The Business Times, 8 April 2009
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Title Section22 2009-04-08 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.COm.sg Ss\ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN N**********E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Wednesday, April 8,200922 words
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Article, Illustration916 2009-04-08 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Some sizzlers March 9 -April 6 SembCorp Marine 59.3 CapitaLand 57.0 Jardine C&C 54.7 CityDev 51.8 SGX 48.0 Olam 46.1 Cosco Corp 42.9 DBS Group 42.3~ Fraser Neave 41.9 Keppel Corp 41.7 NOL 40.2 OCBC 34.9 UOB 33.4 HK Land 29.2 Jardine Strategic916 words
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655 2009-04-08 1 Reuters It now invites private firms to join it in building As43b broadband network [CANBERRA] The Australian government has decided to build a massive As 43 billion national high-speed broadband network itself, rejecting bids in a controversial tender involving some of■ Reuters - 655 words
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Article29 2009-04-08 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.446 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article48 2009-04-08 1 Tuesi lay CI lange KLCOMP 919.84 -3.93 NIKKEI 225 8,832.85 -25.08 HANG SENG 14,928.97 -69.07 ;et INDEX 442.56 -3.48 JAKARTA COMP 1,490.86 -25.78 MANILA COMP 2,051.69 +23.10 ;eoulcomp 1,300.10 +2.25 ;henzhen B 353.05 -3.02 MUMBAI IND Closed 12 noon EDT Cham DOW 7,814.25 -161.60 NASDAQ 1,578.36 -28.3548 words
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Article46 2009-04-08 1 USS (SS per USS) 1.509 (USS/SS per 1.473 2.222 EURO (USS/SS/E) 1.335 2.014 Foreign currency per US$ s$ YEN 100.60 66.70 RM 3.586 2.377 HK$ 7.751 5.137 BAHT 35.41 23.47 RUPIAH 11,340 7,516 RENMINBI 6.834 4.530 INDIAN RUPEE 49.93 33.09 1.402 0.929 NZ$ 1.720 1.14046 words
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Miscellaneous62 2009-04-08 1 TRANSPORT HUB 0 4skji I MOTORING JFs2lb> BT-NBS I IPO WATCH Diydocks looks beyond J Jj^im New'baby'Rolls expected ftTgw ROUNDTABLE Number of IPOs offshore marine sector 8t BM to double marque's sales IC|SI^ "rJra Of fraud and governance down sharply PAGE 24 *VJ PAGE 27 TJfcg IlifcS PAGE 9 PAGE62 words
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65 2009-04-08 2 THE roller-coaster ride on the Singapore stock market continues. Thanks to the recent rally most blue chips have put on weight, with many index stocks seeing double-digit gains over the past four weeks. But yesterday's pull-back suggests that the blue chip-led rally may be65 words
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63 2009-04-08 2 AUSTRALIA'S government will build a As 43 billion national high-speed fibre-optic broadband network, rejecting bids in a controversial tender involving some of the country's top telecoms firms. In a surprise decision, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday the government would ask private63 words
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78 2009-04-08 2 GLOBAL capital raising activity continued to slow in Ql, as the quarter saw just 50 initial public offers raise US$l.4 billion in fresh capital. This is a far cry from the 251 initial public offers with US$4l.2 billion in value seen in the78 words
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62 2009-04-08 2 SEIZING on the first signs that the region's strongest economy may be bottoming out, the World Bank has held out China as a "ray of hope" for a turnaround in East Asia but hastens to add that a sustainable recovery62 words
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53 2009-04-08 2 MOBILEONE has cast its net both locally and abroad in the search for a new chief executive and it is close to unveiling the replacement for former helmsman Neil Montefiore, says Ml chairman Teo Soon Hoe at the company's shareholders' meeting yesterday. COMPANY53 words
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83 2009-04-08 2 ZHONGHUI Holdings' financial advisers said yesterday at least two payments totalling 90 million yuan were not to their knowledge approved by the company's board, and that shares of an investment in China bought and paid for last year have yet to be transferred. PricewaterhouseCoopers83 words
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52 2009-04-08 2 LED by Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, seven top institutions including Imperial College London and Switzerland's ETH have formed a Global Alliance of Technological Universities. The aim is to change the world through a collective voice and collaboration in science and engineering. SINGAPORE NEWS,52 words
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62 2009-04-08 2 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak will probably announce the composition of his Cabinet today and unveil a line-up that is likely to continue the tradition of a technocrat in the position of Second Finance Minister. According to sources familiar with the matter, the62 words
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507 2009-04-08 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Q1 volume down to 50, raising USsl.4b; 3 issues account for 75% of funds raised By( [SINGAPORE] Global capital raising activity continued to slow worldwide in the first quarter of this year, with just 50 initial public offers raising US$l.4507 words
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Article, Illustration770 2009-04-08 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Telecos, media, manufacturing sectors in hot picks By [SINGAPORE] Defensive stocks and some early cyclicals have emerged as hot favourites, even as the high stock market volatility looks set to continue. A BT poll of several equity770 words
