The Business Times, 6 January 2010
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Title Section24 2010-01-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, January 6, 201024 words
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Article, Illustration597 2010-01-06 1 JAMIE LEE - Chairman survives vote to stay on the board but company left without a CEO By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Questions over the resignation of the chief executive and a director at HG Metal Manufacturing on Monday dogged the company’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday.CAROLINE CHIA/THE STRAITS TIMES - 597 words
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802 2010-01-06 1 JOYCE HOOI - Risk aversion was the story of the year, but some stock markets bucked the trend By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The year gone by belonged to the emerging and, on occasion, the outright baffling. When Brazilian equities shot up 144 per cent in 2009, market802 words
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Article141 2010-01-06 1 ST INDEX 2,920.28 (+25.73) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,920.0 (+26.00) SIMSCI 351.55 (+3.02) SIMSCI FUTURES 351.60 (+2.90) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.395 (US$/S$ per 1.609 2.245 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.444 2.015 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 91.90 65.90 RM 3.385 2.426 HK$ 7.757 5.561 BAHT 33.14141 words
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Advertisement129 2010-01-06 1 FOOD Investors add spice to rising prices PAGE 4 LAND SALES Ten Mile Junction site up for sale PAGE 2 INVESTMENT RETURNS 2009 a bad year for Warren Buffett EXECUTIVE MONEY Global economic expansion ahead PAGE 30 PAGE 30 TransportHUB STRAIT TALK Make 2010 truly the Year of the Seafarer129 words
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TOP STORIES
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536 2010-01-06 2 CONRAD TAN - Several large deals in Australia, China and Japan give market a fillip By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Asia-Pacific rose slightly in 2009 compared to 2008 despite the financial crisis, boosted by several large deals in Australia,536 words
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Article, Illustration451 2010-01-06 2 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The number of contracts to buy previously owned US homes fell more than forecast in November as Americans waited for a first-time buyer tax credit to be extended. The index of signed purchase agreements, or pending homeBloomberg; AFP - 451 words
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Article504 2010-01-06 2 An emerging theme, tinged with surprises THE year gone by belonged to the emerging and, on occasion, the outright baffling. When Brazilian equities shot up 144 per cent in 2009, market watchers probably didn’t bat an eyelid. But when the Sri Lankan market followed closely with a 119.6504 words
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370 2010-01-06 2 RONNIE LIM - US$300-400m facility plan put on hold last year because of global downturn By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore Refining Company (SRC), with new partner Chinese oil giant PetroChina on board, has started design work on a “green” gasoline plant and cogeneration facility370 words
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533 2010-01-06 2 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The government has kick-started land sales for the year by putting up a residential site at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road and Woodlands Road for tender the first on the H1 2010 confirmed list to be launched533 words
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Article, Illustration912 2010-01-06 4 ARTHUR SIM - FAO cites growing appetite of index funds, speculators for worsening spike By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Global food prices are rising again with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) food price index hitting 168 points in November, the fourth consecutive month ofAP - 912 words
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376 2010-01-06 4 It merges consumer and enterprise media businesses Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Dow Jones Co named a new executive team, and merged its consumer and enterprise media businesses in the largest shake-up at the company since it was bought by News Corp in 2007. Todd Larsen was namedReuters - 376 words
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642 2010-01-06 4 Search giant aims to broaden appeal of Android’s technology NYT AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc was expected to unveil late yesterday a rival to the iPhone, in a move to try to do what few other technology companies have done before: retainNYT; AP - 642 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article523 2010-01-06 6 UMA SHANKARI - Troubled firm also re-appoints Raynauld Liang as head of finance By UMA SHANKARI MORE changes are underway at troubled Sino-Envi-ronment. Following Sunday’s announcement that its three executive directors (EDs) have quit, the company’s independent directors (IDs) who were then the sole remaining members of the board523 words
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Article, Illustration360 2010-01-06 6 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING BIOTECH company Transcu now hopes to penetrate the green-technology market in China, starting with agreements to distribute a fuel-efficient technology there. Transcu said yesterday it has partnered Delta Greentech (China) and Shanghai Timeast Offshore Oil Eng Tech to work on commercial360 words
