The Business Times, 8 June 2009

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    20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.COm.sg Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Monday, June 8,2009
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    Lock icon A JOB WELL DONE
    82 1 [SINGAPORE] This year's Emerging Enterprise Award winners proved that small can be beautiful. Receiving their awards at the Shangri-La Hotel last Friday were (from left) Ryan Lee, CEO and founder of XMI Pte Ltd; Victor Khaw, general manager of Allalloy Dynaweld Pte Ltd; Calvin Lim, director
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    Lock icon 2009 plumbs the depths in barren spell for IPOs
    915 1  -  LYNETTE KHOO Even a pickup in the second half may not salvage a year that has seen only 3 new listings so far By Mark Liew, corporate finance director at Prime Partners. Some are more involved in secondary fund-raisings and other
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    Lock icon SingTel to take another bite at new iPhone?
    576 1  -  WINSTON CHAI By [SINGAPORE] The phone which launched a thousand queues will hog the technology spotlight all over again as Apple kick-starts its annual developer conference today. If the third incarnation of the iPhone is indeed unveiled, Singapore Telecommunications looks set to
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    • Miscellaneous
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      44 1 L^m BizlT VIEWS FROM THE TOP DINING OUT ARTS FEST Netbooks buzz, Top execs suggest where New menu at Electra: LCD TVs put the most promising W^SSs the Equinox revolutionary on hold page 28 opportunities lie pages 12,13 page 15 and real page 21
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Investors turn cautious after 3-week bull run
      947 2  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT Rising bond yields could spur outflow from stocks to safer assets: analysts By, in New York AFTER a strong start to the week, US stocks finished on a cautious note despite an unexpectedly strong unemployment report for the
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      Lock icon Capita Land gets banks to back China splash
      533 2  -  EMILYN YAP By [NINGBO, China] CapitaLand aims to grow further in China and up to 45 per cent of its total assets may come from operations there in the next few years, says group president and CEO Liew Mun Leong. To support
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      Lock icon Too many players make a pawn of profits
      635 2  -  BRITTANY KHOO By [SINGAPORE] The atmosphere is tense, there's dead silence and an air of intense expectation at the end of a fierce bidding war. It's not Sotheby's or Christie's; just a regular scene at the monthly pawnbrokers' auction. The contested object?
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    • MARKETS DIGEST
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        55 2 Weekly C Change >T Index 2,396.35 +67.27 1 COMP 1,075.50 +31.39 MKKEI 225 9,768.01 +245.51 IANG SENG 18,679.53 +508.53 ;et index 604.57 +44.16 JAKARTA COMP 2,078.93 +162.10 1ANILA COMP 2,528.68 +139.37 ;eoulcomp 1,394.71 -1.18 ;henzhenb 464.25 +42.92 IUMBAI IND 15,103.55 +478.30 )OW 8,763.13 +262.80 IASDAQ 1,849.42 +75.09 ;&P 500
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        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.471 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source: Bloomberg
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        44 2 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.445 (US$/S$ per 1.604 2.318 EURO (US$,S$/E) 1.419 2.050 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 96.80 67.00 3.494 2.418 IK$ 7.751 5.365 !AHT 34.17 23.65 lUPIAH 9,950 6,887 lENMINBI 6.834 4.730 INDIAN RUPEE 47.07 32.58 1.240 0.858 1.566 1.084
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon 2009 plumbs the depths in barren year for IPOs
        62 2 THIS year may mark the lowest trough for initial public offerings here, as high market volatility and depressed valuations have put the brakes on new listings. So far, there have only been three IPOs this year comprising Teho International, Japan Foods
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        Lock icon SingTel to take another bite at new iPhone?
