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Business & Finance

US bond prices slip after 2-year note sale

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries dipped on Monday as investors made room for this week's $96 billion in longer-dat

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:04pm

Markets

C$ strengthens after last week's rout, Fed eyed

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Monday, recovering some of its recent sharp drop, tho

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:01pm

Court to decide Shakeel's case: PM

LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that the issue of Shakeel Afridi was sub-judice and the Cour

Published 28 Oct, 2013 08:53pm

Markets

US stocks close quiet day little changed

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks Monday ended a quiet day essentially flat ahead of a two-day US Federal Reserve policy meeting

Published 28 Oct, 2013 08:51pm

Markets

Arabica, robusta coffee hit multi-year lows, sugar steady

LONDON: Coffee futures slid to fresh multi-year lows on Monday, weighed by surpluses, while ICE raw sugar ticked down as

Published 28 Oct, 2013 08:45pm

Pakistan

China firm to set up 10 coal-fired power plants costing US$ 7.2 bln

KARACHI: A Chinese world famed company, Chinese Power International Holding will set up ten coal fired power plants of 6

Published 28 Oct, 2013 08:43pm

Court to decide Shakeel's case: PM

LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that the issue of Shakeel Afridi was sub-judice and the Cour

Published 28 Oct, 2013 07:06pm

Life & Style

Jamie Dornan to play Christian Grey in 'Fifty Shades' film

LOS ANGELES: Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan will replace Charlie Hunnam in the role of billionaire Christian Grey in

Published 26 Oct, 2013 10:46pm

Life & Style

Actor Orlando Bloom, model Miranda Kerr separate

NEW YORK: British actor Orlando Bloom and Australian model Miranda Kerr have separated after three years of marriage, th

Published 26 Oct, 2013 09:42pm

World

Ecuador sees GDP growth of 4.5pc to 5.1pc next year

QUITO: Ecuador's economic growth will accelerate to as high as 5.1 percent next year, despite less revenue from the

Published 26 Oct, 2013 08:37pm

World

Scores arrested in violent Brazil transportation demo

SAO PAULO: Protesters went on a rampage in Brazil's largest city, smashing windows and teller machines and battling

Published 26 Oct, 2013 07:55pm

Life & Style

US music legend Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson estate

LOS ANGELES: Music impresario Quincy Jones, credited with producing some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits, has sued

Published 26 Oct, 2013 07:21pm

Sports

Pakistani cricket officials angry over ball-tampering 'leniency'

DUBAI: Pakistan cricket officials were fuming over the second Test ball-tampering row which saw South Africa's Faf D

Published 26 Oct, 2013 07:15pm

Markets

ICE cotton sees weekly loss amid supply pressures, demand fears

NEW YORK: Cotton futures eased on Friday and slid to their biggest weekly loss in two months as Northern Hemisphere harv

Published 26 Oct, 2013 01:02am

Markets

CBOT wheat, corn and soy end lower

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed lower on Friday on seasonal harvest pressure and on profit-taking

Published 26 Oct, 2013 12:52am

Markets

TSX gains 2pc on week as resource stocks push higher

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index gained 2 percent this week, with Friday's broad-based gains led by heavyweigh

Published 26 Oct, 2013 12:47am

Business & Finance

Fragile Renault hit by adverse geopolitical winds

LONDON: Renault's shrinking revenue in the third quarter at first glance seems to confirm the carmakers' unendin

Published 26 Oct, 2013 12:31am

World

Pentagon wants F-35 contractor accountability as it weighs output boost

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon's chief arms buyer wants details on how Lockheed Martin Corp and other companies will be he

Published 26 Oct, 2013 12:19am

Markets

Argentina soy prices slip, pressured by Chicago futures

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Friday:* In the Rosario grains market, soy closed at 2,03

Published 25 Oct, 2013 11:56pm

Sports

New Zealand pull McCullum, Taylor out of Sri Lanka tour

WELLINGTON: Senior New Zealand cricketers Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor will sit out next month's tour of Sri Lan

Published 25 Oct, 2013 11:20pm

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	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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