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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 / Jan 1	241
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	239
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	133.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	4,091.19
India Sensex / Jan 1	58,136.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	27,773.89
Nasdaq / Jan 1	12,348.76
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,832.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	7,409.11
Dow Jones / Jan 1	32,396.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	13,449.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	94.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	19,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	124,941
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	1,764.72

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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