The Business Times, 23 June 2010
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Title Section17 2010-06-23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, June 23,201017 words
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Article, Illustration741 2010-06-23 1 CHUANG PECK MING - M’sia to look at land swap proposal; toll charges at Second Link to be slashed By CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE and Malaysia are poised to resolve the issue ofland owned by Malayan Railway in the Republic and move forward toAP - 741 words
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751 2010-06-23 1 NEIL BEHRMANN - New-look yuan will see Sing on song S’pore and several Asian currencies to face upward pressure after China move By NEIL BEHRMANN FOREIGN exchange strategists are bullish about the Singapore dollar and other Asian currencies, following Beijing’s move towards limited revaluation. Analysts expect a small yuan revaluation of around 3751 words
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Article142 2010-06-23 1 ?ST INDEX 2,872.30 (-13.34) ?ST INDEX FUTURES 2,872 (-14) ?SIMSCI 340.78 (-1.91) ?SIMSCI FUTURES 340.90 (-1.70) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.380 (US$/S$ per 1.474 2.034 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.232 1.700 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 90.80 65.80 RM 3.202 2.321 HK$ 7.778 5.637 BAHT 32.34142 words
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Advertisement169 2010-06-23 1 EXEC MONEY Oprah Winfrey’s asset management plan PAGE 34 UK BUDGET It’s the harshest in a generation PAGE 2 CAREERS IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT Private bankers back in demand PAGE 29 TRANSPORT HUB 2 more Lexus supercars to land in S’pore PAGE 21 200ARTWORKS 25 YEARSH SCGLOBAL PRESENTS ARTISTS'EDITIONS BY PARKETT169 words
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Advertisement23 2010-06-23 1 Property players may gain from yuan push, Page 4 Rally fizzles out, Page 4 Corporate America has reason to be wary, Page 1823 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration779 2010-06-23 2 Finance minister tightens spending, jacks up taxes, hits banks with a levy Reuters AP Bloomberg [LONDON] British finance minister George Osborne produced the harshest budget in a generation yesterday, slashing spending, raising taxes and slapping a levy on banks in aReuters; AP; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 779 words
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Article, Illustration674 2010-06-23 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - China players add buzz; more en bloc deals expected in coming months By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Investment sales of property so far this year have already reached $11.26 billion surpassing the $10.62 billion totted up for the whole of last year, according to latestSource: CB Richard Ellis - 674 words
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Article550 2010-06-23 2 New-look yuan will see Sing on song WITH greater clarity emerging from China’s new currency stance, forex strategists have been redoing their sums. Many are bullish on the Singapore dollar. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese currencies, the Korean won, the Indian rupee as well as the less-traded currencies550 words
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Article, Illustration518 2010-06-23 2 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] More than 1,200 public flat owners have made use of a recent rule relaxation to obtain a second concessionary loan from the Housing Development Board, hoping to move to a smaller or simi-lar-size flat. But although more have turned toFILE PHOTO - 518 words
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Article, Illustration707 2010-06-23 4 JAMIE LEE - But commodity markets are unlikely to join the ride, say analysts By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Property developers in Singapore and Asia could benefit if China nudges its currency up, as Chinese consumers snap up real estate overseas with a stronger yuan in hand.REUTERS - 707 words
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524 2010-06-23 4 CHEW XIANG - By CHEW XIANG [SINGAPORE] When China said on Saturday that it wanted more flexibility in the value of the yuan, it meant just that. Yesterday morning, the People’s Bank of China set the central parity rate the mid-point of the day’s524 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration591 2010-06-23 5 Stricter regulations may lead to replacements for old rigs, analysts say Reuters [SINGAPORE/SEOUL] The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could ironically lead to a surge in orders for top rig builders as explorers replace ageing equipment with top-notch platforms that will comply withReuters; FILE PHOTO - 591 words
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488 2010-06-23 5 CHAN YUPING - $50m upsize option; move to boost balance sheet, ready itself for acquisitions By CHAN YUPING CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) has launched a private placement of new stapled securities to raise some $150 million in gross proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for488 words
