The Business Times, 30 May 2011

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Monday, May 30,2011
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  • Article
    Lock icon Contractors surprise with margin surge
    905 1  -  Foreign worker levy hike spurs firms to boost efficiency, squeeze out savings By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] Almost a year after the foreign worker levy hikes kicked in last July, construction firms now face a bloated capital expenditure from a bigger labour bill and more machinery.
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    Lock icon Fresh graduates eye elite MA jobs with banks
    881 1  -  They try to impress during interviews in bid to get hired as management associates By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Every year, out of thousands and thousands of young hopefuls, only a select few make it. They are not Singapore Idol wannabes but
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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 3,135.52 -33.02 KL COMP 1,548.69 +7.66 NIKKEI 225 9,521.94 -85.14 HANG SENG 23,118.07 -81.32 SET INDEX 1,067.00 -5.94 JAKARTA COMP 3,832.38 -40.57
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Jobs report key focus as US recovery falters
      907 2  -  Dow, S&P indices slide for 4th week, but some expect modest comeback WALL STREET INSIGHT By STEPHEN RAPHAEL in New York THE re-emergence of fears over Europe’s sovereign debt issues and slowing global growth have combined with a prolonged soft patch in
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      Lock icon Weaker US data doesn’t detract from manufacturing recovery: economists
      770 2  -  Recent weaker ISM, economic numbers just a ‘soft patch’ By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Weaker US data releases and resurgent fears over the debt crisis of Europe’s periphery economies do not detract from what remains a steady manufacturing recovery in both
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      623 2 Fresh graduates eye elite MA jobs with banks EVERY year, out of thousands and thousands of young hopefuls, only a select few make it. They are not Singapore Idol wannabes but aspiring bankers, though the performance that some of these graduates put forward to get noticed is just
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      Lock icon Fifa crisis deepens as Bin Hammam quits race
      639 2 He ends campaign citing degradation of Fifa’s reputation AFP [PARIS] The battle for Fifa’s top job was thrown into further turmoil yesterday when president Sepp Blatter’s main rival for the post, Mohamed bin Hammam, ended his campaign amid a bitter fall-out over
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      Lock icon MND to ramp up building of rental flats: Khaw
      412 4  -  Flats need to be built quickly ‘by tens of thousands’, minister adds By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The Ministry of National Development (MND) is looking to increase the supply of rental flats for single parents. This comes shortly after it unveiled plans
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    • Article
      Lock icon When a levy window closes, a precast door opens
      668 4  -  By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] Even as construction costs might be slated for a rise over the long term, Koon Holdings a civil engineering and construction company has found the perfect hedging instrument in the precast business. The attractiveness of precast materials
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      Lock icon PAP will remedy grassroots shortcomings
      343 4  -  It needs to improve how MPs, grassroots teams operate: PM By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The People’s Action Party (PAP) is looking into criticisms of its grassroots activists and will work on shortcomings to improve its outreach to residents, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr
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      111 4 asia.WSJ.com for flood of cash" focus shifts as central banks act" "Rising Asian wealth leads to a hedge-fund shuffle" "China to launch yuan forex options" Your Business is Our Business. From politics to management, banking to finance, you can count on The Wall Street Journal Asia to give you the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Q&M aims to list China business
      586 5  -  It is undertaking secondary listing in Taiwan to fund China expansion By LYNETTE KHOO Q&M Dental Group has set a five-year target to list its China business, once the joint ventures that it holds there achieve a combined profit of 80-90 million yuan (S$15-17
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      Lock icon Tung Lok profit up six times to $4.06m
      299 5  -  By EMILYN YAP TUNG Lok Restaurants (2000) on Saturday posted a net profit of $4.06 million for the year ended March 31. This is more than six times the $650,000 it earned last year. Earnings per share in the financial year was
