13 *****1 *****4 JL -Ja1( .IR-IlCoiII Rl» MASTER GRANDE TRADITION165 words
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TOP STORIES
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546 2012-11-01 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Aussie competition panel head raises questions while analysts back deals By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia better keep that champagne on hold for now. Barely a day after the surprise announcements which could shake up Australian skies, there are already questions546 words
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Article, Illustration951 2012-11-01 2 GRACE LEONG - By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] At first, Cecilia Sue told the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) that she had a consensual relationship with former anti-narcotics chief Ng Boon Gay. Then, she said that she was forced to perform oral sex because she believed “he had the951 words
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582 2012-11-01 2 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE government estimates that investors could have placed as much as RM10 billion (S$4 billion) in a gold trading scheme operated by Genneva Malaysia. This was revealed yesterday by Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussein.582 words
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Article, Illustration650 2012-11-01 2 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas’s Lucasfilm and its Star Wars franchise for US$4.05 billion in cash and stock, a blockbuster deal that includes the surprise promise of a new film in the series in 2015.Reuters - 650 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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Article504 2012-11-01 2 More layoffs despite tight labour market THE headline numbers tell only half the story. On its own, the jobless rate provided cheer, dipping from 2 per cent in the previous quarter to a seasonally-adjusted 1.9 per cent in September, near its all-time low of 1.7 per cent. But this was504 words
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491 2012-11-01 4 TEH SHI NING - Businesses’ capital spending cools on elevated inflation, tight labour market By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Bank loans growth slowed to 0.7 per cent over the month of September, as sluggish economic activity dampened the expansion of business loans. Preliminary figures from the491 words
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485 2012-11-01 4 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] Manufacturing firms in Singapore are cautious about business conditions in the next few months, due partly to the prolonged eurozone crisis and a significant slowdown in China. An Economic Development Board survey shows that a weighted 9 per485 words
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759 2012-11-01 4 SIOW LI SEN - Earlier uncertainty dispelled; term loans unaffected By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] More than three weeks on, banks here appear to be implementing smoothly the latest government rules that clamp down on mortgages, dispelling earlier uncertainty. Among bankers’ initial concerns were finding out the number759 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration851 2012-11-01 6 ANDREA SOH - IPOs and mergers boost total market value to $852m By ANDREA SOH BOLSTERED by a flurry of initial public offerings and heightened merger and acquisition (M&A) play, Singapore Exchange-listed companies emerged from October with their combined market value at a new peakST FILE PHOTO - 851 words
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Article433 2012-11-01 6 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA JARDINE Cycle Carriage recorded a 12 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to US$323 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2012. After accounting for a non-trading gain of US$57 million from the disposal of an investment,433 words
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606 2012-11-01 8 Consortium says Arrium is denying them due diligence Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Posco and Noble Group Ltd, leading a consortium to buy Australian steelmaker Arrium Ltd, terminated their A$1.2 billion (S$1.5 billion) offer because the target’s board rejected two bids and refused to engage. TheBloomberg - 606 words
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716 2012-11-01 8 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK VIEW By R SIVANITHY IN THE aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, markets everywhere placed most of if not all their faith in the US Federal Reserve to bail them out of trouble. The same could be said716 words
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Article, Illustration561 2012-11-01 12 SAMUEL EE - Higher losses from bus segment, higher train running costs leave gain at $33m By SAMUEL EE HIGHER losses from buses and higher MRT operating expenses caused SMRT Corp’s net profit for the second quarter ended Sept 30, 2012, to slip 2.2 per centST FILE PHOTO - 561 words
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221 2012-11-01 12 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA THE Straits Times (ST) unveils upgraded versions of its apps for smartphones and the iPad today. The enhanced apps will offer contents of the newspaper in native and PDF formats, along with free breaking news at a subscription rate221 words