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596 2010-06-23 7 SIOW LI SEN - This is because prices are rising in tandem with GDP growth: Moody’s By SIOW LI SEN SINGAPORE banks’ real estate exposure while hefty is not posing any risks as prices are rising in tandem with economic growth, said analysts from Moody’s596 words
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283 2010-06-23 7 CHEN HUIFEN - It offers both fixed and floating rate options By CHEN HUIFEN MAYBANK Singapore has launched an Islamic financing package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking financing for completed commercial industrial properties. Called Maybank Islamic Term Financing, the package offers fixed rates for up283 words
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Article683 2010-06-23 7 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN IN HIS interview last week, DBS Group chairman Peter Seah said many things but nothing unexpected or controversial. He was (almost) all things to all stakeholders. To local employees, he was their champion when he said683 words
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Article, Illustration422 2010-06-23 8 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Such a move is not provided for in their 60-40 Pantai joint venture By NISHA RAMCHANDANI DISMISSING earlier reports that Khazanah Nasional could resort to buying out Parkway Holdings’ 40 per cent stake in Pantai should its partial offer for Parkway fails, aKREAB GAVIN ANDERSON - 422 words
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318 2010-06-23 8 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that it has successfully launched Asia’s first dividend futures contract the Nikkei Dividend Point Index Futures contract. Since its June 17 debut, the contract has achieved total volume of over 1.5 billion yen (S$22.9 million)318 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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64 2010-06-23 8 STX Pan Ocean is entering into a shipbuilding contract with a Chinese shipyard for the construction of Kamsarmax bulkers for a total price of about US$138 million. The construction of these new bulkers is to strengthen the competitiveness of the company’s dry bulk64 words
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71 2010-06-23 8 HLH Group intends to seek investors to invest in its subsidiary, HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co Ltd. It has appointed Fubon Capital (HK) Ltd as its financial adviser. No agreement has been reached on the possible transaction as yet, and there is no certainty as71 words
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69 2010-06-23 8 RH Petrogas, engaged mainly in the business of exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources, has appointed Francis Chang as vice-president, exploration and production, and Samuel Cheong as vice-president, commercial. Mr Chang was a vice-president for international operations in GNT International Inc. Mr69 words
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Article62 2010-06-23 8 Reuters [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) yesterday said that oil-trading firm Vitol and investment company TransMarket Group have signed as members for the bourse’s August inauguration. SMX has so far announced that it will trade two energy contracts, West Texas Intermediate crudeReuters - 62 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration583 2010-06-23 6 R SIVANITHY - STI falls 13.34 points following Wall Street, regional weakness and negative Europe-wide opening in afternoon STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent MONDAY’Sap-parent enthusiasm for stocks following China’s decision to de-peg its currency fizzled out yesterday, with the Straits Times Index dropping 13.34 points to 2,872.3Source: Bloomberg - 583 words
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Article186 2010-06-23 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 7 3 0 0 0 4 7 3 Manufacturing 36 78 67 4 6 10 40 84 77 Commerce 10 24 21 1 3 6 11 27 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 18 14186 words
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Article119 2010-06-23 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 19,860 19,860 83,910 83,910 Manufacturing 244,404 8,117 252,521 211,852 536 212,388 Commerce 106,807 3,979 110,786 94,841 1,243 96,084 Tpt/Stor/Comms 91,954 746 92,700 188,908 111 189,019 Finance 21,417 10 21,427 167,421 1 167,422 Construction 146,256 3,610119 words
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Article108 2010-06-23 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.200 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.770 CapitaMall 1.890 +0.010 CityDev 10.900 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.510 DBS Grp 13.980 F&N 5.140 +0.070 Genting SP 1.150 Golden Agri 0.550 HK Land 5.070 -0.030 JMH 36.020 -0.200 JSH 20.920 +0.440 Jardine C&C 30.860 -0.640 Keppel Corp 8.910108 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration328 2010-06-23 6 June 22 close: $1.38 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, June 22 YANGZIJIANG announced that QD Asia Pacific (QD), the Middle East partner in the acquisition of PPL Holdings, is subscribing for 84 million new shares in Yangzijiang, or 2.3 per cent of existing shares at $1.295 per share, regardless ofSource: Bloomberg - 328 words
