The Business Times, 29 January 2008
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Title Section26 2008-01-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg «P* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Tuesday, January 29,200826 words
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728 2008-01-29 1 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Investors take cover as US recession fears rise and marketmoving events loom By [SINGAPORE] Investors scurried for cover yesterday amid renewed fears of a global economic slowdown brought about by a US recession and jitters in Japan. There was also caution ahead728 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-01-29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 6.00 INDONESIA 15.496 TAIWAN 6.236 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.50 US 6.50 CANADA 5.75 SWITZERLAND 4.14 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article49 2008-01-29 1 lorn lay lange KLCOMP 1,380.54 -24.86 NIKKEI 225 13,087.91 -541.25 HANG SENG 24,053.61 -1068.76 SET INDEX 744.36 -15.36 JAKARTA COM P 2,582.05 -38.44 MANILA COMP 3,203.56 -33.85 SEOUL COMP 1,627.19 -65.22 SHENZHEN B 625.60 -31.87 MUMBAI IND 18,152.78 -208.88 11AM EDT Change 12,260.50 +55.36 DOW NASDAQ 2,322.88 +6.6849 words
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Article40 2008-01-29 1 US$ (S$ ier US$) 1.423 (USS/SS per 1.977 2.814 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.467 2.088 'EN 106.60 74.90 RM 3.247 2.281 HK$ 7.808 5.486 BAHT 33.06 23.22 RUPIAH 9,350 6,569 RENMINBI 7.197 5.056 INDIAN RUPEE 39.47 27.73 1.137 0.798 NZ$ 1.299 0.91340 words
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Article, Illustration719 2008-01-29 1 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Revised offer of $6.50 suggests they're ready for bidding war with Lees By [SINGAPORE] The family of the late Tan Chin Tuan has upped the ante in the contest with OCBC Bank's Lee family for Straits Trading Company. TheFILE PHOTO - 719 words
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Miscellaneous53 2008-01-29 1 SOCGEN SHOCK \J SME SPOTLIGHT PROPERTY BID FOR *IPI Fraud dents French c tfr\' Tips from an online A-Reit buys Acer ROBINSON xm^, pride, capitalism 6ue^ recruitment network Building for $75m Lippo boosts stake 0 f PAGES 22 dnHT«x PAGE 12 PAGE 29 to 29.99% PAGE 2 W^ :-1 I53 words
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Article, Illustration286 2008-01-29 2 Reuters [GIRIBANGUN, Indonesia] Former Indonesian president Suharto, whose 32 years in power were marred by graft and rights abuses, was buried near the royal city of Solo in a state funeral with full military honours yesterday. Tens of thousands of people lined the– Reuters; AP - 286 words
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402 2008-01-29 2 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Move can be seen as a bid to protect its stake or as shoring up its stake By [SINGAPORE] Lippo Group has responded to the takeover bid for Robinson from Dubai-based Al-Futtaim Group by boosting its own stake in the402 words
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541 2008-01-29 2 WEE JUN KAI - WEE JUN KAI It is ranked 46 the highest ever by a Singapore business school By [SINGAPORE] Nanyang Business School's Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme has been ranked 46th in Financial Times' (FT) World Top 100 MBA 2008 the highest that a541 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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70 2008-01-29 2 ALTHOUGH 2008 looks like a difficult year for credit markets and investors, the Asian bond market still has bright spots, said Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry and deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, yesterday. With the70 words
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Article53 2008-01-29 2 SINGAPORE Airlines' subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services yesterday reported a third-quarter net profit of $50.4 million, unchanged from a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec 31, 2007 rose 1.2 per cent to $244.5 million, from $241.6 million a year ago. COMPANY53 words
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90 2008-01-29 2 CREATIVE Technology yesterday posted its second consecutive profitable quarter with a net income of US$7.6 million for the second quarter ending Dec 31, 2007. This compared to a net income of US$92.l million for the same quarter last year a figure that90 words
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49 2008-01-29 2 A SLEW of projects from various segments residential, hotels, office and industrial/warehouse received provisional permission from Urban Redevelopment Authority in the fourth quarter of last year. But developers are in no hurry to launch their residential projects. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 949 words
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51 2008-01-29 2 THERE is a now a 60 per cent chance that Japan's economy will slide into recession in the first half of this year, and the contraction may even have begun already, according to Goldman Sachs. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE51 words
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93 2008-01-29 2 IN a surprise development, tycoon Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has taken over media company Nexnews in a move that will see a parting of ways between Mr Tan and former partner Tong Kooi Ong amid a splitting of the company's publications between the two93 words