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249 2012-11-01 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Asian M&A financing trends this year have been encouraging, but in a region with plentiful liquidity on offer for the right deals, deal flow is still lacking, according to panellists at the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)’s leveragedReuters - 249 words
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334 2012-11-01 12 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE TUAN Sing Holdings’ third-quarter net profit surged more than two-fold to $12.02 million, or one cent per share, from $5.19 million a year ago. Turnover for the three months ended Sept 30, 2012, climbed 77 per cent year-on-year to $83.41334 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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83 2012-11-01 12 CAPITALAND has inked strategic cooperation agreements with four Chinese banks for a credit limit allocation of up to 50 billion yuan (S$9.8 billion) for CapitaLand’s China businesses. The move will provide funding for the group’s growth plans in its residential, commercial, retail, service residence,83 words
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Article49 2012-11-01 12 RICKMERS Maritime posted 0.60 US cents in third-quarter distribution per unit, unchanged from last year. The shipping trust saw net profit fall 26 per cent year-on-year to US$8.2 million from US$11.1 million and charter revenue fall 5 per cent to US$36.3 million from US$38.2 million.49 words
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69 2012-11-01 12 LIAN Beng Group’s wholly owned subsidiary Starview Investment, Oxley Holdings and Sunview have banded together to develop an industrial land parcel in Jurong. Oxley, Sunview and Starview are taking stakes in Ascendial in the proportion of 51:30:19 for the development of the69 words
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Article631 2012-11-01 12 LEE MEIXIAN - By LEE MEIXIAN MAINBOARD-listed palm plantation company Indofood Agri Resources posted a third-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of 257.9 billion rupiah (S$32.6 million), up 22 per cent from 211.3 billion rupiah a year earlier. Including non-control-ling interests, net profit for the three months631 words
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Advertisement1816 2012-11-01 6 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in Singapore. Co. Reg. No. *****2868E NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Auditorium, 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, 1st Storey, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 on Friday, November1,816 words
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Advertisement2008 2012-11-01 7 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in Singapore. Co. Reg. No. *****2868E CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT The past year was a year of uncertainty and volatility in the global market. The Euro zone crisis, the weak US recovery and the slowing growth in China cast a pall over global economic performance. Singapore, like2,008 words
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Advertisement1214 2012-11-01 9 Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012 Microsoft Partners' Star Awards! Microsoft The Microsoft Partners' Star Awards recognizes the achievements and contributions made by our Singapore partners throughout the year. Every partner plays an important role in enabling our customers with innovative solutions and technologies. This is our tribute1,214 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration618 2012-11-01 10 R SIVANITHY - Churning of penny stocks provides main pastime; volatility is order of the day in penny segment STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent HO P E S t h a t W a l l Street would reopen in the black yesterday after a two-day closureSource: Bloomberg - 618 words
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Article186 2012-11-01 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 4 5 0 0 0 6 4 5 Manufacturing 34 47 51 2 7 8 36 54 59 Commerce 19 19 22 2 4 1 21 23 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 12 14 9186 words
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Article123 2012-11-01 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 18,325 18,325 112,853 112,853 Manufacturing 200,009 234,023 434,032 204,024 2,538 206,562 Commerce 156,269 5,770 162,039 104,784 350 105,133 Tpt/Stor/Comms 96,641 14,784 111,425 181,055 4,640 185,695 Finance 23,020 260 23,280 215,768 113 215,881 Construction 49,873 496,844123 words
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Article111 2012-11-01 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.850 +0.060 CapitaLand 3.270 CapitaMall 2.110 +0.010 CityDev 11.460 -0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.690 +0.045 DBS Grp 13.900 -0.090 F&N 9.160 GLP 2.570 +0.020 Genting SP 1.330 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.625 -0.010 HK Land 6.350 +0.050 IHH Healthcare 1.280 +0.010 JMH 61.600 -0.800111 words
