The Business Times, 2 September 2009
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Title Section20 2009-09-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sffli A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, September 2,200920 words
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Article, Illustration540 2009-09-02 1 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Victims of $117 m swindle ignored discrepancies staring them in the face By [SINGAPORE] The banks that sued Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) over the highprofile commercial fraud perpetrated by its former employee yesterday lost their case. The High Court ruledFILE PHOTO - 540 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2009-09-02 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.388 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 11.75 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article48 2009-09-02 1 uesi lay lange 1 COMP 1,171.28 -2.99 IIKKEI225 10,530.06 +37.53 1ANG SENG 19,872.30 +148.11 SET INDEX 654.12 +0.87 JAKARTA COMP 2,326.91 -14.62 1ANILA COMP 2,852.93 -31.25 ;eoulcomp 1,623.06 +31.21 iHENZHEN B 473.14 +3.96 IUMBAI IND 15,551.19 -115.45 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 9,347.48 -148.80 IASDAQ 1,977.58 -31.4848 words
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Article46 2009-09-02 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.440 (USS/SS per 1.636 2.356 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.437 2.068 Forei' in currenc ier US$ S$ 'EN 93.30 64.80 3.526 2.449 IK$ 7.750 5.383 !AHT 34.01 23.62 lUPIAH 10,090 7,008 1ENMINBI 6.832 4.745 INDIAN RUPEE 48.73 33.85 1.189 0.826 IZ$ 1.454 1.01046 words
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Article, Illustration806 2009-09-02 1 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN The Singapore PR is slated to fill top position left vacant after Richard Stanley died of cancer in April By [SINGAPORE] DBS Group has hired Piyush Gupta, Citigroup's former top man in Singapore, as chief executive, ending months of speculation overFILE PHOTO - 806 words
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Miscellaneous60 2009-09-02 1 COMPANIES TRANSPORT HUB ■MTi SGX APEC 2009 f^^L Eyes on HLA's China UPS Spore eyes retail j J Exchange plans to Spore sets aside 100 m y II Yuchai'golden share' and healthcare logistics slash minimum to host meetings i^-^j page 4 space page 16 bidsizes page 3 page 2 I60 words
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Article, Illustration598 2009-09-02 2 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Agencies working to lessen inconvenience to the public during November summit By [SINGAPORE] The government has set aside a sum of just over $100 million to fund its hosting of the year-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings. The planning started three years agoLIANHE ZAOBAO - 598 words
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Article, Illustration643 2009-09-02 2 Reuters [BEIJING] China's vast manufacturing sector kept up its steady recovery last month, ignoring the gloom engulfing the Shanghai stock market, a pair of surveys showed yesterday. The two indexes, compiled from polls of executives charged with purchasing materials, rose to a 16-monthReuters; AP - 643 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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64 2009-09-02 2 DBS Group has hired Piyush Gupta, Citigroup's former top man in Singapore, as chief executive, ending months of speculation over the identity of its new head. India-born Mr Gupta, 49, will join DBS in November. He is currently Citi's CEO for South-east Asia-Pacific,64 words
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63 2009-09-02 2 THE banks who sued Asia Pacific Breweries over the high-profile commercial fraud perpetrated by its former employee yesterday lost their case. The High Court ruled that the banks swindled by Chia Teck Leng made themselves "easy prey" by disregarding their own procedures, and63 words
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Article62 2009-09-02 2 THE government has set aside a sum of just over $100 million to fund its hosting of the year-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings. The planning started three years ago and things are "very much on track" despite the ongoing global economic downturn, said Koh Lin-Net,62 words
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64 2009-09-02 2 THE Singapore Exchange is calling for public feedback on its plan to slash minimum bid sizes and increase the forced order range. "Lowering bid sizes will allow investors to quote at more optimal levels, resulting in tighter bid-ask spreads and,64 words
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42 2009-09-02 2 A BOARDROOM tussle is brewing at China Yuchai International, where controlling shareholder Hong Leong Asia's "golden share" rights will be challenged at a special general meeting in Kuala Lumpur this Friday. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 442 words
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68 2009-09-02 2 DESPITE challenging market conditions and a lacklustre birth rate in Singapore, homegrown tissue banking operator Cord Life has moved into the black, with a A 54.2 million (555.07 million) net profit attributable to shareholders for the year ended June. The performance marked Cord68 words
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71 2009-09-02 2 GLOBAL airline share prices rose about 3.6 per cent in August from July and have gained 7.4 per cent since the start of the year, according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association. But lata points out that the71 words
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66 2009-09-02 2 MALAYSIAN corporations could see a smaller drop in earnings this year following their better-than-anticipated results in the second quarter, which have also boosted expectations that earnings could rebound by double digits next year. Analysts rate the outlook to be more positive for construction66 words
