The Business Times, 10 January 2013
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Title Section25 2013-01-10 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, January 10, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration961 2013-01-10 1 FELDA CHAY - They want measures to cut business costs and fine-tune foreign worker quotas: survey By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] Many businesses in Singapore feel that last year’s Budget was not useful to them, compared with the one of 2011 –with a number saying that some961 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-01-10 1 GST INDEX 3,220.41 (+14.89) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,220.00 (+15.00) GSIMSCI 364.06 (+2.35) GSIMSCI FUTURES 364.40 (+2.90) USS SS USS (55 per USS) 1.227 (U5S/SS per 1.605 1.970 EURO (US$/55/€) 1,307 1.605 Foreign currency per USS 55 YEN 87.50 71.30 RM 3.039 2.476 HK5 7.752 6.316 BAHT 30.39 24.75 RUPIAH65 words
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Article48 2013-01-10 1 Wednesday Change Kl COMP 1,689.93 +1.02 NIKKEI 225 10,578.57 +70.51 HANG SENG 23,218.47 +107.28 SET INDEX 1,423.46 +6.13 JAKARTA COMP 4,362.93 -34.62 MANILA COMP 6,091.18 +42.28 SEOUL COMP 1,991.81 -6.13 SHENZHEN B 741.80 -10.73 MUMBAI IND 19,666.59 -75.93 11am EST Change DOW 13,402.75 +73.90 NASDAQ 3,108.10 +16.2948 words
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Article28 2013-01-10 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.037 TAIWAN 5036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.50 Source: Bloomberg28 words
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743 2013-01-10 1 S JAYASANKARAN - Ruling may lead to huge damages claims, affect major govt complex in KL By in S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala lumpur A LARGE plot of land in Kuala Lumpur occupied by various government agencies for almost three decades has been found to have743 words
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Advertisement110 2013-01-10 1 F&N Takeover fight approaches end-game page 6 PROPERTY Investors make a bundle from trading in strata factories PAGE 30 COEs Small car premium hits new high of $92,000 PAGE 2 OPINION Second cliff-hanger over debt limit? Maybe not PAGE 22 Dreamliner glitches giving Boeing a nightmare PAGE 4 8 *****1110 words
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TOP STORIES
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650 2013-01-10 2 LEE U-WEN - Multi-cornered fight expected as several parties announce intention to contest By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] The Republic will have its second by-elec-tion in just eight months on Jan 26, when over 33,000 residents of Punggol East constituency head to the polls. In a surprise650 words
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421 2013-01-10 2 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] The difference between small and big car COE premiums narrowed to their smallest ever when the former jumped more than $10,000 to a record high. A certificate of entitlement in Category A (for cars below 1,600cc) surged421 words
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Article422 2013-01-10 2 Squeezed firms pin hopes on Budget relief MANY businesses in Singapore feel that the Budget last year has not been useful to them as compared with the year before. Their biggest hopes are for Budget 2013 to include measures that will reduce their business costs especially in rentals422 words
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Article, Illustration764 2013-01-10 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - Two earlier incidents have dented Boeing reputation and sent its shares crashing By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, touted as the future of commercial aviation, with the Singapore Airlines group among its key customers, suffered a third hit yesterday when Japan’s AllPHOTO: REUTERS - 764 words
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708 2013-01-10 4 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - They hope Budget will also address labour concerns By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Businesses are hoping for government grants and the fine-tuning of foreign worker policies in the 2013 Budget to help them tackle major concerns over labour, rising costs and rents, according708 words
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511 2013-01-10 4 FELDA CHAY - SBF-DP poll shows SMEs are less likely to raise headcount By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here expressed more subdued growth expectations for turnover and profit, and fewer expect to increase headcount in the first half of this year. The511 words
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491 2013-01-10 4 JOYCE HOOI - Here comes the Sun 26-year-old succeeds father as SunVic CEO By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] SunVic Chemical Holdings has appointed what is quite possibly the youngest CEO of a listed company here. Twenty-six-year-old Sun Xiao will take over from his father outgoing CEO and executive chairman Sun Liping as CEO with491 words
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Article, Illustration741 2013-01-10 4 DEBBIE YONG - By DEBBIE YONG [SINGAPORE] While it is usually Singaporeans who get excited over the latest British “it” chef, the London culinary scene has instead been all fired up over Singapore for the past week. The buzz largely revolves around Singaporean hotelier andFILE PHOTO - 741 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration646 2013-01-10 6 KENNETH LIM - Last-minute bid revisions by TCC and OUE are seen as unlikely By KENNETH LIM WHEN Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi first acquired shares in Fraser and Neave (F&N) in July 2012, the London Olympics had yet to begin, there was no iPhone 5 and Michael Palmer646 words