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Article, Illustration592 2010-01-06 6 ARTHUR SIM - HOCK LOCK SIEW By ARTHUR SIM GENTING Singapore appears to be on a roll with its share price increasing from about $1.17 per share just before Christmas to hit almost $1.30 per share yesterday. This despite news that its junket business may be affected byRESORTS WORLD AT SENTOSA - 592 words
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355 2010-01-06 6 CHEW XIANG - They risk suspension if no sponsor is found by Feb 5 By CHEW XIANG FOURTEEN Catalist-listed companies have yet to find a sponsor a month before the Feb 5 deadline, the Singapore Exchange said yesterday. Of the 154 Catalist companies, 101 have355 words
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Article, Illustration378 2010-01-06 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - First facility backed by Coface to be structured in Singapore dollars By VEN VEN SREENIVASAN IN A milestone deal, Tiger Airways has procured European Export Credit Agen-cy-backed financing for the purchase of two new aircraft. The deal is also the firstBLOOMBERG - 378 words
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193 2010-01-06 8 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Tiger Airways Pte’s planned $200 million initial public offering (IPO) may be facing difficulties as investors are sceptical about its financial situation and near-term outlook, Standard Poor’s said. Tiger Air had to scale back the size of its Singapore IPO by more thanBloomberg - 193 words
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388 2010-01-06 8 MICHELLE QUAH - Each ADR represents 30 shares; trading in OTC market By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE-LISTED China Taisan Technology Group Holding Ltd has received the green light to establish an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) facility in the United States. The company said yesterday388 words
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304 2010-01-06 9 TEH SHI NING - The two contracts, for projects here and in China, are worth 60.6m yuan By TEH SHI NING MIDAS Holdings has clinched two contracts worth 60.6 million yuan (S$12.3 million) to supply to train manufacturers involved in rail projects in Singapore and China. The company304 words
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Article, Illustration252 2010-01-06 9 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE OFFSHORE and marine engineering solutions provider EMS Energy has won a $2.5 million contract for an offshore pedestal crane in Vietnam, with an option to supply a second unit for an overall contract value of potentially $5 million. The deal,252 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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49 2010-01-06 9 GTL Infrastructure Ltd yesterday announced the sudden death of its director Prakash Samant. He died on Jan 2 at the age of 51. Mr Samant, who was appointed to the board in 2006, is survived by his wife and daughter, the company said.49 words
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111 2010-01-06 9 JEL Corporation (Holdings) Ltd, a distributor of fast-moving consumer goods, IT, photographic, mobility products and timepieces, has been awarded distribution rights for the Fujifilm brand digital camera in more territories by Fujifilm Corporation. Appointed since July 2008 by Fujifilm Corporation to distribute its entire111 words
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69 2010-01-06 9 PACIFIC Healthcare Holdings has announced the installation of a high-speed, low radiation dose heart CT scanner at its new centre, Pacific Healthcare Imaging. The SOMATOM Definition Flash CT scanner by Siemens provides high-level diagnostic imaging at much lower radiation doses than before, it69 words
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373 2010-01-06 9 KEITH CHEE - Company seeking $35m to fund regional expansion By KEITH CHEE TELEDATA is in talks with a private equity group to raise $35 million to fund its regional expansion. The mainboard-listed IT systems integrator and communications services group said yesterday that it has373 words
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Article, Illustration336 2010-01-06 9 It will purchase a 70% stake from owner Dhabi Group AFP [DHAKA] A bid by Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel to purchase Bangladesh’s fourth largest mobile phone operator Warid has been approved, regulators said yesterday. Abu Dhabi-based Dhabi Group, which fully ownsAFP; BLOOMBERG - 336 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration892 2010-01-06 10 OH BOON PING - A$, NZ$ and C$ lead way against safe-haven currencies yen and greenback CURRENCIES OH BOON PING Reporter A TRILOGY of strong manufacturing surveys has woken the bulls from a near month-long hiatus. And predictably, cyclical and commodity currencies have staged a rebound892 words
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Article186 2010-01-06 10 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 2 4 0 0 0 12 2 4 Manufacturing 105 35 63 8 6 11 113 41 74 Commerce 39 16 17 9 1 5 48 17 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 22 8 10186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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363 2010-01-06 10 Jan 5 close: $2.62 KIM ENG RESEARCH, Jan 5 TUNG Lok announced last night that they will operate and provide food beverage services to two staff cafeterias at Resorts World Sentosa. However, we expect negligible impact on SATS as we have not included potential contributions363 words