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379 2009-09-02 2 ■Reuters LATEST US DATA [NEWYORK] The US manufacturing sector grew in August for the first time in over a year and a half, while pending home sales surged to a two-year high in July, adding to mounting evidence the longest economic slowdown since the■Reuters - 379 words
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494 2009-09-02 3 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Feedback sought on changes; tighter bid-ask spreads seen boosting trading By [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange is calling for public feedback on its plan to slash minimum bid sizes and increase the forced order range. SGX said that for494 words
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Article, Illustration491 2009-09-02 3 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By [SINGAPORE] The latest scandal rocking the world of Formula One could very well end with Renault making a speedy exit forced or otherwise, says the Fl supremo. With allegations flying fast and furious that the crash by ING-Renault's Nelson Piquet491 words
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705 2009-09-02 3 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN TO ITS many critics, DBS can at least tick one complaint off. The bank is hiring a soon-to-be local, a move that should satisfy those who bemoan the trend of certain large Singapore companies picking foreigners for their top705 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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617 2009-09-02 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO US-based investors to challenge its 'special share' rights at meeting By A SHAREHOLDER tussle is brewing at China Yuchai International, where controlling shareholder Hong Leong Asia's "golden share" rights will be challenged at a special general meeting in Kuala Lumpur this617 words
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Article, Illustration319 2009-09-02 4 Reuters [JOHANNESBURG] South Africa's government backs a proposed tie-up between domestic telecom operator MTN Group and India's Bharti Airtel that could lead to the creation of the world's No. 3 mobile firm. The two companies have been working to conclude a US$23 billion cross-ownership dealReuters; REUTERS - 319 words
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330 2009-09-02 4 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By SEMBCORP Marine unit Jurong Shipyard has expectedly taken over the MSC CJ7O jack-up rig it is building for Petroprod D&P I Ltd, the local unit of troubled Norwegian company Petroprod, and is set to resell the US$442 million unit to recover costs.330 words
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Article, Illustration495 2009-09-02 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Trust's aggregate leverage to rise to 31.1% from 27.6% By K-REIT Asia's acquisition of six floors at Prudential Tower for about $106.29 million comes with income support from the seller that will translate to a guaranteed 5.2 per cent net propertyFILE PHOTO - 495 words
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Article, Illustration695 2009-09-02 5 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Performance mainly driven by its more mature Singapore and HK operations By DESPITE challenging market conditions and a lacklustre birth rate in Singapore, homegrown tissue banking operator Cord Life has moved into the black, with a A 54.2 miUion (555.07 million)FILE PHOTO - 695 words
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336 2009-09-02 5 -Reuters THOMSON Medical said yesterday that it expects its first Vietnamese hospital project to break even by 2012-2013 and its second to start being built in the first half of next year. The private healthcare provider will be the management consultant-Reuters - 336 words
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261 2009-09-02 6 FEH SHI NING - FEH SHI NING By! PASSION Holdings's initial public offering, which closed on Monday, was 3.5 times subscribed. Shares in the Chinese manufacturer of handicrafts and furnishings begin trading on the Singapore Exchange's main board today. As the first S-chip listing here this year, Passion's261 words
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Article, Illustration609 2009-09-02 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Although demand is improving, oil and jet fuel prices remain volatile: lata By GLOBAL airline share prices rose about 3.6 per cent in August from July and have gained 7.4 per cent since the start of the year, according toFILE PHOTO - 609 words
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Article, Illustration365 2009-09-02 6 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By COMMODITIES supplier 01am International said yesterday it has bought a 14.35 per cent stake in a New Zealand-listed dairy farming company for NZ514.37 million (5514.16 million) cash. New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU) operates large-scale Kiwi-style dairy farming operationsFILE PHOTO - 365 words
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321 2009-09-02 6 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Mass production by Q1 next year; extra capital not needed By ANWELL Technologies Ltd, which supplies advanced manufacturing equipment and process technologies for products such as optical discs, has made its first amorphous silicon thin film solar panel. The company is321 words
