The Business Times, 14 March 2011

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    23 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 Monday, March 14,2011
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    Lock icon Businesses swallow the tablet and
    675 1  -  iPad impact touches restaurant menus, gas stations, schools By VICTORIA HO [SINGAPORE] The muchawaited iPad 2 became available in the US last Friday and is expected to hit Singapore in a couple of months’ time. Apple’s offering has caught the attention of Singapore businesses as
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    157 1 BT ONLINE BT print subscribers get free access to BT Online at www.businesstimes.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call 6388-3838. MARKETS Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,043.49 -17.82 KL COMP 1,495.62 -26.99 NIKKEI 225 10,254.43 -439.23 HANG SENG 23,249.78 -159.08 SET INDEX 1007.06 +11.15 JAKARTA COMP 3,542.23 -0.67
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    Lock icon One-two knockout punch floors Japan
    1013 1  -  Under shadow of nuclear meltdown, Tokyo deals with car plant closures, battered ports By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE dimensions of Japan’s mega disaster continued to swell dramatically yesterday with the threat of a nuclear meltdown adding to the misery caused by the earthquake and
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      171 1 DINING OUT Full-on Thai flavours PAGE 33 BizIT Challenger’s ‘24-hour’ strategy PAGE 39 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Wooing top talent PAGES 28-31 *****1 *****4 Designed for higher flyers. Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition TOP GUN. Ref. 3799: This watch takes you as high as you want to go. Because the
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      53 1 MALAYSIA INSIGHT Bank Negara played its cards right PAGE 22 United Overseas Bank wins THE ASIAN BANKER' THE ASIAN BANKER' EXCELLENCE IN I* THE ASIAN BANKER' A EXCELLENCE IN B fm RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES f§ J| INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 Best SME Banking Best Retail
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Disaster comes at bad time for equities, commodities
      1280 2  -  It will not change underlying global dynamics but could speed up pre-existing tendencies COMMENTARY LIM SAY BOON Lim Say Boon is chief investment officer for DBS Bank [SINGAPORE] TloiaHE Great Japan Earthquake/ Tsunami of March 11 is unlikely to be a game-changer
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      610 2 One-two knockout punch floors Japan THE dimensions of Japan’s mega disaster continued to swell dramatically yesterday with the threat of a nuclear meltdown adding to the misery caused by the earthquake and tsunami which hit the country last Friday. The final death toll may hit several thousand. FRONT
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      Lock icon S’pore Reit buildings in Japan get away lightly
      505 2  -  By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The damage unleashed by the earthquake and tsunami on the north-eastern coast of Japan has left most of the properties owned by Mapletree Logistics Trust, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) and Global Logistic Properties (GLP) relatively
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      Lock icon Perennial China play should take Reit route
      969 4  -  Malls slated for acquisition can be injected into a private fund for time being COMMENTARY By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] PERENNIAL Real Estate’s recent decision to defer the initial public offering of its Perennial China Retail Trust (PCRT) following international roadshows last week is
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      Lock icon Thai PM plans to call elections in June or July
      580 4  -  Ex-premier Thaksin says he’ll return if Puea Thai wins big By LEE U-WEN in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has reaffirmed his promise to dissolve the lower house of Parliament in the first week of May, paving the way
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      69 2 Our Heartiest Congratulations from Kim cenG HUM KIM SENG HUAT HARDWARE PTE LTD (SUBSIDIARY OF COSMOSTEEL HOLDINGS LTD) 14 Lok Yang Way, Singapore *****3 Tel:6863 1828 Fax:6861 2191 Email: sales@ksh.com.sg Website: www.cosmosteel.com to United Overseas Bank on winning 9 THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011
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      19 2 Pacify the Raging Bull Call 1800 289 8822 or e-mail notices@sph.com.sg to place your Apology Notices MATS j NOTICES
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      183 4 Min Jiang at One-North 5th Anniversary Celebration! 14 March -17 April 2011 5th Anniversary Deluxe Seafood Treasures Platter This exquisite appetiser platter consists of cold and hot bites, featuring 5 luxurious ingredients. To start, the Australian abalone and Cranny Smith roulade is a refreshing combination of sliced abalone and crunchy
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      339 4 The Maven Series Institute of Higher Learning presents Strategic Thinking jk and m m Action 13-15 April 2011 8.30am 5.30pm Grand Hyatt Singapore ■fn r A. > r Develop innovative skills, techniques and thinking processes essential to set, lead and execute strategies. Learn from experiences of best-practice organisations by aligning
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      77 5 Thank you for making us The Best Retail Bank in Singapore. At UOB, we measure our success as a retail bank on more than just numbers. We measure it on the lives we help our customers live. That's what makes being awarded the Best Retail Bank in Singapore so much
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Sailing towards uncharted territory
      1053 6  -  Smaller Singapore offshore and marine companies want in on Brazil as well, reports CORPORATE FOCUS KELLY TAY FEELINGS of expectancy hang over Brazil these days. And not just because it will be playing host to the World Cup in 2014, or the Olympics in 2016. The
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      Lock icon HPH Trust: More than the sum of its ports?