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92 2008-01-29 2 ONE of Hong Kong's leading tycoons and former Dow Jones board member, David Li, has reached a tentative agreement with US regulators to settle insider trading allegations, a report said yesterday. Mr Li, who is chairman of Bank of East Asia92 words
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56 2008-01-29 2 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust has bought Acer Building at International Business Park in Jurong East for $75 million or $344 psf of lettable area. A-Reit yesterday also announced its purchase of Sim Siang Choon Building, at the fringe of Changi Business Park,56 words
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Article, Illustration594 2008-01-29 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Stronger regional currencies make bonds attractive to foreign investors Reports by [SINGAPORE] Although 2008 looks like a difficult year for credit markets and investors, the Asian bond market still has bright spots. Speaking to some 1,000 delegates from 400594 words
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655 2008-01-29 4 US recession could hit emerging markets, it says [SINGAPORE] In the span of just over a week, the Federal Reserve is expected to follow up on its surprise rate cut by slashing another 50 basis points off its655 words
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487 2008-01-29 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Airport handled 36.7 m passengers, including 3.5 m in December alone By [SINGAPORE] A record 36.7 million passengers passed through the gates of Singapore's multi-award winning Changi Airport last year, with passenger numbers in December 2007 alone hitting a new monthly high487 words
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Advertisement681 2008-01-29 4 lUtl.l.lJlT&T Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd Co Reg No: *****0115G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007 The Directors of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2007. Group 2007 2006681 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration376 2008-01-29 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Company expects business volumes in Q4 to remain at current levels By SINGAPORE Airlines' subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) yesterday reported a thirdquarter net profit of $50.4 million, unchanged from a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec376 words
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328 2008-01-29 5 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By i HELPED by a significant rise in contributions from associated companies, Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation (Keppel T&T) achieved an 18.8 per cent rise in net profit to $51.45 million for the full year ended Dec 31, 2007. Turnover rose 10.9 per328 words
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754 2008-01-29 5 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ TO minority shareholders, there's nothing better than a tussle for control of their shares as it often unlocks value and raises the price of their stock to levels most would otherwise have not seen or dreamt about. So the battle for754 words
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Article, Illustration402 2008-01-29 6 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT Q2 net income is USs7.63m; revenue is U*****.54m, down 19.1% By THE year-end shopping season has been good for Creative Technology. The computer soundcard and MP3 device manufacturer has posted its second consecutive profitable quarter with a net income402 words
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265 2008-01-29 6 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI By I THE Ascott Group has secured a contract to manage a 219-unit serviced residence in Shenzhen, China. The property, which will be named Ascott Shenzhen Maillen, is scheduled to open in the second half of 2009. It will be the265 words
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Article68 2008-01-29 6 Full year ended Dec 2007 year en Capitacommercial Trust 120.42 78.87 52.7 236.53 I 152.23 55.4 KeppelT&T 51.45 43.30 18.8 103.12 93.02 10.9 ChinaSports 30.55 14.50 110.8 237.79 135.93 74.9 Inno-Pac 4.66 -1.16 nm 7.17 Jl± Notes: Net Profit refers to profit attributable to equity holders. Trust68 words
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Article, Illustration478 2008-01-29 6 Reuters [TAIPEI] TSMC, the world's top contract chip maker, is set to post record quarterly profits on growing demand for PCs and consumer gadgets, though rivals UMC and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd will see listless results as some major clients cut orders.Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 478 words
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Article, Illustration299 2008-01-29 7 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG The office tower construction deal brings BBR's order book to $517.9 m By BBR Holdings has won a $95.3 million contract from Ascendas (Tuas) to build an office tower at the International Business Park in Jurong East. Piling works begin next month and299 words
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380 2008-01-29 7 OUR CORRESPONDENT - OUR CORRESPONDENT By in Bangkok IN a dramatic move that came as a bolt from the blue to the management of TMB Bank Pic, which is partly owned by Singapore's DBS Group, the chairman of the bank has tendered his resignation, paving the way for380 words
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216 2008-01-29 7 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) has tied up with SPH MediaßoxOffice (MBO) to introduce out-of-home digital advertising at its service stations. This is the first partnership between SPH MBO an outdoor-media advertising company owned by Singapore Press Holdings and a petrol216 words
