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Ford expands in Asia, sees sales over 1mn this year

DETROIT: Ford is catching up to its competitors in key Asian markets and expects to sell more than one million vehicles

Published 09 Oct, 2013 10:08pm

World

Yellen Fed pick a new milestone for women in power jobs

WASHINGTON: Janet Yellen, nominated by President Barack Obama to run the Federal Reserve, will be the first woman to hol

Published 09 Oct, 2013 09:56pm

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US freezes 'large-scale' arms systems, Egypt cash aid

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it was "recalibrating" its $1.3 billion annual aid to Egypt, putting on hol

Published 09 Oct, 2013 09:04pm

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US political deadlock threatens world economy: OECD

WASHINGTON: Failure to raise the US borrowing ceiling due to political deadlock could force most of the leading industri

Published 09 Oct, 2013 08:54pm

World

Fed leaning toward reducing stimulus this year: minutes

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve policymakers were still leaning toward reducing US monetary stimulus this year, despite a de

Published 09 Oct, 2013 08:10pm

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Still open to 'serious talks': Hakimullah Mehsud

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan(TTP) leader Hakimullah Mehsud on Wednesday said he was still open to peace ta

Published 09 Oct, 2013 07:47pm

Markets

ICE cotton plunges to one-month low after tropical storm weakens

NEW YORK: ICE cotton sank on Monday to post its biggest loss in over six weeks as the weakening of Tropical Storm Karen

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:55am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open 0.42pc lower

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.42 percent lower on Tuesday as the US budget fight continues to plague global markets.The N

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:35am

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Syria arms inspectors face unprecedented danger: Ban

UNITED NATIONS: About 100 international experts will have to spend up to a year in Syria destroying its chemical weapons

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:27am

World

Puerto Rico expects US economic incentives: Bhatia

NEW YORK: Federal officials are expected to announce incentives to boost Puerto Rico's economy in the next few month

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:19am

World

Venezuelan lawmakers to debate special powers for Maduro

CARACAS: Venezuela's legislature starts debate Tuesday on granting special powers to President Nicolas Maduro for us

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:10am

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US still in fiscal deadlock but looking for a way out

WASHINGTON: There were signs of stepped up efforts on Monday to find an exit strategy from the current US fiscal crisis

Published 08 Oct, 2013 12:05am

Life & Style

Cher saves 'best effort' for first album in 12 years

LOS ANGELES: Few musicians are able to keep their careers alive for more than five decades, but pop diva Cher says her l

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:45pm

Markets

Loonie weakened by US shutdown, China growth outlook

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened on Monday as a US federal government shutdown stretched into its second week with

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:42pm

World

Polish central bank member sees growth accelerating to 3pc in 2014

WARSAW: Polish growth should accelerate to around three percent next year, as data point to an economic recovery, a memb

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:35pm

Business & Finance

Ford targets one-third increase in capacity within 5 yrs

WAYNE: Ford Motor Co mapped out a plan to build one-third more vehicles globally by adding more plants in emerging marke

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:28pm

Life & Style

Miley Cyrus aimed to 'make history' with video awards performance

NEW YORK: Former Disney star Miley Cyrus says she was out to shock and "make history" and is unapologetic for her raunch

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:23pm

Business & Finance

GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccine

PARIS: British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:10pm

Markets

Manitoba canola crop 70 percent harvested

WINNIPEG: Manitoba farmers have harvested 70 percent of canola after favorable weather in the past week, according to th

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:07pm

World

NZ business confidence hits 14-yr high in Q3: NZIER survey

WELLINGTON: New Zealand business confidence hit a 14-year high in the third quarter due to a broad increase in trading a

Published 07 Oct, 2013 11:03pm

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
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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085

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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