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Article, Illustration314 2009-09-02 6 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By TECHNICS Oil and Gas yesterday announced a $40 million contract with repeat customer Vietsovpetro for the provision of topside equipment for wellhead satellite platforms at its White Tiger field in offshore Vietnam. The Vietsovpetro Vietna-mese-Russian joint venture is one of314 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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106 2009-09-02 6 ALINA Ltd, whose extended exit offer to Man Wah Holdings shareholders closes today at 5.30pm, has received valid acceptances amounting to 97.3 million shares or a stake of 14.61 per cent as at Aug3l. Including shares it already controls, its controlling stake106 words
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68 2009-09-02 6 INFRASTRUCTURE and civil engineering company OKP Holdings said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eng Lam Contractors Co (Pte) Ltd, has been upgraded to an A 2 grade contractor for civil engineering by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). With this upgrading, Eng68 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration608 2009-09-02 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Most European markets opened in the red and the September futures on the Dow plunged THE China stock market stabilised yesterday following its 7 per cent blowout, on Monday but this was overriden by Europe's weak opening and expectations of a: Bloomberg - 608 words
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Article100 2009-09-02 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 8 5 5 0 0 0 8 5 5 lanufacturing 117 34 53 17 126 40 70 Commerce 28 20 24 32 23 29 'pt/Stor/Comms 18 13 12 20 13 12 :inance 17 17 Construction 10100 words
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Article104 2009-09-02 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 45,495 45,495 68,827 68,827 lanufacturing 1,075,679 72,595 1,148,274 407,170 2,442 409,613 lommerce 168,990 28,048 197,038 86,011 14,392 100,403 'pt/Stor/Comms 237,737 1,378 239,115 292,414 303 292,717 :i nance 40,071 40,071 285,302 285,302 lonstruction 111,208 62,220 173,428 31,922 1,692 33,614 'roperties104 words
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Article101 2009-09-02 8 lapitaLand 3.700 -0.010 lapitaMall 1.650 +0.020 jtyDev 10.000 +0.060 lomfortDelGrc 1.540 -0.010 losco Corp 1.220 -0.030 IBS Grp 12.720 +0.080 :&N 3.920 +0.070 ienting SP 1.000 -0.010 iolden Agri 0.465 -0.010 IK Land 3.880 -0.190 IMH 28.800 -0.200 ISH 16.700 +0.140 lardineC&C 23.160 -0.040 Ceppel Corp101 words
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Article, Illustration606 2009-09-02 8 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE The Hour Glass Sept 1 close: $0,665 UOB KAY HIAN RESEARCH, Aug 31 SWISS watch exports to The Hour Glass' (THG) key markets strengthened month-on-month virtually across the board in July. Swiss watch exports to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and Malaysia showed increases of 7-25: Bloomberg - 606 words
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444 2009-09-02 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US dollar edged higher against major currencies yesterday as a decline in stock prices boosted the greenback's safe-haven appeal. European shares fell despite bet-ter-than-expected euro zone economic data and stabilisation in China's stock market after a rout– Reuters - 444 words
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Article61 2009-09-02 8 CLOSE IT OB/OS 653.00 +3.0 IT CADI -*****.00+130.0 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +65.00 TSE ST Mid Cap 593.94 -1.20 TSE ST Small Cap 545.66 +4.08 TSE ST All Share 638.88 +0.71 TSE ST China Top 277.77 -0.56 TSE ST China 278.11 +0.50 TSE ST Catalist 1413.37+20.59 TSE61 words
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Article57 2009-09-02 8 VOLUME Sinotel Tech 156,423,000 Golden Agri 107,913,000 China Honqxinq 83,775,000 JiutianC 83,235,000 ChinaZaino 72,083,000 Gentinq SP 68,700,000 Sapphire 60,562,000 Synear 54,693,000 SinoTechfib 51,277,000 Infinio 50,941,000 VALUE(S) Sinotel Tech 93,740,015 OCBC Bk 89,099,150 DBS Grp 83,284,640 UOB 77,892,920 Sing Tel 76,025,760 Gentinq SP 69,713,580 Wilmar 56,331,310 Golden Agri57 words
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Article108 2009-09-02 8 CLOSE UP ICBCCai :.93%Pref10 8080 180.0 2.3 iBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4158 132.4 2.3 iBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1420 74.8 3.8 iBXT S&P Short 10US$ 6085 69.1 0.8 iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5431 38.9 0.5 ICBCCai 5.1%NCPS 100 9962 36.0 0.. IOB.ES.0909 1716 36.0 2.1 IOB 1700 30.0 1.8 'enture Con 884108 words
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Article110 2009-09-02 8 IQB 5.05%NCPS 100 CLOSE DOWN 9900-200.0 -2.0 ilA.ES.0909 1274 -46.0 -3.5 iATSvcs 216 -31.0 -12.6 IMH 2880 -28.8 -0.7 LD 10US$ 9355 -27.3 -0.2 IK Land 388 -27.3 -4.7 ilA 200 1278 -22.0 -1.7 MS India 10US$ 1276 -20.2 -1.1 >har)| iriLa Asia 1150 -18.6 -8.0 ilA 1272 -14.0110 words
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Article84 2009-09-02 8 Sen 1 CHNG CLOSE FRAug31 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.4414 0.08 1.5579 1.4308 iuro 2.0684 -0.33 2.0732 1.9150 'ounds 2.3427 -0.19 2.4366 2.0356 1.2072 0.26 1.2171 0.9453 ren* 1.5481 0.20 1.7278 1.4831 lupiah* 0.***** 0.03 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.2382 0.08 4.3390 4.1040 •eso* 2.954684 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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314 2009-09-02 9 A CONSERVED building in Joo Chiat Road, approved for hotel use, is up for sale at $20-$22 million. It is owned by a local investment company, says Credo Real Estate, which has been appointed to sell it. The hotel building314 words
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Article110 2009-09-02 9 THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is set to auction a site for heavy vehicle parking at 42 Defu Lane 7. The 21,058 sqm plot will be offered on a three-year lease with an option to renew for a further two years. The specified110 words
