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Markets

CBOT soybeans firm as bargain buyers enter market

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday on a round of bargain buying after prices fell 3.3 perc

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:55pm

Markets

CBOT wheat closes higher for third day in a row

CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose 2.1 percent to a one-week high on Thursday as dry conditions in the US Plains and concern

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:54pm

Markets

Sugar falls from three-week peak on profit-taking, coffee up

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures turned lower after tapping a three-week high on Thursday, as investors grabbed profit

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:54pm

World

Deal to rescue Italy furnace site, 4,000 jobs at risk

ROME: A blast furnace at an Italian steel plant was shut down on Thursday with 4,000 jobs at risk despite a call by Pope

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:52pm

Business & Finance

Caterpillar posts higher first-quarter profit, raises outlook

NEW YORK: Caterpillar Inc on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates and raised its full-

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:47pm

Life & Style

US moves to regulate e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON: US regulators proposed the first restrictions on the soaring $2 billion market in e-cigarettes Thursday, but

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:45pm

Business & Finance

April U.S. auto sales to rise 8.5pc: J.D. Power, LMC

DETROIT: U.S. auto sales will rise 8.5 percent in April from a year ago as spring weather entices consumers to look at n

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:55pm

Business & Finance

Gucci's sales growth remains sluggish in Q1

PARIS: Gucci's sales growth remained sluggish in the first three months of the year, hit in part by the brand's

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:52pm

Markets

Beef regains top spot in U.S. meat export earnings: Maguire

CHICAGO: Beef became the most valuable U.S. meat export for the first time in a decade in 2013, with the $6 billion in t

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:51pm

Business & Finance

GM posts lower profit after recall; outlook for rest of year trimmed

DETROIT: General Motors Co's first-quarter profit tumbled 88 percent on Thursday due to the massive recall for defec

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:50pm

Markets

Gold turns higher on Ukraine worries, options buying

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose on Thursday as rising geopolitical tensions and options-related buying helped reverse the pre

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:47pm

Business & Finance

Renault revenue hit by weaker emerging markets

PARIS: Renault said an emerging-market currency slide against the euro wiped out sales gains in the first quarter, when

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:45pm

Business & Finance

Starbucks suffers first UK sales drop after tax criticism

LONDON: Starbucks suffered its first ever drop in UK sales last year, a period in which the company became the subject o

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:44pm

Markets

Soymeal narrowly mixed, tracking CBOT

ROTTERDAM: Soymeal on the European meals and feeds market was offered narrowly mixed on Thursday, following CBOT soymeal

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:27pm

Markets

European vegoils narrowly mixed, demand thin

ROTTERDAM: Asking prices for most products on the European vegetable oils market moved in a tight range on Thursday with

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:25pm

Markets

Copper at 7-week high on Chinese demand; nickel, tin jump

LONDON: Copper hit its highest level in three weeks on Thursday and nickel surged to a new 14-month peak as seasonal Chi

Published 24 Apr, 2014 07:25pm

Apple to boost share buyback and split stock

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday said that it plans to buy back an additional $30 billion worth of shares and split its

Published 23 Apr, 2014 09:15pm

Business & Finance

P&G profits rise but still struggles for higher growth

NEW YORK: Procter & Gamble Co, the world's largest household products maker, reported a higher quarterly profit

Published 23 Apr, 2014 09:11pm

Markets

Total sees Russia as biggest source of its oil output by 2020

PARIS: France's Total expects the biggest share of its oil and gas output to come from Russia by 2020 and plans to s

Published 23 Apr, 2014 09:00pm

Markets

Tech sector losses break S&P's 6-day streak

NEW YORK: Broad selling in tech stocks pulled US markets lower Wednesday, cutting short a six-day streak of gains by the

Published 23 Apr, 2014 08:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

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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