      847 10  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By JOYCE HOOI IT IS not always true that bigger is better, and Hutchison Port Holdings Trust spent last week finding that out first-hand. The region’s largest ever initial public offering (IPO) went on its roadshow amid a
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      Lock icon Axis to list world’s largest Syariah Reit
      437 10 Valued at more than RM3b, it will manage 33 properties in 3 Asian countries Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s Axis Reit Management Sdn Bhd is set to list the world’s largest Syariah real estate investment trust (Reit) valued at over RM3 billion (S$1.26 billion)
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1686 10 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date Action Asia ak 1.000 06-May 10-May 20-May 25-Feb Adampak Ltd ak 2.000 09-May 11-May 26-May 02-Mar Adv Integrated Mft an 0.330 20-May 24-May 06-Jun 28-Feb AEI Corp an 1.000 06-May 10-May 20-May 23-Feb AIMS Amp Cap Ind Reit
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      403 10 Mar 11 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank of
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      259 10 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Jasper E GV Vivocity, 1 HarbourFront Walk, #02-30 Vivocity, Singapore *****5 16-Mar 9.30am Federal Intl E 47 Genting Road, Singapore *****9 16-Mar 9.30am Global Tech A Boardroom III and IV, Mezzanine Floor, Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong
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      52 6 Our Heartiest Congratulations from Asas Steel Pte Ltd to United Overseas Bank on winning V THE ASIAN BANKER k THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN W EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES l I INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 il INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 20 1 1 Best SME Banking Best Retail Bank
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      58 6 Our Heartiest Congratulations from *t A A=S Sin Aik Hardware (Pte) Ltd to United Overseas Bank on winning V THE ASIAN BANKER k THE ASIAN BANKER P EXCELLENCE IN P EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES J I RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES l I INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 i I INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011
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      86 7 And for making us The Best in SME Banking in the region. Being the best in SME banking in the region is about more than the number of clients we have. It is about helping more entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses that they can be proud of. That's why
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      205 8/9 Congratulations to UOB for winning a Alfa International Pte Ltd Fine wines importer and distributor i kn j winei sia.com online wine re,oil subsioio, Y f Your online store for fine premium wines /\|f a international Pte Ltd JJI tin q Anderco GLOBAL (m aver asia w yawi tmlai aaBulwm
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      138 10 Are you looking for 100% capital security? And the potential to Earn unlimited returns? (historically 10% p.a. as quoted on Bloomberg®) I SIX PENCE]] The 6d IR Official, catalogued at £85,000 in 2000, SOLD by Stanley Gibbons in June 2010 for £375,000. Rare stamps one of the world's best kept
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      157 10 PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN THE USA FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE CENTER (CAISC) CAISC enables clients of all nationalities obtain permanent residency (Green Card) in the USA through the EB-5 investor program. This program has been created by the United States to attract entrepreneurial immigrants with the purpose of investing
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      76 11 Congratulations to UOB for winning Best Retail Bank in Singapore EXCELLENCE IN A 1 'l RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES JJI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 JJI Best SME Banking THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 1*1 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 20 1 I Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Asian units slide on Japan quake, growth concerns
      462 12 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Asian currencies fell last week, led by South Korea’s won and the Philippine peso, as a major earthquake in Japan on Friday spurred demand for dollars and yen, while signs that the global recovery is losing steam deterred risk-taking.