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Article, Illustration408 2009-09-02 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI It aims to sell at least 60% of the 4,000 tickets by race weekend By WITH just a little over three weeks to race weekend, the Singapore Flyer which is beside Turn 23 of the circuit is racing against408 words
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523 2009-09-02 9 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By A SURGE in demand for Grand Prix tickets in the past two weeks has race promoter Singapore GP scrambling to add seats as ticket sales cross 80 per cent. Singapore GP said yesterday extra grandstand seats will be added to523 words
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Article, Illustration306 2009-09-02 9 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By THE free Wireless@SG service is now twice as fast. The island-wide wireless network yesterday went from 512 kbps to 1 Mbps across all hotspots a speed bump that should translate to less jittery Web video clips and faster downloads306 words
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227 2009-09-02 9 THE Land Transport Authority said yesterday it has awarded two contracts worth a total of $787 million for the Downtown Line Stage 2 project (DTL2) that will link travellers from north-western Singapore to the Central Business District and Marina Bay. Awarded to GS Engineering Construction227 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration661 2009-09-02 10 Bloomberg, AP But EU jobless rate climbs to new 10-year high of 9.5% in July [FRANKFURT] German unemployment unexpectedly fell in August, helped by government stimulus programmes and subsidies aimed at encouraging companies to keep workers on payrolls. The number of people out of work fellBloomberg, AP; BLOOMBERG - 661 words
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560 2009-09-02 10 Reuters [ZURICH] Switzerland's economy is poised to move out of its deepest recession in decades after data showed the slump had unexpectedly eased in the second quarter. Yesterday's upbeat figures could prompt the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to consider moving away from an ultra-loose monetaryReuters - 560 words
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Article, Illustration512 2009-09-02 10 -Reuters [WASHINGTON] US farm groups want the Obama administration to focus on expanding trade as the global recession pummels agricultural exports and farm income. Farm groups worry that they could lose ground in important foreign markets if the administration consumed-Reuters - 512 words
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416 2009-09-02 10 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's annual consumer inflation picked up in August for the first time since February and house prices rose for the fifth straight month, increasing the chances for interest rates to rise before the year-end. The rise in theReuters - 416 words
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378 2009-09-02 10 Reuters [TRIPOLI] Libya's sovereign wealth fund, managing about US$65 billion, aims to buy into European utilities, drugmakers and other companies with technology that may be useful for the country, the head of the Libyan Investment Authority said. The fund, which holds around 60Reuters - 378 words
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Article, Illustration503 2009-09-02 11 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Analysts expect smaller profit fall this year, possible rebound next year By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN corporations could see a smaller drop in earnings this year following their better-than-anticipat-ed results in the second quarter, which have also boosted expectations that earnings503 words
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453 2009-09-02 11 SJAYASANKARAN - SJAYASANKARAN Group posts RMB.5m Q2 profit after RM23m loss in Q1 By in Kuala Lumpur MEDIA conglomerate Media Prima swung back to profitability in its second quarter, indicating that the Malaysian economy was recovering. Historically, the company's earnings have been highly correlated with453 words
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404 2009-09-02 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's annual inflation rate rose to 2.75 per cent last month, more than expected, from 2.71 per cent in July on higher food-related costs, cementing expectations that the central bank will keep rates steady. The 2.75 per cent rise in theReuters - 404 words
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GREATER CHINA
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436 2009-09-02 12 Reuters He downplays fears of far-flung defaults on hedging deals with foreign banks [BEIJING] A reported warning over defaults on derivatives deals with stateowned Chinese corporates was meant to address specific "problematic" contracts, not the industry as a whole, a government source said– Reuters - 436 words
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Article, Illustration361 2009-09-02 12 Reuters [BElJlNG] Chinese banks' non-performing loan (NPL) ratio could start to rise in two to three years as some of the flood of loans extended in the first half of this year start to turn sour, an industry official saidReuters - 361 words
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Article, Illustration625 2009-09-02 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] PetroChina has agreed to pay Csl.9 billion (552.5 billion) for a stake in a Canadian oil sands project in its biggest North American acquisition, widening the search for energy resources overseas. China's largest oil company will buy 60– Bloomberg; AFP - 625 words