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Article460 2010-01-06 10 JOYCE HOOI - Jan 5 close: $1.93 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Jan 5 Compiled by JOYCE HOOI WE ESTIMATE $160-185 million (DPS of 18-21 cents) from potential capital management exercise. In the past, M1 has returned excess cash regularly to its shareholders except for 2008 and 2009, when capex was higher due460 words
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Article123 2010-01-06 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 61,822 61,822 133,670 133,670 Manufacturing 727,792 42,430 770,222 511,429 2,608 514,036 Commerce 265,557 34,807 300,364 164,658 6,854 171,513 Tpt/Stor/Comms 223,147 16,556 239,703 302,549 3,509 306,058 Finance 34,881 54 34,935 179,456 4 179,461 Construction 253,445 21,433123 words
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Article, Illustration564 2010-01-06 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN ACTIVE trading day yesterday ended with the Straits Times Index adding 25.73 points at 2,920.28 and turnover crossing the $2 billion mark for the first time since mid-October. Some 3.2 billion units worth $2.4 billion were done,564 words
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Article113 2010-01-06 10 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapitaLand 4.280 +0.080 CapitaMall 1.840 +0.040 CityDev 12.040 +0.500 ComfortDelGro 1.640 +0.020 Cosco Corp 1.270 +0.040 DBS Grp 15.500 +0.200 F&N 4.290 +0.070 Genting SP 1.280 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.540 +0.025 HK Land 4.940 -0.020 JMH 29.840 -0.160113 words
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Article66 2010-01-06 10 Jan 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 1153.00 +270.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +253.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +115.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 715.44 +10.22 FTSE ST Small Cap 570.01 +8.72 FTSE ST All Share 723.41 +7.23 FTSE ST China Top 292.07 +4.60 FTSE ST China 308.28 +1.48 FTSE66 words
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Article54 2010-01-06 10 VOLUME Golden Agri 156,241,000 Genting SP 122,849,000 UniFiber 105,133,000 Healthway 101,560,000 EMS Ener 70,046,000 Midas 65,133,000 ChinaKunda 64,642,000 Oceanus 62,946,000 AusGroup 53,552,000 China XLX 41,972,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 158,489,780 Wilmar 142,578,195 CapitaLand 88,394,260 Keppel Corp 83,796,166 Golden Agri 83,470,540 SingTel 78,536,130 CityDev 64,057,234 Midas 63,228,030 NOL 59,093,73054 words
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Article110 2010-01-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 372.3 2.4 GLD 10US$ ***** 211.9 1.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3145 195.2 4.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4795 167.3 2.6 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1307 83.7 4.8 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1693 76.7 3.4 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4795 58.6 0.9 CityDev.ES.1001 1204110 words
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Article121 2010-01-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5334 -29.3 -0.4 JSH 1750 -25.1 -1.0 JMH 2984 -22.3 -0.5 SIA 1490 -16.0 -1.1 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** -10.0 -0.1 CerebosPac 428 -7.0 -1.6 Cityneon 44.5 -7.0 -13.6 SATSvcs 262 -7.0 -2.6 STI 2600BNPePW*****8 1.5 -7.0 -82.4 SIA121 words
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Article87 2010-01-06 10 Where S$ stands Jan 5 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Jan 4 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3958 0.21 1.4044 1.3956 Euro 2.0132 -0.13 2.0133 2.0102 Pounds 2.2436 0.89 2.2687 2.2391 A$ 1.2767 -0.84 1.2768 1.2617 Yen* 1.5185 -0.72 1.5188 1.5047 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.85 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2118 0.1287 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration471 2010-01-06 11 EMILYN YAP - Another 1,500 units to come in February; some 12,000 could be offered this year By EMILYN YAP THE Housing and Development Board yesterday launched two build-to-or-der (BTO) projects at Choa Chu Kang and Hougang, offering 1,291 flats. The agency plans to release another 1,500471 words
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Article, Illustration465 2010-01-06 11 ARTHUR SIM - Phased opening planned as it waits for casino licence By ARTHUR SIM TECHNICALLY, Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) can now open for business as it has received TOP (temporary occupation permit) from the authorities. It also has more than 6,000 staff on465 words
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367 2010-01-06 11 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY THE region will soon be a hub for complex manufacturing activity, and Singapore aims to be its apex by becoming a centre for precision engineering. And to that end, the local precision engineering community has to differentiate itself from other regional players367 words
