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Asia Distillates-Jet fuel firms on more Unipec buys

SINGAPORE: The Asian jet fuel cash premium continued to firm on Wednesday as Unipec continued its buying spree of the av

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:17am

World

Coca-Cola HBC's Q4 profit down 11.4pc, sees challenging year

ATHENS: Swiss based Coca-Cola HBC, the world's second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, posted an 11.4 percent dr

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:10am

Markets

Rouble steady, Russian stocks higher on oil, eyes on Ukraine

MOSCOW: The rouble was steady on Wednesday and Russian stocks opened higher, with a rally in the oil price balancing unc

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:02am

Business & Finance

GN Store Nord predicts further profit rise in 2015

COPENHAGEN: Danish hearing aid and headset maker GN Store Nord reported fourth-quarter profits in line with forecasts on

Published 18 Feb, 2015 09:51am

Markets

UK energy regulation has shaped retail energy market

LONDON: Britain's regulation of electricity and gas supply has shaped competition in the retail energy sector, and s

Published 18 Feb, 2015 09:41am

World

Tighter start with eyes on central banks, Greece

LONDON: Synthetic credit indices in Europe are tighter on the open after the S&P eked out a record close yesterday a

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:40am

Business & Finance

Sony sees 25-fold profit jump by 2018 through videogames, sensors

TOKYO: Sony Corp aims to boost its operating profit 25-fold within three years by focusing on its more profitable image

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:27am

Markets

European shares rise as Greece seen asking for loan extension

LONDON: European shares rose on Wednesday, led by southern European indexes on fresh optimism that Greece would reach an

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:21am

World

Rising Swedish inflation expectations ease pressure on central bank

STOCKHOLM: Short-term inflation expectations in Sweden have risen this month, a survey commissioned by the central bank

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:16am

World

Indonesia's president drops controversial police chief pick

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo's on Wednesday dropped his sole nomination for the post of national police

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:42am

World

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose 22pc in 2014: UN

KABUL: The number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan jumped 22 percent in 2014, the UN said on Wednesday, as

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:28am

World

Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer

BANGALORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Wednesday to end India's status as the world's number one defen

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:21am

World

Modi's personalised pinstripe up for auction

AHMEDABAD: A suit with Narendra Modi's name stitched into the pinstripe, worn by the Indian premier when he met Bara

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:12am

Markets

Palm edges up before Lunar New Year despite bigger output concerns

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended slightly higher in a shortened session on Wednesday, tracking US soy mark

Published 18 Feb, 2015 06:39am

World

US labor secretary joins talks in West Coast ports dispute

LOS ANGELES: US Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Tuesday urged shipping company executives and union leaders for 20,000 dock

Published 18 Feb, 2015 06:15am

Markets

Ezz Steel posts Q3 loss of 285mn Egyptian pounds

CAIRO: Ezz Steel, Egypt's biggest steel maker posted a third-quarter net loss on Tuesday that widened to 285.38 mill

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:47am

Markets

Philippines ramps up rice buying to boost buffer stock

MANILA: The Philippines' state grains procurement agency on Tuesday stepped up efforts to boost its rice buffer stoc

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:34am

Business & Finance

Spain's Caixabank offers 1bn euros for whole of Portugal's BPI

MADRID/LISBON: Spain's Caixabank on Tuesday announced a full takeover bid for Portugal's third-largest listed le

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:29am

Markets

TOCOM falls as investors take profit ahead of China holiday

TOKYO: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures snapped three days of gains to head lower on Tuesday, pulling back from a 10-month

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:19am

World

Failure to get Greek deal would have severe consequences

BRUSSELS: Failure to reach an agreement on Greece's debt problems would have severe consequences for economic stabil

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.81
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.61
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,620.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,605.09
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,240.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,319.69
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,317.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,690.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 9	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 10 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	23.82 ▲ 2.17 (10.02%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 10 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	880.79 ▲ 80.07 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 10 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	1,095 ▲ 99.55 (10.00%)
Shakarganj / Jan 10 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.24 ▲ 3.01 (9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 10 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	84.25 ▲ 7.41 (9.64%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	656.40 ▲ 57.39 (9.58%)
Tri-Pack Films / Jan 10 Tri-Pack Films Limited(TRIPF)	152.89 ▲ 12.87 (9.19%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 10 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.13 ▲ 0.26 (9.06%)

Stock	Price
Alfalah ETF. / Jan 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.03 ▼ -2.41 (-15.61%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 10 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.80 ▼ -0.98 (-12.60%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.31 ▼ -0.71 (-10.11%)
Ismail Ind. / Jan 10 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	1,746.28 ▼ -194.03 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jan 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	823.10 ▼ -89.29 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,945,545 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▼ -0.36
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▲ 0.08
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.06
Telecard Limited / Jan 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	13,170,256 ▼ -0.08
Pak Refinery / Jan 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	11,597,490 ▼ -0.18

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