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281 2008-01-29 7 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE By FINANCIAL market volatility is driving demand for specialist traders in Asia, says a recruitment firm. Traders in equities, equity derivatives and structured products are more sought after as a result of greater price fluctuations and spreads, Matthew Hoyle, co-founder281 words
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Article296 2008-01-29 7 Alantac warns of loss for 2007 ALANTAC Technology has warned of a group net loss for 2007. It said this was the result of substantial one-off expenses arising from the restructuring of the group following new acquisitions, impairment costs from the acquisitions, increase in related administrative as well296 words
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SINGAPORE MARKET
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Article, Illustration539 2008-01-29 8 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN STOCKS Market players trim positions before market-moving events, data and earnings releases ASIAN markets started the final week of January in bearish fashion as market players cut back positions ahead of a slew of market-moving events, data and earnings reports.: Bloomberg - 539 words
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Article94 2008-01-29 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 112 0 0 0 4 112 Manufacturing 30 132 31 11 13 41 145 39 Commerce 46 13 14 52 16 )t/Stor/Comms 35 35 Finance 21 21 Construction 15 22 Pro| lerties94 words
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Article117 2008-01-29 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 12.165 12.165 64.420 64.420 Manufacturini 307.862 35.428 343.290 276.148 4.239 280.387 Commerce 54.135 6.201 60.336 55.160 822 55.982 Tpt/Stor/Comms 88.917 477 89.394 238.193 145 238.338 Finance 52.539 52.539 492.198 492.198 Construction 46.148 9.097 55.245 17.903 1.867 19.770 Properties 57.570117 words
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Article115 2008-01-29 8 Stock name Close Cham Stock name Close Cham CapitaLand 6.250 -0.280 Olam 2.580 -0.210 CapitaMall 2.950 -0.230 S IA 16.000 -0.460 CityDev 12.200 -0.680 SGX 10.160 -0.720 Cosco Corp 4.640 -0.270 SIA Engg 3.820 -0.190 DBS Grp 18.060 -0.880 SPH 4.380 -0.020 F&N 4.790 -0.150 ST115 words
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Article472 2008-01-29 8 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN SMRT Corporation Jan 28 close: 551.65 Citigroup Research, Jan 25 Q3 NET profit fell on higher costs: Although MRT revenues improved 6 per cent on stronger ridership growth, net profits declined 5 per cent due to higher costs and lower investment income. Results are in line472 words
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Article, Illustration203 2008-01-29 8 KEN TAI CHEE MING - KEN TAI CHEE MING, CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index (STI) is likely to resume its downtrend this week, as investors are unwilling to take any position ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting despite expectations of a 50bps cut. From a technical standpoint,NextVIEW - 203 words
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Article, Illustration549 2008-01-29 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE ANOTHER ugly red-ink session on Wall Street last Friday triggered another round of risk aversion trading yesterday, ahead of a potentially tricky week, if not fortnight, for Asian players. At their worst points yesterday, benchmark stock indices in Hong Kong, ChinaReuters - 549 words
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Article50 2008-01-29 8 Jan 28 VALUE CLOSE -1213.00+67.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00-305.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00-121.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 767.28 -23.52 FTSE ST Small Cap 674.59 -20.62 FTSE ST All Share 779.54 -28.26 FTSE ST China 567.77 -33.87 SIMSCI 372.23 -14.56 SIMSCI Futures 371.90 -17.00 PrimePartnersCI 185.19 -10.0650 words
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Article54 2008-01-29 8 VOLUME E3 Hlds 38,413,000 Memstar 36,052,000 STI3100BNPeCW*****8 28,128,000 China Honqxinq 27,602,000 Yanqzijianq 23,747,000 JiutianC 21,386,000 JES 20,272,000 STXPOKW100 18,270,000 SingTel 17,706,000 Lian Benq 16,950,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 196,342,988 SGX 124,447,255 UOB 94,101,160 Capita Land 79,473,800 SingTel 64,691,560 CityDev 58,975,313 OCBC Bk 50,438,500 STXPOKW100 43,205,550 Keppel Corp 39,053,17454 words
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Article107 2008-01-29 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 656 67.0 11.4 Straits Trdi StraitsAsia 335 23.0 7.4 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 SPC 585 16.0 2.8 STI 3450 DBePW*****2 105 16.0 18.0 STI 3350 DBePW/*****2 89 15.0 20.3 GLD 10US$ 9150 14.2 0.1 MOIL 199 14.2 5.3 STI 3300SGAePW*****8 66.5 10.0 17.7107 words
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Article109 2008-01-29 8 CLOSE DOWN China H 10US$ 1684-167.9 -6.5 JMH 2560-139.4 -3.7 DBS Gri 1806 -88.0 -4.6 JSH 1436 -79.7 -3.8 SGX 1016 -72.0 -6.6 Cifr 1220 -68.0 -5.3 DBS MBLJCW*****0 561 -66.0 -10.5 UOB 1750 -58.0 -3.2 SGXMBLJCW*****0 451 -54.0 -10.7 UOBMBLJCW*****0 536 -54.0 -9.2 DBS MBL eCW*****1 BY PERCENTAGE109 words