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405 2010-01-06 11 EMILYN YAP - Asking price for the units said to start from $2,500 psf By EMILYN YAP PREVIEWS are open for only multiple unit purchases, yet this project is already drawing interest pointing towards better days for the high-end residential market. Urban Suites, located at the former405 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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576 2010-01-06 12 MNCs have been paying less tax by moving functions to lower-rate jurisdictions NYT [NEW YORK] While the recession may be ending across much of the world, its effect on revenue collectors and corporate tax returns will last much longer. Tax inspectors had already beenNYT - 576 words
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Article, Illustration562 2010-01-06 12 AP Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan’s elderly finance minister offered to resign due to health reasons, a report said yesterday. Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 77, told Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama he would like to step down, Kyodo News agency said, citing no sources. A spokesmanAP; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 562 words
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Article, Illustration457 2010-01-06 12 AP [RALEIGH, North Carolina] US consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made last year the seventh-worst year on record. According to an Associated Press tally, more than 1.4 million bankruptcy petitions were submitted. The AP gatheredAP; AFP - 457 words
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415 2010-01-06 12 Bloomberg [LUXEMBOURG] European inflation accelerated in December to the fastest pace in 10 months on surging energy costs. Consumer prices in the 16-nation euro region rose 0.9 per cent from a year earlier after increasing 0.5 per cent in November, theBloomberg - 415 words
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321 2010-01-06 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic forecasts this month are likely to show “somewhat more upbeat expectations” about the world economy, a senior IMF official said on Monday. John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director, wrote in an IMF blog that theReuters - 321 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration454 2010-01-06 13 S JAYASANKARAN - A report says capital requirements are likely to be more stringent by 2012 By in Kuala S JAYASANKARAN MORE stringent capital requirements for banks worldwide in the future are unlikely to significantly impact Malaysian banks which are already adequately capitalised, according to a JanuaryBLOOMBERG - 454 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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85 2010-01-06 13 AFP [LIMA] Peru’s free trade agreement with China will go into effect on Jan 15, two weeks ahead of schedule, Trade Minister Martin Perez said on Monday. The pact was signed in April and ratified last month. “In principle, we calculated the tradeAFP - 85 words
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Article81 2010-01-06 13 Reuters [BEIJING] Agricultural Bank of China yesterday denied a report that it was aiming for a US$22 billion initial public offering (IPO) as early as April. Vice-president Pan Gongsheng said that AgBank, the only one of China’s big state banks yet to float shares, aimed toReuters - 81 words
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Article79 2010-01-06 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Indian drug maker Cipla Ltd is in talks with drug companies including GlaxoSmithKline and Israel’s Teva to supply generic drugs, its chairman said on Monday. Cipla, India’s second largest pharmaceutical company by market value, has been in negotiations with GlaxoSmithKline for sixReuters - 79 words
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231 2010-01-06 13 Bernama [JAKARTA] While the rates of additional tariff lines are being reduced to zero under the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs for the Asean Free Trade Area (CE-PT-AFTA) as of January 2010, Indonesia is seeking to re-negotiate the rates of at least 455Bernama - 231 words
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451 2010-01-06 13 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SHARES of Malaysian construction companies rose yesterday on hopes that India’s planned rollout of US$40 billion of new highways over the next two years will lift order books. Viewed as the best construction proxy in India,451 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration573 2010-01-06 14 Keeping inflation low an objective of monetary policy: central bank chief Reuters [BEIJING] Chinese banks must carefully pace their lending this year because heavy issuance of loans amid industrial overcapacity has created growing credit risks, China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said in commentsReuters; REUTERS - 573 words
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612 2010-01-06 14 Reuters [MUMBAI] An adjustment in Indian policy interest rates is not warranted for now but liquidity tightening may be needed, the prime minister’s economic adviser said ahead of a central bank policy meeting later this month. The adviser, C Rangarajan, does not haveReuters - 612 words
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Article, Illustration398 2010-01-06 14 Analysts think it will continue to hold the currency stable Reuters [BEIJING] China’s yuan is facing a new round of appreciation pressure and expectations of a stronger currency will attract speculative capital inflows, complicating liquidity management, a senior official said in comments publishedReuters - 398 words
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Article, Illustration613 2010-01-06 14 AFP [BEIJING] Du Lala is a brash, 30-something Chinese woman who successfully breaks the glass ceiling in the macho corporate world. She is also the title character in a novel that has been a breakout literary hit in China and an unofficial handbook for ambitious careerAFP - 613 words
