The Business Times, 28 September 2013

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1 16 The Business Times
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    22 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.sg I SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2013 I S$1 .00 I MCI (P) 086/08/2013 SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon S’pore seizes Galaxy Note 3 with both hands
    903 1  -  Online registrations of interest 23,000 at SingTel –are significant for Samsung, though the interest does not measure up to Apple’s new iPhones By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore JUST a week after the launch of the new iPhones, consumers opened their wallets yet
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    Lock icon Shanghai FTZ game-changing reform for China
    1019 1  -  By Virginie Mangin btworld@sph.com.sg Beijing MORE than 30 years after China’s then-Premier Deng Xiaoping thrust China onto the international stage by creating special economic zones, the city of Shanghai is to officially announce tomorrow the establishment of its free trade zone (FTZ). Many hail
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Plum Tai Seng plot among three sites launched for sale by JTC
      843 4  -  The Tai Seng St plot, when developed, will form the epicentre of Paya Lebar iPark, says the statutory board By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore JTC Corporation is offering for tender a plum site next to Tai Seng MRT
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    • MARKETS
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        Lock icon STOCKS
        59 4 GSTI 3,210.18 (+15.87) GSTI FUTURES 3,210.00 (+16.00) GSIMSCI 366.45 (+1.06) GSIMSCI FUTURES 367.90 (+3.10) STOCKS Friday Change KL COMP 1,776.16 +2.00 NIKKEI 225 14,760.07 -39.05 HANG SENG 23,207.04 +82.01 SET 1,417.49 -7.27 JAKARTA 4,423.72 +17.83 MANILA 6,379.81 -27.65 KOSPI 2,011.80 +4.48 SHENZHEN B 826.03 +4.83 MUMBAI IND 19,727.27 -166.58
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        29 4 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 13.355 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.55 Source: Bloomberg
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        48 4 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.256 (US$/S$ per 1.608 2.019 EURO(US$/S$/€ 1.350 1.695 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 98.60 78.50 RM 3.230 2.572 HK$ 7.754 6.176 BAHT 31.28 24.91 RUPIAH 11,538 9,189 RENMINBI 6.120 4.875 INDIAN RUPEE 61.99 49.37 A$ 1.071 0.853 NZ$ 1.206 0.960
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      Lock icon Japan’s core consumer inflation rises
      608 5  -  This adds to evidence that economy is emerging from 15-year deflation By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPAN’S core consumer price inflation rate rose last month to its highest level in nearly five years, including prices of some consumer durables, providing further evidence that the world’s
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      Lock icon With wearable tech comes security headache
      965 6  -  High-tech wearable accessories present new risks to firms; concerted strategy needed to protect information By Vivien Shiao vshiao@sph.com.sg Singapore WEARABLE tech such as Google Glass may be the playthings of the future, but they could bring much grief to companies. Industry observers warn that
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      Lock icon Behemoth container ship comes calling
      309 7  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore THE world’s largest container ship, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, made its maiden call on Singapore yesterday. The first in the series of Triple-E vessels, the Maersk Line ship discharged 3,500 TEUs (twenty-foot Equivalent Units) of cargo here while on its
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      83 4 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-7 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Companies 10-14 S’pore Markets 12 Singapore 15-16 From The Desk of 17 World 18, 20 Stocks Stats 21-25 Perspective 26-27 Crosswords 27 Wealth 28-31 Househunt 30 LIVING Dining L2-6 Travel L7 Style L8-9 Home Garden L10-11 Sports L12 Golf L13 Motoring L14-15
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      393 7 Now till Sunday SMART Investment International Property Expo LOCAL OVERSEAS PROPERTY STOCKS FUNDS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT 28 (Sat) 29 (Sun) September 2013 11 am 7pm Hall A, Sands Expo Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands FREE ENTRY*REGISTER NOW STARTS TODAY WHAT'S THE BEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR CASH? Compare and Contrast the Most
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Librarian extraordinaire
      2422 8 / 9  -  Noted intellectual and social advocate Ismail Serageldin believes he has found his calling as director of the historic Library of Alexandria. By Kenneth James By Kenneth James kenjames@sph.com.sg ISMAIL SERAGELDIN’S personal credo is displayed prominently on his website: “Non-vi-olence is my creed Engagement, rationality, tolerance, dialogue, learning and