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588 2009-04-08 3 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO But it cautions that sustainable recovery still hinges on advanced economies By [SINGAPORE] Seizing on the first signs that the region's strongest economy may be bottoming out, the World Bank has held out China as a "ray of588 words
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Article, Illustration500 2009-04-08 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY By in Tokyo EAST ASIA faces a "painful surge in unemployment" as the lag effects of the global slowdown hit home, the World Bank said yesterday in its latest East Asia and Pacific Update. Suggesting that unemployment so far isAFP - 500 words
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428 2009-04-08 3 -AP.AFP MALAYSIAN BY-ELECTIONS Power transition still new, hasn't sunk in, says Muhyiddin [BUKIT GANTANG, Perak] Malaysia's Opposition won two of three by-elections held yesterday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Najib Razak, who took power last week with pledges to carry out wide-ranging-AP.AFP - 428 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration437 2009-04-08 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN AGM WATCH Focus may also fall on pay and proposed scrip dividend scheme By DBS Group Holdings' shareholders today will have quite a few matters to discuss at their company's annual general meeting (AGM), including the worry over how437 words
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Article, Illustration316 2009-04-08 4 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI It has looked for foreign candidates, lined up potential ones from within By MOBILEONE has cast its net both locally and abroad in the search for a new chief executive and it is close to unveiling the replacement for former helmsmanFILE PHOTO - 316 words
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177 2009-04-08 4 Mi's former CEO Neil Montefiore drew a pay cheque of between $1.25 million and $1.5 million last year, a range which remains unchanged from 2007. His fixed pay accounted for 37 per cent of this salary package while bonuses made up another 37 per cent,177 words
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Article, Illustration749 2009-04-08 4 -Bloomberg [HONG KONG] PCCW Ltd rose to an almost twomonth high in Hong Kong trading yesterday after a buyout of the city's biggest phone company led by billionaire chairman Richard Li was cleared by a local court. PCCW, which resumed-Bloomberg - 749 words
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436 2009-04-08 6 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Investment shares bought and paid for last year have yet to be transferred: PwC By ZHONGHUI Holdings' financial advisers said yesterday that at least two payments totalling 90 million yuan (5519.8 million) were not to their knowledge approved by the company's board,436 words
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562 2009-04-08 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO 'His experience is required to assist the board,' it says By NEL Group has defended the appointment of Ong Tee Kein as an executive director. In response to a query by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) regarding the appointment of562 words
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Article, Illustration186 2009-04-08 6 WORLD Health Day yesterday saw brokers for Standard Chartered's Financial Markets business donating a day's fees to Seeing Is Believing, the bank's global initiative aimed at tackling avoidable blindness. The bank expects to raise more than US$lOO,OOO from broker donations for the programme186 words
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233 2009-04-08 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By INVESTORS and traders will soon have quicker access to the Singapore Exchange's securities market and data through a new platform to be launched later this month. Known as SGXAccess API, the new platform will offer latency improvement of more than 10233 words
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Article, Illustration943 2009-04-08 7 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES Technicals warn of further losses, but Wall Street must hold up too ANOTHER impressive performance by Wall Street over the past week set the tone for financial markets once again, giving a big boost to risk appetite all round. US bond prices943 words
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Article90 2009-04-08 7 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 12 3 0 0 0 2 12 3 Manufacturing 34 63 42 13 37 68 55 Commerce 23 21 26 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 15 10 16 Finance 10 10 Construction 11 12 Properties 29 2990 words
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Article115 2009-04-08 7 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 21.066 21.066 67.214 67.214 Manufacturing 288.705 27.098 315.803 126.399 845 127.244 Commerce 77.451 9.587 87.038 57.718 1.299 59.017 Tpt/Stor/Comms 148.109 148.117 215.557 215.558 Finance 32.680 32.680 223.560 223.560 Construction 36.021 922 36.943 2.081 20 2.101115 words
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Article37 2009-04-08 7 Capita Land 2.570 -0.240 Noble Grp 1.220 -0.090 .apr )ev .om1 Fori iro .osco .orp mp :ngg lerv fen" tgn :ngg >em1 .orp >em1 laT .ing Ian fine" EaT jppel .orp I mar37 words