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      Lock icon SGX-LME’s new metal futures contracts
      481 12  -  COMMODITIES By YEO EK MENG The writer is vice-president, commodities, at SGX. He can be contacted by e-mail: pa trick. yeo@sgx. com ON Feb 15, 2011, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) launched a suite of non-ferrous metal futures contracts in collaboration with the London Metal Exchange
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1669 12 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Prop Ltd 2.73 2.58 11 13.49 7.93 1.33 1.07 Amtek Engg Ltd 1.75 1.67 4 13.81 8.11 1.61 1.12 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 1.75 2.25 4
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      4 12 WEEKLY
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      64 12 Mar 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -271.00-526.00 BT CADI -*****.00-259.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -27.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 753.12 -9.54 FTSE ST Small Cap 541.21 -7.86 FTSE ST All Share 750.97 -8.32 FTSE ST China Top 268.01 -3.08 FTSE ST China 301.00 -1.96 FTSE ST Catalist
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      57 12 VOLUME Golden Agri 400,910,000 Dyna-Mac 349,095,000 Genting SP 241,287,000 Noble Grp 164,989,000 SingTel 112,979,000 GLP 109,780,000 Passion 84,150,000 *Genting HK US$ 78,602,000 RafflesEdu 76,767,000 NexGenSCom 73,231,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 479,146,645 Keppel Corp 351,908,796 Noble Grp 345,221,954 SingTel 336,840,981 DBS Grp 302,119,439 Golden Agri 270,446,180 OCBC Bk 229,901,340
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      Lock icon Oil prices, FOMC, Wall Street to set direction
      582 12  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT’S tough to see anything other than oil-price movements setting the direction for stocks this week. This means markets are in for a roller coaster ride in the next five days just as they were last week
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      110 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3441 314.4 7.7 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** 169.0 1.4 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4369 156.6 2.9 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3209 78.9 2.0 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 4156 73.8 1.4 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 71.2 0.4 Pru 500US$ 1160 61.1 4.3 Creative Tech
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      119 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-383.1 -2.4 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5601-303.0 -4.1 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3349-271.1 -6.0 IS DJ US Tech 6534-213.8 -2.5 IS S&P500 *****-196.0 -1.2 JMH 4688-142.6 -2.3 DBXT E50 10US$ 4412-140.0 -2.4 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 3076-103.1 -2.6 Daiwa FT Shariah Jap 848 -61.1 -5.4
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      5 12 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon Lowest forward PEs
      161 14 MARCH 11 ‘11 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Ho Bee 1.370 3.8 15,070 Swiber 0.810 3.2 8,100 China Fishery 1.960 2.6 17,640 Hupsteel 0.215 2.4 6,665 Hong Leong Asia 2.670 2.3 18,690 Pacific Andes 0.320 1.6 21,760 Low Keng Huat 0.435 1.2 14,355 CSC Holdings 0.135 0.0
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      Lock icon Portfolios end lower from a fortnight earlier
      513 14  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent FRIDAY’s earthquake in the north-eastern part of Japan added another reason for some investors to be cautious about risky assets. This comes on top of the continued unrest in the Middle East, concerns for the European debt crisis
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      Lock icon Analysts' top recommendations
      172 14 MARCH 11 ‘11 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Lippo-Mapletree Indonesia Retail Trust 0.545 5.8 8,720 Biosensors 1.170 5.4 23,400 Pan-United Corp 0.505 3.1 6,060 AIMS AMP I Reit 0.205 2.5 3,075 Pacific Shipping Trust 0.458 1.3 9,160 Golden Agri-Resources 0.650 0.8 18,200 Armstrong Industrial 0.395 0.0 15,010
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      Lock icon Highest dividend yield
      172 14 MARCH 11 ‘11 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE K1 Ventures 0.155 6.9 3,720 Transpac Indl 2.190 5.8 6,570 UOB-Kay Hian 1.760 4.1 8,800 Poh Tiong Choon Logistic 0.435 3.6 12,615 Datapulse 0.210 2.4 6,720 Hong Leong Asia 2.670 2.3 18,690 CDL Hospitality Trust 2.000 1.5 14,000 Nera
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      Lock icon Directors hold back purchases but firms’ buybacks remain high
      1651 14  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited FAR fewer directors were snapping up shares last week, while the sales they made stayed low, according to filings on the Singapore Exchange from March 7 to 11.