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Article407 2013-01-10 6 KENNETH LIM - MAS issues guidelines on shortselling disclosure By KENNETH LIM THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has put legislative teeth on new short-selling disclosure rules that are set to take effect in March. In practice, MAS will include the new trade reporting requirements in the407 words
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421 2013-01-10 6 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH PROMPTED by concerns over the costs of Olam’s fertiliser project in Gabon and the firm’s financial health, another brokerage house yesterday downgraded its call on the agri-commodi-ties trader. UBS Investment Research switched from a “buy” to a421 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article65 2013-01-10 6 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is offering international customers the choice of clearing over-the-counter (OTC) transactions as swaps or futures contracts from Feb 25, broadening their access to Asian OTC commodity and financial derivatives markets. SGX will also offer a suite of futures contracts starting with iron ore,65 words
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50 2013-01-10 6 ASIA PACIFIC Breweries’s unit, Heineken-APB (China) Pte Ltd (HAPBC), has inked an agreement with Nantong Fuhao Alcohol Industry Co Ltd to settle their disputes in relation to a joint venture, Jiangsu DaFuHao Breweries Co Ltd (DFH). Nantong will acquire HAPBC’s interest in DFH for US$24.5 million.50 words
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907 2013-01-10 7 MINDY TAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MINDY TAN UST what kind of game substantial shareholder Wheelock Properties is playing is now the subject of speculation as market watchers count down to the Jan 16 closing of the Voluntary unconditional cash offer by SC Global Developments’ chairman and907 words
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Article, Illustration322 2013-01-10 7 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ltd CFO Arthur Lang wants to diversify funding by issuing yuan—denominated [dim sum) bonds for the first time, with China making up more than a third of assets at South—east Asia’s largest developer. It will be a matter ofBloomberg - 322 words
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291 2013-01-10 7 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO PROPERTY developer Hong Fok Corporation may raise its stake in another company, which it did not name, after the Singapore Exchange (SGX) queried trading activity for its shares on Monday. In a statement issued to291 words
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Article, Illustration644 2013-01-10 9 TEH HOOI LING - Marked increase in confidence over outlook for next six months: survey By TEH HOOI LING BOLSTERED by the strong market performance in the second half of last year, retail investors in Singapore have become more optimistic in their investment outlook for the next six months, aSource: JP Morgan Asset Management - 644 words
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428 2013-01-10 9 ANGELA TENG - By ANGELA TENG UNITED Envirotech Ltd (UEL) is investing S$35 million in Memstar Technology Ltd, its main supplier of membrane products, for a 13.18 per cent stake in a cash-cum-share deal. Of the 350 million vendor shares that it is acquiring428 words
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445 2013-01-10 9 LEE MEIXIAN - By LEE MEIXIAN TRIYARDS Holdings, the fabrication yard that Ezra Holdings spun off for a Singapore Exchange mainboard listing in October last year, yesterday posted a 45 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to US$6.5 million for its first quarter ended445 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration592 2013-01-10 8 R SIVANITHY - Most of the gain came in the late afternoon when HK bounced off its intraday low and Europe opened in the black STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index fell a total of 20 points on Monday and Tuesday but yesterday regained 14.89Source: Bloomberg - 592 words
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Article73 2013-01-10 8 Jan 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 1300.00 +180.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +236.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +130.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 794.41 +3.89 FTSE ST Small Cap 546.74 +5.96 FTSE ST All Share 791.92 +3.96 FTSE ST China Top 223.34 +2.77 FTSE ST China 250.99 +3.89 FTSE73 words
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Article186 2013-01-10 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 2 3 0 0 0 12 2 3 Manufacturing 99 33 34 6 9 14 105 42 48 Commerce 37 16 20 5 3 4 42 19 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 30 5 7186 words
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Article123 2013-01-10 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 38,299 38,299 93,443 93,443 Manufacturing 850,445 355,575 1,206,020 334,703 5,662 340,365 Commerce 722,216 53,128 775,344 189,897 2,991 192,888 Tpt/Stor/Comms 226,451 11,678 238,129 265,962 3,614 269,576 Finance 80,052 472 80,524 194,646 201 194,847 Construction 574,864 267,488123 words