        75 2 THE phone which launched a thousand queues will hog the technology spotlight all over again as Apple kick-starts its annual developer conference later today. If the third incarnation ofthe iPhone is unveiled, Singapore Telecommunications looks set to take another exclusive bite at
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        Lock icon US investors turn cautious after 3-week bull run
        50 2 AFTER a strong start to the week, US stocks finished on a cautious note despite an unexpectedly strong unemployment report for the month of May that indicated the recession may be nearing its end even sooner than forecast. TOP STORIES, PAGE 2
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        Lock icon Capita Land gets banks to back China splash
        73 2 CAPITALAND aims to grow further in China and up to 45 per cent of its total assets may come from operations there in the next few years, said group president and CEO Liew Mun Leong. To support its expansion, the group has
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        Lock icon Worst is over for economy: UOB-Kay Hian report
        82 2 THE darkest hour has passed for Singapore's economy, says a research report by UOB Kay Hian. The 10.1 per cent contraction in QlO9 gross domestic product was mainly due to sharp declines in the manufacturing and services sectors, it pointed out. "The
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        Lock icon S'pore firms in China bullish about prospects: PM Lee
        43 2 SINGAPORE companies, which have expanded their presence in China, have continued to stay bullish about the prospects of the emerging Asian economic giant, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 9
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        Lock icon Hotels see slow bookings for dinner & dance packages
        65 2 Hotels see slow bookings for dinner dance packages WITH tourist arrivals falling month after month, hotels are bracing for another hit as the flow of bookings for company dinner dances are trickling in slowly. Previously by this time of the year, hotels are usually confirming bookings for D&Ds which most
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        Lock icon China's growing role in global economy in the spotlight
        54 2 CHINA'S growing role as a force in the world economy and in shaping the global financial architecture will be highlighted this week when leading financial officials and bankers converge on Beijing for a meeting of the Washington-based Institute of International Finance.
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        Lock icon Smartphones, netbooks buck downtrend
        43 2 DESPITE recession fears, Singapore consumers snapped up high-end smartphones and notebook computers in April while staying away from other electronic products such as LCD TVs, according to latest data released by market research agency GfK Asia. BIZIT, PAGE 28
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      Lock icon Emerging onto a bigger stage
      713 3  -  CHEN HUIFEN VICTOR KATHEYAS Emerging Enterprise Award winners share some common qualities By and [SINGAPORE] Etiquette and poise were thrown out the window as elegantly dressed staff of Allalloy Dynaweld hugged one another and jumped for joy. One man was seen removing his glasses, seemingly
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      Lock icon Dubai lenders Amlak, Tamweel lack funds
      431 3 Reuters They need 18.7b dirhams to meet dues by end-June: report [DUBAI] Troubled mortgage lenders Amlak and Tamweel need 18.7 billion dirhams (557.4 billion) in new funds a sign that Dubai's lending-sector woes may go deeper than expected, a newspaper reported here yesterday. If
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon BSH's income statement can be clearer
      714 4  -  JAMIE LEE RSH Ltd which sells clothes from notable brands such as Zara, Mango and Massimo Dutti posted a 17.7 per cent rise in net profit for the year ended March 31 to $16.15 million from $13.73 million a year ago. Revenue inched up
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      Lock icon Worst is over for economy: UOB-Kay Hian report
      514 4  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Upcoming IRs expected to boost tourism, services construction sectors THE darkest hour has passed for Singapore's economy, says a research report by UOB-Kay Hian. The 10.1 per cent contraction year-on-year in first quarter 2009 gross domestic product (GDP) was mainly
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      Lock icon Dealing with the Madoff fiasco aftermath
      394 4  -  OH BOON PING By COUNTERPARTY risks and the case for transparency on product issuers have assumed greater prominence in the financial planning landscape after the Madoff fiasco. But this could exert greater pressure on smaller outfits who are often not well-equipped to meet the
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      Lock icon Ezion plans share placement to raise $43.4m
      439 7  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Separately, Dayen proposes rights issue to tap $1.97 m for working capital By EZION Holdings is raising gross proceeds of about $43.4 million through a proposed share placement of 70 million new ordinary shares at 62 cents each. On June 5,
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      Lock icon Oceanus eyes Japan's abalone market
      344 7 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Oceanus Group, which breeds premium Japanese abalones, said it aims to enter the Japan market next year to supply frozen abalones and sees abalone prices rising 5 per cent. Oceanus, which farms the marine delicacy along coastal lines of Fujian and Shandong
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      264 7 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Sapphire Corp E 123 Genting Lane, #07-01 Yenom Industrial Building, Singapore *****4 08-Jun 10.00am Adventus Hldgs E Kent Ridge Guild House, 9 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore *****1 09-Jun 9.30am Shanghai Allied A Board Room, 7th Floor, The Dynasty Club Limited, South West Tower,
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      397 7 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of
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  • CPA SINGAPORE POWWOW
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      Lock icon Men or women, who should lead?