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      Lock icon Biggest upgrades in analysts’
      151 14 sentiment MARCH 11 ‘11 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Bright World 0.565 5.6 10,735 Macquarie Int'l Infrastr 0.570 4.6 7,980 Dairy Farm 10.349 4.3 10,349 Pan-United Corp 0.505 3.1 6,060 FSL Trust 0.415 1.2 4,565 Chemoil Energy 0.401 0.0 11,629 Cityspring Infrastructure Trust 0.540 0.0 4,860
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      Lock icon Lowest PTB portfolio
      172 14 MARCH 11 ‘11 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Guocoleisure 0.730 5.8 7,300 Allgreen Properties 1.060 2.9 12,720 Rickmers Maritime 0.395 2.6 3,950 QAF 0.615 2.5 15,375 Fortune Reit 0.649 1.7 8,437 Pacific Andes 0.320 1.6 16,000 SanTeh 0.380 1.3 5,700 Innotek 0.590 0.9 8,260 Golden Agri-Resources 0.650
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      Lock icon One-year top losers
      158 14 One-year top losers Sinomem Technology 0.685 31.7 30,825 Mirach Energy 0.105 5.0 10,500 Advance SCT 0.045 0.0 3,735 Annica 0.035 0.0 5,810 Ausgroup 0.345 0.0 12,765 Bio-Treat Tech 0.040 0.0 4,000 China Auto Electronics 0.115 0.0 11,500 China Titanium 0.005 0.0 625 Lereno Bio-Chem 0.005 0.0 1,250
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      124 13 Congratulations to UOB for winning Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking 8 THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 1*4 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 8 THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking It- b A- RE-
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      106 15 Congratulations to UOB for winning Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking s THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 8 THE ASIAN BANKER EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking lb LI AN BEE METAL
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Defendants cry conspiracy, too
      733 16  -  They say that Dr Han, 2 CTP directors formed another firm to hurt their interests HAN CHENG FONG’S LAWSUIT By LYNETTE KHOO DEFENDANTS sued by corporate bigwig Han Cheng Fong are now claiming that a new company was set up to take control of the Hangzhou-Singa-pore
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      Lock icon Business schools lacking globalised touch: study
      667 16  -  Bulk of faculty have not lived and worked in multiple cities By LEE U-WEN BUSINESS schools in general are not doing enough to prepare their students to compete in an increasingly globalised world, according to a new report released by the Association to Advance
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      549 16 WAT3 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ENG BEE REALTY COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Regn. No. *****0955G (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the abovementioned Company deemed to be held at 9 Temasek Boulevard #19-02
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      510 16 MATS NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg Ryan Paul Yates, bachelor, of 11 Keng Cheow Street, #03-04 Riverside Piazza, *****8, Singapore intend to marry Laura Jayne Fearn, single, of 11 Keng Cheow Street, 03-04 Riverside Piazza, Singapore, *****8 at The Lotus Residence, Banjar Laing Desa Pandak, Kediri, Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia
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      403 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WORDJOY PTE LTD (Company Registration No: *****6842M) (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the member of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 1 Jalan Kilang Timor, #07-06,
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      331 16 In the Matter of The Companies Act Cap. 50 and In the Matter of FARTEX INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (REG. NO.: *****3290N) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above-named Company duly convened and held at 10 Anson Road, #35-11 International Plaza, Singapore *****3 on Thursday, the
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      22 16 LISTEN OUT FOR FINANCIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT Find out more about a company's financial performance through CATS Notices in The Straits Times. NOTICES
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      90 17 Congratulations to UOB for winning Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking 8 THE ASIAN BANKEREXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 1*4 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 8 THE ASIAN BANKER* EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking P Q&M Lnoc Wltifci* w
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Innovation the wave of the future
      907 18 Even with as much as a 75% decline in venture capital funding, there is no shortage of money to fund companies GOOGLE in decline. Humans colonising Mars. Electric cars in your garage. Are these investment opportunities? Or simply outrageous ideas? Both, says Adeo Ressi,
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      Lock icon Engineering my future