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1286 5 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date Adv Integrated Mft an 0.330 20-May 24-May 06-Jun 28-Feb AIMS AMP Cap ag 0.255 26-Apr 28-Apr 08-Jun 20-Apr Amara Hldgs an 0.500 13-Jun 15-Jun 27-Jun 14-Apr Armstrong Ind ak 2.000 13-May 18-May 31-May 05-Apr Asia Pac Brew aw
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Asian units drop on European sovereign debt crisis
      425 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Asian currencies completed a weekly decline, led by the Malaysian ringgit and the New Taiwan dollar, as the worsening European debt crisis reduced demand for emerging- market assets. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index of shares posted its fourth weekly loss
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      Lock icon Silver has been the ‘next big thing’ for a long time
      521 6  -  COMMODITIES By JEFF ROSEME Jeff Roseme is a partner with the Bridgeton Group and trade member of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX). THE recent run-down of silver prices from weeks of historic highs revealed traits more similar to the
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1543 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties 2.18 2.73 11 15.36 10.42 1.42 1.60 Amtek Engg 2.00 1.75 4 11.82 8.46 1.45 1.00 ARA Asset Mgt 2.00 1.75 4 8.79 18.89 1.83
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      66 6 May 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -221.00 +233.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +63.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 756.00 -0.06 FTSE ST Small Cap 531.78 +1.31 FTSE ST All Share 768.10 +2.36 FTSE ST China Top 262.87 -0.64 FTSE ST China 300.66 -0.21 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      62 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 566,089,000 Genting SP 382,344,000 Artivision 248,208,000 Allgreen 243,273,000 IndoAgri 168,017,000 Bund Center Inv 157,565,000 Cosco Corp 154,767,000 Nam Cheong 124,819,000 NexGenSCom 112,946,000 Noble Grp 107,192,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 764,894,255 Golden Agri 389,788,443 Allgreen 388,128,980 Cosco Corp 301,851,787 IndoAgri 293,693,891 Keppel Corp 282,369,752 SingTel 231,371,630
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      Lock icon Stick to trading the STI and monitor US economic reports
      559 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT’S hard to see trading change much this week from the pattern of the past few months. So for the next five days, it’s better to follow the same advice as that giv- en for
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      Lock icon RISES
      113 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 257.2 1.4 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3655 94.0 2.1 Jardine C&C 3968 76.0 2.0 Asia Pac Brew 2570 70.0 2.8 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 62.0 0.6 Lyxor AsiaRE 10US$ 938 54.4 4.9 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6304 47.0 0.6 DBXT S&P Short
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      114 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2722-218.9 -6.1 DBXT E50 10US$ 4370-207.8 -3.7 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4934 -97.7 -1.6 JMH 5092 -79.2 -1.2 JSH 2930 -79.2 -2.1 IS S&P500 ***** -77.9 -0.5 Great Eastern 1484 -72.0 -4.6 DairyFarm 903 -70.5 -5.9 SIA.ES.1105 1418 -52.0 -3.5 STXPO 100 902
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      Lock icon FTSE ST CATALIST INDEX
      5 6 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon Highest dividend yields
      170 8 VALUE MAY 27 BID PRICE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Silverlake Axis 0.405 15.7 13,365 Metro 0.925 8.8 10,175 Singapore Shipping Corp 0.230 4.5 4,830 Jaya Holdings 0.575 3.6 3,450 Transpac Indl 2.390 3.0 7,170 Shanghai Asia 0.180 2.9 6,840 Elec Eltek Int'l 4.291 2.9 12,873 Datapulse 0.205 2.5 6,560
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      Lock icon One-year top losers
      152 8 MAY 27 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Advance SCT 0.040 14.3 3,320 Reyphon Agriceutical 0.140 3.7 28,000 Annica 0.030 0.0 4,980 China Auto Electronics 0.110 0.0 11,000 China Titanium 0.005 0.0 625 HanKore Env 0.035 0.0 3,500 Jiutian Chemical 0.035 0.0 3,150 Lereno Bio-Chem 0.005 0.0 1,250
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      Lock icon Allgreen’s offer the only spark for portfolios
      473 8  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE offer to privatise Allgreen at some 40 per cent premium to its last traded price was the only spark in our portfolios last week. That offer lifted the lowest price-to-book portfolio by 2.8 per cent, making it
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      Lock icon Analysts' top recommendations
      168 8 MAY 27 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE The Hour Glass 1.030 3.5 9,270 Del Monte Pacific 0.460 3.4 4,600 AIMS AMP I REIT 0.215 2.4 3,225 Food Empire 0.390 1.3 4,290 Bukit Sembawang 4.350 0.9 4,350 Lippo-Mapletree Trust 0.545 0.9 8,720 Noble Group 2.050 0.5 22,177 Pacific
