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World

5.8 magnitude quake hits southwest China: USGS

BEIJING: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck a remote area of southwest China on Saturday at a shallow depth of about 10 k

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:51am

Markets

Dollar mixed as Syria worries ease

NEW YORK CITY: The dollar traded mixed against other major currencies Friday amid easing concerns about a US-led militar

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:19am

Markets

Gold drops below $1,400, set for second straight monthly gain

NEW YORK: Gold slid below $1,400 an ounce on Friday as the dollar rallied to a four-week high, with investors squaring p

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:14am

Markets

C$ posts 3rd straight weekly loss

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar ended steady against its US counterpart on Friday, hurt as the United States made it clear

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:10am

Business & Finance

Prices little changed on weak data, Syria risk before holiday

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries ended Friday little changed on weaker-than-expected economic data, with the possibili

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:09am

Life & Style

I will do comedy 'until the day I die': Sandra Bullock

VENICE: Sandra Bullock put in a call to the astronauts on the International Space Station for tips on how to play her la

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:07am

Life & Style

Singer Fergie, actor Josh Duhamel welcome first child together

LOS ANGELES: Fergie, the singer of pop-rap group the Black Eyed Peas, has given birth to a boy in Los Angeles on Thursda

Published 31 Aug, 2013 12:03am

World

Psychiatric drugs may not increase death risk: study

NEW YORK: Drugs that treat psychiatric illnesses may not increase a person's risk of dying over three to four months

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:54pm

Markets

US stocks drop on Syria concerns

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks closed a mostly downcast week on a sour note Friday following fresh indications the Obama admin

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:46pm

Markets

TSX dips on Syria threat, posts second monthly gain

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index fell on Friday as concerns that the United States and its allies might take milit

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:44pm

World

Heavy snows leave three dead in Peru, Bolivia

LIMA: At least three people have died as a result of heavy snowfall in Peru and Bolivia, the worst in a decade, official

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:42pm

Obama says world cannot stand by on Syria

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama insisted Friday that war weariness cannot excuse world powers from their duty to puni

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:33pm

Markets

Argentina soy price pulled lower by Chicago

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Friday:In the Rosario grains market, soy closed at 1,850

Published 30 Aug, 2013 11:31pm

Life & Style

Clint Eastwood splits from second wife: reports

LOS ANGELES: Veteran Hollywood actor-director Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina have separated after 17 years of marriage

Published 30 Aug, 2013 10:08pm

Life & Style

Michael Douglas kicks-off Deauville film festival

DEAUVILLE: Michael Douglas was the big name star on the red carpet as the 39th Deauville film festival opened on Friday

Published 30 Aug, 2013 08:53pm

Sports

Zimbabwe set to face Pakistan despite row over wages

HARARE: The final one-day international between Zimbabwe and Pakistan on Saturday looks set to go ahead after Zimbabwe C

Published 30 Aug, 2013 08:47pm

Markets

TSX ends higher as Syria fears drive energy gains

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index climbed on Wednesday after concerns about Western military action against Syria d

Published 29 Aug, 2013 01:04am

Iraq bloodshed kills 68

BAGHDAD: More than a dozen bomb blasts ripped through different districts in and around Baghdad on Wednesday, the bloodi

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:44am

World

US calls for release of Americans imprisoned in Iran

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called for the release of two American dual citizens jailed in

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:35am

Markets

ICE cotton slides to 6-week low as mill buying evaporates

NEW YORK: US cotton futures fell to six-week lows to hit a key technical support on Wednesday as mill buying evaporated

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,503.42
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,042.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,122.26

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 14 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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