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Article, Illustration847 2013-01-10 8 JOYCE HOOI - Compiled by JOYCE HOOI Property Sector MAYBANK KIM ENG, Jan 9 PROPERTY stocks have been strong performers in 2012, with the FTSE Real Estate Index rising 48 per cent vis-à-vis the 20 per cent gain by the STI. In fact, they have even outperformed Reits in general, whichSource: Bloomberg - 847 words
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Article111 2013-01-10 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.160 +0.050 CapitaLand 3.860 -0.010 CapitaMall 2.130 +0.010 CityDev 12.690 +0.180 ComfortDelGro 1.855 +0.025 DBS Grp 14.700 +0.050 F&N 9.700 +0.010 GLP 2.750 +0.020 Genting SP 1.475 +0.020 Golden Agri 0.660 +0.005 HK Land 7.310 +0.110 IHH Healthcare 1.380 JMH 63.270111 words
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Article, Illustration638 2013-01-10 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The dollar climbed against the yen yesterday, moving back towards a 2-1/2 year high hit last week, as renewed expectations of easier Bank of Japan monetary policy led some investors to sell the Japanese currency. The dollar rose 0.7Reuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 638 words
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Article55 2013-01-10 8 VOLUME IPCO Intl 379,109,000 YHM 266,820,000 Memstar 228,111,000 MDR 210,412,000 Lereno 174,832,000 MDR W*****5 131,248,000 Informatics 119,105,000 Annica 117,667,000 TT Intl 114,268,000 Aussino 108,198,000 VALUE($) SingTel 89,788,660 DBS Grp 80,263,856 Wilmar 68,511,580 Genting SP 66,753,135 CapitaLand 55,119,300 Noble Grp 49,381,969 UOB 48,756,880 Keppel Corp 46,929,015 Geo Energy55 words
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Article108 2013-01-10 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 169.3 0.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2537 84.7 2.8 STXPO 100 580 65.0 12.6 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1850 41.7 1.9 IS DJ US Tech 7134 29.5 0.3 Jardine C&C 4949 22.0 0.4 UOB 1954 21.0 1.1 Lyxor AsiaRE 10US$ 1097 19.6 1.5 IS108 words
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Article127 2013-01-10 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JSH 3650 -110.4 -2.4 JMH 6327 -89.6 -1.1 IS S&P500 ***** -49.1 -0.3 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -20.0 -0.2 IS Asia BND 100US 1070 -16.0 -1.2 IS ASIA BND 100S$D 1323 -12.0 -0.9 UOB.ES.1301 1935 -12.0 -0.6 IS LC 1-3Y 100US$ 1037 -11.0127 words
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Advertisement388 2013-01-10 9 A message from MYK Holdings Pte. Ltd. to Shareholders of SC Global Developments Ltd The Offer for SC Global is closing at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 January 2013, or such other date(s) as may be announced by or on behalf of the Offeror. Offer Highlights 1. The Offer Price388 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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567 2013-01-10 10 LYNN KAN - Tie-ups with researchers helping drug firms take large steps forward By LYNN KAN AS its 12-year-old biomedical and pharmaceutical scene matures, Singapore is beginning to change the way in which it adds value to some of the largest companies it has wooed567 words
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481 2013-01-10 10 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM COMMERCIAL discussions are underway on a proposed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal here that will sharpen the competitiveness of Singapore’s largely naphtha-fuelled petrochemical crackers through imports of LPG, an alternative feedstock. The Economic Development Board (EDB) is working with481 words
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Article, Illustration411 2013-01-10 10 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA JUST four months after the last brick was laid on its 37,000 square metre (sq m) warehouse facility in Singapore, Menlo Worldwide Logistics is already planning to pump in over $100 million into two other warehouse facilities here.411 words
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421 2013-01-10 10 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN THE starting pay for polytechnic graduates has gone up last year, according to the latest graduate employment survey jointly conducted by Singapore’s five polytechnics. The annual survey, which was conducted in October and November last year, involved 14,329 people421 words
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Article, Illustration557 2013-01-10 10 CAI HAOXIANG - By CAI HAOXIANG THOMAS Chua Kee Seng, chairman and managing director of Teckwah Industrial Corporation, will be the next president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), the largest business chamber in Singapore. Mr Chua, 59, will succeed current presidentPHOTO: TED CHEN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 557 words
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510 2013-01-10 10 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - By SAIWALLA ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA SINGAPOREANS are more optimistic about their preparedness for future healthcare expenses than people in four other places in Asia, a study on healthcare funding has found. Swiss Re, a Switzer-land-based insurance provider, polled 400 Singaporeans aged 40 and510 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration476 2013-01-10 12 PAULINE NG - Frost Sullivan cites political, economic uncertainties as main factors By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S motor vehicle sales are expected to dip 3 per cent this year to 600,000 units on the back of political and economic uncertainties, estimates Frost Sullivan. “The overallPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 476 words