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Article65 2012-11-01 10 Oct 31 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -614.00-130.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -36.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -62.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 738.92 -0.81 FTSE ST Small Cap 486.92 -1.61 FTSE ST All Share 743.12 -0.33 FTSE ST China Top 196.86 -0.07 FTSE ST China 218.88 +0.25 FTSE ST65 words
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Article53 2012-11-01 10 VOLUME YHM 496,784,000 Golden Agri 218,096,000 ICP 170,250,000 MDR 53,381,000 Digiland 48,380,000 MDR W*****5 43,544,000 Transcu Grp 39,253,000 CCFH 36,799,000 ElektromotiW*****0 30,180,000 SingTel 28,409,000 VALUE($) Golden Agri 136,964,000 SingTel 91,674,320 Keppel Corp 81,287,721 UOB 71,539,804 DBS Grp 69,950,270 CapitaLand 64,385,718 OCBC Bk 57,015,850 Wilmar 40,368,910 GLP 37,689,58053 words
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Article, Illustration913 2012-11-01 10 LYNN KAN - Compiled by LYNN KAN Tiger Airways Oct 31 close: 74.5 cents DMG PARTNERS RESEARCH, Oct 31 TIGER Airways reported Q2 2013 net loss of $18 million, in line with expectations. Revenue rose 79 per cent y-o-y to $197 million on the back of increased capacity (up 42.1 perSource: Bloomberg - 913 words
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Article, Illustration422 2012-11-01 10 CURRENCIES [TOKYO] The US dollar was flat in Asia yesterday following the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) latest easing measures, while analysts said a superstorm that battered the United States could lift President Barack Obama’s re-election chances. The greenback bought 79.60 yen inPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 422 words
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Article120 2012-11-01 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JMH 6160 -97.6 -1.3 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 3448 -69.6 -1.6 KepCorp.ES.1210 1055 -54.0 -4.9 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1270 -39.0 -3.0 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3549 -28.1 -0.6 IS MSCI Spore 1323 -23.2 -1.4 UOB.ES.1211 1828 -17.0 -0.9 UOB 1827 -14.0 -0.8 DBXT MSINDO 10us$120 words
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261 2012-11-01 12 CLOSING PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) GROSS REDEMPTION YIELD ($m) NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST INTEREST PAYMENT DATES AMOUNT ($m) COUPON RATE GROSS YEAR RAISED ISIN CODE MATURITY DATE 01.04.2013 N*****0V 2008 1 5/8 5200.00 1/10 1/4 30 100.56 0.28 SG7P*****168261 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration374 2012-11-01 13 EUROPEAN fashion house LVMH has officially opened its Asia Pacific Talent Development Centre, the first such facility outside Europe to spot, groom and deploy talent for the group’s global operations. The centre, located in Ngee Ann City on Orchard Road, will focus on developing374 words
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499 2012-11-01 13 LEE U-WEN - Project at Nepal Hill in one-north slated to open in December 2014 By LEE U-WEN A TOP European business school yesterday announced plans to build a new campus in Singapore at the one-north business park. Essec Business School from France is investing499 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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43 2012-11-01 13 THE Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines will be upgraded to a two-car system from the one-car system to accommodate more riders. The upgrading will start in the middle of next year and be completed in 2016.43 words
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43 2012-11-01 13 THE BCA Academy is introducing two new courses: a diploma-plus-certification course in building information modelling to be open to final-year full-time diploma students; and a three-year full-time diploma in quantity surveying programme, which includes an industry practicum.43 words
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63 2012-11-01 13 AN $80 million clinical trial grant programme has been launched to give financial support to innovative and high-impact clinical trials and the development of new ways of diagnosing and treating illnesses. More details of the programme, to be administered by the National Medical Research63 words
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Article, Illustration443 2012-11-01 14 LEE U-WEN - Swiss drugmaker to invest US$500m on new biotechnology production site here By LEE U-WEN A MAJOR plan by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to build a biologics plant in 2007 that was later shelved is now back on the cards. The Basel-based company yesterday announcedPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 443 words
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714 2012-11-01 14 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI RAFFLES Town Club Pte Ltd (RTC) has lost its appeal over the High Court’s dismissal of its lawsuit against its former directors, but it was its current directors who were dealt the personal blow of714 words
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436 2012-11-01 14 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE’S biggest generating company (genco), Senoko Energy which has started commercial operations of two new mega gas-firing units of 430 megawatts (MW) each after a $750 million “repowering project” is beginning to reclaim some previously lost electricity market share here,436 words
