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Sharp says not considering sale of any overseas factories

TOKYO: Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp said a sale of any of its overseas factories was not under consideration cu

Published 06 Feb, 2015 06:50am

Markets

Oil extends rally, but swelling inventory drags

SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices rose as much as $1 on Friday, continuing a rebound from near six-year lows plumbed last week

Published 06 Feb, 2015 06:43am

Business & Finance

China developer rescue more grey knight than white

HONG KONG: China's property market has too much property and too little market. The murky rescue of developer Kaisa

Published 06 Feb, 2015 06:33am

Markets

China rebar futures head for weekly loss on tepid demand

SHANGHAI: Chinese steel futures edged up on Friday after falling for the previous four days, but was still set to post a

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:50am

Markets

China and HK stocks fall on expectations of upcoming IPOs

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday morning as investors held back in preparation for a flurry of initia

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:45am

Markets

Asian shares tread cautiously ahead of US payrolls

TOKYO: Asian shares edged higher on Friday and oil prices continued to rebound but investors remained wary ahead of the

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:35am

Markets

China money mixed in week, swaps show deposit rate cut betting

SHANGHAI: China's money rates were mixed this week as seasonal demand, including calls ahead of a long holiday perio

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:26am

World

China to crack down on foreign casinos seeking Chinese gamblers

BEIJING: China will fight attempts by foreign casinos to lure its citizens abroad, a senior police official said on Frid

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:22am

Markets

Euro pauses after short-covering bounce

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: The euro eased versus the dollar on Friday, with the near-term focus on whether US jobs data later in t

Published 06 Feb, 2015 05:10am

Markets

Saudi Arabia slips on weaker oil, Egypt down as pound stabilises

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's bourse slipped in early trade on Thursday after oil prices dropped below $54 per dollar, dragg

Published 05 Feb, 2015 10:07am

Business & Finance

UK house prices jump unexpectedly in January

LONDON: British house prices jumped unexpectedly last month, recording their biggest rise since May 2014, but mortgage l

Published 05 Feb, 2015 09:56am

Markets

Euro edges up after sinking on ECB move on Greece

LONDON: The euro inched up on Thursday on strong German data, clawing back some of the ground it lost the previous day a

Published 05 Feb, 2015 09:50am

Business & Finance

Swiss government warns stronger franc will weigh on economy

ZURICH: The Swiss government warned on Thursday that a soaring franc meant economic growth would be weaker than previous

Published 05 Feb, 2015 09:45am

Business & Finance

Hyundai Motor chairman, son try again to sell $1bn stake in affiliate

SEOUL/HONG KONG: The chairman of Hyundai Motor Co and his son on Thursday offered to sell a $1 billion stake in logistic

Published 05 Feb, 2015 09:23am

Business & Finance

Magnit founder raises 9.8 bln roubles via share sale

MOSCOW: Russia's top food retailer Magnit said on Thursday its biggest investor and founding chief executive Sergey

Published 05 Feb, 2015 09:14am

Business & Finance

Japan govt picks strong easing proponent Harada for BOJ board

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Thursday nominated an academic known as an advocate of aggressive monetary easing to j

Published 05 Feb, 2015 08:36am

Markets

Petrochemical and metals company Industries Qatar net profit slips 4.2pc

DUBAI: Petrochemicals and metals company Industries Qatar (IQ) posted a 4.2 percent decline in fourth-quarter net profit

Published 05 Feb, 2015 08:25am

Markets

Major markets retreat, energy shares drag

BANGKOK: Southeast Asian stock markets snapped recent gains in range-bound trade on Thursday, with the Philippine main i

Published 05 Feb, 2015 08:06am

Markets

China, HK stocks rise, but off opening highs, after central bank easing

SHANGHAI: China stocks shot up more than 2 percent on Thursday after the central bank eased policy in an attempt to comb

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:59am

World

Indonesia's economy expands 5pc in 2014, slowest in 5 years

JAKARTA: Indonesia's economy in 2014 grew at its slowest pace in five years, as expected, the statistics bureau said

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:51am

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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