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Title Section22 2007-09-05 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 Wednesday, September 5,200722 words
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774 2007-09-05 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Power Gas to operate facility; RFP launched for sole importer to service energy needs [SINGAPORE] The Republic yesterday unveiled major moves that will not just diversify its energy supply sources but also give it a foothold in a lucrative global business.774 words
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Article, Illustration502 2007-09-05 1 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] An Australian has snapped up his personal slice of aviation history by paying more than US$lOO,OOO for a pair of tickets on Singapore Airline's inaugural Airbus 380 flight from Singapore to Sydney on Oct 25. Julian Hayward picked up the two502 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2007-09-05 1 SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 15.293 TAIWAN 5.956 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 8.25 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.19 INDIA 12.75 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article48 2007-09-05 1 Tuesday Change 1,283.75 -0.39 KL COMP NIKKEI 225 16,420.47 -104.46 HANG SENG 23,886.07 -18.02 SET INDEX 810.86 -9.33 JAKARTA COMP 2,215.12 +1.54 MANILA COMP 3,312.30 -56.84 SEOUL COMP 1,874.74 -7.07 SHENZHENB 744.67 -6.18 MUMBAI IND 1 5,465.40 +43.35 11.45AM EDT Change 13,391.88 +34.14 DOW NASDAQ 2,623.61 +27.2548 words
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Article43 2007-09-05 1 us$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.525 (US$/S$ per 2.017 3.076 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.361 2.075 YEN 115.50 75.70 RM 3.509 2.300 HK$ 7.796 5.111 BAHT 34.31 22.49 RUPIAH 9,395 6,159 RENMINBI 7.549 4.949 INDIAN RUPEE 40.94 26.84 A$ 1.213 0.796 NZ$ 1.429 0.93743 words
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Miscellaneous57 2007-09-05 1 MOTORING ril ART AUCTION HOUSING Rolls-Royce gets 6 orders 4*23 Sellers offered LOANS Wm for $1-8 m convertible price guarantees Banks more T^!?! PAGE 28 HAI PAGE 17 Cautious PAGE 2 J\*\-M WW I /A l lufl >^Ji Lee Kuan Yew k^ School Public Policy National University of Singapore Li57 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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93 2007-09-05 2 REAL manufacturing wages have risen faster in Singapore in recent years than workers' pay in most other countries, a new report from the International Labour Organisation shows. While manufacturing wage growth in the 10 years to 2005 has been fairly subdued93 words
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38 2007-09-05 2 FULLERTON Fund Management, a unit of Temasek Holdings, is preparing a new hedge fund as investors remain keen on alternative investments, its chief executive Gerard Lee said yesterday. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 638 words
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43 2007-09-05 2 SHANGRI-LA Asia yesterday reported a near-doubling in first-half net profit to US$159.7 million from US$82 million. The results were helped by improved operating performance, fair-value and disposal gains, and better contributions from associates. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 943 words
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43 2007-09-05 2 OLDER people in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region are expected to increase their spending on luxury items by 2.7 times to US$BOO million by 2016, says MasterCard's latest Worldwide Insights Report. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1043 words
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69 2007-09-05 2 A PLAN by US President George W Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard to sign a climate-change agreement at an Asia-Pacific summit may put the leaders at odds with developing nations, who only want to discuss trade. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation69 words
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71 2007-09-05 2 THE share price of disgraced airfreight operator Transmile Group jumped 10 per cent yesterday on news that its controlling shareholder, the Kuok family, had affirmed continuing commitment to the company by buying a "symbolic" 800,000 shares. The stock market interest came a day71 words
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68 2007-09-05 2 THERE are already six orders for the yet-to-be-launched $1.8 million Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, and the Singapore distributor expects some more before the year is out. The large, ultra-luxury convertible is based on the Phantom limousine and has the same massive 6.75-litre68 words
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Article, Illustration555 2007-09-05 2 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Data show job outlook brightest in India, Singapore, Japan and Australia By [SINGAPORE] Led by the financial and real estate sectors, hiring is likely to stay vigorous but the momentum will ease further in the final555 words
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997 2007-09-05 2 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN By [SINGAPORE] Banks are tightening up on the way they lend money for buying homes while the property market is coming off the boil, housing agents report. With the world's financial markets in turmoil, following a crisis in US mortgage lending997 words
