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BOJ set to watch and wait as Abe team urges caution on fresh easing

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan has put monetary policy on hold and found backing for its wait-and-see stance from advisors to

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:01am

Markets

South Korea's GS Caltex to shut crude and secondary units in May

SINGAPORE/SEOUL: GS Caltex Corp, South Korea's second largest refiner, is to shut a crude distillation unit (CDU) an

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:39am

Business & Finance

Shares in Apple suppliers leap on record results

LONDON: Shares in European companies that supply parts to Apple Inc leapt on Wednesday after the tech giant reported the

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:36am

Markets

Saudi Arabia extends gains, Egypt pulls back

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trade on Wednesday on the back of banks and petrochemicals, while E

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:34am

Markets

Japan receives no offers for regular feed-wheat, barley tender

TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it received no offers for feed-quality wheat or barley in a simultaneous

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:30am

Markets

Indian Essar's Feb sale price flips into premium

SINGAPORE: India's Essar Oil naphtha sales price for February returned to premium levels after slumping into a disco

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:27am

Markets

Greek shares hit by privatisation freeze

LONDON: Shares of Greek utility PPC and Greece's biggest port, Piraeus Port Authority , fell by over 7 percent on We

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:23am

Markets

Dollar climbs, but caution reigns before Fed statement

LONDON: The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, recouping some of the previous day's sharp loss

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:20am

Business & Finance

China to launch new probe into margin trading

BEIJING: Chinese regulators will launch a fresh investigation into stock margin trading, and banks have been told to tig

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:17am

Business & Finance

China regulator blasts Alibaba for illegal business on its websites

SHANGHAI: A China regulator has accused Alibaba Group Holding Ltd of failing to clean up what it called illegal business

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:15am

Business & Finance

Brazil banks face profit headwinds as provisions set to rise

SAO PAULO: Brazilian banks probably entered a cycle of higher defaults and loan loss provisions in the fourth quarter, i

Published 28 Jan, 2015 10:11am

Business & Finance

Software AG Q4 operating profit slightly below expectations

FRANKFURT: Germany's Software AG reported a fourth-quarter operating profit which was slightly below average expecta

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:42am

Markets

Russian rouble slides on oil, threat of more sanctions

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble weakened on Wednesday, with a retreat in oil prices and a threat of new sanctions on Moscow f

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:38am

Business & Finance

LG Display Q4 profit at four-year high, 2015 growth seen strong

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd booked its highest quarterly profit in almost four years on Wednesday, buoyed

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:34am

Markets

Kenyan shilling firms on tight liquidity, gains seen short-lived

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling firmed on Wednesday helped by tight liquidity in the money markets but traders said the loc

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:32am

World

Hedge funds earned $1.5trn for investors in last 10 years

LONDON: Hedge funds earned $1.5 trillion for their investors over the last ten years and more pension funds are increasi

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:27am

Markets

CBOT wheat still targets $5.06-3/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT March wheat still targets $5.06-3/4 per bushel, as indicated by a Fibonacci retracement analysis and a f

Published 28 Jan, 2015 08:25am

Markets

South Korean shares flat; won slips with other regional currencies

SEOUL: South Korean shares were listless on Wednesday after sharp overnight losses in Wall Street trimmed the appetite f

Published 28 Jan, 2015 07:49am

Markets

Shares wilt, dollar nervous before Fed outcome

SYDNEY/TOKYO: Asian stock markets followed Wall Street into the red on Wednesday, while the dollar was on edge following

Published 28 Jan, 2015 07:45am

Markets

Shanghai copper may revisit low of 38,860 yuan

SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper may revisit its Jan. 26 low of 38,860 yuan per tonne, as a rebound from this level could have

Published 28 Jan, 2015 07:34am

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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