The Business Times, 7 September 2010
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Title Section23 2010-09-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|il A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Tuesday, September 7,201023 words
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Article, Illustration781 2010-09-07 1 VEN SREENIVASAN - Chew Choon Seng to succeed JY Pillay as SGX chairman BY VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Two years back, when oil prices were hitting record highs and Singapore Airline’s bottomline was bruised by jet fuel rates, its chief executive Chew Choon Seng touchedFILE PHOTO - 781 words
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Article, Illustration639 2010-09-07 1 WINSTON CHAI - IDA to auction off final 3G spectrum in November despite opposition from incumbents By WINSTON CHAI [SINGAPORE] Local authorities will go ahead with plans to auction off Singapore’s final third-genera-tion (3G) mobile spectrum this November despite opposition from incumbent operators. In doing so,AFP - 639 words
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Article139 2010-09-07 1 ST INDEX 3,034.58 (+32.02) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,031 (+32) SIMSCI 358.76 (+3.88) SIMSCI FUTURES 357.90 (+3.40) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.344 (US$/S$ per 1.544 2.075 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.290 1.733 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 84.10 62.60 RM 3.113 2.317 HK$ 7.769 5.783 BAHT 31.13139 words
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Advertisement109 2010-09-07 1 COMPANIES Private equity firms raise 32% less funds in Q2 PAGE 6 NUCLEAR ENERGY Merkel presses a ‘nuke-war’ button PAGE 22 TECHNOLOGY HTC challenges iPhone with a ‘quiet’ ring tone PAGE 18 PROPERTY JTC to build new marine, aviation, medtech centres PAGE 4 Inc Sprucing up the heartland image PAGE109 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article585 2010-09-07 2 Door swings open for fourth mobile operator PLANS to auction off Singapore’s final third-generation mobile spectrum will go ahead in November despite opposition from incumbent operators. In doing so, the government is also keeping the door open for a fourth player to break the decade-long telecommunications trinity. FRONT585 words
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434 2010-09-07 2 EMILYN YAP - But prospective sellers withdraw their units from secondary market By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Some developers plan to go ahead with property launches despite uncertain market conditions brought about by the government’s latest move to cool rising prices. But some prospective sellers have withdrawn their434 words
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511 2010-09-07 2 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The taxman has never had it so good. Despite a fall in corporate income tax, he collected a record $29.9 billion in taxes in 2009, up 0.2 per cent, partly due to the growth in the population and a511 words
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Article, Illustration750 2010-09-07 4 MICHELLE QUAH - SGX chairman has had to navigate several thorny issues during his tenure By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) chairman JY Pillay, 76, who steps down from his position at the end of the year, is a man credited with buildingFILE PHOTO - 750 words
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327 2010-09-07 4 WINSTON CHAI - SingTel may get boost in Europe through Cable Wireless By WINSTON CHAI [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom will be able to stake a major claim to European markets if it acquires Cable and Wireless Worldwide (C&WW), but the integration of these two giants could be challenging at first, analysts say. On Sunday,327 words
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423 2010-09-07 4 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] JTC Corp, which is now surfacing from the global financial crisis, is planning several new infrastructure projects. New proposals aimed at anchoring new investments in Singapore include an offshore and marine centre, a general aviation centre and a423 words
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Article, Illustration420 2010-09-07 4 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Bank Julius Baer, which has identified Singapore as its “second home market”, expects Asian assets to account for 20-25 per cent of group assets under management within five years. To beef up its operations, it is lookingARTHUR LEE - 420 words
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564 2010-09-07 4 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Sustained, slower rates of foreigner inflows could have implications for the labour force and housing market, a Citi report yesterday said. A slowing of immigrant inflows, particularly skilled professionals and permanent residents (PRs), raises questions over564 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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607 2010-09-07 6 R SIVANITHY - US jobs situation improving? Think again. HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE received wisdom over the past week derived from Wall Street’s sudden bounce is that double-dip fears are now a thing of the past. One major source of this rosy scenario was a recent jobs report, whose release607 words
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488 2010-09-07 6 JAMIE LEE - Total of US$41.3b is lowest since 2003; many of the funds close below target By JAMIE LEE FUNDS raised by private equity firms in the second quarter of this year came to US$41.3 billion the lowest since 2003, says data provider488 words
