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Poland's BGK places 1.4bn zlotys in private bond placement

WARSAW: Poland's state development bank BGK placed 4-year bonds in a private placement on Thursday worth 1.4 billion

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:58am

Business & Finance

ECB denies report on capital controls for Greece

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank on Thursday denied a report in a German newspaper that it would feel more comfortab

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:54am

Markets

Trade-weighted sterling pinned near 6-year highs on robust UK view

LONDON: Sterling trade-weighted index hovered near a six-year high on Thursday, boosted by gains against the dollar as t

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:45am

Markets

Czech crown retreats from 15-month high versus euro

PRAGUE: The Czech crown dropped against the euro on Thursday, and traded 1 percent lower than a 15-month high hit in the

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:39am

Business & Finance

Natixis to buy French asset manager, profit up on lower taxes

PARIS: French investment bank Natixis said on Thursday it plans to buy a controlling stake in French asset manager DNCA

Published 19 Feb, 2015 09:20am

Markets

Africa's Sibanye Gold ups dividend though headline earnings fall

JOHANNESBURG: South African-focused Sibanye Gold reported on Thursday a 60 percent decline in second-half headline earni

Published 19 Feb, 2015 07:12am

Business & Finance

Romania's OMV Petrom reports 304mn lei net loss in Q4

BUCHAREST: Romanian oil and gas company OMV Petrom, controlled by Austria's OMV, recorded a 304 million lei ($78.04

Published 19 Feb, 2015 07:06am

Business & Finance

Germany's Rheinmetall beats guidance for 2014

FRANKFURT: Germany's Rheinmetall beat its reduced profit guidance and analysts' forecasts for 2014 as strong gro

Published 19 Feb, 2015 07:03am

Markets

Nikkei rises to 15-yr high helped by financials; Sony jumps on growth plan

TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose to a 15-year high on Thursday, helped by gains in financial stocks, while Sony Corp jumped o

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:58am

Markets

China forex regulator to keep yuan exchange rate stable in 2015

BEIJING: China will keep the yuan's exchange rate basically stable in 2015, the official Xinhua news agency said on

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:26am

Markets

North America, emerging markets boost Essilor profits

PARIS: Essilor, the world's largest maker of ophthalmic lenses, posted a 15 percent rise in full-year operating prof

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:22am

World

Budget of Atlantic City in New Jersey to shrink 11pc

ATLANTIC CITY: The mayor of Atlantic City on Wednesday provided a glimpse of his budget plans for 2015, saying he will p

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:12am

Markets

Fish farmer Grieg sees strong market, may pay dividend

OSLO: Norwegian fish farmer Grieg Seafood posted a rise in fourth quarter operating profits on Thursday thanks to a one-

Published 19 Feb, 2015 06:00am

Markets

Thai index rises; Banpu outperforms large-caps

BANGKOK: Thai stocks rose for a second day on Thursday as investors sought for laggard big-cap and dividend-yielding sto

Published 19 Feb, 2015 05:23am

World

Japan business mood up as economy bounces from slump

TOKYO: Japanese business sentiment edged up in February and it is seen improving further, a Reuters poll showed on Thurs

Published 19 Feb, 2015 05:16am

World

Thailand's Attorney General files charges against former PM Yingluck

BANGKOK: Thailand's Attorney General filed charges to the Supreme Court against deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shin

Published 19 Feb, 2015 05:08am

Markets

Gold near 6-week low as equities recover, China on holiday

SINGAPORE: Gold was trading near a six-week low on Wednesday as equities recovered on hopes Greece would patch together

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:52am

World

Peugeot raises cash goal after strong recovery progress

PARIS: PSA Peugeot Citroen took a bigger-than-expected step towards recovery on Wednesday, raising a key cash-flow objec

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:49am

World

Malaysia's 1MDB chief says fund has not set a debt reduction target

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's 1MDB has not set itself a debt reduction target as more than three quarters of its debt is

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:38am

World

After Japan poultry deal, Indonesia sets sights on more Asian buyers

JAKARTA: Indonesian poultry suppliers are weeks away from making their first exports of processed chicken to Japan in a

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:30am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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