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European Factors to Watch-Shares seen sharply lower as oil price slides

LONDON: European stocks were expected to fall sharply at the open on Wednesday, tracking a similar drop in Asian equitie

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:48am

Markets

South Korean shares end at lowest in nearly 5-mth low: won tumbles

SEOUL: South Korean shares fell to near five-month lows on Wednesday as falling oil prices and worries over a slower gro

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:42am

Markets

Austrian province making 75pc buyback offer for Heta bonds

VIENNA: The Austrian province of Carinthia is offering to buy back the senior bonds of "bad bank" Heta Asset Resolution

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:40am

Markets

Indian rupee falls to over two-year low

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell to a more than two-year low on Wednesday, inching closer to a record low of 68.85 hit in A

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:24am

Markets

Asian stocks slide to 4-year lows as oil spirals lower

HONG KONG: Asian stock markets slumped to fresh four-year lows on Wednesday as a relentless slide in oil prices snuffed

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:22am

Markets

Nikkei tumbles to fresh 14-1/2 month low amid oil rout

TOKYO: Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average tumbled to a fresh 14-1/2 month low on Wednesday as global markets wer

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:19am

Business & Finance

Barry Callebaut beats Q1 sales expectations

ZURICH: Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut overshot expectations for its first-quarter sales on Wednesday, with reven

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:15am

Business & Finance

Govt of Sharjah to raise $500mn sukuk, to price as early as Weds

DUBAI: The emirate of Sharjah will raise $500 million through a five-year sukuk transaction, which could price as early

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:09am

Markets

CBOT corn may rise to $3.72

SINGAPORE: CBOT March corn may rise to $3.72 per bushel, as it has broken a resistance at $3.67-1/2.The resistance was p

Published 20 Jan, 2016 08:04am

Business & Finance

Zurich flags $100mn Q4 loss in general insurance business

ZURICH: Zurich Insurance on Wednesday flagged an estimated $100 million fourth-quarter business operating loss for its f

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:54am

Markets

Oil falls 2-3pc on surplus worries, as US drops towards $27

SINGAPORE: Crude futures slumped again in Asian trade on Wednesday, with U.S. oil droppping more than 3 percent towards

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:51am

Business & Finance

Kuwait's Boubyan Bank says gets regulatory nod for capital

DUBAI: Kuwait's Boubyan Bank has received regulatory approval to issue a capital-boosting sukuk worth $250 million,

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:49am

Business & Finance

SGS posts 12.7pc net profit drop for 2015

ZURICH: Testing and inspections company SGS SA on Wednesday posted a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for 2015, roughly i

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:32am

Markets

China Dec 2015 cotton imports fall 28.85pc : trade website

BEIJING: China imported 188,200 tonnes of cotton in December, down 28.85 percent as compared with the same month last ye

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:11am

Markets

Bangladesh tea prices flat at weekly auction

DHAKA: Tea prices in Bangladesh were almost unchanged at the weekly auction on Tuesday amid higher volumes of poor grade

Published 20 Jan, 2016 07:09am

Markets

Gold edges higher as Asian stocks retreat, oil extends rout

MANILA: Gold edged higher on Wednesday as a further fall in equities and oil burnished bullion's safe-haven draw, al

Published 20 Jan, 2016 06:58am

Business & Finance

Thyssenkrupp says upbeat even if China slows further : Sueddeutsche Zeitung

BERLIN: German industrial group Thyssenkrupp's business in China will not suffer even if growth in the world's s

Published 20 Jan, 2016 06:56am

World

EU team visits Thailand to assess fishing industry cleanup

BANGKOK: A European Union delegation that is visiting Thailand to weigh its progress in battling illegal and unregulated

Published 19 Jan, 2016 09:53am

Markets

South Korean shares close up on hopes China will unleash more stimulus: won up

SEOUL: South Korean shares rose modestly on Tuesday on hopes that China will roll out more stimulus measures after repor

Published 19 Jan, 2016 09:46am

Sports

Konta resists Australian overtures after Venus upset

MELBOURNE: Johanna Konta did not have to wait long after her stunning first round upset of Venus Williams at the Austral

Published 19 Jan, 2016 09:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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