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Article, Illustration417 2013-01-10 12 REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS [LONDON] Nat Rothschild’s proposal to sack most of the Bumi board puts the cart before the horse. The financier was instrumental in giving the stricken miner a share listing in London, only to see it fall victim to sliding coal prices417 words
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469 2013-01-10 12 Reu ters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s exports in November climbed 3.3 per cent year on year buoyed by stronger demand from the US and China which helped the country recover from a dismal performance in the previous month. The rise in exports beat expectations,Reuters - 469 words
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GREATER CHINA
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754 2013-01-10 13 DOUG YOUNG - In one case, regulators have fined the world’s top LCD makers a total of 353m yuan for price-fixing By DOUG YOUNG EJ Insight [HONG KONG] Two new cases are showing how Chinese regulators are becoming increasingly assertive in the global marketplace, with mainland agencies finingEJ Insight - 754 words
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Article, Illustration635 2013-01-10 13 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] KFC parent Yum Brands Inc said it had stopped using chicken from suppliers in China that are now under a government investigation before the review was even announced and analysts said they expect the company to recover from theReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 635 words
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655 2013-01-10 13 China Development Bank voicing concerns over funding for deal: sources Reuters [HONG KONG] HSBC’s sale of its US$9.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance to Thailand’s CP Group has been thrown into jeopardy after state-run China Development Bank (CDB) voiced concerns over fundingReuters - 655 words
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Advertisement1553 2013-01-10 13 STARLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore (Company Registration No. *****1382E) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Starland Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Gallery Hotel, Marley Room Level 4, 1 Nanson Road, Singapore *****9 on Monday1,553 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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759 2013-01-10 14 Surge is attributed to Chinese visitors, who are believed to be buying in bulk NYT [SYDNEY] A surge in sales of one of Australia’s most popular brands of infant formula has led to an unusual sight for this wealthy nation: barren shelves in theNYT - 759 words
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Article, Illustration619 2013-01-10 14 Output may hit record for a seventh year Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Wheat output in India, the world’s sec-ond-biggest producer, may reach a record for a seventh year as cold weather boosts yield prospects and record domestic prices spur planting, potentially boosting exports. BetterBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 619 words
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401 2013-01-10 14 Reuters [BEIJING] Wheat mills in China, the world’s top consumer and producer of the staple, have resumed imports from the United States and Canada, spurred by record domestic prices and falling global prices of the grain, industry sources said yesterday. China has bought severalReuters - 401 words
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Article, Illustration288 2013-01-10 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s car sales are likely to post their weakest growth in nine years this financial year, compounding the country’s gloomy economic outlook, as the automotive industry battles with high interest rates and slowing economic expansion. Slumping GDP growth, risingReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 288 words
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272 2013-01-10 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India cut its forecast for fuel demand in the current fiscal year by nearly one per cent to 155.6 million tonnes, government data showed, due to a slowdown in economic activity. The economy, which grew at 6.5 per centReuters - 272 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration800 2013-01-10 15 Bearish mood the result of Abe’s aim to spur growth with stimulus spending Bloomberg [TOKYO] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to reverse Japan’s efforts to rein in the world’s largest debt reduced demand at his inaugural sale of benchmark bonds. The ratio of bidsBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 800 words
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Article, Illustration652 2013-01-10 15 Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is likely to consider easing monetary policy again this month while also mulling over a doubling of its inflation target to 2 per cent, sources say, as the economy’s weakness threatens to delay its escape from twoReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 652 words
