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Pakistan Railways to purchase 58 new locomotives from China

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways will purchase 58 new locomotives from China during the current year. Railway officials say

Published 29 Sep, 2013 08:20pm

Business & Finance

Female lecturer of PU demands removal of VC over sexual harassment

LAHORE: Female lecturer of Punjab University Law College, Khajista Rehan has blamed that the Vice Chancellor Punjab Univ

Published 29 Sep, 2013 08:16pm

World

UK's Cameron speeds up launch of controversial housing plan

LONDON: Britain's prime minister launched a critical week for his party's run-up to the 2015 elections by unexpe

Published 29 Sep, 2013 12:11am

Earthquake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts

ARAWAN: The death toll from an earthquake in Balochistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgen

Published 28 Sep, 2013 11:28pm

Business & Finance

Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim says to wait for stability in Egypt, Syria before investing

ABU DHABI: Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF), the sole franchisee of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Middle

Published 28 Sep, 2013 10:28pm

Markets

India's 2013 soybean output seen around 13m T : trade body

NEW DELHI: India's soybean output could be 2.4 percent up on last year at 12.98 million tonnes, a top trade body sai

Published 28 Sep, 2013 10:04pm

Life & Style

Hollywood dumps romantic comedies for raunchier laughs

LOS ANGELES: From "Some Like It Hot" to "Pretty Woman," "Sleepless in Seattle" to "The Wedding Planner," romantic comedi

Published 28 Sep, 2013 09:29pm

Russia's economic growth slows to 1.6pc year/year in August

SOCHI: Russia's gross domestic product grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in August, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev

Published 28 Sep, 2013 09:21pm

Business & Finance

Man arrested for allegedly molesting minor girl in Larkana

LARKANA: Police have arrested an accused allegedly involved in raping a nine-year-old girl in Yar Muhammad Kalhorro Colo

Published 28 Sep, 2013 08:23pm

World

Mexico floods will not affect proposed 2013, 2014 budget deficits: government

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's proposed budget deficit goals for this year and 2014 will not be affected by some of the worst

Published 28 Sep, 2013 07:51pm

Life & Style

Kurt Cobain's childhood home for sale

OLYMPIA: The childhood home of the late grunge rock hero and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has been put up for sale in Wa

Published 27 Sep, 2013 10:05pm

Life & Style

Jack Johnson tops Billboard 200, Lorde lands top digital song

LOS ANGELES: Hawaiian folk singer Jack Johnson landed his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesd

Published 27 Sep, 2013 10:00pm

Markets

Alberta harvest 71 percent complete, ahead of norm

WINNIPEG: Alberta farmers have completed 71 percent of the harvest, the government of the Western Canadian province said

Published 27 Sep, 2013 09:51pm

World

Pentagon finalizes $7.8bn in F-35 contracts with Lockheed

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Friday said it had finalized two contracts with Lockheed Martin Corp valued at $7.8 billion

Published 27 Sep, 2013 09:37pm

Markets

Wheat hits two-month high on brisk exports

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached a two-month high on Friday, buoyed by short-covering and expectati

Published 27 Sep, 2013 09:32pm

World

Arrest warrant issued against former Cyprus bank chief

NICOSIA: An arrest warrant was issued Friday after the former head of Cyprus's central bank failed to appear before

Published 27 Sep, 2013 07:51pm

World

Peru declares state of emergency for quake-hit areas

LIMA: Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency in various areas Friday, two days after a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthqu

Published 27 Sep, 2013 07:42pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft reports 37,000 legal requests in six months

WASHINGTON: Microsoft said Friday it received more than 37,000 government requests for information in the first half of

Published 27 Sep, 2013 07:34pm

Life & Style

Hugh Jackman gets lifetime achievement award in Spain

SAN SEBASTIAN: Australian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of "Wolverine" and "X-Men", received a lifetime achievement award

Published 27 Sep, 2013 07:28pm

World

US troops won't get paid during shutdown: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The US military's nearly 1.4 million troops will stay on the job in the case of a government shutdown bu

Published 27 Sep, 2013 07:15pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

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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