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The Cyprus vessel Fearless 31841 tonnes dw which was on fire grounded then towed to Yantai China in August had all its cargo reloaded but the cargo in the no. 3 hold caught fire on October 15. The fire was put out with salt water and water from the no.4 hold has spread over most of the cargo. Some water is also in the ... | ANIMAL FEED SHIP ON FIRE AGAIN AT CHINESE PORT |
The Finnish State launched two bonds totalling one billion markka with loan periods of 10 years and five years and annual interest rates of 7.75 and 7.25 pct respectively. The bonds sell concurrently until the total is reached and nominal values are 25000 markka 10000 markka 5000 markka and 1000 markka the Finance Mini... | FINNISH STATE LAUNCHES BONDS FOR BILLION MARKKA |
Malaysias recovery from the worst recession in 20 years should receive a boost on Friday when the government announces a reflationary budget for calendar 1988 after seven years of austerity economists said. Our country is walking on one leg now said Ismail Salleh an economist with the Institute of Strategic and Interna... | HIGHER SPENDING EXPECTED IN MALAYSIA'S 1988 BUDGET |
Lloyds Shipping Intelligence service said the British bulk carrier Envoy 75453 tonnes dw was grounded at Mile 190 in the Orinoco river on October 16. The vessel was on a voyage from Trombetas Brazil to Matanzas Cuba carrying 50000 tonnes of bauxite. Its draught was 36 feet. Attempts to refloat the vessel with the help ... | BRITISH BAUXITE VESSEL GROUNDED IN ORINOCO RIVER |
Amsterdam all-share index seven pct below Friday's close at 1015 GMT - official | |
London's FTSE 100 share index below 2,100 for first time since May | |
Swedish Export Credit Corp (SEK) is raising 300 mln Luxembourg francs through a three year private placement lead manager Banque Generale du Luxembourg SA said. The bullet non-callable issue carries a coupon of 7-1/2 pct and is priced at 100-1/4. Payment date is October 28 and coupon date is October 29. REUTER | SWEDISH EXPORT CREDIT TO RAISE 300 MLN LUX FRANCS |
China expects its 1987 grain harvest to be 397 mln tonnes eight mln tonnes short of its target the New China News Agency quoted a State Statistical Bureau spokesman as saying. The harvest will be Chinas second highest in history but poor weather and low incentives for grain-producing farmers have kept yields down earli... | CHINA FORECASTS 397 MLN TONNES GRAIN HARVEST |
Swiss stock index drops six pct or 69.3 points at opening to 1,089.3 - official | |
The Philippine 1987 inflation rate will rise to 4.8 pct from 0.74 pct in 1986 if the government implements an employers association recommendation for a 10 pct increase in the 54 peso minimum daily wage this month Economic Planning Secretary Solita Monsod said. The governments own proposal for an across-the-board daily... | PHILIPPINE INFLATION PREDICTED TO RISE |
Electricite de France is issuing a 15 billion yen bond due November 1994 paying interest at 1/16 over the six month London Interbank Offered Rate said IBJ Capital Markets Ltd as lead manager. The bonds which are priced at par will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Payment is set for November 20 and they are c... | ELECTRICTE DE FRANCE ISSUES 15 BILLION YEN BOND |
British Printing and Communication Corporation Plc <BPCL.L> has proposed the cancellation of all its preference shares in return for cash payments totalling 14.8 mln stg. BPCC said in a statement In view of the enlarged ordinary share capital and the improved financial position of the company the Board considers tha... | BPCC PROPOSES CANCELLATION OF PREFERENCE SHARES |
South Africa must drive down its inflation rate to much lower levels to prevent a further decline in the rand said Volkskas Bank in its monthly economic review. The bank said that without a major drop in the inflation rate the rand was bound to eventually decrease even more regardless of a sharp rise in the gold price.... | VOLKSKAS BANK SEES RAND HINGING ON INFLATION RATE |
A sharp rise in Soviet sugar consumption since the start of the Kremlins anti-alcohol drive indicates home brewing is costing the state 20 billion roubles in lost vodka sales Pravda said. The Communist Party newspaper said sugar sales had increased by one mln tonnes a year enough to be turned into two billion bottles o... | SOVIET SUGAR CONSUMPTION UP AS HOME BREWING GROWS |