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617 2013-01-10 15 At least 30 companies are ready to list in the next 12 to 18 months NYT [SAO PAULO] Brazil’s main stock exchange here forecast at the start of 2012 that 40 to 45 companies would hold initial public offerings (IPOs) to list their shares.NYT - 617 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration422 2013-01-10 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Apple Inc chief executive officer Tim Cook made his second visit to China in less than 10 months, after almost doubling retail outlets in the nation. Mr Cook met Miao Wei, head of the Ministry of Industry and InformationBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 422 words
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1108 2013-01-10 16 Customers get free checking accounts, data-rich analyses of spending habits NYT [NEW YORK] Like many people, Josh Reich got fed up with his bank after it charged him overdraft fees and he endured painful customer service calls to fight them. But unlike most people,NYT - 1,108 words
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Article, Illustration1033 2013-01-10 17 Low interest rates boosting investor appetite for riskier assets Bloomberg [LONDON] A grab for high-er-yielding assets is pushing investors to the bonds of companies from Europe’s weakest nations, narrowing their yield premium over safer corporate securities to the smallest in 18 months. Notes fromBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,033 words
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Article, Illustration503 2013-01-10 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Dish Network put in a bid for Clearwire Corp on Tuesday that trumped Sprint Nextel’s US$2.2 billion offer, setting the stage for a takeover battle for the wireless service provider that owns crucial mobile spectrum. Dish’s US$2.28 billion offer appearedReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 503 words
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554 2013-01-10 18 It needs to overhaul unprofitable operations to end losses: analyst Bloomberg [LAS VEGAS] Panasonic Corp, Japan’s largest con-sumer-electronics maker, said it’s in talks about closing some businesses as the company heads toward a second straight annual loss. Shutting divisions is a “worst-case” scenarioBloomberg - 554 words
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398 2013-01-10 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] German luxury carmaker MercedesBenz expects to sell a record number of vehicles this year in the US, a crucial growth market now that demand for the brand in China has tailed off sharply. A rejuvenated model rangeReuters - 398 words
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342 2013-01-10 18 AFP [PARIS] French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac is under investigation for tax fraud after a media report that he had an undeclared UBS account in Geneva which he then moved to Asia, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mr Cahuzac, who is in charge ofAFP - 342 words
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Article, Illustration504 2013-01-10 18 Re uters [LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney toys are sold around the world. Now, children can find them in the cloud as well. The media giant is teaming up with toy company JAKKS Pacific and Patrick Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles’ wealthiest person, on aReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 504 words
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603 2013-01-10 18 Injection of US$2.5b highlights ties with Morsi administration AP [CAIRO] Qatar announced on Tuesday it was doubling its financial aid to the Egyptian government with a new injection of US$2.5 billion, underlining its role in propping up Cairo’s foreign currency reservesAP - 603 words
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316 2013-01-10 18 AFP [MADRID] Spain on Tuesday defended a 1.7 billion euro (S$2.72 billion) bid to host the Olympics in Madrid in 2020 even as the country battles a recession and high unemployment while slashing spending. Spain’s delegation submitted the 360-page bid document to the InternationalAFP - 316 words
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811 2013-01-10 19 WP [WASHINGTON] In the effort to boost US exports, Commerce Department officials often note that fewer than one per cent of businesses in the country sell overseas. Conclusion: To raise exports, expand the number of exporters. But recent World Bank research, buttressedWP - 811 words
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Article, Illustration570 2013-01-10 19 It weighs ex-CEO’s push to sue govt for takeover without fair compensation AFP [WASHINGTON] AIG said on Tuesday that it would consider suing the US over the government’s massive US$182 billion takeover and bailout of the insurer more than four years ago. AmericanAFP; PHOTO: AP - 570 words
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Article, Illustration593 2013-01-10 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian retail sales were surprisingly soft in November as spending fell on clothes and household goods, a sign lower interest rates had yet to breathe life into the long-struggling bricks and mortar shopping sector. Yesterday’s data from the Australian BureauReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 593 words
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Article, Illustration484 2013-01-10 20 Central bank finds ‘shortfalls’ in its surveillance of banking system AFP [MADRID] Harshly criticised for failing to avert a major financial crisis, the Bank of Spain says in a report that it has found “shortfalls” in its surveillance of the bankingAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 484 words