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      Lock icon Biggest upgrades in analysts’ sentiment
      151 8 sentiment VALUE MAY 27 BID PRICE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Del Monte 0.460 3.4 4,600 Cityspring Infra Trust 0.545 1.9 4,905 People's Food 0.760 1.3 8,360 Parkway Life Reit 1.810 1.1 9,050 UIC 2.840 1.1 11,360 China Taisan 0.135 0.0 5,400 China XLX 0.435 0.0 7,395 FSL
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      Lock icon Lowest PTB portfolio
      170 8 MAY 27 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Allgreen Properties 1.590 39.5 19,080 Metro 0.925 8.8 10,175 Anwell Tech 0.240 4.3 3,984 Hong Fok 0.590 3.5 10,620 Sunningdale Tech 0.155 3.3 7,750 Guocoleisure 0.735 2.8 7,350 Singapore Land 7.100 2.6 14,200 QAF 0.620 2.5 15,500 Orchard Parade 1.510
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      Lock icon Lowest forward PEs
      159 8 MAY 27 BID PRICE VALUE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE China Sports 0.080 6.7 2,320 Low Keng Huat 0.465 1.1 15,345 Ho Bee 1.430 0.7 15,730 ASL Marine 0.600 0.0 5,400 China Sky 0.130 0.0 2,210 China Taisan 0.135 0.0 5,400 Straits Asia Resources 2.920 -0.3 14,600 SC Global 1.330
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      Lock icon More directors buy their companies’ shares
      1634 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited MORE directors went into the market last week, with most buying than selling when it came to their companies’ shares. Filings on the Singapore Exchange from May 23 to 27 show
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      195 7 A new business, a new name, and an exciting future Duty Free International Limited (DFI), formerly Esmart Holdings Limited, has changed its name to reflect its new stature as one of the leading and fastest-growing duty-free retailers in Malaysia. DFI, which now owns DFZ Capital Berhad as well as DarulMetroSdnBhd,willhavespecialisedbusinesses
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Emerging markets growth cause for concern
      482 9  -  Deterioration of new-orders-to-inventory ratios may indicate slowdown By MICHELLE TAN CONCERNS are shifting from inflation to growth in emerging markets and this will have implications in terms of asset allocation, says HSBC Global Research. Inflationary worries in emerging markets (EM) have been receding of
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      404 9 M ay 27 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
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      258 9 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME CDW Hldg A S Prince 2, Level 13, Copthorne King’s Hotel, 403 Havelock Road, 2.30pm Singapore *****2 31-May 2.45pm Low Keng Huat A Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel, Siglap, Katong Amber Room, Level 3, 50 East Coast Road, Roxy Square, Singapore *****9 31-May 11.00am
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      208 9 Nurturing Financial Leaders of Tomorrow The FSDF Finance Scholarship Programme (FSP) The financial services industry is increasingly assuming more challenging and sophisticated activities.The focus on competency and specialization will be even more pronounced. Given this, grooming the right talent remains a key pillar in Singapore's development as an International Financial
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon DJ Tigerstyle’s a roaring success
      835 10  -  Alone or with a group, the award-winning turntablist’s performances certainly have bite, says DYLAN TAN SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL DYLAN TAN ARGUABLY more important than the plot or filming location, music has always been the key ingredient of Bollywood movies. So for a group of young
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      Lock icon An admirable tribute to women in the 50s
      674 10  -  By NATALIE KOH IT was supposed to be a tribute to Singaporean women of the 50s and 60s largely left in the shadows as their men took to the political forefront and built the framework for the modern city-state. But while HERstory
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      Lock icon A quirky and interactive theatre experience
      484 10  -  Participation from the audience is also a requirement By TAN TECK HENG ALMOST Left Behind, a “performance exhibition” which went on last weekend at The Substation, had everyone onboard for a quirky and interactive theatre experience not often found in Singapore. The show was
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      Lock icon A modern take on 1,000-year-old music
      437 10  -  By DYLAN TAN WITH themes about going half-and-half and working hard to win, it’s no wonder Hokkien songs have become a favourite of many middle-aged penny-pinch-ing/slave -driving Chinese businessmen whose gold chains are thicker than their waistlines. But the origin of their music is
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  • ACCOUNTANTS FOR BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Can S’pore transform its accountancy sector?