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Article556 2010-06-23 6 JAMIE LEE - Compiled by JAMIE LEE June 22 close: $2.05 CIMB, June 22 MAINTAIN “outperform” and target price of $2.50; no change to earnings: NOL’s period 5, 2010 (P5) operating statistics (four weeks from May 1 to May 28, 2010) saw daily volume scale to record highs while556 words
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Article, Illustration537 2010-06-23 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar gained for the second straight day against the euro yesterday as new concerns about the funding needs of European banks offset stronger-than-expected German economic data. The yuan declined against the US dollar after China’s weekend pledgeReuters; REUTERS - 537 words
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Article65 2010-06-23 6 Jun 22 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 647.00-151.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -98.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +64.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 697.98 -0.20 FTSE ST Small Cap 532.97 -3.99 FTSE ST All Share 708.58 -2.92 FTSE ST China Top 269.28 -3.99 FTSE ST China 292.76 -2.86 FTSE ST65 words
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Article56 2010-06-23 6 VOLUME UniFiber 135,185,000 Genting SP 83,933,000 Yangzijiang 42,781,000 Golden Agri 34,486,000 Oceanus 24,771,000 SingTel 22,819,000 Noble Grp 20,320,000 Mermaid 20,250,000 Cosco Corp 18,980,000 Uni Envtech 16,167,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 96,185,650 SingTel 69,969,280 DBS Grp 61,158,240 Yangzijiang 58,613,040 UOB 50,969,270 CapitaLand 49,652,330 Keppel Corp 48,786,110 Noble Grp 38,649,03056 words
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Article109 2010-06-23 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8900 102.0 1.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5229 82.7 1.2 JSH 2092 60.7 2.1 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1601 45.0 2.9 DBXT MSBrazil 10US$ 649 41.4 4.8 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 40.0 0.4 Great Eastern 1680 34.0 2.1 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4483109 words
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Article120 2010-06-23 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXTAUDMM 5US$ ***** -1016 -4.3 DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-568.1 -3.5 GLD 10US$ *****-248.2 -1.5 DBXT E50 10US$ 3644-143.4 -2.8 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 2815 -78.6 -2.0 Jardine C&C 3086 -64.0 -2.0 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3602 -53.8 -1.1 OmegaNav 340 -40.0 -10.5 Pru 500US$ 840 -35.9 -3.0120 words
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Article87 2010-06-23 6 Where S$ stands Jun 22 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Jun 21 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3823 -0.35 1.4219 1.3680 Euro 1.6983 0.54 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.0324 0.71 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2113 0.49 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5252 -1.06 1.5927 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.07 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2756 -0.1987 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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539 2010-06-23 9 RONNIE LIM - Butyl plant relying on Foster Wheeler, Sembcorp, Tuas Power, Stolt-Nielsen By RONNIE LIM GERMANY’S Lanxess has announced some key supply contracts for its 400 million euro (S$681 million) synthetic rubber plant investment at the new Tembusu sector of Jurong Island, with a couple of539 words
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300 2010-06-23 9 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY SINGAPORE’S fertility rate hit an historic low last year, despite initiatives to encourage people to have babies. According to data from the government’s “Population in Brief 2010” study, the total fertility rate (TFR) here dropped to 1.22 in 2009, continuing300 words
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Article, Illustration348 2010-06-23 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI BAYER MaterialScience, which manufactures hightech polymer materials, is investing $12 million in a research facility here, with an eye on potentially doubling its investment. Its Functional Films Research Centre, the group’s first one in the Asia-Pacific, will conduct upstream348 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-06-23 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Landmark conservation building to be turned into a hotel By KALPANA RASHIWALA OGILVY Centre, a landmark conservation building opposite Lau Pa Sat, is now open for application under the reserve list. Prospective bidders will be allowed to bid for the site, whichURA - 602 words
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298 2010-06-23 10 A SURVEY of organisations active in the Asian non-list-ed real estate funds market has found that 63 per cent of investors plan to increase allocations to Asian non-listed real estate funds. The proportion is still lower than the 88 per cent that298 words