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Article, Illustration565 2009-09-02 12 ■AP Move may push up global prices, raise China's revenues [BEIJING] Beijing plans to curb exports of rare earths, exotic metals used in computers and clean-energy products and of which China is the only major supplier, according to Chinese news reports. Beijing■AP; FILE PHOTO - 565 words
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251 2009-09-02 12 Reuters [BEIJING] An Indonesian communications satellite launched from China failed to enter a preset orbit, state media reported, in another setback in China's efforts to market its space launch capability. China is rapidly expanding its own space capability and plans to land■ Reuters - 251 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration605 2009-09-02 13 [MUMBAI] Indian stocks rose more in the first 100 days of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's leadership than under any new government since 1991. Investors predict more gains as he opens up the world's se-cond-fastest growing economy. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index: Bloomberg - 605 words
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217 2009-09-02 13 Indian civil servants will now have to be punctual or else -AFP [NEW DELHI] The Indian government yesterday launched a campaign to end notoriously slack time-keeping among its millions of civil servants by introducing biometric scanners at offices here in the capital. Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram arrived punctually at work-AFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration707 2009-09-02 13 Bloomberg Growth may slow to 5.9% this quarter from 6.1% in the previous 3 months [NEW DELHI] India's economic rebound, which last quarter lagged behind recoveries in China and Japan, may falter as a drought threatens to curb harvests and rural incomes.Bloomberg; AFP - 707 words
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Article261 2009-09-02 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's planning commission warned yesterday that wholesale price inflation (WPI) could end the fiscal year above the central bank's forecast of 5 per cent, as a poor monsoon drives up food prices. The influential government panel's caution on inflation follows last week's– Reuters - 261 words
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257 2009-09-02 13 -AFP [MUMßAl] India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India, majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor, yesterday announced record exports in August, led by strong demand across European markets. Maruti's exports nearly tripled to 14,847 vehicles during the month, from 5,795 a year earlier. India's carmakers saw-AFP - 257 words
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Article, Illustration674 2009-09-02 14 Bloomberg Both will outline joint French-German proposals to EU for a unified position [BEßLlN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will press fellow Group of 20 leaders to limit the size of banks, regulate the bonuses they pay– Bloomberg; AP - 674 words
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348 2009-09-02 14 [NEW YORK] EBay agreed to sell 65 per cent of its Skype Internet-calling unit to an investor group led by private equity firm Silver Lake for about US$2 billion to focus on reviving sales at its main e-commerce site. The348 words
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225 2009-09-02 14 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve earned US$l6.4 billion in the first six months of this year as interest on holdings of mort-gage-backed securities and loans to banks offset losses on investments acquired in the rescues of Bear Steams and American International Group. TheBloomberg - 225 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-09-02 14 Reuters [LONDON] Gloom-defying shoppers from China are flocking to the luxury stores of London's West End, outspending Arab royalty, replacing Russia's departing super-rich and lifting spirits after nine months of recession. Data from tax-rebate companies suggests Chinese tourists are spending three to four– Reuters; REUTERS - 771 words
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397 2009-09-02 14 Reuters Hatoyama says to form cabinet on Sept 16 or 17 [TOKYO] Japan's Democratic Party, fresh from a landslide election victory, discussed the country's struggling economy with the central bank and finance ministry yesterday as the transition to a new government stepped– Reuters - 397 words
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528 2009-09-02 14 IHT [BRUSSELS] Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs begin going into effect across most of Europe yesterday in the continent's latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming. But even advocates concede that the change isIHT - 528 words
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637 2009-09-02 15 NYT Biggest beneficiaries are hotels that keep prices low with fewer amenities [NEW YORK] As the recession unfolds, a growing number of budget-minded business travellers are shifting to lower-price hotels, whether by choice or because their bosses are telling them to. The biggest beneficiariesNYT - 637 words
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467 2009-09-02 15 -Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is shifting authority to audit wealthy Americans suspected of offshore tax evasion to an elite division, usually assigned to examining corporations. The move comes as IRS prepares to receive data from ÜBS on 4,450-Bloomberg - 467 words
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Article, Illustration631 2009-09-02 15 AP This may be indebted company's only option for expansion [LAS VEGAS] Struggling with an economy that has gouged gambling profits and cut casino companies' ability to borrow, MGM Mirage hopes to keep expanding its international hotel and casino empireAP - 631 words