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Article, Illustration567 2010-09-07 6 CONRAD TAN - A Singaporean, he’s 29 years’ experience in financial services By CONRAD TAN DBS Group has hired a senior ANZ Bank executive in Asia to replace its consumer banking head Rajan Raju who left last week. Tan Kong Khoon, 53, will join DBS as567 words
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460 2010-09-07 6 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Indian hospital operator Fortis Healthcare is looking to list a real estate investment trust in Singapore in the next six months to house its property assets and is looking at a valuation of US$600-700 million, said a senior company executive, whoReuters - 460 words
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Article, Illustration356 2010-09-07 7 EMILYN YAP - Group plans to keep investing in good-quality real estate in the country By EMILYN YAP ASCENDAS will be setting up new funds to continue investing in China’s real estate market. The industrial property group said this yesterday as it announced that its private fund, Ascendas356 words
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432 2010-09-07 7 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI CITY Developments’ Lon-don-listed hotel arm Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C) yesterday said that some of its hotels in Christchurch, New Zealand, had suffered some damage as a result of the earthquake that affected the region on Saturday. But all432 words
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351 2010-09-07 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI KLW Holdings’ subsidiary Barang Barang Pte Ltd (BBPL) will not be able to pay all its creditors as the funds amassed from liquidation will not be sufficient. According to the liquidator, the amount realised, approximately $474,000 after351 words
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Article, Illustration349 2010-09-07 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI RETAILER FJ Benjamin Holdings is looking to boost the distribution network for new brand Catherine Deane in Asia. FJ Benjamin announced last week that it had made its first brand acquisition by taking up a 60 per cent stake in349 words
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365 2010-09-07 9 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN MAINBOARD-LISTED construction group Tiong Seng Holdings will be strengthening its sustainable construction ethos with its new acquisition. Its wholly owned subsidiary Tiong Seng Contractors has completed its 90 per cent or 500,000 Swiss franc (S$650,000) equity takeover of365 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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66 2010-09-07 9 CAPITAMALLS Asia said its joint tender with CapitaLand for a Bedok Town Centre site has been accepted by the HDB. The site at New Upper Changi Road/Bedok North Drive was awarded at the tender price of $788.9 million. It has a land area of66 words
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71 2010-09-07 9 CHINA Taisan Technology Group Holdings has received approvals from the following Taiwan authorities for its offering and listing of Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDRs) representing up to 250 million shares: Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, the Securities and Futures Bureau, Taiwan Central Bank and71 words
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78 2010-09-07 9 SBS Transit will pay $110 million for 300 new Mercedes Citaro buses. The single-deck buses have a completely stepless aisle that makes it especially friendly to the elderly and will also have more than 10 priority seats that are easily accessible to the78 words
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39 2010-09-07 9 GUOCOLAND Ltd has through its wholly owned subsidiary obtained a Syariah-compliant financing facility of up to $50 million from CIMB Bank Bhd, Singapore. The Islamic financing facility is for a period of three years.39 words
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363 2010-09-07 9 JAMIE LEE - It buys two Lundin Petroleum subsidiaries for US$37.1 m By JAMIE LEE RH PETROGAS is investing US$37.1 million for a share in two Indonesian oil exploration projects through a sale and purchase agreement. It would make a further payment of up to363 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration539 2010-09-07 8 R SIVANITHY - Traders inspired by positive US economic signs and Hang Seng Index’s gain STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index rose 32.02 points yesterday to a 52-week closing high of 3,034.58, supposedly on signs that a dou-ble-dip recession in the US may beSource: Bloomberg - 539 words
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Article186 2010-09-07 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 7 Manufacturing 94 26 66 8 4 12 102 30 78 Commerce 31 14 26 6 2 4 37 16 30 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 13 8186 words
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Article121 2010-09-07 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 21,867 21,867 66,522 66,522 Manufacturing 520,959 34,833 555,792 295,983 5,528 301,511 Commerce 235,796 97,410 333,206 144,690 19,302 163,992 Tpt/Stor/Comms 110,283 1,000 111,283 226,726 111 226,837 Finance 17,683 17,683 167,549 167,549 Construction 34,137 75,885 110,022 7,078121 words
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Article111 2010-09-07 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.210 CapitaLand 3.980 +0.040 CapitaMall 2.010 +0.010 CityDev 11.700 +0.480 ComfortDelGro 1.530 -0.010 DBS Grp 14.240 +0.120 F&N 5.690 +0.040 Genting SP 1.780 Golden Agri 0.585 +0.010 HK Land 5.540 +0.040 JMH 43.800 +0.360 JSH 25.460 +0.460 Jardine C&C 35.540 +0.200111 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article466 2010-09-07 8 Sept 6 close: $16.00 DBS Group Research, Sept 6 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) announced on Friday evening that Goh Choon Phong will succeed Chew Choon Seng as CEO when Mr Chew steps down at the end of December. Mr Goh, aged 47, joined SIA in 1990 and has served466 words
