The Business Times, 3 May 2014

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    18 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.sg MAY 3-4, 2014 S$1.00 MCI (P) 086/08/2013 Sffll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    Lock icon Jobless rate hits 51/2-year low
    32 1 Jobless rate hits 5 1 /2-year low US DATA US job growth increased at its fastest pace in more than two years in April, suggesting a sharp rebound in economic activity. 2
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    Lock icon Wanted: Ultra-rich property buyers
    27 1 HOT SPOTS SINGAPORE has joined the league of top five cities in wooing the rich to put their money in real estate. 3
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    Lock icon Shanghai-HK link-up coming
    25 1 EXCHANGE PROGRAMME INVESTORS in Hong Kong and Shanghai could be buying shares on each other’s stock exchange in six months’ time. 5
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    Lock icon Asia entrepreneurs’ wealth up 52%
    30 1 RICH LEAGUE THE wealth of self-made entrepreneurs with a primary business address in Asia has surged by more than half in the last year. 6
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    Lock icon Tiger Air Q4 loss widens to $95.5m
    32 1 EARNINGS REPORT TIGER Airways posted a loss of $95.5 million in Q4, deepening the red ink from $15.38 million loss in the year-ago quarter. 10
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    Lock icon No longer a target, F&N wants turn at the trigger
    865 1  -  S-E Asia and non-carbonated drinks markets to be focus of its strategic thrust for expansion By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore THE lion is awake, and it is thirsty. Freed from the constraints of its long association with Coca-Cola and
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    Lock icon Football-crazed fans bracing for a long, feverish summer
    1304 1  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore SINGAPORE is feeling the heat not just from the sweltering outdoor temperatures of late, but from the football fever that is sweeping the nation. This year’s English Premier League (EPL) title race is one of the
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      30 1 the business www. usinesstimes.com. THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION UNILEVER CEO PAUL POLMAN 8-9 WEALTH Danger lurks as investors seek yield 24-25 MOTORING The Jaguar F-Type Coupé l14 LIVING Thought process L2-4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon April payrolls enjoy strongest surge in 2 yrs
      536 2 Jobless rate falls 0.4 percentage point to 51/2 -year low of 6.3% LATEST US DATA Reuters Washington JOB growth in the US increased at its fastest pace in more than two years last month, suggesting a sharp rebound in economic activity early
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    • MARKETS
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        59 2 HSTI 3,252.55 (-12.16) HSTI FUTURES 3,243.00 (-7.00) HSIMSCI 369.06 (-0.24) ESIMSCI FUTURES 368.40 (unch) STOCKS Friday Change KL COMP 1,869.08 -2.44 NIKKEI 225 14,457.51 -27.62 HANG SENG 22,260.67 +126.70 SET 1,421.48 +6.54 JAKARTA 4,838.76 -1.39 MANILA 6,742.97 +35.06 KOSPI 1,959.44 -2.35 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 22,403.89 -13.91 12
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.505 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.75 Source: Bloomberg
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        49 2 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.253 (US$/S$ per 1.689 2.116 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.386 1.736 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 102.50 81.80 RM 3.266 2.606 HK$ 7.753 6.188 BAHT 32.39 25.85 RUPIAH 11,525 9,198 RENMINBI 6.259 4.996 INDIAN RUPEE 60.19 48.04 A$ 1.078 0.861 NZ$ 1.158 0.924
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      Lock icon Wanted: Ultra-rich property buyers
      709 3  -  Singapore ranks fourth among cities wooing the upper crust to invest in real estate, having attracted US$217b By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore SINGAPORE, long seen as a real-estate haven for the ultra-rich, has joined the league of top five cities in wooing the rich into
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      Lock icon First funerals set for MH370 passengers; face reality, says KL
      399 3 Reuters Kuala Lumpur THE first funerals for passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) jet will be held this weekend, relatives said yesterday, as a Malaysian minister urged relatives of those presumed dead to “face reality” and leave support
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      Lock icon Shanghai-HK bourse link-up likely in 6 mths
      654 5  -  Despite the beneficial aspects of the scheme, investors face cross-border risks and trading restrictions By Shu-Ching Jean Chen in Hong Kong INVESTORS in Hong Kong and Shanghai could be buying shares in each other’s stock exchange as soon as in six months’ time
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      Lock icon ADB chief unveils new plan for development financing
      577 5  -  By Anthony Rowley in Astana, Kazakhstan ASIAN Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao plans to gear up the bank’s operations in a way he says will greatly expand its impact in infrastructure and other areas of development. And, it will not require extra
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      Lock icon Asia self-made entrepreneurs’ wealth up 52%
      569 6  -  Top 1 0 worth a combined US$1 69.9 billion; most are from China or Hong Kong By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore THE combined wealth of self-made entrepreneurs with a primary business address in Asia has surged by more than half in the last