      825 18  -  NUS exchange student to Cambridge KOH YAN TIAN is proud to study at two prestigious universities CAMPUS LIFE KOH YAN TIAN The writer is a second-year undergraduate from the National University of Singapore’s Division of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering I COUNT myself lucky to
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      249 18 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors’ Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      107 19 Congratulations to UOB for winning Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking i THE ASIAN BANKEREXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 1*4 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011 8 THE ASIAN BANKER* EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES Best Retail Bank in Singapore Best SME Banking TEAMBUILD CONSTRUCTION Tiong Aik Construction
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon EU allows euro bailout fund to buy govt bonds
      736 20 The facility can’t buy debt in open market; terms of Greek bailout loans eased Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European leaders widened the scope of the euro’s rescue fund, authorised it to buy government bonds and eased the terms of Greek bailout loans as
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      Lock icon Property values at root of conflict over Spanish banks
      624 20 AFP [MADRID] Are financial experts too alarmist about the Spanish banking system or is the central bank overoptimistic? Analysts say the answer lies in the real value of the banks’ vast property assets, something which still remains unclear. In recent weeks,
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      Lock icon Manila to tap state-run firms to fund infrastructure building
      465 20 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippines plans to raise as much as 200 billion pesos (S$5.8 billion) from state-run financial institutions to help fund roads, railways and ports, Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said. “We want to tap the liquidity in the domestic
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      Lock icon Investors fear stagflation in US as oil prices rise
      700 20 Reuters [NEW YORK] Nostalgia buffs of the 1970s should invest in vintage economic textbooks because stagflation may be the next ret-ro-trend to make a comeback in the United States. Soaring oil prices have raised concerns the economy could see a repeat
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      Lock icon Aussie jobs data show economy’s resilience
      234 20 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Australia’s February employment data showed “remarkable” resilience in the nation’s economy amid the impact of floods and Cyclone Yasi in Queensland state, according to federal Treasurer Wayne Swan. Australia added 47,600 full-time jobs in the month and the unemployment rate held at
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  • MALAYSIA
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      598 22  -  Growth is slowing while inflation still remains unthreatening MALAYSIA INSIGHT S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent BANK Negara Malaysia (BNM) or the country’s central bank stayed its hand on Friday, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent while hedging its bets slightly by raising
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      642 24 Coal use in last 5 yrs up 1b tonnes and may rise by another 1b tonnes in 5 yrs Reuters [BEIJING] China’s fight against chronic pollution is faltering in the face of urbanisation and rapid growth, though the last five years have seen some
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      470 24 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, the world’s second largest economy, said it is concerned by a US Trade Representative report calling some websites in the country “notorious markets” that facilitate the selling of counterfeit goods. “The language of the report made it clear that it
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      714 24 AP [DONGGUAN, China] China is on the cusp of having more urban than rural dwellers for the first time after thousands of years as an agrarian society. Of an estimated 150 million migrant workers in China, 90 million are under 30 and they
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      499 24 It accounts for 9% of int’l arms imports from 2006 to 2010 AP [NEW DELHI] In its race to join the club of international powers, India has reached another milestone it’s now the world’s largest weapons importer. A Swedish think tank that monitors global
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      394 24 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian Railway Finance Corp may consider raising at least US$500 million in the year beginning April 1 to buy railcars and locomotives to keep pace with faster economic growth, chairman Samar Jha said. Separately, the funding arm of Indian
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  • WORLD
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      690 25 Mid-East turbulence, clearer investment rules encourage Western firms to cut deals AFP [MOSCOW] Turning the page on former disappointments, the world’s energy giants are flocking to Russia, whose vast resource riches look even more tempting at a time of turbulence in the Middle East.