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Article, Illustration732 2009-09-02 16 New Spore MD aims for better sector balance to drive growth, reports VINCENT WEE THREE months into her new job as UPS Singapore managing director, Gillian Sim has set her sights on taking market share in the retail and healthcare supply chain managementUPS - 732 words
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1146 2009-09-02 16 RAGNAR NIELSEN - RAGNAR NIELSEN By FOLLOWING the demerger of Star Shipping, Masterbulk Pte Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary, seeks to position itself as a dominant force in the general cargo transport sector. Open-hatch bulk carrier specialist Westfal-Larsen Shipping, now an independent company, is free to pursue1,146 words
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Article101 2009-09-02 16 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.54 0.31 1.22 0.63 1.66 0.60 0.06 0.45 0.46101 words
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Article37 2009-09-02 16 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 1.00 8.79 8.71 3.02 3.04 unch 0.09 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.08 0.11 unch unch 111 138 506 507 57 0 82637 words
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Article12 2009-09-02 16 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 16.60 11.50 unch 89" 0.50 1271]12 words
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Article22 2009-09-02 16 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.40 21.00 unch unch -0.10 -0.50 unch unch 5' 44K i i22 words
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Article19 2009-09-02 16 Evergreen Marine ....19.70 :irst Steamship 36.45 /VanHai Lines 16.45 fang Ming Marine ..12.15 -0.20 unch 0.10 -0.10 1i19 words
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Article42 2009-09-02 16 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..250.00 3.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 403.00 -6.00 535! Mitsubishi Hvy 387.00 2.00 ***** i/litsui Eng&Sbldg ..252.00 -1.00 361i l/litsui Osk Lines 583.00 -12.00 1540' Jippon Express 412.00 -4.00 243! Nippon Yusen 403.00 unch 396" 'iource: Thomson Reuters42 words
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319 2009-09-02 16 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE In a year, it expects 25% revenue from consultancy business By [SINGAPORE] Teledata Marine Solutions (TMS) aims to boost growth through its maritime IT consulting service and a suite of IT services called the Holistic Maritime Training (HMT) platform.319 words
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Article, Illustration474 2009-09-02 16 -AFP [NEW YORK] Boeing on Monday named a new head for its troubled commercial aviation division, plagued by the much-delayed 787 Dreamliner programme. Boeing said that Jim Albaugh, head of the company's defence unit, is to succeed Scott Carson yesterday at the-AFP - 474 words
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1012 2009-09-02 17 STRAIT TALK Environmental consciousness gets ignored in the face of high business costs By DAVID HUGHES IT'S a cliche to say that shipping is a global industry. Nonetheless, this is true. And it's also the case that politicians and lobby groups often find the implications difficult1,012 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-09-02 17 AFP [WARSAW] The sale of two struggling Polish shipyards to Qatari investors has failed after the potential buyers declined to pay up within the time period agreed with the European Commission, Poland's treasury minister said yesterday. Neither a private clientAFP; AFP FILE PICTURE - 418 words
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681 2009-09-02 18 -AFP Analysts expect wrangling over national subsidies to drag on for several years [GENEVA] The World Trade Organisation will rule shortly on the acrimonious dispute pitting US aviation giant Boeing against its European rival Airbus, one of the most complex to reach the international-AFP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration340 2009-09-02 18 -AP [FORT WORTH, Texas] The Obama administration renewed a threat on Monday to veto a US$6BO billion defence spending bill if it includes money for two separate engines for the nextgeneration jet fighter, a luxury the Pentagon says it cannot afford. Defence-AP; BLOOMBERG - 340 words
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618 2009-09-02 18 -AP [WASHINGTON] Conventional wisdom says that too few people will pay to use Wi-Fi services when they fly and that the fledgling industry is, therefore, not likely to succeed. After all, travellers in general hate being nic-kel-and-dimed by hotels for Wi-Fi service, which is-AP - 618 words
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348 2009-09-02 18 -AP [PARIS] Lufthansa and JetBlue Airways signed a ticketing partnership on Monday, the first such commercial arrangement between the two since the German flag carrier bought a minority stake in the American low-fare airline more than 18 months ago. The code-share deal, which is still-AP - 348 words
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Article2728 2009-09-02 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 EVA2,728 words
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Article, Illustration549 2009-09-02 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Porsche expects new saloon to account for 25% of total volume in Singapore By [SINGAPORE] Porsche expects its new Panamera saloon to eventually account for a quarter of total volume in Singapore as the German sports car maker hopes to return549 words
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Article, Illustration646 2009-09-02 19 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] The recession precipitated one of the most tumultuous years ever for the US vehicle sector, but to Hyundai, it may have presented the perfect opportunity. When car companies announce their latest sales figures, the South Korean carmaker that was once an industryLAT-WP - 646 words