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402 2010-01-06 14 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwanese lawmakers voted yesterday to ban imports of some kinds of US beef over concerns about mad cow disease, reversing an earlier deal the government had negotiated with Washington. The legislature’s move to reinstate a ban on US ground beef andAP - 402 words
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FOCUS: BOUNCING BACK
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Article, Illustration985 2010-01-06 15 There’s a lot of debate now about the clarity of economic indicators and the staying power of apparent improvements in the US NYT [NEW YORK] SIGNS of revival on the factory floor emerged in the United States and Asia on Monday, fuelling exultant buying onNYT; REUTERS - 985 words
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Article, Illustration1052 2010-01-06 15 Political risk consultancies are warning that 2010 may hold nasty surprises Reuters [SINGAPORE] Asia is leading the world out of global recession, but the financial crisis may yet have a dangerous sting in the tail the risk of social unrest asReuters; REUTERS - 1,052 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration639 2010-01-06 16 The board of Japan’s third largest bank meets today to approve fundraising Reuters [TOKYO] Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) plans to raise up to US$8.7 billion by issuing new shares to meet stricter capital requirements and for potential acquisitions in Asia, people with knowledge ofReuters; BLOOMBERG - 639 words
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Article, Illustration427 2010-01-06 16 But nervous investors dump shares in key units of troubled firm Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea’s troubled Kumho Asiana Group unveiled plans yesterday to raise more than US$1.1 billion from asset sales and cut jobs in a self-initiated restructuring. But nervous investors wereReuters; REUTERS - 427 words
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504 2010-01-06 16 Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices edged up towards US$82 a barrel yesterday, rising for the ninth straight session, as cold snaps in key consumers the United States and Europe boosted demand for heating fuel. US oil inventory data from the American Petroleum Institute (API)Reuters - 504 words
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Article, Illustration555 2010-01-06 16 Bloomberg [REYKJAVIK, Iceland] Iceland’s President Olafur Grimsson yesterday blocked a depositor accord with Britain and the Netherlands that lawmakers passed last week, threatening to undermine the island’s efforts to repair international relations. “The cornerstone of Iceland’s constitution is that the nation is the highestBloomberg - 555 words
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460 2010-01-06 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Brian T Moynihan, Bank of America’s (BOA) chief executive officer, said the recession’s impact is fading and the bank’s biggest acquisitions are over, allowing him to focus on rebuilding relationships with customers. “The worst is behind us in the senseBloomberg - 460 words
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WORLD
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639 2010-01-06 17 TIAA-CREF’s move may put pressure on PetroChina, CNPC, Sinopec and ONGC Reuters [BOSTON] TIAA-CREF, the non-profit firm that manages US$402 billion, has sold stakes in a group of Asian energy companies over human rights concerns in Sudan. The sales ofReuters - 639 words
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402 2010-01-06 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The acquisition prices for US start-ups climbed to a level last seen before the financial crisis as bigger companies snapped up Internet firms and software makers, a venture capital trade group said. The average price of the 36 deals lastBloomberg - 402 words
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313 2010-01-06 17 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Colliers International and FirstService Real Estate Advisors said they will combine their operations, making the newly formed company the third-largest provider of commercial real estate services worldwide. The company, which will operate as Colliers International, will have more than 15,000 employees inBloomberg - 313 words
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Article, Illustration495 2010-01-06 17 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] The Internal Revenue Service plans to test, register and screen people who get paid to prepare tax returns, stepping into a virtually unregulated business on which millions of Americans depend for crucial financial services. The agency wants to crack downLAT-WP; REUTERS - 495 words
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Article, Illustration554 2010-01-06 17 Move follows sale of pizza business to Nestle for US$3.7b AP [LONDON] Kraft Foods improved its hostile takeover offer for British chocolate and gum maker Cadbury after selling its North American pizza business for US$3.7 billion to Nestle. The sweetened term came as NestleAP; AP FILE PHOTO - 554 words
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444 2010-01-06 17 Reuters [CHICAGO] US options volume hit a record last year, underscoring the growing appeal of investors hedging their bets and generating income with options in a year when the stock market ended with its best gains since 2003. A total of 3.61 billionReuters - 444 words