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Article532 2010-09-07 8 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN Sept 6 close: $2.49 OCBC Investment Research, Sept 6 STARHUB has just announced its own NBN (National Broadband Network) packages for both businesses and home consumers. However, StarHub does not intend to compete on pricing but is more interested in offering solutions with value-added services.532 words
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Article, Illustration433 2010-09-07 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The dollar dipped yesterday and looked set to test a 15-year low against the yen after shedding gains made following US jobs data, while greater appetite for risk prodded the euro to a three-week high versus the US currency. USReuters; REUTERS - 433 words
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Article66 2010-09-07 8 Sep 6 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 251.00 +273.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +180.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +25.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 740.18 +9.67 FTSE ST Small Cap 543.20 +4.14 FTSE ST All Share 747.52 +8.04 FTSE ST China Top 271.41 +4.91 FTSE ST China 301.75 +3.19 FTSE66 words
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Article61 2010-09-07 8 VOLUME *Genting HK US$ 392,719,000 Genting SP 104,904,000 PineAgritech 86,170,000 China Hongxing 71,369,000 RafflesEdu 51,606,000 TopGlobal R 47,395,000 Abterra 45,529,000 Noble Grp 44,120,000 Spice i2i 43,522,000 Viking 42,649,000 VALUE($) *Genting HK US$ 231,443,356 Genting SP 185,909,994 Noble Grp 74,443,840 SingTel 59,613,902 Wilmar 48,143,520 DBS Grp 46,643,430 Yangzijiang61 words
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Article106 2010-09-07 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 453.9 1.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 307.5 1.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4012 162.5 3.1 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2998 112.8 2.9 Pru 500US$ 912 72.5 6.3 JSH 2546 61.8 1.8 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2600 60.4 1.8 JMH 4380 48.3 0.8 CityDev 1170106 words
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Article127 2010-09-07 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN OCC 5.1% NCPS 100 *****-224.0 -2.1 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ *****-171.9 -0.5 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 9050-150.0 -1.6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5220-112.8 -1.6 GLD 10US$ ***** -38.9 -0.2 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** -10.0 -0.1 Goodpack 186 -6.0 -3.1 DJI***** DBePW*****0 29.0 -4.5 -13.4 SGX RB127 words
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Article87 2010-09-07 8 Where S$ stands Sep 6 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Sep 3 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3450 0.13 1.4219 1.345@ Euro 1.7332 -0.32 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.0704 0.15 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2310 -0.46 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5997 -0.23 1.6080 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.10 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3211 0.0087 words
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Advertisement263 2010-09-07 9 My Happiness, My Family, My Legacy, MyLife. My life is filled with happiness. As a retiree I am doing things that I love and, as a grandfather, I am spending more time with the people I love. My family means everything to me and I want to make sure that263 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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622 2010-09-07 10 CHUANG PECK MING - Manpower S’pore finds all industry sectors expecting higher headcount By CHUANG PECK MING THE current hiring spree may not match the peaks in 2007 and early 2008, but it’s likely to be more sustainable, says Manpower Singapore country manager622 words
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Article, Illustration312 2010-09-07 10 SINGAPORE Press Holdings chief executive Alan Chan was yesterday appointed a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) for a five-year term. With the appointment of Mr Chan, the PSC will now have 12 members. The body’s aim is to312 words
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347 2010-09-07 10 LYNN KAN - SMU’s Oliver Loke also wins for inspiring youths to give back to society By LYNN KAN KEVIN LOH may be barely into his teens, but place a guitar in his hands, and his talent easily outstrips his age. So much so that347 words
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323 2010-09-07 10 JOYCE HOOI - More participants, regional political figures attending By JOYCE HOOI THE Singapore International Energy Week will be back this year with larger numbers and more political clout. The Energy Market Authority is expecting 10,000-12,000 participants this year for the event that will run from323 words
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354 2010-09-07 10 KAREN NG - By KAREN NG THE Academy of Singapore Teachers was launched yesterday at the fifth biennial Teachers’ Conference by Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen. The Ministry of Education (MOE) aims for the academy to be a focal point for354 words