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259 2013-01-10 20 AP [GENEVA] At least 52.6 million people worldwide are employed as domestic workers, most of them women without adequate legal protection, the UN’s labour agency said yesterday in its first global snapshot of the often invisible workforce that cares for other people’s familiesAP - 259 words
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478 2013-01-10 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] A Francis Bacon triptych self-portrait is estimated to sell for as much as US$24 million at a sale in London next month. It will be the first big test of the auction market for contemporary art after a record weekBloomberg - 478 words
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459 2013-01-10 20 Andrea Orcel feels industry has to change following Libor manipulation Bloomb erg [LONDON] UBS AG is in the process of rooting out “negative elements” of its corporate culture after Switzerland’s largest bank was fined US$1.5 billion by regulators for trying to rigBloomberg - 459 words
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WORLD WATCH
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52 2013-01-10 20 AFP [PARIS] Annual inflation slowed to 1.9 per cent in November in industrialised countries, a drop of 0.3 per cent from the level in the year to October, thanks to moderating oil prices, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a statementAFP - 52 words
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51 2013-01-10 20 AFP [BERLIN] Industrial powerhouse Germany achieved a slight bounce in production in November after a weak October, official figures showed yesterday, but still seemed to have suffered a disappointing end to 2012. Industrial output rose by 0.2 per cent compared to the previous month.AFP - 51 words
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45 2013-01-10 20 AFP [STOCKHOLM] H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said yesterday that it will launch a chain of stores under new fashion brand Other Stories” targeting women in seven European cities, in a bid to attract new customers. AFPAFP - 45 words
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761 2013-01-10 21 Realistic timetable; keeping pressure on countries to impose pollution controls on aviation necessary Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] The European Union must not prolong a freeze on emissions-trad-ing obligations on foreign flights beyond 2013 to keep pressure on countries worldwide to impose pollutionBloomberg - 761 words
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Article, Illustration783 2013-01-10 21 Salvage operation to refloat the ship is several months from completion AFP [GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy] A year on from the Costa Concordia tragedy in which 32 people lost their lives, the giant cruise ship still lies keeled over on an Italian islandAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 783 words
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Article236 2013-01-10 21 SGX '000 Jan 9 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.49 unch 261 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.28 0.01 2024 Cosco Corp 0.96 0.01 6819 S$ Ezra Hldgs 1.35 0.07 ***** First Ship Lea Freight Links nnrh Grand Banks.............0.36 -0.01 100 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.70 0.01 2774 K1Ventures 0.16 unch 7406236 words
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256 2013-01-10 21 Reuters [PARIS] Negotiations between France and the United Arab Emirates over the potential sale of 60 Rafale fighter jets to the Gulf country are ongoing and have a chance of succeeding, a French diplomatic source said yesterday. The on-off negotiations haveReuters - 256 words
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275 2013-01-10 21 United Airlines stops practice while Air Canada is implementing ban AFP [WASHINGTON] Animal rights activists claimed a major victory on Tuesday in their campaign to stop global airlines from transporting monkeys for use in laboratory experiments. In a statement, People forAFP - 275 words
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Miscellaneous387 2013-01-10 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 5 Reproach worker maybe when protecting scoundrel (6) 8 Nasty b-bit of meat cast into pit (8) 9 Strong fellow, a joke at first (7) 10 Fellow with no money at all needing a change of direction (5) 11 A hope that may go up in smoke?387 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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498 2013-01-10 22 EDITORIAL MONEY managers have fretted about a so-called bond bubble since the financial crisis of 2008 unleashed unprecedented monetary stimulus globally. This year, bond detractors have grown more insistent, ranging from bond “king” and Pimco chief Bill Gross to executives at Fidelity and498 words
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Article, Illustration804 2013-01-10 22 ANTHONY ROWLEY - THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE End of Wall Street (by Roger Altman, Penguin Books) was the rather apocalyptic title given to a best-selling book published a couple of years ago in the aftermath of the804 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2013-01-10 22 LEON HADAR - Both Republicans, Democrats have interest in a debt ceiling deal before end-February LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent HERE we go again. The “fiscal cliff” crisis may be over for the moment, but Washington and the media are already being drawn into another political andPHOTO: AFP - 1,080 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2013-01-10 23 THOMAS MENKHOFF - Regional educators and policymakers must respond strategically to the revolutionary changes the phenomenon entails By THOMAS MENKHOFF The writer is professor of organisational behaviour human resources at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University AS THE number of mobile device users owning aPHOTO: AFP - 1,087 words
