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Some Norwegian Air pilots to go on strike from Saturday

OSLO: Some pilots at Norwegian Air , Europe's third-biggest budget airline, will go on strike from Saturday after ta

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:25am

Business & Finance

India central bank net FX forward in up to 1-yr maturities down $1.27bn in Jan

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's net forward dollar book fell by $1.27 billion for up to one-year maturities in J

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:23am

Markets

China to cut city-gate non-residential natural gas prices

BEIJING: China will cut city-gate non-residential natural gas prices by 440 yuan per thousand cubic meters, starting fro

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:22am

World

India's Jaitley goes for growth, slower fiscal deficit cuts

NEW DELHI: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced a budget aimed at high growth, saying the pac

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:21am

World

India to increase investment in infrastructure in 2015/16

NEW DELHI: India will increase investment in the country's infrastructure by 700 billion rupees ($11.35 billion) in

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:17am

Business & Finance

India budget announces bank to fund small entrepreneurs

MUMBAI: India will set up a bank to facilitate funding for the small entrepreneurs that make up the backbone of the coun

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:15am

Markets

China merges two-tier gas pricing, introduces more market elements

BEIJING: China will end two-tier gas pricing, cutting wholesale natural gas prices for non-residential to track an oil m

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:14am

World

India finmin announces plan for 'ultra mega' power projects

NEW DELHI: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed building five "ultra mega" power projects of 4,000 meg

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:13am

World

India to develop a sovereign gold bond

NEW DELHI: India plans to develop a sovereign gold bond, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday, when presenting

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:12am

World

India Finance Minister allocates 331.5bn rupees for health sector

NEW DELHI: India will allocate 331.5 billion Indian rupees ($5.38 billion) to the country's health sector, Finance M

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:11am

World

India to spend $40bn on defence in 2015/16

NEW DELHI: India plans to spend 2.46 trillion rupees ($40 billion) on the defence sector in 2015/16, Finance Minister Ar

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:10am

Markets

Indian shares gain on GAAR delay, plan to reduce corporate tax rate

MUMBAI: Indian shares rose nearly 1 percent on Saturday, recovering from earlier falls after Finance Minister Arun Jaitl

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:08am

World

India to delay anti-tax avoidance rules for foreign investors

MUMBAI: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday the government would delay the implementation of plan

Published 28 Feb, 2015 07:07am

World

China to raise retail price of gasoline and diesel

BEIJING: China will raise retail prices for gasoline by 390 yuan ($62) per tonne and for diesel by 375 yuan ($60) per to

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:51pm

Business & Finance

Schaeuble urges German lawmakers to extend Greek bailout

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged parliament on Friday to take what he acknowledged was a difficu

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:47pm

Markets

IAG, Lloyds help FTSE 100 cling on to record peak

LONDON: Strong results from British Airways-owner International Airlines Group and Lloyds Banking Group helped Britain&#

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:43pm

Business & Finance

Bulgaria January producer prices down 0.9pc

SOFIA: Bulgarian producer prices dropped 0.9 percent on a monthly basis in January after a 1.2 percent decrease in the p

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:16pm

Markets

Dollar on track for eighth month of gains on US data

LONDON: The dollar index slipped on Friday, pegged back by month-end selling, but was still on track for its eighth stra

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:09pm

Markets

Europe shares pause after best start of year in decades

PARIS: European shares dipped on Friday morning, pausing after their best start to the year since regional benchmarks be

Published 27 Feb, 2015 12:03pm

Markets

Norway to sell NOK 700mn of FX per day in March

OSLO: Norway's central bank will sell foreign exchange equivalent of 700 million Norwegian crowns ($91.60 million) p

Published 27 Feb, 2015 11:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	152.46
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 26	6,021.63
India Sensex / Nov 26	80,004.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 26	38,152.61
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
Hang Seng / Nov 26	19,249.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 26	8,258.61
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 26	19,295.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 26	239,716
Petrol/Litre / Nov 27	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 27	68.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,637.94
Diesel/Litre / Nov 27	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	101,636,133 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	92,023,190 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	73,320,431 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	54,116,789 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	54,088,119 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 27 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	49,797,748 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 27 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,465,434 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	44,206,223 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	34,058,498 ▲ 0.00

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