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410 2010-09-07 10 FELDA CHAY - NUS survey finds many believe they do not need to learn By FELDA CHAY A SURVEY has shown that most younger Singaporeans aged 19 to 23 are satisfied with just being good and not the best, and that many believe410 words
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Article, Illustration1245 2010-09-07 11 RACHEL SIM - Beauty brand Estetica’s founder and chief executive officer on staying true to her customers. RACHEL SIM reports RACHEL SIM Heartland beauty brand Estetica has stayed true to its founding values of focusing on the customer despite the modernisation of its business. It has been aboutARTHUR LEE - 1,245 words
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Article, Illustration1090 2010-09-07 12 NATASHA BTE MOHAMED ISMAIL, RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE, FELICIA TAN YU LIN; RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE; FELICIA TAN YU LIN - Despite its small SME stature, Gaylin’s reach to the world beyond Singapore is nothing less than exceptional, report NATASHA BTE MOHAMED ISMAIL, RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE, FELICIA TAN YU LIN NATASHA BTE MOHAMED ISMAIL, RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE, FELICIA TAN YU LIN RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE,YEN MENG JIIN - 1,090 words
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Article, Illustration777 2010-09-07 12 NUR AZLYN BTE MOHD KHALID, JOY PANG QIXIN JOY, PREM SINGH - Orient Express Lines (Singapore) went through a painful restructuring process but the company is now reaping the benefits of it, report NUR AZLYN BTE MOHD KHALID, JOY PANG QIXIN JOY, PREM SINGH NUR AZLYN BTE MOHD KHALID, JOY PANG QIXIN JOY, PREM SINGH THE recession hit OrientARUN RAMU/TABLA - 777 words
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Article, Illustration1170 2010-09-07 13 JASLENE PANG - GREEN.er HCG is hoping the E-Bikeboard can drive its efforts toward environmental sustainability, reports JASLENE PANG JASLENE PANG AS FLOODS and droughts continue to wreak havoc all over the world, people here are beginning to pay more attention to climatic changes and the need forJOHN HENG - 1,170 words
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Article, Illustration969 2010-09-07 14 HONG CHIU WU - Firms can take advantage of government grants and incentives to create value and boost productivity COMMENTARY By CHIU WU HONG Chiu Wu Hong is the executive director ofKPMG Tax Services. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent969 words
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Article, Illustration1089 2010-09-07 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hinted in his National Day rally speech that the foreign-worker levy employers must pay could rise in the long term. How would this potentially impact your company? Cheryl Tong Managing Director Pursuit Pte Ltd GIVEN Singaporeans’ increasingBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 1,089 words
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Advertisement78 2010-09-07 12 Celebrating Singapore´s Enterprising Spirit 2010 This series is part of the Enterprise 50 Educational Project between the E50 partners and the NUS Business School. Gaylin International Pte Ltd and Orient Express Lines (Singapore) were among the E50 winners in 2009. The annual E50 ranking is co-organised by The Business Times78 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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200 2010-09-07 15 AP [BUCHAREST, Romania] Romania’s president said yesterday the country should reconsider its loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October. In 2009, Romania negotiated a 20 billion euro (S$34 billion) loan with the IMF, the European Union, and the WorldAP - 200 words
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Article, Illustration318 2010-09-07 15 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank may keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fourth month to support the nation’s economy as concerns deepen that recoveries may be faltering in the US, Japan, and Europe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)Bloomberg; REUTERS - 318 words
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363 2010-09-07 15 They must provide the political push during Nov summit in Seoul, he says AP [SEOUL] Group of 20 leaders should use their November summit to make a serious push to conclude the stalled global trade negotiations, WTO direc-tor-general Pascal LamyAP - 363 words
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576 2010-09-07 15 Resume Treasuries purchases to keep rates low if recovery remains slow: Kohn NYT [WASHINGTON] The former vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, who retired last week after 40 years at the central bank, says that the economy is in “a slow slog out of aNYT - 576 words
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510 2010-09-07 17 S JAYASANKARAN - Ruling clarifies law on business disputes involving oppression of shareholders By S JAYASANKARAN A DISPUTE between Malaysia’s UEM and its former Singapore partner was resolved yesterday after the Federal Court ruled in favour of UEM, bringing closure to a nine-year legal battle510 words
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Article, Illustration316 2010-09-07 17 Miscalculation resulted in a higher 4.53% announced earlier, instead of 4.24% Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s statistics bureau (BPS) said yesterday it revised down its figure for August core inflation to 4.24 per cent year on year, from 4.53 per cent announced on Friday, because ofReuters - 316 words