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Article84 2008-01-29 8 lan 28 CHNG CLOSE FRJan25 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4217 0.09 1.5479 1.4200® Euro 2.0895 0.35 2.1639 1.9913 Pounds 2.8138 0.13 3.1194 2.7855 AS 1.2507 0.59 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.3349 -0.93 1.3821 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.31 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3004 0.09 4.5700 4.173084 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration747 2008-01-29 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA But developers are in no rush to launch condos ahead of Chinese New Year By A SLEW of projects from various segments residential, hotels, office and industrial/warehouse received provisional permission (PP) from Urban Redevelopment Authority in the fourth quarter of747 words
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397 2008-01-29 9 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By BIOPHARMACEUTICAL firm Actelion yesterday opened a regional office in Singapore, which will be tasked with managing its clinical studies in Asia. The Swiss-headquartered firm known for the blockbuster pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drug Tracleer is spending about $500,000 in initial set-up397 words
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451 2008-01-29 9 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Oil major will supply feedstock as well as lift end products By JURONG Aromatics Corporation (JAC) which is building a US$2 billion petrochemicals plant on Jurong Island has just signed a mega US$lO billion-plus feedstock/end-product combination deal with oil major451 words
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Article, Illustration463 2008-01-29 10 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING A strong economy produced 30,923 unfilled positions in the private sector By IT was a job bonanza for all in September last year and even more so for graduates, according to a study by the Ministry of ManpowerJob Vacancy Survey, MOM - 463 words
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282 2008-01-29 10 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Entertainment and travel tabs beat all past records: Amex By SPENDING on American Express (Amex) cards in Singapore rose 22 per cent in 2007, fresh figures show. The increase came after a 23 per cent rise in 2006. Growing affluence,282 words
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293 2008-01-29 10 WEE JUN KAI - WEE JUN KAI By A $60 million initiative to develop small and medium enterprises (SME) business leaders has been launched. This was announced by Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo at the graduation ceremony yesterday for the first batch of 20 graduates in the Spring-SMU293 words
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Advertisement280 2008-01-29 11 NTUC Income is proud to have the support of the financial advisory firms. The NTUC Income 2008 Kick-Off event on 18 January saw a strong turn-out of 750 financial advisers. It was m U a celebration of a successful collaboration with the financial 4Plk C fe advisory firms. In recognition280 words
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SMEspotlight
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Article, Illustration647 2008-01-29 12 SMEs have the flexibility to change things and should also reinvent themselves, JobsDß chairman Samuel Sung tells TAN SEO YEAN FOR small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), the key to success is to be "agile", says JobsDß chairman Samuel Sung, whose company providesARTHUR LII - 647 words
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Article7943 2008-01-29 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 0.91/ Star Europe Bond 1.211/ Star Europe Bal 1.184/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.414/ Star Asia Bond 1.23/ Star Asia Balanced 0.995/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.198/ Multi St Fd 0.917/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.862/ Gib Multi St USD7,943 words
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Article, Illustration713 2008-01-29 13 SMALL CAPS It'll start by investing in commercial property with steady rental income in China, Macau and Taiwan, reports OH BOON PING SHANGHAI Turbo Enterprises, which produces vane products for steam power turbine generators, is looking at better times with its new propertyJOHN HENG - 713 words
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410 2008-01-29 13 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Small caps more volatile during market upheavals By GROWING fears of a US recession and the consequent dumping of all risky assets wiped some 14 per cent off our small cap portfolio in the past couple of weeks, as the410 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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509 2008-01-29 14 Bloomberg Call comes after key index drops 22 per cent from Oct peak INVESTORS should sell shares of Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd and its two rivals on expectation the banks' earnings growth will moderate, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said. It's "time to– Bloomberg - 509 words
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Article, Illustration472 2008-01-29 14 VNTHONY ROWLEY - VNTHONY ROWLEY Prediction comes as exports falter amid rising yen, weaker global demand By A in Tokyo THERE is now a 60 per cent chance that Japan's economy will slide into recession in the first half of this year, and theBLOOMBERG - 472 words
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584 2008-01-29 14 Reuters Government says that it remains cautiously optimistic [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's economy grew by just over 6 per cent last year and will slow this year but the government said that it remains "cautiously optimistic" on the outlook, despite an– Reuters - 584 words
