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U.S. CREDIT MARKETS END UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE
The U.S. credit market ended under extreme pressure as the dollar's continued slide on the currency markets triggered an avalanche of U.S. securities sales, pushing prices to 1987 lows, dealers and analysts said. "This was a bloodbath," said one money market economist. "We've been trading in a state of ...
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STEEL TECHNOLOGIES <STTX>, MITSUI SET VENTURE
Steel Technologies Inc said it agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture with <Mitsui and Co Ltd> to make steel products. The venture, called Mi-Tech Steel Inc, will be set up to serve Japanese and domestic automobile and appliance parts makers in the U.S. A plant will be located near Murfreesboro, ...
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INLAND VACUUM <IVAC> SETS STOCK SPLIT
Inland Vacuum Inc said is board proposed a two-for-one stock split payable to shareholders of record April 30. The board also elected Phillip Frost chairman, succeeding John Durkin, who remains president and chief executive officer. Frost in early February bought 49 pct of the company, Durkin said. ...
Commodities and Trade
JOHNSON PRODUCTS INC <JPC> 2ND QTR FEB 28 LOSS
Shr loss three cts vs loss 39 cts Net loss 115,000 vs loss 1,544,000 Rev 6.9 mln vs 7.3 mln Six months Shr profit four cts vs loss 44 cts Net profit 141,000 vs loss 1,772,000 Rev 13.9 mln vs 14.5 mln NOTE: Net includes loss from discontinued operations of 78,000 dlrs, or tw...
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STEEL TECHNOLOGIES <STTX> IN JOINT VENTURE
Steel Technologies Inc said it signed an agreement with Mitsui and Co Ltd <MITSY> and its subsidiaries to establish a joint venture corporation to be called Mi-Tech Steel Inc. Mitsui, through its subsidiaries, Mitsui and Co USA Inc and Mitsui Steel Development Co Inc, and Steel Technologies each wi...
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MAYNARD OIL CO <MOIL> YEAR LOSS
Oper shr loss 44 cts vs profit 58 cts Oper net loss 2.7 mln vs profit four mln Revs 13.3 mln vs 28.4 mln Avg shrs 6.1 mln vs seven mln NOTE: Prior year excludes extraordinary gain of 21 cts per share.
Market and Economy
ANITEC IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP <ANTC> 2ND QTR NET
Shr 33 cts vs 28 cts Net 3,722,000 vs 3,103,000 Sales 33.0 mln vs 31.8 mln Avg shrs 11.2 mln vs 11.1 mln 1st half Shr 68 cts vs 58 cts Net 7,585,000 vs 6,346,000 Sales 65.9 mln vs 61.3 mln Avg shrs 11.2 mln vs 11.0 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for three-for-two Octobe...
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KANSAS GAS AND ELECTRIC CO <KGE> FEBRUARY NET
Shr 13 cts vs 5 cts Net 5,568,319 vs 2,968,437 Rev 36.5 mln vs 34.0 mln 12 months Shr 1.60 dlrs vs 1.79 dlrs Net 72,865,101 vs 85,198,853 Rev 521.3 mln vs 420.3 mln NOTE: Twelve months includes the cumulative effect of a change in accounting methods for accruing unbilled re...
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<JOURNEY'S END MOTEL CORP> SIX MTHS JAN 31 NET
Shr 13 cts vs 14 cts Net 1,329,000 vs 1,054,000 Revs 20.7 mln vs 11.4 mln Avg shrs 10,100,000 vs 7,500,000
Corporate News
NEOAX <NOAX> BUYS REXNORD <REX> UNIT
Neoax Inc said it bought Rexnord Inc's Fairfield Manufacturing Co for 70.5 mln dlrs cash. The unit makes custom gears for industrial use and had sales of 84 mln dlrs in its Oct. 31, 1986 fiscal year.
Financial Reports
<R.L. CRAIN INC> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 80 cts vs 79 cts Net 4,212,000 vs 4,142,000 Sales 111.1 mln vs 107.1 mln
Market and Economy
EXXON (XON) SEES SYNFUELS ROLE BY YEAR 2000
Development of costly shale oil, liquified coal and other kinds of synthetic fuels, halted in recent years because of cheap and abundant petroleum supplies, will become economic again when world oil prices top 30 dlrs a barrel, an Exxon Co USA executive said. Joe McMillan, a senior vice president, told ...