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Article183 2009-04-08 7 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Sembcorp Marine April 7 close: $2.00 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, April 7 SEMBCORP Marine was recently awarded a contract from London-based operator, Sea Dragon Offshore, to complete a DP3, six-column hull into an ultra deepwater harsh environment semi-submersi-ble (Oban B). The contract value ex-equipment is US$247 million. Sea183 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-04-08 7 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN STOCKS ASIAN markets succumbed to widely anticipated profit taking as market players locked in gains. The Straits Times Index gave up 45.59 points to end the session at 1,802.39 as bluechips, which had run up sharply in recent weeks were sold621 words
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Article85 2009-04-08 7 iere! S$ stands Apr 7 %CHNG CLOSE FRApr6 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5122 -0.75 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0090 1.04 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2158 1.03 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0714 0.49 1.0832 0.9453 Yen* 1.5069 -1.62 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.40 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2693 -0.28 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*85 words
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Article60 2009-04-08 7 Apr 7 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 413.00-238.00 BT CADI -*****.00-146.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+42.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 357.05 -11.14 FTSE ST Small Cap 273.19 -7.58 FTSE ST All Share 427.78 -11.21 FTSE ST China Top 163.30 -6.24 FTSE ST China 158.10 -5.79 UOB Catalist 70.07 +0.0760 words
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Article63 2009-04-08 7 VOLUME Golden Agri 94,660,000 Cosco Corp 58,777,000 Straits Asia 52,954,000 China Honqxinq 51,544,000 Capita Land 44,183,000 Sing Tel 31,936,000 AEI Corp 28,089,000 UniFiber 26,515,000 Ban Joo 24,712,000 Noble Grp 21,052,000 VALUE(S) Capita Land 116,601,065 UOB 81,449,232 Sing Tel 79,786,450 DBS Grp 62,678,320 Cosco Corp 56,142,840 Straits Asia63 words
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Article107 2009-04-08 7 CLOSE UP DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7752 271.5 2.4 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9320 70.0 0.8 OCBC Bk.ES.0904 512 17.0 3.4 India Ni 10 986 11.0 1.1 RBePW/*****6 103 10.0 10.: Sini iTel 253 7.0 2.8 SIA 200 1106 6.0 0.5 Sini iTel 10 250 6.0 2.5 lanBNPePW***** 17.5 5.5107 words
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Article108 2009-04-08 7 CLOSE DOWN 8666 -54.3 -0.4 GLD 10US UOB 1048 -46.0 -4.2 JMH 1988 -42.2 -1.4 JSH 1120 -42.2 -2.4 Jardine C&C 1280 -40.0 -3.0 UOB.ES.0904 1048 -38.0 -3.5 :it 582 -36.0 -5.I iBS Gr| 883 -35.0 -3.I China H 10US$ 1130 -34.7 -2.1 :it ES.0904 589 -32.0 -5.2 BY108 words
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Article143 2009-04-08 8 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG By EMBATTLED tech firm Memory Devices has lost yet another director, with chief operating officer and executive director Chien Chun Wei's departure announced yesterday. Mr Chien said that he could not carry out his duties and responsibilities due to the unavailability of manpower143 words
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Article, Illustration434 2009-04-08 8 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO Revenue climbs 6.7% to $15.6 m; first-half net rises 5.3% to $5.93 m By DESPITE the economic downturn, Thomson Medical Centre ended its fiscal second quarter on a positive growth note for both group revenue and net profit. For theFILE PHOTO - 434 words
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128 2009-04-08 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE banks' credit profiles are stable even as earnings decline because of their "robust' balance sheets, according to Fitch Ratings. After a contraction in GDP this year, the city's economy may have "modest" growth in 2010, the ratings agency said yesterday– Bloomberg - 128 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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86 2009-04-08 8 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings announced that the company has fully redeemed its maiden bond issue of US$3O million, comprising floating rate notes of US$22 million and term loan facility of US$B million which matured on April 6. As previously announced, the redemptions were partly86 words
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71 2009-04-08 8 THAI Village Holdings Ltd said that it has entered into a unit franchise agreement with Barista Jack Ltd, an existing franchisee of the company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Under the agreement, the company granted to the franchisee a non-exclusive licence for71 words
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135 2009-04-08 8 MAZARS LLP, auditors for Sun Moon Food Company, yesterday issued a disclaimer of opinion on the company's full-year results to Dec 31, 2008. Mazars said that it could not be sure of the recoverability of some $35.4 million in assets booked under a sub-group which135 words
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Article, Illustration3056 2009-04-08 9 OVERVIEW THE global financial crisis has once again brought fraud and corporate governance issues to the fore. Master fraud Bernard Madoff, a former Nasdaq chairman, has pleaded guilty to operating a vast Ponzi scheme in which he used new investors' capital to pay profits to existing3,056 words