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Article363 2010-06-23 10 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is putting a public housing site in Tampines up for tender today and market watchers expect developers to show a fair bit of interest in it. The plot at Tampines Avenue 5/Central 8 comes under363 words
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321 2010-06-23 10 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP LANDLORDS of retail space located in the city had little to cheer about in the second quarter. According to a DTZ report yesterday, retail rents at Orchard Road and Scotts Road stayed flat, while those in other areas downtown fell321 words
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413 2010-06-23 10 THE average Asia-Pacific corporate tax rate has fallen by half a point to 27 per cent in 2010, with Singapore’s 17 per cent remaining the third lowest in the region. Reflecting the global downtrend in direct tax rates in recent years,413 words
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441 2010-06-23 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI THE global financial crisis made CapitaLand rethink its strategy for funding expansion, the property group’s chief investment officer Wen Khai Meng said yesterday. CapitaLand learned that it cannot count on just the capital markets for finance after those markets froze during441 words
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SERVICE INNOVATION
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Article, Illustration1281 2010-06-23 11 TEH SHI NING - It is inevitable that firms embrace service innovation to stay profitable and ensure continued growth, reports TEH SHI NING TEH SHI NING SERVICE innovation ought to be a fundamental strategy of all businesses wanting to create sustainable growth, says Rajendra K Srivastava. ThisARTHUR LEE - 1,281 words
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Article508 2010-06-23 11 INNOVATION as applied to products and technology is well understood by consumers and corporations alike. But global companies, consultants and academic researchers have begun broadening the innovation focus to consider the services businesses offer, if not directly, then in the course of bringing products to508 words
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Article206 2010-06-23 11 RAJENDRA K Srivastava has been provost of Singapore Management University (SMU) since 2008 and deputy president (academic affairs) since 2009. As a professor of marketing at SMU’s Lee Kong Chian Business School, his research interests include marketing metrics, brand management, customer management and marketing strategy. But Dr Srivastava206 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration465 2010-06-23 12 Peter Orszag likely to leave Obama administration in the next few weeks [WASHINGTON] White House budget director Peter Orszag has decided to leave the Obama administration, likely in the next few weeks, a Democrat familiar with his plans said on Monday. His departure wouldBLOOMBERG - 465 words
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457 2010-06-23 12 AFP [MADRID] Standard Poor’s (S&P) held steady the credit ratings of six top Spanish banks on Monday but warned of future downgrades as loans suffer amid the country’s “uncertain economic environment”. The announcement followed market tension last week over rumours ofAFP - 457 words
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257 2010-06-23 12 AFP [SYDNEY] Powerful growth in Asia will drive Australian exports above A$200 billion (S$242,37 billion) in 2010-11, as new contracts bring in higher prices for coal and iron ore, officials said yesterday. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) saidAFP - 257 words
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582 2010-06-23 12 But policy flip-flop unsettles currency, bond markets Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday flagged a plan to tweak currency trading rules unveiled just over a week ago and tighten limits imposed on foreign banks, unsettling currency and bond markets with a suddenReuters - 582 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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871 2010-06-23 13 ANALYSIS Reuters [JAKARTA] A fierce battle is being fought for control of Indonesia’s influential chamber of commerce, pitting new-generation candidates against figures with close ties to politicians seen as opponents of reform. Indonesia has become an investor favourite among emerging markets,Reuters - 871 words
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532 2010-06-23 13 PAULINE NG - It could derail Hong Leong Bank’s takeover bid for EONCap By in PAULINE NG EON Capital yesterday hunkered down to digest the legal suit filed by Primus Pacific Partners against a number of its shareholders and directors for actions relating to532 words
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GREATER CHINA
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603 2010-06-23 14 Suspension caused by supply disruption at car parts supplier due to a strike Reuters [GUANGZHOU] A strike at a Japanese car parts supplier in southern China forced Toyota Motor Corp to suspend production at a Chinese car assembly plant yesterday, the latest inReuters - 603 words