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OKLAHOMA WEEKLY CROP REPORT
The Oklahoma weekly USDA crop report said cold weather slowed crop development and caused some cattle deaths. Wheat growth was halted by cold weather, and rain early in the week prevented fertilizer application and weed spraying. Fields in the west were short of nitrogen, and moderate insect activity ...
Financial Reports
DUTCH MONEY MARKET DEBT BARELY CHANGED IN WEEK
Loans and advances from the Dutch central bank to the commercial banks were barely changed at 12.9 billion guilders in the week up to and including March 2, the central bank weekly return showed. The Treasury's account with the bank dropped 1.3 billion guilders. Dealers said a larger amount of funds in ...
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BRAZIL TEMPORARILY LEGALISES DLR PARALLEL MARKET
Brazilian President Jose Sarney announced a move which temporarily legalises the purchase of U.S. dollars in the parallel currency market, aimed at promoting imports of foreign goods. In a speech, Sarney justified his measure as a need to face "current well known difficulties to obtain foreign loans for...
Financial Reports
USX <X> UNIT RAISES SOME STEEL PRICES
USX Corp said its USS steelmaking division increased prices on plate and H-pile products. Effective with May three shipments, it said the price base on carbon and high-strength low-alloy, or HSLA, H-piles will increase by 1-1/2 cts per pound. Effective with shipments beginning June 28, the price on ...
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CANADA BANKS COULD SEE PRESSURE ON BRAZIL LOANS
Canada's major banks will likely face stiff pressure to declare their Brazilian loans non-performing if, as expected, major U.S. banks take similar action after the end of their first quarter tomorrow, analysts said. American bankers said last week that slow progress in debt talks with Brazil increased ...
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VENEZUELA PLANS METALS INVESTMENT FOR 1987-89
The Venezuela Guayana Corporation, CVG, which oversees the state steel, iron, aluminum and other industries, will invest 75 billion bolivars in new projects during 1987-89, CVG president Leopoldo Sucre Figarella announced. The investments will go to plant expansion, infrastructure and the extension of...
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INFINITY <INFTA> TO PURCHASE AM/FM STATION
Infinity Broadcasting Corp said it entered an agreement to acquire radio stations KVIL AM/FM from Sconninx Broadcasting Co for 82 mln dlrs. Upon completion of the transaction, Infinity will own nine FM and four AM stations in 10 major markets. The transaction is subject to FCC approval.
Commodities and Trade
N.Z. FEBRUARY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 78 MLN V 93 MLN JAN - GOVT
N.Z. FEBRUARY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 78 MLN V 93 MLN JAN - GOVT
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BULL AND BEAR GROUP INC <BNBGA> YEAR END DEC 31
Shr loss 45 cts vs profit 25 cts Net loss 641,000 vs profit 352,000 Revs 5,747,000 vs 3,038,000
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FRETTER INC <FTTR> 4TH QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr loss five cts vs profit 36 cts Net loss 784,000 vs profit 4,793,000 Revs 90 mln vs 79 mln Year Shr profit 27 cts vs profit 65 cts Net profit 4,010,000 vs profit 8,539,000 Revs 273 mln vs 214 mln
Commodities and Trade
AMFAC <AMA> TO SELL STORE
Amfac Inc said it entered an agreement to sell the last remaining store of its original Liberty House of California operation to H and S - San Mateo Inc. Terms were not disclosed.
Financial Reports
HARPER INTERNATIONAL <HNT> IN ACQUISITION
Harper International Inc said it intends to buy the major asset, patents and trade name of Demarkus Corp, a designer and installer of process gas systems for the soft drink and brewing industries. The purchase price is about 125,000 dlrs. Demarkus' sales were 470,000 dlrs in 1986.
Financial Reports
SARNEY TEMPORARILY LEGALISES DLR PARALLEL MARKET
Brazilian President Jose Sarney announced a move which temporarily legalises the purchase of U.S. Dollar currency in the parallel market, aimed at promoting imports of foreign goods. In a speech, Sarney justified his measure as a need to face "current well known difficulties to obtain foreign loans for ...