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Article, Illustration428 2009-04-08 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Funding must be maintained; greater support for literary arts planned By FUNDING for the arts must be maintained during this economic downturn, said newly appointed Acting Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts Lvi Tuck Yew.FILE PHOTO - 428 words
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Article358 2009-04-08 10 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Reports by THE past came back to haunt watch dealers and enthusiasts last week when they found out that timepieces had gone missing from Cortina Watch since 2006. The news has injected caution into the watch trading community, especially with talk that some dealers358 words
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352 2009-04-08 10 A TYPE of insurance known as fidelity guarantee protects against thefts by employees but it is not foolproof- companies may not qualify for compensation if certain security measures are not in place. Companies which fall victim to inside jobs also352 words
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287 2009-04-08 11 LIEWAIQING; ZHANG Yl TING - LIEWAIQING ZHANG Yl TING By and SALARY increases in Singapore are slowing down to a crawl, according to ECA International's latest Salary Trends Survey. Held in February, the survey monitors how economic conditions have changed since its first run in September 2008. The287 words
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475 2009-04-08 11 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Group aims for more political influence through collective voice, collaboration By LED by Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), seven top institutions including Imperial College London and Switzerland's ETH have formed a Global Alliance of Technological Universities. The aim is to change475 words
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Article, Illustration268 2009-04-08 11 MORE people are turning to community development councils for help in getting a job, but only a few of them are doing so because of the downturn. Speaking to reporters at the Central Singapore CDC, Zainudin Nordin, Mayor of Central Singapore District, pointed268 words
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210 2009-04-08 11 MORE than 2.2 million people have been listed as eligible to vote at Singapore's next general election. The Registers of Electors for all 23 constituencies have been certified and can be inspected at the Elections Department at Prinsep Link or any of210 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article43 2009-04-08 11 THE Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) has received $5 million its biggest-ever cash donation from Hong Leong Foundation to expand its China Gallery. The donation will cover part of the cost of expanding the museum's Chinese gallery and acquiring artefacts.43 words
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174 2009-04-08 11 REIMBURSEMENT for living kidney donors will be restricted initially to Singaporeans and extended to foreigners only after confidence in the scheme has been gained, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. The suggestion to start the scheme with Singaporean donor-patient pairs came from174 words
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41 2009-04-08 11 PARKROYAL Serviced Residences Singapore has completed a $3.1 million refurbishment, with 40 of the 90 units given a facelift over the past four months. Parkroyal Hotels Resorts is part of Hotel Plaza Group, a subsidiary of UOL.41 words
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Article, Illustration498 2009-04-08 12 Bloomberg Move expected to free up funds at regional banks for loans to SMEs [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will provide more funds to commercial banks by broadening the range of collateral it accepts in an effort to encourage lending to companies. GovernorBloomberg - 498 words
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496 2009-04-08 12 -Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's US$l.5 trillion state pension fund is likely to cut back its purchases of domestic stocks and foreign bonds this year, removing a key source of support for the Nikkei but providing some relief for the sliding yen. With a-Reuters - 496 words
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267 2009-04-08 12 Reuters, AP [SYDNEY] The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to a record low yesterday. The central bank surprised some by cutting its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 3 per cent. It is at the– Reuters, AP - 267 words
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681 2009-04-08 13 -AP Mothballed capacity will take time to rev up even if demand picks up sharply [WASHINGTON] As the recession grinds on, more and more of America's means of production its workers, its factories, its retail outlets, its freight lines, its bank lending, even-AP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration424 2009-04-08 13 Bloomberg [BOSTON] The US Federal Reserve's US$l trillion effort to restart the market for securities backed by loans "unfairly" benefits the three largest credit rating companies, Connecticut Attorney-General Richard Blumenthal said in a letter to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. The FedBloomberg; AP - 424 words