      2057 5 Panelists at CPA Singapore Powwow discuss the issue of corporate leadership positions for women, reports TEH SHI NING LAST Thursday's CPA Singapore Powwow organised by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) saw a strong turnout from women executives working in the
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Mixed signals for week ahead
      594 6  -  CONRAD TAN STOCKS STOCKS here face an uncertain start to the week, with conflicting signals over the timing and degree of a recovery in the global economy. Friday's mixed finish on Wall Street offers precious little guidance to those looking to the US for direction,
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      Lock icon Asian currencies mixed against greenback
      664 6 AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week mixed against the US dollar as signs of an economic recovery began to emerge, with mostly positive US employment data giving the greenback a surprise boost. Japanese yen: The yen fell back against the US dollar
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      629 6 Legends US$; Rmb; HK$; A) As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; Euro; AA) Baht; RM; Peso; AAA) Rs; NT$; (ad) Capital; (ag) Dividend/Distribition; (ah) Final; (ai) to be announced; (aj) Final Tax Exempt; (ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (an) First and Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (ao) Income; (aq)
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      Lock icon Prices hit multi-month highs
      366 6 AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Commodity prices rallied to multi-month highs this week on increasing signs that the worst of the world recession may be over. Oil: New York crude oil hit US$7O for the first time in seven months on Friday as the US dollar slid on
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1596 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name Allgreen Prop 3 Ltd 2.58 2.75 12 5.06 20.74 0.62 1.00 ARA Asset M' )t Ltd 2.00 2.00 6.25 9.84 0.64 0.61 Armstroni Ind
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      63 6 Jun 5 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 951.00 -16.OC IT CADI -*****.00 +95.Oi IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +95.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 550.04 +0.8, TSE ST Small Cap 466.61 -O.Oi TSE ST All Share 587.69 +6.6' TSE ST China Top 254.79 +0.9' TSE ST China 252.33 +1.4i IOB
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      54 6 VOLUME Abterra 513,879,000 UniFiber 495,811,000 Genting SP 436,789,000 Golden Agri 432,806,000 Oceanus 358,158,000 EuNetworks 337,751,000 Diqiland 297,697,000 Sapphire 289,268,000 MDR 287,027,000 Cosco Corp 279,643,000 VALUE(S) Capita Land 605,157,482 DBS Grp 603,842,827 UOB 482,727,786 Cosco Corp 391,545,718 SinqTel 386,426,667 OCBC Bk 356,772,784 Wilmar 352,647,867 Genting SP 317,296,323 NOL
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      Lock icon RISES
      105 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4934 898.2 14.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2752 349.5 9.6 )CBCCa| !.93%Pref10 7500 240.0 3.3 JCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9200 200.0 2.2 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** 156.0 1.6 JCBCC 5.1%NCPS 100 9280 154.0 1.7 :MPro| 1200 130.4 140.0 lardine C&C 1760 120.0 7.3
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      Lock icon FALLS
      125 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. DBXT S&P Short 10US$ BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 6664-378.4 -3.8 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9662-138.0 -1.4 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1350 -54.9 -2.7 Pair irm 519 -30.3 -3.9 ISH 1400 -28.9 -1.4 MOIL 141 -27.4 -11.9 HK Land 330
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      84 6 Where S! stands Jun 5 CHNG CLOSE FRJunl YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4470 -0.48 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0508 -0.27 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3287 1.45 2.3860 2.0356 1.1651 -0.22 1.1776 0.9453 'en* 1.4939 -0.18 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -1.86 0.****** 0.***** Baht* 4.2322 -0.32 4.3390 4.1040 Peso* 3.0637
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      Lock icon Top losers portfolio the big winner
      1399 8  -  TEH HOOI LING WITHOUT a doubt, the star portfolio last week was the one-year top losers portfolio. It surged by 21 per cent bringing its gain over and above the dummy capital to a whopping 72.2 per cent, or $108,331 in less than eight
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      Lock icon Directors sell more shares as market continues upswing
