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Japan may ease rules to help banks compete better in online payments

TOKYO: Japan is considering relaxing rules on what businesses bank holding companies can own, a person with direct knowl

Published 25 Feb, 2015 11:23am

Markets

Rio Tinto CEO sees no chance of a Glencore merger

MELBOURNE: Global miner Rio Tinto will not be taken over by rival Glencore because there is no value in it for sharehold

Published 25 Feb, 2015 11:17am

Markets

Nikkei snaps 5-day winning streak but Yellen comments temper losses

TOKYO: Japanese stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Wednesday as investors grew cautious that the market was bec

Published 25 Feb, 2015 11:11am

Markets

Norway's consumer confidence fall to six-year low in Q1

OSLO: Norwegian consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since the spring of 2009 in the first quarter as weak oil p

Published 25 Feb, 2015 11:08am

Business & Finance

Fresenius sees 2015 adjusted net income up 9-12pc

FRANKFURT: German healthcare group Fresenius SE expects its adjusted net income to rise between 9 and 12 percent at cons

Published 25 Feb, 2015 11:02am

Business & Finance

Hong Kong pledges $4.4 billion sweeteners in post-protest budget

HONG KONG: Hong Kong unveiled HK$34 billion ($4.4 billion) worth of sweeteners in its budget on Wednesday, including mea

Published 25 Feb, 2015 10:19am

Business & Finance

Swedish central bank says will use tools at disposal to push up inflation

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's central bank pledged to use the tools at its disposal to push inflation higher, the six members

Published 25 Feb, 2015 10:14am

Business & Finance

Apple ordered to pay $533mn for patent infringement

NEW YORK: Apple Inc has been ordered to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury found its iTunes software infringed thre

Published 25 Feb, 2015 10:06am

Business & Finance

South Africa's Mondi FY profit up 10pc on packaging paper sales

JOHANNESBURG: South African paper maker Mondi reported a 10 percent rise in full-year underlying profit on Tuesday on ri

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:59am

Markets

Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street's gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:54am

Markets

Russia gas oil exports up 9.9pc in January on-month

MOSCOW: Russian gas oil and fuel oil exports rose 9.9 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, in January from the month b

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:45am

Business & Finance

Bouygues says economy, telecoms push 2014 profit lower

PARIS: French conglomerate Bouygues posted lower 2014 operating profit on Wednesday in the face of a stagnant domestic e

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:37am

Markets

Gold rebounds from 7-week low as Yellen flags flexibility

SINGAPORE: Gold jumped 1 percent on Wednesday after dropping to a seven-week low the session before, with Federal Reserv

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:31am

Markets

Russia's refinery runs in January down 1.8pc on month

MOSCOW: Russian oil refinery runs in January fell by 1.8 percent month-on-month or 104,583 barrels per day (bpd), data f

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:24am

Business & Finance

AXA 2014 profit rises 12pc on cost cuts

PARIS: AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, posted a 12 percent increase in 2014 net profit on lower expenses, voic

Published 25 Feb, 2015 09:17am

Business & Finance

Fresenius Medical Care says profit may not grow until 2016

FRANKFURT: German kidney dialysis specialist Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) said investors may have to wait until 2016 for

Published 25 Feb, 2015 08:33am

Markets

Ukraine exports 24mn Tonne grain so far in 2014-15

KIEV: Ukraine has exported 24.0 million tonnes of grain since July 1, 0.4 percent more than in the same period a year ea

Published 25 Feb, 2015 08:13am

Business & Finance

Kier hikes dividend after 11pc rise in H1 revenue

LONDON: British support services and construction firm Kier Group raised its dividend after posting an 11 percent rise i

Published 25 Feb, 2015 08:13am

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca taps biotech firm Orca for autoimmune disease drugs

LONDON: AstraZeneca has boosted its early-stage research in autoimmune disease by signing a three-year research deal wit

Published 25 Feb, 2015 08:13am

Business & Finance

Tata Steel Thai unit expects net loss for 2014/15 on weak demand

BANGKOK: Tata Steel Thailand PCL , the Thai unit of India's Tata Steel Group, said on Wednesday it expected to post

Published 25 Feb, 2015 08:11am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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