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Title Section22 2007-08-23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg «v a Singapore press holdings publication mica (p) 202/12/2006 Thursday, August 23,200722 words
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Article, Illustration750 2007-08-23 1 From pure 'power play', genco moves into steam production, oil and carbon credits trading By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] One of Singapore's top electricity generators has opted for a makeover. PowerSeraya Limited, which supplies about a third of Singapore's energy needs, is now750 words
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305 2007-08-23 1 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE But most industry players expect significant Cat A rebound in next tender By [SINGAPORE] The COE premium for small cars plunged yesterday to less than half of what it was in the previous tender a fortnight ago. Some motor traders305 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article50 2007-08-23 1 Inesday 1,255.39 hange +23.91 KLCOMP NIKKEI 225 15,900.64 -0.70 HANG SENG 22,346.88 +617.53 SET INDEX 784.43 +20.03 JAKARTA COM P 2,062.99 +69.98 MANILA COMP 3,1 39.46 -28.06 SEOUL COMP 1,759.50 +23.32 SHENZHEN B 720.42 +2.29 MUMBAI IND 14,248.66 +259.55 12 noon EDT Change 13,198.65 +107.79 DOW NASDAQ 2,546.61 +25.3150 words
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Article29 2007-08-23 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 15.604 TAIWAN 5.956 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 8.25 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.38 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article43 2007-08-23 1 uss SS US$ (S$ per US$) 1.528 (US$/S$ >er£) 1.984 3.032 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.349 2.061 YEN 114.80 75.10 RM 3.488 2.283 HK$ 7.809 5.111 BAHT 32.48 21.25 RUPIAH 9,407 6,156 RENMINBI 7.598 4.972 INDIAN RUPEE 40.94 26.79 A$ 1.246 0.816 NZ$ 1.436 0.94043 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous61 2007-08-23 1 BizlT I It^& AVIATION I PROPERTY I HONGKONG Spore network security Delta Air names URA may release more Spike in food prices a v market to grow 12.6% new CEO transitional office sites fuelling inflation PAGE 17 PAGE 18 PAGE 2 PAGE 13 j^. Changing hands This award-winning billion-dollar office61 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration553 2007-08-23 2 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Bill now likely only after next year's forecast GE 3y in Kuala Lumpur AN oft-delayed parliamentary Bill to create a central authority for the regulation of Malaysia's ports is likely to be shelved until after the general elections,553 words
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741 2007-08-23 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA :URA,ACRA The first such tender for a 15-yr leasehold Newton plot attracts 11 bids By [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is expected to release more transitional office sites after the maiden tender yesterday for a plot on a 15-year lease:URA,ACRA - 741 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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99 2007-08-23 2 AN anti-trust complaint is said to have been filed against the Singapore Exchange for its alleged anti-competitive IT practices. According to a Reuters report yesterday, Singapore law firm Alban Tay Mahtani de Silva filed a complaint on behalf of its unnamed clients to the99 words
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56 2007-08-23 2 AT long last, the Riau islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun, have been officially designated as free trade zones a big step towards the more extensive benefits of becoming a Special Economic Zone. The FTZ status is intended to last for56 words
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72 2007-08-23 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS of directors' resignations will soon be more prominent and informative for the sake of better governance and so that shareholders are better informed. The Singapore Exchange announced the move yesterday, saying it is the first practical measure after a recent study commissioned72 words
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65 2007-08-23 2 MAINBOARD-LISTED specialist engineering services and construction specialist Boustead Singapore has clinched a $300 million contract to design and build a new township in Al Marj, east of Libya's capital, Tripoli. To give an indication of the project size, its value is just below Boustead's65 words
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106 2007-08-23 2 WORLD markets may think the energy crisis has passed, but there is still a "tremendous price risk", Platts editorial director for Asia Dave Ernsberger said at the Asean Energy Business Forum yesterday. "I saw a lot of anxiety in 2004, 2005 and 2006 about106 words
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96 2007-08-23 2 THE Federal Reserve may be able to avoid an emergency reduction in the benchmark interest rate as some of its steps to increase liquidity show signs of success. "The flight to safety may be diminishing a bit," said Holly Liss, a bond96 words
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92 2007-08-23 2 CAPITALAND will gain full ownership of One George Street if negotiations to buy German insurer Ergo's 50 per cent stake in the 23-storey award-winning office building are successful. BT understands the company is in talks to buy Ergo's half-stake for92 words
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260 2007-08-23 2 Reuters [LONDON] Record numbers of people are leaving Britain for greener pastures overseas, according to a government report released yesterday. A total of 385,000 people, nearly 50,000 more than the previous year, left the United Kingdom in 2006, the Office for National Statistics■ Reuters - 260 words
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477 2007-08-23 4 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Claims that the exchange is slow in providing technical data to potential rivals 3y SINGAPORE] An anti-trust complaint is said to have been filed against the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for its alleged anti-competitive IT practices. According to a Reuters newswire report yesterday,477 words
