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Title Section20 2009-09-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sj£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, September 30,200920 words
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Article, Illustration530 2009-09-30 1 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Former owner Tay Liam Wee expected to take minor stake, join management By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's largest watch retailer Sincere Watch is expected to be sold this week to a consortium, BT understands. The consortium is said to include former owner Tay LiamFILE PHOTO - 530 words
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851 2009-09-30 1 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Singapore's private banks retain high entry barriers as business booms By [SINGAPORE] While some private banks in Switzerland have had to fish lower down the wealth charts to attract new clients, their Singapore peers can afford to stay proudly elitist.851 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2009-09-30 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.082 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 11.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article50 2009-09-30 1 uesi lay lange KL COMP 1,208.21 +2.26 NIKKEI 225 10,100.20 +90.68 HANG SENG 21,013.17 +424.76 SET INDEX 715.29 +6.41 JAKARTA COMP 2,443.83 +46.01 MANILA COMP 2,807.32 +22.67 SEOUL COMP 1,690.05 +14.50 SHENZHENB 497.03 -0.61 MUMBAI IND 16,852.91 +1 59.91 12 noon EDT Change DOW 9,751.27 -38.09 NASDAQ 2,118.07 -12.6750 words
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Article47 2009-09-30 1 USS s$ IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.419 (US$/S$ ier 1.585 2.249 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.456 2.067 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 89.80 63.30 3.490 2.459 IK$ 7.750 5.461 !AHT 33.61 23.68 IUPIAH 9,715 6,846 IENMINBI 6.828 4.811 INDIAN RUPEE 48.07 33.87 1.146 0.807 IZ$ 1.392 0.98147 words
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Miscellaneous85 2009-09-30 1 TRANSPORT HUB HUMAN ?il| RQ BUSINESS FORUM CURRENCY DEBATE §Nu§ Slide in passenger CAPITAL SUMMIT jgjfgl JSs 0R c Forging partnerships World Bank chief sees^^^* V' traffic eases in Aug Institute to develop BPnjP"? with Russia US$ losing its pole A mH^^ page 18 Asian leadership page 2 BBSI-iSIS page85 words
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77 2009-09-30 2 WHILE some private banks in Switzerland have had to fish lower down the wealth charts to attract new clients, their Singapore peers can afford to stay proudly elitist. It's not that the fabulously wealthy in Asia did not take a hit from the77 words
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50 2009-09-30 2 SINGAPORE'S largest watch retailer Sincere Watch is expected to be sold this week to a consortium, BT understands. The consortium is said to include former owner Tay Liam Wee, who is expected to take a minor stake and become part of management. FRONT PAGE50 words
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74 2009-09-30 2 SINGAPORE will start what is believed to be the first premier institute to develop Asian leadership and management talent for the region. Announcing the move to establish a Human Capital Leadership Institute in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday said the institute74 words
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80 2009-09-30 2 LATEST figures from DTZ show that prices of completed landed and non-landed private homes in various segments continued to recover in the third quarter after bottoming out in the first quarter of this year in the aftermath of the global financial crash. One80 words
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Article47 2009-09-30 2 OFFSHORE marine specialist Otto Marine yesterday completed the eighth of a series often 10,800bhp anchor handling towing and supply tugs and is poised to take its expansion further after the recent completion of its $115 million rights issue. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 547 words
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49 2009-09-30 2 PLANS are afoot to take Li Heng Chemical Fibre Technologies private at 41 cents per share, pricing the company at some $690 million, say sources. The stock has been halted from trading since yesterday morning pending an announcement. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 649 words
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75 2009-09-30 2 INDIAN businesses seem to do better in building talent than their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong and Greater China, according to a study to be presented today at the Singapore Human Capital Summit. In 11 critical talent areas that help75 words
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88 2009-09-30 2 A TOP Australian central banker yesterday warned that housing prices could rise too fast if interest rates were kept low for too long, fanning speculation that monetary policy would be tightened as soon as November. Anthony Richards, head of economic analysis at the88 words
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81 2009-09-30 2 AMERICANS' worries about job security flared up in September, causing a widely watched barometer of consumer confidence to fall unexpectedly and raising more concern about the upcoming holiday shopping season. The New York-based Conference Board, a private research group, said that81 words
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Article, Illustration523 2009-09-30 2 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING It'll allow businesses and academia to work together to devise best practices By [SINGAPORE] Singapore will start what is believed to be the first premier institute to develop Asian leadership and management talent for the region. Announcing the move to establishI CHUNG KUN SOON/LIANHE ZAOBAO - 523 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-09-30 2 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO It's among 4 lenders cheated by firm's ex-finance manager By [SINGAPORE] The long-drawn-out legal saga stemming from a major fraud perpetuated by a former employee of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) may not be ending soon after all. One of the484 words
