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Life & Style

Survey finds US families spending less on prom

WASHINGTON: Americans are spending less on one of their most beloved springtime rituals, the high school prom, according

Published 09 Apr, 2014 08:58pm

Markets

Dovish Fed minutes send US stocks up more than 1pc

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks Wednesday bolted higher with tech stocks leading the way after US Federal Reserve minutes s

Published 09 Apr, 2014 08:35pm

World

Libya rebels hand over oil ports to army

BENGHAZI: The Libyan army said it had taken control Wednesday of two oil ports under a weekend deal to end a crippling n

Published 09 Apr, 2014 08:31pm

World

Four injured in Toronto stabbing rampage

OTTAWA: Four people were injured Wednesday morning in a stabbing rampage at an office park in the Canadian city of Toron

Published 09 Apr, 2014 08:25pm

Business & Finance

Citi agrees to pay $1.1 bn in mortgage settlement

NEW YORK: Citigroup Monday said it reached an agreement with a group of 18 institutional investors to pay $1.125 billion

Published 07 Apr, 2014 11:30pm

World

Britain's Osborne unveils Brazil investment push

RIO DE JANEIRO: British finance minister George Osborne unveiled plans Monday to ramp up exports to Latin America, as he

Published 07 Apr, 2014 11:23pm

World

Radioactivity risk at N.Korea nuke site: US think tank

WASHINGTON: North Korea's main nuclear site appears to have suffered water supply problems that could lead to an esc

Published 07 Apr, 2014 11:12pm

Life & Style

'Game of Thrones' draws huge ratings, crashes HBO app

LOS ANGELES: The first show of the new "Games of Thrones" season drew HBO's biggest audience since the finale of "Th

Published 07 Apr, 2014 10:36pm

World

18 dead in weekend violence in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY: A series of gunfights left 18 people dead over the weekend in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, whi

Published 07 Apr, 2014 10:25pm

Life & Style

'Captain America' shoots to record box office debut

LOS ANGELES: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" shot straight to the top of North America's box office in its deb

Published 07 Apr, 2014 09:28pm

Markets

US stocks fall more than 1pc as tech slump continues

NEW YORK: US stocks Monday slumped for a third day in a row as investors worried about whether high-flying technology st

Published 07 Apr, 2014 09:08pm

World

In wake of attacks, Colombia to regulate acid sales

BOGOTA: The Colombian government plans to regulate the sale of acids following a spate of recent attacks that have shock

Published 07 Apr, 2014 08:56pm

Business & Finance

Virgin America tops US airline performance ranking

WASHINGTON: Virgin America, JetBlue and Hawaiian Airlines emerged Monday as the best-performing US air carriers in 2013,

Published 07 Apr, 2014 08:39pm

World

Protest-hit Venezuelan government slams Spain's jab

CARACAS: The government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, after more than two months of street protests, slam

Published 06 Apr, 2014 09:49pm

Sports

Five-star Anderson back in swing

LONDON: James Anderson did his best to put a disappointing Ashes tour of Australia behind him by enjoying yet more succe

Published 06 Apr, 2014 09:06pm

Business & Finance

Bank of America near credit card deal with U.S. regulator

WASHINGTON: Bank of America Corp is close to settling with a U.S. consumer regulator over the sale of services sold as a

Published 04 Apr, 2014 12:10am

Business & Finance

GM boosts truck discounts in April after sales lag Chrysler

DETROIT: General Motors Co again boosted discounts on its full-size Chevrolet Silverado pickups after being outsold in M

Published 03 Apr, 2014 11:54pm

Markets

U.S. corn, soy to be seeded on time despite slow start: forecaster

CHICAGO: Temperatures are expected to remain cooler than usual across the U.S. Midwest this spring but farmers should be

Published 03 Apr, 2014 11:51pm

Business & Finance

Google pays 1 mln euro fine in Italy over StreetView concerns

MILAN: Google has paid a 1 million euro ($1.4 million) fine imposed by Italy's data protection watchdog over complai

Published 03 Apr, 2014 11:50pm

Markets

Euro knocked lower by dovish ECB, US jobs data next

SYDNEY: The euro traded at one-month lows against the dollar early on Friday, having suffered a bit of a setback after t

Published 03 Apr, 2014 11:48pm

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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