      1628 11  -  MICHELLE QUAH gets industry views on goal to become a global hub for accountancy services by 2020 MICHELLE QUAH ARE Singapore’s ambitious plans to transform its accountancy sector over the next 10 years just that ambitious? The Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS)
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Finding the right balance
      2916 12 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Do the guidelines given to the Salary Review Committee cover all the bases, or are there additional guidelines that should be considered? What factors should the committee focus on in determining the new quantum and range of ministers’ salaries? Stefanie Yuen-Thio Head, Corporate
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      111 13 Finance new opportunities That’s what commercial lenders can do when they’re smart about managing risk. And smart lenders can seed innovative new businesses by working with CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. Emerging growth companies and financial institutions around the world come to us to manage virtually every kind
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Things to know before you invest in commodities
      1027 14  -  There are many types of instruments that can get you exposure to the market, reports MINDY TAN YOU win some, you lose some, is how the saying generally goes. But according to famed commodities investor Jim Rogers, in commodities, you can have
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      Lock icon Taking ownership of her investments
      879 14  -  Ooi Tong Si tells HOON YI SHYUAN how she got interested and used her savings to invest in equities STARTING YOUNG HOON YI SHYUAN A MAJOR in finance and law at Singapore Management University (SMU), Ooi Tong Si was introduced to investing when her friend
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      Lock icon Which IPOs to subscribe for?
      307 14 ASK DR INVEST Q: There have been a number of IPOs in the market but not all have fared equally well after listing. How can I tell which IPOs are good ones to subscribe for? A: Investing in IPOs is usually deemed riskier than investing
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      346 14 Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to start investing, feature
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      647 15 WORKING is a regular newsletter by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In this issue, we discuss the re-employment of older employees. Building a globally competitive workforce and a great workplace are MOM's business outcomes in its vision to develop A Great Workforce; A Great Workplace for Singapore. Planning And Getting
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon World economy loses steam on oil prices, debts
      608 16 Goldman Sachs cuts 2011 global growth forecast to 4.3% from 4.8% Bloomberg [LONDON] The world economy is losing strength halfway through the year as high oil prices and fallout from Japan’s natural disaster and Europe’s debt woes take their toll. Goldman Sachs
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      Lock icon Recovery will help reduce debt, says G-8
      577 16 US, Europe vow to cut deficit but don’t spell out targets Bloomberg [DEAUVILLE, France] Group of Eight leaders said a strengthening global economy will pave the way to cuts in the debt built up during the recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis.
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      Lock icon End of QE2 won’t stop capital flow: IMF
      354 16 Bloomberg [RIO DE JANEIRO] Capital flows to emerging markets won’t significantly slow when the US Federal Reserve ends its bondpurchasing programme known as quantitative easing (QE2), said Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “QE2 has only a marginal
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      Lock icon Australia’s Q1 GDP affected by disasters
      275 16 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Natural disasters probably cut more than one percentage point from Australia’s economic growth in the first quarter, Treasurer Wayne Swan said three days before a government report on gross domestic product (GDP). The June 1 report from the Bureau of Statistics likely
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      Lock icon Mexico’s IMF candidate wins over supporters at home
      461 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bond traders’ confidence is growing in Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens’ ability to hold down inflation in Latin America’s second-big-gest economy. The yield gap between government debt tied to inflation and fixed-rate notes, a gauge of investor expectations
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Jakarta paves way to be a Top 10 economy
      561 18 Masterplan sketches out US$100b of roads, new city, 9% growth by 2025 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia has unveiled ambitious plans to become one of the world’s top 10 economies by 2025. The government of South-east Asia’s largest economy will overhaul its dilapidated
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      Lock icon Playing it safe is not a happy medium