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Article, Illustration2519 2010-01-06 18 In her first year in office, Mary Schapiro has found that issuing proposals to remake the agency is easier than finalising them Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] THE US Securities and Exchange Commission has named Carlo di Florio, a partner at audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to oversee inspectionsBloomberg; PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 2,519 words
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913 2010-01-06 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES I SUPPOSE we should have known that the Somali pirate gangs, oblivious to the irony of the situation, would have launched the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Year of the Seafarer by kidnapping 49 seafarers. As bad starts913 words
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355 2010-01-06 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil expanded as ship demand slowed. There are about 18 per cent more very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, for hire over the next 30 daysBloomberg - 355 words
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Article, Illustration1355 2010-01-06 19 LIM TECK CHENG - The current ‘lull’ is a chance for the government, players, to invest in new areas of innovation, reports LIM TECK CHENG LIM TECK CHENG The writer is chief executive, Hong Lam Marine SINGAPORE is the world’s busiest bunkering port, having held this title since recordsBLOOMBERG - 1,355 words
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Article88 2010-01-06 19 Bloomberg [DUBAI] DP World Ltd, the port operator whose parent Dubai World is restructuring debt, said it bought Royal Dutch Shell plc’s remaining stake in its planned London Gateway port project for £136 million (S$304 million). DP World also decided to proceed with theBloomberg - 88 words
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Article286 2010-01-06 19 SGX '000 Jan 5 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.70 0.02 6335 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.35 unch ***** Cosco Corp 1.27 0.04 ***** CWT Ltd 0.85 -0.01 5149 Ezra Hldgs 2.37 0.02 5849 First Ship Lease 0.60 unch 960 Freight Links 0.05 0.01 8540 Grand Banks unch unch 0286 words
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564 2010-01-06 20 Airbus has been in tense negotiations with Nato buyers for months over the future of the plane Reuters [PARIS] Airbus set itself on a possible collision course with the German government yesterday by signalling it was ready to walk away from a delayedReuters - 564 words
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Article, Illustration900 2010-01-06 20 NYT [WASHINGTON] The Obama administration’s decision to mandate extra scrutiny including fullbody pat downs for people flying into the United States from 14 mostly Muslim countries provoked criticism from foreign officials and scepticism from some security experts that the measures wouldNYT; BLOOMBERG - 900 words
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Article3002 2010-01-06 20 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi EY470 2200 SQ456 1245 Adelaide LH9771 1740 9W4082 2215 SQ268 1740 AF8088 2215 VS7268 1740 BA7382 2215 JL5083 2215 QF82 2215 --LH9770 2350 SQ269 2350 VS7269 2350 Ahmedabad AI7200 0710 NH6293 0710 SQ531 0710 Amsterdam KL145 0010 KL146 01503,002 words
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Article132 2010-01-06 20 Reuters [BANGKOK] The executive chairman of Thai Airways International, Wallop Bhukkanasut, submitted his resignation yesterday after a scandal caused by reports he had evaded hefty excess baggage charges. “He has volunteered to resign with immediate effect,” Transport Minister Sopon Zarum told Reuters, adding that it wasReuters - 132 words
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222 2010-01-06 20 AFP [LONDON] The British government said yesterday it was working to allay fears that body scanners being introduced at airports would break laws against creating indecent images of children. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said this week Heathrow and other British airports will introduce bodyAFP - 222 words
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751 2010-01-06 21 SAMUEL EE - But authorised distributors of Korean, European brands benefit By SAMUEL EE IT was a year which saw the new car market register a few surprises as some brands zoomed up the sales charts while some went speedily downhill. Among authorised distributors, there751 words
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Article, Illustration451 2010-01-06 21 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE TWO Korean models have broken into Singapore’s top 3 for the first time in 2009. The Hyundai Avante is the No 1 model, displacing 2008’s Honda Civic, which was priced out of contention by the rising Japanese yen. The Avante’sFILE PHOTOS - 451 words
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648 2010-01-06 21 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] General Motors sales in China surged 67 per cent last year, the company announced on Monday, as the automaker and its joint ventures exploited rising affluence there to sell more than 1.8 million cars and trucks. GM, already among theLAT-WP - 648 words