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon Tritech plans stock split, warrant issue
      490 10  -  It hopes to raise up to $77.3m to help fund future business expansion, including potential acquisitions By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore TRITECH Group is planning to raise up to $77.31 million to help fund future expansion of its engineering and water-related businesses, including potential
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      Lock icon SGX nabs 2 awards, earns street cred for trust and innovation
      414 10  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) has captured two awards and the industry’s attention for its success in risk management and in derivatives. But equally commendable victories for key rivals show just how close and fierce competition
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      Lock icon Barclays upbeat about Yangzijiang, cites progress on contracts
      432 10  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding is on track to deliver its large contracts, fuelling analysts’ optimism about the Chinese vessel builder. Barclays Research has turned more upbeat on Yangzijiang after a recent visit to the company’s Jiangsu shipyards and the
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      Lock icon M&C Hotels New Zealand ups investment in associate
      278 11  -  US$33.4m fund injection in FSCL to take form of new preference shares in the company By Ong Chor Hao ongch@sph.com.sg Singapore CITY Developments’ (CDL) subsidiary Millennium and Copthorne Hotels New Zealand has increased its investment in an associate company by US$33.42 million
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon UOB, ANZ eyeing HK’s Wing Hang Bank: WSJ
        60 11 Reuters UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) and Australia New Zealand Banking Group have shown interest in buying Hong Kong’s Wing Hang Bank, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Wing Hang said last week it received preliminary offers from
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        Lock icon SATS clarifies newspaper report
        70 11 IN RESPONSE to a newspaper report in the Oman Observer that Oman Air and Oman Airport Management Company have signed an agreement with SATS Ltd to develop and operate cargo facilities in the Sultanate of Oman, SATS clari- fied that the three parties have signed a
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        Lock icon Trustee of Frasers trust sets up MTN programme
        39 11 FRASERS Commercial Trust’s trustee has established a $1 billion multicurrency mediumterm note (MTN) programme. The trust has appointed DBS Bank and Standard Chartered Bank as arrangers and dealers of the programme.
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        Lock icon BreadTalk Group raises paid-up capital in unit
        34 11 RAMEN Play Pte Ltd, a unit of BreadTalk Group, has raised its paid-up capital from $2.5 million to $6.68 million through an allotment of 4,181,091 ordinary shares.
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      Lock icon $11.9m investment disposal gain lifts Khong Guan’s profit to $14.7m
      408 11  -  By Jasmine Ng jasng@sph.com.sg Singapore KHONG Guan Flour Milling registered a net profit of $14.7 million for the full year ended July 31 as it realised its gain from its quoted investment in a property development company. For the preceding
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      Lock icon Volkswagen to delist from LSE in late October
      186 11 AFP Frankfurt GERMAN auto giant Volkswagen yesterday announced that it plans to withdraw its shares from trading on the London Stock Exchange from late October. VW, which has been listed in London since 1988, said in a statement that it has applied
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      Lock icon Pennies still hold sway as blue chips flounder
      607 12  -  STOCKS R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent PENNY stock activity has rarely been dependent on the direction of blue chips and this week is no exception. A sharp drop in the Straits Times Index, for example, does not mean that prices of pennies
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      112 12 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.985 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.170 +0.030 CapitaMall 1.985 -0.005 CityDev 10.33 -0.040 ComfortDelGro 1.955 +0.005 DBS Grp 16.53 +0.030 GLP 2.920 +0.040 Genting SP 1.465 Golden Agri 0.520 -0.005 HK Land 6.600 +0.030 HPH Trust US$ 0.790 JMH 56.30 +1.250 JSH 34.72 +0.570 Jardine
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      Lock icon S’pore investment banking revenues hit record US$358m year to date
      422 12  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg Singapore INVESTMENT banks earned a record US$358 million from Singapore deals in the first nine months of this year, up 18 per cent year-on-year from US$302 million, Dealogic data showed. Real estate was the top industry,
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      Lock icon TOP 20 ACTIVES