LONDON GOLD 1030 FIX - OCT 19 - 479.50 DLRS | |
Equiticorp Holdings Ltd <EQUW.WE> now owns or has received acceptances representing 59.93 pct of the issued ordinary share capital of Guinness Peat Group Plc <GNSP.L> Equiticorp said in a statement. Equiticorps offer for Guinness Peat became unconditional on October 3 when it had 50.6 pct and closed on October 17... | EQUITICORP HOLDING IN GUINNESS REACHES 59.93 PCT |
Lebanons Bankers Association said it extended its suspension of trading in the Lebanese pound for two more working days to study ways to stem the currencys collapse. The Central Bank did not post the rate of the pound to the dollar and other currencies on Monday. The pound closed on Thursday at 407.00/412.00 to the dol... | BANKS EXTEND TRADING HALT IN LEBANESE POUND |
FRENCH MATIF SUSPENDS QUOTATIONS FOR ONE HOUR UNTIL 1000 GMT -- OFFICIAL | |
Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A/S (Statoil) <STAT.OL> operator on Norways North Sea Veslefrikk oil field has placed field development contracts totalling 1.5 billion crowns with two domestic yards the company said in a statement. Moss Rosenberg Verft a subsidiary of Kvaerner Industrier A/S <KVIO.OL> won a 1.2 bill... | STATOIL PLACES NORTH SEA VESLEFRIKK FIELD ORDERS |
The Group of Seven (G-7) industrial nations still comply with last Februarys Louvre accord to stabilize currencies a senior Bank of Japan official said. And U.S. Treasury Secretary James Bakers remarks at the weekend indicating the need to revise it do not herald a lower range for the dollar other senior officials from... | LOUVRE ACCORD STILL IN EFFECT, JAPAN OFFICIAL SAYS |
LOUVRE ACCORD STILL IN EFFECT, SENIOR BANK OF JAPAN OFFICIAL SAYS | |
First share quotations on Paris bourse more than 3.5 pct lower - dealers | |
The Bank of Japan will sell 800 billion yen in bills from its holdings on Tuesday to help absorb a projected money market surplus of 470 billion yen and recycle 400 billion in bills maturing then money market traders said. Of the total 400 billion yen will yield 3.8512 pct on sales from money houses to banks and securi... | BANK OF JAPAN TO SELL 800 BILLION YEN IN BILLS |
Norwegian computer company Norsk Data A/S <NORK.OL> said weak sales outside of Europe have forced it to lower its 1987 pre-tax profit forecast by 100 mln crowns and its expected 1987 sales figure by about 150 mln crowns. Norsk Data said in August it expected to show a pre-tax profit of between 550 and 600 mln crowns... | NORSK DATA A/S SEES LOWER 1987 PROFITS |
No clear indication has emerged of the victor in the race to succeed Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone but political analysts said it was becoming more likely that former foreign minister Shintaro Abe would be chosen. A decision on which of the three contenders would be picked was expected late today or early on Tuesday... | ABE TIPPED TO BE NEXT JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER |
Norsk Data lowers 1987 pre-tax profit forecast by 100 mln crowns | |
TDK Corp <TDK.T> said its sales rose 3.6 pct in the three months ended August 31 due to better sales of electronic materials and components which grew 9.2 pct compared with the same period of 1986. Net profit gained only 0.5 pct due to lower interest income and exchange losses which depressed non-operating income it... | TDK SALES RISE ON ELECTRONIC PARTS SALES |
Cable and Wireless Plc <CAWL.L> said it will merge its Hong Kong Telephone Co Ltd <TELH.HK> and <Cable and Wireless (Hong Kong) Ltd> units into a new holding firm to be called <Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd>. Under the merger H.K. Telephone shareholders will receive two H.K. Telecommunication shares at a... | CABLE AND WIRELESS DETAILS MERGER OF H.K. UNITS |
Nine months ended August 31 Group shr 118.66 yen vs 100.89 yen Group shr per ADS 237.32 vs 201.78 Net 14.28 billion vs 12.14 billion Pretax 34.48 billion vs 29.45 billion Sales 288.08 billion vs 278.50 billion Companys full name is TDK Corp <TDK.T>. REUTER | TDK GROUP NET UP 17.6 PCT IN NINE MONTHS |
FTSE 100 share index opens 136.9 points down at 2,165 - London Stock Exchange | |
