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Markets

Raw sugar slips 2pc for day, ending rally; cocoa, coffee down too

NEW YORK: Raw sugar prices fell on Friday, halting a three-day rise and trimming weekly gains, on concerns that global s

Published 02 May, 2014 10:48pm

Markets

Dollar stable after mixed US job report

NEW YORK: The dollar held steady against the euro Friday after a mixed US labor report showing robust job growth but a s

Published 02 May, 2014 10:08pm

Markets

Resources lift TSX to near six-year high

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index climbed to its highest in almost six years on Friday after higher commodity price

Published 02 May, 2014 10:04pm

Life & Style

Kevin Spacey brings stage act to big screen in documentary

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar-winning actor and star of one of the most talked-about online streaming sh

Published 02 May, 2014 09:47pm

World

U.S. confirms duties on Japan flat-rolled steel products

WASHINGTON: The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday found the local steel industry was being squeezed by cheap

Published 02 May, 2014 09:32pm

Markets

US stocks drop as Ukraine tensions worsen

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks Friday finished lower as worsening tensions over Ukraine overshadowed a US labor report tha

Published 02 May, 2014 08:15pm

World

UK police fail to record 20pc of all crimes, report suggests

LONDON: British police forces may be failing to report a fifth of all crimes, including serious sexual offences such as

Published 30 Apr, 2014 11:18pm

Business & Finance

ANZ posts 15pc rise in H1 net profit

SYDNEY: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd posted a 15 percent rise in half-year net profit, slightly ahead of

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:44pm

Markets

Palm oil eases on flat exports

ROTTERDAM: Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market eased slightly on Wednesday, with Malaysian exports in April o

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:33pm

Markets

ICE coffee prices fall back, commercial buying lifts cocoa

NEW YORK/LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell in thin dealings on Wednesday, as investors took profit from the pre

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:21pm

Markets

Wheat futures rally; K.C. hard red winter hits 13-1/2-month high

CHICAGO: US wheat futures rallied on Wednesday, with K.C. hard red winter wheat climbing 1.3 percent to its highest leve

Published 30 Apr, 2014 09:09pm

Markets

Dow closes at all-time high after US Fed decision

NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average Wednesday closed at a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US econom

Published 30 Apr, 2014 09:00pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans close mostly lower but front-month firm

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday on a mild profit-taking setback followi

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:48pm

Business & Finance

Ford begins production of Transit vans in Missouri

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co on Wednesday formally marked the end of a profitable half-century run for its E-Series commercial

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:23pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft sets Xbox launch for China

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said Wednesday it would launch the Xbox One in China in September, the first game console to be

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:19pm

Markets

ICE May sugar delivery to exceed 800,000 tonnes: traders

NEW YORK: The ICE May raw sugar delivery is estimated at more than 800,000 tonnes, reaching the high end of estimates, a

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:15pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rises, supported by cool weather

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose slightly on Wednesday, supported by cool, wet weather ahead of planting.Unusual

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:12pm

Markets

Gold drops slightly after Fed cuts stimulus

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced its monthly bond purchases by another $10

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:09pm

Markets

Dollar slammed by weak U.S. growth data; Fed holds steady

NEW YORK: A surprisingly weak first-quarter read on the U.S. economy sent the dollar careening lower on Wednesday agains

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:02pm

World

Spanish jobless rate nears 26pc

MADRID: Spain's unemployment rate climbed to nearly 26 percent in the first quarter of 2014 as millions searched in

Published 29 Apr, 2014 07:38pm

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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