      1410 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS By I THE trading activity by directors rose last week based on filings on the exchange in the first week of June. A total of 21 companies recorded 39 insider purchases worth $4.4 million versus 14 firms with
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore firms still bullish on China
      689 9  -  CHUANG PECK MING PM Lee says govt to keep pushing to build links, seek out opportunities SINGAPORE companies, which have expanded their presence in China, have continued to stay bullish about the prospects of the emerging Asian economic giant, according to Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon MM Lee visiting Malaysia for a week
      113 9 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is visiting Malaysia from today until June 15, where he will meet Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, as well as other government, business and political leaders. Today, MM Lee will receive the
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      Lock icon A mixed bag of fortunes for S'pore movers
      366 9  -  TEH SHI NING By REMOVAL companies here are all keeping busy with the usual June spike in demand for their services. But the impact of the downturn on business seems to differ from one mover to another. Trucks and crates bearing names
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      Lock icon Income disparity falls first time in 10 years
      275 9  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By SINGAPORE has seen a reduction in income disparity between 2007 and 2008, the first decline in a decade. This is reflected by a drop in the Gini coefficient which measures the inequality of income distribution within a country which
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      Lock icon IE S'pore, SBF mission to Turkey this week
      144 9 INTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) have organised a six-day business mission to Turkey from today to Saturday to explore business opportunities in sectors such as infrastructure services, marine offshore, infocomm technology, consumer electronics, and retail. On Friday,
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      Lock icon MOH investigating suspect malaria cases
      184 9 THE Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently investigating two clusters of suspected local malaria transmission involving a total of 14 people. By last Saturday, all but two cases had been discharged. The first cluster involves five cases comprising male foreign workers aged between 25 and
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      Lock icon Dinner & dance packages see slower take-up
      720 9  - Dinner dance packages see slower take-up JESSICA YEO Hotel bookings hit as firms scale back budget, curtail costs WITH tourist arrivals falling month after month, hotels are bracing for another hit as the flow of bookings for company dinner and dances (D&D) are trickling in slowly. Previously, by this time
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  • EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2009
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      Lock icon CELEBRATING SMALLER ENTERPRISES
      501 10  -  JESSICA YEO Yen Meng Jim Joseph Nair By SMALLER and younger companies had their day in the sun at the second Emerging Enterprise Awards, where Singapore Exchange CEO Hsieh Fu Hua was the guest-of-honour. The atmosphere was electric. Employees of the nine finalists applauded and cheered each
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Looking to the horizon
      4315 11  -  Suresh Narayanan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What are the most promising opportunities for Singapore's future economic growth and development? Are there specific strategies that you would recommend to the Economic Strategies Committee? David Leong Managing Director People Worldwide Consulting Private Limited THE strategists shaping the Singapore of
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon ETFs – efficient, transparent, flexible
      1099 13 ETFs efficient, transparent, flexible Exchange-Traded Funds are growing in popularity and are fast becoming part of the investment mainstream, says THORSTEN MICHALIK EXCHANGE-TRADED Funds, or ETFs used by institutional investors for a variety of purposes and strategies are typically viewed as a highly flexible investment tool that provides index exposure.
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      Lock icon ACCA, KPMG to groom future talent
      610 13 CAMPUS LIFE They are offering a new scholarship which will provide a welcome boost to the talent-starved accounting industry, reports LEE U-WEN TWO top accounting bodies have come together to offer a brand new scholarship to groom future accountants for the talent-starved industry here.
