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Indonesia Nov loan growth slows from previous month - financial authority

JAKARTA: Loans by Indonesian banks in November grew 9.8 percent from a year earlier, slower than October's pace of 1

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:29am

South Korea calls for painful sanctions response to North's nuclear test

SEOUL: South Korea warned North Korea on Wednesday that the United States and its allies were working on sanctions to in

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:26am

World

Norway PM says won't discuss Statoil dividend level in public

OSLO: Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Wednesday told parliament she would not take part in an ongoing public

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:21am

Markets

ASIA CREDIT CLOSE: Sentiment improves, but Dim Sums take battering

HONG KONG: Sentiment in Asian credit improved today amid rallies in equities in the region, but Dim Sum bonds took a hea

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:13am

Business & Finance

Bank loans to firms in Italy posts first rise since April 2012

MILAN: Bank lending to companies in Italy rose in November for the first time since April 2012 but soured loans blamed f

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:11am

World

ECB's Galhau: France must keep up reforms

PARIS: France must keep up reforms to boost growth and fight rampant unemployment, central banker Francois Villeroy de G

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:07am

Pakistan arrests militant group members after Indian air base attack

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday it had arrested several members of the militant group, which is suspected of maste

Published 13 Jan, 2016 10:02am

Business & Finance

80pc land record computerised: ADC

MULTAN: Almost 80 percent of the land record computerization has been completed so far across the district. While talkin

Published 13 Jan, 2016 09:21am

World

UN reports 244mn migrants, including 20mn refugees, in 2015 report

NEW YORK: Presenting the key finding of the latest United Nations survey on international migrant trends, the UN Deputy

Published 13 Jan, 2016 09:15am

World

India cabinet approves new crop insurance scheme

NEW DELHI: India's federal cabinet on Wednesday ratified the country's first major crop damage insurance scheme

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:54am

Markets

Taiwan bought 88,750 T wheat of US-origin in tender

HAMBURG: The Taiwan Flour Millers' Association purchased 88,750 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the Unite

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:45am

Business & Finance

ANZ looks to return with Sing dollar Basel III bonds

SINGAPORE: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is sounding out the market for a potential issue of Singapore dollar

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:37am

World

Search for missing Malaysian jet finds second 19th Century shipwreck

SYDNEY: The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the Indian Ocean has turned up the second centuries-old ship

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:24am

Markets

Amid global price rout, China crude oil imports hit record

BEIJING: China's crude oil imports hit a record 7.82 million barrels a day (bpd) in December, customs data showed, a

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:16am

Business & Finance

Romanian consumer prices fall 0.9pc in December

BUCHAREST: Romanian consumer prices fell a slightly more than expected 0.9 percent on the year in December, compared wit

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:11am

Markets

Tunisia tenders to buy durum, soft wheat and barley

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase 92,000 tonnes of soft milling

Published 13 Jan, 2016 08:05am

Business & Finance

Geberit says operating margins to fall in full year 2015

ZURICH:Swiss sanitary equipment maker Geberit AG expects 2015 operating margins below those of a year ago, it said in a

Published 13 Jan, 2016 07:58am

Business & Finance

Russia should return to idea of cutting stakes in Sberbank, VTB

MOSCOW:Russia's authorities should return to the idea of further cutting the state's holdings in the two largest

Published 13 Jan, 2016 07:53am

Business & Finance

South Africa's Shoprite gains 3pc after turnover climbs

JOHANNESBURG: Shares in South Africa's Shoprite opened nearly 3 percent higher on Wednesday, a day after Africa'

Published 13 Jan, 2016 07:45am

Markets

Dalian iron ore drops 4th day as record China imports highlight glut

MANILA: Chinese iron ore futures dropped for a fourth session in a row on Wednesday, reflecting concerns over weak deman

Published 13 Jan, 2016 07:41am

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
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	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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