Financial Reports
OLSON INDUSTRIES <OLSN> TO SELL EGG OPERATIONS
Olson Industries Inc said it signed a letter of intent to sell substantially all of its remaining egg operations to Sunny Fresh Foods inc. Olson said it expects to receive about nine mln dlrs from a combination of a sale of tangible assets to Sunny Fresh and realization of intangible and other assets by...
Financial Reports
N.Z. FEBRUARY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NARROWS
New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed to 78 mln dlrs in February from 93 mln in January and 233 mln in February 1986, in a smoothed seasonally adjusted measurement, the statistics department said. This is the first time current account figures have appeared in a seasonally adjusted form. ...
Financial Reports
GENCORP REJECTS UNSOLICITED TAKEOVER BID FROM AFG INDUSTRIES/WAGNER AND BROWN
GENCORP REJECTS UNSOLICITED TAKEOVER BID FROM AFG INDUSTRIES/WAGNER AND BROWN
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GROUP SELLS STAKE IN COMDATA NETWORK <CDN>
A group of investment firms which had once sought control of Comdata Network Inc, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it sold its remaining 1,113,500-share, or 5.9 pct, stake in the company. The group, which had owned as much as 9.5 pct of the total, said it sold the stake on March 27 at 15-3/4 ...
Commodities and Trade
GENCORP <GY> REJECTS UNSOLICITED TAKEOVER BID
Gencorp Inc said its board urged shareholders to reject the hostile unsolicited 100 dlr a share tender offer made March 18 by General Acquisition Inc, an affiliate of Wagner and Brown and AFG Industries INc. Gencorp also said it is developing a financially superior alternative that would enable sharehol...
Commodities and Trade
DOME MINES LTD <DM> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit 17 cts vs loss three cts Net profit 14,918,000 vs loss 2,732,000 Revs 74.8 mln vs 54.7 mln YEAR Shr profit 80 cts vs profit 15 cts Net profit 71.6 mln vs profit 12.2 mln Revs 293.4 mln vs 222.8 mln Note: 1986 fl-yr net includes extraordinary gain of 56.3 mln dlrs...
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U.S. SHOULD REASSESS MIDEAST POLICY - ANALYST
The U.S. should reassess its Mideast policy in light of its rising dependence on imported oil, according to Charles Ebinger of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "The prospect of rising dependence on oil imports from the Gulf, and the recent revelations of the Tower Commission report...
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ENVIROSURE MANAGEMENT CORP <ENVS> 1ST QTR LOSS
Qtr ended Nov 30 Shr loss nil vs profit nil Net loss 1,321,940 vs profit 128,164 Revs 4,582,260 vs 5,115,456
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COMMERCIAL METALS CO <CMC> SETS QTLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior Pay April 24 Record April 10
Commodities and Trade
IMPERIAL <ICA> DECLARES FIRST DIV SINCE 1981
Imperial Corp of America said it declared a 10 cts dividend and four pct stock dividend on APril 25 to holders of record April 10. This is the first dividend payment since 1981, the company said.
Commodities and Trade
30-MAR-1987
30-MAR-1987
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Japan February unemployment falls to 2.9 pct (3.0 pct in January) - official
Japan February unemployment falls to 2.9 pct (3.0 pct in January) - official
Commodities and Trade
JAPAN UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS IN FEBRUARY
Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.9 pct in February from the record 3.0 pct in January, the government's Management and Coordination Agency said. The January level was the worst since the Goverment started compiling unemployment statistics under the current system in 1953. ...
Financial Reports
PARTNERS CALL GENCORP<GY> RESPONSE UNPRODUCTIVE
General Acquisition Co said it was disappointed by Gencorp's response to its tender offer and questioned how the company might give better value to shareholders. Gencorp earlier urged shareholders to reject a 100 dlr per share tender offer from the partnership, which includes Wagner and Brown and AFG ...
