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Euro zone lending falls slightly in January

FRANKFURT: Lending to households and firms in the euro zone fell by 0.1 percent in January, a slower pace of decline tha

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:21am

World

France's Sapin sees "optimal" EU-Paris deficit talks

VIENNA: The euro zone must follow less restrictive economic policies if it wants desired levels of growth and inflation,

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:31am

Markets

European shares steady after mixed earnings

PARIS: European shares were steady in early trading on Thursday, taking a breather from their sharp two-month rally, wit

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:30am

Business & Finance

India to raise some freight rates from April 1

NEW DELHI: India will increase some freight rates in the 2015/16 fiscal year that begins in April, the government said o

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:29am

Business & Finance

StanChart picks ex-JPMorgan exec Winters as CEO to replace Sands

LONDON: Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered said former JPMorgan investment bank boss Bill Winters will take over as ch

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:28am

Markets

South Korea aluminium premium drops, could help buyers in Japan benchmark talks

MELBOURNE: South Korea's state commodity buyer has paid a lower premium for aluminium in its latest tender, signalli

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:27am

Markets

Shares in Enel fall after Italy's sale of 5.74pc stake

MILAN: Shares in Italian utility Enel fell on Thursday after the Treasury sold 5.74 percent of the company, cashing in 2

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:25am

Markets

Producers seek Q2 aluminium premium of $415-425/Tonne from Japan buyers

TOKYO: Some big aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers a premium of $415-$425 per tonne for April-June primary

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:25am

Business & Finance

MTelekom gearing to return into target range in 2016

BUDAPEST: Magyar Telekom expects its gearing to return to within a 30 to 40 percent target range set in its dividend pol

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:25am

Business & Finance

Seadrill net profit misses forecasts on impairment

OSLO: Oslo-listed offshore driller Seadrill reported fourth-quarter net earnings below expectations on Thursday due to a

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:23am

Business & Finance

S&P sees Russian bad loans spiking at 17-23pc of loan portfolio

MOSCOW: Russia's banking system may face a spike in bad loans to 17-23 percent of its loan portfolio in 2015 from ar

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:21am

Business & Finance

Thyrocare Tecnologies plans IPO worth up to $100mn

MUMBAI: India's Thyrocare Technologies, which runs a large diagnostic laboratory, is planning a stock market listing

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:20am

Business & Finance

Bayer eyes earnings growth in 2015 on new drugs

LEVERKUSEN: Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer said it expects underlying core earnings to increase by more than 10 p

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:18am

Business & Finance

Hochtief targets 2015 profit jump after 2014 beat

FRANKFURT: German construction group Hochtief targeted a jump of up to 37 percent in underlying net profit for the comin

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:17am

Business & Finance

South Korea to sell 7.65trn won T-bonds in March

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell 7.65 trillion won ($6.98 billion) worth of treasury bonds through auctions in March, th

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:15am

World

Spain final Q4 GDP confirms fastest rise in seven years

MADRID: The Spanish economy grew 0.7 percent in the October-December period on a quarterly basis, as forecast in a flash

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:14am

Business & Finance

Hungary's Q4 investment growth slows to 1.9pc y/y

BUDAPEST: Hungary's investments rose by an annual 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after a 16.3 percent ann

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:13am

Business & Finance

Repsol net profit jumps 27pc as refining boost offsets cheap oil

MADRID: Spanish oil group Repsol said its 2014 adjusted clean net profit jumped 27.1 percent, boosted by a big boost in

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:13am

Markets

Copper miner Kaz Minerals' 2014 profit above forecasts

LONDON: Copper producer Kaz Minerals , formerly known as Kazakhmys, said on Thursday that its Bozshakol project was on t

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:11am

Markets

Sime Darby sees palm prices in range of 2,300 to 2,500 rgt/tonne until June

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil prices are likely to hover between 2,300 ringgit and 2,500 ringgit per tonne until June 2015, the

Published 26 Feb, 2015 08:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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