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279 2010-09-07 17 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s once-vaunted biofuel industry has seen production grind to a halt since a March announcement that the government’s mandatory switch to the green energy will be delayed to June 2011. Malaysia had ambitions to become a global leader in biodieselAFP - 279 words
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Article, Illustration849 2010-09-07 18 The Taiwanese smartphone maker aims to become a global brand AP [BEIJING] East Asia is the world’s electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp, a Taiwanese maker of smartphones, is moving out of the shadowsAP; FILE PHOTO - 849 words
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333 2010-09-07 18 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Billionaire Anil Ambani’s plans to sell Reliance Communications Ltd’s phone-tower assets to GTL Infrastructure Ltd collapsed after both sides failed to agree on a deal by last month’s deadline. A non-binding agreement in June expired on Aug 31Bloomberg - 333 words
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446 2010-09-07 18 SEZ contributed significantly to China’s reform: Hu AFP [BEIJING] President Hu Jintao hailed the southern export hub of Shenzhen as a “miracle” yesterday as China marked 30 years of reforms in the city that provided the blueprint for the country’s economic rebirth. “The Shenzhen SpecialAFP - 446 words
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664 2010-09-07 18 It has accumulated 3.4b kroner in operating losses Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Telenor ASA investors have a piece of advice for Scandinavia’s biggest phone company: Quit India. Nine months after its debut in the Indian mobile phone market, Telenor has accumulated 3.4 billion kroner (S$748 million)Bloomberg - 664 words
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341 2010-09-07 18 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India is considering selling 10 per cent in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and 5 per cent in Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) in the March quarter, a deal that could fetch the government about US$5.6 billion at currentReuters - 341 words
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523 2010-09-07 20 NEIL BEHRMANN - BIS data shows Q1 lending up 2.1%, pointing to global economic upturn Reports by NEIL BEHRMANN CROSS-BORDER lending to Asian and other global borrowers has risen for the first time since the Lehman Brothers crisis in late 2008. The statistics from the523 words
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Article245 2010-09-07 20 THE Bank for International Settlements says in a paper that overextended household and corporate borrowers are likely to continue reducing debt in the next few years. The reductions follow a surge in credit card, mortgage and other borrowings that precipitated the credit crisis of 2008.245 words
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Article, Illustration459 2010-09-07 20 Reuters AP [TOKYO] Prime Minister Naoto Kan kept his huge lead in opinion polls over challenger Ichiro Ozawa as the Japanese public’s choice for leader ahead of a ruling party election, according to opinion polls released by major newspapers yesterday. Mr Ozawa, aReuters; AP - 459 words
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Article, Illustration613 2010-09-07 20 But rebuilding programme seen providing stimulus AP Bloomberg [CHRISTCHURCH] New Zealand’s prime minister warned yesterday that the country’s economic recovery will be hurt by the weekend’s powerful 7.1-magni-tude earthquake that smashed buildings and wrecked roads and rail lines in the city of Christchurch.AP; Bloomberg - 613 words
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492 2010-09-07 20 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama was set to announce yesterday a six-year plan to revamp the United States’ road, railways and runways with a US$50 billion up-front investment to jump-start job creation, the White House said. Under the six-year plan, Mr ObamaReuters - 492 words
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201 2010-09-07 20 Reuters [LONDON] British fund management firm City Financial has launched an Asian fund of hedge funds in a move designed to tap into the rapid development of the hedge fund industry in the region, it said yesterday. The City Financial AsianReuters - 201 words
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177 2010-09-07 20 AP [BANGKOK] Saudi Arabia lashed out at Thailand yesterday for promoting a senior police officer charged with the two-decade-old murder of a Saudi businessman. Saudi Arabia has long suspected official involvement in the 1990 disappearance of businessman Mohammad al-Ruwaili and the murders ofAP - 177 words
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539 2010-09-07 21 Q3 production surge comes as export demand rises sharply Bloomberg [LONDON] Factory production in the UK grew at a record pace in the third quarter on surging export demand, the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) said. The number of manufacturers saying sales rose inBloomberg - 539 words
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Article, Illustration428 2010-09-07 21 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Mark Hurd, former chief executive Hewlett-Packard, is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp, the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a source said on Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clearAP - 428 words
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475 2010-09-07 21 It sees flat full-year earnings as weak markets hit trading, advisory business Reuters Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia’s top investment bank Macquarie Group warned investors yesterday that it would miss profit forecasts after weak markets took a toll on its tradingReuters; Bloomberg - 475 words