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Article, Illustration704 2013-01-10 23 JONATHAN STUART-SMITH, DANIEL DICKINSON - By JONATHAN STUART-SMITH, DANIEL DICKINSON Jonathan Stuart-Smith is leader of the global tax desks in Asia-Pacific, and Daniel Dickinson is senior manager, international tax services UK tax desk at Ernst Young Solutions LLP. The views reflected in this article are the viewsST FILE PHOTO - 704 words
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Article1564 2013-01-10 24 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New1,564 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article3241 2013-01-10 25 Transaction date: Jan 9 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 6 3 A-Sonic --AAT Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap 159.5 96.5 AIMSAMPIReit Low Company Sale3,241 words
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Article229 2013-01-10 26 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.8 unch 9013 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 26.8 Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High229 words
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Article10518 2013-01-10 26 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.39/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited 1.13/ Asian Local Ccy SD Bond Asian Local Ccy SD Bond 0.9976/ Global Emerging Markets!** 1 8846/ 2.929/ EM local Ccy Bond 1 0006/ European Opportunities!" 1 0923/ Global10,518 words
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Article262 2013-01-10 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 43.5 25.5 AVJennings A34 -0.5 4 34 34 33.5 36 3.6 10.3 2.7 88.5 41.5 30 Genting HK US$ US39.5 +1.5 ***** 41 38.5 39.5 40 2600.9262 words
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Article930 2013-01-10 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 133.8 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 133 8 133 133 132 133.2 106.3 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US106.3 107.7 108.6 11.2 1399 1246 CIMBASEAN40930 words
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Article638 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.67 *****.70 *****.61 Mar13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****2 *****2 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 62 2501 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 276.88 278.31 276.08 Jan13 275.80 278.80 274.40 277.30 ***** *****5 Feb13 276.00638 words
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373 2013-01-10 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 956.6 -0.4 2.0 -0.4 2.4 -0.4 1.7 EAFE Preliminary 790.6 -0.4 2.1 -0.4 2.0 -0.4 1.3 Europe Preliminary 1175.6 -0.1 2.5373 words
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Article, Illustration94 2013-01-10 27 As on 8 January 2013 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT FEB2013 1662.20 1646.20 1661.40 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT FEB2013 560.50 556.60 560.85 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT MAR2013 1.3147 1.3112 1.3084 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAR2013 8127 8102 8094 INDEX IRON ORE (MBIO) IDX94 words
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Article107 2013-01-10 27 Jan 8 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 13 1413.75 1410.75 1420.00 1405.00 Mar 13 1386.50 1388.50 1393.75 1376.50 May 13 1376.00 1377.75 1382.75 1365.75 Jul 13 1372.50 1373.50 1377.50 1361.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jan 13 49.14107 words
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Article70 2013-01-10 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 08 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 110.89 0.58 WTI (Near Mth) 93.23 -0.02 Dubai (1-Mth F) 106.68 0.76 Tapis blend 118.82 0.68 Minas 111.9 0.68 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 105.17 0.56 Jet Kerosene 126.96 0.75 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article23 2013-01-10 27 US /S FORWARD RATES Jan 9 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2269 1.2278 2-months 1.2269 1.2278 3-months 1.2269 1.2278 6-months 1.2268 1.2277 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article65 2013-01-10 27 Jan 8 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2031.25 2029.25 3 months 2067.00 2065.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8045.25 8037.50 3 months 8080.00 8071.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2310.75 2290.00 3 months 2328.50 2305.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months65 words
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Article80 2013-01-10 27 Jan 8 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 13 1421 1441 1449/1415 May 13 1430 1451 1458/1425 Jul 13 1439 1459 1466/1434 Sep 13 1447 1467 1473/1441 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jan 13 1965 2013 2022/1960 Mar 13 1915 1963 1974/1907 May 13 1924 1970 1982/1918 Jul 13 193380 words
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874 2013-01-10 27 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 Conv AlliedTech W*****2 Exer BakerTech W*****5 Prem Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.5 1 30 69 36.00 6 BiosensoMBeCW*****3 4.1 -0.2 270 0.4 140 5 Biosensors Int'l Group.ES.1301874 words
