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Markets

Boosting West Coast exports seen key for moving bigger Canada crops

WINNIPEG: Canada needs to invest in shipping more grains and oilseeds off the West Coast as harvests get larger, to avoi

Published 16 Apr, 2014 10:01pm

Business & Finance

Abbott Laboratories profit beats forecast, but sales lag

NEW YORK: Abbott Laboratories Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, but combined sales of i

Published 16 Apr, 2014 09:57pm

Markets

CBOT corn falls most in two weeks on technical selling

CHICAGO: US corn futures fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, their biggest daily decline in two weeks, pressured by t

Published 16 Apr, 2014 08:02pm

Markets

CBOT wheat falls 2 percent on profit-taking, rain forecast

CHICAGO: Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell about 2 percent on Wednesday after investors took profits foll

Published 16 Apr, 2014 08:01pm

Business & Finance

GM to seek court protection against ignition lawsuits

WASHINGTON: General Motors Co said it would ask a U.S. court to bar lawsuits related to actions before its 2009 bankrupt

Published 16 Apr, 2014 08:00pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans rally for third straight day

CHICAGO: US soybean futures rose 1.2 percent on Wednesday, their third straight day of gains, on concerns about the tigh

Published 16 Apr, 2014 07:59pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rises for third day

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose on Wednesday for a third straight session, climbing on spillover support from s

Published 16 Apr, 2014 07:26pm

Business & Finance

U.S. industry shows some vigor, but housing soft

WASHINGTON: U.S. industrial production rose at a faster-than-expected clip in March, the latest sign the economy was gai

Published 16 Apr, 2014 07:24pm

World

China seizes more than 10,000 illegal guns in crackdown

SHANGHAI: China has seized more than 10,000 illegal guns in the southwestern province of Guizhou, state television repor

Published 13 Apr, 2014 09:37pm

World

Dubai airport to cut 26 pct flights during runway work

DUBAI: Airlines flying into Dubai are preparing for diversions and schedule changes as the emirate's main airport, a

Published 13 Apr, 2014 08:56pm

Business & Finance

Europe's top banks cut 80,000 more staff in post-crisis overhaul

LONDON: Europe's largest banks cut their staff by another 3.5 percent last year and the prospect of a return to pre-

Published 13 Apr, 2014 08:51pm

World

Saudi Arabia says seizes drugs worth $267 million, arrests 6

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian police have arrested six people and seized illegal drugs worth 1 billion riyals ($267 million) tha

Published 13 Apr, 2014 07:36pm

Life & Style

Sigma top UK music chart top spot with Kanye West reworking

LONDON: London-based dance music duo Sigma entered the British single charts in first place on Sunday with "Nobody To Lo

Published 13 Apr, 2014 07:20pm

World

At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash: official

XALAPA: A bus slammed into the back of a parked trailer-truck and burst into flames in Mexico Sunday, killing at least

Published 13 Apr, 2014 07:06pm

Life & Style

'Captain America' commands North American box office

LOS ANGELES: Superhero sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" maintained the top rank at the North American box of

Published 13 Apr, 2014 06:43pm

Sports

PCB may cut Ajmal's English county stint

LAHORE: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's stint with English county Worcestershire may be set for a shorter durati

Published 12 Apr, 2014 08:30pm

Markets

Palladium jumps to 2011 highs after early buying burst

NEW YORK/LONDON: Palladium prices shot through $800 an ounce for the first time in almost three years on Friday after a

Published 11 Apr, 2014 10:43pm

Nasdaq finishes below 4000; talk of correction grows

NEW YORK: The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index skidded lower for the third week in a row, but this time it took the rest

Published 11 Apr, 2014 10:14pm

World

IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon

WASHINGTON: The IMF and World Bank on Friday urged finance ministers to impose a price on carbon, warning that time was

Published 11 Apr, 2014 09:36pm

Markets

Nickel at 13-month high, eyes best week since Feb 2013

LONDON: Nickel hit a 13-month high on Friday as Indonesia's ban on ore exports kept market supplies tight, though ri

Published 11 Apr, 2014 09:32pm

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 14	71.10
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 15 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 15 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 15 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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