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Article, Illustration531 2007-09-05 4 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO But ILO data show Singapore's labour productivity still lags Hong Kong, US [SINGAPORE] Real manufacturing wages have risen faster in Singapore in recent years than workers' pay in most other countries, a new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) showed. WhilePhoto: Reuters - 531 words
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306 2007-09-05 4 [SINGAPORE] The US sub- prime crisis seems to have reared its head on the local manufacturing front, with a dip in a leading indicator attributed to a reaction to the mortgage woes. Singapore's purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped 1.6 points to306 words
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Article533 2007-09-05 4 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Industry players give thumbs-up to new energy initiative [SINGAPORE] Power Gas, chosen to be the majority owner and operator of Singapore's LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal, says it expects to begin construction proper in 2009, and get the facility operational by early533 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration435 2007-09-05 6 Reuters Investors pump USs3oom into Fullerton Fund Mgt over past 3 months [SINGAPORE] Fullerton Fund Management, a unit of Temasek Holdings, is preparing a new hedge fund as investors remain keen on alternative investments, its chief executive Gerard Lee said yesterday. Mr Lee also– Reuters - 435 words
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214 2007-09-05 6 PALM oil company Wilmar International said yesterday a court in West Kalimantan on Borneo island has acquitted two of its officers on charges of burning forest to clear land for estates. Wilmar said that in a written judgment, Singkawang District Court found that214 words
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794 2007-09-05 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY ONE of the things which would have struck stock market investors over the past six weeks is just how much risks have increased in a relatively short space of time. After a heady period stretching back more than three years, in794 words
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Article, Illustration473 2007-09-05 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO It will be group's sixth straight year of record earnings By ASL Marine expects a sixth straight year of record earnings in fiscal 2008, thanks to strong shipbuilding orders and higher charter rates. "It should be a record year," managing473 words
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345 2007-09-05 7 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE MACARTHURCOOK Industrial Reit (MI-Reit) said independent revaluations of six of its properties have resulted in the total value of its initial portfolio of 12 properties standing now at $346.8 million, a rise of $30.6 million or 9.7 per cent.345 words
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Article145 2007-09-05 7 MANDARIN Oriental International, the hotel arm of Jardine Matheson Holdings, said yesterday it has arranged a US$45O million loan to refinance borrowings and provide working capital. Chief financial officer John Witt said the seven-year, HK$3.5 billion equivalent syndicated loan facility with 19 international banks is "competitively145 words
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450 2007-09-05 9 Hotel ops, property investments seen continuing strongly for rest of the year By OH BOON PING SHANGRI-LA Asia yesterday reported a near-dou-bling in first-half net profit to U*****.7 million from US$B2 million. The results were helped by improved operating performance, fair-value and disposal gains,450 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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27 2007-09-05 9 CREATIVE Technology has completed its voluntary delisting from Nasdaq, it said yesterday. Its sole stock exchange listing is now on the Singapore Exchange.27 words
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47 2007-09-05 9 SWIBER Holdings said that two of its units have signed letters of intent to sell and lease back four vessels and a barge with RS Platou Finans Shipping. The transactions are subject to approval by Swiber's shareholders at a later date.47 words
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51 2007-09-05 9 CHINA Angel Food has set up a new subsidiary in Shenzhen with a registered capital of 5 million yuan to manufacture and sell bread, cakes, biscuits and pastries as part of the company's plans to expand its market presence and distribution channels in51 words
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33 2007-09-05 9 SUNSHINE Holdings' financial controller Stephen Yeo Soon Hock has resigned with effect from Aug 31. Finance director Zhao Zhanmei will continue to oversee the company's finance and accounting function.33 words
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Article30 2007-09-05 9 GLOBAL Voice Group said it has expanded its existing agreement with the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) to provide new services and facilities to the exchange.30 words
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45 2007-09-05 9 TELECHOICE International and Hong Kong partner Fortune Telecom have completed their investments in their 40-60 joint venture company Tele Fortune (China) Investments. Tele Choice said it paid HK$5O million (Ss9.B miUion) for its 40 per cent stake in Tele Fortune.45 words