Commodities and Trade
MIYAZAWA SAYS DOLLAR BELOW 150 YEN IS COUNTER TO PARIS ACCORD
MIYAZAWA SAYS DOLLAR BELOW 150 YEN IS COUNTER TO PARIS ACCORD
Commodities and Trade
DLR BELOW 150 YEN COUNTER TO PARIS PACT - MIYAZAWA
Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said he regards a U.S. Dollar below 150 yen as counter to the agreement struck by major nations in Paris last month. He told the Upper House Budget Committee in Parliament that Japan intervened in the market when the dollar went below 150 yen, as it considered the dollar...
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BANK OF JAPAN BUYS DOLLARS AROUND 145.75 YEN - DEALERS
BANK OF JAPAN BUYS DOLLARS AROUND 145.75 YEN - DEALERS
Corporate News
PAKISTAN BIDS FOR IMPORT OF 100,000 TONNES SUGAR
Trading Corp of Pakistan Ltd said it had invited tenders up to April 11, 1987 for the import of 100,000 tonnes of white refined crystal sugar up to June. It said each cargo should consist of 15,000 tonnes. Four cargoes should reach Port Bin Qasim or Karachi Port (buyers option) by May 31 and the balance...
Corporate News
WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LTD <WPLA.S> 1986 YEAR
Shr nil vs same Final and yr div nil vs same Pre-tax, pre-minorities loss 3.53 mln dlrs vs profit 17.40 mln. Net attributable loss 17.14 mln dlrs vs loss 8.73 mln Sales 220.84 mln vs 173.50 mln Other income 17.77 mln vs 12.02 mln Shrs 666.67 mln vs same. NOTE - Attributable...
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DASA CORP <DASA> YEAR NET
Shr profit three cts vs loss 11 cts Net profit 507,000 vs loss 1,823,000 Revs 11.2 mln vs 204,000
Financial Reports
JAPAN HOUSING STARTS RISE IN FEBRUARY
Japan's housing starts in February rose 13.4 pct from a year earlier to 109,254, the 10th successive year-on-year gain, the Construction Ministry said. February housing starts were up 16.8 pct from 93,554 in January when they fell 27.4 pct from a month earlier but rose 10.3 pct from a year earlier. ...
Corporate News
WOODSIDE SAYS LOSS REFLECTS LOWER OIL PRICES
Woodside Petroleum Ltd <WPLA.S> said its 1986 net loss largely reflected the drop in oil prices combined with a large tax provision. Woodside earlier reported attributable net loss rose to 17.14 mln dlrs in 1986 from 8.73 mln in 1985, although group revenue rose to 220.84 mln from 173.50 mln. I...
Corporate News
THAILAND EXPECTS SMALLER SUGARCANE OUTPUT
Thailand's sugarcane output will fall to about 23.55 mln tonnes in the 1986/87 (November-October) season from 24.09 mln in 1985/86, the Agriculture Ministry said. It said a January survey put the total area under sugarcane at 545,528 hectares, down from 556,860 hectares the previous year. The na...
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TO SET UP OFFICE IN PEKING
China and the European Community (EC) signed an agreement on the establishment of an EC office here. Chinese vice-foreign minister Zhou Nan and the EC's external relations commissioner, Willy De Clercq, signed the accord. EC sources said the office was likely to open in the second half of this year. ...
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TRADE FRICTION THREATENS TO TOPPLE NAKASONE
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone may have been dealt a fatal political blow by the yen's renewed rapid rise and the threat of a trade war with the United States, political analysts said. Nakasone, already under fire over an unpopular tax reform plan, may now be forced to resign before the June economic ...
Corporate News
CSR SELLING DELHI TO EXXON UNIT, DROPS DELHI FLOAT
CSR Ltd <CSRA.S> and Exxon Corp <XON> unit <Esso Exploration and Production Australia Inc> said CSR has agreed to sell its <Delhi Australia Fund> (DAF) to Esso for 985 mln Australian dlrs. The sale is effective from tomorrow, they said in a joint statement. The previously announced flo...
Financial Reports
JAPAN TO PAY FIVE PCT LESS FOR INDIAN IRON ORE
Japan will pay five pct less for the Indian iron ore it imports in fiscal 1987/88 starting April 1 than the average 18 dlrs a tonne it paid in 1986/87, a government trade official told Reuters. He said India had agreed to export to Japan about 23 mln tonnes of iron ore in 1987/88, about the same as in t...