      694 18  -  BN’s ability to execute policy is in doubt MALAYSIA INSIGHT PAULINE NG KL Correspondent THE National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) met last week to decide on whether to proceed with a power tariff hike. Its decision is to be made known this
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1896 18 VOL May 27 RM +/-(‘000) A M Realty 0.48 unch 0 Abric Bhd 0.30 unch 2 Advance Synerg 0.23 -0.01 139 Adventa Bhd 2.15 -0.01 19 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.29 -0.01 179 Affin Holdings 3.28 unch 873 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.83 0.01 157 Aic Corp 1.01 unch 34
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      1636 18 @{(%\<%.=$=$\.<!*`'(?+/]+-_|+~- Registered Office: Amstelveenseweg 500 1081 KL Amsterdam The Netherlands CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF ING BANK AS AT 31 DECEMBER BEFORE PROFIT APPROPRIATION 2010 2009 (in millions of euros) ASSETS Cash and balances with central banks 9,519 12,602 Amounts due from banks 51,828 43,397 Financial assets at fair value through
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China leads Asian nations promising steady growth
      454 19 India comes second and Vietnam third in an index measuring 16 parameters Bloomberg [BEIJING] China ranks first among 22 emerging Asian economies as the country most likely to maintain steady and rapid growth over the next five years, according to the Bloomberg Economic
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      Lock icon Operators of Cairn India field face royalty fees
      468 19 This may scuttle Cairn’s US$9.6b deal with Vedanta Reuters [NEW DELHI] A government panel will recommend that the operators of Cairn Energy’s key Indian oil field must share the royalty burden in proportion to their stake in the project, a government source
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      Lock icon India’s pilgrimage centres experiencing hotel boom
      534 19 Pilgrimages remain an essential part of life for millions here AFP [MUMBAI] India’s pilgrimage centres are fast becoming hot-spots for hotel chains, as both domestic and international groups look to plug a gap in the market for quality accommodation. Devotees flocking to so-called “temple
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      Lock icon China’s industrial profit growth dips
      289 19 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China’s industrial companies’ profit growth slowed after the government raised interest rates and curbed lending to rein in inflation and limit asset bubble risks. Profit rose 29.7 per cent in the first four months to 1.49 trillion yuan (S$283.7 billion) from a year
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      Lock icon India may revise growth forecast down: official
      184 19 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India is likely to revise down its growth forecast for the current fiscal year, currently 9 per cent, a senior official said, which would bring the government’s view closer to the outlooks of private sector economists. Early this month, the
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      450 20 He says signs of a global economic slowdown may drag down stock prices Bloomberg [BUDAPEST] Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis, said stock markets are at the “tipping point” of a correction as economic growth may begin to slow. Companies
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      337 21 A Frankfurt-London gulf appears to be emerging: paper Reuters ters [SINGAPORE] The senior ranks of Deutsche Bank are on the verge of open warfare, the Financial Times said, as the process of finding a successor to the chief executive degenerates into acrimony. The
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      450 21 Nasdaq OMX, NYSE Euronext, LSE said to have held talks with clearinghouse Bloomberg [LONDON] The world’s biggest clearinghouse for swaps is attracting interest from the world’s high-est-profile operators of equities exchanges. LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd said on Saturday it has been approached about “some form
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      441 22 Reuters [MADRID] Spain’s governing Socialists chose Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as leader for what analysts see as a doomed campaign to reverse slumping fortunes ahead of a general election next year. Voters mauled the government in local polls last weekend over its
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      458 22 It doesn’t say where attack came from but claims no data was compromised Reuters [WASHINGTON] Lockheed Martin Corp, the US government’s top information technology provider, said on Saturday it had thwarted “a significant and tenacious attack” on its information systems network a week
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      565 24 The plane’s flight displays were showing inconsistent speed readings NYT [PARIS] The captain of the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic two years ago was in the cockpit, although not at the controls, as the crew struggled to recover
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      450 24 VLCC freight cost in longest run of gains since March Bloomberg [LONDON] Strengthening US demand for Middle East oil will buoy charter rates for supertankers next month as it causes ships to sail on longer journeys than normal, Fearnley Consultants A/S analyst Sverre