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421 2009-09-30 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Calls for tougher UN sanctions against Iran fuel jitters By [SINGAPORE] Oil prices crossed US$67 a barrel yesterday, but retreated later in the day on weak demand outlook in the West. Yesterday morning, the benchmark crude for November delivery touched421 words
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Article, Illustration672 2009-09-30 4 Luxury condo prices up 17% from Q1; new peak for prime area landed homes [SINGAPORE] Latest figures from DTZ show that prices of completed landed and non-landed private homes in various segments continued to recover in the third quarter after bottoming out inDTZ Research - 672 words
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473 2009-09-30 4 RONNIE LIM - Oil traders stock up and wait for the upturn RONNIE LIM By [SINGAPORE] In the last three months, oil traders have been stocking up and building inventories, especially on cheap floating storage hoping to secure higher oil prices with the global economic recovery picking up pace. "It's essentially been a473 words
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Article, Illustration488 2009-09-30 4 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Both kept mum whether their bids are solo or joint By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications and StarHub have both tossed their hats into the ring for the English Premier League (EPL) broadcast rights. But the silence surrounding the nature of theirI AP - 488 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-09-30 2 Indian firms better at grooming talent. Page 98 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article397 2009-09-30 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Firm sees expansion after recent completion of $115m rights issue By OFFSHORE marine specialist Otto Marine yesterday completed the eighth of a series of ten 10,800bhp anchor handling towing and supply tugs (AHTS) and is poised to take its expansion further after the397 words
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468 2009-09-30 5 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI This despite better share prices and refinanced debt By SINGAPORE-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Re-its) have mostly refinanced their maturing debt obligations this year and have benefited from a recent share price recovery, noted Fitch Ratings in a new special report. But questions468 words
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762 2009-09-30 5 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY IF NEWS reports are to be believed, governments in developed nations are studying proposals to I regulate and maybe even cap sala--1 ries in their respective banking sectors, the conventional wisdom being that it was exorbitant salaries in these institutions that762 words
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399 2009-09-30 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Talk of 41 cents a share offer; trading halted pending an announcement By L PLANS are afoot to take Li Heng Chemical Fibre Technologies private at 41 cents per share, pricing the company at some $690 million, say sources. The stock399 words
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317 2009-09-30 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By IN A bid to get out of its predicament, Oriental Century announced plans yesterday to divest its China-based subsidiaries so that it can start with a clean slate and offer itself as a reverse takeover (RTO) candidate. The clock is317 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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43 2009-09-30 6 CHINA Kunda Technologies has raised $7.15 million via the issue of 32 million new shares to a group of institutional investors including US-based Barron Partners, which has recently also taken up stakes in Sinotel and China Taisan.43 words
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37 2009-09-30 6 THE Singapore Exchange has received the Exchange of the Year, Asia 2009 Award from Energy Risk magazine, in recognition of its contributions to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market in Asia.37 words
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42 2009-09-30 6 TT International has despatched a circular containing its proposed scheme of arrangement to shareholders. It proposed an issue of zero coupon redeemable convertible bonds to its creditors. Approval from shareholders and the High Court is required.42 words
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283 2009-09-30 6 CAPITALAND-linked entities have taken full ownership of 22 retail malls in China under an asset swap deal. The asset swap arrangement is between two sponsored funds Capitaßetail China Development Fund and Capitaßetail China Development Fund II of the Singapore property giant and China's SZITIC283 words
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244 2009-09-30 6 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By ST Electronics has won a 58.8 million yuan (5512.2 million) contract to provide electronic systems to Changchun Rolling Stock Company. The electronics arm of listed ST Engineering said the passenger information systems (PIS) and security monitoring systems244 words
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367 2009-09-30 6 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By I THE Chandran family, the majority shareholder in Chemoil Energy, "continues to have discussions with a number of parties" regarding the sale of its stake in the Singapore-listed marine fuel supplier, a source said yesterday. But "it's367 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration687 2009-09-30 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING CURRENCIES Japanese yen continues to be the talking point in forex market ASIAN currencies recoup some of their losses against the US dollar yesterday, even though the movement of the Japanese yen continues to be the talking point in687 words
