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Dec 10, 2008

S'pore shares close 3.8% higher

SINGAPORE shares closed 3.83 per cent higher on Wednesday, boosted by hopes the ailing US auto sector may soon get a massive state bailout, dealers said.

The Straits Times Index rose 67.12 points to 1,821.70.

Up to 1.78 billion shares exchanged hands.

Gainers beat losers 350 to 152.

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Bailout plan advancing 9:50 PM

US wholesalers' sales plunge 11:20 PM

World Bank offers $3b loans 11:15 PM

US stocks open higher 11:11 PM

Italy officially in recession 9:52 PM

Special team to fight crisis 8:52 PM

Economic policy unveiled 8:03 PM

SKF to axe 2,500 workers 6:15 PM

China posts record trade surplus 6:11 PM

Nortel explores bankruptcy 5:44 PM

Toyota: More production cuts 5:38 PM

HK developers in denial 3:05 PM

Fairfax Media has new CEO 2:36 PM

3 E-Asia banks to meet yearly 2:35 PM

Rio Tinto cuts 14,000 jobs 5:29 PM

HK banks repay investors 1:20 PM

Toyota to cut more production 12:37 PM

East Asia to grow 4% in 2009 12:35 PM

FDI in China up 26.3% 11:53 AM

Deal on auto bailout 11:12 AM

Point of no return 10:39 AM

Britain in for long recession 10:28 AM

Canada is in recession 10:18 AM

EU to tackle stimulus plan 10:09 AM

Sony to close LCD plant in US 9:25 AM

S'pore shares close 3.8% higher 5:27 PM

Machinery orders down 4.4% 8:56 AM

HP targets tight-budget biz 8:37 AM

Asian stocks rally 7:37 PM

US dollar slides against euro 6:12 AM

Ellison was top-paid CEO 6:32 AM

Grim 2009 forecast 7:50 AM

ECB lends S$420b to date 7:43 AM

US T-bill yield below zero 6:34 AM

Oil surpasses $43 8:41 PM

Improvement in corruption survey 6:00 AM

Savings buffer for S'poreans 6:00 AM

Volkswagen asks for state loans 6:05 AM

US auto bailout urged 6:06 AM

Wall St stung by risk aversion 6:00 AM

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commented

1	Singapore not ruling out nuclear power
2	Electricity bills to fall 25%
3	We don't need new national 'narrative'
4	S'poreans should come last
5	Thanks for a smoother ride, LTA
6	English for maids, but not front-line staff?
7	We'll get him one day
8	Making sense of a senseless murder
9	PM does not expect global depression
10	Don't think a terror attack won't happen here

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