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Article, Illustration736 2010-01-06 21 Honda also unveils compact car for emerging markets Reuters [NEW DELHI] Toyota Motor Co, seeking to draw a line under a dire 2009, is ramping up in India with the launch of a new low-cost compact car to tap the fast-growing market.Reuters; AP - 736 words
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Page 20 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous323 2010-01-06 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Stunning wine put into wrong glass at first (8) 9 Church by West Coast city to charge rent (8) 10 Decide against revealing a personal view (4) 11 Of South American extraction, gets very much heated (12) 13 People must be mad to go off them323 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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504 2010-01-06 22 EDITORIAL ALTHOUGH the global economy ended 2009 on a better note than it began the year, it would be premature to pronounce the coast as clear for 2010. As with a patient who has just recovered from an acute and serious illness,504 words
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Article, Illustration765 2010-01-06 22 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator ON Dec 30, the International Trade Commission, which arbitrates trade disputes between the United States and other countries, imposed tough new duties on Chinese steel piping765 words
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Article, Illustration961 2010-01-06 22 STEPHEN ROACH - Potentially lethal blows to anaemic recovery include failed exit strategies, trade friction STEPHEN ROACH The writer is chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of ‘The Next Asia’. Bloomberg WHERE there was despair a year ago, today there is hope. Policy makers have beenBloomberg; REUTERS - 961 words
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Article, Illustration978 2010-01-06 23 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke insists that more effective federal regulation of the financial industry and not using the central bank’s tool of higher interest rates in order to burst potential asset bubbles is the978 words
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Article, Illustration1310 2010-01-06 23 NEIL IRWIN - With the financial crisis almost over, the next generation of economists needs to figure out how things went so wrong By NEIL IRWIN LAT-WP FOR most of the last 70 years, the US economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealthLAT-WP; AFP - 1,310 words
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Article9060 2010-01-06 24 Transaction date: Jan 5 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 3 3148 8Telecom 17.5 +0.5 877 17.5 17 17 17.5 5 0.6 31.8 83.8 9.5 2.5 58349,060 words
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Article1753 2010-01-06 25 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 6 1181 s AA Grp 7 6 8.5 6.7 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 17 15 17 100.3 4 0.5 15011,753 words
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Article9255 2010-01-06 25 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!& 2.21/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund✓^ 1.384/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.2/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.86/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd9,255 words
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Article453 2010-01-06 25 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 111 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 110 107.6 110 502.1 841 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US840 +10 320 841 836 835 840 33.6 296453 words
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Article265 2010-01-06 25 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 20 6000 AVJennings A51.5 +4.5 14 51.5 50 51.5 52.5 3.6 6.8 4.1 134.1 31 6 6017 Genting HK US$ US26 unch 3180265 words
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365 2010-01-06 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 844.6 1.4 24.6 1.3 25.4 1.8 29.2 EAFE Preliminary 795.3 1.3 22.5 1.5 26.3 1.9 30.2 Europe Preliminary 1143.8 1.7365 words
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Article181 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Feb 10 298.0 297.0 297.5 54 809 Mar 10 299.0 614 Apr 10 299.7 450 May 10 301.5 730 Jun 10 303.0 303.0 303.0 40 650 Jul 10 303.0181 words
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Article90 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****V 08.04.2010 0.59 0.53 0.53 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.60 0.58 0.58 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 01.07.2011 104.41 104.46 104.40 5-Year N*****0N 1.37590 words
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Article132 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2660 1.3030 Can dollar 1.3350 1.3500 Euro 2.0040 2.0260 NZ dollar 1.0180 1.0390 Sterling pound 2.2400 2.2640 US dollar 1.3890 1.4040 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article177 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/8 1/16 1-month 7/16 3/16 2-months 9/16 5/16 3-months 11/16 7/16 Overnight mode: 1/8 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.18 1 month 0.28 0.23 2 months 0.35 0.25 3 months 0.37 0.27 6 months 0.53 0.43 9 months 0.90 0.70 12177 words
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2370 2010-01-06 26 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 3 1 15 6 5.67 52 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 87 1650 10.00 7 8756 Asiatic Grp (H) Ltd W*****2 10 1 62,370 words