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 13 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      46 13 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Not just style over substance
      663 14  -  Jaime Ec NEW MENU Equinox Restaurant Level 70 Swissotel The Stamford 2 Stamford Road Tel: 6837-3322 WHEN you are a restaurant with an amazing view, your advantage is already set. In fact, the food will have a hard time competing for the diner's attention if
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      Lock icon Beefing up the stakes
      551 14  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon WAGYU PROMOTION Cova Pasticceria-Confetteria #01-20 A Paragon 290 Orchard Road Tel: 6733-0777 ITALIANS go to the original Cova, on Milan's famous fashion street Via Montenapoleone, for the sandwiches and espressos and to be seen. And some Singaporeans will go to the charmingly designed Cova
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon China's growing role in global economy in the spotlight
      855 15  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Beijing meeting also to discuss dollar's future, health of US govt debt market in Tokyo CHINA'S growing role as a force in the world economy and in shaping the global financial architecture will be highlighted this week when leading
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      Lock icon US Treasury price plunge hits fund managers hard
      619 15 [NEW YORK] Investors have been blindsided by one financial catastrophe after another over the last 18 months, but throughout the tumult the US government bond market has been their friend. Until now. A brutal drop in longdated Treasury prices has caught even
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      Lock icon Cairns Group meets to revive Doha Round
      606 15 neuters, AFP [NUSA DUA, Indonesia] Nineteen leading agricultural exporting nations, including Australia, Brazil and South Africa, began talks in Bali yesterday aimed at pushing forward troubled world trade negotiations. Besides seeking to move forward the stalled Doha trade round, the Cairns Group of
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      Lock icon Toxic-assets plan: Critics question Geithner's U-turn
      591 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] With signs of an embryonic recovery, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is downplaying his own plan to clean up bank balance sheets before it even gets under way. Speaking on a confidence-build-ing trip to China last week, Mr Geithner said there
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon The only way to go from here is up
      541 16  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT ALAYSIAN export figures for April were a disappointment for all those optimists looking for slower rates of decline as proof that the recession was bottoming. Exports actually contracted by a larger 26.3 per cent year-on-year the market
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      Lock icon IMF raises Indonesia's 2009 growth forecast
      308 16 Reuters [JAKARTA] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that it has raised its 2009 economic growth forecast for Indonesia to 3-4 per cent, from 2.5 per cent previously, in the wake of better-than-expected first-quarter growth. The IMF also forecast inflation would decline
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      Lock icon KL to be more flexible with new 5-year plan
      393 16 Growth plan to have room for frequent adjustments [KUALA LUMPUR] The 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015) will be more flexible, with room for more frequent adjustments compared with previous growth plans, says a report in Malaysia's Business Times. Minister in the Prime
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      2129 16 Iun5 RM COOO) \&M Realty 0.52 \bric Bhd 0.18 advance Synergy ....0.17 VJventa Bhd 1.14 \eMulti Hldgs 0.09 \ffin Holdings 1.74 \hmad Zaki Resou....0.86 Me Corp 0.45 \irasia Bhd 1.27 \kn Technology 0.17 alliance Financi 2.21 aluminium Co 0.95 Amalgamated Ind ....0.48 tomb Hldgs Bhd ....3.38 \mtel Holdings
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      286 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Scomi Marine Bhd plans to sell some of its ageing vessels to strengthen its cash flow, according to president Mukhnizam Mahmud. "Most of them will be offshore support services vessels because of the age and also because the demand
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      614 17 ■AFP Reports say Minmetals deal with OZ Minerals also under threat [SYDNEY] China may question the wisdom of investing in Australian resources after Rio Tinto last week spurned a multi-billion-dol-lar link-up for a joint venture with bitter rival BHP Billiton, analysts
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      419 17 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Minsheng Banking Corp, the nation's first privately owned bank, plans to sell shares in Hong Kong for the first time to replenish capital and sustain profit growth. The lender plans to sell no more than 15 per cent of its
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      Lock icon Bain Capital to buy into China's Gome
      371 17 Reuters [HONG KONG] US private equity giant Bain Capital has agreed to buy a major stake in China's top home appliance retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings, beating rival bidders including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co (KKR) and Warburg Pincus, a source with direct knowledge
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      526 17 ■AFP [MUMBAI] Indian shares trading near 10-month highs are on a roll and could see more gains as investors pour money back into the South Asian country, analysts say. Indian stocks are already among the top-per-forming emerging markets this year as financial institutions