Third quarter ended August 31 Group shr 34.92 yen vs 34.74 Group shr per ADS 69.84 vs 69.48 Net 4.20 billion vs 4.18 billion Pretax 10.30 billion vs 9.73 billion Sales 95.96 billion vs 92.59 billion Companys full name is TDK Corp <TDK.T> REUTER | TDK GROUP NET UP 0.5 PCT IN THREE MONTHS TO AUGUST |
FTSE 100 share index opens 136.9 points down at 2,165 - London Stock Exchange | |
CABLE AND WIRELESS TO MERGE TWO H.K. UNITS INTO NEW TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATION | |
French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur issued a firm call for the continued faithful application of the Louvre accords on currency stability by all major industrial countries. Balladur responding to weekend remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker that the U.S. Would take another look at the accords said I firm... | BALLADUR INSISTS ON MAINTENANCE OF LOUVRE ACCORDS |
International Rubber Organisation (INRO) buffer stock manager Aldo Hofmeister said tests had shown the quality of rubber in stock was acceptable but acknowledged that some consumers were now wary of buying it. We have said all along that the rubber is holding up well from a condition and quality standpoint...Rubber sto... | RUBBER STOCK MANAGER SAYS QUALITY ACCEPTABLE |
Continental Airlines Inc said Frontier Airlines which it bought last year has sought approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy court here to pay up to 1.9 mln dlrs in employee medical dental and other benefit claims on an expedited basis. Continental is itself owned by Texas Air Corp <TEX>. Some 1.2 mln dlrs of the claims w... | FRONTIER AIRLINES SEEKS FASTER CLAIM SETTLEMENT |
HONG KONG'S HANG SENG STOCK INDEX LOSES 400 POINTS IN LATE AFTERNOON | |
Nippon Shinpan Co Ltd <NSHT.T> has agreed with <Mastercard International> to issue a new credit card called Nippon Shinpan-Master Joint Card for use in Japan and abroad a Nippon Shinpan spokesman said. The card to be issued within the year will be honoured at Mastercard-affiliated outlets in 160 countries and at ... | NIPPON SHINPAN TO ISSUE CREDIT CARD WITH MASTERCARD |
An income tax surcharge and capital gains tax could bring about an urgently needed depreciation of the N.Z. Dollar independent economist Len Bayliss said. Bayliss a former economist with the Reserve Bank and the Bank of New Zealand said a major depreciation is needed to restore export competitiveness even if inflation ... | ECONOMIST URGES MORE TAXES TO LOWER N.Z. DOLLAR |
The Philippines trade deficit widened to 542 mln dlrs in the eight months to end-August from 159 mln dlrs in the same 1986 period the National Statistics Office said. It said exports in the eight-month period rose to 3.58 billion dlrs from 3.18 billion in 1986 while imports rose to 4.12 billion dlrs from 3.34 billion a... | PHILIPPINE TRADE GAP WIDENS IN JANUARY-AUGUST |
Iranian President Ali Khamenei said he doubted the U.S. Was in position to take violent action against Iran in the Gulf Tehran Radio reported. The U.S. Government is in a very difficult situation now and it is not clear if it has the necessary elements for a violent action the radio quoted him as saying in an interview... | IRAN PRESIDENT DOUBTS U.S. ACTION AGAINST IRAN |
Tokyo - Stock index closes 620.18 points lower at 25,746.56 | |
New Zealand has imposed sanctions against Fiji in response to that countrys change of status to a republic acting prime minister Geoffrey Palmer said. The sanctions will end all military cooperation and cut economic aid. New Zealand will also not renew an agreement which supports the price of Fijian sugar when it expir... | NEW ZEALAND IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST FIJI |
The Ministry of Finance has started to consider the coupon rate of the 10-year government bond issue for November a Ministry official said. The underwriting syndicate may want a rise in the coupon rate by nearly one point from the current 4.9 pct he said. But bond traders see a rise to about 5.6 pct as most likely. Min... | JAPAN STARTS CONSIDERING NOVEMBER BOND COUPON |
Uganda plans to export roasted coffee to Europe by the end of 1988 a prominent local businessman said. A.R. Sendi said on Sunday that Ugandas Ministry of Industry supports his plan to build a factory to roast grind and pack local coffee for export. Construction will start in December and the factory should be ready by ... | UGANDA PLANS TO EXPORT ROASTED COFFEE TO EUROPE |