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GMALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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419 2012-11-01 15 Trade deals are expected as Britain is keen on greater access to Indonesia AFP [LONDON] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono started a three-day state visit to Britain yesterday, with officials keen to impress the emerging Asian power with a display of British pomp andAFP - 419 words
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291 2012-11-01 15 Ringgit’s strength against yen gives it a RM93m gain [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Bhd posted a net profit of RM1 billion in the fourth quarter ended Aug 31, 2012, compared with a net loss of RM338.60 million a year ago.291 words
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GREATER CHINA
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742 2012-11-01 16 Central bank’s interest rate cuts in June, July expected to squeeze margins Reuters [HONG KONG] China’s top four banks are on course for their weakest annual profit growth since going public, as the central bank’s interest rate cuts in the middle ofReuters - 742 words
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Article, Illustration338 2012-11-01 16 Singapore ranks fourth again in the 2012 rankings Reuters [LONDON] Hong Kong was named the world’s top financial centre for the second year running by the World Economic Forum (WEF), thanks to the strength of its business environment, infrastructure andReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 338 words
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504 2012-11-01 16 AP [BEIJING] A Chinese government think tank is urging the country’s leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away with the unpopular policy. Some demographersAP - 504 words
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206 2012-11-01 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s home appliance makers reported stronger third-quarter profits on the back of a reviving property market, and the current period could be even stronger if real estate holds up. Qindao Haier Co Ltd, the country’s second-biggest appliance maker by sales, reported aReuters - 206 words
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INDIA
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793 2012-11-01 17 He says govt will push for growth alone after RBI refuses to lower rates citing inflation Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India’s central bank resisted calls from Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram for lower interest rates, prompting him to say the government will revive economic expansion by itself ifBloomberg - 793 words
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Article, Illustration1145 2012-11-01 17 Official statistics on prices, employment patchy or outdated Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Mumbai housewife Sangita Shinde sought work in a shopping mall last year to help pay her children’s soaring school fees. Don’t expect to find that jump in living costs reflectedBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,145 words
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Article, Illustration47 2012-11-01 17 [NEW DELHI] Congress party president Sonia Gandhi offering her respects at the memorial of her mother-in-law and former prime minister, Indira Gandhi, on her death anniversary yesterday. Mrs Gandhi was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984. photo: ap PHOTO: APPHOTO: AP - 47 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration983 2012-11-01 18 Many among the millions of job seekers don’t have necessary skills AP [NEW DELHI] India’s politicians like to point out that the country’s swelling youth population is a powerful rising tide that will propel the country into a global economic power while otherAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 983 words
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432 2012-11-01 18 Half of reconstruction budget of 19 trillion yen remains unspent NYT [TOKYO] Japan has funnelled much of the money it promised to disaster-rav-aged communities into an array of unrelated projects, recent independent audits have shown, sparking outrage among a public already wary ofNYT - 432 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration852 2012-11-01 19 Move to push giant to compromise over payment to media websites: report AFP NYT [PARIS] French tax authorities have made a billion euro (S$1.6 billion) claim against Google to pressure the US Internet giant to compromise in a dispute over compensation to mediaAFP; NYT; PHOTO: AP - 852 words
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Article298 2012-11-01 19 Reuters [LONDON] Beleaguered UK bank Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled two new US regulatory investigations into its financial probity and said that third-quarter profits fell by a fifth due to charges for the mis-selling of insurance. Barclays said thatReuters - 298 words