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      688 17 General Motors troubled at home, cruising overseas AFP It pins hopes on India, China to reverse its decline in US [NEW DELHI] Even as General Motors (GM) struggles to emerge from bankruptcy, the US auto giant is rolling out new cars in India whose vast market it sees as key
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      266 17 AP [MUMBAI] Bollywood producers and Indian multiplex officials have resolved their dispute over revenue sharing, ending a nine-week boycott on new film releases in the movie-mad country. "The strike has been called off," said producer Mukesh Bhatt last Friday, who chairs the United Distributors and Producers
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      737 18 -NYT They are applying pressure on leaders of Citigroup and Bank of America [WASHINGTON] With a crucial deadline looming in the federal bank bailout programme, Washington regulators are pressing some unwelcome prescriptions upon two large US lenders. One by one, allies of Kenneth
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      774 18 AP, Bloomberg [ISTANBUL] Brawn GP's Jenson Button won the Turkish Grand Prix yesterday for his sixth victory in seven Formula One races. Button overtook pole sitter Sebastian Vettel on the first lap following a mistake by the Red Bull driver and held on for
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      458 18 Reuters [MADRID] Spain's government has proposed a nine biUion euro (5518.3 billion) bank restructuring fund and hopes to pass the measure through Congress in June, Economy Minister Elena Salgado said. Asked in an interview with newspaper ABC if the government was seeking
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      260 18 -AFP [BERLIN] Qatar is ready to help German carmaker Porsche take full control of Volkswagen (VW), Europe's biggest carmaker, according to the German magazine Focus. The Amir of the gas-rich Gulf state has given his verbal agreement to Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking
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      371 18 ling iuai i±uiii Reuters [PARIS] Roger Federer ended his French Open jinx when he swept past Swede Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 6-4 in the final to clinch his first Roland Garros title yesterday. The Swiss equalled Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles and
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      403 18 Reuters The deal would be worth more than USslOb [LONDON] British bank Barclays is close to selling its Barclays Global Investors (BGI) asset management unit to US money manager Blackßock, the Financial Times said over the weekend. The deal would be worth
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      729 19  -  YEN SREENIVASAN Good geographical spread, client mix, balanced portfolio key to performance By' [SINGAPORE] A good balance in business portfolio, geographical spread and client mix is helping Deutsche Lufthansa weather the industry slump better than most other international carriers. Wolfgang Mayrhuber, chief executive Deutsche Lufthansa
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      403 19  -  YEN SREENIVASAN By [SINGAPORE] Some 230 member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (lata) have gathered in Kuala Lumpur for its annual summit, where discussions will focus on a demand slump which has plunged the commercial aviation industry into its worst crisis
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      486 19 Reuters, AP [PARIS] Airbus had detected faulty speed readings on its A 330 jets ahead of the recent crash of an Air France airliner, and had recommended clients replace a sensor, French air investigators said on Saturday. But the head of France's air accident
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      2621 19 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI 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
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      415 19 tie'iters New vessels to be anchored off Spore or Europe [SINGAPORE] Trading companies have booked brand new Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) in a rare move to store diesel off Singapore waters or Northwest Europe from this month, taking advantage of a contango market
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        102 19 '000 lun CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.54 0.25 1.42 0.56 1.35 0.63 0.06
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        36 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.87 8.55 8.40 3.38 2.79 0.02 0.10 0.01 unch -0.20 0.08 0.07 unch -0.01 343 98 916 782 1 10 5737
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        12 19 ■oo 'recious Ship Regional Cont 17.20 8.50 -0.60 -0.15 867! 149:
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        12 19 '000 Km Doil iingamas Cont .36.35 ...1.10 0.35 252: 0.06 *****!
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        22 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.40 16.75 unch unch -0.10 0.25 unch unch 441 1289 0 0
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      318 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 9 Brazilian city judge grabs a 10 December visitor on sailing holiday's reported location J 12 3-D image of musical to pre- II games (5) I I I 14 Rapidly realise one's calling ii~~^ 16 No gunmen fit in by going berserk, seriously (2,3,5,5) TiTT^n 19 Both
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  • SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL 2009
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      600 20 Electra is the opposite of a pleasant night at the theatre, says AMANDA DE GUZMAN ORDINARILY, words like "laboured" and "contrived" are not used in a positive context. However, Electra, a production directed by modern theatre icon Suzuki Tadashi, is no ordinary play. Rarely is