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367 2010-09-07 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] London’s Metropolitan Police will examine new evidence of phonehacking by journalists at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World newspaper detailed in a report in the New York Times. Assistant Commissioner John Yates said officers will work with the Crown Prosecution Service toBloomberg - 367 words
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Article, Illustration117 2010-09-07 21 [VENICE] Visitors looking at ‘One hundred spaces’, a work by British artist Rachel Whiteread exhibited at the Punta della Dogana in Venice. Works of US artist Cindy Sherman and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami are also on display. Some 375 000 people visited the Punta della Dogana, presenting theAFP - 117 words
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276 2010-09-07 21 76% say economy won’t improve while 58% say govt lacking in efficiency Bloomberg [ATHENS] Greeks believe their government’s efficiency is deteriorating and the country’s situation is likely to worsen, two polls showed. The nation’s economy won’t improve, according to 76 per cent of respondentsBloomberg - 276 words
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Article, Illustration711 2010-09-07 22 She proposes to extend lifespan of Germany’s nuclear power plants AFP Reuters [BERLIN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel set the stage yesterday for perhaps the biggest fight of her time in office with proposals to postpone the date when Europe’s biggest economy abandons nuclear power. LateAFP; Reuters; REUTERS - 711 words
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453 2010-09-07 22 Israel ‘ready’ for a historic compromise with Palestinians NYT [JERUSALEM] Palestinian and Israeli leaders expressed satisfaction and hope on Sunday in their first public utterances after the opening round of Middle East peace talks in Washington last week. “The structure that hasNYT - 453 words
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238 2010-09-07 22 AFP [DUBAI] Most banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an important trading partner for Iran, have stopped money transfers there after the latest round of sanctions on the Islamic republic, bankers said on Sunday. A Dubai-based Iranian businessman said that theAFP - 238 words
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521 2010-09-07 22 AFP [LONDON] Oil giant BP has increased to US$40 billion the amount it wants to raise from an asset sale programme in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The US$40 billion figure isAFP - 521 words
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Article, Illustration511 2010-09-07 22 AP [NEW YORK] How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money. Demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste and help get theAP - 511 words
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460 2010-09-07 22 AP [NEW YORK] There’s been intense competition going on at the US Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults. Instead, five of Bravo TV’s Top Chef Masters have been working to create the best food of theAP - 460 words
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Article489 2010-09-07 24 EDITORIAL WITH month-long floods swelling concerns about a country already blighted by terrorism, corruption and sectarian killings, Pakistan has little to cheer about. While unusually heavy monsoon rains may be the proximate cause of the floods, the gut-wrenching devastation that has taken place also exposes489 words
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Article, Illustration818 2010-09-07 24 TRICHY KRISHNAN - Loyalty programmes work if the firm is the first mover and if its customers are loyal TRICHY KRISHNAN Trichy Krishnan is Associate Professor in Marketing at NUS Business School. Professor Krishnan specialises in research on pricing and distribution. Siddharth Singh and Dipak Jain collaborated inREUTERS - 818 words
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Article, Illustration828 2010-09-07 24 PAUL KRUGMAN - THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL KRUGMAN HERE’S the situation: The US economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president’s policies have limited the damage, but they were too cautious, and unemployment remains disastrously high. More action is clearly needed. Yet the public828 words
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Article, Illustration1350 2010-09-07 25 PAUL STREBEL - Boards should have directors with enough industry expertise to make meaningful judgments about strategy and risk By PAUL STREBEL Paul Strebel is the Sandoz Family Foundation Professor of Governance, Strategy and Change at IMD, the leading global business school based in Switzerland. HeSTOCKXCHNG - 1,350 words
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Article, Illustration873 2010-09-07 25 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. EVEN for a guy dubbed Japan’s “Shadow Shogun”, it was a breathtaking moment. There he was, scandal-tainted powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, announcing a move to challenge his own ruling873 words
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689 2010-09-07 26 Annual demand until 2030 slated to be 49,900, against supply of 47,025 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Emirates are awaiting deliveries of about 400 planes to capitalise on Asia’s rising prosperity. Finding pilots is the next job. Boeing expects the region’sBloomberg - 689 words