      154 12 VOL CLOSE SingHa i yi 660,172 2 6 0.1 4.0 A l bedo 420,864 6 3 0.5 7.4 IPCO Intl 418,612 3 7 0.2 5.1 D i g i l and 223,304 0 1 0.0 0.0 Metech I nt 1 86,112 3 1 0.3 8.8 HanKore 1
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      Lock icon TOP GAINERS
      58 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT E50 10US$ 4790 474.6 8.6 JMH 5630 156.9 2.3 JSH 3472 71.6 1.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2300 55.2 2.0 Jardine C&C 3749 54.0 1.5 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 5597 46.5 0.7 Blumont R500 241 27.0 12.6 Blumont R 241 22.0 10.0 Hyflux 6% CPS
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      Lock icon TOP LOSERS
      60 12 BY CENTS CLOSEDOWN GLD 10US$ ***** -184.6 -1.1 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 3506 -38.9 -0.9 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2942 -31.4 -0.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2048 -27.6 -1.1 IS Asia BND 100US 1015 -20.1 -1.6 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1264 -13.8 -0.9 LionGold 156.5 -8.0 -4.9 Spore Land 866 -8.0 -0.9
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      Lock icon Olympus to pay US investors US$2.6m
      352 14 But it is still embroiled in some 20 other lawsuits in Japan and overseas AFP Tokyo JAPANESE camera giant Olympus said yesterday that it has agreed to pay US$2.6 million to settle a US investor lawsuit stemming from a huge accounting scandal that hammered
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi and Vestas to jointly develop wind power plants
      471 14 Bloomberg Tokyo MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries Ltd and Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the Danish turbine maker that’s been unprofitable for two years, agreed to form a venture to develop offshore wind energy. The partnership, to be formed in March 2014 and equally
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      Lock icon KKR to buy Panasonic’s healthcare unit
      226 14 Reuters Tokyo US PRIVATE equity firm KKR Co said it will initially pay about 165 billion yen (S$2.1 billion) for Panasonic Corp’s healthcare unit, in what could be the largest buyout deal in Asia year to date. As part of the deal, KKR will
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      71 13 Knowing your legal rights makes all the difference in your investment Buying property can be a stressful and complicated process. STProperty understands that and tries to keep it as simple straightforward as possible. For more information on legal matters, visit www.stproperty.sg/Legal STPropertySG A product of SPH, Singapore’s trusted media group
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      61 14 LOSS OF MASTER BILL OF LADING The Master Bill of Lading no. KHHSIN*****0009 issued at Kaohsiung on 17th September 2013 by Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd for shipment of 1x20’ container from Kaohsiung to Singapore has been reported lost in transit by DHL courier vide their way bill no. **********.
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Medtech industry gets $10m boost
      402 15  -  Initiative aims to raise overall productivity and value of jobs, and is set to benefit about 1,500 workers in the sector By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg A PILOT initiative to grow Singapore’s medical technology (medtech) industry was launched yesterday by the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)
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      Lock icon Maritime sector to bounce back soon: Josephine Teo
      418 15  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg DESPITE having gone through a challenging period, the maritime industry in Singapore will soon bounce back due to strong long-term fundamentals, including a deep tripartite relationship with the government and labour unions. Senior Minister of State for Finance
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      Lock icon SCAL lobbies for safety works recognition
      407 16  -  Contractors group says safety workers should be CoreTrade personnel as their work is professional, requires skills By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg EVEN as construction companies strive to ramp up productivity, this should not be done at the expense of safety. In fact, more should be
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      Lock icon Kathy Lai named CEO of National Arts Council
      249 16  -  By Vivien Shiao vshiao@sph.com.sg KATHY Lai will be the new chief executive of the National Arts Council (NAC) from Nov 1. The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) said yesterday that Ms Lai takes over the helm from Benson Puah, who
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      Lock icon Seven new faces to join CSC board
      252 16  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg SEVEN new faces will join the Civil Service College’s (CSC) board of directors for a two-year term starting next Tuesday. They are: Nanyang Technological University professor Ang Soon; HDB chief executive and deputy secretary for national development Cheong Koon