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      474 20  -  CLARISSA TAN By HOW graceful is the mechanical digger! How delicate it looks as it makes arcs in the sky, how tenderly it swoops down to pick up its partner. It might seem improbable, but an outdoor act called Transports Exceptionnels showed us the romantic
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      502 20  -  UMA SHANKARI By SWEDEN'S Cullberg Ballet, one of the most prestigious dance companies in Europe, dazzled last Friday in its Singapore debut in front of an appreciative audience. The evening kicked off with Mats Ek's Aluminium, an abstract piece with the colour silver dominating
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      1924 20 A WATS WESTECH ELECTRONICS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0445 D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Board Room, 4th Floor, 34 Kaki Bukit Crescent, Kaki Bukit Techpark 1, Singapore *****3 on 23 June 2009
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      9101 21 Week ended: Jun 5 SINGAPORE STOCKS Hi. Low Code Com| )an] Sale C000) Hii Low Bu; rer Seller C'vr P/E 8 3 3148 STelecom 10 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 15 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8.5 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 71 26.5
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      1797 22 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 10 2 3480 t Adventus >7.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 15.2 2 1524 t Alantac I9.5 3.5 7814 t
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      394 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Week lh Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hi. 109 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 934 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 246 149 DBS STI ETF 100 2772 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 4934
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      255 22 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum
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      106 22 i Land 3.850 +0.010 iMall 1.450 -0.010 :it' 9.590 -0.120 ■omfortDelGro 1.310 -0.010 Con 1.420 -0.010 iBS Gr| 12.780 +0.180 :SN 3.970 -0.020 ientini SP 0.715 iolden At iri 0.450 -0.010 KLand 3.300 +0.080 JMH 25.720 -0.400 JSH 14.000 +0.200 Jardine CSC 17.600 +0.300 Con 7.070
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      100 22 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 11 6 1 0 0 0 11 6 1 lanufacturini 137 54 45 31 168 59 52 Commerce 53 18 12 13 66 22 14 r/O ms 35 37 :inance 27 27 instruction 12 16 'ro|
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      107 22 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 217,902 217,902 553,648 553,648 lanufacturing 3,430,968 952,962 4,383,930 1,696,967 46,226 1,743,193 Commerce 2,440,935 37,889 2,478,824 885,054 6,340 891,394 ]t/Stor/Comms 1,549,590 7,310 1,556,900 1,879,225 1,022 1,880,247 :inance 253,154 253,154 1,773,392 1,773,392 Construction 1,163,718 318,007 1,481,725 204,254 5,145 209, ,399 'ro|
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      2644 22 HONG KONG v»i HK$ '000 Aeon Credit 5.16 0.01 78 Aeon Stores 12.50 unch 0 Angang Steel 13.58 -0.38 ***** Anhui Conch 55.35 1.55 2079 Anhuiexpressway 4.31 -0.13 2832 Asia Satellite 8.91 -0.09 43 Asm Pacific 46.20 -0.75 296 Bank Of E Asia 28.00 0.55 5471 Beida Jade
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      380 23 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun5 World Index Preliminary 715.7 0.4 5.6 0.1 7.7 -0.3 6.! t EAFE Prel liminai 682.4 0.7 5.1 -0.2 7.6 -0.5 6.1 Euroi Prelim inan
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      130 23 As at 9am JunS Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1520 1.1870 .an dollar 1.3090 1.3250 Euro 2.0410 2.0650 NZ dollar 0.9090 0.9290 iterlini ind 2.3210 2.3480 US dollar 1.4380 1.4540 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
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      167 23 JunS fer Overnight 1/8 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 5/16 US$ Offer 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months I. 12 months $Au 0.35 0.42 0.70 0.80 1.20 1.70 1.90 Offer 0.25 0.32 0.50 0.60 1.00 1.40
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      18 23 JunS ten Hii Sett >TI ilMSCI Jun 287.2 291.2 291.0 'aiwan Jun 247.2 249.1 247.3
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      21 23 JunS SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.4442 1.4456 2-months 1.4441 1.4457 3-months 1.4441 1.4456 6-months 1.4440 1.4457 Source: OCBC
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      59 23 JunS Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low JunO9 2616 Jul 09 2616 Aug 09 2602 Sep 09 2597 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2590 2619 2590 2526 2620 2526 2520 2611 2520 2525 2601 2525 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower 32
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      300 23 JunS OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 99.3375 99.2250 98.9650 98.7800 6132 9709 5824 3649 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.440 99.445 SepO9 99.520 99.520 DecO9 99.550 99.550 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.465 99.465 Dec10 Mar11 99.440 99.520 99.545 99.465 99.445 99.515 99.535
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      184 23 Jun 5 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) 0/1 lots) Jul 09 172.0 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 NOV09 171.5 Dec 09 172.0 171.5 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 8 10 700 546 650 1064 924 1214