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563 2012-11-01 20 It cites weaker sales of semiconductors, stronger yen; profit in first-half up 24% Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp, the world’s second-largest flash-memory chipmaker, cut its full-year operating profit forecast 13 per cent amid weaker sales of semiconductors and as a stronger yen erodes overseas earnings. OperatingBloomberg - 563 words
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Article, Illustration542 2012-11-01 20 AFP [TOKYO] Panasonic said yesterday that it would book a mammoth US$9.6 billion net loss in the fiscal year to March as the Japanese consumer electronics giant undergoes a major overhaul of its troubled business. While the company said that it would achieveAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 542 words
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283 2012-11-01 20 AFP [SYDNEY] Shareholders in James Packer’s majority-owned Consolidated Media Holdings yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a US$2 billion takeover by Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited, reports said. The deal will see News, the Australian arm of News Corp, emerge with 50 perAFP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration520 2012-11-01 21 It calls for more controls on foreign takeovers to block unfavourable deals Reuters [LONDON] Britain’s growth strategy of tax cuts and deregulation will not provide a fast track to economic prosperity and needs to be reassessed, according to a government-commissioned review published yesterday.Reuters; PHOTO: AFP - 520 words
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352 2012-11-01 21 Proposed bill, which aims to cut debt, targets Chinese Reuters [BUDAPEST] Lawmakers in indebted European Union member Hungary are waving the prospect of a passport at well-heeled foreign investors. Proposed legislation listed on parliament’s website would grant permanent residency and ultimately Hungarian citizenship toReuters - 352 words
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662 2012-11-01 22 New York is susceptible to rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns NYT [NEW YORK] The warnings came, again and again. For nearly a decade, scientists have told city and state officials that New York faces certain peril: rising sea levels, more frequent floodingNYT - 662 words
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538 2012-11-01 22 NYT [NEW YORK] For John Selldorff, the best news of the day was that his employees were safe and the power was back on at his company’s factory in Fairfield, New Jersey. But all around the plant, electricity and phone service were still outNYT - 538 words
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Article, Illustration565 2012-11-01 25 Unemployment seen increasing over the coming months AP [LONDON] Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 per cent in September, official figures showed yesterday, a sign that the economy is deteriorating as governments struggle to get a grip on theirAP; PHOTO AP - 565 words
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Article, Illustration465 2012-11-01 25 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart lost a court bid yesterday to throw out a lawsuit brought by three of her children over control of a US$4 billion family trust. Justice Paul Brereton of the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled thatReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 465 words
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275 2012-11-01 25 Delay is due to the trader offering concessions on zinc Reuters [BRUSSELS] EU antitrust regulators extended their review of Glencore’s US$33 billion bid for miner Xstrata to Nov 22, after the trader offered concessions to ease concerns over the combined group’s sliceReuters - 275 words
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Advertisement591 2012-11-01 22 BEATS NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF TELLUMO SHIPPING PTE. LTD, (IN MEMBER'S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION! (Company Registration No. *****5306G) Notice is hereby given that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Member of the abovenamed company held on 29th October 2012, it591 words
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Article, Illustration883 2012-11-01 24 President has slight poll edge but both campaigns act as if state evenly divided WP [WASHINGTON] Segundo Espinal, 36, a new US citizen originally from El Salvador, will vote for the first time next week, but he has received neither mail nor phoneWP; PHOTO: AFP - 883 words
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Article, Illustration565 2012-11-01 24 They keep surfacing because they’re not illegal in most states AP [MIAMI] With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote earlyAP; PHOTO: AP - 565 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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506 2012-11-01 26 EDITORIAL AMERICAN voters will make an historic choice next week: Whether to re-elect Democratic President Barack Obama or to replace him with his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. It would be a choice between two intelligent and successful men who share a commitment to506 words