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      32 15 trii'J JACKPOT Estimated Draw on Mon, 30 Sep 2013 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg Ip yA Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G SINGAPORE m
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      277 16 THE BUSINESS TIMES SATURDAY SPECIAL Enjoy up to 50% off at Park Hotel Clarke Quay's Weekend Buffets PARTICIPATING OUTLETS Brizo Restaurant Bar: Weekend Seafood Buffet Dinner (Fridays and Saturdays): $48++ per person Cocobolo Poolside Bar Grill: Weekend BBQ Buffet Dinner (Fridays and Saturdays): $52++ per person Discount mechanics: > 2
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Leave your legacy systems behind
      1033 17  -  Modernising investment management systems is necessary in the financial industry to deal with uncertain markets and stiff regulatory requirements FROM THE DESK OF Peter Hill Managing Director, SimCorp Asia SINCE the Asian financial crisis, investment management firms have been faced with the challenges of learning
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon UK challenging EU bonus-cap rule in court
      721 18 Case may take up to two years to be heard, by which time the cap will be common practice Reuters Brussels BRITAIN’S challenge to European Union (EU) rules capping bankers’ bonuses is likely to get bogged down in court long beyond their implementation,
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      Lock icon Japan car-part suppliers fined
      470 18 Bloomberg Washington MITSUBISHI Electric Corp, Hitachi Automotive Systems and seven other Japanese companies agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of US$740 million in fines for a price-fixing conspiracy targeting carmakers that included General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co. Chrysler Group and Toyota Motor
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      Lock icon Yahoo, Softbank back Alibaba in HK IPO battle
      335 18 AP Hong Kong CHINESE e-commerce giant Alibaba’s biggest shareholders, Yahoo and Japan’s Softbank Corp, yesterday backed the company’s unusual management structure that Hong Kong’s stock exchange was unwilling to accommodate, forcing it to look to the US for a potentially mammoth IPO.
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      Lock icon Thailand cuts 2013 growth outlook to 3.7%
      476 20 Five months of weak manufacturing output indicate that its economy may struggle to pull out of a downturn Reuters Bangkok THAILAND cut its growth outlook this year and said that policy would stay supportive as poor manufacturing output suggested that South-east Asia’s secondlargest
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        Lock icon India allows concession for companies listing overseas
        101 20 Reuters New Delhi India has allowed domestic companies to list and raise capital overseas without first being listed on local exchanges, the finance ministry said yesterday, in the latest of a series of steps to boost capital inflows. The concession on listing abroad
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        Lock icon China industrial firms’ combined profits up 24% in August
        95 20 Xin hua Beijing Major Chinese industrial firms saw their combined profits rise 24.2 per cent year on year in August, accelerating from 11.6 per cent in July, pointing to further evidence of a firming economy, official data showed yesterday. The profits
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        Lock icon US household spending lifted by wage gains in August
        83 20 Reuters Washington US household spending rose in August as incomes were buoyed by wage gains, signs that momentum is slowly growing in the economy despite months of harsh government austerity. American families spent 0.3 per cent more last month than the
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        Lock icon India’s top court orders negative votes option to be provided
        71 20 AP New Delhi India’s top court ruled yesterday that voters should be given the right to cast negative votes against candidates in future elections. The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission to provide the option in electronic voting machines and
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        Lock icon HK government to sell eight sites to raise housing supply
        111 20 Bloomberg Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government will sell eight sites that will provide 3,300 new apartments between October and December, as it seeks to raise housing supply to help curb the world’s highest home prices. Five of the sites will
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  • SGX
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      8258 21 Transaction date: Sep 27 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 15 11.9 8Telecom 12.3 +0.3 230 12.3 12.1 12.4 10.6 0.9 10.2 58.9 20 3.1 A-Sonic 13.3 -0.4 5174 13.9 13.3
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      1946 24 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 27.5 17.1 t 800 Super 25 unch 101 25 25 25 25.5 3.2 4 7.8 44.7 6.2 2.8 t AA Grp 4.5 3.4 5.1 225
