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Thai govt gets bids for 780,000 tonnes of rice in March tender

BANGKOK: Top exporter Thailand received bids for around 780,000 tonnes of rice out of the 1 million tonnes offered in it

Published 06 Mar, 2015 11:08am

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Copper heads for small weekly loss as strong dollar drags

LONDON: Copper headed for a weekly loss on Friday as the dollar rallied ahead of the monthly US jobs report and signs of

Published 06 Mar, 2015 11:01am

Markets

Euro zone markets' inflation gauge rises sharply on ECB pledge

LONDON: A key indicator of euro zone inflation expectations rose sharply on Friday, on course for its biggest weekly ris

Published 06 Mar, 2015 10:52am

Markets

Malaysia near 3-week low; Thai property, bank shares up

BANGKOK: Malaysia's key stock index fell to a near three-week low on Friday after worse-than-expected exports data f

Published 06 Mar, 2015 07:25am

Markets

Swedish central bank chief Ingves repeats ready to do more to boost inflation

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Central Bank Governor Stefan Ingves repeated on Friday that the Riksbank stood ready to do more to ma

Published 06 Mar, 2015 07:18am

Markets

cst premium rebounds on demand despite higher stocks

SINGAPORE: The 380-cst cash premium rebounded on Thursday, stemming a two-session fall on demand during cash trading des

Published 05 Mar, 2015 12:49pm

Business & Finance

Malaysia central bank keeps key rate unchanged at 3.25pc

KUALA LUMPUR: At the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, Bank Negara Malaysia decided to maintain the Overnig

Published 05 Mar, 2015 12:09pm

Markets

Spain sells 5bn euros in bonds at record low yields

MADRID: Spain sold 5 billion euros ($5.52 billion) of debt at a triple bond sale on Thursday, hitting record low yields

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:59am

Markets

Brent above $61 as Iran news offsets US stockpiles

LONDON: Brent crude future prices rose above $61 a barrel on Thursday, as investors brushed aside bearish US inventories

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:53am

Business & Finance

China expects to issue taxi app regulations in H1 2015

BEIJING: China's transport minister said on Thursday he hopes to have regulations issued on using mobile apps to boo

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:46am

Markets

Turkish banking stocks fall on weak lira

ISTANBUL: Turkish banking stocks fell sharply on Thursday as a weakening lira heightened inflation risks and as Citigrou

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:36am

Business & Finance

Emirates say has had extensive A380neo discussions

BERLIN: Emirates has had extensive discussions with Airbus about the production of a revamped version of the A380 super

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:31am

World

Greek unemployment edges up to 26pc in December

ATHENS: Greece's jobless rate rose to 26 percent in December from an upwardly revised 25.9 percent rate in the previ

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:14am

Markets

Margins slip on new supplies from Middle East

SINGAPORE: Asian gas oil and jet fuel margins slipped on Thursday on new supplies out of the Middle East, though falls w

Published 05 Mar, 2015 11:07am

Markets

Investment law, earnings lift Egypt

DUBAI: A new investment law and positive earnings in the real estate sector boosted Egypt's stock market in early tr

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:58am

World food prices continue to fall in February

ROME: Global food prices fell 1 percent in February to their lowest in more than four-and-a-half years, with cereals, me

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:54am

Markets

Croatia PM speaks out to quash kuna devaluation proposals

ZAGREB: Croatia should never consider devaluing the national kuna currency as such a move would hurt citizens and compan

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:41am

Markets

France attracts firm demand, low yields at bond auction

PARIS: France saw firm investor demand for its long-term bonds and low yields at an auction on Thursday ahead of the rel

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:32am

Markets

Thai premiums edge up but trade remains muted

NEW DELHI: Premiums for Thai sugar edged up but trade remained muted in the region after nearly a million tonnes of the

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:22am

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Philippine coconut oil exports to stay weak on typhoons

MANILA: Coconut oil exports by the Philippines is expected to remain weak in 2015 due to the lingering impact of typhoon

Published 05 Mar, 2015 10:12am

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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