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651 2010-09-07 26 Bloomberg [LONDON] Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of British Airways plc, has caught the merger bug. Not satisfied with a takeover of Spain’s Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA, Mr Walsh says that he’s seeking more deals to keep pace withBloomberg - 651 words
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222 2010-09-07 26 AFP [BEIJING] China said yesterday it is investigating the qualifications of the nation’s commercial pilots after revelations that more than 200 of them had falsified their resumes. The probe comes after 42 people died on Aug 24 when a Brazilian-made regional jetAFP - 222 words
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Article, Illustration445 2010-09-07 26 AP [DUBAI] Pilots on board a UPS cargo plane faced radio problems and smoke in the cockpit as they struggled to maintain altitude before crashing into the desert outside Dubai last week, investigators said on Sunday. What exactly caused Friday’sAP; AFP - 445 words
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Article2997 2010-09-07 26 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ458 1410 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7268 1745 VS7279 2350 9W4081 1820 AF8087 1820 BA7381 1820 JL5084 1820 MU8213 1820 QF81 1820 Ahmedabad NH6292 1900 SQ530 1900 Amsterdam SQ323 0605 AZ3993 00252,997 words
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4196 2010-09-07 27 THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES 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.4,196 words
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Miscellaneous337 2010-09-07 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Firm hold file on origin of grievance (5) 4 Offender’s terrible crimes a case of neglect (9) 9 Make do one’s better outside (9) 10 Propose to take in one film (5) 11 Hail storm that’s normal (7) 12 Change includes a new act of atonement337 words
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500 2010-09-07 28 Harvesting of corn, soyabean gathers pace but autumn rains may slow pace Reuters [CHICAGO] Freight rates to ship grain by barge to the US Gulf, which surged as much as 50 per cent last month, are set to head higher thisReuters - 500 words
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241 2010-09-07 28 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A Japanese tanker has been attacked by armed pirates off an Indonesian island, the latest in a spate of incidents in a South China Sea shipping lane, a global maritime watchdog said yesterday. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime BureauAFP - 241 words
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529 2010-09-07 28 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Westports Malaysia expects to chalk up revenue of close to RM900 million (S$389 million) this year, driven by brisk business activities due to an improved global economic scenario. Last year, Westports posted revenue of about RM700 million. Other factors which wouldBernama - 529 words
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Article, Illustration540 2010-09-07 28 AP [HANOI] Police have arrested four additional former senior executives of Vietnam’s debt-laden, stateowned shipbuilding company as part of widening investigations into mismanagement, state media reported on Saturday. The former executives for the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group or Vinashin have been accusedAP; AFP - 540 words
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Article8998 2010-09-07 29 Transaction date: Sep 6 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 21 13 3148 8Telecom 20.5 +2 9295 21 19 20.5 21 1.7 8.8 6.6 98.2 12 5.5 58348,998 words
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Article1687 2010-09-07 30 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 9 4.5 1181 t AA Grp 4.5 4 5 25 4.3 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 194 176 190 115.1 4 0.51,687 words
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Article821 2010-09-07 30 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 $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 116 112 116 529.5 945 732 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US945 +6 20 945 945 949 954 37.8 307821 words
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Article259 2010-09-07 30 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 $mil 56 36.5 6000 AVJennings A44cd -2 32 44.5 44 43.5 46 3.6 8 3.5 114.6 46.5 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US44 +2 *****9259 words
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Article9382 2010-09-07 30 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.19/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.88/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.19/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.88/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM9,382 words
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374 2010-09-07 31 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Sep 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 810.2 0.7 -2.7 0.7 -7.5 0.8 -3.4 EAFE Preliminary 750.8 0.7 -4.3 0.8 -10.0 0.9 -6.1 Europe Preliminary 1104.3 1.0374 words
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Article132 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2170 1.2540 Can dollar 1.2840 1.2990 Euro 1.7190 1.7390 NZ dollar 0.9580 0.9790 Sterling pound 2.0610 2.0850 US dollar 1.3350 1.3500 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article27 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 Open High Sett STI Sep 3031 SIMSCI Sep 355.0 358.9 357.9 Taiwan Sep 275.3 279.3 277.8 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd27 words
