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World

Two dead as rain and wind hit Britain

LONDON: A man and a woman died in separate river incidents on Monday as high winds and heavy rain lashed Britain, disrup

Published 23 Dec, 2013 09:05pm

Sports

Granny blames 'nasty' Aussies for Swann exit

NEWCASTLE: Graeme Swann's grandmother has blamed unwelcoming Australians for the spinner's sudden retirement and

Published 23 Dec, 2013 09:02pm

Sports

McDermott boasts Australia have world's best attack

MELBOURNE: Australia bowling coach Craig McDermott has boasted that the newly crowned Ashes winners have the most danger

Published 23 Dec, 2013 12:15am

Markets

Dollar searches for fresh inspiration in holiday week

SYDNEY: The U.S. dollar got off to a sluggish start in Asia on Monday, having slipped late last week as investors took s

Published 22 Dec, 2013 11:24pm

World

Man, woman shot dead at Paris bar

PARIS: A man and a woman were shot dead at a Paris bar late Sunday by a gunman who then fled, police said.The two were s

Published 22 Dec, 2013 11:16pm

Business & Finance

Apple, China Mobile sign iPhone deal

NEW YORK: Apple said Sunday it had reached agreement with China Mobile, the world's biggest wireless network, to bri

Published 22 Dec, 2013 11:13pm

Sports

South Africa right to apply brakes on epic chase, says Smith

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa skipper Graeme Smith defended the controversial decision to abandon his team's epic pursu

Published 22 Dec, 2013 08:26pm

Sports

New Zealand blunt Narine threat

HAMILTON: Ross Taylor closed in on another century as New Zealand took some of the sting out of the West Indies spin att

Published 21 Dec, 2013 01:04am

Markets

Gold up, but on track for biggest annual loss in 32 years

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rebounded from an early dip to a six-month low on short covering on Friday, but is still on track

Published 21 Dec, 2013 12:42am

Markets

Soy rises on dry Argentina; corn, wheat firm

CHICAGO: US soybean futures rose on Friday, as worries that dry weather in Argentina will limit the size of the crop fro

Published 21 Dec, 2013 12:35am

Business & Finance

Prada's profit growth slows, Europe still under pressure

HONG KONG/MILAN: Hong Kong-listed Italian luxury fashion house Prada SpA reported a lower-than-expected rise in quarterl

Published 21 Dec, 2013 12:30am

Markets

Raw sugar higher on Indonesia interest, arabica also gains

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Friday, as expected demand from leading importer Indonesia fed investo

Published 21 Dec, 2013 12:15am

Musharraf's lawyers appeal to UN to try to halt treason trial

LONDON: Lawyers for former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday appealed to the United Nations to intervene and help pre

Published 21 Dec, 2013 12:03am

Business & Finance

Fiat restarts talks with VEBA on Chrysler stake: source

MILAN/DETROIT: Italian carmaker Fiat resumed talks with union-affiliated healthcare trust VEBA this week to buy up the 4

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:34pm

Life & Style

Tom Cruise drops defamation lawsuit against publisher

LOS ANGELES: Actor Tom Cruise on Friday dropped a $50 million defamation lawsuit against a German media company that pub

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:32pm

US stocks reach new records following Fed taper

NEW YORK: After an early-December swoon, US stocks soared this week, powering to new records after the US Federal Reserv

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:18pm

Markets

Dollar slips as Fed-fueled rally fades

NEW YORK: The dollar slipped against the euro and yen Friday after two straight days of solid gains fueled by the Federa

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:16pm

Life & Style

Saudi, Pakistani films out of Oscar foreign award race

LOS ANGELES: Nine movies including works by Palestinian, Danish and Hong Kong filmmakers have been shortlisted for best

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:15pm

World

Tourists to spend $10 billion during Brazil World Cup

BRASïLIA: Foreign and Brazilian tourists are expected to spend $10.4 billion during next year's World Cup, more than

Published 20 Dec, 2013 11:05pm

Business & Finance

IMF releases loan payment for Cyprus bailout

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund released the next installment of its bailout of Cyprus on Friday, launching

Published 20 Dec, 2013 10:07pm

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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