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Article227 2009-09-30 8 Changes since Dec 31,2008 YEAR TO DATE SEPT 29'09 HIGH LOW CLOSE CHNG USS vs CURRENCY JPY 89.76 -0.94 101.45 87.11 SGD 1.4186 -0.82 1.5579 1.4130 IDR 9715 -10.46 ***** 9690 THB 33.61 -3.17 36.31 33.61* CNY 6.8277 0.07 6.8560 6.8190 MYR 3.4880 1.09 3.7370 3.2195 CURRENCY227 words
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Article93 2009-09-30 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 8 5 3 0 0 0 8 5 3 lanufacturing 73 62 69 12 80 69 81 Commerce 30 14 26 33 19 28 "pt/Stor/Comms 15 13 13 15 15 13 ■inance 16 16 instruction 1193 words
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Article114 2009-09-30 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 57,256 57,256 57,112 57,112 lanufacturini 736,876 37,563 774,439 362,330 3,017 365,347 Commerce 232,678 77,104 309,782 177,956 16,443 194,399 'pt/Stor/Comms 142,558 8,805 151,363 171,837 2,323 174,160 :inance 34,874 34,874 158,206 158,206 Construction 99,936 12,397 112,333 27,474 472 27,947 ■roperties 148,374114 words
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Article249 2009-09-30 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore banks DBS Group Research, Sept 29 HISTORICALLY, we note that loan growth recovery lags economic recovery. This time around, the lag may be longer. The Singapore economy is currently operating at excess capacity, implying that the need for additional credit would remain subdued. Corporates seem249 words
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Article, Illustration539 2009-09-30 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS HANKS to a surprise Monday rebound on Wall Street, stocks in this part of the world rose yesterday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index finished 2.1 per cent per cent higher, while here, the Straits Times Index gained, recovering almost exactly Monday's539 words
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Article88 2009-09-30 8 Wh lere S! stands Sen 29 CHNG CLOSE FR Sep 28 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4186 0.10 1.5579 1.4117 Euro 2.0682 0.43 2.0897 1.9150 Pounds 2.2515 0.31 2.4366 2.0356 1.2400 -1.07 1.2400* 0.9453 ren* 1.5805 0.38 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.20 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2208 0.13 4.339088 words
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Article60 2009-09-30 8 Sep 29 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 232.00 +349.C IT CADI -*****.00 +67. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+23.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 617.09 +5.2 TSE ST Small Cap 559.22 +0.9 TSE ST All Share 656.70 +7.5 TSE ST China Top 282.98 +0.51 TSE ST China 293.77 +2.2 TSE ST60 words
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Article58 2009-09-30 8 VOLUME Gentinq SP 102,597,000 ChinaTaisan 84,044,000 Memstar 76,162,000 ChinaAniH 67,929,000 EcoWise 66,088,000 Golden Agri 62,516,000 Great Group 58,190,000 Oakwell Enqq 48,850,000 ChinaNTown 48,486,000 Gentinq SP R 45,943,000 VALUE(S) Wilmar 129,209,706 Gentinq SP 115,486,100 Noble Grp 65,965,960 DBS Grp 65,795,780 Sing Tel 62,144,688 Olam 45,079,381 Yinq Li 35,695,75058 words
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Article102 2009-09-30 8 CLOSE UP 3090 184.4 4.4 IMH ISH 1700 96.5 4., ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 54.0 0. LD 10US 9754 53.9 0.. iBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1516 51.1 2, iBXT FTChina25 10US! 2925 44.0 1.1 China H 10US$ 1550 35.5 )CC 3.93% NCPS10 8000 30.0 0.. At 1028 24.0 2, MS102 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article182 2009-09-30 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING But S'pore, HK firms focus more on talent development to boost bottom line Reports by INDIAN businesses seem to do better in building talent than their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong and Greater China, according to a study to be presented today at182 words
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322 2009-09-30 9 S'PORE HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT most important talent domain in driving talent management is building a business case for talent," the statement said. "This implies that building a sound business case is a good area to target to improve business performance." A business case for322 words
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Article, Illustration339 2009-09-30 9 Judges laud its competency-based talent management practice THE Singapore Human Capital conference, which is into its second year, isn't just a talk shop to tap new ideas on building talent. With the launch of the Asian Human Capital Award this year, the summit also seeks339 words
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477 2009-09-30 9 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Relatively high interest rates drawing customers By DESCRIBING Singapore as the "missing link" in its regionalisation drive, CIMB Bank is boosting its retail presence here with a host of new products and services ranging from credit cards to home loans.477 words
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Article, Illustration653 2009-09-30 10 I LEE U- WEN - I LEE U-WEN RUSSIA-S'PORE BUSINESS FORUM He identifies 3 key areas where both countries could partner each other By RUSSIA can tap Singapore's strong regional connections to open doors to many lucrative research and business opportunities, Senior Minister Goh Chok TongTHONG KAH HOONG/LIANHE ZAOBAO - 653 words