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411 2009-04-08 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] New York State regulators hope to offer pre-approved charters as soon as this summer to firms that plan to bid on banks in Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) auctions, an official said on Monday. Regulators hope the– Reuters - 411 words
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Article, Illustration470 2009-04-08 14 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN He's likely to retain finance portfolio, cut down number of Umno ministers By in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Najib Razak will probably announce the composition of his Cabinet today and unveil a line-up that is likely to continue the tradition of470 words
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326 2009-04-08 14 -AP They've agreed to rules on financial openness: OECD [PARIS] Four nations will no longer be blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens after they bowed to pressure from world leaders and agreed to new rules on financial openness, an international organisation said yesterday. Angel-AP - 326 words
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360 2009-04-08 15 -AP.AFP Move meant to create globally competitive firms, spread culture [BEIJING] China is relaxing its grip over its traditionally drab media with plans to create half a dozen major publishing houses to compete globally and spread the influence of Chinese culture, a Chinese-AP.AFP - 360 words
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493 2009-04-08 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] There was a long-term cost to monetising the budget deficit that needed to be considered despite the apparent shortterm benefits of not tapping the market for funding, India's central bank governor said on Monday. Government borrowing in the 2009/10 fiscal year– Reuters - 493 words
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Article, Illustration659 2009-04-08 15 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] A work by deceased Chinese painter Lin Fengmian of fisherwomen was the star lot at a Hong Kong sale which raised HK$l59 million (Ss3l million) on Monday as buyers chose works by masters and rarely auctioned artists. Lin's oil-on-canvasBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 659 words
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190 2009-04-08 15 Reuters [LONDON] Invista Real Estate Investment Management has agreed to take over the Asian fund management arm of Babcock Brown in a no-cost deal that secures its entry into the lucrative property markets of Hong Kong and Singapore. Invista, Britain's biggest quoted property– Reuters - 190 words
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Article, Illustration702 2009-04-08 16 -AFP They're focusing on the fast-growing market as demand elsewhere lags [SHANGHAI] Wine producers are pinning their hopes for growth during the current financial crisis on a country that only recently entered the ranks of the world's top 10 wine-drink-ing countries China. Wine bars-AFP; AFP - 702 words
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Article, Illustration686 2009-04-08 19 -AP This is first violent act targeting Abhisit who took office in December [BANGKOK] Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's car was attacked by protesters yesterday, escalating tensions a day before a massive an-ti-government rally that the leader said has sparked concerns of civil-AP; AP - 686 words
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356 2009-04-08 20 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea aims to raise US$2 billion in its first dollar-denominated debt sale since 2006, sources said, as its need for dollars sparks its return to foreign markets after an aborted sale last year. South Korea has been emboldened by a– Reuters - 356 words
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461 2009-04-08 20 -AP Receiver appointed to take control of Canadian Weizhen Tang's assets [DALLAS] A Canadian man who dubbed himself the "Chinese Warren Buffett" faces federal charges of running a Ponzi, or pyramid, scheme that targeted primarily Chinese-Americans and has left millions of dollars unaccounted-AP - 461 words
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Article, Illustration533 2009-04-08 21 -AP The project would also involve a vast communications network [NEW YORK] A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four, according to executives for General Motors and Segway Inc. The companies announced yesterday that they are working-AP; AP - 533 words
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484 2009-04-08 21 AFP ITALY QUAKE TRAGEDY [L'AQUILA, Italy] Aftershocks rocked the earth-quake-hit Italian city of L Aquila yesterday as rescuers used their bare hands in a desperate bid to find survivors from a tragedy that left at least 207 dead. New lumps of debrisAFP - 484 words
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Article356 2009-04-08 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] General Motors (GM) is speeding up preparations for a possible bankruptcy filing even as directors seek deeper savings this week to avoid that outcome, people familiar with the plans said. The bankruptcy readiness focuses on forming a new company from GM's best– Bloomberg - 356 words
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Article, Illustration390 2009-04-08 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] George Soros, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who made money last year while most peers suffered losses, said the four-week rally by US stocks isn't the start of a bull market because the economy is still shrinking. "It'sBloomberg - 390 words
