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Sun Life Q4 profit misses estimates, but set to beat 2015 targets

TORONTO: Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial reported a much weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, hu

Published 12 Feb, 2015 06:49am

Business & Finance

Abu Dhabi's Aldar Q4 net profit rises 61pc

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties reported a 61 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating an

Published 12 Feb, 2015 06:13am

World

Norway's growth healthy despite oil turmoil, rate cut still likely

Norway's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter but downward revisions to earlier data likely reinf

Published 11 Feb, 2015 10:47am

Business & Finance

Taiwan orders all airlines review safety after bad test results

TAIPEI: The Taiwan government ordered all airlines review their safety protocols on Wednesday after nearly half of the p

Published 11 Feb, 2015 10:36am

Markets

Oil World sees weaker oilmeal prices in coming months

HAMBURG: Global oilmeal prices are likely to be weak in coming months as an increase in soybean crushing’s will raise th

Published 11 Feb, 2015 10:24am

Markets

Italian energy stocks up on report of potential end to tax

MILAN: Shares in gas grid operator Snam and other Italian energy stocks rose on Wednesday after a report in financial da

Published 11 Feb, 2015 10:08am

Markets

LME aluminium to fall more to $1,816 per tonne

SINGAPORE: LME aluminium is expected to fall more to $1,816 per tonne, as it has broken a support at $1,853.The support

Published 11 Feb, 2015 09:58am

Markets

China January cotton imports hit 161,200 tonnes, down 44.9pc

BEIJING: China imported 161,200 tonnes of cotton in January, down 44.9 percent on the same month last year, the China Co

Published 11 Feb, 2015 09:18am

World

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of agricultural land

SYDNEY: Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:24am

Markets

Wheat eases for 2nd day on higher supply outlook

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures fell for a second session on Wednesday, under pressure from a bigger-than-expected supp

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:15am

Markets

PetroVietnam Gas sees gross profit down 21pc in 2015

HANOI: PetroVietnam Gas, Vietnam's biggest listed firm, projected its gross profit this year will drop 21.2 percent

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:05am

Obama, in call with China's Xi, calls for narrowing of cyber issues

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for "swift work"

Published 11 Feb, 2015 08:00am

Business & Finance

France's Sigfox taps Telefonica, GDF Suez to raise $113mn

LONDON: French start-up Sigfox has raised 100 million euros ($112.80 million) from seven heavy-weight investors to help

Published 11 Feb, 2015 07:54am

Markets

Mexico's Cemex could sell part of business to pay down debt

MONTERREY: Mexico's Cemex could sell part of its business in northern Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia as it seeks

Published 11 Feb, 2015 07:43am

Business & Finance

Union says little progress in US refinery contract talks

HOUSTON: The United Steelworkers union (USW) said little progress was made in talks with oil companies on Tuesday for a

Published 11 Feb, 2015 07:29am

Markets

London copper steadies as oil lends support

MELBOURNE: London copper edged up in thin trade on Wednesday, underpinned by gains in oil, but traders were reluctant to

Published 11 Feb, 2015 07:00am

Markets

Petrobras CEO says has 'full autonomy', questions graft loss

RIO DE JANEIRO: The new chief executive officer of Brazil's Petrobras said on Tuesday that he has full autonomy to d

Published 11 Feb, 2015 06:50am

Markets

Shanghai copper targets 40,020 yuan

SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper may break a support at 40,740 yuan per tonne and fall more to 40,020 yuan, as it could have c

Published 11 Feb, 2015 06:31am

Sports

ICC has idea on who match-fixers are - chief executive

WELLINGTON: The International Cricket Council had a "far better idea" of the people involved in match-fixing and would d

Published 11 Feb, 2015 06:26am

Sports

New Zealand to face South Korea in friendly

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will begin their countdown to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup with a friendly against Asian Cu

Published 11 Feb, 2015 06:18am

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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