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Article, Illustration450 2007-09-05 9 The fuel-system conversion centre is expected to be ready by the end of 2007 RECYCLING firm Asian Micro Holdings is setting up its first centre in Singapore to convert vehicles running on petrol or diesel into those using natural gas. Managing director450 words
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Article, Illustration259 2007-09-05 9 Its creative response to high-rise housing in tropics cited UOL Group's 1 Moulmein Rise has won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Designed by local firm WOHA, 1 Moulmein Rise was recognised as a creative response to high-rise housing in the tropics.FILE PHOTO - 259 words
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374 2007-09-05 9 LOSS-MAKING Korean mobile software solutions provider Oniontech has been dealt another blow. It announced yesterday that its contract to provide FeelRing and its related contents services to LG Telecom (LGT) a business which contributed more than 60 per cent to its group374 words
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352 2007-09-05 9 WATER treatment company Bio-Treat Technology yesterday said it has set up an internal audit team and taken other measures to improve its corporate governance. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), it said "a dedicated team has been appointed352 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration922 2007-09-05 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES Past week's action suggests some scope for better entry levels still BY this time next week, financial markets should in seasonal terms at least show a return to more normal trading conditions. The year's always tricky Summer break period in August will922 words
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Article105 2007-09-05 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 9 4 0 0 0 4 9 4 Manufacturing 73 65 54 15 10 14 88 75 68 Commerce 25 28 26 29 35 31 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 20 10 12 21 11105 words
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Article124 2007-09-05 8 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 26.768 26.768 82.303 82.303 Manufacturing 356.183 246.616 602.799 265.524 65.508 331.032 Commerce 164.907 7.747 172.654 97.599 1.858 99.457 )t/Stor/Comms 99.807 4.452 104.259 205.550 1.994 207.544 Finance 17.680 309 17.989 214.006 26 214.032 Construction 97.461 67.389124 words
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Article227 2007-09-05 8 Stocl name «V1 lose lange Allgreen 0.50 1.650 -0.020 Ascendasreit 0.87 2.370 4-0.020 CapitaComm 0.52 2.490 -0.030 Capita Land 4.81 7.300 -0.100 CapitaMall 0.89 3.340 -0.020 Chart SemiCond 0.57 1.050 -0.020 CityDev 2.84 14.600 -0.200 ComfortDelGro 1.37 1.920 Cosco Corp 1.67 5.000 -0.050 Creative Tech 0.15227 words
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Article, Illustration728 2007-09-05 8 Singapore Airlines Sept 4 close: SlB.BO CITIGROUP RESEARCH, Sept 3 WHAT we like about the CEA deal: 1) Buys into China's strong growth and Shanghai being ranked No 1 in China. 2) Enhances SlA's network connectivity and further capitalises on SIN-China's "open skies". 3) Provides expansion opportunities for728 words
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Article, Illustration543 2007-09-05 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS AN unexpectedly soft opening for Europe that was probably triggered by a steep fall in the US futures market yesterday brought some sellers out throughout the region and reminded local players that at least until the US Federal Reserve meets on Sept 18,543 words
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Article49 2007-09-05 8 Sep 4 VALUE CLOSE 820.00 +326.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 -5.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +82.00 All-SG Equities 928.38 -2.43 SG Equities Elect 119.75 -1.02 SG Equities Fin 2334.95 -5.54 SG Equities Prop 1435.58 -11.99 SIMSCI 415.03 -1.30 SIMSCI Futures 415.40 -2.60 PrimepartnersCI 239.63 -3.5049 words
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Article55 2007-09-05 8 VOLUME Baker Tech 63,569,000 LottVis 62,683,000 Alantac 61,618,000 Magnus 47,649,000 Armarda 39,371,000 Jade Tech 35,272,000 Centillion 35,195,000 Capita Mall 32,595,000 Midas 31,892,000 Abterra 31,815,000 VALUE(S) Capita Mall 110,182,948 UOB 81,492,650 Sing Tel 69,293,438 DBS Grp 64,262,800 Capita Land 58,409,100 Keppel Corp 50,676,110 STXPOKWIOO 46,432,450 Midas 45,181,680 SIA55 words
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Article102 2007-09-05 8 !.93%PreflO CLOSE UP ***** 100.0 1.0 OCBCCai JMH 2690 61.0 1.5 Sino-Env 306 47.0 18.1 China H 10US$ 1860 45.7 1.6 CIMBAsean40 100US! 875 38.1 2.9 DBS Gri 1990 20.0 1.0 'e Land 970 20.0 2.1 GLD 10US 6670 15.3 0.2 Korea 10US 540 15.3 1.9 STXPOKW100 256 15.0102 words
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Article113 2007-09-05 8 CLOSE DOWN SIA 200 1880 -40.0 -2.1 Jardine C&C 1530 -30.0 -1.9 Cit 1460 -20.0 -1.4 Ezra 600 -20.0 -3.2 Kei il Con 1270 -20.0 -1.6 Omec |aNav 3060 -20.0 -0.6 SIA 1880 -20.0 -1.1 UOB 2050 -20.0 -1.0 Venture Con 1520 -20.0 -1.3 JSH 1420 -15.3 -0.7 BY113 words