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Article, Illustration489 2007-08-23 4 LAUREL TEO - It's official: Riau islands get FTZ status for 70 yrs LAUREL TEO The three free zones will be run by a new supervisory council, management bodies By in Jakarta AT long last, the Riau islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun have been officially designated as free trade zones (FTZs) aFILE PHOTO - 489 words
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509 2007-08-23 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Key decisions being made in Asia, say international firms By [SINGAPORE] Singapore is well placed to be the preferred location for global supply chain centres, as manufacturing continues to shift to Asia, said logistics giant509 words
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Advertisement477 2007-08-23 2 THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE TENOR APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS TOTAL AMOUNT OFFERED SGD 2,300,000,000 MINIMUM DENOMINATION SGD 1,000 MAS' INTENDED TENDER AMOUNT SGD 200,000,000 (NON-COMPETITIVE) ISSUE CODE NYO7IOOX ISINCODE 5G7J*****946 ISSUE DATE/SETTLEMENT DATE 3 SEPTEMBER 2007 MATURITY DATE* 1 SEPTEMBER 2022 COUPON RATE TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE CUT-OFF477 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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342 2007-08-23 5 / MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH SGX wants firms to give more info on directors, key officers quitting 3V ANNOUNCEMENTS of directors' resignations will soon be more prominent and informative for the sake of better governance and so shareholders are better informed. The Singapore Exchange (SGX)342 words
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Article, Illustration515 2007-08-23 5 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO 3y IN its first foray into South-east Asia, Nas-iaq-listed online trading provider, E*Trade Financial Corporation, launched its operations in Singapore yesterday, offering local investors direct access to the LIS stock markets through the E*Trade retail trading platform. This marks its 16th E*Trade515 words
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384 2007-08-23 5 Bank's shares surge, reviving talk of takeover moves TEMASEK Holdings has raised its stake in Standard Chartered pic (Stanchart), with the development pushing the bank's shares higher in early trading in London yesterday. Temasek increased its interest to 15 per cent from 14 per384 words
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Article, Illustration749 2007-08-23 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN THERE is an old adage that when Wall Street sneezes, the world catches a bad case of cold. But there is also another saying that when a butterly flaps its wings in Asia, it creates a tornado which can envelopeAP - 749 words
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540 2007-08-23 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Record contract will double construction specialist's order book By MAINBOARD-LISTED specialist engineering services and construction specialist Boustead Singapore has clinched a $300 million contract to design and build a new township in Al Marj, east of Libya's capital, Tripoli. To give an540 words
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311 2007-08-23 6 OCULUS Ltd said yesterday it has secured a $100 million financing facility from a major New York-based fund manager to fund its business expansion in renewable energy and oil services businesses. The facility is a convertible bond that gives the bondholder an option but not311 words
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Article, Illustration723 2007-08-23 6 NANDE KHIN - NANDE KHIN The company is also proposing to issue convertible bonds By ENZER Corporation, which recently saw a change of management, has found a new business lifeline to pull it out of its financial woes. It is also proposing to issue convertible bonds, which may723 words
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Article, Illustration84 2007-08-23 6 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) volunteers reaching out to elderly residents of Care Corner Family Service Centre at Toa Payoh through a fun-filled morning of songs and games. The residents are from one of the Bull Run 2007 charities. Now in its fourth year, the Bull84 words
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384 2007-08-23 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By JAVA Holdings Ltd achieved a 13 per cent rise in net profit for the full year ended June 30 to $120.77 million, thanks to higher chartering rates during the period. The star performing division offshore shipping recorded384 words
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232 2007-08-23 6 FURNITURE manufacturing and design group Koda Ltd has chalked up a 53.4 per cent rise in net profit to US$7.2 million in the financial year ended June 2007. The improved performance was the result of an enhanced product mix, efficient232 words
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Article, Illustration452 2007-08-23 7 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM 100% stake represents yield accretion of 3.4% on annualised basis By INSTEAD of acquiring a 50 per cent stake, Macquarie MEAG Prime Real Estate Investment Trust (MMP Reit) is now taking full control of Renhe Spring Department Store in452 words
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230 2007-08-23 7 CAPITALAND has signed a conditional joint venture (JV) agreement with Azure City Co to develop a 1,200-unit high-rise condominium project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This brings CapitaLand's pipeline of residential units in Vietnam to 2,800 homes, after venturing there in 2006. Capita Land230 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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71 2007-08-23 7 ASIAPHARM said its wholly owned unit, Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co, has signed an exclusive agreement with Korean drug maker LG life Sciences to distribute its proprietary osteoarthritis drug Hyruan Plus Inj in China over the next five years, with targeted sales of about 1.3471 words