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588 2009-04-08 22 -Reuters Big pension funds demand lower fees, more info and more access to cash [NEW YORK] In boom years, fund managers were kings, and clients their unworthy subjects. Astronomical fees and redemption gates were just some of the conditions clients put up-Reuters - 588 words
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264 2009-04-08 22 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Last year's stock market plunge is leaving US mutual-fund investors with even less in their accounts than they hoped as some money managers begin to raise fees to cover their costs, according to Morningstar Inc. The worst bear market since the– Bloomberg - 264 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2009-04-08 23 -NYT Cellphone companies making a killing from consumers willing to pay for downloads [LAS VEGAS] As the music, film, television, newspaper, book and video-game industries strain to find a way to thrive in the new digital marketplace, one industry seems to-NYT; AP - 1,018 words
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913 2009-04-08 23 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola Co is using micro-dosing technology from drugmakers, a smart phone operating system from Microsoft Corp and style tips from Italian auto designers in its latest attempt to revive falling sales of fountain drinks. Coca-Cola spent four years developing a self-serve beverageBloomberg - 913 words
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Article, Illustration567 2009-04-08 24 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE CEO sees potential in making industrial plant modules, energy devices By\ SHIPYARD giant Drydocks World-SE Asia is looking for business beyond the offshore and marine sector to keep its four yards busy, says chief executive Denis Welch. Although the offshore and marineFILE PHOTO - 567 words
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268 2009-04-08 24 Bloomberg [LONDON] Commodity shipping rates will fall 74 per cent this year and drop further in 2010 because of weakening demand growth and expanding fleets, Nomura Holdings Inc said. The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of costs to haul goods including coal, grains– Bloomberg - 268 words
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Article, Illustration728 2009-04-08 24 -AFP [NAIROBI] Somali pirates seized ships from France, Britain, Germany, Taiwan and Yemen, defying world naval powers by prowling further out in the Indian Ocean to target victims. Ransom-hunting pirates equipped with skiffs, guns and grapnels took five ships in 48 hours, the two latest on-AFP; REUTERS - 728 words
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167 2009-04-08 24 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai, home to the world's second-largest container port, said international shipping through the city rose for the first time in seven months as the government's economic stimulus plan attracted more vessels. The number of international ships entering and exiting the cityBloomberg - 167 words
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Article98 2009-04-08 24 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.27 0.16 0.92 0.35 0.82 0.38 0.04 ....unch 0.3198 words
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Article31 2009-04-08 24 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.71 8.65 8.55 3.30 2.90 0.02 0.07 0.15 -0.10 0.08 unch unch 22! 2( 16! 353( 2( 57:31 words
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Article12 2009-04-08 24 ■oo ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 11.10 6.15 -0.60 1061: -0.15 222:12 words
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Article20 2009-04-08 24 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.60 13.00 2.12 unch unch unch 0.02 unch 44! 23!20 words
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Article22 2009-04-08 24 Evergreen Marine ....16.75 :irst Steamship 43.15 ManHai Lines 15.60 r"ang Ming Marine ..12.50 1.05 0.40 0.25 0.20 45 14 13 6122 words
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Article42 2009-04-08 24 '000 1PL 'en (awasaki Hvylnd ..211.00 2.00 921i (awasaki Kisen 364.00 -5.00 886i Mitsubishi Hvy 334.00 -2.00 1439' i/litsui Eng&Sbldg ..182.00 4.00 513( l/litsui Osk Lines 527.00 -12.00 1624) Jippon Express 340.00 3.00 403( JipponYusen 416.00 -1.00 736: iource: Thomson Reuters42 words
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1021 2009-04-08 24 Chance for them to increase strength and competitiveness AS we enter the second quarter of 2009, it is clear that Singapore has been significantly affected by the financial crisis both economically and as far as the shipping industry is concerned.1,021 words
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Article, Illustration1157 2009-04-08 25 From the classification societies' point of view, their scope of work will also shift, reports VINCENT WEE THE boom and sudden crash of the newbuilding market has posed interesting challenges for the classification societies as they try to meet the changing needs of their shipownerAFP - 1,157 words
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406 2009-04-08 25 THE perennial challenge of crew recruitment is made a little easier to solve with the advent of new technology aboard ships, such as satellite communications at affordable prices. Contrary to the old romantic image of a young man running away to sea, it is now extremely406 words