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Article, Illustration553 2010-06-23 14 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] China’s restrictions on the export of rare-earths used in the manufacture of mobile phones and radar are being targeted by the US Trade Representative for a potential trade case, according to industry representatives. The US has asked business groups and unions toBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 553 words
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214 2010-06-23 14 AFP [TAIPEI] Senior officials from Taiwan and China will hold talks tomorrow in Taipei as the two sides struggle to meet a self-imposed June deadline for signing a proposed trade pact, officials said. Zheng Lizhong, vicepresident of China’s quasi-official Association for RelationsAFP - 214 words
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INDIA
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669 2010-06-23 15 The JV with IMG has been granted commercial rights to basketball in India Reuters [DETROIT] Sports and entertainment agency IMG and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries scored an agreement that could eventually lead to the formation of an Indian professional basketball league. As partReuters - 669 words
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Article, Illustration514 2010-06-23 15 AFP [BERLIN] Anshu Jain already captains Deutsche Bank’s cricket team, and a boardroom reshuffle last week means that the Indian big-hitter is now seen as a prime candidate to be chief executive too. Mr Jain, 47, has just been appointed sole headAFP - 514 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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641 2010-06-23 16 She has presided over nine years of growth, but analysts say poor have missed out AFP [MANILA] Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will step down next week after overseeing nine years of economic growth, but analysts say the poor masses have missed out and herAFP - 641 words
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Article, Illustration630 2010-06-23 16 Reuters [SYDNEY] National Australia Bank’s (NAB) plans to hive off an asset of AXA Asia Pacific in its bid to get regulatory approval for its US$11.5 billion takeover of AXA AP, is unlikely to pass muster. “The plan looks and sounds weak.Reuters; AFP - 630 words
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WORLD CUP
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Article, Illustration604 2010-06-23 17 Host nation edged out on goal difference; Mexico, Uruguay through AFP AP Reuters [JOHANNESBURG] Uruguay and Mexico advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday while hosts South Africa and the troubled French team made their exits. South Africa sufferedAFP; AP; Reuters; REUTERS - 604 words
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357 2010-06-23 17 AFP [BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa] A French minister reduced the country’s disgraced World Cup stars to tears as she gave them a dressing down over their tantrums. With the whole of France outraged at the antics of the millionaire footballers in refusing to trainAFP - 357 words
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Article, Illustration1182 2010-06-23 17 JEFFREY MARCUS - By JEFFREY MARCUS NYT [JOHANNESBURG] The Ivory Coast forward cried out in apparent agony, covered his face with his hands and dropped to the turf with a thud in the waning minutes of his team’s 3-1 loss to Brazil on Sunday at theNYT; REUTERS - 1,182 words
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Advertisement394 2010-06-23 17 Notice to all shareholders of Parkway Holdings Limited (“Parkway”) from Integrated Healthcare Holdings Limited (“Integrated Healthcare”) INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE WISHES TO ALERT PARKWAY SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE ON THE PARTIAL OFFER Shareholders should consider the Offer Document and the circular to be issued by Parkway containing the views of the independent directors394 words
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Article, Illustration735 2010-06-23 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - PM under fire for raising possibility of doubling national consumption tax By ANTHONY ANTHONY ROWLEY THE Japanese government yesterday produced its long-awaited Fiscal Management Strategy in which it promised to rein in soaring public debt and to control expenditures over the next few years.BLOOMBERG - 735 words
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713 2010-06-23 18 Reuters [ATHENS] Greece’s pension reform will be a major test of the government’s resolve to put derailed public finances back on track, with a draft law expected this week amid strong domestic opposition. With perks including early retirement for hundreds of supposedlyReuters - 713 words
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412 2010-06-23 18 AFP [WASHINGTON] US authorities on Monday issued new banking guidelines aimed at countering pay and bonus practices blamed for the excessive risk taking that fuelled the global financial crisis. The guidelines were to ensure that banks use incentive compensation practices that do notAFP - 412 words
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Article, Illustration550 2010-06-23 18 Hayward to be less hands-on in dealing with oil spill crisis Reuters [LONDON] Beleaguered BP Plc boss Tony Hayward retreated from daily management of the oil spill crisis yesterday and dodged a conference appearance where his stand-in was heckled by angry environmentalists. Mr Hayward’sReuters; REUTERS - 550 words