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Article2298 2008-01-29 14 Jan 28 Jan 28 RM ASM Realty 0.78 AbricBhd 0.26 Advance Synergy 0.18 Adventa Bhd 1.35 AeMultiHIdgs 0.27 Affin Holdings 2.40 Ahmad Zaki Resou 1.46 Aic Corp 0.66 Airasia Bhd 1.50 Akn Technology 0.59 Alliance Financi 2.81 Aluminium Co 1.10 Amalgamated Ind 0.50 Aminvestment Grp ....unch AmmbHIdgsBhd 3.562,298 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration696 2008-01-29 15 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Vincent Tan, Tong Kooi Ong part ways as firm's publications are split between them By in Kuala Lumpur IN a surprise development, tycoon Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has taken over media company Nexnews in a move that will see a parting of696 words
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306 2008-01-29 15 -AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's judiciary faced fresh allegations of high-level corruption yesterday when opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim released a video apparently showing a lawyer claiming to have bribed a top judge. Mr Anwar sparked an outcry last September when he made public a-AP - 306 words
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Article, Illustration348 2008-01-29 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Central Bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz has said that the country's interest rates are at an "appropriate" level to promote growth and other measures could be used to cool inflation. "We aren't having any major issues exceptBloomberg - 348 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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167 2008-01-29 16 -AFP [BEIJING] Online pranksters were taken seriously when they used a page on a Chinese government website for mock questions such as what to do with a DIV nuclear plant, state media said yesterday. The Ministry of Science and Technology website has been flooded with a-AFP - 167 words
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518 2008-01-29 16 Bloomberg, AFP He has neither admitted nor denied insider trading of Dow Jones shares [LONDON] One of Hong Kong's leading tycoons and former Dow Jones board member, David Li, has reached a tentative agreement with US regulators to settle insider trading– Bloomberg, AFP - 518 words
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Article, Illustration479 2008-01-29 16 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China, home to the world's best-perform-ing stock market last year, is now the least favoured in Asia outside of Japan for the region's funds, according to Citigroup Inc. The CSI 300 Index, which gained 162 per cent last year,Bloomberg; AFP - 479 words
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589 2008-01-29 16 Reuters They are set to produce best returns for the third year [MUMBAI] India's construction and engineering companies are set to produce the best returns for investors for a third year running as India pours more cash into building roads, airports and power plants, but theirReuters - 589 words
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117 2008-01-29 16 -AFP [BERLIN] Indian conglomerate Tata plans to buy a stake in a high-tech unit of Germany's Deutsche Telekom which would see thousands of jobs outsourced, according to a German weekly news magazine. In a report in yesterday's issue, Focus said that the-AFP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration522 2008-01-29 17 OUR CORRESPONDENT - OUR CORRESPONDENT He will select his Cabinet line-up next week, it will include finance experts By in Bangkok THAILAND'S Prime Minister elect, Samak Sundaravej, has said that he would select his Cabinet line-up next week, while reassuring the country that the Cabinet wouldREUTERS - 522 words
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498 2008-01-29 17 Reuters, Bloomberg [PARIS] Pressure mounted yesterday on Societe Generale as a prosecutor said rogue trader Jerome Kerviel was questioned about his trades in November, and as investors sued the French bank for insider trading. The bank has accused the 31-year-old Kerviel of a– Reuters, Bloomberg - 498 words
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399 2008-01-29 17 neuters, tiloomb- I I vry i [TOKYO] A Japanese businessman has drawn the wrath of the country's financial regulator by falsely claiming to have bought controlling stakes worth US$l9O billion in Sony Corp and five other top companies. The Financial Services Agency– neuters, tiloomb- I I vry i - 399 words
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Article, Illustration379 2008-01-29 17 AFTER each stopover, it always takes the first few days to settle back on board, especially when the stopover is centered around Singaporean hospitality and the wealth of restaurants the city has on offer. After a light up-wind start, battling against the current in the379 words
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438 2008-01-29 17 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA Median home price down 10% in Dec from a year ago [WASHINGTON] Purchases of new homes in the US fell to a 12-year low in December, capping the biggest annual decline on record. Sales decreased 4.7 per cent toBloomberg - 438 words
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422 2008-01-29 17 -AP [TOKYO] Toyota may have fallen short of General Motors in global vehicle sales last year, but it has beaten its US rival in another measure: global vehicle production. In the latest neck-and-neck numbers race between the world's top two automakers, Toyota-AP - 422 words
