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McDonald's drops Heinz Ketchup

WASHINGTON: McDonalds said Friday it was dropping ketchup king Heinz as a supplier of the key hamburger condiment, citin

Published 25 Oct, 2013 11:11pm

Markets

Dollar under pressure as Fed looks set to keep stimulus

NEW YORK CITY: The dollar was under pressure Friday as disappointing US economic data reaffirmed views that the Federal

Published 25 Oct, 2013 10:28pm

Pakistan makes UN call for end to US drone strikes

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Friday renewed demands for an end to US drone strikes on its territory as two UN experts cal

Published 25 Oct, 2013 10:21pm

Life & Style

YouTube readying paid music sevice: reports

NEW YORK CITY: Google's video-sharing arm YouTube is preparing to launch a paid music service this year competing ag

Published 25 Oct, 2013 09:36pm

World

Mexico candy factory blast death toll rises to two

CIUDAD JUAREZ: A second worker has died following an explosion in a candy factory in northern Mexico and 15 others remai

Published 25 Oct, 2013 09:07pm

Markets

S&P scores new record as US stocks rise on earnings

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 striking a new record, on strong corporate earnings and expec

Published 25 Oct, 2013 08:55pm

Sports

S. Africa eye crushing win after ball tamper row

DUBAI: South Africa were in sight of a crushing second Test victory over Pakistan on Friday but ended the third day in D

Published 25 Oct, 2013 08:53pm

World

Two dead, two injured in US school shooting

LOS ANGELES: A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wound

Published 21 Oct, 2013 11:34pm

Markets

Not much of a festival season for Indians as gold runs dry

MUMBAI: In India's biggest bullion market, Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar, gold dealers are busy -- not filling orders f

Published 21 Oct, 2013 11:14pm

World

US Army says only two brigades fully trained due to budget cuts

WASHINGTON: Two years of budget cuts and fiscal uncertainty have forced the US Army to greatly curtail spending on train

Published 21 Oct, 2013 11:11pm

Life & Style

Singer Kelly Clarkson ties the knot in Tennessee

NEW YORK: Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, the first contestant to win the Fox singing competition "American Idol," married ta

Published 21 Oct, 2013 11:03pm

World

Exercise is brainfood for teens: study

PARIS: Regular exercise boosts teenagers' school grades -- and particularly helps girls in science, a British study

Published 21 Oct, 2013 10:53pm

Life & Style

R&B singer CeeLo Green charged with slipping ecstasy to woman

LOS ANGELES: Grammy-winning R&B singer and "The Voice" judge CeeLo Green was charged on Monday with giving the drug

Published 21 Oct, 2013 10:18pm

Markets

TSX gains on miners, possible Maple Leaf bake sale

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index closed higher on Monday for a fifth straight session, as shares of Maple Leaf Foo

Published 21 Oct, 2013 10:11pm

Life & Style

Violin that played as Titanic sank sells for $1.5 million

LONDON: A violin that was being played as the Titanic went down was sold for 900,000 pounds ($1.46 million) at auction o

Published 21 Oct, 2013 10:07pm

World

Maldives sets Nov. 9 presidential poll after vote halted

MALE: The Maldives will hold a new presidential election on Nov. 9, the election commission said on Monday, two days aft

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:49pm

Markets

Dollar firms ahead of US jobs report

NEW YORK CITY: The dollar Monday strengthened against other major currencies as investors geared up for a much-anticipat

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:38pm

Markets

Corn, soy bids steady as rains slow

CHICAGO: Corn and soybean spot basis bids held mostly steady around the US Midwest on Monday as grain and oilseed demand

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:31pm

Markets

US stocks end flat as investors take breather

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks Monday ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gains.The

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:27pm

Business & Finance

Four arrested for killing five family members

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Monday arrested four accused for killing five members of a family to grab property in Loh

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:18pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	158.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,645.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,265.97
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,069.63
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,317.44
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,333.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	74.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,674.40
Diesel/Litre / Jan 10	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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