The Soviet Union has agreed to supply Iran with refined oil products in exchange for 100000 barrels per day of crude Irans national news agency IRNA said. IRNA monitored in Nicosia quoted Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh as saying on his return to Tehran from Moscow that the agreement was part of a protocol on economic... | IRAN, SOVIET UNION TO SWAP CRUDE, REFINED PRODUCTS |
Orders for non-fuel imports placed in August rose a seasonally adjusted 14.9 pct compared with a 1.0 pct rise in July and a 3.1 pct rise in August 1986 according to a regular monthly restricted survey of private importers the Statistics Department said. The Department said significant increases were shown in orders for... | NEW ZEALAND NON-FUEL IMPORT ORDERS RISE IN AUGUST |
Thai rice exports rose to 72987 tonnes in the week ended October 13 from 54075 the previous week the Commerce Ministry said. It said the government and private exporters shipped 26272 and 46715 tonnes respectively. Private exporters concluded advance weekly sales for 106640 tonnes against 98152 the previous week. The s... | THAI RICE EXPORTS RISE IN WEEK TO OCTOBER 13 |
Chase Corp Ltd <CHCA.WE> said it will make an offer for all fully-paid shares and options of <Entregrowth International Ltd> it does not already own. Chase a property investment firm said it holds 48 pct of Entregrowth its vehicle for expansion in North America. It said agreements are being concluded to give it a... | N.Z.'S CHASE CORP MAKES OFFER FOR ENTREGROWTH |
An announcement by Alliant Computer Systems Inc <ALNT> of a new low-end near-supercomputer and <ETA Systems Inc>s unveiling of a high-end machine in the same category show competition is stiff in this market industry analysts said. Consultants said Alliants new FX computer aimed mainly at scientists and researche... | COMPETITION TOUGHENS FOR NEAR-SUPERCOMPUTERS |
Tokyos foreign exchange market is watching nervously to see if the U.S. Dollar will drop below the significant 140.00 yen level dealers said. The 140 yen level is key for the dollar because it is considered to be the lower end of the reference range. If the currency breaks through this level it may decline sharply said... | TOKYO DEALERS SEE DOLLAR POISED TO BREACH 140 YEN |
The Japan/India-Pakistan-Gulf/Japan shipping conference said it would cut the extra risk insurance surcharges on shipments to Iranian and Iraqi ports to a minimum three pct from 4.5 pct on October 25. It said surcharges on shipments of all break-bulk cargoes to non-Iraqi Arab ports would be reduced to 3.0 pct from 4.5.... | JAPAN/INDIA CONFERENCE CUTS GULF WAR RISK CHARGES |
The Soviet Unions industrial output is growing at a slower pace in 1987 than in 1986 and foreign trade has fallen Central Statistical Office figures show. Figures in the Communist Party newspaper Pravda show industrial production rose 3.6 pct in the first nine months of 1987 against 5.2 pct in the same 1986 period. For... | SOVIET INDUSTRIAL GROWTH/TRADE SLOWER IN 1987 |
Six black miners have been killed and two injured in a rock fall three km underground at a South African gold mine the owners said on Sunday. <Rand Mines Properties Ltd> one of South Africas big six mining companies said in a statement that the accident occurred on Saturday morning at the <East Rand Proprietary M... | SIX KILLED IN SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD MINE ACCIDENT |
The prospect of a dominant alliance of socialists and environmentalists ended as the Social Democrats became the biggest losers in Swiss parliamentary elections. Projections by Swiss radio show the ruling centre-right alliance of Radical Democrats Christian Democrats Social Democrats and the People Party will likely ho... | PROJECTIONS SHOW SWISS VOTERS WANT TRIED PARTIES |
The American Stock Exchange said it has introduced options with expirations of up to three years on the Institutional Index. With the ticker symbol <XII> the index is a guage of the core equity holdings of the nations largest institutions the exchange explained. The new listings represent the first long-term options... | AMERICAN EXCHANGE INTRODUCES INSTITUTIONAL INDEX |
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