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51 2007-08-23 7 CH OFFSHORE said that it has signed a memorandum of agreement to sell a 7,200 brake horsepower anchor-handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) to an undisclosed third party for US$4.7 million. It will use the proceeds to fund future expansion and for working capital51 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration504 2007-08-23 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Bloomberg STOCKS ST Index rises 2.9 per cent; banking stocks, Sing Tel, Keppel, SGX and Cosco gain ground THE current roller-coast-er ride on the Singapore market saw stocks rise again yesterday, after a fall on Tuesday and a surge on Monday. Analysts have warned: Bloomberg - 504 words
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Article101 2007-08-23 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 5 3 0 0 0 10 5 3 Manufacturing 117 36 57 26 11 143 45 68 Commerce 45 12 18 10 55 15 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 29 31 Finance 19 21 Construction101 words
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Article121 2007-08-23 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 29,170 29,170 149,452 149,452 lanufacturing 315,345 100,336 415,681 295,535 18,493 314,029 Commerce 151,475 8,413 159,888 136,956 2,783 139,739 'pt/Stor/Comms 113,730 3,180 116,910 332,322 3,096 335,418 :inance 53,567 34 53,601 611,604 4 611,608 Construction 69,109 29,224 98,333 29,477 10,874 40,351121 words
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Article232 2007-08-23 8 Stock name «V1 Close Chani Allgreen 0.50 1.600 +0.070 Ascendasreit 0.92 2.460 +0.120 CapitaComm 0.51 2.440 +0.130 CapitaLand 4.69 7.000 +0.150 CapitaMall 0.93 3.420 +0.040 Chart SemiCond 0.63 1.150 CityDev 2.86 14.500 +0.300 ComfortDelGro 1.48 2.050 +0.100 Cosco Corp 1.63 4.780 +0.480 Creative Tech 0.15 5.900232 words
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Article, Illustration837 2007-08-23 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Keppel Corp Aug 22 close: 5512.30 ÜBS Investment Research, Aug 22 KEPPEL is now one of the largest offshore rig builders worldwide. It is also a prominent property developer in Asia and a credible player in infrastructure projects globally. Impressive growth outlook, robust business model and837 words
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Article, Illustration521 2007-08-23 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES Peso's key reversal Philippine pesos per US$ Senior Correspondent ASIAN currencies had a much better session against the US dollar yesterday, boosted by higher stock prices in the region and news of another rate hike by China overnight. While the Japanese521 words
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Article49 2007-08-23 8 Aug 22 VALUE CLOSE -825.00 +470.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 +286.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -82.00 All-SG Equities 899.30 +23.82 SG Equities Elect 118.52 +2.00 SG Equities Fin 2344.90 +48.58 SG Equities Prop 1386.08 +34.97 SIMSCI 409.16 +12.69 SIMSCI Futures 409.60 +12.90 PrimePartnersCI 226.87 +13.0749 words
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Article61 2007-08-23 8 VOLUME Thai Beverage 90,346,000 Genlntß 86,420,000 *Star Cruises 62,261,000 Gen Intl 39,520,000 Sing Tel 38,914,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO2O6 30,810,000 UOBMBLeCWOBOIO3 27,244,000 CapitalandDßeCWoBol2B 23,624,000 Ban Joo 23,070,000 Noble Grp 22,450,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 268,606,600 UOB 162,510,970 Sing Tel 136,081,299 Capita Land 124,202,570 SGX 96,563,050 Keppel Corp 96,193,800 Cosco61 words
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Article102 2007-08-23 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Jardine C&C 1490 110.0 8.0 il Con 1230 90.0 7.9 'e Land 920 80.0 9. OUE 1350 50.0 3.8 ;psco Cor| 478 48.0 11.; SGX 910 40.0 4.6 UOB 2050 40.0 2.0 :it 1450 30.0 2.1 iBS Gr| 2050 30.0 1. SIA 200 1800 30.0102 words
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Article123 2007-08-23 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN STI 3300SGAePW*****0 21.5 -75.0 -77.7 STI 3500SGAePW*****7 91.5 -61.5 -40.2 JMH 2410 -61.1 -1.6 Sino-Env 220 -27.0 -10.9 STI 3600SGAePW*****7 112 -22.0 -16.4 WBL Con 446 -22.0 -4.7 STI 3300SGAePW*****0 64.5 -18.5 -22.3 ST Em DBSePW*****6 35.5 -18.0 -33.6 STI 3400SGAePW*****7 66 -15.0 -18.5 STI123 words
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Article85 2007-08-23 8 Aug 22 CHNG CLOSE FRAug21 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5272 -0.11 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0599 -0.26 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0307 -0.24 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2274 -0.06 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.3288 0.34 1.3821 1.2285 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.64 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.4331 -0.40 4.570085 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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546 2007-08-23 9 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN By IN the first suspected case of a lawyer absconding with a client's money to emerge since the rules surrounding such crimes were tightened last month, David Khong of Sim Wong allegedly left town last weekend with $68,000 from the account of546 words
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660 2007-08-23 9 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN Platts director points to violence in Africa, shortfall in supply, China's moves By WORLD markets may think the energy crisis has passed, but there is still a "tremendous price risk", Platts editorial director for Asia Dave Ernsberger said at the Asean Energy660 words
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Article146 2007-08-23 9 -AP SOUTH-EAST Asian nations will consider 11 new power grid projects as a step to increase the region's cross-border electricity connections, an Asean official said yesterday. The proposals will be made today by the Asean Centre for Energy, said Khoo Chin Hean, chief executive of-AP - 146 words