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      209 24 AP [SAO PAULO] Brazil needs to pick up the pace to get its airports ready in time for the 2014 World Cup, the nation’s planning minister said. But minister Miriam Belchior said that although Brazil is behind schedule preparing its airports for football’s
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      304 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Folds? Little credit makes things more tolerable (7) 8 Duff gen put down leaving country (7) 10 One who may have excited NASA tutor? (9) 11 Small mountain, say (5) 12 Major accepting one is a bit wet (5) 13 Pleasant beer, a 21 briefly brewed
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      798 25  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon NEW RESTAURANT Chef Chan’s restaurant National Museum of Singapore #01-06, 93 Stamford Road Tel: 6333 0073 MANY who heard that Chef Chan’s Restaurant has re-opened must have wondered why the chef is already back from China when he left just
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8744 26 Week ended: May 27 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 16 +1 290 16 15.5 15.5 16.5 7.8 3.8 3.4 76.6 12 4.5 A-Sonic 8.5 +0.5 5340 8.5
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      1746 27 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 6 4 t AA Grp 4 4 4.5 19 3.9 202 145 t APStrategic 161 -3 23 164 154 153 161 95.5 1.5 0.5
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      115 27 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.610 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.110 CapitaMall 1.940 +0.010 CityDev 11.100 +0.120 ComfortDelGro 1.440 -0.010 DBS Grp 14.720 +0.040 F&N 6.040 +0.070 GLP 1.980 -0.020 Genting SP 2.000 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.700 +0.010 Stock name Close Change HK Land 7.400 JMH 50.920 -0.280
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      2617 27 Transaction date: May 27 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.14 unch 8 Aeon Stores 16.10 0.10 44 Angang Steel 8.59 0.04 ***** Anhui Conch-50 33.45 1.50 ***** Anhuiexpresswa 6.38 0.02 376 Asia Satellite 17.36 -0.64 1 Asm Pacific 105.90 1.30 347 Bank Of E Asia 32.95
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      258 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 34 AVJennings A49 +0.5 15 49 46 48.5 50 3.6 7.1 3.9 127.6 55 16 Genting HK US$ US41.5 +1 ***** 41.5 39 41 41.5 2732.6
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      186 27 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 12 4 0 0 0 2 12 4 Manufacturing 50 102 59 7 17 13 57 119 72 Commerce 18 29 29 1 8 3 19 37 32 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 26 10
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      922 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 108 ABF SG Bond ETF 113 +0.5 10 113 113 113 515.8 1077 761 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1035 -28 10 1040 1027 1042 1049 41.4 350
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      123 27 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 141,629 141,629 423,253 423,253 Manufacturing 1,040,416 118,606 1,159,022 1,141,622 4,357 1,145,979 Commerce 457,360 88,040 545,400 611,049 32,015 643,064 Tpt/Stor/Comms 580,515 17,719 598,234 1,013,225 2,197 1,015,422 Finance 66,966 5 66,971 661,580 1 661,581 Construction 166,578 5,606
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      26 27 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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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      374 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 27 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 919.5 0.5 2.4 0.2 1.0 0.9 4.6 EAFE Preliminary 788.9 0.5 -1.5 0.6 -0.5 1.4 3.0 Europe Preliminary 1179.1 0.7
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      183 28 May 27 May $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 par 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.13 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.33 0.23 3 months 0.38 0.28 6 months 0.48 0.38 9 months 0.70 0.50
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      22 28 May 27 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2367 1.2377 2-months 1.2367 1.2377 3-months 1.2366 1.2377 6-months 1.2364 1.2375 Source: OCBC
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      172 28 May 28 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jun 11 514.0 512.0 514.0 9 238 Jul 11 102 Aug 11 70 Sep 11 305 Oct 11 500.3 493.0 500.3 16 131 Nov 11 490.0 490.0 490.0 12
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      77 28 May 27 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****T 25.08.2011 0.33 1-Year BY*****X 02.05.2012 0.42 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0V 1.625 01.04.2013 102.17 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 100.13 10-Year NX*****X 2.250 01.06.2021
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      107 28 May 27 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 11 1379.75 1384.75 1394.25 1376.00 Aug 11 1375.75 1381.00 1390.00 1372.50 Sep 11 1372.00 1377.00 1383.50 1368.00 Nov 11 1368.50 1372.50 1380.50 1364.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 11 58.61