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597 2010-06-23 18 YUAN REACTION Reuters [BOSTON] Looking at Wall Street’s initial surge on Monday, you could easily conclude China’s lifting of the peg that had kept its currency in lockstep with the US dollar for the past two years was an unmitigated boon for corporateReuters - 597 words
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930 2010-06-23 19 DAVID HUGHES - Event prompts US to relook Oil Pollution Act 1990 STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES SOMETIMES, 20 years seem to pass very quickly. It doesn’t seem that long ago when we were all so concerned about the political and regulatory fall-out from the Exxon930 words
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278 2010-06-23 19 Reuters [BARCELONA] A JPMorgan infrastructure fund deal to buy the Spanish ports of Dragados SPL, a subsidiary of builder ACS, could close at between 700 to 800 million euros (S$1.2 to $1.4 billion), subject to debt financing, a source directly involved inReuters - 278 words
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Article, Illustration699 2010-06-23 19 Traders are storing fuel in tankers to profit from higher values later Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Liquefied natural gas (LNG) traders are taking advantage of the lowest shipping rates in five years and rising prices in the UK to store fuel in tankers andBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 699 words
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203 2010-06-23 19 THE International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW) has launched awards to recognise and encourage excellent welfare facilities and services for seafarers. The International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards, announced this week, have four categories seafarer centre of the year, port of the year, shipping company of the203 words
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Article, Illustration442 2010-06-23 19 JASLENE PANG - SSA chief says general mood now is cautious optimism By JASLENE PANG WITH the global economy picking up, the shipping industry has seen a small and gradual improvement, said Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) president SS Teo at the association’s 14th annual general meetingFILE PHOTO - 442 words
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Article276 2010-06-23 19 SGX '000 Jun 22 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.54 0.01 1487 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 unch 30 Cosco Corp 1.54 -0.01 ***** CWT Ltd 0.93 unch 374 Ezra Hldgs 1.94 -0.03 4656 First Ship Lea 0.39 -0.01 1942 Freight Links 0.05 unch 104 Grand Banks unch unch 0276 words
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823 2010-06-23 20 Deep seat cuts and traffic revival from rise in business travel the causes Bloomberg [DALLAS] US airlines may bump the most passengers in nine years as business travellers resume flying following the deepest cuts in seats since World War II. Almost 220,000Bloomberg - 823 words
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Article, Illustration431 2010-06-23 20 AFP [YAOUNDE] Rescuers found on Monday the wreckage of a crashed plane carrying an Australian mining tycoon and other executives, with 10 bodies found so far, Cameroonian and Congolese officials said. The plane carrying 11 people including tycoon Ken Talbot and the entireAFP - 431 words
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283 2010-06-23 20 AFP [BEIJING] The first airline to be based in Tibet will launch its first domestic flights from the remote Himalayan region in the middle of next year, state media reported yesterday. Tibet Airlines will operate flights within Tibet and link itsAFP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration506 2010-06-23 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Airbus SAS risks suffering the first cancellation for its superjumbo A380 after Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) said that continued production delays on the world’s largest passenger plane have frustrated the airline. MAS has ordered six A380s, and initial deliveries are moreBloomberg; AFP - 506 words
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Article2953 2010-06-23 20 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ457 1230 SQ456 1250 EY470 2220 Adelaide LH9771 1745 9W4082 2230 SQ278 1745 AF8088 2230 VS7268 1745 BA7382 2230 JL5083 2230 QF82 2230 LH9770 2350 SQ279 2350 VS7279 2350 Ahmedabad NH6293 0710 SQ531 0710 Amsterdam SQ323 0605 MP96 08402,953 words
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460 2010-06-23 21 SAMUEL EE - Whittington Group will formally launch its website tomorrow By SAMUEL EE TWO months after the first online motor insurer entered the Singapore market, a second company will be making insurance available over the Internet from this weekend onwards. Whittington Group says that its460 words
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Article, Illustration619 2010-06-23 21 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE SINGAPORE has managed to secure an extra two units of the limited edition $1.248 million Lexus LFA supercar on top of the original two allocated but not before the buyers’ profiles were submitted to the Japanese carmaker. With four619 words
