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Thailand says to hold 4G auctions as planned; mobile shares rebound

BANGKOK: Thailand said on Thursday it will hold an auction for fourth-generation (4G) mobile spectrum in September as sc

Published 26 Feb, 2015 12:04pm

Markets

Quiet session apart from Noble

HONG KONG: Asian markets continued their quiet pace of trading with much of the region still on holiday for the Lunar Ne

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:52am

India aims to invest $137bl in railways in next 5 years

NEW DELHI: India will increase investment in its overloaded railway network to 8.5 trillion rupees ($137 billion) over t

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:45am

Markets

Vietnam's January-February rice exports dip to 515,000 Tonnes

HANOI: Vietnam's rice exports in the first two months of 2015 are estimated to have fallen 34.4 percent from a year

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:35am

Markets

Angola's Sonangol says oil output down 3pc in 2014, income tumbles

LUANDA: Angola's oil output averaged 1.67 million barrels per day last year, down 2.6 percent on 2013, while gas out

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:30am

Markets

Vietnam's February coffee exports dip 40.8pc to 109,000 Tonnes

HANOI: Vietnam, the world's largest robusta producer, will export an estimated 109,000 tonnes, or 1.82 million bags,

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:26am

Markets

Vietnam January-February crude oil exports raise 37pc

HANOI: Vietnam's crude oil exports in the first two months of this year rose an estimated 37.2 percent from 2014 to

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:16am

World

German unemployment rate stays at record low in February

BERLIN: Germany's jobless rate remained at a record low of 6.5 percent for a third straight month in February, data

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:07am

Saudi satisfaction with 'calm' oil markets signals $60 anchor

LONDON: OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia is feeling vindicated after a strategy of allowing oil to flood the market has begun t

Published 26 Feb, 2015 11:02am

Markets

China gold imports from Hong Kong rise in January

SINGAPORE: China's gold imports from Hong Kong rose in January from the previous month, data showed on Thursday, ref

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:53am

Markets

CGG says not hostile to merger, shares rise

PARIS: French seismic survey group CGG said on Thursday it would further cut its fleet of vessels, after declining deman

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:47am

Business & Finance

GM cuts capacity, jobs in Indonesia, where Japanese dominate

BEIJING: General Motors is to stop making cars in Indonesia, a battleground for global automakers in emerging Southeast

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:24am

Markets

China coal output falls 2.5pc in 2014

BEIJING: China produced 3.87 billion tonnes of raw coal in 2014, down 2.5 percent compared to the previous year, with ou

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:12am

Markets

Aussie up, kiwi down in becalmed FX markets

LONDON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were the main movers among major currencies on Thursday, pushed in opposi

Published 26 Feb, 2015 10:09am

Business & Finance

Outgoing Allianz CEO blasts ECB bond buy plan

MUNICH: The chief executive of Europe's largest insurer, Allianz, on Thursday blasted the European Central Bank'

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:57am

Business & Finance

Singapore Temasek says welcomes Standard Chartered’s new CEO

SINGAPORE: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings welcomed on Wednesday the appointment of Bill Winters as Standard C

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:52am

Business & Finance

Computer Sciences LBO talk rings unhappy bells

NEW YORK: It's Groundhog Day at Computer Sciences. Activist investor Jana Partners and the $10 billion IT services f

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:47am

Markets

CBOT wheat sags below $5 on big world stocks, export competition

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell Wednesday and closed below psychological support at the $5-a-bushel m

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:37am

Markets

CBOT soybeans close lower; soymeal sheds 1.6pc

CHICAGO: US soybean futures fell on Wednesday, weighed by weak cash markets as well as a profit-taking setback after ral

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:33am

Markets

Spain's Gamesa restarts dividend payments as net profit doubles

MADRID: Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa said on Thursday it would restart dividend payments and set its payout ratio a

Published 26 Feb, 2015 09:30am

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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