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 24 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 6 3 0 0 0 4 6 3 Manufacturing 56 47 44 6 12 14 62 59 58 Commerce 21 23 19 5 8 4 26 31 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 16 14 12
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      783 24 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Sep 23 Substantial Buy No of Price ———SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr ('000) ('000) Contel Corp 26-Sep-13 Advance Opportunities Fd Sell 5740 0.07 8013 1.38 2273 0.39 Contel Corp 26-Sep-13 Tan
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 24 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 16,360 16,360 65,677 65,677 Manufacturing 703,916 116,105 820,021 228,691 6,106 234,796 Commerce 461,674 553,112 1,014,786 60,643 36,921 97,564 Tpt/Stor/Comms 128,147 30,846 158,993 95,555 8,947 104,502 Finance 85,396 704 86,100 109,726 295 110,021 Construction 535,703 7,325
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  • MARKETS
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      Lock icon LIFFE
      94 25 Sep 26 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Dec 13 1698 1675 1702 1662 Mar 14 1672 1655 1678 1642 May 14 1660 1646 1665 1635 Jul 14 1650 1641 1655 1632 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 13 1634 1680 1684 1684 Nov 13 1663 1709 1698 1656
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      Lock icon METALS
      67 25 Sep 27 GOLD(US$/oz) Sep 26 Sep 27 Hong Kong 1339.00 1333.00 Sep 25 Sep 26 London 1336.19 1324.91 1337.08 1325.68 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 27.53 26.75 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Sep 26 Close Previous PM Fix 1424.00 1426.00 AM Fix 1432.00 1430.00 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      118 25 Sep 27 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.202 1.145 Can dollar 1.240 1.193 Euro 1.732 1.650 Sterling pound 2.051 1.973 NZ dollar 1.063 1.023 US dollar 1.281 1.220 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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    • STOCK MARKETS
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        Lock icon Straits Times Index
        19 25 YTD change:+1.36% 52-week high: 3,464.79 on May 22,2013 52-week low: 2,931.60 on Nov 16,2012 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hang Seng Index
        20 25 YTD change: +2.43% 52-week high: 23,944.74 on Feb 4,2013 52-week low: 19,426.36 on June 25,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Dow Jones Industrial Average
        25 25 YTD change:+16.97% 52-week high: 15,709.58 on Sept 18,2013 52-week low: 12,471.49 on Nov 16,2012 (Chart shows Thursday’s index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite
        20 25 YTD change:-4.81% 52-week high: 2,444.80 on Feb 18,2013 52-week low: 1,849.65 on June 25,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Nikkei 225
        19 25 YTD change:+41.99% 52-week high: 15,942.60 on May 23, 2013 52-week low: 8,488.14 on Oct 15,2012 Source: Bloomberg
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      57 25 Sep 27 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 13 2318.0 2350.0 2350.0 2317.0 210 4283 Nov 13 2271.0 2316.0 2318.0 2268.0 5865 ***** Dec 13 2268.0 2310.0 2312.0 2266.0 ***** ***** Jan 14 2275.0 2312.0
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      88 25 Sep 27 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****F 21-Mar-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.29 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.69 101.73 101.65 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 98 98.10 97.70
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      155 25 Sep 27 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1721 1.1725 0.9336 0.9338 Canadian dollar 1.2161 1.2167 0.9690 0.9686 Euro 1.6943 1.6948 1.3495 1.3498 NZ dollar 1.0411 1.0413 0.8292 0.8293 Sterling pound 2.0182 2.0189 1.6075 1.6079
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      105 25 Sep 26 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 13 1316.75 1321.75 1322.75 1311.25 Jan 14 1318.75 1324.00 1324.50 1313.00 Mar 14 1298.00 1305.50 1305.25 1295.75 May 14 1275.25 1283.50 1282.75 1274.75 SOYBEAN OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 13 41.79 41.82 41.90
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      68 25 Sep 26 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.14 -0.55 WTI (Near Mth) 102.94 0.64 Dubai (1-Mth F) 105.21 -0.76 Tapis blend 116.85 -0.74 Minas 107.85 -0.74 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.42 -0.44 Jet Kerosene 121.39 -0.11 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket Price 106.34
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      72 25 Sep 26 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1775.75 1757.50 3 months 1822.00 1804.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7226.50 7170.50 3 months 7251.00 7197.50 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2069.00 2046.75 3 months 2097.00 2076.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      373 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Sep 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1108.4 0.3 18.1 0.3 19.5 0.2 16.3 EAFE Preliminary 914.7 0.2 18.1 0.1 17.4 0.0 14.2 Europe Preliminary 1297.2 0.0 13.1
