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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 / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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