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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 / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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