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Article, Illustration876 2012-11-01 26 ANTHONY ROWLEY - THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent VETERAN analyst Jesper Koll described himself recently as “the last optimist on Japan”, or words to that effect. I thought I was the last, but no matter because I fear I am about to876 words
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Article, Illustration1081 2012-11-01 26 G PANICKER - But cheap fossil fuel must not slow efforts to make renewable technologies competitive By G PANICKER The writer was formerly with BT’s foreign desk IT WAS inevitable that the decadelong high prices of crude oil would affect the energy-market dynamics. That wasPHOTO: AFP - 1,081 words
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Article, Illustration1639 2012-11-01 27 RAZEEN SALLY - Among the takeaways are getting the policy basics right for catch-up growth and liberalising markets bottom-up By RAZEEN SALLY The author is visiting associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore and director of the European CentrePHOTO: REUTERS - 1,639 words
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Article, Illustration550 2012-11-01 27 SALVATORE CANTALE - By SALVATORE CANTALE The author is a Professor at IMD, a global business school based in Switzerland THE fall of Lance Armstrong, the seven-time winner of the Tour de France, is a momentous event for cycling and sport in general. It also550 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration1069 2012-11-01 28 Flights resuming at 2 major NY airports but full service may take several days Reuters [NEW YORK] As rail, transit, airline and port workers dug through debris, dealt with power outages and assessed damage from massive storm Sandy, it was increasingly clear thatReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 1,069 words
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Article469 2012-11-01 28 Container unit’s revenue jumps 27% on higher rates Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Cosco Holdings Co, the nation’s biggest listed shipping company, narrowed its thirdquarter loss after raising container rates and paring its dry-bulk fleet. The net loss of 1.53 billion yuan (S$299 million) comparesBloomberg - 469 words
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Article, Illustration336 2012-11-01 28 AFP [FRANKFURT] German airline Lufthansa yesterday reported a sharp rise in earnings in the third quarter, but stayed cautious for the full year and promised to intensify cost-cutting measures. Lufthansa said its bot-tom-line net profit soared by 30 per cent to 642AFP - 336 words
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304 2012-11-01 28 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] Airbus predicted it will more than triple the fleet of corporate jets operating in China by the end of this year and plans to expand sales points in the country as it seeks to win business from government. The company willBloomberg - 304 words
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Article253 2012-11-01 28 SGX '000 Oct 31 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.52 unch 388 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.28 unch 239 Cosco Corp 0.88 -0.01 3534 S$ Ezra Hldgs 1.12 0.02 7937 First Ship Lea 0.13 unch 467 Freight Links 0.07 unch 752 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.56253 words
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1930 2012-11-01 29 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination1,930 words
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Miscellaneous314 2012-11-01 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Yearning after net returns may be seductive (10) 6 Man hugging wife was dizzy (4) 9 Fish behind second rock (5) 10 No rises unfortunately around European Community in this? (9) 12 Crazy sect is looting member of church (13) 14 ’Elpful suggestion stopped fiancé (8)314 words
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Advertisement32 2012-11-01 29 Experienced sh/p maintenance M yo e u y r services services wanted, herein the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 The Business Times me uujii'jljj mivicj Shipping Times32 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article3021 2012-11-01 30 Transaction date: Oct 31 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller 149 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 149cd +1 299 149 147.53,021 words
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Article185 2012-11-01 31 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 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.5 unch 510 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 22.3 Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High185 words
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Article8134 2012-11-01 31 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited f M local Ccy Bond 0 9557/ European Opportunities8,134 words
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Article189 2012-11-01 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 41.5 26 Genting HK US$ US32 +0.5 3095 32 31.5 31.5 32 2107 Sale 228 169 TanChongInt HK211 212 215 4.3 3.3 7.1 4249.3 STOCK PRICES189 words