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GROUP TRIMS MATERIAL SCIENCES <MSC> STAKE
An investor group led by Central National-Gottesman Inc, a New York investment firm, and its executive vice president, Edgar Wachenheim, said they cut their stake in Material Sciences Corp to less than five pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the group said it sold 19,500 Mater...
Financial Reports
COMMERZBANK INCREASES DIVIDEND, PARENT NET PROFIT
Commerzbank AG <CBKG.F> said a dividend of nine marks would be proposed for ordinary shareholders on 1986 earnings after eight in 1985. It added in a statement that parent net profit rose to 288.2 mln marks in 1986 from 221.7 mln the prior year. A Commerzbank spokesman noted the figures were,howe...
Commodities and Trade
INDIA REDUCES EXPORT DUTY ON COFFEE
India cut the export duty on coffee to 330 rupees per 100 kg from 600 rupees, effective March 23, a Coffee Board official said. The reduction should help India reach its coffee export target of 90,000 tonnes in fiscal 1987/88 ending March 31, against provisionally estimated exports of 75,000 tonnes in ...
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SWEDISH CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT RISES IN JANUARY
Sweden's balance of payments on current account showed a deficit of 500 mln crowns in January after a shortfall of 100 mln in December, Central Bank figures showed. This compared with a deficit of 1.3 billion in January 1986, the Bank said.
Commodities and Trade
WORLD ZINC STOCKS FALL 7,700 TONNES IN FEBRUARY
World closing stocks of primary zinc at smelters, excluding Eastern Bloc countries, fell 7,700 tonnes in February to 459,100 tonnes from 466,800 (revised from 449,600) in January, compared with 403,700 in February 1986, provisional European Zinc Institute figures show. February closing stocks of primary...
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FINNISH ECONOMIC GROWTH PUT AT THREE PCT IN 1987
Finland's gross national product is expected to rise by three pct in 1987 against two pct in 1986 and inflation will be unchanged at about 3.5 pct, the private business survey office ETLA predicted. Unemployment in 1987 is put at 5.5 pct, in line with last year, the office predicted in its regular revie...
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SHANDWICK BUYS LOS ANGELES PR COMPANY
Public Relations consultancy <Shandwick Plc> said it had agreed to buy the Los Angeles-based <Rogers and Cowan Inc> which specialises in the entertainment industry. A total of 2.25 mln dlrs is payable on completion, 1.5 mln will be injected into the business through an interest free loan and the e...
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U.K. MONEY MARKET OFFERED EARLY ASSISTANCE
The Bank of England said it had invited an early round of bill offers from the discount houses after forecasting a very large shortage of around 1.75 billion stg in the money market today. MORE
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HUTCHISON ANNOUNCES BONUS ISSUE OF NEW "B" SHARES
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd <HWHH.H> announced a bonus issue of one new "B" share of 2.5 H.K. Cents each for every two existing ordinary shares of 25 cents a share par value. A company statement said Hutchison forecast 1987 dividends for existing shares of not less than 32.5 cents a share and not less th...
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ITALIAN CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.4 PCT IN MARCH
Italy's consumer price index rose 0.4 pct in March compared with February after an identical increase in February over January, the national statistics institute Istat said. The year-on-year rise in March was 4.2 pct, unchanged on February and compared with 7.2 pct in March 1986. Istat said its co...
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EUROPE ON SIDELINES IN U.S-JAPAN MICROCHIP ROW
Rising imports of Japanese-made cars and electronic goods may upset West European officials, but they generally seem prepared to stay on the sidelines in the latest trade row between the United States and Japan. Japan's huge trade surplus is a sore point in West Europe, as it is in the United States. Bu...
Corporate News
FED SETS 1.5 BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
FED SETS 1.5 BILLION DLR CUSTOMER REPURCHASE, FED SAYS
Financial Reports
U.K. MONEY MARKET GETS 1.14 BILLION STG EARLY HELP
The Bank of England said it had provided the money market with 1.143 billion mln stg assistance in response to an early round of bill offers from the discount houses. Earlier, the Bank forecast the system would face a very large deficit today of around 1.75 billion stg. The central bank purchased ...