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Article84 2007-09-05 8 Wh lere! S$ stands Sep 4 CHNG CLOSE FRSep3 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.5270 -0.26 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0763 0.11 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0758 -0.03 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2592 -0.45 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.3214 -0.61 1.3821 1.2285 Rui liah* 0.***** -0.10 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.4519 -0.2684 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article283 2007-09-05 10 COUGH syrup Silomat, which is a prescribed item in Singapore, has been taken off the shelves here as part of a worldwide recall by pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim (BI). In a follow-up to Bl's announcement in Europe last Friday on its withdrawal of the medication, the283 words
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547 2007-09-05 10 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE They will account for 83% of spending on luxury goods, services in 10 years By' WHEN it comes to spending patterns, the young and the old have a lot in common, a new report from MasterCard shows. Older people in547 words
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Article, Illustration343 2007-09-05 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By INCITY Lofts, an eightstorey block of small office, home office (Soho) units at Beach Road completed about three years ago, is being offered for sale at a minimum price of $70 million or $1,149 per square foot (psf) of strata343 words
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293 2007-09-05 10 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By HONG KONG tycoon Li Ka-shing yesterday shed light on some of the life principles he holds dear. "To me, the observance of the purist principle of self-governance is to do more than is required and less than is allowed,"293 words
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394 2007-09-05 10 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has put a residential site at Enggor Street on the Confirmed List of the Government Land Sales Programme for the second half of 2007. Previously on the Reserve List, the site Enggor Street (Land Parcel394 words
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252 2007-09-05 10 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By NEGOTIATIONS for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Peru have been successfully concluded, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday. Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang and Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Mercedes Araoz, who met252 words
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355 2007-09-05 10 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN By NATIONAL water agency PUB yesterday called a public tender for Singapore's fifth and largest NEWater plant so far, to be built in Changi by 2010. The plant will be able to produce 50 million gallons per day (mgd) of NEWater355 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration576 2007-09-05 11 -Bloomberg Leaders of group's economies want to leave environmental issues to UN body [SYDNEY] A plan by US President George Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard to sign a cli-mate-change agreement at an Asia-Pacific summit may put the leaders at odds-Bloomberg; AFP - 576 words
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690 2007-09-05 11 -AFP Change of faces may not drastically change focus on trade and economic cooperation You're a leader who's feeling the political heat. Firne is running out to save your administration and your reputation in history. Think you'll be pushed around if-AFP - 690 words
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527 2007-09-05 11 Bloomberg Apec leaders will also press for global accord in Sydney [GENEVA] Negotiators of the World Trade Organization (WTO) opened talks here on Monday after a month's break, intensifying efforts to clinch a global trade compromise worth billions of dollars and avoidBloomberg - 527 words
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316 2007-09-05 11 AP [BEIJING] China yesterday said that domestic politics were behind bids by the US and Mexico to have the World Trade Organisation (WTO) open investigations into allegations that Beijing provides illegal subsidies for a range of industries. The WTO set up anAP - 316 words
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245 2007-09-05 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The "fundamentals" of the US economy are sound amid concerns that tighter credit and higher borrowing costs are threatening the housing market, a report by the Labor Department said. The US labour market is "strong and resilient" as theBloomberg - 245 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration507 2007-09-05 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN 10% jump comes as price plunges from RM 15.20 early this year to just RM3.72 By THE share price of disgraced air-freight operator Transmile Group jumped 10 per cent yesterday on news that its controlling shareholder, the Kuok family, had affirmed continuing507 words
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366 2007-09-05 12 -Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is likely to announce a pump-priming Budget on Friday to bolster an economy exposed to US-driven crosswinds and appease voters ahead of an expected general election. With sales of 660,000 barrels per day of crude boosted by record world prices-Reuters - 366 words
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236 2007-09-05 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government reiterated a 6 per cent economic growth forecast for 2007, saying consumer spending at home will offset any decline in export demand. "I'm very confident" of meeting the target, Malaysia's Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop told reporters– Bloomberg - 236 words
