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Markets

US stocks mostly lower ahead of Friday jobs report

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday ended mostly lower amid concerns about Friday's monthly US labor report and the kickoff

Published 09 Jan, 2014 10:42pm

Markets

US stocks mostly higher amid improving jobs picture

NEW YORK: US stocks were mostly higher in early trade Thursday amid more signs of strength in the US jobs market.Wall St

Published 09 Jan, 2014 10:37pm

World

Religion row in Canada over student's refusal to work with women

OTTAWA: A Canadian student's request not to interact with female peers on religious grounds provoked a national deba

Published 09 Jan, 2014 10:22pm

World

Cuba, US resume migration talks

HAVANA: Cuba and the United States held talks Thursday on compliance with a nearly two-decade-old agreement aimed at enc

Published 09 Jan, 2014 09:39pm

World

US lung cancer rates falling: report

WASHINGTON: Lung cancer rates in the United States are falling as a direct result of efforts to control smoking and othe

Published 09 Jan, 2014 08:37pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks open down 0.74pc

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.74 percent lower on Thursday after falls on Wall Street and a slip in the value of the doll

Published 09 Jan, 2014 12:56am

Markets

Dollar up after Fed minutes show support for tapering

NEW YORK: The dollar Wednesday rose against most major currencies after US Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed most p

Published 08 Jan, 2014 11:06pm

Markets

Argentine soy price unchanged in slow trade

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

Published 08 Jan, 2014 10:40pm

Markets

C$ lowest vs US$ since May 2010 as rout continues

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar hit a new 3-1/2-year low against the greenback on Wednesday, weakening for a third straight

Published 08 Jan, 2014 10:36pm

Markets

TSX climbs as US jobs data, Valeant support

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced on Wednesday as shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc jump

Published 08 Jan, 2014 10:00pm

Markets

US stocks close mostly lower after Fed minutes

NEW YORK: US stocks Wednesday closed mostly lower after US Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed most Fed policy makers

Published 08 Jan, 2014 09:38pm

World

Venezuela tackles crime strategy after star's murder

CARACAS: A single bullet killed former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear in the assault that also claimed her partner's li

Published 08 Jan, 2014 09:19pm

Life & Style

Giraffe, flamingo on menu for ancient Romans

ROME: Ancient Romans dined on giraffes, pink flamingos and exotic spices from as far away as Indonesia, according to a n

Published 08 Jan, 2014 08:19pm

South Waziristan clash kills three soldiers, 10 militants: military

PESHAWAR: At least 10 militants and three soldiers were killed in a clash in South Waziristan, when a group of militants

Published 08 Jan, 2014 08:00pm

Business & Finance

France fines Google 150,000 euros in data privacy row

PARIS: France's data protection watchdog on Wednesday fined Google 150,000 euros ($205,000) -- the maximum possible

Published 08 Jan, 2014 07:48pm

Life & Style

Adele's '21' passes 3 million US digital sales

NEW YORK: The album "21" by British singer Adele has become the first to pass three million digital sales in the United

Published 08 Jan, 2014 07:39pm

Markets

US 10-year Treasury auction fetches 3.01 percent

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury sold $21 billion in 10-year bonds Wednesday at a high yield of 3.01 percent, a sharp rise fr

Published 08 Jan, 2014 07:18pm

Markets

Oil market diverges as traders digest US inventories

LONDON: Global oil prices diverged on Wednesday as traders digested the latest US crude inventories report and simmering

Published 08 Jan, 2014 07:13pm

Markets

NY cotton up on technical and mill buying; awaits USDA crop data

NEW YORK: U.S. cotton futures rose on Monday on technical buying support and demand from cotton millers, rebounding from

Published 07 Jan, 2014 12:43am

World

Jobs become more elusive for recent U.S. college grads: NY Fed

WASHINGTON:- Recent college graduates in the United States face a more challenging job market, causing them to remain un

Published 07 Jan, 2014 12:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.06

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,906.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,861.33
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,065.30
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,602
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,211.48

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.86
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,567.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	255.14

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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