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493 2009-09-30 10 JOYCE HOOI - Russia's future depends on how it uses its oil gas: MM JOYCE HOOI By RUSSIA has come a long way and can go further if the country is able to capitalise shrewdly on its natural resources, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told more than 300 Russian business leaders at the493 words
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388 2009-09-30 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Panellists discuss, share ways to use country's strengths Byl ECHOING Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's opening speech at the Russia-Singa-pore Business Forum, private sector players yesterday discussed how businesses could use Singapore as "a springboard into Asia". Speaking from experience,388 words
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404 2009-09-30 10 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG High public sector pay cheaper than cost of corruption By LAW Minister K Shanmugam yesterday spoke of Singapore's experience in fighting corruption at a seminar to discuss governance and anti-corruption measures in the region. The conference was organised by the Singapore404 words
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Article, Illustration179 2009-09-30 10 -AFP SINGAPORE'S representative to the Miss World beauty contest has stepped down after being exposed as a credit card cheat, the local contest organisers said yesterday. Ris Low, a 19-year-old student, had first resisted calls to give up her crown after Singapore media-AFP; FILE PHOTO - 179 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration549 2009-09-30 11 Reuters His comments fan speculation that monetary policy will be tightened in Nov [SYDNEY] A top Australian central banker yesterday warned that housing prices could rise too fast if interest rates were kept low for too long, fanning speculation that monetary policy would be– Reuters; ,11 n REUTERS - 549 words
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409 2009-09-30 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] China Investment Corp (CIC) is set to spend US$2 billion buying US distressed assets from property to infrastructure via three funds, including one managed by Goldman Sachs, sources briefed on the plan said yesterday. ClC's latest swoop on– Reuters - 409 words
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511 2009-09-30 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The rise of China and other emerging economies has underscored a decline in the comparative economic and intellectual leadership of the United States, former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker says. "I don't know how we accommodate ourselves to it," Mr– Bloomberg - 511 words
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Article, Illustration477 2009-09-30 11 -NYT US DOLLAR DEBATE It faces growing competition from euro, Chinese yuan [WASHINGTON] The president of the World Bank said on Monday that America's days as an unchallenged economic superpower might be numbered and that the dollar was likely to lose-NYT - 477 words
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Article, Illustration390 2009-09-30 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's government should support the US dollar's status as the world's reserve currency, according to a former top currency official who was set to become an adviser to Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii yesterday. "There's no better alternative to the dollar," Toyoo Gyohten,Bloomberg; REUTERS - 390 words
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233 2009-09-30 11 Bloomberg Euro falls to as low as U551.4627 after Trichet's remarks [BRUSSELS] European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said that a strong US dollar is "extremely important" for the world economy. "In the present situation, it is extremely important that we canBloomberg - 233 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration486 2009-09-30 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Appointment by oil firm, which had rejected him twice, shows PM's power By in Kuala Lumpur OMAR Mustapha, a confidant of Prime Minister Najib Razak, has been appointed to the board of national oil corporation Petronas, effectively quashing a board rebellion thatJj STAR - 486 words
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Article, Illustration658 2009-09-30 12 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Growth driven by 13% increase in Singapore visitors By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S tourism sector has so far defied the global recession and HINI outbreak, registering an increase of 4.4 per cent up to August. Of the 15.4 million arrivals, SingaporeansAFP - 658 words
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231 2009-09-30 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's top telecom firm Maxis Communications Bhd is expected to complete the initial public offering (IPO) of its Malaysian operations by mid-November as competition heats up for Asian share listings, two sources with knowledge of the deal– Reuters - 231 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration980 2009-09-30 13 Reuters Sustaining growth will become harder as it can no longer rely on its exports [BEIJING] China's Communists are partying this week like it was 1949. They should make the most of it. Sustaining the rapid growth that has underpinned the party's legitimacy during the– Reuters; XINHUA - 980 words
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389 2009-09-30 13 Bloomberg Wang Chuanfu's wealth has leapt to USss.lb [SHANGHAI] Wang Chuanfu, founder of battery and car maker BYD Co, jumped 102 places to top the annual Hurun Rich List of China's wealthiest after an investment by Warren Buffett led to a fivefold– Bloomberg - 389 words
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Article255 2009-09-30 13 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan may allow Chinese investment in its flat panel and microchip sector, the economic minister was quoted as saying yesterday, in a sign of improving ties despite recent rows with the mainland. Shih Yen-hsiang confirmed his ministry may ease restrictions on Chinese investmentAFP - 255 words