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152 2007-09-05 12 -Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, 82, underwent heart bypass surgery yesterday and is recovering in intensive care, his family said. It was the second heart bypass for Dr Mahathir, the country's longest-serving premier, and followed two heart attacks over the past-Reuters - 152 words
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276 2007-09-05 12 Xinhua [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is managing some 30 per cent to 40 per cent of assets in the global Islamic financial system, amounting to US$B5O billion, and this may rise further through aggressive promotion and innovations, an industry expert said, local media reported yesterday.■ Xinhua - 276 words
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GREATER CHINA
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474 2007-09-05 13 Reuters Delays reportedly caused by concern over outflows from local banks, markets TIANJIN] Delays to a landmark scheme permitting Chinese citizens to buy Hong Kong shares directly ire proving no deterrent to would-be investors eager to venture into the global stock– Reuters - 474 words
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Article, Illustration39 2007-09-05 13 REUTERS Freshmen from a primary school in China's Jiangsu province dressed in traditional constumes take part in a ceremony at a Confucius temple in Nanjing marking the beginning of their studying ageREUTERS - 39 words
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363 2007-09-05 13 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's sec-ond-largest bank, has stepped up hiring of bankers in Asia to focus on industry coverage and China after a flurry of departures this year, said Paul Raphael, head of investment banking in the Asia-Pacific outside Japan. TheBloomberg - 363 words
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Article400 2007-09-05 13 Reuters Accounting giant aims to have up to 30,000 staff in 10 years' time, up from 8,000 now [SHANGHAI] Global accounting firm Ernst Young (E&Y) said yesterday that it plans a nearly four-fold jump in its China staff in the next decade, to about 30,000– Reuters - 400 words
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439 2007-09-05 13 Reuters Pig population down 10% from last year; jump in food prices [BEIJING] China's shortage of pork, which has helped propel inflation to a 10-year high, will not ease substantially until the second quarter of next year due to the length ofReuters - 439 words
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285 2007-09-05 13 AP [SHANGHAI] China's securities regulator will this week review state lender China Construction Bank Corp's plan to issue shares in Shanghai in what could be the country's biggest initial public offering (IPO) so far. The bank's plan to issue up toAP - 285 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration556 2007-09-05 14 Reuters Broadcasters will have to slash ad rates or risk being taken over by rivals [MUMBAI] More than 100 new TV channels are scheduled to launch in India over the next 12 months, delivering ever smaller audiences to broadcasters and nudgingReuters; BLOOMBERG - 556 words
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Article150 2007-09-05 14 Reuters [BANGALORE] Indian software services firm Patni Computer Systems Ltd is close to acquiring a company in Europe for US$4O miUion to US$45 million, the Business Standard newspaper reported yesterday, citing unnamed sources. Patni, which counts General Electric Co and ABN Amro among its clients hasReuters - 150 words
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Article7652 2007-09-05 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.079/ Star Europe Bond 1.196/ Star Europe Bal 1.249/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.613/ Star Asia Bond 1.288/ Star Asia Balanced 1.111/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.241/ Multi St Fd 0.977/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.845/ Gib Multi St USD7,652 words
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Advertisement115 2007-09-05 14 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more Allianz (jjj) than US$l.2 trillion assets under management as at 31 December 2006. G,obal lnvestors company regn. no *****7169Z §9f§ NEVER FOLLOW THE CROWD ISP fill J^L 4&Bk y°u uy same securities as other people, you will have115 words
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409 2007-09-05 15 Bloomberg, AP LATEST US DATA But sector still contributes to growth as overseas demand increases [NEW YORK] Manufacturing in the US cooled in August as factories trimmed orders in anticipation that sales would weaken. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) factory– Bloomberg, AP - 409 words
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364 2007-09-05 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY By in Tokyo A SECOND nuclear power plant had to be shut down in Japan yesterday within the space of one month following a leakage of radioactive water. Kansai Electric Power said it had manually shut down its Ohi power364 words
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511 2007-09-05 15 Reuters [DUBAI] The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the energy exporter's US$5O billion sovereign wealth fund, said on Monday that it was diversifying away from the weakening US dollar by investing more in Asia. The QIA, which has offered to buy British supermarkets chainReuters - 511 words
