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World

China FX reserves fall $512.66 bln in 2015, biggest annual drop on record

BEIJING: China's foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest, fell $107.9 billion in December to $3.33 trilli

Published 07 Jan, 2016 09:22am

TransCanada to sue US for $15bn over pipeline rejection

MONTREAL: TransCanada will sue the US government for US$15 billion for blocking its controversial project for an oil pip

Published 07 Jan, 2016 09:01am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks slump more than 3% by close

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks slumped again Thursday following a seven percent collapse in mainland markets that caused tr

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:53am

World

Indonesia and S. Korea sign $1.3bn fighter jet development deal

SEOUL: Indonesia signed a $1.3 billion deal with South Korea Thursday to jointly develop Seoul's next-generation fig

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:49am

Markets

China share trading suspended as 7% dive leads global sell-off

HONG KONG: Global shares dived Thursday, led by Chinese markets, which were suspended after a more than seven percent pl

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:40am

World

Hong Kong bookseller disappearances cut deep into freedom fears

HONG KONG: The disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers has sent shivers through the semi-autonomous city as anxiety

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:20am

Sports

Former prodigy Pennant tries luck in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant arrived in Singapore on Thursday to try his luck in the

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:14am

Sports

Ukraine into Hopman Cup final

PERTH: Ukraine advanced to their second Hopman Cup final with a 2-1 win over Australia Gold in Perth on Thursday.The hom

Published 07 Jan, 2016 08:04am

Markets

European equity futures fall sharply on new concerns over China

LONDON: European equity futures fell sharply on Thursday after China accelerated the depreciation of the yuan, sending c

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:58am

Markets

Gulf hit by oil, global equities slide, regional fears

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets fell in early trade on Thursday, hit by oil prices' slide to fresh 11-year lows, a global

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:52am

Business & Finance

German industry orders rise more than expected in November

BERLIN: Healthy domestic demand drove a bigger-than-expected rise in German industrial orders in November, data showed o

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:41am

Markets

German yields fall as investors flee China stock market rout

LONDON: German bond yields fell to their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday as investors cowering from a global s

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:35am

Business & Finance

China to remove gold import license for industrial purposes: customs

SHANGHAI: Gold imported into China for industrial use will not require a central bank permit from the beginning of this

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:29am

Markets

South African rand breaches 16.0000 in emerging market sell-off

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand fell nearly 1 percent against the dollar on Thursday, sliding towards December&#39

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:24am

RECORDER REPORT: KSE mid day update

KARACHI: On Thursday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 32796.13 with a change of -172.13 and volume of 39,322,140 sha

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:21am

Markets

Indian stocks fall to more than 3-wk low on China worries

MUMBAI: Indian stocks fell 2 percent on Thursday to their lowest level in more than three weeks after China accelerated

Published 07 Jan, 2016 07:09am

Business & Finance

Saudi Electricity signs $1.4 bln 3-yr loan with 7 international banks

DUBAI: Saudi Electricity Co (SEC), the Gulf's largest utility firm, said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement for

Published 06 Jan, 2016 12:13pm

Markets

Egyptian government approves Chinese coal-fired power plant proposals

CAIRO: Egypt's cabinet has approved two conditional contracts with Chinese firms to produce electricity from coal-fi

Published 06 Jan, 2016 12:02pm

RECORDER REPORT: KSE close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed lower on Wednesday having 32968.26 points with a negative change

Published 06 Jan, 2016 11:50am

World

Germany recorded 1.1mn asylum seekers in 2015: ministry

BERLIN: Germany registered 1.1 million asylum seekers in 2015, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, with Syrians fle

Published 06 Jan, 2016 11:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)
Hinopak Motor / Jan 1 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	478.05 ▲ 43.46 (10.00%)
Ideal Sp. / Jan 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	12.43 ▲ 1.13 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 1 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	165.59 ▲ 15.05 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.95 ▼ -6.57 (-9.32%)
Shams Textile / Jan 1 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	26 ▼ -2.66 (-9.28%)
Hira Textile / Jan 1 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.45 ▼ -0.32 (-8.49%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.21
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	57,159,324 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.37
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.82
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.02
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.11

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