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Article404 2009-09-02 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co, Japan's two largest carmakers, led the first rise in the nation's auto sales in 13 months as government incentives and new hybrid models boosted demand. Sales in South Korea rose for the second straight month.– Bloomberg - 404 words
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368 2009-09-02 19 Bloomberg [DETROIT] General Motors Co chose more than 50 managers to be "change agents" within the biggest US carmaker as the company speeds up decision making, chief executive officer Fritz Henderson said. "Culture change is not simple to do," Mr Henderson, 50, said inBloomberg - 368 words
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258 2009-09-02 19 Reuters [SEOUL/MADRID] August car sales data from major European markets due out yesterday are expected to show a continued boost from scrapping incentive schemes, after a mixed set of data from Asian markets. Spanish sales were flat, automakers' association ANFAC said yesterday,Reuters - 258 words
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Miscellaneous261 2009-09-02 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 20 Pink car being abandoned in the country (6) 4 European scruff, a man 18 Attendant sure to run 21 Indicate what executive from Scotland? (9) around after Charles (8) must do before letters can 5 Crazy characters in the mad- 19 Defence in a game good, go261 words
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Advertisement113 2009-09-02 19 A decade 0f... The Singapore Exchange's roles have evolved and grown over the years it is the money-making machine, the Asian gateway, a regulator and an innovator. Find out more in Pulses as it celebrates its 10th birthday this year. Also, delve deeper to understand the driving force behind Oceanus'113 words
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503 2009-09-02 20 WITH the global economy and credit markets now moving into recovery mode, the inevitable question has begun to be posed: when are central bankers and finance ministers going to start rolling back their economic stimulus packages? We are emerging from what has come to be503 words
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Article, Illustration1103 2009-09-02 20 YOGI AGGARWAL - YOGI AGGARWAL Hopeful signs are that car market in India is reviving and Nano is expected to be a big hit A DECADE ago, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group of companies, decided that his group would expand abroad. ThereI REUTERS - 1,103 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-09-02 20 MATTHEW LYNN - MATTHEW LYNN THE BOTTOM LINE THE Beatles are back. Or maybe they never really went away, but this month the group's music will be reintroduced to the grandchildren of the original fans. For computer gamers, The Beatles: Rock Band will771 words
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Article, Illustration1268 2009-09-02 21 SUPARNA KARMAKAR - SUPARNA KARMAKAR Asia also needs to diversify into non-trade-related services, so as to diffuse the trade-led transmission of future crises By The ongoing crisis has retrained analysts' attention back to a long gestating requirement of rebalancing the global de-mand-supply scenario; the excess demand (especiallyI AFP - 1,268 words
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761 2009-09-02 21 EDWARD HADAS - EDWARD HADAS By SHAREHOLDERS own companies. That is what the law says, but when it comes to big listed corporations, most of these owners don't take much care over their property. Lord Myners, the UK City minister, is the latest to complain about this cavalier approach.761 words
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449 2009-09-02 21 [TOKYO] A stunning election win by Japan's Democratic Party may not yield radical policy changes but could revolutionise how the country is governed if the new leaders bring elite bureaucrats to heel. Yukio Hatoyama's Democrats made curbing the clout of bureaucrats a key plank in■Reuters - 449 words
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Article9003 2009-09-02 22 Transaction date: Sep 1 Hi! !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale COOP) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr P/E Smil >an] 16.5 3 3148 8Telecom 8 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 29.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 14.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 84.5 26.59,003 words
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Article1669 2009-09-02 23 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E $mil 16 5 1181 s AAGrp 26 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 20 8.5 3518 s Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 11 3.5 78141,669 words
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Article423 2009-09-02 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol 1000) Day Last Quote Ih Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Cvr Net MCap P/E Slllll Hii Col Hii 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 794 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US728 +3 274 149 DBSSTIETF100 267 +1 4164 3534 DBXT DJE50423 words
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Article255 2009-09-02 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 cum offer255 words
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Article9371 2009-09-02 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.94/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.322/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.03/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.71/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.514/ APS Komaba Global9,371 words