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LONDON INT'L SELLING HOT WATER BOTTLE UNIT
London International Group Plc <LONL.L> said it had agreed to sell its <Haffenden Moulding Co Ltd> unit to <Melton Medes Ltd> for 2.1 mln stg. Haffenden is a moulder of hot water bottles and also produces a variety of rubber and plastic mouldings. The book value of its assets is 4.4 mln stg. ...
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CABLE SHARES FIRM ON JAPAN SPECULATION
Shares in Cable and Wireless Plc <CAWL.L> firmed in morning trading on market speculation that its participation in a joint telecommunications venture in Japan would not be curtailed, dealers said. The company's shares were quoted at 372p at 0915 GMT compared with 364p last night. The dealers s...
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BANK OF JAPAN MULLS OTHER OPTIONS TO STOP YEN RISE
Today's liberalised financial markets are making it extremely difficult for Japan's monetary authorities to prevent the yen's rise against the dollar, but they have several options other than normal intervention, Bank of Japan sources said. A senior central bank official said that such methods as cont...
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AKZO REVISES 1986 PROFIT UP SLIGHTLY
Dutch chemicals group Akzo NV <AKZO.AS> said in its annual report it had revised its 1986 net profit figure up to 842 mln guilders from a provisional 840 mln guilders announced in January. The turnover figure was unchanged at 15.62 billion guilders. Akzo said it would be difficult to maintain t...
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U.K. WHEAT AND BARLEY EXPORTS ADJUSTED UPWARDS
The U.K. Exported 612,000 tonnes of wheat and 498,800 tonnes of barley in February, the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) said. Based on the previous provisional figures issued for February, wheat exports were increased by 480,200 tonnes and barley by 283,800 tonnes. The new figures bring cumula...
Corporate News
S. KOREA MINISTER TO VISIT U.S. FOR CURRENCY TALKS
South Korea's Finance Minister Chung In-yong will visit U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker next week to discuss U.S. Requests for an appreciation of South Korea's won against the dollar, finance ministry officials said. They said Chung would leave for Washington on Monday to attend the International ...
Market and Economy
ADSTEAM TO ACQUIRE 49 PCT OF U.K. PROPERTY COMPANY
The Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd <ADSA.S> (Adsteam) said it will subscribe to 30 mln shares in listed British property developer, <Markheath Securities Plc>, at 60p each, subject to shareholder approval. The subscription, expected to take place in May, will give Adsteam 49 pct of Markheath, Adsteam s...
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NIPPON COLUMBIA TO MAKE BONUS STOCK ISSUES
Nippon Columbia Co Ltd <NCOL.T> will make a one-for-20 bonus stock issue on July 14 to pay back remaining premiums accumulated by 4.5 mln shares issued at market price through public placement in September 1980, a spokesman said. The bonus issue will bring its outstanding capital shares to 65.02 mln ...
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BUNDESBANK HAS NOT INTERVENED TODAY, DEALERS
The Bundesbank declined to comment on rumours in Tokyo that it was intervening heavily to support the dollar, but dealers here said they had not seen the German central bank in the market all morning. The dollar was quoted at around 1.8040 marks shortly after midday in nervous but quiet trading, up from...
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ANALYSTS APPLAUD CSR'S BOLD MOVE TO SELL DELHI
CSR Ltd <CSRA.S> has made a bold move in selling its oil and gas interests for almost a billion dlrs and ploughing 150 mln into its traditional sugar business, share analysts said. "It sounds like a good deal," Stuart McKibbin of <A.C. Goode and Co> told Reuters. CSR said it had dropped plan...
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DROUGHT THREAT EASES IN SOUTH CHINA PROVINCE
Rainfall in the past few days has eased the threat of drought in the south China province of Guangdong, the New China News Agency said. It said 75 pct of early rice fields are ready to be planted and seedlings have already been transplanted on 90 pct of rice fields in Hainan island. Some 840,000 hectare...