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512 2007-08-23 9 NANDE KHIN - NANDE KHIN By SINGAPORE leaders yesterday paid tribute to the late Howe Yoon Chong, and sent their condolences to his family. Mr Howe passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. In his tribute, President S R Nathan called Mr Howe a "versatile512 words
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218 2007-08-23 9 NEW borrowers with HSBC's variable rate home loans are to be allowed to defer their repayments for a month each year, six months after taking out a loan. The bank, which announced the new "payment holiday" feature this week, said each deferred monthly218 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration485 2007-08-23 10 The rag trade is far from being in tatters. Budding local and regional designers are making their mark at home and abroad, reports CHUANG PECK MING THE rag trade in Singapore might be seen as something of a sunset industry, with many firms moving485 words
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420 2007-08-23 10 FROM a one-woman-show, Singapore fashion designer X Mi Huang and her WOMB label have grown into a full-fledged local design house with in-house production. WOMB clothes are in demand not just at home but also in the United States and Taiwan. All these in four420 words
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576 2007-08-23 10 IN KUWAIT, his clothes are identified with the top names in fashion Dior, Gucci, Versace, Dolce Gabbana. In Singapore and Malaysia, sales staff in shops for high-end consumer goods like Royal Selangor Pewter and Coach Boutique wear his custom-de-signed uniforms.576 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration537 2007-08-23 11 Reuters [LONDON] Recent turmoil in world markets will undoubtedly dampen global economic growth and there will be no quick end to the situation because of the uncertainty it has created, senior IMF official John Lipsky was reported as saying. He also told theReuters; REUTERS - 537 words
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343 2007-08-23 11 Reuters Analysts fear a bear market if long-term institutional investors bail out of stocks [LONDON] Stock markets may have fallen sharply from their recent highs over the past weeks, but there is a wall of money sitting out there that could turn– Reuters - 343 words
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655 2007-08-23 11 Reuters US T-bill yields up for the first time in 6 trading days as flight to safety cools [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve may be able to avoid an emergency reduction in the benchmark interest rate as some of its steps to increaseReuters - 655 words
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Article355 2007-08-23 12 -AFP The troubled Port Klang Authority has racked up debts totalling RM4.6b [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian authorities said yesterday they will investigate for possible corruption officials of the country's troubled port operator which has piled up over US$l billion in debts. As the extent of Port-AFP - 355 words
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172 2007-08-23 12 -AFP [JAKARTA] A former senior executive of Indonesia's flagship airline yesterday implicated the powerful state intelligence agency in the 2004 murder of the country's most prominent rights activist. Munir Said Thalib was poisoned on a flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam in September-AFP - 172 words
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Article, Illustration457 2007-08-23 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's sec-ond-largest mobile phone firm, PT Indosat Tbk, has reported a 54 per cent jump in first-half net profit as it signed up more subscribers, and said full-year profit and revenue would rise at least 20 per cent. Indosat, in which Singapore's– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 457 words
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177 2007-08-23 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Bird flu killed a 28-year-old Indonesian on the island of Bali, the second fatality from the deadly virus on the resort island in the past two weeks. The woman, a poultry worker who died on Tuesday, tested positive forBloomberg - 177 words
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GREATER CHINA
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382 2007-08-23 13 -AP They are found to contain high levels of formaldehyde [WELLINGTON, New Zealand] Chi-nese-made blankets found to contain high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor said yesterday, amid rising global concerns about the safety of Chinese products.-AP - 382 words
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Article, Illustration578 2007-08-23 13 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR Prices of pork, eggs up; private housing rentals also increasing By in Hong Kong A SPIKE in food prices is fuelling Hong Kong's inflation rate, with economists expecting further volatility ahead. Excluding meals bought away from home, foodBLOOMBERG - 578 words
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245 2007-08-23 13 ■AP It's able to produce 400,000 cars a year, plans to up output [BEIJING] China's Chery said yesterday it had produced its one millionth car, becoming the first domestic automaker to reach that mark. Chery, China's biggest automaker, said■AP - 245 words
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289 2007-08-23 13 [HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks jumped yesterday, as investors shrugged off China's latest rate hike and snapped up more China concept stocks, two days after Beijing said that its citizens may invest directly in stocks listed in the city. Hong Kong-listed289 words
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144 2007-08-23 13 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Minsheng Banking Corp, partly owned by Temasek Holdings, said it was in talks with Shaanxi International Trust Investment Corp on forming a partnership. "Minsheng has recently been in preliminary talks with Shaanxi Trust on strategic cooperation," Minsheng said in a brief– Reuters - 144 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration406 2007-08-23 14 Reuters, Bloomberg Such a network of democracies would take in US, Australia, India but not China [NEW DELHI] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called yesterday for a "broader Asia" partnership of democracies that would include India, the United States and Australia but leave out– Reuters,; Bloomberg - 406 words
