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China's solar power capacity raises 60pc to 28 GW in 2014

BEIJING: China raised its total grid-connected solar power capacity to 28.05 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, up 60 percent on th

Published 16 Feb, 2015 06:54am

Modernising China's agriculture key to tackling slower economy

BEIJING: Modernising Chinese agriculture will help in countering slower economic growth by driving investment in rural i

Published 16 Feb, 2015 06:42am

Markets

Australia shares close near 7-yr peak, NZ stocks dip

SYDNEY: Australian shares edged up near seven-year highs on Monday, buoyed by gains in energy and mining sectors, though

Published 16 Feb, 2015 06:23am

Sports

Westbrook leads West to All-Star victory

NEW YORK: Russell Westbrook exploded for 41 points to lead the Western Conference to a 163-158 victory over the East in

Published 16 Feb, 2015 06:16am

World

Japan's old flip-phones soldier on while smart phones shrink

TOKYO: Japanese shipments of traditional flip-phones rose in 2014 for the first time in seven years while smart phone sh

Published 16 Feb, 2015 05:55am

Markets

Venezuela's currency devaluation set to further hurt US companies' profits

BOSTON: A massive effective devaluation of Venezuela's bolivar currency will likely badly dent 2015 earnings at a sw

Published 14 Feb, 2015 10:50am

World

Venezuela 2014 inflation hits 68.5pc

CARACAS: Venezuela's inflation rate reached 68.5 percent in 2014, with consumer prices rising 5.3 percent in the mon

Published 14 Feb, 2015 10:40am

World

Mediator urges 48-hour news blackout in US West coast port talks

LOS ANGELES: The federal mediator working to broker a contract deal between the dockworkers' union and cargo shippin

Published 14 Feb, 2015 10:30am

World

From cattle to corn, crude oil dive ripples through farm economy

CHICAGO: Craig Uden, who fattens cattle for beef on his Nebraska feedlot, expects to cut his energy costs by as much as

Published 14 Feb, 2015 10:21am

Markets

Large CDU's production cut back at Exxon Beaumont refinery

HOUSTON: Production on a large crude distillation unit (CDU) at Exxon Mobil Corp's 344,600 barrel-per-day (bpd) Beau

Published 14 Feb, 2015 09:47am

World

US eases restrictions on imports from private Cubans

HAVANA/WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday eased restrictions on imports of goods and services from private Cuban en

Published 14 Feb, 2015 09:27am

Business & Finance

Greece to review airport lease deal

ATHENS: Greece plans to "review" a 1.2 billion euro deal for German airport operator Fraport to run 14 regional airports

Published 14 Feb, 2015 08:50am

Business & Finance

Sun Pharma founder to invest $290mn in turbine maker Suzlon

MUMBAI: The founder of India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to buy a 23 percent stak

Published 14 Feb, 2015 08:26am

Business & Finance

WTO panel upholds most of complaint against China in steel duties dispute

GENEVA: A World Trade Organization dispute panel upheld most parts of a complaint against China on Friday in a case brou

Published 14 Feb, 2015 08:15am

Business & Finance

India's HDFC Bank Q3 net profit up 20.2pc - beats estimates

MUMBAI: HDFC Bank Ltd, India's second-biggest private sector lender by assets, reported on Saturday a 20.2 percent i

Published 14 Feb, 2015 07:39am

World

Obama urges execs to cooperate more against cyberattacks

PALO ALTO: US President Barack Obama asked US executives on Friday for closer cooperation in defending against hackers a

Published 14 Feb, 2015 07:21am

Business & Finance

Chile's Collahuasi reactivates grinding mill after maintenance

SANTIAGO: Chile's massive Collahuasi copper mine reactivated its main grinding mill on Friday after halting it earli

Published 14 Feb, 2015 07:07am

World

OCBC says did not reach deal to sell United Engineers stake to Thai billionaire

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and its insurance arm said they did not reach an a

Published 14 Feb, 2015 06:54am

World

Canadian gov't joins CP contract talks, readies back-to-work law

OTTAWA/TORONTO: The Canadian government said on Friday it had joined contract talks between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd

Published 14 Feb, 2015 06:36am

Business & Finance

China taxi apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announce tie-up

BEIJING: Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, two of China's leading taxi-hailing apps, said on Saturday they would merge to

Published 14 Feb, 2015 06:12am

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
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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