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India central bank net FX forward in up to 1 year down $6.5bn in December

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's net forward dollar book fell by $6.49 billion in up to one-year maturity in Dece

Published 02 Feb, 2015 05:24am

World

Swiss leading indicator edges lower as outlook worsens

ZURICH: Switzerland's leading economic indicator edged lower in January, a survey showed on Friday, though the readi

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:53am

Markets

Norway central bank to sell NOK 700mn of FX per day in Feb

OSLO: Norway's central bank will sell foreign exchange equivalent of 700 million crowns ($89.7 million) per day in F

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:49am

Markets

Vietnam index loses 1.2pc on widespread selling

HANOI: Vietnam's benchmark VN Index dropped 1.24 percent to a one-week low close on Friday, as investors cut their r

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:27am

Markets

Periphery yields fall as deflation risk grabs attention away from Greece

LONDON: Yields on the euro zone's lowest-rated bonds dropped on Friday with deflation risks taking centre stage agai

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:21am

Pakistani importers buy about 60,000 tonnes soyoil

HAMBURG: Pakistani importers have bought about 60,000 tonnes of soyoil, continuing purchases as prices fell sharply this

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:12am

Markets

China money rates rise on seasonal cash pressure, stock exchange

SHANGHAI: China's money markets rose on Friday, with the major benchmark money rate gaining over 24 basis points on

Published 30 Jan, 2015 10:02am

Business & Finance

Georgian central bank to tighten monetary policy next week

TBILISI: Georgia's central bank plans to tighten monetary policy from next week, the bank's chief said on Friday

Published 30 Jan, 2015 09:54am

Business & Finance

India's SpiceJet board approves up to $243mn share sale plan

MUMBAI: Troubled Indian carrier SpiceJet Ltd said its board has approved selling shares worth up to 15 billion rupees ($

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:56am

Markets

Yuan eases, stays near daily limit as analysts call for wider band

SHANGHAI: China's yuan weakened slightly on Friday, trading within a hair's breadth of lower limit of the offici

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:46am

Markets

Unipec buys rare gasoil cargo from India

SINGAPORE: Unipec, the trading arm of China's Sinopec, bought a rare gasoil cargo from India's Mangalore Refiner

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:43am

Markets

Tanzania buys over 250,000 tonnes oil products from Addax

SINGAPORE: Tanzanian importers bought more than 250,000 tonnes of oil products for delivery in March from Addax Energy,

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:39am

Business & Finance

Sunac China to buy 49.3pc stake in troubled developer Kaisa

HONG KONG: Sunac China Holdings has agreed to buy a 49.3 percent stake in troubled Chinese property developer Kaisa Grou

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:35am

Business & Finance

Shell says 'optimistic' on US refinery contract talks

HOUSTON: Lead industry negotiator Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Thursday it was "optimistic" a new three-year agreement

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:30am

Markets

Oil prices slip as output remains high, producers slash costs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped on Friday following slight gains in the previous session and analysts said the outlook rema

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:27am

Business & Finance

Japan fund managers favour bonds despite low yields

TOKYO: Japanese fund mangers still want to put more than half their assets under management into bonds, despite falling

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:24am

Markets

Iron ore set for worst month since May as rout extends

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE: Spot iron ore prices were heading for their biggest monthly fall since May last year as a glut kept

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:22am

Markets

Commodity currencies feel heat; dollar, yen, euro stable

SYDNEY/TOKYO: Commodity currencies nursed hefty losses on Friday, as investors sent the Australian dollar to 5 1/2 year

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:19am

Markets

China stocks fall on margin trading probe

SHANGHAI: China stocks resumed their decline on Friday morning, with investment sentiment dampened by fresh investigatio

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:05am

Markets

China stocks fall on margin trading probe

SHANGHAI: China stocks resumed their decline on Friday morning, with investment sentiment dampened by fresh investigatio

Published 30 Jan, 2015 07:03am

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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