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Article619 2010-06-23 21 It posts US$419m profit on robust int’l sales; outlook conservative NYT [NEW YORK] FedEx, a company known for its package delivery service, swung to a fourth-quarter profit and offered a conservative outlook that relied on international sales, an area that also led growthNYT - 619 words
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Article, Illustration752 2010-06-23 21 Dutch owner sees unit sales in the US doubling to 16,000 AP [NEW YORK] The new Dutch owner of Saab has a two-pronged strategy to boost ailing sales: assure customers that the company is here to stay, and return theAP - 752 words
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204 2010-06-23 21 AFP [TOKYO] Japan said yesterday it would push on with efforts to sell its bullet train technology to Vietnam despite the project’s rejection in a rare show of defiance by legislators in the communist nation. “We hope Vietnam will introduce Japan’sAFP - 204 words
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Miscellaneous297 2010-06-23 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Awards having no blemishes (6) 5 See 5 Down (8) 9 Birds moult one’s leg is broken (10) 10 Flower from Fair Isle (4) 11 Entertainments having cuts ripe for change (8) 12 Crews on islands, reportedly (6) 13 ‘Huge’ returns, doubled, are not up to297 words
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489 2010-06-23 22 EDITORIAL THE planned listing of Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), set to be the world’s biggest ever IPO, has been gathering a list of cornerstone investors which reads like the who’s who of the investing world. But it may still be premature to489 words
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Article, Illustration1136 2010-06-23 22 ANTHONY ROWLEY - It is now a ‘fuzzy’ strategy that appears designed neither to please nor offend anyone ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent LIKE an upscale restaurant menu that carries no prices (because if you need to ask you can’t afford to dine there), the Japanese government’s 10-yearBLOOMBERG - 1,136 words
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Article, Illustration775 2010-06-23 22 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator SOON, possibly within days, Taiwan and China will sign a controversial agreement that Taipei sees as vital to its economic well-being and that the mainland sees as775 words
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Article, Illustration929 2010-06-23 23 PRADUMNA B RANA - G-20 Summit provides a platform for these nations to be heard on global monetary and financial architecture reforms By PRADUMNA B RANA The writer is associate professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. He was previously a senior director at theREUTERS - 929 words
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Article, Illustration885 2010-06-23 23 MARK KING - At the heart of building more advanced aircraft engines are concerns about their environmental impact By MARK KING The writer is Rolls-Royce president Civil Aerospace. This an edited version of his speech at the ISTAT conference recently TONY Tyler, the CEO of Cathay Pacific,885 words
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522 2010-06-23 23 UNA GALAN - iRS REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By UNA GALAN AFGHANISTAN’Smineralsrush looks set to be more like a stroll. US officials have held meetings with large listed miners about extracting deposits that they think are worth US$1 trillion, according to a person familiar with the situation. But the522 words
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Article8857 2010-06-23 24 Transaction date: Jun 22 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 7 3148 8Telecom 15.5 -0.5 195 15.5 15.5 15.5 16 1.7 11.7 5 74.2 10 5.5 58348,857 words
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Article1624 2010-06-23 25 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 5 1181 t AA Grp 6 5 7 33.3 5.8 25 13 8538 t APStrategic 18 unch 20 18 16 161,624 words
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Article735 2010-06-23 25 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 116 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109 111.5 116 497.6 883 610 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US874 865 870 35 306 224 DBS STI ETF735 words
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Article251 2010-06-23 25 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 27 6000 AVJennings A43.5 41 48 3.6 8 3.5 113.3 31 13 6017 Genting HK US$ US19.5 -0.5 6808 20 19 19 19.5251 words
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Article9421 2010-06-23 25 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.17/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.85/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.65/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.6131/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2445/ Asian9,421 words