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      Lock icon GIC to invest 3.4b pesos in Philippine food firm
      317 6  -  By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore GIC has cast a “vote of confidence” in the Philippine economy, lending 3.4 billion pesos (S$95.6 million) to Century Canning Corporation (CCC), the parent company of soon-to-be-listed Century Pacific Food (CNPF). Through its private equity
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      45 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-6 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Companies 10-13 S’pore Markets 13 Singapore 14 World 15-18 Stocks Stats 19-23 Wealth 24-27 Househunt 26 Real Estate 27 LIVING Style L2-7 Dining L8-9 Home Garden L10-11 Design L12 Health L13 Motoring L14-15 Golf L16 Crosswords 27
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      397 5 W) [SATS NOTICES DBS BANK LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0306E (“the Company”) NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF BOOKS FOR S$ 800,000,000 4.7% NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES (“PREFERENCE SHARES”) Notice is hereby given that the Share Transfer Books and Register of Preference Shareholders will be closed on
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon A quiet revolution
      2090 8 / 9  -  Paul Polman, Unilever CEO, is a keen evangelist of value-driven businesses, and has calmly led the consumer goods behemoth into new strategic directions. By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohB HE rails against quarterly reporting, short-term investing and mindless consumption. For someone given to such tirades, one would have
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon Q4 loss widens to $95.5m at Tiger Airways
      717 10  -  The budget carrier reviewing its stake in Tigerair Mandala; plans to ground eight aircraft and revamp network By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore BUDGET carrier Tiger Airways said it is reassessing its investment in Tigerair Mandala as the loss-making associate continues to
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      Lock icon Sembcorp Marine Q1 profit up 3.1% to $122.5m, revenue jumps 27.2%
      603 10  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore SEMBCORP Marine yesterday reported a 3.1 per cent increase in its first-quarter net profit to $122.5 million from the $119 million earned during the same period last year. Revenue for the Singa-pore-based offshore
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      Lock icon DBS, OCBC impress with stronger Q1 performance
      532 11  -  But analysts cautious about UOB amid pressure from Asean markets By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore DBS and OCBC have won approval from analysts for lifting expectations of better margins and stronger fee income this year, as they sought to dispel deep scepticism
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      Lock icon Sharp slowdown in equity inflows for EM funds
      156 11 Reuters London INVESTORS put new money into emerging market funds for the fifth straight week although the pace of equity inflows slowed sharply, banks said yesterday, citing data from EPFR Global. The Boston-based fund tracker, which releases data to clients late on
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      Lock icon Parkway Life distributable income up 6.9% in Q1
      421 11  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore THE dawn of a new financial year brought some warmth from the land of the rising sun for Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust. Distributable income at the healthcare Reit rose 6.9 per cent in the
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      Lock icon Roxy-Pacific Q1 profit up 29% at $15.1m
      431 11  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore ROXY-PACIFIC Holdings’ net profit for the first quarter ended March has risen 29 per cent to $15.1 million, from $11.7 million a year ago. This was on the back of revenue surging 48 per cent to $79.5
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      Lock icon Investment bankers in Singapore rake it in
      387 12  -  They command higher compensation here than in five other global financial centres US$72,000 more than in second-placed New York By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore SINGAPORE has emerged as the top-paying city for investment banking sales directors in 2013/2014 because directors here have
      BT Graphics; Source: Emolument.com (Median figures)  -  387 words
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      Lock icon Korea’s Lotte defers S’pore Reit IPO
      444 12 Reuters Seoul LOTTE Shopping Co Ltd said it is postponing an up to US$1 billion real estate investment trust (Reit) listing in Singapore due to unfavourable market conditions, the second large initial public offering (IPO) to be pulled in Asia this week. Volatile equity
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      Lock icon KKR to open its private equity funds to small investors
      410 12 NYT New York ONLY the wealthiest and most sophisticated investors are allowed to put money into the leveraged buyouts done by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. But that may be changing. KKR is working with another firm to allow investors to commit
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      Lock icon Few features of interest as STI drops 15 points in short week
      720 13  -  STOCKS R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT Senior Correspondent IT WAS a holiday-short-ened week in which the banks reported solid results, the US Federal Reserve did nothing unexpected at its Open Markets Committee meeting, and penny activity continued to dwindle
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      Lock icon Results snapshot
