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Moody's maintains Italy rating but brightens outlook

WASHINGTON: Moody's kept Italy's debt rating unchanged at a low Baa2 investment grade Friday but improved its ou

Published 14 Feb, 2014 10:56pm

Life & Style

Hit videogame 'The Last of Us' gets new chapter

SAN FRANCISCO: Sony Computer Entertainment America added a new chapter Friday to popular videogame "The Last of Us," fil

Published 14 Feb, 2014 10:36pm

Govt, TTP agree to shun violence

ISLAMABAD: Government and Tehreek -e-Taliban(TTP) negotiators Friday expressed concern over a wave of deadly attacks in

Published 14 Feb, 2014 09:19pm

World

NZ house prices, sales fall in January: REINZ

WELLINGTON: New Zealand house prices fell for a second month in a row in January, and the number of houses sold also sli

Published 14 Feb, 2014 12:06am

Sports

India win toss and bowl against N.Zealand in second test

WELLINGTON: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won his seventh successive toss and chose to bowl in the second test agai

Published 14 Feb, 2014 12:02am

Markets

TSX rally extends to 8th day on Barrick, Goldcorp

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday for an eighth straight session as gains in shares of Barrick Gol

Published 13 Feb, 2014 11:50pm

Business & Finance

Kraft profit up on retiree benefit gain, cost savings

NEW YORK: Kraft Foods Group Inc on Thursday reported a higher quarterly profit on lower costs and a large accounting gai

Published 13 Feb, 2014 11:44pm

Markets

Cotton futures retreat under pressure from index fund roll

NEW YORK: Cotton futures eased on Thursday in heavy trading, retreating from the previous session's 6-month highs, u

Published 13 Feb, 2014 11:32pm

Markets

U.S. corn export sales soar on heavy demand, soybeans tapering

CHICAGO: U.S. corn exporters booked nearly 12 percent of their expected annual shipments over just the past three weeks,

Published 13 Feb, 2014 11:22pm

World

Australia cenbank says lower A$ from last year to help economy

SYDNEY: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Christopher Kent said on Friday that a lower exchange rate co

Published 13 Feb, 2014 11:14pm

Life & Style

Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender options

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for

Published 13 Feb, 2014 10:57pm

World

New Argentine index acknowledges sky-high inflation

BUENOS AIRES: After years of masking inflation, Argentina's government launched a new index Thursday that showed a s

Published 13 Feb, 2014 10:46pm

Markets

US stocks rise despite disappointing economic data

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday ended higher, shrugging off some disappointing retail sales and jobless claims data..At the

Published 13 Feb, 2014 10:10pm

Markets

CBOT corn ends lower on technical selling, weakening cash

CHICAGO: Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended lower on Monday as technical selling and weakening cash market

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:58pm

Markets

US wheat rallies on USDA report; corn, soy weaken

CHICAGO: US wheat futures surged on Monday due to the US Agriculture Department's bigger-than-expected cut to the do

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:51pm

Markets

Dollar eases, stocks edge higher ahead of Yellen

NEW YORK: The dollar eased and global equity markets rose slightly on Monday as investors awaited the first congressiona

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:38pm

Life & Style

'Girls' star Lena Dunham book cover channels 1970s vibe

WASHINGTON: Lena Dunham, creator and star of cult TV hit "Girls," will release her first book October 7, she revealed Mo

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:18pm

Markets

Gold rises before Fed chair Yellen's testimony

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose on Monday on expectations that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will stay the course in win

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:10pm

Markets

Argentine soy price closes lower, tracking Chicago

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Monday: In the Rosario grains market, soy closed at $340

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:07pm

Markets

US stocks trade mixed ahead of Yellen testimony

NEW YORK: US stocks were mixed in early trade Monday following their strongest week of the year, with investors keenly a

Published 10 Feb, 2014 11:02pm

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	156.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 14	5,949.17
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,759.03
Nasdaq / Nov 14	19,107.65
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,538.26
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,071.19
Dow Jones / Nov 14	43,750.86
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,263.70

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	68
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,560.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 14	70.04
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,393,273 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 15 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	59,224,094 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 15 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	47,940,702 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,748,255 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,665,062 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 15 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,497,881 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 15 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,734,104 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	29,162,423 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,309,247 ▲ 0.00

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