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Article, Illustration281 2009-04-08 26 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Tertiary-educated professionals such as engineers are being sought By LOOKING for a job? The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has more than 400 vacancies for professionals, managers, executives and technical officers ahead of its July 1 restructuring. CAASFILE PHOTO - 281 words
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Article2582 2009-04-08 26 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:2,582 words
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317 2009-04-08 26 -NYT [WASHINGTON] Southwest Airlines announced on Monday its first full foray into New York, beginning with service from La Guardia Airport in June. Southwest, which has been inching toward serving New York City for several years, plans to start lowfare service-NYT - 317 words
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Article, Illustration571 2009-04-08 26 -AFP Flydubai will take to the skies in two months' time [DUBAI] Dubai appeared to shrug off a slowdown in global air travel and its own financial crisis, announcing on Monday the launch of its first budget carrier, a sister company to-AFP - 571 words
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215 2009-04-08 26 Xinhua [CANBERRA] A three-year As3so miUion (***** million) makeover of Canberra Airport will make it the best in Australia, the airport managing director Stephen Byron said yesterday. "This new terminal will be the best in Australia and for its size probably the best in the– Xinhua - 215 words
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134 2009-04-08 26 PASSENGERS on any Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight can now check-in anywhere in the world and even select their seat using a Singaporeregistered mobile phone. Through a new facility called SIA Mobile, they can also check-in for connecting flights operated by any airline with which134 words
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Article, Illustration478 2009-04-08 27 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE It shows direction for RR4, a new model series due for production in 2010 By THE new "baby" RollsRoyce code-named 200 EX is expected to more than double the number of cars sold by the ultra-luxury marque in its firstARTHUR LEE - 478 words
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Article, Illustration536 2009-04-08 27 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Construction of Audi's new gallery to be done with care By [SINGAPORE] Construction of Audi's new showroom here will be "challenging" because of its proximity to the East West MRT Line. But distributor Premium Automobiles is confident the project can be536 words
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Article428 2009-04-08 30 THE recent slew of scandals involving a string of Chinese companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has seriously dented investor confidence in S-chips. It has also sparked furious debate on whether SGX should rethink its strategy of attracting foreign listings, especially those from China. This428 words
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Article, Illustration936 2009-04-08 30 AVINASH PERSAUD - AVINASH PERSAUD The communique sets out a balanced framework to guide policymakers in five areas By THE Group of 20 (G-20) summit will not mark a turning point in the path of this crisis; but it provides the strongest reason yet to be lessREUTERS - 936 words
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Article, Illustration776 2009-04-08 30 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE ALL indications are that the first summit meeting between the new American president, Barack Obama, and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, went extremely well. The American leader has already accepted an invitation to visit China later776 words
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Article, Illustration1091 2009-04-08 31 MAX YUEN TEEN - MAX YUEN TEEN SGX should impose a limit of, say, 4 posts for those with full-time jobs, and 6 for those without full-time employment By I JUST over five years ago, I wrote an article on whether there should be limits on the numberSTOCK.XCHNG - 1,091 words
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Article1065 2009-04-08 31 ROBSON LEE - ROBSON LEE By I BEING elected to a board of directors (the board) involves undertaking serious duties and responsibilities. Most prudent businessmen and professionals will not hesitate in refusing to guarantee a friend's loan. However, they will readily fall for the dubious prestige of being1,065 words
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Article8397 2009-04-08 32 Transaction date: Apr 7 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net COOP) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap Sinil Company 9 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9.58,397 words
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Article1554 2009-04-08 33 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap Smil Company 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic1,554 words
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Article369 2009-04-08 33 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol ('QUO) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E MCap $mil Comi _Hm 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 107.8 -0.2 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100USS US508 183 149 DBS STI ETF 100 179 -4 2190 1682369 words
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Article256 2009-04-08 33 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer256 words