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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC <ADCT> 1ST QTR NET
Periods ended Jan 31 Shr 28 cts vs 35 cts Net 2,374,000 vs 2,987,000 Sales 35.2 mln vs 34 mln Backlog 36.8 mln vs 33.9 mln
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KLEINWORT BENSON LONSDALE PLC <KBLL.L> YEAR 1986
Shr 53.05p vs 45.79p adjusted Div 8.7p making 14p vs 12p adjusted Pretax profit 78.84 mln stg vs 60.31 mln Net after tax 50.71 mln vs 40.54 mln Extraordinary credit after tax 43.19 mln vs nil Note - The extraordinary credit represents substantitally the after tax profit on sale of comp...
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<CGEE ALSTHOM> YEAR TO END-DECEMBER 1986
Dividend 24 francs vs 30 Consolidated net profit 115.7 mln francs vs 108.3 mln of which attributable to group 110.8 mln vs 102.5 mln Consolidated net turnover 11.16 billion francs vs 11.42 billion Parent company net profit 115.5 mln vs 95.0 mln Parent co net turnover 9.99 billion vs 9.91 b...
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THATCHER SAYS TRADE TARGETS SET WITH MOSCOW
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she and Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov had set targets for increased trade between the two countries during talks earlier today. She said she hoped more economic exchanges between Britain and the Soviet Union "will also lead to increased friendship and inc...
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COMMODITY PACTS MORE ORIENTED TOWARDS MARKET
Consuming countries, chastened by the collapse of International Tin Council (ITC) price support operations in 1985, are insisting more than ever before that commodity pacts reflect the reality of the markets they are serving, a Reuter survey showed. They want price ranges to be more responsive to market...
Market and Economy
JAPAN TO CUT MICROCHIP OUTPUT, BOOST IMPORTS
Leading domestic semiconductor makers will boost imports and cut production of key memory microchips from next month in line with government attempts to ward off U.S. Trade sanctions, company spokesmen said. The moves might persuade the U.S. To call off the sanctions, despite obstacles to full implement...
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LONDON AND SCOTTISH MARINE OIL PLC <LASL.L>
Year 1986 Div 7.0p vs 12.2p Shr 9.6p vs 31.3p Pretax profit 4.4 mln stg vs 118.0 mln Net 17.6 mln vs 37.7 mln Total turnover 183.8 mln vs 348.0 Amortisation 71.4 mln vs 86.3 Traded oil purchases 41.2 mln vs 44.5 mln Administration expenses 6.2 mln vs 8.0 mln Net inter...
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UK MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 570 MLN STG HELP
The Bank of England said it provided the market with a further 570 mln stg assistance during the morning after revising its estimate of the liquidity shortage to 1.85 billion stg, before taking account of its early round of bill purchases. Initially, the Bank put the likely shortage at some 1.75 billi...
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31-MAR-1987
31-MAR-1987
Corporate News
TYLAN CORP <TYLN> TO SELL FURNACE PRODUCT LINE
Tylan Corp aid it has retained the investment banking firm Kahn and Harris to sell its furnace product line. The company said it has already been contacted by several potential buyers. In 1986, Tylan's furnace product shipments in the U.S. represented 10.3 mln dlrs of the company's total net sales...
Financial Reports
MAURITIAN SUGAR EXPORTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
Mauritius exported 47,144 tonnes of sugar (tel quel) in February, down from 57,911 tonnes (tel quel) shipped in January and 89,351 in February 1986, the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture's Sugar News Bulletin said. Opening stocks at the beginning of last month totalled 320,057 tonnes, against 288,406 ton...
Corporate News
CSR SELLS OIL/GAS INTERESTS, BIDS TO EXTEND SUGAR
CSR Ltd has made a bold move in selling its oil and gas interests for almost a billion dlrs and ploughing 150 mln into its traditional sugar business, share analysts said. CSR said it had dropped plans to float its oil and gas interests held in the Delhi Australia Fund and would instead sell them to E...
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LASMO SET TO BENEFIT FROM FUTURE OIL PRICE RISES
London and Scottish Marine Oil Plc (Lasmo) <LASL.L> will have an advantage when oil prices rise again and it is confident this will happen early in the next decade, the company said in a statement accompanying results. Lasmo said its advantage comes from its reserves of oil and gas which at the end o...