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363 2007-08-23 14 Bloomberg It plans to raise its annual capacity 10-fold to 600,000 cars [NEW DELHI] Toyota Motor Corp, Japan's biggest carmaker, may bring out a small car in India in two years as it tries to take market share in Asia's fourth-largest– Bloomberg - 363 words
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Article, Illustration481 2007-08-23 15 Reuters Borse Dubai currently has higher value but Nasdaq's shares could climb [STOCKHOLM] Shareholders in OMX are weighing a US$4 billion bid by Borse Dubai for the firm and waiting to see whether US rival Nasdaq sweetens its US$3.7 billion offer, Borse■ Reuters - 481 words
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393 2007-08-23 15 Reuters [TEHERAN] Iran and the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) said on Tuesday they had agreed on a plan on how to help defuse Western suspicions about Teheran's atom work, a move hailed as a "milestone" by a senior■ Reuters - 393 words
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Article7677 2007-08-23 15 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.028/ Star Europe Bond 1.187/ Star Europe Bal 1.214/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.472/ Star Asia Bond 1.287/ Star Asia Balanced 1.089/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.231/ MultiStFd 1.003/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.843/ Gib Multi St USD 1.19/ Asia7,677 words
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496 2007-08-23 16 Reuters The grouping defers discussions for free trade pacts with the US and EU [MANILA] South-east Asian economic ministers will finalise a blueprint for economic cooperation in the region and push free trade deals with six dialogue partners at a weekend meeting in– Reuters - 496 words
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482 2007-08-23 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The credit-market freeze that's paralysing leveraged buyouts, mergers and myriad computer-driven trading strategies may cut Wall Street bonuses for the first time in five years. "There's a lot of pessimism out there," said Gary Goldstein, chief executive officer ofBloomberg - 482 words
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232 2007-08-23 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays pic borrowed £314 million (***** million) from the Bank of England (BOE) on Monday after a loan from HSBC Holding was delayed, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Barclays didn't get the funds from HSBC in time■ Bloomberg - 232 words
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Article, Illustration596 2007-08-23 16 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Dubai agreed to pay US$5 billion for a 9.5 per cent stake in MGM Mirage and half of the Las Vegas casino owner's biggest development, bringing billionaire shareholder Kirk Kerkorian his biggest investment in the company.– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 596 words
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267 2007-08-23 16 -AP [LONDON] When authorities towed the £80,000 (*****,795) car from the streets of London, they assumed the owner would show up to pay his many parking tickets and unpaid congestion charge fines. But the Maserati Cambiocorsa of Bertrand Dcs Pallieres,-AP - 267 words
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232 2007-08-23 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Nymex Holdings has held preliminary discussions about a potential merger, but there is no guarantee of a deal. The parent of the New York Mercantile Exchange issued a statement to disclose and clarify certain statements made by its chairman and– Reuters - 232 words
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179 2007-08-23 16 -AP [SAN FRANCISCO] The number of patents filed by foreigners living in the US has tripled in the past decade yet the tight cap on permanent visas may force entrepreneurs back home to create rival companies in China, India and elsewhere, according-AP - 179 words
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439 2007-08-23 16 Reuters [BOSTON] Harvard University, already America's richest university, said on Tuesday its endowment grew to a new high of U5534.9 billion, boosted by bets on emerging markets, real estate and private equity. Returns for fiscal 2007, which ended June 30, grew 23 per– Reuters - 439 words
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Article, Illustration900 2007-08-23 17 lobust economic growth and compliance issues to fuel growth, says AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY GROWTH in the Singapore network security market is expected to slow down slightly this year to 12.6 per cent from last year's robust growth of 18 per cent, according toSource: Frost & Sullivan - 900 words
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214 2007-08-23 17 -AP [NEW YORK] Toy maker Mattel Inc went to court to declare that the name of its clean-cut Barbie dolls doesn't belong on a model's pornographic website. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in US District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the-AP - 214 words
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243 2007-08-23 17 ROLAND LIM - ROLAND LIM The company was convicted on Aug 8 and fined RMBO.OOO By THE Malaysian subsidiary of Singapore Exchange-list-ed Aussino Group was convicted earlier this month in Malaysia for using unlicensed software. Following a tip-off re- ceived through a hotline managed by anti-piracy243 words
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Article, Illustration266 2007-08-23 17 By ROLAND LIM SWIVEL, see and shoot on the latest Samsung Ultra Video F5OO phone, a slim multimedia phone offering a unique swivel design. The F5OO also boasts of being the first phone to be DivX certified, which lets users view high quality videos on266 words
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319 2007-08-23 17 a Reuters [LONDON] Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch a new feature called Sky, a "virtual telescope" that the search engine hopes will turn millions of Internet users into stargazers. Google, which created Google Earth to give Internet users an astronaut's view„ „. —a Reuters - 319 words