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      802 25 They see a replay of what India did for IT sector 20 years ago AFP [MOSCOW] US-Russia trade has yet to live up to the reset in political ties but US firms believe that Russia’s human resources can soon do for high-tech engineering what
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      559 25 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A unit of Morgan Stanley, the sixthlargest US bank by assets, and other lenders are under investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly overcharging soldiers and foreclosing on their homes without court orders. “The Civil Rights Division has an ongoing investigation
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      499 25 The system is so complex, even the tax chief needs help AFP [WASHINGTON] Prostitutes, cat food, trips to Africa: There are few limits to the expenses Americans believe should be tax deductible, but given the complexity of the tax code they may
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      586 26 Bill strips workers of bargaining rights, raises pension and healthcare costs AFP [MADISON, Wisconsin] Nearly 100,000 people surrounded Wisconsin’s capitol on Saturday to protest against Republican moves to undermine unions and slash government services in a battle spreading across the United States. Cheers and bells
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      523 26 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Germany and France are fighting global rules that would force lenders such as Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA to reveal their reliance on debt, according to an internal note prepared by the European Commission. The euro region’s two
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      431 26 Carmaker says it may have been duped into paying 250,000 euros for false information Reuters [PARIS] Two Renault security managers holding the identity of an informant who sparked a fast unravelling industrial espionage probe at the carmaker have been put in police
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      Lock icon S Korea signs big oil deal with Abu Dhabi
      211 26 Reuters [ABU DHABI] South Korea, the world’s fifth-largest crude oil importer, yesterday said it had secured access to at least a billion barrels of crude oil reserves in an unprecedented oil deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Under the
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      885 26 Building a better boss the Google way What employees valued most were even-keeled bosses NYT [MOUNTAIN VIEW, California] In early 2009, statisticians inside the Googleplex here embarked on a plan codenamed Project Oxygen. Their mission was to devise something far more important to the future of Google Inc than its
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      651 27 Japan also has the largest public debt among advanced economies JAPAN QUAKE: AFTERMATH Reuters [NEW YORK] Japan will suffer an economic hit from Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami and then get a boost from reconstruction, but forecasts are increasingly cautious as
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      Lock icon Japan’s nuclear plant unlikely to pose big danger
      482 27 Reuters [VIENNA] Any partial meltdown of nuclear fuel in a quake-hit power plant in Japan “is not a disaster” and a complete meltdown is unlikely, a German industry expert said yesterday. Robert Engel, a structural analyst and senior engineer at Switzerland’s Leibstadt
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      Lock icon Libyan troops re-take key oil town from rebels
      610 27 Govt advance may overtake wrangling over no-fly zone plan Reuters [AJDABIYAH, Libya] Muammar Gaddafi’s troops seized the strategic Libyan oil town of Brega yesterday, forcing rebels to retreat under a heavy bombardment while world powers considered imposing a no-fly zone. Losing Brega
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      746 27  -  Counters may be sitting in overbought territory from a technical standpoint WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York CONTINUED political upheaval in the Middle East and the aftermath of the literal upheaval of the earth’s crust that sent a
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      381 27 AFP [MANAMA] Bahraini police yesterday clashed with demonstrators trying to occupy Manama’s banking centre, as protests spread from a peaceful sit-in to the heart of the strategic Gulf state’s business district. Around 350 activists blocked the entrance to Financial Harbour with
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      4641 28 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Are businesses and the authorities making the right moves to attract and retain the best talent, domestically and from overseas? What more needs to be done? Lionel Lim President, Asia-Pacific CA Technologies THE government is giving businesses’ manpower needs a big boost by upgrading
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      511 31 A Capita I QTAPPIMn More than human Capita At Capita, talent is driven by passion In a world where knowledge is easily acquired, it becomes increasingly important for successful organisations to find people who share the corporate passion. That is why we place highly driven individuals whose passion allows you
