News stories for Abdul Ahad - Business Recorder

Abdul Ahad

Business & Finance

Australia's NAB H1 net profit up 15.8pc

SYDNEY: National Australia Bank posted a 15.8 percent rise in half-year net profit Thursday to Aus$2.86 billion (US$2.66

Published 07 May, 2014 11:21pm

Markets

Soy hits 1-month low as demand slows; corn, wheat fall too

CHICAGO: US soybean futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday as slowing export demand and big harvests in South Amer

Published 07 May, 2014 11:17pm

Sports

Ex ICC chief Morgan to become MCC president

LONDON: Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan has been appointed he next president of Maryle

Published 07 May, 2014 11:08pm

Markets

TSX climbs on Yellen comments; Talisman, Encana jump

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced on Wednesday as market-supportive comments from US Federal Reserve Chair

Published 07 May, 2014 11:00pm

Business & Finance

Toyota heads into lower-growth curve after profit bonanza

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp faces stalling growth this fiscal year as the export-boosting tailwind that it and other Japane

Published 07 May, 2014 10:56pm

Markets

S.Korea April FX reserves rise to new record high

SEOUL: South Korea's foreign reserves rose $1.5 billion in April to a fresh record high, central bank data showed on

Published 07 May, 2014 10:47pm

Markets

U.S. cotton down most in a month ahead of exports data, USDA report

NEW YORK: U.S. cotton futures tumbled nearly 2 percent on Wednesday, the most in a month, as investors and traders turne

Published 07 May, 2014 10:27pm

Life & Style

'Frozen' soundtrack ices competition again on Billboard 200

LOS ANGELES: "Frozen," the soundtrack to Disney's $1 billion-grossing animated film, on Wednesday earned its 13th no

Published 07 May, 2014 10:14pm

World

US House panel votes to end mass NSA surveillance

WASHINGTON: In a major congressional step towards curtailing widespread surveillance of millions of Americans, a House p

Published 07 May, 2014 09:50pm

Markets

US stocks mostly higher but tech-rich Nasdaq falls

NEW YORK: US stocks Wednesday finished mostly higher following more-conciliatory statements by Russia's president am

Published 07 May, 2014 08:57pm

World

'Extremely high turnout' in landmark South African poll

JOHANNESBURG: Millions of determined South Africans -- including hundreds of thousands of first-time "born free" voters

Published 07 May, 2014 08:33pm

World

Acrobats seriously injured in US circus fall

WASHINGTON: Nine acrobats were seriously injured Sunday when a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging act duri

Published 04 May, 2014 11:16pm

World

Big quake rattles Tokyo; no tsunami

TOKYO: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, seismologists and AFP reporters said, bu

Published 04 May, 2014 10:30pm

World

Brazil posts trade surplus of $506m in April

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a trade surplus of $506 million in April, more than double what the market expected but not near

Published 02 May, 2014 11:34pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rebounds to weekly gain

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose on Friday on a technical bounce, and the most-active month finished higher for

Published 02 May, 2014 11:31pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rebounds to weekly gain

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose on Friday on a technical bounce, and the most-active month finished higher for

Published 02 May, 2014 11:31pm

Markets

US wheat hits 14-month high on Plains drought, heat outlook

CHICAGO: US wheat futures surged 2 percent to their highest levels in more than a year on Friday, bolstered by concerns

Published 02 May, 2014 11:25pm

Business & Finance

U.S. 30-year bond yields plummet to 10-1/2-month low

NEW YORK: Yields on U.S. 30-year bonds dropped to their lowest in more than 10 months on Friday, falling for a fourth st

Published 02 May, 2014 11:18pm

Markets

Gold up 1.4pc on Ukraine, US jobs data has mixed impact

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose more than 1 percent on Friday, its biggest daily gain in two months, as rising geopolitical t

Published 02 May, 2014 11:04pm

World

Peru poverty rate falls to 23.9pc, still long way from goal

LIMA: Peru's poverty rate fell just under two percentage points to 23.9 percent in 2013 from the prior year, as a sl

Published 02 May, 2014 11:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,503.42
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,042.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,122.26

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 14 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Most Popular