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309 2007-08-23 17 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By SYMANTEC Corporation, the electronic security and storage operation, has announced a new business initiative to be called Storage United. According to Darric Hor, Symantec Singapore's general manager, the new business initiative is designed to help enterprise storage professionals "address the root309 words
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520 2007-08-23 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] You Tube is making its biggest push into video advertising on its Internet site, a key strategy by owner Google Inc to capture an even greater share of Web marketing budgets. Google has tread cautiously since buying You Tube for– Reuters - 520 words
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Article, Illustration576 2007-08-23 18 [ZHUKOVSKY, Russia] President Vladimir Putin vowed to revive Russia's once mighty aviation industry on Tuesday as he opened an airshow aimed at showcasing the country's industrial and military ambitions. "Russia...faces the task of maintaining supremacy in producing military aircraft," Mr PutinFOP - 576 words
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158 2007-08-23 18 ;ROME] Troubled Italian firline Alitalia said on Tuesday it had been contacted by a new group of investors sxpressing interest in the Italian Treasury's nearly 50 per cent stake in the carrier md requested a meeting. Alitalia which is struggling to find158 words
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Article, Illustration525 2007-08-23 18 Reuters Former Northwest chief Richard Anderson takes up post on Sept 1 [NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines Inc named board member and industry veteran Richard Anderson its new chief executive on Tuesday in a move partly aimed at maximising its plan to– Reuters - 525 words
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181 2007-08-23 18 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd tumbled, bringing its two-day decline on the nation's stock market to a record 15 per cent, after Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd said it will start a low-cost rival. Air New Zealand, the nation's biggest airline,Bloomberg - 181 words
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256 2007-08-23 18 ■AP [TOKYO] Boeing and US aviation experts began investigating yesterday why a Taiwanese aircraft exploded minutes after landing at a southern Japan airport, focusing on a suspected fuel leak as the possible cause, a Japanese transport official said. The China Airlines Boeing 737-800 exploded in■AP - 256 words
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Article2337 2007-08-23 18 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:2,337 words
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Miscellaneous404 2007-08-23 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across ___________n^i —n —f~i —n —n —n 1 Insects react badly when col■0 H H M M H 9 Depressed women enter- H -H __i _H __i tamed by fellow (4) ___L°_l 10 Postboy possibly producing confusion awfully green? H H HH_____| ___l H (9) 12 H^ 12404 words
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355 2007-08-23 19 Q2 earnings of Oslo-listed company rise in line with analysts' forecasts [OSLO] The world's biggest independent oil tanker group Frontline yesterday reported a rise in sec-ond-quarter operating result as forecast, but said it expects weaker results in the third quarter. Earnings before interest355 words
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Article, Illustration556 2007-08-23 19 Bloomberg [HOUSTON] Transocean Inc and Noble Corp, two of the four largest US oil and gas drillers, began returning workers to rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that were evacuated as a precaution because of Hurricane Dean. Transocean's five semi-submersibleBloomberg; AP - 556 words
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291 2007-08-23 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Rates to transport oil from the Caribbean basin to the US Gulf Coast were little changed as Hurricane Dean moved through the region. The Caribbean is the world's third-largest Aframax market after the Mediterranean and South-east Asia. Shipbroker New– Bloomberg - 291 words
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Article, Illustration340 2007-08-23 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian transport group Toll Holdings Ltd posted a 68 per cent rise in full-year profit yesterday after strong trading and major acquisitions drove up revenues, and tipped a strong current year. Toll, which this year spun-off its infrastructure and ports– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 340 words
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480 2007-08-23 19 Bloomberg [LIMA] Peru's government said it will accelerate an auction of a concession to operate the southern port of Pisco after it was damaged last week by the country's worst earthquake in more than 30 years. The Aug 15 quake, which■ Bloomberg - 480 words
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160 2007-08-23 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] IHI Corp won an order to build three container ships that will be the biggest made in Japan. The vessels are for Nippon Yusen XX, Japan's largest shipping line, and will each be able to carry 9,300 standardBloomberg - 160 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article101 2007-08-23 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.76 0.36 4.78 0.78 4.92 0.86 0.09 1.07 1.71101 words
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Article36 2007-08-23 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 1.43 9.30 9.20 3.92 2.90 0.25 2.05 0.02 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.02 0.01 0.07 881 237 501 1713 5 39 336 words
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Article12 2007-08-23 19 ■oo 'recious Ship Regional Cont 30.00 29.25 0.75 0.25 305! 87!12 words
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Article11 2007-08-23 19 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .79.40 ...4.50 2.45 -0.10 132: 203:11 words
