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Asia Distillates-Jet fuel firms on more Unipec buys

SINGAPORE: The Asian jet fuel cash premium continued to firm on Wednesday as Unipec continued its buying spree of the av

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:17am

World

Coca-Cola HBC's Q4 profit down 11.4pc, sees challenging year

ATHENS: Swiss based Coca-Cola HBC, the world's second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, posted an 11.4 percent dr

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:10am

Markets

Rouble steady, Russian stocks higher on oil, eyes on Ukraine

MOSCOW: The rouble was steady on Wednesday and Russian stocks opened higher, with a rally in the oil price balancing unc

Published 18 Feb, 2015 10:02am

Business & Finance

GN Store Nord predicts further profit rise in 2015

COPENHAGEN: Danish hearing aid and headset maker GN Store Nord reported fourth-quarter profits in line with forecasts on

Published 18 Feb, 2015 09:51am

Markets

UK energy regulation has shaped retail energy market

LONDON: Britain's regulation of electricity and gas supply has shaped competition in the retail energy sector, and s

Published 18 Feb, 2015 09:41am

World

Tighter start with eyes on central banks, Greece

LONDON: Synthetic credit indices in Europe are tighter on the open after the S&P eked out a record close yesterday a

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:40am

Business & Finance

Sony sees 25-fold profit jump by 2018 through videogames, sensors

TOKYO: Sony Corp aims to boost its operating profit 25-fold within three years by focusing on its more profitable image

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:27am

Markets

European shares rise as Greece seen asking for loan extension

LONDON: European shares rose on Wednesday, led by southern European indexes on fresh optimism that Greece would reach an

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:21am

World

Rising Swedish inflation expectations ease pressure on central bank

STOCKHOLM: Short-term inflation expectations in Sweden have risen this month, a survey commissioned by the central bank

Published 18 Feb, 2015 08:16am

World

Indonesia's president drops controversial police chief pick

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo's on Wednesday dropped his sole nomination for the post of national police

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:42am

World

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose 22pc in 2014: UN

KABUL: The number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan jumped 22 percent in 2014, the UN said on Wednesday, as

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:28am

World

Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer

BANGALORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Wednesday to end India's status as the world's number one defen

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:21am

World

Modi's personalised pinstripe up for auction

AHMEDABAD: A suit with Narendra Modi's name stitched into the pinstripe, worn by the Indian premier when he met Bara

Published 18 Feb, 2015 07:12am

Markets

Palm edges up before Lunar New Year despite bigger output concerns

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended slightly higher in a shortened session on Wednesday, tracking US soy mark

Published 18 Feb, 2015 06:39am

World

US labor secretary joins talks in West Coast ports dispute

LOS ANGELES: US Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Tuesday urged shipping company executives and union leaders for 20,000 dock

Published 18 Feb, 2015 06:15am

Markets

Ezz Steel posts Q3 loss of 285mn Egyptian pounds

CAIRO: Ezz Steel, Egypt's biggest steel maker posted a third-quarter net loss on Tuesday that widened to 285.38 mill

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:47am

Markets

Philippines ramps up rice buying to boost buffer stock

MANILA: The Philippines' state grains procurement agency on Tuesday stepped up efforts to boost its rice buffer stoc

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:34am

Business & Finance

Spain's Caixabank offers 1bn euros for whole of Portugal's BPI

MADRID/LISBON: Spain's Caixabank on Tuesday announced a full takeover bid for Portugal's third-largest listed le

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:29am

Markets

TOCOM falls as investors take profit ahead of China holiday

TOKYO: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures snapped three days of gains to head lower on Tuesday, pulling back from a 10-month

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:19am

World

Failure to get Greek deal would have severe consequences

BRUSSELS: Failure to reach an agreement on Greece's debt problems would have severe consequences for economic stabil

Published 17 Feb, 2015 10:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	158.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,645.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,265.97
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,069.63
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,317.44
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,333.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	74.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,674.40
Diesel/Litre / Jan 10	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 10 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.30 ▲ 0.94 (17.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.25 ▲ 0.25 (12.50%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.25 ▲ 0.91 (12.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.70 ▲ 0.92 (11.83%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 10 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.79 ▲ 0.39 (11.47%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Cresent Jute / Jan 10 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.50 ▲ 0.51 (10.22%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Habib Sugar / Jan 10 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	71.50 ▼ -8.93 (-11.10%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 10 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	7.65 ▼ -0.87 (-10.21%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jan 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	821.50 ▼ -90.89 (-9.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▼ -0.17
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,945,545 ▼ -0.05
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 0.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.38
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	19,864,796 ▲ 0.41
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▼ -0.10
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,378,183 ▼ -9.65

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