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      987 26 / 27  -  While there is nothing wrong with policies that are based on a ‘Singaporean first’ principle, it can be taken too far. Abuse of this principle could lead to racism, xenophobia and aggressive nationalism. By Wu Zijian By Wu Zijian ~The writer is the
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      323 26 / 27 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘I wanted to invest in precious metals so I bought a gold iPhone.’ CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Distinctions that have to be fought for (6,7) 10 Up in arms (7) 11 One’s health-giving cooking device (7) 12 Well-established business (4) 13 Churned up mud at starting line
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      821 30 Flight of funds to sub-Saharan Africa is on the cards as rents in Cairo plunge after MNCs leave the country Reuters Dubai A FLIGHT by foreign companies from violent unrest in Egypt threatens to drive up vacancy rates at offices and malls and
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      300 30 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN AUG 28 AND SEPT 3, 2013 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 2 NON-LANDED Spottiswoode 18 Apt 30/08/2013 FH 893 1832 2051 District 5 NON-LANDED Newest Apt 30/08/2013 956
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      872 31 Rising interest rates increase the danger of falling land values as home-buying becomes more expensive UK PROPERTY Bloomberg London THE only part of the UK real estate market that’s rising faster than London’s luxury homes is the land underneath them. Housing plots in
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      550 31 Reuters London BRITISH house prices shot up at their fastest annual pace in more than three years in September, data showed yesterday, just hours after the Bank of England (BOE) was told to monitor a government lending scheme more closely. Nationwide Building
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        3118 2 / 3  - Combine Conquer Multi-disciplinary collaborations are all the rage among young, local entrepreneurs these days. BT Weekend spotlights five new Singaporean brand tie-ups worth supporting By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg RUNNING an independent young brand is tough in Singapore, and with the growing pressures of high rents and
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        1071 5  -  The owners of two new eateries skip the well-trodden path of speciality coffee joints or trendy tapas bars to chart their respective culinary course. Debbie Yong and Natalie Koh report By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg By Natalie Koh btnews@sph.com.sg Cera 906M Upper Thomson Road Z6554 2372
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        1045 8 / 9  -  With the weather vacillating from torrid to stormy every other hour, the challenge is staying on-trend while protecting oneself from the elements. By May Yip By May Yip APART from housing and COE prices, the next most oft-heard gripe among Singaporeans re- volves around our unpredictable weather. After
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        977 10 / 11  -  The home of the Ngs consists of 2 blocks shaped like barns, allowing for nice unencumbered attic space. By Tay Suan Chiang personal space By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg JUST because people don’t farm for a living in Singapore doesn’t mean you can’t live in
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        915 12  -  no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Correspondent IF ever there was a right time for Roger Federer to press the panic button, it surely has to be now. Not that the Swiss tennis star will ever admit that there’s a problem with his game, though. Having
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        905 13  -  At the Serapong course, players will need to be particularly proficient with their putters. By Justine Moss btnews@sph.com.sg THE final round of the Business Times Corporate Golf League tees off next week at the magnificent Serapong course at Sentosa Golf Club, which has hosted
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        586 14  -  The Firesand Orange F-Type S exhibits little body roll in tight turns and high-speed sweepers. By CY Chew btnews@sph.com.sg JAGUAR Live is not about a wild cat in the flesh. Rather, it is a customer event organised by authorised distributor Wearnes Automobile in the
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        660 15  -  The re-introduction of the Lexus ES sedan here marks the return of a popular model. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg EVEN Lexus luxury hybrids have to downsize in the never-ending quest for fuel efficiency. The latest to do so is the Lexus ES Hybrid. Lexus has
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