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Article21 2007-08-23 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.20 30.50 1.66 unch unch -0.50 -0.02 unch 112! 5( 49!21 words
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Article20 2007-08-23 19 Evergreen Marine ...19.80 :irst Steamship 75.50 /Van Hai Lines 22.05 t'ang Ming Marine ..20.45 unch -1.90 -0.55 unch 120 words
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Article35 2007-08-23 19 '000 'en :awasakiHvylnd...441.00 -lunch ***** :awasaki Kisen ...1406.00 12.00 605' /litsubishi Hvy 672.00 -13.00 224O /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..556.00 -16.00 1507! /litsuiOsk Lines ..1536.00 -10.00 1029! Jippon Express 582.00 unch 233' lipponYusen 1050.00 -15.00 88V35 words
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497 2007-08-23 20 JUST when it seemed that Ma Ying-jeou, the front runner in Taiwan's presidential election, had been cleared of all corruption charges, there has been an appeal by the prosecution against the verdict. Mr Ma, a former mayor of Taipei known for his clean image, was497 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2007-08-23 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Central banks need to control excess credit creation to avoid another crisis What have we learned from the crisis that swept tornado-like through global financial markets last week only to moderate, or so it appeared, to little more thanAFP - 1,018 words
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Article, Illustration728 2007-08-23 20 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group THE BOTTOM LINE JUST a few weeks ago, Fortune magazine pronounced the world to be in "the greatest economic boom ever". This may be, but the turmoil in stock and bond markets poses some unnervingThe Washington Post Writers Group - 728 words
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1216 2007-08-23 21 Intuitively, profit is profit, but is it always the case? CHOO ENG BENG and CHEW TONG GUNN find out THE magazine holders on the window ledge are filled with copies of glossy annual reports received from the clients. Looking through the various reports, we1,216 words
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Article, Illustration937 2007-08-23 21 DANIEL ALTMAN - DANIEL ALTMAN There's a need to go beyond simple division of wealth by linking benefits to actions such as school attendance and getting health checks By How much can governments do to fight poverty? In South America, a couple of answers areREUTERS - 937 words
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Article8340 2007-08-23 22 Transaction date: Aug 22 52-wks Tel )h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hit Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E MCap $mil Hii Com[ i an; 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 6 3148 STelecom 34 17.5 5834 A-Sonic 103 98 63898,340 words
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Article82 2007-08-23 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an' Hii ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 *****82 words
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Article2188 2007-08-23 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000] Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net MCap P/E Sinil Coi Hii 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABR Hldgs 61 13.8 2319 Adampak 64.5 23 8515 Advanced Hldgs 16.5 1 1501 Advanced System 70.52,188 words
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Article242 2007-08-23 22 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum242 words
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361 2007-08-23 23 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Aug 21 World Index Preliminary 1107.8 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.1 0.5 2.1 EAFE Preliminan 1092.7 0.5 -1.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.' Euro[ Preliminary 1490.8 0.1 -0.2 0.6 1.6 0.1 1.1 Pacific 954.8361 words
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Article137 2007-08-23 23 FOREIGN A= rnnni-Mru a* CURRENCY 9am NOTE RATES Aug 22 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2170 1.2320 Can dollar 1.4290 1.4460 Euro 2.0490 2.0720 NZ dollar 1.0520 1.0750 Sterlin 'Und 3.0180 3.0520 US dollar 1.5220 1.5400 Local dollars137 words
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Article164 2007-08-23 23 Offer Aug 22 Bid li Overnight 2 1 -month 2 5/8 2-months 2 23/32 3-months 2 3/4 Overnight mode: 1 7/8 US$ Offer 1 7/8 2 1/2 2 19/32 2 5/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 5.40164 words
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Article22 2007-08-23 23 Aug 22 STI SIMSCI Aui 395 409.7 409.6 Taiwan Aui 326.3 330.4 328.9 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd22 words
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Article22 2007-08-23 23 Aug 22 I Bid Offer 1-month 1.5238 1.525 2-months 1.5204 1.5217 3-months 1.5169 1.5182 6-months 1.5080 1.5094 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article269 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest SepO7 Oct07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 320.50 318.25 317.75 317.00 317.50 319.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep269 words
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Article101 2007-08-23 23 Aug2l SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 815.75 811.75 824.00 814.00 Nov07 831.00 827.25 839.50 829.00 Jan 08 845.50 841.50 854.00 843.50 Mar 08 857.00 852.75 863.00 855.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 34.92 34.99 35.35 34.85 Oct07101 words
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Article77 2007-08-23 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug2l CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 68.91 -0.6 WTI (Near Mth) 69.50 -1.61 Dubai (1-Mth F) 66.62 -0.2 Tapis blend 74.55 -0.15 Minas 71.8 -0.2 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 70.82 83.95 -1.33 0.2 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket77 words
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Article449 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 iuro ren (on 'eso lam ■ouni lustralia 0.852 6.097 0.595 6.267 32.852 75.486 0.921 7.576 2.799 1.153 48.628 37.318 1.226 5.897 0.968 26.446 26.060 0.404 0.802 Canada 1.174 7.155 0.698 7.354 38.554 88.586 1.081 8.891 3.285 1.353 57.068 43.794 1.439 6.921 1.136 31.035 30.582 0.475 0.942449 words