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327 2008-01-29 18 450b yuan spending plan comes as air passenger, freight volumes rise sharply [SHANGHAI] China, the world's second-largest air travel market, plans to spend 450 billion yuan (5588.9 billion) building 97 more airports by 2020 to meet demand. A civil airport layout plan aimed327 words
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Article, Illustration635 2008-01-29 18 Bloomberg Thousands of travellers stranded before CNY holidays [BEIJING] China's heaviest snowstorms in five decades crushed homes, grounded flights, disrupted electricity and left hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded, a week before millions take to the roads for the Chinese New Year– Bloomberg; AFP - 635 words
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380 2008-01-29 18 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA By in New Delhi LOBBYING for the Indian US$ll billion fighter jet deal has gained some momentum. Going by recent developments, it is clear that the competition to bag the deal is going to be intense. While US defence majors Boeing and380 words
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303 2008-01-29 18 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to start a dedicated freighter service between Kuala Lumpur and Delhi this year, according to a report in The Starßiz. The national air carrier and Acumen Overseas Pte Ltd, its general sales agent (GSA) for north and303 words
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225 2008-01-29 18 Reuters [LONDON] The owner of Southend Airport, some 65 km east of London, put the business up for sale yesterday, saying it could be the answer to the capital's air travel problems. Southend, once London's third busiest airport, went into decline because ofReuters - 225 words
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Article2377 2008-01-29 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:2,377 words
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Miscellaneous239 2008-01-29 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD fence (8,2,5) 23 Crest drops water on turn- 6 Old gold coin, not common 20 Whip producing nothing auing vessel (7) (5) dible (5) 24 Time and motive for a seri- 7 Decorations provided on the YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION ous crime (7) occasion of a party? (8,7) Across: 1239 words
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Article, Illustration470 2008-01-29 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE It is poised to benefit from rapidly growing Asia-Latin America trades By [SINGAPORE] PSA International has made further inroads into South America with a joint venture agreement to develop Argentina's second largest container terminal and complementary logistics and warehousing businesses.470 words
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178 2008-01-29 19 Xinhua [HANOI] Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will start construction of nine seaports nationwide this year, local newspaper Youth reported yesterday. The state corporation will build two wharves, the first category of the Van Phong seaport in central Khanh Hoa province, capable of receivingXinhua - 178 words
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318 2008-01-29 19 Bloomberg It is building two new docks to meet demand [HONG KONG] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, plans to deliver 25 per cent more vessels this year as it increases production to work through almost four years worth ofBloomberg - 318 words
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136 2008-01-29 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-larg-est shipyard, said it will build a 162.2 billion won (Ss24o million) parts factory to help work through an order backlog of almost four years. The factory at its yard in Okpo, south of Seoul,Bloomberg - 136 words
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Article108 2008-01-29 19 '000 Jan CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks Jaya Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Man Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.55 0.34 4.64 0.90 2.42108 words
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Article39 2008-01-29 19 '000 Jan nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.93 9.45 9.40 3.64 3.00 0.26 0.17 -0.03 -0.20 -0.35 -0.16 -0.04 -0.01 -0.01 45 458 352 560 3 11 14339 words
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Article12 2008-01-29 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 21.70 23.10 -1.10 -0.40 1951 10412 words
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Article12 2008-01-29 19 '000 Jan Soil iingamas Cont 43.00 2.34 -3.60 unch 184! 337(12 words
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Article22 2008-01-29 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity ntl Container Keppel Marine <eppel Prop 6.60 40.00 2.38 2.00 unch unch unch -0.10 80i 110! 3( 1!22 words
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Article23 2008-01-29 19 Evergreen Marine ...22.45 :irst Steamship 47.65 /Van Hai Lines 23.90 fang Ming Marine ..20.35 -1.05 -3.55 -1.10 -0.55 21 5 5 523 words
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Article38 2008-01-29 19 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind...255.00 -17.00 2012! (awasaki Kisen 961.00 -41.00 947' Mitsubishi Hvy 422.00 -24.00 2895' vlitsui Eng&Sbldg ..326.00 -29.00 ***** vlitsuiOsk Lines ..1187.00 -46.00 1648: Mippon Express 542.00 -6.00 5891 MipponYusen 763.00 -30.00 937! iource: Reuters38 words
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485 2008-01-29 20 OLD-FASHIONED due diligence and state intervention are forbidden phrases in the present marketplace where sophisticated financial instruments and their custodians dictate the economies of the world. From the seizure in the credit market to sub-prime chaos and now a 31-year-old trader's misadventure, they are485 words
