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Pakistan opens direct talks with TTP

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani officials held their first direct talks with senior Tehreek-e -Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members on We

Published 26 Mar, 2014 08:35pm

Life & Style

Jagger mourns girlfriend in private LA funeral

LOS ANGELES: Mick Jagger was joined by close family and friends Tuesday at a private funeral in Los Angeles for his fash

Published 25 Mar, 2014 11:47pm

Life & Style

Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin splitting up

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin announced their separation on Tues

Published 25 Mar, 2014 11:40pm

Markets

Candy Crush maker King Digital raises $500 mn in IPO

NEW YORK: King Digital Entertainment, the creator of the wildly popular video game Candy Crush, priced its initial publ

Published 25 Mar, 2014 11:37pm

US Senate drops IMF reforms from Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON: US Senate Democrats bowed to Republican demands Tuesday that IMF reforms be removed from their Ukraine aid p

Published 25 Mar, 2014 10:05pm

Sports

Windies rout Bangladesh to stay alive in World T20

DHAKA: Dwayne Smith smashed 72 off 43 balls before spinner Samuel Badree claimed 4-15 as the West Indies thrashed hosts

Published 25 Mar, 2014 09:15pm

Air pollution killed seven million people in 2012: WHO

GENEVA: Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deat

Published 24 Mar, 2014 11:05pm

Life & Style

Electronic cigarettes may not help people stop smoking : study

NEW YORK: A small U.S. study raises new questions about whether using electronic cigarettes will lead people to quit smo

Published 24 Mar, 2014 11:00pm

Markets

C$ firms modestly, but sticks to a narrow range

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar firmed modestly against the greenback on Monday, consolidating after recent declines, but a

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:51pm

Markets

China data pulls TSX lower, gold miners slump

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index slipped on Monday as disappointing economic data from China weighed on sentiment

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:50pm

Life & Style

'Homeland' actor James Rebhorn dies of melanoma: agent

NEW YORK: James Rebhorn, the tall, lanky character actor who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, includin

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:49pm

Markets

Euro pushes back against dollar helped by firm PMI data

NEW YORK: The euro headed higher against the dollar Monday helped by an improvement in eurozone business activity this m

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:45pm

World

BOJ tankan to show business mood up but outlook dims

TOKYO: Japanese manufacturers' mood probably improved in the three months to March but it will likely weaken the fol

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:43pm

Markets

U.S. ethanol's premium to gasoline largest since 2011

CHICAGO: U.S. ethanol futures climbed in the sixth straight session on Monday, expanding their premium to gasoline futur

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:42pm

World

U.S, Japan plan further trade talks before Obama's Asia trip

WASHINGTON: U.S. and Japanese trade negotiators will meet this week and next for further talks over farm tariffs and aut

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:40pm

Markets

Analysts cut Brazil's new crop cane, sugar output

SAO PAULO: Brazil's main center-south sugarcane output will fall to 575 million tonnes in the upcoming season from l

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:38pm

World

UK offers first postgraduate course in winemaking

LONDON: A university in southern England announced on Monday it was to offer a postgraduate course in viticulture and oe

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:32pm

World

S&P cuts Brazil rating on unclear policy, slow growth

WASHINGTON: Standard & Poor's cut Brazil's credit rating Monday by one notch, citing the government's un

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:30pm

Life & Style

'Divergent' debuts as US box office champ

LOS ANGELES: Teen adventure "Divergent" emerged as the North American box office champion at the weekend, leaving also j

Published 24 Mar, 2014 10:08pm

World

EU offers 2.5-bn-euro aid package for Latin America

BRUSSELS: The European Union is to offer Latin America 2.5 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in development aid over the next

Published 24 Mar, 2014 09:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Dow Jones / Dec 26	43,325.80
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,791.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,096.01
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,137.45
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,830.60

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,634.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.72
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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