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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 / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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