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183 2009-09-30 13 Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Bombardier Inc, the maker of trains and CSeries jets, said on Monday that its Chinese joint venture has won a contract valued at 27.4 billion yuan (555.7 billion) to build 80 high-speed trains for the Asian country. Bombardier's share of the■ Bloomberg - 183 words
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376 2009-09-30 13 ■NYT [SHANGHAI] The Chinese Internet portal Sina.com said on Monday that it had scrapped plans to pay as much as US$l.7 billion to acquire a large stake in Focus Media, one of the biggest Chinese advertising and digital media companies. The■NYT - 376 words
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INDIA
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481 2009-09-30 14 -AFP Deal can emerge despite regulatory obstacles that have cropped up [NEW DELHI] Talks between India's top mobile firm Bharti and South Africa's flagship cellular group MTN may have to be extended due to new hurdles in their bid to create a telecoms-AFP - 481 words
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Article, Illustration697 2009-09-30 14 NYT Gold loan firms thrive as unsecured credit dries up [KOCHI, India] Indians own more gold than the citizens of any other country. They use the glittering metal as ornaments to flaunt family wealth, as a source of retirement savings and as insurance againstNYT; J REUTERS - 697 words
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343 2009-09-30 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] General Electric Co, the biggest maker of power-generation equipment, is reviving its Indian wind-turbine business after a four-year absence because the government has improved incentives. Fairfield, Connecti-cut-based GE said this month it will build wind turbines in southBloomberg - 343 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration467 2009-09-30 15 -AP LATEST US DATA Figure raises more concern about the upcoming holiday shopping season [NEW YORK] Americans' worries about job security flared up in September, causing a widely watched barometer of consumer confidence to fall unexpectedly and raising more concern about the-AP; AFP - 467 words
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364 2009-09-30 15 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European confidence in the economic outlook increased to the highest in 12 months in September as the economy showed signs of rebounding from the worst recession in more than six decades. An index of executive and consumer sentiment in the 16-nation euro– Bloomberg - 364 words
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350 2009-09-30 15 -AP [COPENHAGEN] Tokyo has spent months saying how important the environment is to its bid for the 2016 Olympics. Now it's showing it. Using a large, interactive globe that shows, among other things, the far-reaching spread of pollutants and possible effects-AP - 350 words
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198 2009-09-30 15 ■AFP [MADRID] Fernando Alonso, Spain's two-time Formula One world champion, will sign a five-year contract with Ferrari worth 25 million euros (Sss2 million) a season, Spanish radio said yesterday. The deal will be announced tomorrow, Cadena Ser radio said. Alonso is under contract with■AFP - 198 words
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571 2009-09-30 15 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Operators in S'pore, HK, Australia and M'sia were gauged By SMALL businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia could be key drivers of economic recovery here, says a new CPA Australia survey. The CPA Australia Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey 2009 interviewed571 words
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Article, Illustration408 2009-09-30 15 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By i [SINGAPORE] Jeffrey R Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), said yesterday that there are signs that the world economy has decoupled from the US, and Asia has started showing signs of recovery while the US economy isARTHUR LEE - 408 words
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546 2009-09-30 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] The law of supply and demand has reached the world's vineyards tipping wine prices in consumers' favour. Pali Wine Co, a small California Pinot Noir producer which started out selling wines for US$4O, US$5O and US$6O a bottle in– Reuters - 546 words
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WORLD
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711 2009-09-30 16 AP They constitute advance insurance premiums for 2010-2012 [WASHINGTON] Looking to shore up the diminishing fund that insures bank deposits, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp may take the unprecedented step of requiring banks to prepay three years' worth of premiums: about– AP - 711 words
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195 2009-09-30 16 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel said that Paine Webber, the bank's US wealth management unit, is "non-core" but the bank will not sell at present, the Financial Times quoted him as saying. "We've had a lot of inquiries from potential buyers,– Reuters - 195 words
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378 2009-09-30 16 NYT Access to hundreds of titles for U5579.95 a year [LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney Co hopes an ambitious new digital service that it plans to unveil yesterday will transform how children read its storybooks. In what it bills as an in-dustry-defining moment though rivalsNYT - 378 words
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Article, Illustration569 2009-09-30 16 Bloomberg G-20 pay standards would remove tool to attract talent [NEW YORK] Citigroup, Bank of America and smaller banks struggling to attract talent and regain ground on stronger peers may face a new obstacle resulting from the global push to reinBloomberg; REUTERS - 569 words