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Article9390 2009-04-08 33 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.567/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.211/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.76/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.5/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5045/ APS Komaba Global9,390 words
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368 2009-04-08 34 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change II 6 World Index Preliminary 631.5 -1.3 -6.8 -1.5 -4.2 -1.4 -8.4 f EAFE Preliminai 609.4 -0.3 -6.1 -0.7 -5.3 -0.6 -9.5 Euro[ Prelim inan 832.5 -0.7 -8.7 -0.8 -6.2 -0.8 -10.3368 words
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Article63 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Apr 09 2283 May 09 2174 JunO9 2130 Jul 09 2159 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2296 2298 2250 2245 2254 2174 2180 2201 2121 2135 2159 2081 Turnover: *****63 words
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Article23 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 ten Hii Sett STI SIMSCI A[ 218.7 219.1 214.5 Taiwan 203.7 205.8 205.2 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd23 words
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Article21 2009-04-08 34 Apr 7 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5081 1.5094 2-months 1.5079 1.5094 3-months 1.5078 1.5094 6-months 1.5078 1.5094 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article72 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 (USS) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** iWAP Offer rates (S$) mth 0.***** Imths 0.***** mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** SWAP Mid rates72 words
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Article282 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 98.9100 98.8700 98.6650 98.5600 4923 2351 2292 2338 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.420 99.420 SepO9 DecO9 99.420 99.420 Mar10 99.365 99.365 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.420 99.420 99.365 99.420 99.455 99.440 99.420 99.360 99.300282 words
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Article186 2009-04-08 34 Apr 7 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) May 09 168.0 JunO9 168.0 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 165.0 165.5 168.0 168.5 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 200 100 44 817 911 1039 794 900186 words
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Article89 2009-04-08 34 Apr 7 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 1-Month BQ*****X 09.07.09 -Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.27 0.41 0.20 0.20 3OVERNMENT BONDS 'eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year N*****0E 3.125 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NY*****A 4.000 5-Year89 words
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Article130 2009-04-08 34 As at 9am Apr7 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0580 1.0900 Can dollar 1.2040 1.2180 Euro 2.0020 0.0250 NZ dollar 0.8690 0.8880 Sterlini 2.2000 2.2251 US dollar 1.5020 1.5190 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies130 words
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Article174 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 fer Bil Overnight 1/32 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer par 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 0.45 0.60 1.20 1.50 1.95 2.30 2.40 Offer 0.35 0.50 0 90174 words
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Article462 2009-04-08 34 Apr7 AS _CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.885 4.874 0.534 5.528 35.609 80.883 0.717 9.404 2.557 1.227 57.395 34.090 1.076 6.512 0.812 23.931 25.256 0.484 0.713 Canada 1.130 5.510 0.604 6.249 40.252462 words
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Article140 2009-04-08 34 Apr 7 GOLD (USS/oz) Apr 06 Apr 07 Hong Kong 881.10 875.50 882.10 876.50 London Apr 03 Apr 06 898.70 869.85 899.70 870.85 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR e» Apr 07 Buying Sellinc Kilobar "45,860.20" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm140 words
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Article70 2009-04-08 34 Apr 6 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1427.25 3 months 1465.00 1444.50 1481.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 4240.50 4270.00 4274.75 4301.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 1323.75 3 months 1330.00 1309.00 1315.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article73 2009-04-08 34 Apr6\ COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1805 1970 1970/1797 Jul 09 1785 1940 1941/1775 SepO9 1774 1918 1915/1767 Dec 09 1758 1898 1898/1750 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low May 09 1563 1564 1574/1556 Jul 09 1553 1559 1570/1550 SepO9 1560 1565 1575/1558 SUGAR (US tonne) White73 words
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Article157 2009-04-08 34 Apr 7 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0754 1.0767 0.7131 0.7134 Canadian dollar 1.2155 1.2173 0.8060 0.8065 Euro 2.0132 2.0152 1.3349 1.3352 NZ dollar 0.8765 0.8778 0.5812 0.5816 Sterling 2.2207 2.2226 1.4725 1.4721 US157 words
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Article102 2009-04-08 34 Apr 6 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 994.00 995.50 1009.00 986.25 Jul 09 993.50 995.25 1010.00 985.25 AugO9 971.00 976.75 987.75 964.75 Sep 09 937.00 946.25 953.00 931.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 34.99 35.32 35.68 34.77102 words
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