Commodities and Trade
CHINA BUYS MALAYSIAN RBD PALM STEARINE
China bought 6,000 tonnes of Malaysian refined bleached deodorised palm stearine today for May shipment at prices equivalent to around 270 to 275 dlrs per tonne fob, traders said.
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CALL MONEY PRESSURE FROM LARGE GERMAN BANKS
One or two large West German banks effectively drained the domestic money market of liquidity at the end of the month in order to achieve higher rates from their overnight deposits, money dealers said. As a result, call money soared in active trading to around the Lombard rate of five pct from 3.70/80 p...
Commodities and Trade
CSR SELLING DELHI TO EXXON UNIT, DROPS DELHI FLOAT
CSR Ltd <CSRA.S> and Exxon Corp <XON> unit <Esso Exploration and Production Australia Inc> said CSR has agreed to sell its <Delhi Australia Fund> (DAF) to Esso for 985 mln Australian dlrs. The sale is effective from tomorrow, they said in a joint statement. The previously announced flo...
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CSR BIDS 2.20 DLRS A SHARE FOR PIONEER SUGAR MILLS
CSR Ltd <CSRA.S> said it will offer 2.20 dlrs cash each for the shares it does not already hold in <Pioneer Sugar Mills Ltd>. CSR already holds 31.74 pct of Pioneer's 99.80 mln issued shares, it said in a statement. The offer price values the entire Pioneer Sugar share capital at 219.6 mln d...
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BUNDESBANK HAS NOT INTERVENED TODAY, DEALERS
The Bundesbank declined to comment on rumours in Tokyo that it was intervening heavily to support the dollar, but dealers here said they had not seen the German central bank in the market all morning. The dollar was quoted at around 1.8040 marks shortly after midday in nervous but quiet trading, up from...
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FLETCHER CHALLENGE DISAPPOINTED AT NZ FOREST MOVES
<Fletcher Challenge Ltd> (FCL) Managing Director Hugh Fletcher said he was disappointed that <Rada Corp Ltd> had decided to sell its shares in <N.Z. Forest Products Ltd> (NZFP) to Australia's <Amcor Ltd>. He said in a statement that FCL had made an offer for the 24 pct of NZFP held by Rada. ...
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<ROYAL BANK OF CANADA> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr basic 88 cts vs 1.22 dlrs Shr diluted 83 cts vs 1.10 dlrs Net 114,108,000 vs 140,389,000 Avg shrs 107.5 mln vs 100.5 mln Loans 66.4 billion vs 65.9 billion Deposits 82.8 billion vs 84.4 billion Assets 98.7 billion vs 96.7 billion.
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SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD <SUCH.T> YEAR TO DEC 31
Group shr 4.91 yen vs 6.59 Net 7.72 billion vs 10.38 billion Current 16.81 billion vs 20.84 billion Operating 45.56 billion vs 52.02 billion Sales 734.50 billion vs 996.15 billion NOTE - Company forecast for current year is group net 14 billion, current 30 billion and sales 740 billion...
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CHINA'S CITIC BUYS H.K. HOTEL FROM CHEUNG KONG
The Peking-owned China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic) bought the unfinished City Garden Hotel in Hong Kong from a subsidiary of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd <CKGH.HKG> for 235 mln H.K. Dlrs, Cheung Kong director Albert Chow said. Cheung Kong's subsidiary <International City Holdings...
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MANNESMANN SEES DIFFICULT YEAR FOR CAPITAL GOODS
Mannesmann AG <MMWG.F> expects a difficult year for the capital goods industry in 1987, chief executive Werner Dieter told a news conference. Dieter said West German producers would see a downturn in foreign business because of lower energy prices and the higher mark, as well as a deterioration of th...
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BANK OF JAPAN TO SELL 800 BILLION YEN IN BILLS
The Bank of Japan will sell tomorrow a total of 800 billion yen worth of financing bills from its holdings to help absorb a projected money market surplus of 1,700 billion yen, money traders said. Of the total, 300 billion yen will yield 3.8992 pct on sales from money houses to banks and securities hous...
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