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India's RBI surprises again with post-budget rate cut

MUMBAI: India's central bank unexpectedly lowered its policy rate for the second time this year on Wednesday, backin

Published 04 Mar, 2015 11:15am

World

Egypt's cabinet approves long-awaited investment law

CAIRO: Egypt's cabinet approved a long-awaited draft law on investment on Wednesday, the prime minister said, legisl

Published 04 Mar, 2015 11:10am

Business & Finance

Zloty eases, Polish central bank expected to cut rates

BUDAPEST: The zloty eased slightly on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of the Polish central bank which is expected to launc

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:58am

Markets

South East Asia Stocks-Philippines near record high ahead of inflation data

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday as stocks in the Philippines rose on hopes of easing in

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:39am

Business & Finance

German shoppers lift euro zone sales in January

BRUSSELS: Eager German shoppers helped January's euro zone retail sales grow at their fastest rate since May 2013, w

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:32am

Business & Finance

India central bank expects banks to lower lending rates after rate cut

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said he expected to see banks lower lending rates heading into a n

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:25am

Markets

Bavarian Nordic shares leap on $1bn Bristol

COPENHAGEN: Bavarian Nordic has struck a prostate cancer drug deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb that could be worth $1 bill

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:20am

Business & Finance

Standard Chartered gives new CEO a mixed welcome present

HONG KONG: Departing chief Peter Sands has ruled out a share issue while promising stronger capital this year and higher

Published 04 Mar, 2015 10:09am

Business & Finance

Saudi's Mobily says can meet all debts after earnings debacle

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian telecommunications firm Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) said on Wednesday it could meet all its debts desp

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:57am

Markets

Indonesia expects gas demand to more than double over next 5 years

JAKARTA: Indonesia will need an additional 3,100 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas supplies within fiv

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:50am

Business & Finance

Polish Cyfrowy surprises with Q4 net profit, debt costs weigh

WARSAW: Poland's largest media group, Cyfrowy Polsat, posted a 92 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit, weighed

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:47am

Markets

Indian bonds at 20-month’s highs, rupee gains after surprise rate cut

MUMBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Indian government bonds surged to their highest in nearly 20 months while the rupee jumped t

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:40am

Markets

MTN's FY earnings up nearly 9pc after Nigeria revenue boost

JOHANNESBURG: Africa's largest telecom provider MTN Group posted an 8.7 percent rise in full-year earnings on Wednes

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:34am

Indonesian LNG projects face delays to 2020 and later

SINGAPORE: Three major liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in Indonesia face delays due to lower oil prices and

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:27am

Business & Finance

Japan drug-maker Takeda says Christophe Weber to become CEO

TOKYO: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it was promoting President and Chief Operating Officer Christ

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:21am

Markets

Saudi Arabia regulator to resume trade in Mobily shares

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority said on Wednesday it would allow trading in shares of telecommunicat

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:13am

Areva to focus on core nuclear business, EDF partnership

PARIS: French state-controlled nuclear group Areva said its new strategy would focus on its core nuclear business, boost

Published 04 Mar, 2015 09:09am

Markets

Palm prices seen at 6-year lows in H2 if bio-diesel demand stays weak

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian crude palm oil prices will average 2,260 ringgit a tonne in the first half of 2015, but may drop

Published 04 Mar, 2015 08:33am

Sports

Relaxed approach key for pressure free

SINGAPORE: Free of the burden that comes with the world number one ranking, South Korea's Park In-bee is looking for

Published 04 Mar, 2015 08:29am

Markets

Henkel posts 3pc increase in Q4 adjusted oper profit

FRANKFURT, March 4 (Reuters) - German consumer goods group Henkel on Wednesday posted a 3.1 percent increase in its four

Published 04 Mar, 2015 08:26am

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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