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Article470 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.038 6.544 0.804 8.149 57.672 102.392 0.920 11.161 3.194 1.253 102.281 42.891 1.290 9.025 0.972 30.494 31.947 0.655 1.051 Canada 0.964 6.307470 words
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Article66 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid66 words
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Article84 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 11-Apr-13 0.25 6-Month BS*****E 11-Jul-13 0.27 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 101.87 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.5684 words
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Article59 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 Jan 9 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 13 2290.0 2293.0 2303.0 2287.0 253 3184 Feb 13 2345.0 2338.0 2368.0 2344.0 3180 ***** Mar 13 2399.0 2390.0 2415.0 2382.0 ***** ***** Apr 1359 words
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Article154 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2896 1.2908 1.0511 1.0514 Canadian dollar 1.2428 1.2442 1.0135 1.0130 Euro 1.6038 1.6052 1.3072 1.3075 NZ dollar 1.0292 1.0305 0.8389 0.8394 Sterling pound 1.9688 1.9706 1.6047 1.6051154 words
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Article121 2013-01-10 27 As at 9am Jan 09 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.321 1.259 Can dollar 1.274 1.214 Euro 1.645 1.567 Sterling pound 2.009 1.932 NZ dollar 1.063 1.003 US dollar 1.252 1.193 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-01-10 27 Jan 9 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.80 0.60 12157 words
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Article, Illustration1227 2013-01-10 28 Converting upper offices to shops is the cheapest way to expand on the road Bloomb erg [LONDON] There isn’t enough Bond Street to go around, so retailers are going up. Luxury-brand owners such as Chanel SA and Christian Dior SA are expanding their shops byBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,227 words
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1167 2013-01-10 28 They have benefited from Ben Bernanke’s policies Bloomberg [NEW YORK] There’s nothing like a little help from Ben Bernanke, even for the smartest investors. Hedge funds that invest in mort-gage-linked debt have outperformed since financial markets bottomed out in March 2009 as Mr Bernanke,Bloomberg - 1,167 words
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Article529 2013-01-10 28 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN DEC 12 AND DEC 18, 2012 "fiOlECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP WE CONTRACT hate TENURE BUUJ MlAW AREA* (SOR) PRICE WOOd) District 1 NON-LANDED V On Shenton Apt 17/12/2012 99 452 1147 2537 District 5 NON-LANOED Parc Imperial529 words
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Article, Illustration1051 2013-01-10 29 Prices of homes rise faster than real estate firm has expected Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Blackstone Group LP, the largest US private real estate owner, accelerated purchases of single-family homes as prices jumped faster than it anticipated. Blackstone has spent more than more than US$2.5 billion onBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,051 words
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458 2013-01-10 29 Fund manager has invested 30b yen via second Japan fund Bloomberg [TOKYO] Fortress Investment Group LLC, which raised US$1.65 billion last month for its second Japan fund, plans to buy real estate debt backed by rental apartments, retail space and business hotels inBloomberg - 458 words
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1152 2013-01-10 30 KALPANA RASHIWALA - All but two of the 618 deals last year matched against previous caveats were profitable By KALPANA RASHIWALA ABOUT 60 per cent of the 618 units of 60-year strata factories sold in the secondary market last year and for which previous1,152 words
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271 2013-01-10 30 Bloomb erg [LOS ANGELES] Hotel deal volume probably will rise to US$32 billion globally this year as sovereign-wealth investors, mutual funds and insurance companies provide the most debt for transactions since 2007, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels said. Alternative lenders will provide seniorBloomberg - 271 words
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Article, Illustration512 2013-01-10 31 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - It is interested in S’pore as a hotel location but high land cost a deterrent By NISHA RAMCHANDANI MINOR Hotel Group (MHG), the hospitality arm of Minor International, is planning to nearly double its portfolio from about 80 hotels to 150512 words
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300 2013-01-10 31 Reuters [NEW YORK] US apartment vacancies declined and rents rose again in the fourth quarter, continuing a years-long trend that is likely to encourage more affluent renters to become home buyers this year, according to real estate research firm Reis Inc. TheReuters - 300 words
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Article, Illustration238 2013-01-10 31 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - Its two previous attempts last year were unsuccessful By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA VILLA Des Flores, a freehold development on Whitley Road has been put up for collective sale again, after two previously unsuccessful attempts last year. The indicative price range remains unchanged238 words
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