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Article923 2012-11-01 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 128.9 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127.5 -0.9 2 127.5 127.5 126.9 127.8 105.5 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US105.5 +2 4 105.5 104.3 103.8923 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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Article626 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8911.08 8985.58 8905.44 Dec12 8870.00 8990.00 8855.00 8915.00 *****5 *****1 Mar13 8915.00 8915.00 8915.00 8900.00 4 2108 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 259.06 259.35 256.36 Nov12 256.40 258.70 255.40 255.70 ***** *****1 Dec12 256.70626 words
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373 2012-11-01 32 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 30 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 910.4 0.2 9.7 0.2 3.5 0.4 10.1 EAFE Preliminary 731.8 0.5 7.3 0.7 1.5 0.9 8.0 Europe Preliminary 1114.3 0.9 8.5373 words
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Article, Illustration94 2012-11-01 32 As on 30 October 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2012 1715.40 1708.90 1712.40 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT DEC2012 573.20 570.90 577.80 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT DEC2012 1.2988 1.2893 1.2968 BASE METAL COPPER FUT DEC2012 7786 7722 7732 INDEX IRON ORE (MBIO) IDX94 words
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Article107 2012-11-01 32 Oct 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 12 1533.75 1527.25 1548.25 1525.75 Jan 13 1536.50 1529.75 1551.00 1528.25 Mar 13 1510.75 1505.75 1524.75 1504.00 May 13 1465.75 1460.25 1477.00 1459.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 12 50.09107 words
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Article70 2012-11-01 32 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.08 0.05 WTI (Near Mth) 85.6 0.39 Dubai (1-Mth F) 107.13 0.64 Tapis blend 114.61 0.91 Minas 109.26 0.91 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 104.94 0.72 Jet Kerosene 127.64 0.28 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2201 1.2202 2-months 1.2201 1.2202 3-months 1.2201 1.2202 6-months 1.2197 1.2199 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article64 2012-11-01 32 Oct 30 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1882.25 1869.25 3 months 1910.00 1897.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7722.25 7699.25 3 months 7720.00 7699.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2046.00 2011.00 3 months 2042.00 2007.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0064 words
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Article80 2012-11-01 32 Oct 30 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1544 1534 1588/1532 Mar 13 1541 1533 1581/1529 May 13 1547 1540 1586/1535 Jul 13 1551 1549 1593/1539 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 1955 1989 1991/1955 Jan 13 1983 2015 2013/1980 Mar 13 2001 2033 2028/1999 May 13 201680 words
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939 2012-11-01 32 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 488 6.38 19 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 0.1 unch 660 1 32 320.00 1 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.3 1 30939 words
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Article470 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.037 6.476 0.800 8.046 56.013 99.922 0.828 11.325 3.166 1.264 99.522 42.767 1.267 8.960 0.967 30.357 31.861 0.645 1.038 Canada 0.965 6.248470 words
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Article60 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 (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$) 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths SWAP Mid rates (S$) 12 mths 0.***** SWAP60 words
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Article135 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 30 Oct 31 Hong Kong 1723.00 1725.00 Oct 29 Oct 30 London 1714.35 1711.67 1715.15 1712.49 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 31 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 151 67 5gm 429 336 10gm 766 673135 words
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Article84 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 31-Jan-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****V 02-May-13 0.27 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102.14 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.7184 words
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Article57 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 12 2398.0 2392.0 2401.0 2379.0 278 3617 Dec 12 2454.0 2451.0 2471.0 2440.0 1940 ***** Jan 13 2502.0 2501.0 2529.0 2492.0 ***** ***** Feb 13 2546.0 2542.057 words
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Article154 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2663 1.2671 1.0379 1.0384 Canadian dollar 1.2217 1.2223 1.0017 1.0013 Euro 1.5832 1.5837 1.2976 1.2979 NZ dollar 1.0018 1.0025 0.8211 0.8216 Sterling pound 1.9631 1.9638 1.6090 1.6094154 words
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Article121 2012-11-01 32 As at 9am Oct 31 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.293 1.232 Can dollar 1.248 1.189 Euro 1.618 1.541 Sterling pound 1.996 1.92 NZ dollar 1.035 0.977 US dollar 1.243 1.184 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article154 2012-11-01 32 Oct 31 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.38 0.28 3 months 0.45 0.35 6 months 0.70 0.50 9 months 0.85 0.65 12154 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration845 2012-11-01 33 Harrison to be a bedroom community for single, young professionals NYT [HARRISON, New Jersey] Sitting in his office, surrounded by Halloween kitsch and posters of building designs, the mayor of Harrison talks like a man who has been selling an idea forNYT; PHOTO: AFP - 845 words