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      884 32 33% of all new jets, or 8,560 planes worth US$1.2t, will be sold in Asia over 20 years: Airbus AFP [HONG KONG] A decade ago, even some of Asia’s wealthier people could face a long bumpy ride on a bus to visit family or
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      303 32 Xinhua [ABUJA, Nigeria] The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been given approval to establish a national carrier, a top government official has said. Minister of Transport Yusuf Suleiman told a news conference in Abuja last Friday that a national carrier would redress
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      278 32 SGX '000 Mar 11 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.45 -0.01 28 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.24 -0.01 70 Cosco Corp 1.95 -0.04 ***** CWT Ltd 1.19 -0.01 972 Ezra Hldgs 1.72 -0.02 3869 First Ship Lea 0.42 0.01 383 Freight Links 0.06 -0.01 179 Grand Banks 0.26 -0.13 5
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      193 32 Xinhua [BEIJING] China issued its first ship trading price index on Saturday in Beijing as it aims to provide more information on price fluctuations for ship traders and industry supervisors. The price index, jointly published by the Ministry of Transport and the government of
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      3300 32 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ456 1245 EY473 1940 VA7473 1940 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7278 1745 VS7279 2350 Amsterdam LO4031 0605 LO4032 2350 SQ323 0605 SQ324 2350 US5410 0605 US5411 2350 AZ3992 1615 KL835 1615 Athens
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      335 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Town in decline, vibrant originally in Wales? Not quite (4,4) 5 Stratagem revealed by doctor during walk (6) 10 Instruction to postman, faced with tiny letterbox, to try to achieve more than seems possible? (4,3,8) 11 Deep regret about short mouthful (7) 12 Reprimand involving old
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  • DINING OUT
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      634 33  -  NEW RESTAURANT Maeda 467 Joo Chiat Road Tel: 6345-0745 Open for dinner only from 6pm By Jaime Ee CONSIDERING that you can walk the entire length of Joo Chiat Road and be able to eat everything from Teochew porridge and Tian Tian chicken rice to
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      758 33  -  NEW RESTAURANT Kha Ground floor, Martin No 38 38 Martin Road Tel: 6476-9000 www.kha.sg By Audrey Phoon IF, previously, you were to go on a food safari in the Robertson Quay area and were on the lookout for the “Big Three” that is, Italian, Japanese and Thai
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      120 33 www.omy.sg omy lifestyle m Emm H55S Mi •v./.j A* 'A S£ r >y (i fS. "if Si a i Ms •JFROM THE BIRTHPLACE OF BOLOGNESE 11 CHEF'S FAVOURITES ARE AUTHENTIC EMILIA ROMAGNA COLD CUTS AND STRAWBERRY SALAD WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM BALSAMIC VINEGAR. P RJSTORANTE BOLOGNA Specialties from Emilia Romagna
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8825 34 Week ended: Mar 11 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 14.5 8Telecom 17.5 -0.5 617 17.5 17.5 17 17.5 7.8 3.5 3.7 83.8 12 4.5 A-Sonic 7 +0.5 2843 7.5
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      1873 35 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 7 4 1181 t AA Grp 4.5 4 5 21.4 4.3 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 170 +3 12 170 160 162
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      117 35 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.700 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.290 -0.040 CapitaMall 1.810 -0.020 CityDev 11.020 -0.080 ComfortDelGro 1.510 -0.050 DBS Grp 14.360 -0.060 F&N 5.750 -0.100 Genting SP 1.960 -0.040 Golden Agri 0.650 -0.020 HK Land 6.940 +0.040 Stock name Close Change JMH 46.880 +0.080 JSH
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      2647 35 Transaction date: Mar 11 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.60 unch 0 Aeon Stores 16.40 -0.20 10 Angang Steel 10.34 0.16 ***** Anhui Conch 40.80 -0.15 7358 Anhuiexpresswa 6.49 -0.16 918 Asia Satellite 13.66 unch 0 Asm Pacific 90.10 -3.05 1302 Bank Of E Asia 33.95
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      263 35 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 38 6000 AVJennings A50.5cd -2.5 5 50.5 50.5 50.5 56.5 3.6 6.9 4 131.5 55 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US39.5 -0.5 ***** 42
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      186 35 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 10 3 0 0 0 5 10 3 Manufacturing 43 122 57 5 12 22 48 134 79 Commerce 15 37 25 4 5 6 19 42 31 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 26 9
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      973 35 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 108 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 111.8 +0.8 25 111.8 111.1 109 113 510.3 1070 761 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1016 -4 70 1038 1014
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      123 35 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 142,094 142,094 500,084 500,084 Manufacturing 1,268,431 87,255 1,355,686 1,031,986 5,284 1,037,270 Commerce 388,746 29,153 417,899 650,923 5,735 656,658 Tpt/Stor/Comms 468,735 7,218 475,953 946,790 1,513 948,303 Finance 143,432 7 143,439 906,458 1 906,459 Construction 99,924 49,623