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387 2009-09-30 16 Reuters [PARIS] BNP Paribas, France's biggest bank by market capitalisation, yesterday joined a recent European rush to pay back the government for its financial support during the credit crisis. The bank launched a capital increase for 4.3 billion euros (SsB.9 billion) and said■ Reuters - 387 words
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Article, Illustration433 2009-09-30 16 AP Layoffs take heavy toll on those with no golden parachute [WASHINGTON] The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets. In 2008,AP; AFP - 433 words
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TransportHUB
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Article, Illustration739 2009-09-30 17 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Key to profitability is type of business model used, markets the operator is in By [SINGAPORE] The offshore supply vessel market is one of the few sectors in shipping that is relatively unscathed by the economic crisis and, although rate levels739 words
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338 2009-09-30 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, the main measure of shipping costs for commodities, may surge more than 80 per cent by the end of the year on increased demand for shipments to China, according China Ocean Shipping (Group) (Cosco). The gauge■ Bloomberg - 338 words
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167 2009-09-30 17 -AFP [WASHINGTON] A Singa-pore-flagged tanker carrying more than 2.2 million litres of crude oil ran aground in the Mississippi River in the early hours of Monday, the US Coast Guard said. "The tank vessel Eagle Tucson was travelling upbound. It was at mile marker three-AFP - 167 words
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Article, Illustration697 2009-09-30 17 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] China and South Korea's support for shipbuilders may add to a glut of capacity, slowing a recovery in freight rates and vessel prices. The world's two largest shipbuilding nations have taken steps this year to aid shipyards and safeguard– Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 697 words
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284 2009-09-30 17 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By\ [SINGAPORE] Drydocks World Southeast Asia yesterday officially opened a training centre in Batam, where it has three yards, to develop the technical skills of the local workforce. "The training centre is an integral part of our continuing commitment to the284 words
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289 2009-09-30 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan, the world's fifth-biggest importer of liquefied natural gas, increased imports of the fuel by about 9.2 per cent in August, reversing a decline in July, adding to signs of an economic recovery. The island bought 2.1 million kiloliters, or 952,000 metric■ Bloomberg - 289 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article107 2009-09-30 17 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Mercator Lines MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.72 0.31 1.22 0.66 1.88 0.60107 words
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Article37 2009-09-30 17 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.96 8.90 8.94 3.00 3.00 unch 0.09 -0.01 -0.10 unch unch unch unch unch 114 93 811 945 3 0 738 73:37 words
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Article12 2009-09-30 17 '00 Precious Ship Regional Cont .17.90 .11.40 0.10 unch 1278 213612 words
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Article11 2009-09-30 17 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .39.15 ...1.39 -0.45 0.01 132. 392:11 words
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Article20 2009-09-30 17 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.20 22.00 unch unch unch 0.25 unch unch 130' 74(20 words
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Article14 2009-09-30 17 Evergreen Marine ...18.90 :irst Steamship 38.05 /Van Hai Lines 17.00 0.20 0.45 -0.0514 words
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Article37 2009-09-30 17 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..223.00 :awasaki Kisen 343.00 /litsubishi Hvy 339.00 /litsui Eng&Sbldg...235.00 yiitsui Osk Lines 523.00 Jippon Express 364.00 JipponYusen 348.00 3.00 ***** unch 7927 1.00 ***** -5.00 4381 2.00 ***** -4.00 2509 unch 665537 words
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TRANSPORT HUB: AVIATION
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Article, Illustration516 2009-09-30 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - VEN SREENIVASAN 1.1% dip offers hope but average fares remain depressed By IT MAY not be growth yet, but smaller sequential monthly declines in traffic numbers offer a glimmer of hope for the long-suffering global aviation industry. Data released by the International Air■: lATA - 516 words
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Article, Illustration620 2009-09-30 18 -Reuters 13 deliveries seen for 2009, from recent target of 14 [PARIS] European planemaker Airbus looked set to cut its forecast for A3BO superjumbo deliveries in 2009 to 13 aircraft, from its most recent target of 14 planes, after a deal with one of-Reuters - 620 words
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281 2009-09-30 18 AFP [PARIS] An engine problem on a Singapore Airlines A3BO superjumbo airliner was a "non-event" in technical terms, the chief executive of the company that built it said on Monday. Singapore Airlines said that the plane carrying 444 passengers from ParisAFP - 281 words
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210 2009-09-30 18 AFP [NEW DELHI] Air India said that about half of its international flights had been cancelled due to a strike by pilots yesterday which entered a fourth day after negotiations to end the dispute broke down. Nine out of 21AFP - 210 words