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Article180 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.08 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.06 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.33 0.23 1 month 0.48 0.28 2 months 0.50 0.30 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.75 0.55 9 months 0.85 0.65 12180 words
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Article24 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3429 1.3441 2-months 1.3429 1.3442 3-months 1.3429 1.3441 6-months 1.3427 1.3440 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC24 words
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Article72 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Sep 10 2702 2739 2740 2702 714 1802 Oct 10 2664 2670 2680 2639 1018 9803 Nov 10 2594 2620 2630 2585 9425 ***** Dec 10 2583 261272 words
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Article427 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep10 99.7050 0 1037 Dec10 99.6150 0 5384 Mar11 99.5350 0 3063 Jun11 99.4200 0 2319 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep10 99.6450 99.6500 99.6450 99.6500 348 3622 Dec10 99.6850 99.6850 99.6850 99.6850 567 1879 Mar11 99.6900 99.6900 99.6825427 words
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Article134 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Oct 10 349.0 348.5 351.0 26 Nov 10 349.0 Dec 10 349.0 349.0 349.0 4 Jan 11 349.0 Feb 11 349.0 Mar 11 350.0 Apr 11 350.5 May 11134 words
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Article90 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 09.12.2010 0.29 0.30 0.25 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.24 104.26 104.26 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 102.6890 words
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Article105 2010-09-07 31 Sep 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 1029.75 1007.50 1031.25 1008.00 Nov 10 1035.00 1009.00 1041.25 1009.00 Jan 11 1043.75 1018.50 1049.75 1018.50 Mar 11 1049.00 1025.00 1054.25 1025.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 40.32 39.66 40.40105 words
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Article77 2010-09-07 31 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.42 0.10 WTI (Near Mth) 74.44 -0.53 Dubai (1-Mth F) 74.66 0.12 Tapis blend 81.60 0.50 Minas 76.50 0.50 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 73.69 -0.08 Jet Kerosene 87.20 0.70 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article464 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.952 6.225 0.711 7.124 42.624 82.402 0.772 10.739 2.854 1.267 78.743 40.671 1.232 6.595 0.932 29.237 28.540 0.594 0.917 Canada 1.051 6.542464 words
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Article85 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-09-07 31 Sep 6 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2310 1.2328 0.9167 0.9172 Canadian dollar 1.2937 1.2955 0.9634 0.9639 Euro 1.7319 1.7344 1.2897 1.2904 NZ dollar 0.9716 0.9731 0.7235 0.7240 Sterling pound 2.0737 2.0761 1.5442 1.5446154 words
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Article138 2010-09-07 31 GOLD (US$/oz) Sep 06 Sep 03 Hong Kong 1248.80 1251.50 Sep 03 Sep 02 London 1246.50 1251.30 1247.50 1251.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Sep 06 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 57,808.89 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 129 54 5gm 368 270 10gm 657 539 20gm138 words
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Article71 2010-09-07 31 Sep 3 Sep 3 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2121.00 2119.50 3 months 2147.00 2145.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7633.25 7623.25 3 months 7646.00 7635.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2141.00 2129.50 3 months 2168.00 2155.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article82 2010-09-07 31 Sep 3 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 10 1953 1943 1970/1938 Dec 10 1952 1945 1968/1925 Mar 11 1966 1959 1983/1940 May 11 1980 1976 1995/1956 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 10 1604 1611 1607/1600 Nov 10 1639 1641 1647/1615 Jan 11 1655 1655 1660/1632 Mar 1182 words
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Article, Illustration886 2010-09-07 32 Real estate stocks on the boil, with the index up 28% in the last 3 months Reuters [BANGKOK] From its business district to leafy suburbs, new condominiums are sprouting almost daily across Bangkok, but developers and investors alike seem little concerned about a propertyReuters; REUTERS - 886 words
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488 2010-09-07 32 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Transactions of used apartments at 10 of Hong Kong’s biggest private developments fell for a second straight week as sellers held out for their listed asking prices after consecutive government land auctions that beat estimates. Thirty-six deals were recorded inBloomberg - 488 words
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Article, Illustration596 2010-09-07 33 Chinese insurers are allowed to invest up to 10% of their total assets in real estate Reuters [SHANGHAI] China will allow insurers to broaden their investment channels into private equity and real estate, a long-awaited move that could unleash as much as US$100Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 596 words
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1022 2010-09-07 33 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Bonds issued by China developers are rebounding from their worst first half in two years as a record US$6.8 billion in offshore debt sales spurs confidence the borrowers have the resources to weather a slowing economy. All but one of theBloomberg - 1,022 words
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