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      77 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 26 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 114.85 0.50 WTI (Near Mth) 100.26 -1.11 Dubai (1-Mth F) 108.39 1.21 Tapis blend 120.47 1.66 Minas 117.87 1.66 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 106.78 2.56 Jet Kerosene 127.70 4.05 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      2956 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 25 1 150 9 6.44 36 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 1.5 0.5 500 1 4 22 3.00 9 AlliedTech W*****2 2 -1.5 6 1 4 30 Asia Water Tech
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      121 28 May 27 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.362 1.285 Can dollar 1.291 1.242 Euro 1.788 1.72 Sterling pound 2.073 1.994 NZ dollar 1.032 0.983 US dollar 1.26 1.212 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      27 28 May 27 Open High Sett STI May 3136 SIMSCI May 364.3 368.5 366.4 Taiwan May 311.5 314.0 312.0 Source: MF Global (S) Pte Ltd
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      65 28 May 27 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 11 3527 3544 3556 3527 1092 4367 Jul 11 3483 3490 3503 3479 2540 ***** Aug 11 3440 3438 3454 3424 ***** ***** Sep 11 3416 3408
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      463 28 May 27 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun11 99.7300 0 1789 Sep11 99.6600 0 5755 Dec11 99.5950 0 3123 Mar12 99.5000 0 1677 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun11 99.6725 0 6003 Sep11 99.6700 0 1466 Dec11 99.6725 0 1957 Mar12 99.6600 0 3877 Jun12 99.6700
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      464 28 May 27 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.044 6.937 0.750 8.315 48.277 91.511 0.865 11.566 3.236 1.309 91.484 46.332 1.322 7.407 0.917 30.858 32.447 0.650 1.069 Canada 0.958 6.644
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      85 28 May 27 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      154 28 May 27 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3212 1.3229 1.0683 1.0688 Canadian dollar 1.2654 1.2670 1.0232 1.0236 Euro 1.7623 1.7645 1.4250 1.4256 NZ dollar 1.0093 1.0107 0.8161 0.8166 Sterling pound 2.0334 2.0355 1.6442 1.6446
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      138 28 May 27 GOLD (US$/oz) May 27 May 26 Hong Kong 1529.30 1528.20 May 26 May 27 London 1517.92 1532.50 1518.81 1533.25 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR May 27 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 65,142.67 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 146 61 5gm 414 304 10gm 740
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      71 28 May 27 May 27 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2619.00 2557.00 3 months 2625.00 2562.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9188.25 9010.00 3 months 9199.00 9020.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2524.00 2511.50 3 months 2505.00 2491.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      82 28 May 27 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 11 1813 1849 1860/1805 Sep 11 1836 1873 1884/1828 Dec 11 1864 1900 1911/1855 Mar 12 1891 1926 1936/1881 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 11 2575 2581 2593/2578 Jul 11 2594 2600 2607/2576 Mar 07 2636 2636 2642/2613 Nov 11
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
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      571 31  -  The two companies have announced a cloud-based document management set-up for SMBs, reports VICTORIA HO VICTORIA HO SINGAPORE Telecommunications (SingTel) has teamed up with Canon to strengthen its already strong cloud offering to the small and mediumsized business (SMB) sector. The two companies
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      529 31  -  It aims to grow business analytics skill sets here By VICTORIA HO SAS, the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, has signed a partnership with four tertiary institutions in Singapore. This is expected to benefit some 2,000 students over the next few
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      590 32  -  Asia-Pac sales jump 14% to US$1.1b; set to grow to US$2.8b by 2015, says IDC By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY A NEW report shows that companies in the Asia-Pacif-ic excluding Japan (APEJ) are investing in security appliances to counter online security threats. IT research agency
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      Lock icon Microsoft gets support from ZTE, HTC
      340 32 Reuters [SHENZHEN] Microsoft’s new Windows Phone platform won instant support from major manufacturers on Wednesday when China’s ZTE and Taiwan’s HTC Corp pledged to launch smartphones running the software. The US software giant had stepped up its push into the cellphone market a day
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      Lock icon Tablets to take the spotlight at Taipei’s Computex
      310 32 AP [TAIPEI] Computer manufacturers of all sizes and descriptions have been pushing to get a piece of the ever-expanding tablet market created by the launch of Apple’s iPad in April 2010. The obsession with tablet computing will be on full display tomorrow
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