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Article88 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****H 22.11.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.38 2.34 2.3 2.3 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****0A 2.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****N88 words
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Article66 2007-08-23 23 Aug 22 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RIV Delivery Opening Month Range M/MT) Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Sep 07 2455 Oct07 2421 Nov 07 2380 Dec 07 2364 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2535 2552 2455 1139 ***** 2470 2489 2420 1664 ***** 2425 245066 words
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Article130 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 /oz) .Lig mg long Kong .ondon 655.70 656.00 656.20 657.00 Aug21 Auq20 657.60 657.80 658.40 658.30 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Aug 22 Buying Sellini Kilobar "34,722.57" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm 1/00gm 1 oz 1 oz UBS Kinebar™ 78.11130 words
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Article70 2007-08-23 23 Aug 21 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2414.50 2414.50 3 months 2477.00 2477.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 7052.00 6975.00 7107.00 7020.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2938.00 3 months 2890.00 2975.00 2929.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article79 2007-08-23 23 Aug 21 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO7 916 917 925/915 Dec 07 938 unch 945/936 Mar 08 957 unch 963/955 May 08 968 969 973/966 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO7 1666 1672 1685/1666 Nov07 1697 1700 1711/1696 Jan 08 1708 1710 1718/1708 Mar 08 1717 1716 1724/171679 words
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Article156 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2254 1.2270 0.8022 0.8027 Canadian dollar 1.4381 1.4399 0.9414 0.9420 Euro 2.0600 2.0616 1.3486 1.3487 NZ dollar 1.0633 1.0645 0.6961 0.6964 Sterlim 3.0304 3.0334 1.9839 1.984. US dollar156 words
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Article346 2007-08-23 23 Aug22 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO7 DecO7 MarO8 JunO8 94.807 95.250 95.470 95.485 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 6891 EUROYEN FUTURES SepO7 99.185 99.185 DecO7 99.160 99.160 MarO8 99.130 99.135 JunO8 99.085 99.085 SepO8 99.035 99.035 DecO8 98.940 98.945B MarO9 JunO9346 words
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Article2942 2007-08-23 23 BONDS WARRANTS Tel Code Company Tel Last Code Company Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Prem Expiry Disc Gear- Mths ing Left 2287 DBSSGAECW*****2 44 2800 DBSSGAeCW*****5 4.5 4967 Digiland W*****6 1.5 1.5 100 -2.5 200 -0.5 354 0.1 2460 0.1 2350 1 1 2 3 5 18652,942 words
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Article, Illustration588 2007-08-23 27 Bloomberg Prices are rising even as foreclosures across the US doubled in July [SAN FRANCISCO] Luxury home prices continued to rise in some of California's wealthiest communities, according to a survey by First Republic Bank, even as the state posted the highest numberBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 588 words
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272 2007-08-23 27 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] BiUings by US architecture firms rose in July for the fifth month, nearing their all-time high and indicating construction of commercial properties including warehouses and offices likely will increase into next year. The Architecture Billings Index rose to 60 last monthBloomberg - 272 words
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Article, Illustration563 2007-08-23 28 Reuters Huge appetite for financing reflects Beijing's tightening grip on bank lending [SHANGHAI] Property developer Gemdale Corp said yesterday that it would raise about 20 billion yuan (Ss4 billion) selling shares and bonds part of an unprecedented series of fund-raisings in China's booming– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 563 words
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245 2007-08-23 28 Rev- ters [LONDON] British house price inflation looks set to slow sharply next year as affordability constraints are compounded by tighter lending conditions, according to Nationwide, Britain's biggest building society. A reluctance to extend credit has sent funding costs on money markets rocketing in– Rev; ters - 245 words
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Article, Illustration395 2007-08-23 29 Bloomberg Talks with regulators and investors nearing fruition, says exec [BEIJING] Macquarie Group Ltd, Australia's biggest securities firm, is seeking to develop real estate trusts in China, even though financial markets are being roiled by a credit crunch and as China clamps down– Bloomberg; AFP - 395 words
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Article, Illustration634 2007-08-23 30 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Ergo's 50% stake in office building may be priced at $2,500 psf or more By [SINGAPORE] Capita Land will gain full ownership of One George Street if negotiations to buy German insur--3r Ergo's 50 per cent stake inFILE PHOTO - 634 words
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206 2007-08-23 30 ■AP [SHANGHAI] China's biggest city plans to tighten controls on purchases of property by foreign companies to help cool surging real estate prices, a newspaper report said yesterday. "We no longer encourage foreign companies to purchase en bloc properties rather than develop■AP - 206 words
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262 2007-08-23 30 Bloomberg [DUBAI] United Arab Emirates mortgage lending increased an annual 86 per cent in the first quarter as foreigners bought property in the Gulf state. Outstanding loans to buy homes rose to 42 billion dirhams (5517.4 billion), the central bank said in– Bloomberg - 262 words
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