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India's coal imports soften as local supply improves

NEW DELHI: India's coal imports in January fell 21 percent month-on-month as state-owned Coal India Ltd ramped up su

Published 09 Feb, 2015 08:28am

World

Malaysia Q4 GDP growth seen slowing as exports drag

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economic growth is expected to have slowed in the fourth quarter as sliding prices for glob

Published 09 Feb, 2015 08:01am

Markets

Alibaba places China smartphone business bet with $590mn Meizu deal

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is taking a $590 million stake in an obscure domestic smartphone

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:53am

Markets

China shares rebound as first stock options debut, Hong Kong fall

SHANGHAI: China stocks rebounded on Monday as excitement around the launch of the country's first stock options offs

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:45am

Business & Finance

Japan consumer confidence improves in January

TOKYO: Japanese consumer confidence in January improved for a second straight month, a Cabinet Office survey showed on M

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:34am

World

China demand not as weak as import slump suggests

SINGAPORE: A surprising plunge in China's imports shows that Asia's largest economy is still losing momentum des

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:27am

Business & Finance

Dubai's Damac Properties proposes 10pc bonus share issue

DUBAI: Dubai's Damac Properties has proposed a 10 percent bonus share issue equivalent to 500 million dirhams ($136.

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:10am

Markets

Shares of struggling Chinese developer Kaisa jump as trade resumes

HONG KONG: Shares of Chinese developer Kaisa Group surged as much as 32 percent in resumed trade on Monday after Sunac C

Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:04am

Markets

Vietnam index up 0.3pc; banks gain

HANOI: Vietnam's benchmark VN Index edged up 0.26 percent by midday on Monday, with stocks moving range-bound in low

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:58am

Markets

South Africa's Harmony Gold says Q2 production falls 10pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Harmony Gold said on Monday gold production dropped 10 percent in its second quarter du

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:46am

Markets

Australia shares fall on China data, end 12day winning streak

SYDNEY: Australian shares pared early losses on Monday but closed lower to end a 12-session winning streak, weighed by r

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:42am

Business & Finance

South Africa's 930MW Koeberg unit to shut for 3 months

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Eskom will shut a 930 megawatt unit at its Koeberg nuclear power station for three mont

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:23am

Gulf markets may consolidate as oil steadies

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets may consolidate on Monday after oil prices steadied and some companies announced news that cou

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:15am

Markets

Kenya, Tanzania seek consultant for cross-border power lines

NAIROBI: Kenya and Tanzania have invited bids for a consultant to oversee the construction of a high-voltage power line

Published 09 Feb, 2015 06:03am

Business & Finance

Maybank Kim Eng Thai unit aims for 15pc revenue growth in 2015

BANGKOK: , the country's largest broker by market share, aims for 2015 revenue growth of 15 percent due to an expect

Published 09 Feb, 2015 05:56am

Sports

Wiesberger overtakes Westwood in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Bernd Wiesberger birdied six of his first seven holes en route to his best European Tour score yet, a nine

Published 07 Feb, 2015 09:51am

Sports

New Zealand claim home sevens crown for eighth time

WELLINGTON: New Zealand unearthed a new sevens prodigy in Reiko Ioane as they convincingly beat England 27-21 in the fin

Published 07 Feb, 2015 09:45am

Sports

Amjal & Gazi's actions cleared as legal - ICC

SYDNEY: The bowling actions of Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh have been deemed lega

Published 07 Feb, 2015 09:37am

Business & Finance

Tokyo cyber security competition draws 90 hackers

TOKYO: A cyber security competition began Saturday in Tokyo, with organisers aiming to show off the skills of young Japa

Published 07 Feb, 2015 09:24am

Business & Finance

Mexican auto parts output seen hitting record in 2015

MEXICO CITY: Mexican auto part factories are likely to post record output in 2015, growing, in value terms, by 5 percent

Published 07 Feb, 2015 07:22am

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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