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Portfolio returns at 4.7% so far; CNMC Goldmine latest addition

Jeffrey Tan Published on Fri, Feb 24, 2017 / 10:26 AM GMT+8

Since 2011, CNMC has steadily increased its gold production yearly to an all-time high of 31,206 ounces of fine gold in 2015

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SINGAPORE (Feb 24): The unveiling of Budget 2017 on Feb 20 brought little cheer to Singapore investors. The Straits Times Index declined 10.96 points on Feb 20 and another 2.5 points on Feb 21, closing at 3,094.19 points. Still, the STI is up 0.8% over the oneweek period to Feb 21. Our Singapore Market Portfolio too has delivered a 0.8% return.

Among the gainers was CapitaLand. Shares in the property developer have gained 3.5% in the past week. The company announced on Feb 17 that its wholly-owned shopping mall business CapitaLand Mall Asia (CMA) had entered into a deal to acquire several properties in Japan, including three office buildings. Two of them are in Yokohama: Yokohama Blue Avenue and Sun Hamada. The other, Kokugikan Front, is in Tokyo. The deal also includes one shopping mall in Saitama known as Seiyu & Sundrug.

CMA will pay ¥51 billion ($636.3 million) for the properties, including transaction costs. The deal will be funded through a mix of internal funds and debt. The addition of the new shopping mall is expected to enlarge CapitaLand’s retail footprint in Japan by about 25% to over two million sq ft in gross floor area.