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Article, Illustration1141 2008-01-29 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Observers worry that the policies' potential effects could plant the seeds of stagflation FACED with a clear and present danger that the crisis in the sub-prime mortgage sector and the ensuing turmoil in the financial markets could transform the downturn spiralBLOOMBERG - 1,141 words
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Article, Illustration815 2008-01-29 20 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN THE BOTTOM LINE IT'S starting to feel a bit like 1992 again. A Bush is in the White House, the economy is a mess, and there's a candidate who, in the view of a number of observers,815 words
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Article, Illustration909 2008-01-29 21 001 GIOK LING - 001 GIOK LING Climate change and related sustainability issues have to be faced by urban societies and their governments By MINISTER for Transport Raymond Lim hit the nail on the head when he surfaced the many areas of frustration shared by commuters who use publicFILE PHOTO - 909 words
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Article, Illustration1391 2008-01-29 21 By ANUJ KAGALWALA 2007 was a volatile year for the stock markets, which have become even more choppy in the first few weeks of 2008. But fortunately, the reverse is true of Singapore's policies towards the investment management industry. They haveFILE PHOTO - 1,391 words
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Article, Illustration1306 2008-01-29 22 NELSON D SCHWARTZ - NELSON D SCHWARTZ "-NYT An immediate threat is that SocGen and other French banks will lose their hard-earned edge in derivatives trading By in Paris and JAD MOUAWAD in New York IN A country where the hur-ly-burly of market capitalism has long been viewed"-NYT; REUTERS - 1,306 words
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Article, Illustration796 2008-01-29 22 NICOLA CLARK - NICOLA CLARK By I [PARIS] The French bank Societe Generale, facing persistent questions over how a lone, junior trader could have instigated more than US$7 billion in losses, acknowledged on Sunday that his activities had prompted questions from risk managers severalPHOTOS: AFP, AP - 796 words
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738 2008-01-29 22 EDUARDO PORTER - EDUARDO PORTER ■NYT Recurrence of financial disasters suggests that their risky actions are still uncurbed By [NEW YORK] What is to be done with the bankers? From the savings and loan meltdown in the 1980s to the current housingled seizure, financial institutions have proved■NYT - 738 words
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Article8540 2008-01-29 23 Transaction date: Jan 28 52-wks Tel )h Low Code Last Sale Hii Com[ i an; 5716 1st Software 11 6.5 3148 STelecom 29 11 5834 A-Sonic 107 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 14 1938 AEI Corp 26 8 1100 AEM 42 12.4 2101 APOil 141 54.58,540 words
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Article82 2008-01-29 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Com i Jib 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 *****82 words
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Article2032 2008-01-29 23 Hii Low Code Comi Sale ('0001 Hii Low Bu1 Seller C'vr P/E Smil 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 s ABR Hldgs 31 18.5 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 3 1501 s Advanced System 34 29 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.5 78142,032 words
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Article215 2008-01-29 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum215 words
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375 2008-01-29 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jan 25 World Index Preliminan 1028.1 0.7 -6.6 0.4 -9.3 0.7 -2.2 t EAFE Prel lim inan 1001.7 1.4 -9.6 1.1 -8.9 1.4 -1.7 Euro[375 words
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Article132 2008-01-29 24 As at 9am Jan 28 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2460 1.2610 Can dollar 1.4020 1.4190 Euro 2.0770 2.1010 NZ dollar 1.0860 1.1100 Sterlin mnd 2.8030 2.8350 US dollar 1.4160 1.4320 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article163 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 fer Bii Overnight 1 1/2 1-month 1 1/2 2-months 1 1/2 3-months 1 9/16 Overnight mode: 1 7/16 US$ Offer 1 3/8 1 3/8 1 3/8 1 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 3.33 3.32163 words
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Article22 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 STI SIMSCI Jan 380.1 382.3 371.9 Taiwan Jan 300.9 301.8 293.5 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd22 words
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Article21 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4206 1.422 2-months 1.4185 1.4198 3-months 1.4165 1.4178 6-months 1.4114 1.4128 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article153 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2516 1.2532 0.8796 0.8801 Canadian dollar 1.4098 1.4115 0.9908 0.9913 Euro 2.0875 2.0894 1.4671 1.4674 NZ dollar 1.0951 1.0965 0.7696 0.7701 Sterlim 2.8128 2.8153 1.9768 1.9772 US dollar 1.4229 1.4239 S$IUS$153 words
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Article362 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 96.995 97.415 97.480 97.435 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** ***** EUROYEN FUTURES Mar08 99.215 99.240 Jun08 99.420 99.435 Sep08 99.440 99.455 Dec08 99.405 99.420 Mar09 99.360 99.365B Jun09 99.305 99.305 Sep09362 words