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312 2007-09-05 15 Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp will list shares of its financial unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct 11, raising up to 361 billion yen (554.76 billion) in Japan's largest initial public offering this year. The IPO of Sony Financial Holdings, whichReuters - 312 words
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Article, Illustration490 2007-09-05 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] English Premier League (EPL) teams spent a record £530 million (551.62 billion) on players including Fernando Torres and Owen Hargreaves this year after boosting broadcast income and attracting overseas investors, Deloitte Touche said. Declared transfer payments by– Bloomberg - 490 words
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360 2007-09-05 15 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) said it would investigate to see if OMX used inappropriate defence measures after Borse Dubai launched an unsolicited bid for the exchange owner. A spokeswoman for the regulator confirmed a report in Swedish daily Dagens Industri– Reuters - 360 words
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435 2007-09-05 17 -AFP PARIS] The first individual genome 3ver sequenced a complete DNA olueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Center has revealed genetic variaion among humans far richer than oreviously imagined. Published yes;erday in the online open-access jourlal PLoS Biology, the 2.8 billion-AFP - 435 words
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Article, Illustration618 2007-09-05 17 Bloomberg Christie's, Sotheby's take US$l b gamble on Russians, Asians [LONDON] Auction houses are betting that Russians or Asians will support art prices as a credit squeeze threatens to limit Wall Street bonuses. Christie's International and Sotheby's are offering US$l billion in price guarantees– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 618 words
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556 2007-09-05 17 iVTT Wall Street banks trying to sell USs24b of the firm's loans and bonds [NEW YORK] Instead of spending time at the golf course or at their summer houses, bankers have been in the office this summer to make senseiVTT - 556 words
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347 2007-09-05 17 Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai govern-ment-owned Istithmar is considering buying into two US companies hit by exposure to sub-prime, or high-risk, mortgages after defaults triggered a global flight to safer assets. The agency, which has bought a stake in Standard Chartered and acquired fashion retailer Barneys New– Reuters - 347 words
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463 2007-09-05 18 Reuters Largest shareholder may back foreign investors taking minority share [WELLINGTON] Auckland City Council, the biggest single shareholder in takeover target Auckland International Airport Ltd, will retain its 12.75 per cent stake but is not opposed to a foreign investor taking a– Reuters - 463 words
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282 2007-09-05 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Boeing Co, the world's second-largest commercial-aircraft maker, said it expects air-cargo traffic to rise 6.1 per cent annually for the next 20 years on increased trade with China. The company's expectation for average annual growth is in line– Bloomberg - 282 words
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Article, Illustration596 2007-09-05 18 ■AP [BANGKOK] It was human error, not unsuitable facilities, that caused an Airbus A3BO to scrape its wing tip on a hangar's gate at Bangkok's international airport, the president of Thai Airways said on Monday. The plane's left wing■AP; AFP - 596 words
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254 2007-09-05 18 Bloomberg [THE HAGUE] The European Union's trade chief suggested the creation of a so-called golden share to ensure that European Aeronautic, Defence Space Co, the parent of planemaker Airbus SAS, remains in European hands. In some "very selective" cases, shares withBloomberg - 254 words
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Article2343 2007-09-05 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW),BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Rcy aq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA Airways Corpn (EVA), CA Air China2,343 words
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Miscellaneous393 2007-09-05 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I Sheep rustlers are criminals of another type! (3-7) p |2 p [4 |5 Be p p 6 Whales crossing northern ij^_ ij^_ MM 10 Start with a follower, for ex- 10 I In ample, at home (5) II Away to call up, being indif- 9m Wm393 words
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Article, Illustration689 2007-09-05 19 Reuters Deal to make it a global shipping player rivalling Maersk in fleet size [HONG KONG/SHANGHAI] China Cosco Holdings Co Ltd will buy its parent's dry-bulk shipping fleet for US$4.6 billion, making it the world's largest transporter of resources as Chinese demandReuters; FILE PHOTO - 689 words
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Article, Illustration416 2007-09-05 19 -AFP Move will enhance navigation, protect the environment [SINGAPORE] South-east Asian nations have agreed to an "historic" cooperation mechanism to help improve safety in waterways which are vital to world trade, officials said yesterday. Delegates from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia began three days-AFP - 416 words