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362 2009-09-02 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yi Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Alll 31 World Index Preliminary 775.8 -0.9 14.5 -0.7 17.8 -0.9 17.: EAFE Preliminai 747.9 -0.6 15.2 -0.4 21.2 -0.6 21.1 Euro[ Prelim inan 1046.0 -0.6 14.8 -0.6 22.1 -0.8 22.1 Pacific362 words
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Article124 2009-09-02 24 As at 9am Sep 1 )i foreign currency: lurrencies Bid Offer lust dollar 1.2030 1.2390 .an dollar 1.3090 1.3240 luro 2.0540 2.0770 IZ dollar 0.9790 1.0010 iterlini ind 2.3330 2.3590 JS dollar 1.4330 1.4490 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer :hi124 words
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Article154 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 Xierniqht -month -months l-months Overnight mode: 1/4 JS$ 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 3/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.35 0.38 0 49 0.50 0.80 1.30 1.40 Offer 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.60 0.90154 words
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Article26 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 STI Se 2612 2616 2597 IIMSCI Se 312.9 318.2 311.5 "aiwan Se 248.1 258.6 258.3 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd26 words
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Article288 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 URODOLLAR FUTURES >epO9 3ec09 Vlar10 lun10 99.6825 99.5550 99.3000 98.9200 5481 3730 2774 2527 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES >epO9 99.470 99.470 3ec09 Vlar10 un10 >ep10 3ec10 \/lar11 un11 99.465 99.465 99.495 99.525 99.520 99.480 99.440 99.355 99.295 1996 170 180 122 ***** 3325 3280 1802 482288 words
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Article180 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) flonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) 3d 09 Mov09 214.5 Dec 09 214.0 Ian 10 =eb 10 Vlar 10 214.5 214.0 214.0 214.5 214.0 214.0 214.0 214.0 10 40 422 797 871 481 442 536180 words
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Article89 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****H 03.12.2009 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.34 0.37 0.27 0.27 3OVERNMENT BONDS 'eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year NX*****H 3.625 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year89 words
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Article100 2009-09-02 24 Aug 31 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 1100.00 1135.75 1147.00 1094.00 Nov09 979.50 1011.00 1018.75 967.25 Jan 10 981.25 1011.75 1018.00 968.75 Mar10 979.25 1007.25 1014.50 966.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;llscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 34.99 36.07 36.21 34.75 3d 09100 words
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Article75 2009-09-02 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 31 origin! t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 69.27 -3.88 VTI (Near Mth) 69.57 -3.44 iubai (1-Mth F) 69.93 -2.12 "apis blend 76.60 -2.15 i/linas 74.65 -1.85 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 69.15 77.10 -1.01 -1.51 US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article447 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.915 5.747 0.586 6.520 40.990 84.877 0.785 10.440 2.966 1.223 69.744 41.013 1.211 6.525 0.888 27.631 28.605 0.514 0.841 Canada 1.093 6.280 0.640 7.125 44.792 92.752 0.857 11.409 3.241 1.336 76.215 44.818 1.323 7.131 0.971 30.195 31.259 0.562447 words
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Article154 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2103 1.2118 0.8411 0.8413 'anadian dollar 1.3227 1.3241 0.9192 0.9193 iuro 2.0671 2.0696 1.4365 1.4368 IZ dollar 0.9896 0.9911 0.6877 0.6881 jterlini ind 2.3543 2.3571 1.6361 1.6364154 words
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Article131 2009-09-02 24 Sep 1 /oz) ',ep_ njg Hong Kong .ondon 949.40 951.40 950.40 952.40 Aug 27 Aug 28 943.35 957.30 944.15 958.30 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) SepOl Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,316.47" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™ 105.93131 words
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Article, Illustration1547 2009-09-02 27 RON LIEBER - RON LIEBER -NYT Surviving retirement without a big pension that never runs out isn't easy, but it's possible with sensible tweaking along the way By HEN you retire, you'll probably want to visit your grandchildren more than once each year. Perhaps you'll aim to give-NYT; STOCK.XCHNG - 1,547 words
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798 2009-09-02 27 -NYT Uncertain times and their attractive prices draw investors to them AFTER watching smaller stocks dominate the early stages of the current market rally, investors are finally turning their attention to shares of big, blue-chip growth companies. At first blush,-NYT - 798 words
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Article, Illustration1121 2009-09-02 28 NORMAN VILLAMIN - NORMAN VILLAMIN Coming months are likely to show not only recovery but, in the case of US, accelerating recovery investors have been hoping for INVESTORS can learn a lot from history. Looking back at the first quarter of 2009, many investors, fretting about the woeful: Bloomberg - 1,121 words
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Article, Illustration417 2009-09-02 28 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA By CITIBANK has launched a "wrap" portfolio service a fee-based platform it sees as a move to further align client and adviser interests. Citibank wealth management head Salman Haider says inflows have been stronger than expected, with "solid" feedback from clients. The service417 words
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