Posts Tagged ‘sale’
Shoppers clean up at this year’s GSS
S’pore property prices: Here’s a key worry
Strong sales at MarinaBay Suites preview
A one-day preview at the upmarket Marina Bay Suites development saw invited buyers snap up most of the 90 units released for sale at average prices ranging from $2,200 to $2,500 per sq ft (psf).
At least 81 units were bought yesterday at the 99-year leasehold, 221-unit condominium in Marina Bay, whose launch had been delayed by almost two years, said a spokesman for Raffles Quay Asset Management, … more
Gold rush drives price to new high
(SINGAPORE) Gold surged to a new record yesterday, crossing the US$1,090 level for the first time, a day after the International Monetary Fund announced a massive sale of the metal to India.
The precious metal touched US$1091.1 an ounce by late afternoon – up 2.8 per cent from US$1061.50 a day ago.
Analysts said a weaker dollar could push prices to US$1,100 an ounce.
Indeed, traders say gold is… more
Chartered sold despite investor angst
A DECADE ago, investor Lui Chee Meng sank $30,000 into what he thought was a safe blue-chip company backed by Temasek Holdings.
Now, he has lost almost all the cash he put into Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s No. 3 chipmaker.
The loss made him so angry that he voted against the $5.6 billion acquisition of Chartered by a Middle Eastern fund.
But the sale went through anyway, as o… more
Temasek bond issue a big hit: Reports
INVESTORS have reportedly pounced on a $1.5 billion sale of bonds by Temasek Holdings – its first such offering since 2005.
One report said the issue had sold out within hours with orders for US$4 billion (S$5.5 billion) worth of the 10-year bonds from around the globe far exceeding what was on offer.
Temasek offered a coupon of 4.3 per cent – the annual interest rate paid on the bond – which is n… more