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Article296 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Feb 08 Mar 08 Apr 08 May 08 Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 378.00 378.75 381.00 381.00 381.00 380.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)296 words
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Article104 2008-01-29 24 Jan 25 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar08 1243.00 1230.50 1253.00 1226.50 May 08 1261.50 1249.00 1270.00 1244.50 Jul 08 1275.25 1263.75 1285.00 1259.50 Aug 08 1267.00 1266.50 1275.00 1258.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 08 52.01 51.68 52.53 51.65104 words
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Article76 2008-01-29 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 25 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Chan, Brent blend (1-Mth F) 90.81 3.34 WTI (Near Mth) 90.55 1.03 Dubai (1-Mth F) 85.02 2.04 Tapis blend 95.45 1.9 Minas 93.6 2 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Chanqe Naphtha Jet Kerosene 93.10 103.70 2.00 1.22 USS/barrel Opec Oil76 words
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Article469 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru| Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.888 6.332 0.600 6.870 34.723 82.266 0.938 8.357 2.856 1.143 55.114 35.995 1.252 6.325 0.963 28.444 29.083 0.445 0.880 Canada 1.126 7.132469 words
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Article89 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****S 02.05.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 1.42 1.47 1.38 1.38 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year89 words
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Article78 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 (USS) (S$) 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 3.***** 1.***** 3 mths 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 3.***** 3.***** 3.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs78 words
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Article66 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Feb 08 3250 3170 3259 3178 145 630 Mar 08 3216 3147 3243 3145 4246 ***** Apr 08 3220 3150 3250 3150 9447 ***** May 08 3211 315066 words
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Article170 2008-01-29 24 Jan 28 GOLD (USS/oz) Jan 28 Jan 25 GOLD BULLION COINS (SS) Sellim Hong Kong 913.60 916.50 914.60 917.50 Jan 25 Jan 24 London 912.00 905.50 912.90 906.20 Source: Reuters (SS) Sellinq Buying 1 oz 1454.13 1311 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Sellinq Buying 10gm $510.39 418 SILVER170 words
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Article70 2008-01-29 24 Jan 25 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previou: Cash 2479.50 2424.00 3 months 2520.00 2463.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 7036.00 7020.00 7051.00 7020.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2606.00 3 months 2615.00 2607.50 2615.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article81 2008-01-29 24 Jan 25 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Mar 08 1149 1145 1152/1142 May 08 1169 1164 1170/1161 Jul 08 1195 1191 1196/1189 Sep08 1185 1179 1185/1177 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 08 1998 2019 2016/2006 Mar 08 2022 2040 2044/2014 May 08 2043 2061 2062/2037 Jul 08 205881 words
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Article, Illustration608 2008-01-29 28 Bloomberg The average cost of a home in England and Wales fell by 0.3 per cent [LONDON] UK house prices declined for a fourth month in January as higher interest rates and a slumping property market sapped confidence among buyers, a reportBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 608 words
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152 2008-01-29 28 Bloomberg [MADRID] Sales of bonds backed by Spanish mortgages will slow from a record in 2007 as the country's 10--year real-estate boom ends, according to Moody's Investors Service. Spanish banks issued 143 billion euros (***** billion) of bonds secured by property and consumer– Bloomberg - 152 words
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458 2008-01-29 28 Reuters [NEW YORK] Global property investors still favour US commercial real estate by a wide margin, but secondplace China is rapidly closing in, according to an annual report tracking institutional investor interest. New York and Washington headed the list of preferred cities for– Reuters - 458 words
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462 2008-01-29 29 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA It also bags warehouse in CBP, announces completion of HansaPoint By I ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has bought the Acer Building at International Business Park in Jurong East for $75 million or $344 per square foot of lettable area. Market462 words
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284 2008-01-29 29 Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese property developer Hengda Real Estate Group has won approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an IPO expected to be worth US$l billion to US$2 billion, but has not set a listing timetable due to– Reuters - 284 words
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Article, Illustration154 2008-01-29 29 Xinhua [HANOI] Rents in major cities of Vietnam have skyrocketed and there are few signs the market will cool in the next few years as demand continues to vastly outstrip supply, local newspaper Vietnam Investment Review reported yesterday. "We predict that office rents will peak– Xinhua; BLOOMBERG - 154 words
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