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632 2007-09-05 19 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES By STRAIT TALK THE latest issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin, Alert, features a delightful cartoon. A female ship's captain is sitting at bridge console that would not look out of place in Star Trek. Through the bridge windows, we632 words
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512 2007-09-05 20 TO cut or not to cut? That is the question facing the United States Federal Reserve Board in the run-up to the Sept 18 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which decides on US interest rates and, in particular, the512 words
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Article, Illustration1421 2007-09-05 20 AMARENDU NANDY - AMARENDU NANDY This provides a historical opportunity for Singapore to exploit to its advantage By i ONE of the important elements in sustaining the dynamism, competitiveness, and leadership role of the United States has been its ability and willingness to attract, absorb, and utiliseAFP - 1,421 words
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Article, Illustration779 2007-09-05 20 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE PUBLIC opinion surveys taken in the US and other countries around the world show that China's image has been badly dented in the wake of widespread reports of unsafe food, toxic toothpaste, dangerous toys and poisonous drugs. A recent779 words
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Article, Illustration809 2007-09-05 21 STANLEYAWEISS - STANLEYAWEISS IHT Critics say Indonesia is moving ahead 'at the wrong speed' By his place is a rocket!" boasts Muhammad Lutfi, Indonesia's investment chief, and his exuberance doesn't seem so irrational. Ten years after the Asian financial meltdown which shoved millions of Indonesians into poverty, toppled theIHT; REUTERS - 809 words
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872 2007-09-05 21 DONALD GREENLEES - DONALD GREENLEES -NYT By PRIVATE equity firms are setting records in the size of Asian buyout funds, adding to an existing pool of more than US$35 billion that is waiting to be invested in deals in the region, industry participants and analysts said. The-NYT - 872 words
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Article7653 2007-09-05 22 Transaction date: Sep 4 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Company 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom i i i 103 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF7,653 words
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Article82 2007-09-05 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo) Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller 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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Article2070 2007-09-05 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000] Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hii 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABR Hldgs 31 25 8538 APStrategic 16.5 1.5 1501 Advanced System 70.5 9 1524 Alantac 22.5 82,070 words
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Article213 2007-09-05 22 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum213 words
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361 2007-09-05 23 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Se| 03 World Index Preliminan 1139.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 4.6 0.1 5/ EAFE Preliminan 1135.8 0.1 2.6 0.1 4.8 0.1 5/ Euro[ Preliminan 1548.3 0.2 3.7 0.1 5.9 0.1 6.I Pacific 994.6361 words
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Article62 2007-09-05 23 Sep 4 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hii Low Vol Open Done Position Sep 07 2548 2517 2552 2514 459 1966 Oct 07 2520 2480 2524 2480 2033 ***** Nov 07 2494 2459 2501 2457 6767 ***** Dec 07 2476 2444 2484 2444 1275 902762 words
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Article131 2007-09-05 23 /oz) iep iep Hong Kong London 671.50 671.50 672.50 672.00 Aug 31 Sep 03 672.30 671.90 672.90 672.50 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Sep 04 Buying Sellim Kilobar "35,259.71" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying 'im Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1 oz 1 ozUBS 79.18131 words
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Article25 2007-09-05 23 Sep 4 ten Hji Sett STI SIMSCI Se 418 419.7 415.4 Taiwan Se 346.4 349.1 344.4 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd25 words
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Article22 2007-09-05 23 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.5204 1.5215 2-months 1.5169 1.5181 3-months 1.5138 1.515 6-months 1.5050 1.5063 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article286 2007-09-05 23 Sep 04 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 327.25 326.75 326.25 326.25 329.25 351.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig ah Low Sett Volume (tonnes)286 words
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Article92 2007-09-05 23 Aug 31 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 868.00 880.00 868.00 Nov 07 882.50 894.00 882.00 Jan 08 898.00 909.00 897.00 Mar 08 907.50 919.00 907.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 36.54 36.75 36.40 Oct 07 36.79 37.0392 words
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Article78 2007-09-05 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 3 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 73.41 0.77 WTI (Near Mth) 74.43 0.59 Dubai (1-Mth F) 68.52 0.52 Tapis blend 78.5 1.15 Minas 75.05 0.95 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 73.60 85.55 0.22 0.7 USS/barrel Opec Oil78 words