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Article2664 2009-09-30 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 Bourag Airlines (BOU), BR2,664 words
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TRANSPORT HUB: LAND
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Article, Illustration569 2009-09-30 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE It delivers 8% less cars in H1 2009, but market share up 10 points to 32.8% By FERRARI may be driving into lower global sales this year but its market share has jumped, with the Italian super sports car maker sayingYEN MENG JIIN - 569 words
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Article, Illustration967 2009-09-30 19 Lada spots rival Geely in rear-view mirror in Cuba Reuters Chinese cars make some headway, but Cubans say Lada's no pushover [HAVANA] After three decades as the favoured car of Cuban nomenklatura, the austere, Rus-sian-built Lada has spotted a Chinese rival in its rear-view mirror. Ministers, communist officials and policeReuters; REUTERS - 967 words
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Article, Illustration361 2009-09-30 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By FOR the first time in Singapore and Asean, a Ferrari showroom is compliant with the prancing horse's corporate identity standards. Furniture for the 7,000 square foot showroom at 30 Leng Kee Road were specially ordered from an authorised supplier in Shanghai, whereARTHUR LEE - 361 words
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Miscellaneous350 2009-09-30 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 9 American city given honour pj Wfi K HjWi Hfl^ Hfl^ IH^ M* what a surprise! (5) I_HH_HH_^H_HH_HH_HH_HH_ 11 This person is indifferent and 12 Terribly sure? No inside is very jittery (7) 13 Laughable commander? l|4 f Then take the mickey, not 14 Rebel troubled about350 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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486 2009-09-30 20 THE Shanghai meeting of the foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan on Monday may be an indication of a quickening of the pace for a new system of cooperation in East Asia. Within weeks of being anointed by Parliament, Japanese Prime486 words
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Article, Illustration996 2009-09-30 20 -LAT-WP Costly 'solutions' proposed could end up worsening things, warns BJORN LOMBORG IN SPEECH after rousing speech at the United Nations summit on global warming last wee-k, politicians emphasised the need to protect the world's most vulnerable, who will be hit-LAT-WP; REUTERS - 996 words
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Article, Illustration616 2009-09-30 20 RODOLFO C SEVERINO - RODOLFO C SEVERINO THE BOTTOM LINE IT was a move that was hardly noticed by the international media Australia's House of Representatives on Sept 16 passed legislation paving the way for the country's ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) that Australia had616 words
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Article, Illustration1158 2009-09-30 21 The new practice will save a lot of tedium, says 808 YAP ON JULY 30, a quiet but potentially revolutionary step for the legal process in Singapore took place when Registrar Foo Chee Hock signed off the rather mundane-sounding Practice Direction No 3 of 2009. AREUTERS - 1,158 words
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Article, Illustration1141 2009-09-30 21 LEILA ABBOUD - LEILA ABBOUD Reuters By #ONGLE" may sound a bit goofy, but the inno-cent-seeming technoloH gy is emerging as one of the biggest challenges to the mobile telecoms industry in coming years. Alongside smartphones, these 3G cards or sticks that allow people to getReuters; AFP - 1,141 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article8959 2009-09-30 22 Transaction date: Sep 29 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Hi. Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net 111 Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap Sniil Hi. Coi 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 31.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI8,959 words
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Article1638 2009-09-30 23 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 15.5 5 1181 s AAGrp 25.5 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 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 7814 t1,638 words
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Article407 2009-09-30 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E MCap $mil _Hu Comi _H|< 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 110cd 783 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US762 +4 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 266cd 4317 3534407 words
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Article259 2009-09-30 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 offer259 words
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Article9459 2009-09-30 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.037/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.347/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.07/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.75/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5095/ APS Komaba9,459 words
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371 2009-09-30 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Sep 28 World Index Preliminan 801.3 1.2 18.2 1.4 20.6 1.1 22.! EAFE Preliminai 762.2 0.6 17.4 0.7 23.3 0.4 25.: Euro[ Prelim inan 1092.2371 words
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Article133 2009-09-30 24 As at 9am Sen 29 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2270 1.2640 Can dollar 1.2980 1.3150 Euro 2.0620 2.0860 NZ dollar 1.0100 1.0320 Sterlini ind 2.2430 2.2690 US dollar 1.4110 1.4270 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign133 words