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      26 35 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES
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      374 36 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 11 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 914.6 -0.2 1.9 -0.3 1.7 0.0 2.6 EAFE Preliminary 803.5 -1.0 0.3 -0.8 0.7 -0.5 1.7 Europe Preliminary 1173.1 -0.7
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      180 36 Mar 11 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.30 0.20 1 month 0.38 0.28 2 months 0.42 0.32 3 months 0.46 0.36 6 months 0.58 0.48 9 months 0.80 0.60 12
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      22 36 Mar 11 Source: OCBC S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2728 1.2738 2-months 1.2726 1.2737 3-months 1.2725 1.2735 6-months 1.2720 1.2731
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      155 36 Mar 11 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Apr 11 480.0 480.0 480.0 7 349 May 11 488.0 160 Jun 11 488.0 396 Jul 11 482.0 166 Aug 11 484.0 64 Sep 11 484.0 186 Oct 11
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      81 36 Mar 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 09.06.2011 0.31 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2011 0.39 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0V 1.625 01.04.2013 102.53 102.57 102.55 5-Year N*****0S 2.875 01.07.2015 107.78 107.92 107.75
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      107 36 Mar 11 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 11 1326.50 1348.75 1339.25 1310.00 May 11 1334.50 1355.50 1359.50 1305.00 Jul 11 1342.50 1363.75 1368.00 1313.50 Aug 11 1336.25 1357.25 1358.75 1320.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 11 55.49
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      77 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 10 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 114.22 -1.44 WTI (Near Mth) 102.60 -1.49 Dubai (1-Mth F) 109.87 1.40 Tapis blend 120.13 1.97 Minas 116.23 2.07 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 110.78 2.50 Jet Kerosene 131.80 2.40 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      2743 36 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left AFP Properties EW*****8 22.5 -0.5 3511 1 10 -8 1.58 56 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 27 -5 37 1 150 4 6.30 38 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 1.5 -1.5 230 1 4 22
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      121 36 Mar 11 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.319 1.245 Can dollar 1.332 1.281 Euro 1.792 1.724 Sterling pound 2.086 2.006 NZ dollar 0.962 0.917 US dollar 1.293 1.244 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      27 36 Mar 11 Open High Sett STI Mar 3038 SIMSCI Mar 362.7 363.1 358.2 Taiwan Mar 307.3 307.5 303.9 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      67 36 Mar 11 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Mar 11 3508 3420 3540 3440 267 1199 Apr 11 3474 3399 3514 3399 2740 ***** May 11 3457 3364 3483 3356 ***** ***** Jun 11 3432 3345
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      466 36 Mar 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar11 99.6875 0 4827 Jun11 99.6350 0 2107 Sep11 99.5600 0 4014 Dec11 99.4350 0 3670 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar11 99.6600 99.6650 99.6600 99.6650 100 6295 Jun11 99.6600 99.6600 99.6575 99.6750 200 1727 Sep11 99.6675 0 866
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      464 36 Mar 11 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.974 6.574 0.724 7.789 45.224 87.844 0.827 11.257 3.041 1.361 85.240 43.610 1.273 6.920 0.933 29.568 30.419 0.624 1.000 Canada 1.026 6.747
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      85 36 Mar 11 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      78 36 Mar 11 GOLD (USS/02) Mar 10 Mar 11 Hong Kong 1426.50 1417.50 Mar 11 Mar 10 London 1409 56 1407-20 1410.33 1408.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 11 M Selling Buying Kilobar 62.005.43 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS m Selling Buying lym m 58 5gm 394 289 lOcjm
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      69 36 Mar 11 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2512.00 2553.00 3 months 2545.00 2586.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9172.00 9173.00 3 months 9190.00 9191.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2439.50 2444.00 3 months 2427.00 2430.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      82 36 Mar 11 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 11 2216 2239 2218/2187 May 11 2226 2244 2235/2190 Jul 11 2206 2221 2210/2172 Sep 11 2191 2208 2195/2164 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 11 2380 2465 2416/2374 May 11 2421 2508 2488/2390 Jul 11 2404 2475 2455/2371 Sep 11
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      154 36 Mar 11 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2721 1.2738 0.9994 0.9999 Canadian dollar 1.3057 1.3072 1.0257 1.0262 Euro 1.7580 1.7600 1.3811 1.3816 NZ dollar 0.9347 0.9361 0.7343 0.7348 Sterling pound 2.0405 2.0426 1.6030 1.6034
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