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      463 23 JunS AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.889 5.512 0.568 6.252 37.960 80.252 0.780 10.093 2.818 1.263 65.165 38.095 1.165 6.491 0.863 26.269 27.556 0.503 0.807 Canada 1.125 6.199 0.639 7.031 42.691
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      88 23 juns 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****N 03.09.09 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.20 0.33 0.18 0.18 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year N*****0E 3.125 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year NY*****X
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      77 23 JunS (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs
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      142 23 Jun 5 GOLD (USS/oz) Jun 04 Jun OS Hong Kong London 965.90 975.10 966.90 976.10 Jun OS Jun 04 959.50 977.10 960.50 978.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) JunOS Buying Sellini Kilobar "48,575.86" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1
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      97 23 JunS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 1225.50 1230.00 1236.50 1211.50 AugO9 1171.50 1178.00 1184.00 1161.00 SepO9 1101.00 1115.50 1120.00 1094.00 Nov 09 1061.75 1081.50 1084.50 1057.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;llscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low lul 09 39.73 40.34 40.34 39.50 S.ug 09 39.87
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      75 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 4 origin! t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 68.33 1.83 VTI (Near Mth) 68.83 2.71 iubai (1-Mth F) 66.55 -0.30 "apis blend 70.60 -0.30 i/linas 69.60 -0.50 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 62.22 73.60 -1.3; -1.51 US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price
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      156 23 JunS Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1644 1.1662 0.8063 0.8068 Canadian dollar 1.3096 1.3115 0.9069 0.9073 Euro 2.0486 2.0516 1.4186 1.4193 NZ dollar 0.9221 0.9237 0.6385 0.6390 Sterlini md 2.3163 2.3192 1.6040 1.6044 US
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      61 23 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1541.50 months 1572.00 1532.50 1564.50 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 4960.00 4980.00 5005.75 5025.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash months 1654.00 1675.00 1645.50 1666.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special
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      73 23 JunS (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low lul 09 1764 1751 1793/1744 iepO9 1767 1754 1789/1747 Dec 09 1760 1744 1778/1740 War 10 1750 1738 1772/1745 IOFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low lul 09 1548 1543 1555/1531 iepO9 1560 1555 1569/1545 Mov09 1571 1566 1576/1558 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev
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      2689 23 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Fel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 S092 Asia Environment W*****4 3.5 0.5 0.5 -1.5 6620 unch 449 1 1 1 15 23 4.29 821 19.00 64 47.00
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      938 26 It sees growth in Asia even as global revenues remain flat, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY ASPECT Software, which recently opened its global customer briefing centre in Singapore, is betting on new technology and its tie-up with Microsoft to help it ride out
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      743 26  -  KENNETH JAMES <cool stuff> By THE finishing line is in sight Windows 7 will be released commercially in late October. The folks in Redmond must be heaving a huge sigh of relief; there are no major last-minute glitches in sight,
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      215 26 ■AFP [WASHINGTON] A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. "The technology will provide the location of the individual wearing the shoes within 30 feet,
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        109 26 AGAINST the run of touch-screen devices, HTC has taken the wraps off a new smart phone designed to appeal to users who favour a more conventional form factor. The new HTC Snap comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and a
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        79 26 AVOCENT has introduced a new software tool to make it easier for data centre operators to get a grip on their complex operations. The company's new Merge Point Infrastructure Explorer promises to integrate resource management capabilities with asset management functions. Users can benefit from
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        95 26 ZONEISII has launched a new service which claims to be able to slash up to 67 per cent of a user's mobile phone bill. The firm's 1511 Callback offering converts outgoing calls to incoming calls. For local numbers, subscribers will only need to add
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        Lock icon Sony Ericsson debuts new camera phone
        98 26  -  WINSTON CHAI SHUTTERBUGS who do not want to constantly lug their cameras around can find solace in Sony Ericsson's new C9Ol handset, the latest addition to its line of Cybershot camera phones. It comes with a five megapixel built-in camera, complete with Xenon flash
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        Lock icon Nanyang Poly extends tech tie-up
        90 26 NANYANG Polytechnic has joined hands with ILOG and NCS to extend an existing business rules solution tie-up by another three years. Under the latest pact, the trio will continue to put their weight behind the Enterprise Business Rules Solutions Centre (EBRSC). This facility was set
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