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Sukkur bus crash kills 42

KARACHI: A speeding passenger bus smashed into a tractor-trailer near Sukkur Sunday, killing 42 people including 14 chil

Published 20 Apr, 2014 08:21pm

Sports

Windies bowler Roach shrugs off car crash

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach escaped serious injury when his BMW car flipped over several times on a

Published 20 Apr, 2014 08:11pm

World

Buses, cars burned in Brazil protest against police

RIO DE JANEIRO: Four buses, a truck and two cars were burned Saturday in Brazil when demonstrators took to the streets t

Published 19 Apr, 2014 11:49pm

Life & Style

Depp trades 'clown nose' for serious 'Transcendence'

LOS ANGELES: Johnny Depp has abandoned flashy pirate gear, wigs and other "clown nose" costumes to plunge into the serio

Published 19 Apr, 2014 11:42pm

Sports

Trescothick ready to help Trott

LONDON: Former England opener Marcus Trescothick has said he is willing to help Jonathan Trott in his struggle with a st

Published 19 Apr, 2014 08:03pm

Markets

US stocks end mostly higher after earnings deluge

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday finished a holiday-shortened week mostly higher following a plethora of earnings reports th

Published 17 Apr, 2014 11:49pm

Sports

Fiery star Stokes bids to curb his temper

LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes admits he must keep his anger under control if he is to end his international exi

Published 17 Apr, 2014 10:37pm

Life & Style

Laptop used for first US presidential email finds a buyer

WASHINGTON: The laptop computer that Bill Clinton used in 1998 to send the first-ever US presidential email has sold for

Published 17 Apr, 2014 10:34pm

Sports

Troubled Trott to take another break : report

LONDON: England batsman Jonathan Trott is set to take another break from cricket due to the same stress issues that for

Published 17 Apr, 2014 10:23pm

Life & Style

Whoopi Goldberg debuts as marijuana columnist

WASHINGTON: Oscar-winning actress, comedienne and talk-show host Whoopi Goldberg sang the praises of marijuana inhaled

Published 17 Apr, 2014 10:19pm

Markets

euro rate flat, yen lower as Ukraine crisis simmers

NEW YORK: The dollar-euro exchange rate was virtually unchanged for a second day Thursday while the yen slipped again am

Published 17 Apr, 2014 10:16pm

World

US releases $450 mn in frozen Iran funds

WASHINGTON: The United States has authorized the release of a $450 million installment in Iranian assets that were froze

Published 17 Apr, 2014 09:43pm

Iran slashes highly-enriched nuclear stock: UN watchdog

VIENNA: Iran has cut its stock of highly-enriched uranium by 75 percent, a new report by the UN's nuclear watchdog r

Published 17 Apr, 2014 08:59pm

Russia, West reach surprise deal on Ukraine crisis

GENEVA: Russia, Ukraine, the US and EU reached a surprise deal Thursday on de-escalating the worsening Ukrainian crisis,

Published 17 Apr, 2014 08:14pm

Life & Style

Rapper Flavor Flav strikes plea deal in Las Vegas battery case

NEW YORK: Rapper Flavor Flav must attend counseling sessions after pleading guilty to lesser charges on Monday in a Las

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:40pm

Business & Finance

In green car race, Toyota adds muscle with fuel-cell launch

TOYOTA CITY: In 1997, Toyota caught its competitors by surprise with the revolutionary Prius, the first commercially suc

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:33pm

Life & Style

The Ultimate Warrior died of heart disease: autopsy

PHOENIX: The Ultimate Warrior, one of the most celebrated names in U.S. professional wrestling, died of natural causes a

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:26pm

Markets

ICE cotton rallies as dry skies stoke Texas supply worries

NEW YORK: Cotton futures rallied on Wednesday, recovering the previous day's losses, as dry weather across major gro

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:16pm

Business & Finance

IBM reports lowest quarterly revenue in 5 years

NEW YORK: IBM Corp reported its lowest quarterly revenue in five years as the company struggles with falling demand for

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:15pm

Life & Style

AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young takes leave due to illness

LOS ANGELES: AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young will take a break from the Australian hard rock group he founded because of i

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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