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Philippines’ GT Capital launches $227mn share sale

MANILA: Philippine conglomerate GT Capital Holdings Inc has launched a secondary share issue to raise up to $227 million

Published 02 Feb, 2015 10:38am

World

Rouble retreats after rate cut and new oil price drop

LONDON: Russia's rouble retreated on Monday, depressed by the central bank's unexpected decision on Friday to cu

Published 02 Feb, 2015 10:23am

Markets

Thai index rebounds; tourism stocks weak after mall bombing

BANGKOK: The Thai index snapped two days of falls on Monday, led by energy shares, but tourism stocks slipped after smal

Published 02 Feb, 2015 10:10am

Markets

Australia regulator says reviewing Origin proposal to buy BP gas terminal

SYDNEY: Australia's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was reviewing a proposal by top energy retailer Origin Ene

Published 02 Feb, 2015 09:11am

World

Falling consumer prices raise expectations of Thai rate cut

BANGKOK: Thailand's consumer prices fell year-on-year in January for the first time since September 2009, as oil pri

Published 02 Feb, 2015 09:04am

Markets

Gulf markets mixed as oil pulls back

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in early trade on Monday after the Brent oil price fell below $52 per barr

Published 02 Feb, 2015 08:33am

Business & Finance

Etihad Airways posts 23pc passenger growth in 2014

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways on Monday reported a 23 percent growth in passenger numbers in 2014 as it pushed ahead with ex

Published 02 Feb, 2015 08:26am

World

Ifo says German current a/c surplus hit new record in 2014

BERLIN: Germany's current account surplus is likely to have hit a new record of $285 billion (252.30 billion euros)

Published 02 Feb, 2015 08:14am

World

Philippines faces challenge of unequal growth even as economy takes off

MANILA/JAKARTA: The Philippines may surpass China to be Asia's fastest growing economy this year, but its bigger cha

Published 02 Feb, 2015 08:02am

Markets

New York cocoa to test support at $2,664

SINGAPORE: A bearish target at $2,664 per tonne remains unchanged for New York March cocoa as indicated by its wave patt

Published 02 Feb, 2015 07:45am

World

South Africa's rand slightly firmer

JOHANNESBURG: The rand was slightly firmer against the dollar early on Monday, with scope to lose some ground after weak

Published 02 Feb, 2015 07:29am

World

Vietnam's Q1 2015 GDP growth to quicken to 5.4pc

HANOI: Vietnam's economic growth will quicken to an annual rate of 5.4 percent in the first quarter ending March, a

Published 02 Feb, 2015 07:20am

Markets

Russian rouble opens weaker against dollar, euro on Monday

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble opened weaker on Monday against the dollar and the euro, with a decline in oil prices weighin

Published 02 Feb, 2015 07:10am

Markets

India's MRPL buys Iraqi Basra oil to replace Iran oil

NEW DELHI: India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd has made a rare purchase of Iraqi Basra Light crude via

Published 02 Feb, 2015 06:57am

Markets

China steel futures end 3 days of gains, poor factory data drags

SHANGHAI: China's steel futures dropped on Monday, ending three sessions of gains after surveys showed the country&#

Published 02 Feb, 2015 06:47am

Markets

Oil prices fall after last week's surge

SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell on Monday after US unions called a refinery strike and traders cashed in on strong pric

Published 02 Feb, 2015 06:16am

Markets

Indonesia's January Sumatra coffee bean exports rise 10pc

JAKARTA: Robusta coffee bean exports from Indonesia's main growing area in Sumatra rose 10 percent from a year ago t

Published 02 Feb, 2015 06:06am

World

Indonesia's Dec foreign tourist arrivals rise 6.35pc

JAKARTA: Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals in December rose 6.35 percent from a year earlier against a fall of 5.

Published 02 Feb, 2015 05:51am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks fall on new IPOs, bank corruption allegation

SHANGHAI: Stocks in China and Hong Kong fell on Monday after regulators approved a flurry of IPOs and as official data s

Published 02 Feb, 2015 05:35am

Business & Finance

Kaisa CEO leaves, hopes of near-term rescue deal dashed

HONG KONG: China's Kaisa Group said on Monday that its chief executive officer has resigned - a further blow to the

Published 02 Feb, 2015 05:29am

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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