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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 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

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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