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374 2010-06-23 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jun 21 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 827.1 1.0 -0.6 0.4 -5.5 1.1 -3.5 EAFE Preliminary 765.5 1.3 -2.5 0.8 -10.9 1.4 -9.0 Europe Preliminary 1103.5 1.0374 words
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Article132 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1980 1.2340 Can dollar 1.3390 1.3550 Euro 1.6890 1.7080 NZ dollar 0.9690 0.9900 Sterling pound 2.0240 2.0470 US dollar 1.3720 1.3880 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article27 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 Open High Sett STI Jun 2872 SIMSCI Jun 342.7 343.4 340.9 Taiwan Jun 272.0 272.7 270.4 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd27 words
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Article180 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/8 1/16 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.60 0.40 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.70 0.50 6 months 0.90 0.70 9 months 1.10 0.90 12180 words
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Article22 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3788 1.3806 2-months 1.3786 1.3804 3-months 1.3783 1.3801 6-months 1.3777 1.3795 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article73 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jul 10 2466 2450 2467 2445 858 8241 Aug 10 2426 2404 2427 2401 2175 ***** Sep 10 2397 2377 2403 2375 6745 ***** Oct 10 2384 236573 words
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Article427 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep10 99.3300 0 3125 Dec10 99.2250 0 2011 Mar11 99.1250 0 1971 Jun11 98.9800 0 2003 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep10 99.6350 99.6400 99.6350 99.6400 0 4183 Dec10 99.6450 0 1372 Mar11 99.6500 99 1906 Jun11 99.6450 99.6450427 words
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Article130 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jul 10 361.0 Aug 10 344.0 Sep 10 317.0 317.0 320.0 2 Oct 10 310.0 Nov 10 308.0 Dec 10 306.5 Jan 11 306.5 96 Feb 11 306.5 Mar130 words
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Article92 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****A 23.09.2010 0.31 0.25 0.25 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.37 0.36 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 103.75 103.78 103.78 5-Year N*****0N 1.37592 words
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Article105 2010-06-23 26 Jun 21 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 963.25 961.00 972.00 958.75 Aug 10 956.75 951.00 964.50 952.25 Sep 10 944.00 937.75 952.25 940.50 Nov 10 939.00 930.50 947.25 933.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 38.05 37.92 38.35105 words
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5684 2010-06-23 27 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.5,684 words
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Article77 2010-06-23 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 21 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 79.50 1.16 WTI (Near Mth) 77.42 0.07 Dubai (1-Mth F) 77.71 1.44 Tapis blend 83.45 1.70 Minas 82.40 1.50 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 74.61 0.17 Jet Kerosene 91.20 1.60 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article466 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.898 5.983 0.713 6.832 40.378 79.236 0.798 10.387 2.813 1.240 75.011 40.106 1.212 6.609 0.974 28.184 28.405 0.596 0.878 Canada 1.113 6.660466 words
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Article154 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2110 1.2132 0.8782 0.8787 Canadian dollar 1.3480 1.3506 0.9775 0.9782 Euro 1.6985 1.7009 1.2317 1.2319 NZ dollar 0.9770 0.9786 0.7085 0.7088 Sterling pound 2.0328 2.0358 1.4741 1.4745154 words
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Article140 2010-06-23 26 Jun 22 GOLD (US$/oz) Jun 22 Jun 21 Hong Kong 1239.20 1260.10 Jun 21 Jun 18 London 1254.40 1258.65 1255.15 1259.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jun 22 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 58,933.46 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 131.61 55 5gm 374.5 275 10gm 669.82140 words
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Article69 2010-06-23 26 Jun 21 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1930.00 1914.00 3 months 1961.00 1944.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 6576.00 6408.00 3 months 6604.00 6435.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1809.50 1722.50 3 months 1833.00 1745.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article82 2010-06-23 26 Jun 21 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 10 2465 2456 2479/2445 Sep 10 2360 2345 2365/2336 Dec 10 2268 2259 2273/2250 Mar 11 2232 2226 2232/2214 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 10 1538 1543 1562/1527 Sep 10 1573 1571 1589/1560 Nov 10 1583 1577 1595/1569 Jan 1182 words
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Article, Illustration1318 2010-06-23 29 FELDA CHAY - Some banks are recruiting aggressively due to rising demand for wealth management services as wealth in Asia grows, reports FELDACHAY FELDA CHAY PRIVATE banking is back in vogue after a bad patch following the financial crisis. They are hiring again to meet rising demand forAFP - 1,318 words
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