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Roar of China's global bank growth more like a whimper

BEIJING : China's efforts to grow its banking presence overseas are coming under criticism for the limited results they

Published 25 May, 2011 06:24am

Business & Finance

Bilour calls for forging unity against terrorism

PESHAWAR: Senior Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bashir Ahmad Bilour has condemned suicide attack on CID Police Station an

Published 25 May, 2011 06:22am

World

Oklahoma hit by new twisters, 2 dead

JOPLIN : Tornadoes touched down Tuesday killing at least two people in central Oklahoma , just two days after the de

Published 25 May, 2011 06:08am

Business & Finance

ZTE forecasts sales to rise 20 pc in 2011

SHENZHEN: ZTE Corp, China's No.2 telecommunications equipment maker, expects sales in 2011 to rise by more than 20 perce

Published 25 May, 2011 06:07am

World

Light quake strikes eastern Japan

TOKYO : A shallow 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, rat

Published 25 May, 2011 06:04am

Shirakawa says sees early signs of Japan recovery

TOKYO : Japan's economy was already showing signs of recovering from the slump that immediately followed the devastating

Published 25 May, 2011 06:01am

World

Germany to shut northern airports because of ash: officials

BERLIN : German air safety experts announced they would shut down airports in the north of the country from 5:00 am (0

Published 25 May, 2011 05:55am

Markets

South Korea buys back 2.0 trillion won in T-bonds before maturity

SEOUL : South Korea on Wednesday bought back all of a planned 2.0 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in treasury bonds ahead of

Published 25 May, 2011 05:53am

Business & Finance

Qantas pilots move towards first strike in 45 years

SYDNEY : International pilots with Australia's Qantas were Wednesday preparing to vote on whether to strike in what woul

Published 25 May, 2011 05:41am

Markets

Glencore makes weak Hong Kong debut

HONG KONG: Shares in Swiss commodities giant Glencore opened 2.8 percent lower in their Hong Kong trading debut Wednesda

Published 25 May, 2011 05:33am

Business & Finance

Biofuels 'viable' for Australia, NZ aviation: report

SYDNEY : Producing commercially viable quantities of aviation biofuels is a viable option for Australia and New Zealand

Published 25 May, 2011 05:26am

Six policemen killed in Peshawar suicide blast

PESHAWAR: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck bomb into a police station in Peshawar at dawn on Wednesday, flattenin

Published 25 May, 2011 05:23am

Business & Finance

Indonesia's technology black market here to stay: analysts

JAKARTA : Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablet is due to launch in Indonesia in August, news that should have set

Published 25 May, 2011 05:12am

World

North Korea's Kim in Beijing, to meet Hu

BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after a tour of industrial facilities in east

Published 25 May, 2011 05:11am

Business & Finance

Japan's Softbank to back solar plan

TOKYO : Japanese telecom company Softbank Corp. plans to take part in a project promoted by its CEO and president Masayo

Published 25 May, 2011 04:10am

Markets

Euro falls back amid Greece's debt woes

TOKYO: The euro fell against the dollar in Asia on Wednesday, weighed down by profit-taking following an overnight gain

Published 25 May, 2011 03:59am

Markets

Oil down in Asian trade

SINGAPORE: Oil was down in Asian trade Wednesday due to weaker US energy demand and as traders locked in profits from th

Published 25 May, 2011 03:53am

Markets

Asian shares lower despite strong autos performance

HONG KONG: Asian stock markets lost ground on Wednesday despite strong performances from automakers in Japan after a rep

Published 25 May, 2011 03:46am

Markets

Japanese shares down 0.36pc by noon

TOKYO: Tokyo shares sagged 0.36 percent Wednesday morning, led by weakness in technology shares following falls in the

Published 25 May, 2011 03:42am

Business & Finance

Malaysia to sell 4.0bn rgt Islamic govt bond due 2016-central bank

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia will sell 4.0 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.3 billion) of government bonds due in 2016, the

Published 25 May, 2011 03:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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