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Article468 2007-09-05 23 Sep 4 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru| Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound US! Australia 0.870 6.221 0.606 6.425 33.745 77.429 0.952 7.740 2.892 1.177 50.075 38.550 1.257 5.981 0.996 27.222 28.281 0.409 0.82. Canada 1.149 7.147468 words
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Article131 2007-09-05 23 As at 9am Sep 4 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid >t Offer Aust dollar 1.2420 1.2580 Can dollar 1.4370 1.4540 Euro 2.0600 2.0830 NZ dollar 1.0580 1.0820 lierlini ind 3.0520 3.0870 US dollar 1.5130 1.5300 Local dollars to 100 units of131 words
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Article162 2007-09-05 23 Overnight 2 1/4 1-month 2 5/8 2-months 2 11/16 3-months 2 3/4 Overnight mode: 2 5/16 USS Offer 2 1/8 2 1/2 2 9/16 2 5/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 5.80 5.85 5.80 5.75162 words
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Article79 2007-09-05 23 Sep 04 (USS) (S$) 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 3.***** 9 mths 3.***** 12 mths 3.***** 1 mth 2 mths 5.***** 2.***** 3 mths 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 5.***** 5.***** 5.***** 2.***** 2.***** 2.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 2.***** 2yrs 2.***** 3 yrs 3.*****79 words
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Article68 2007-09-05 23 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2420.50 2487.20 3 months 2478.00 2544.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 7457.00 7390.00 7536.00 7460.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 3075.00 3 months 3020.00 3171.00 3110.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.0068 words
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Article82 2007-09-05 23 Sep 3 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Sep 07 940 947 Dec 07 958 966 Mar 08 974 982 May 08 985 993 950/929 964/947 -/961 987/974 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Sep 07 1720 1664 1721/165' Nov 07 1775 1718 1777/171 Jan 08 1751 1715 1754/171 Mar 0882 words
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Article158 2007-09-05 23 Sep 4 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2564 1.2576 0.8240 0.8243 Canadian dollar 1.4434 1.4447 0.9467 0.9469 Euro 2.0744 2.0759 1.3605 1.3606 NZ dollar 1.0668 1.0684 0.6997 0.7003 Sterlini ind 3.0747 3.0772 2.0166 2.016'158 words
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Article91 2007-09-05 23 Sep 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's [h Low Hii 3-Month BQ*****X 06.12.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.34 2.34 2.33 2.33 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*****F91 words
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Article341 2007-09-05 23 Sep 04 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 94.407 95.075 95.430 95.525 0 0 0 0 8734 ***** ***** 5564 EUROYEN FUTURES Sep07 99.175 99.175 Dec07 99.155 99.160 Mar08 99.115 99.115 Jun08 99.065 99.090 Sep08 99.030B Dec08 98.945 98.955B Mar09 Jun09341 words
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Article, Illustration565 2007-09-05 28 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE First of 4-seater Drophead Coupe will be delivered here late next month By THERE are already six orders for the yet-to-be-launched $1.8 million Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, and the Singapore distributor expects some more before the year is out. "We565 words
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Article, Illustration666 2007-09-05 28 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE KB Auto 'positive' it has secured dealership while GM ODC is said to be eyeing it By YET another Chinese brand is set to enter the Singapore market but exactly who will offer it here isn't clear. Last Saturday, new666 words
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Article, Illustration1171 2007-09-05 29 LIM SAY BOON - LIM SAY BOON The market is now an ageing bull with chronic health problems that require careful attention and different strategies EQUITIES have entered the final stage of the bull cycle that started in 2003 with implications for investment strategies involving a rangeREUTERS PHOTO; Source: SCB & Bloomberg - 1,171 words
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468 2007-09-05 29 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA By IF you are shopping for an insurance plan that gives pure protection, consider one where the premiums are adjusted with every year that you age. Manulife has just launched its annual renewable term plan, which it says is the most468 words
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Article, Illustration919 2007-09-05 30 But analysts remain largely upbeat about region's markets, writes GENEVIEVE CUA THE rout in credit markets, which continues to roil equity markets, has hit Asian equity funds hard, causing some to lose as much as 15 per cent of value in justAP, REUTERS PHOTOS - 919 words
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664 2007-09-05 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA Short positions on sub-prime credit results in strong returns in July THE mention of hedge funds these days may call to mind huge losses from the US sub-prime debt exposure and the unwinding of carry trades. But here is664 words
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