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Indonesia moves closer to raising bio-diesel subsidies

JAKARTA: Plans by Indonesia's government to ramp up bio-diesel subsidies passed another important legislative hurdle

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:43am

World

Malaysia December exports grew 2.7pc y/y, beat expectations

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's export growth rose to 2.7 percent in December from a year earlier, as its trade surplus shr

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:34am

Markets

China iron ore futures extend losses; RRR cut impact muted

SHANGHAI: China's iron ore futures stretched losses on Thursday, pressured by persistent weakness in fundamentals, w

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:25am

World

Indonesia 2014 GDP slowest in 5 years, as expected

JAKARTA: Indonesia's economy expanded 5.01 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, bringing full-year gro

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:19am

Obama finds bipartisan support for first 'Big Data' privacy plan

WASHINGTON: The White House is working with bipartisan sponsors on a bill to protect data collected from students throug

Published 05 Feb, 2015 07:02am

Markets

Euro steadier after falling on renewed Greece worries

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE: The euro steadied slightly on Thursday, after sliding the previous day when the European Central Bank

Published 05 Feb, 2015 06:53am

World

Thai consumer confidence index slips in Jan as economy worries rise

BANGKOK: Consumer confidence in Thailand fell in January from an 18-month high, a university survey showed on Thursday,

Published 05 Feb, 2015 06:42am

Markets

Vietnam index up 1pc, banks lead

HANOI: Vietnam's benchmark VN Index was up 0.97 percent at the break on Thursday, led by some banks that rebounded f

Published 05 Feb, 2015 06:31am

World

JGB 30-year yield plunges on auction relief

TOKYO: The yield on Japan's 30-year government debt plunged on Thursday after investor demand for super-longs at an

Published 05 Feb, 2015 06:21am

World

India's jr finance minister says concerned about rupee's appreciation

NEW DELHI: India's junior finance minister on Thursday expressed concern about the rupee's appreciation against

Published 05 Feb, 2015 06:08am

Business & Finance

Dubai's Aramex Q4 net profit up 17 pct, beats estimates

DUBAI: Dubai-based courier Aramex posted a 17 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday as revenues from its

Published 05 Feb, 2015 05:51am

Markets

Australia shares extend winning streak as banks rally

SYDNEY: Australia's share market rose for an eleventh straight session on Thursday to reach a fresh seven-year closi

Published 05 Feb, 2015 05:36am

Business & Finance

Iceland holds interest rates, raises growth forecast

COPENHAGEN: Iceland's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, indicating the direction of its next

Published 04 Feb, 2015 11:00am

Euro zone Christmas shopping nears 8-year high in December

BRUSSELS: Retail sales in the euro zone were the highest in almost eight years in December as Christmas shoppers splashe

Published 04 Feb, 2015 10:53am

Markets

Ugandan shilling stable, weakening bias seen

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling was largely stable on Wednesday but was expected to face pressure in the short term due to

Published 04 Feb, 2015 10:40am

Business & Finance

Norway's Jan adjusted housing prices rose 0.6pc

OSLO: Norwegian seasonally adjusted housing prices rose by 0.6 percent in January compared to December, a real estate in

Published 04 Feb, 2015 10:25am

Markets

Dubai's Shuaa Capital says didn't renew Moody's contract as has no debt

DUBAI: Dubai-based investment bank Shuaa Capital said on Wednesday it had decided not to renew its rating contract with

Published 04 Feb, 2015 10:08am

Markets

Chinese copper output growth seen slowing as demand for scrap is cut

HONG KONG: Chinese copper producers are cutting demand for raw material scrap due to low margins at a time of weak metal

Published 04 Feb, 2015 10:02am

Business & Finance

Turkish central bank says core inflation improvements continuing

ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank said on Wednesday that improvements in core inflation indicators have continued after

Published 04 Feb, 2015 09:53am

Business & Finance

Turkish auto sales up 6 percent to 34,615 vehicles in January

ISTANBUL: Turkish automotive sales in January rose 6 percent to 34,615 vehicles, the Automotive Distributors Association

Published 04 Feb, 2015 08:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 27	277.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 27	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	151.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.88
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
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
FTSE 100 / Nov 26	8,258.61
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 26	19,295.98
France CAC40 / Nov 26	7,194.51
India Sensex / Nov 27	80,416.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 27	38,134.97

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	69.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,647.32
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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