      126 13 Reported on May 2,2014 company reporting revenue net profit /loss y-o-y profit change eps dps last traded price period Rickmers Maritime Q1 US$33.9m US$9.9m (8) US$0.0116 US$0.006 $0.295 With a number of existing charter agreements expiring in Q4 2014 and 2015, the uncertainty of the timing of the
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      Lock icon TOP 20 ACTIVES
      199 13 VOL CLOSE HanKore Env 142,217 11 1 0 2 1.8 Amp l ef i e l d R 123,481 0 1 0 0 0.0 Charisma Energy 39,912 5 0 1 2.0 Top Globa l 35,322 0 8 0 0 0.0 Golden Agr i Res 32,462 61 5
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      120 13 Stock name Close Change CapitaLand 3.140 -0.060 CapitaMall Trust 2.010 +0.015 CapitaMalls Asia 2.210 CityDev 10.90 +0.070 ComfortDelGro 2.070 -0.050 DBS Grp 17.17 +0.230 Genting Sing 1.320 -0.005 Global Logistic 2.810 -0.040 Golden Agri-Res 0.615 +0.005 HPH Trust USD 0.675 -0.005 HongkongLand USD 6.800 -0.200 JMH 400 USD
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      Lock icon TOP GAINERS
      66 13 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 236.8 0.7 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** 124.0 0.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 121.5 0.9 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** 116.5 0.5 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 107.8 0.5 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4403 102.7 1.9 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8851 90.2 0.8 DBXT MSEurope
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      Lock icon TOP LOSERS
      61 13 BY CENTS CLOSEDOWN DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** -119.0 -0.5 JMH 400 USD 6146 -105.2 -1.3 Jardine C&C 4599 -92.0 -2.0 GLD 10US$ ***** -77.7 -0.5 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** -45.1 -0.2 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ 3058 -33.8 -0.9 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 3485 -33.8 -0.8 UOB 2150 -26.0 -1.2 HongkongLand
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon Darco unit asked to pay more tax and penalties
        116 13 DARCO Water Technologies unit, Darco Engineering Taiwan Inc (DET), has received additional tax assessments and penalties from the Taiwanese tax authorities amounting to NT$42.8 million (about S$1.78 million) and NT$38.48, respectively. These arose from fraudulent acts committed by DET’s previous management,
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        Lock icon ST Kinetics clinches $100m SMRT deal for new buses
        81 13 SINGAPORE Technologies Kinetics, a unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering, has secured a new contract worth $100 million from SMRT Buses Ltd for the supply of 40 MAN A24 articulated buses and 332 MAN A22 12-m buses. Delivery is expected in the
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon HDB extends grace period for business space tenants
      631 14  -  New rule since October has been effective in arresting surging assignment fees, says Khaw By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT TO grant more breathing space to long-time commercial and industrial tenants affected by the rule that restricts the transfer of business spaces, the
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      Lock icon PUB invests $13m in 2 solar power projects
      412 14  -  Water agency to use them to conduct a test-bedding study By Raphael Lim raphlim@sph.com.sg SOLAR power will play a bigger role in Singapore with two new projects, worth over $13 million, announced by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) yesterday. The national water
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      Lock icon Job fair sees 3,000 vacancies at 450 firms up for grabs
      340 14  -  Training courses also offered by NTUC’s e2i and partners By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT AS many as 3,000 jobs with 450 different companies are up for grabs at a two-week employability fair that began yesterday. The event, held at
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japanese household spending at 40-year high
      741 15 Consumers rushed to beat sales tax hike on April 1 higher wages key to outlook Reuters Tokyo JAPANESE household spending soared at the fastest annual pace in four decades in March as consumers rushed to beat a sales tax hike, with early signs backing
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      Lock icon ‘Big data revolution’ helping society, economy: US study
      386 15 But it also warns of threats to privacy and proposes protections AFP Washington A STUDY ordered by US President Barack Obama concludes that analysis of “big data” can help society in many ways, from improving healthcare to spurring economic growth. But the
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      Lock icon Pfizer-AstraZeneca deal may hurt research
      652 16 Large takeovers usually mean fewer new drugs, going by drugmaker’s past acquisitions Bloomberg London PFIZER Inc’s plan to buy AstraZeneca probably will lead to billions of dollars in research cuts, the closure of laboratories and thousands of scientists being fired if history repeats itself, industry
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      Lock icon Real impact of US sanctions on Russia ‘not clear’
      1021 17 White House claims rouble, stock markets hit, but analysts say they fell even before the curbs NYT Washington AS it tries to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine, the White House asserts that the sanctions it imposed have had a
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      Lock icon Wynn Macau’s US$384m Q1 profit beats forecast