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Article66 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 10 2629 2630 2635 2616 447 2247 Feb 10 2654 2660 2673 2644 1236 ***** Mar 10 2685 2682 2703 2673 7651 ***** Apr 10 2690 270066 words
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Article22 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3946 1.3960 2-months 1.3950 1.3964 3-months 1.3953 1.3967 6-months 1.3960 1.3975 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article29 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 Open High Sett STI Jan 2915 2915 2920 SIMSCI Jan 348.6 352.1 351.6 Taiwan Jan 294.6 298.1 295.4 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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Article85 2010-01-06 26 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** Jan 5 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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6995 2010-01-06 27 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W GLOBAL SERVICE CONVENTIONAL BREAKBULK UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN RTM/ANR/TIL Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN6,995 words
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Article346 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar10 99.6600 0 ***** Jun10 99.3900 0 7858 Sep10 99.0150 0 2836 Dec10 98.6100 0 3801 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar10 99.6100 99.6100 99.6050 99.6050 50 3907 Jun10 99.6500 99.6500 99.6500 99.6400 0 1729 Sep10 99.6600 0 1666346 words
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Article465 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.948 6.233 0.632 7.081 42.135 84.854 0.839 10.412 3.090 1.244 77.327 41.920 1.273 6.639 0.939 29.071 30.249 0.567 0.913 Canada 1.055 6.576465 words
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Article141 2010-01-06 26 GOLD (US$/oz) Jan 04 Jan 05 Hong Kong 1107.30 1125.10 Jan 04 Dec 31 London 1122.15 1097.00 1122.95 1098.00 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jan 05 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar "54,052.12" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 120.91 50 5gm 343.47 252 10gm 614.18 504 20gm141 words
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Article154 2010-01-06 26 Jan 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2725 1.2743 0.9127 0.9131 Canadian dollar 1.3425 1.3446 0.9629 0.9635 Euro 2.0136 2.0159 1.4443 1.4445 NZ dollar 1.0225 1.0242 0.7334 0.7339 Sterling pound 2.2434 2.2462 1.6091 1.6095154 words
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Article69 2010-01-06 26 Jan 4 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2232.75 2197.00 3 months 2267.00 2230.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7466.25 7342.00 3 months 7500.00 7375.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2484.25 2402.00 3 months 2515.00 2432.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article105 2010-01-06 26 Jan 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 1049.50 1039.75 1065.50 1041.25 Mar 10 1058.00 1048.50 1074.75 1050.00 May 10 1062.50 1053.75 1078.00 1054.75 Jul 10 1067.00 1059.25 1082.00 1059.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 40.90 40.35 41.50105 words
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Article78 2010-01-06 26 Jan 4 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 10 2222 2250 2246/2205 May 10 2242 2271 2267/2226 Jul 10 2222 2246 2245/2208 Sep 10 2186 2200 2202/2168 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 10 1321 1294 1334/1300 Mar 10 1364 1332 1380/1337 May 10 1393 1361 1403/1367 SUGAR (US78 words
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Article78 2010-01-06 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS PRODUCTS Jan 4 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 79.49 1.69 WTI (Near Mth) 81.54 2.23 Dubai (1-Mth F) 79.36 1.75 Tapis blend 82.60 0.50 Minas 81.30 1.60 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 80.10 -0.85 Jet Kerosene 88.00 0.90 US$/barrel Opec78 words
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Article, Illustration1272 2010-01-06 29 RON LIEBER - Those who started with a low six-figure balance could have doubled their total savings in the last 10 years if they diversify, and save and invest regularly By RON LIEBER NYT IT was the age of zeros, the epoch of naughts, an eraNYT; AFP - 1,272 words
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786 2010-01-06 29 NYT [NEW YORK] It was a decade that began with such promise. Stock markets in Europe and America ended the 1990s at record levels, and even bedraggled Japan was at a two-year high. Dow 36,000 was on some best-seller list. Instead, it became aNYT - 786 words
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Article, Illustration1309 2010-01-06 30 DAVID DARST - World’s economy is entering a period of self-sustaining growth and will fully exit the worst slump in six decades a year hence MONEY MATTERS DAVID DARST The writer is Chief Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management THE global equity market rally is now nine monthsXINHUA - 1,309 words
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Article, Illustration714 2010-01-06 30 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett recorded his worst performance against the stock market in a decade last year after committing US$26 billion to a railroad takeover and lowering his expectations for investment returns. Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the company that Mr Buffett has ledBloomberg; REUTERS - 714 words
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