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Article1168 2012-11-01 33 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN OCT 3 AND OCT 9, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED Emerald Gdn Apt 07/10/2012 999 1001 1640 1638 V On Shenton Apt 04/10/20121,168 words
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198 2012-11-01 33 Bloomberg [LONDON] Ashford Castle, the hotel that charges the most in Ireland per night, was put up for sale at 25 million euros (S$40 million), about half of what Irish developer Gerry Barrett paid for the property at the market’sBloomberg - 198 words
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Article, Illustration930 2012-11-01 34 Some are closed as part of evacuation while others face cancellations Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Revenue growth at US hotels, already hurt by slowing traveller demand, will be hampered further by Sandy, the superstorm that blacked out much of southern Manhattan andBloomberg; PHOTO: ANGEL ZAYAS/DEMOTIX - 930 words
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344 2012-11-01 34 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO [SINGAPORE] Homegrown Katana Developments continues its expansion across the Causeway, with the launch of a mixed development in Georgetown in Penang. The developer plans to release 100 to 120 units out of the 308 units of residential344 words
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325 2012-11-01 34 Indebted households face mortgage loan repayment problems Xinhua [SEOUL] South Korea’s real estate market is facing growing risks as property prices fall, fuelling concerns that over-indebted households may have difficulties with repaying mortgage loans amid falling prices, a report by theXinhua - 325 words
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468 2012-11-01 35 ONG CHOR HAO - Deal is its second after re-entering Singapore market By ONG CHOR HAO [SINGAPORE] Daewoo Engineering and Construction has secured a contract to build Far East Organization’s The Scotts Tower for $112.8 million. The deal with Far East, signed yesterday, was468 words
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429 2012-11-01 35 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian home-building approvals surged for a second straight month in September on apartment and renovation projects, a sign housing demand is accelerating after the central bank cut interest rates. The number of permits granted to build or renovate houses and apartments gainedBloomberg - 429 words
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Article, Illustration919 2012-11-01 36 KALPANA RASHIWALA - 5 caveats lodged for October; deals total $122m, comparable to Sept and Aug By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The market in Good Class Bungalow Areas appears to have fared relatively well in October, despite a possible pullback in activity predicted by some players following919 words
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435 2012-11-01 36 MINDY TAN - One site is located at Woodlands, the other 2 are at Tuas By MINDY TAN [SINGAPORE] JTC Corporation has launched three industrial plots for sale by public tender. The first site, located off Woodlands Ave 10 and abutting Mapletree’s Woodlands Spectrum I and435 words
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268 2012-11-01 36 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA [SINGAPORE] A seven-sto-rey building, meant for light industries, near Sims Drive has been launched for sale by public tender with an indicative asking price of between $33.8 million and $36 million, or $564 to $601 per square foot268 words
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Advertisement49 2012-11-01 34 GCB Site at Holland Rise Land 24,207 sf, Freehold Elevated ground and exclusive Highest point in Holland Rise Near Holland Village MRT Expression of Interest Closing: 22 Nov 2012 (Thu), 3pm CEA Licence No. L*****36J Knight Frank Investment Mary Sai 9388 7879 (R*****8I) Chia Mein Mein 9117 4522 (R*****6B)49 words
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Advertisement148 2012-11-01 34 CHEE HOON AVENUE GCBA FREEHOLD BUNGALOW FOR SALE BY TENDER Land Size: 14,093 sqft (approx)/ Built Up: 9,000 sqft (approx) Modern Distinctive 2-Storey Freehold Bungalow with Attic Spacious 8 bedrooms with En Suite Bathrooms Walking distance to CCL and upcoming DTL (Botanic Gardens MRT Station) NGHS NJC RGPS DUNEARN RD148 words
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Advertisement151 2012-11-01 36 CROWN CENTRE FOR SALE ENTIRE GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE freehold Hwa Chong Junior College n Coronatio ShooDino Shopping Pl a King* A Arcade SitilTImaS S Coronation Rd V Nanyang Primary School St. Margaret's Secondary Extremely rare opportunity to acquire ALL of the ground floor strata retail units in a mall151 words
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