      332 17 Bloomberg Hong Kong WYNN Macau Ltd reported firstquarter profit that beat analyst estimates as billionaire Steve Wynn’s casino drew more massmarket customers into the world’s largest gambling hub. Adjusted property earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, or Ebitda, rose 16 per cent
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      Lock icon Probe into NY exchanges, high-frequency firms
      440 18 NY Attorney General’s office seeking more information on their relationships, sources say Reuters New York THE New York Attorney General’s office is seeking information from exchanges and alternative trading platforms about their relationships with high frequency trading firms, as part of its probe into
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      Lock icon Mizuho in talks to invest in Asian banks
      394 18 Reuters Tokyo THE core unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc is talking to several Asian banks about investing in their operations, a top executive said, but Japan’s second-largest lender by assets is unlikely to make the sort of flashy deals like those
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      Lock icon Indonesian economy on the mend
      528 18 AFP Reuters Jakarta INDONESIA has posted a robust monthly trade surplus while inflation eased in April, data showed yesterday, in a sign that Southeast Asia’s top economy is on the road to recovery. The country was hit hard in 2013 as trade plunged to a
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  • SGX
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      8235 19 Transaction date: May 2 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 13.6 10.4 8Telecom 12.4xd 11.3 12.4 6.3 1 16.1 59.4 20 3.3 A-Sonic Aero 10.3 +0.1 1463 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.4
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      1979 22 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 $mil 35 22 t 3Cnergy 500 30.5 30.5 30 28.5 19 t 800 Super 25 -1 52 26.5 25 25 26.5 3.2 4 7.8 44.7 4.5
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 22 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 7 1 0 0 0 6 7 1 Manufacturing 38 62 38 10 7 7 48 69 45 Commerce 15 22 27 1 7 5 16 29 32 Tpt/Stor/Comms 18 13 7
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      784 22 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERIDIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Apr 28 Substantial Buy No of Price ———SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr ('000) ('000) Grand Banks Yachts 29-Apr-14 Golden Hope Limited *Buy 3350 0.25 ***** 22.76 ***** 24.70 Grand Banks Yachts
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 22 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 18,547 18,547 58,864 58,864 Manufacturing 319,198 44,079 363,277 125,779 8,189 133,969 Commerce 99,635 45,774 145,409 98,451 4,039 102,490 Tpt/Stor/Comms 107,198 374 107,572 172,062 42 172,104 Finance 23,371 800 24,171 250,572 300 250,872 Construction 55,035 70,076
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  • MARKETS
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      Lock icon LIFFE
      93 23 May 1 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 1808 1835 1833 1801 Jul 14 1822 1848 1846 1814 Sep 14 1825 1850 1848 1818 Dec 14 1822 1847 1845 1815 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 2178 2167 2180 2155 Jul14 2173 2168 2178 2150 Sep
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      Lock icon METALS
      66 23 May 02 GOLD(US$/oz) May 02 Apr 30 Hong Kong 1289.00 1292.00 May 01 Apr 30 London 1282.00 1293.36 1282.55 1294.05 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 24.22 23.45 Source: UOB PLATINUM/ Lon (US$/oz) May 01 Close Previous PM Fix 1412.00 1424.00 AM Fix 1417.00 1421.00 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      118 23 May 02 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.188 1.132 Can dollar 1.164 1.120 Euro 1.778 1.694 Sterling pound 2.156 2.074 NZ dollar 1.106 1.064 US dollar 1.278 1.218 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
        20 23 YTD change: +2.69% 52-week high: 3,464.79 on May 22,2013 52-week low: 2,953.01 on Feb 4,2014 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hang Seng Index
        20 23 YTD change: -4.49% 52-week high: 24,111.55 on Dec 2,2013 52-week low: 19,426.36 on June 25,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Dow Jones Industrial Average
        26 23 YTD change: -0.11% 52-week high: 16,631.63 on April 4,2014 52-week low: 14,551.27 on June 24,2013 (Chart shows Thursday’s index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite
        26 23 YTD change: -4.24% 52-week high: 2,334.33 on May 29,2013 52-week low: 1,849.65 on June 25,2013 (Chart shows Wednesday’s index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Nikkei 225
        19 23 YTD change: -11.26% 52-week high: 16,320.22 on Dec 30,2013 52-week low: 12,415.85 on June 13,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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    • Article
      Lock icon PALM OIL
      57 23 May 2 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 14 2656.0 2660.0 2660.0 2635.0 51 2115 Jun 14 2588.0 2615.0 2617.0 2579.0 2757 ***** Jul 14 2567.0 2592.0 2594.0 2558.0 ***** ***** Aug 14 2561.0 2582.0
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      84 23 May 2 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****S 02-May-15 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.31 101.35 101.35 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.36 105.50 105.40 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-23
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      155 23 May 2 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1618 1.1622 0.9273 0.9275 Canadian dollar 1.1426 1.1428 0.9121 0.9120 Euro 1.7358 1.7362 1.3854 1.3856 NZ dollar 1.0818 1.0826 0.8634 0.8640 Sterling pound 2.1160 2.1167 1.6889 1.6893
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