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Article175 2009-09-30 24 Sen 29 IS Offer Bid Overnight 1/4 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.33 US$ Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.32 0.35 0.38 0.42 0.70 1.10 1.25 Offer 0.22 0.25175 words
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Article30 2009-09-30 24 Sea 29 ten Hii ih Sett STI Se 2675 2675 2663 SIMSCI Se 315.7 320.5 318.7 Taiwan Se 266.3 274.4 272.2 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd30 words
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Article22 2009-09-30 24 c^« ~>n SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.4187 1.4201 2-months 1.4189 1.4204 3-months 1.4190 1.4205 6-months 1.4196 1.4211 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article290 2009-09-30 24 Sep29 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.6200 99.3600 99.0150 98.6250 7078 5323 3220 2565 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES DecO9 99.495 99.500 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.495 99.500 99.530 99.530 99.515 99.475 99.390 99.330 99.330 1070 8 200 6091290 words
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Article189 2009-09-30 24 Sep29 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) 0/1 (lots) Oct 09 215.0 NOV09 Dec 09 Jan 10 212.5 Feb 10 212.5 Mario 212.5 210.5 210.0 210.0 210.0 214.0 214.0 214.0 212.5 212.5 212.5 44 60 60 60 376 515189 words
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Article82 2009-09-30 24 Sep29 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****N 31.12.2009 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2010 0.34 0.39 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year NY*****H82 words
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Article98 2009-09-30 24 Sep2B SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov09 919.50 926.00 937.25 912.75 Jan 10 924.50 931.00 941.75 917.75 Mar10 924.00 932.00 942.25 918.75 May 10 920.25 931.00 941.00 915.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;llscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct09 33.24 34.04 34.18 33.17 Dec 09 33.6398 words
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Article76 2009-09-30 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep2B CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 65.98 0.93 WTI (Near Mth) 66.85 0.86 Dubai (1-Mth F) 64.22 -0.77 Tapis blend 69.70 -0.70 Minas 67.00 0.30 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 61.00 71.35 -1.40 -0.95 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket76 words
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Article464 2009-09-30 24 Sep 29 AS _CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.947 5.960 0.599 6.765 41.958 84.797 0.784 10.352 3.046 1.215 72.608 41.548 1.239 6.460 0.905 28.254 29.332 0.551 0.873 Canada 1.056 6.294 0.633 7.144464 words
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Article156 2009-09-30 24 Sep29 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2377 1.2396 0.8726 0.8731 Canadian dollar 1.3072 1.3092 0.9216 0.9221 Euro 2.0653 2.0681 1.4561 1.4566 NZ dollar 1.0184 1.0206 0.7180 0.7188 Sterlini ind 2.2477 2.2507 1.5847 1.5852 US156 words
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Article141 2009-09-30 24 Spn ?Q GOLD (USS/oz) Sep 25 Sep 28 Hong Kong London 991.00 989.40 992.00 990.40 Sep 28 Sep 25 993.90 991.30 994.70 992.30 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Sep 29 Buying Sellim Kilobar "48,670.02" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm141 words
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Article70 2009-09-30 24 Sep 28 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1798.75 1781.65 3 months 1833.00 1815.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 5995.50 6010.00 5975.00 5990.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2180.25 3 months 2207.00 2158.00 2185.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article72 2009-09-30 24 Sep 28 Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 09 2049 2035 2066/2029 Mar 10 2064 2050 2080/2043 May 10 2081 2066 2097/2060 Jul 10 2027 2019 2041/2017 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO9 1390 unch 1399/1381 Nov09 1405 1400 1419/1384 Jan 10 1432 1424 1444/1411 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close72 words
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Article, Illustration592 2009-09-30 27 GERARD MINACK - GERARD MINACK Quality companies are now cheaper the valuation gap between high-grade and low-grade companies is unusually compressed INVESTORS everywhere became macro-obsessed over the past two years. This is understandable: almost every investment decision hung on the unfolding "great recession". Investors didn't discriminate, markets moved together,: Morgan Stanley - 592 words
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841 2009-09-30 27 ■NYT [NEW YORK] Proposals to cap the compensation of bank CEOs have gained traction lately as a means of heading off another financial crisis. World leaders at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit meeting last week in Pittsburgh agreed in principle■NYT - 841 words
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Article, Illustration1012 2009-09-30 27 ■AP If its maturity is long, it has greater potential to lose value [LOS ANGELES] Quick you have one minute to answer this question: If you had to make a decision today to reallocate money in your 401 (k) plan or other investment■AP - 1,012 words
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Article, Illustration1014 2009-09-30 28 IN THE aftermath of the damage wrought by the financial crisis, the accusation most often hurled at bankers is that they had pigeon-holed clients into the wrong risk profile. That is, clients were ushered into investments that were allegedly a poor match with their1,014 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-09-30 28 MONEY MATTERS Quality's time is coming PAGE 278 words
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