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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 / 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)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▼ 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)	61.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▼ 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)	12.31 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▲ 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)	61.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▲ 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)	12.31 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,393,273 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 15 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	59,224,094 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 15 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	47,940,702 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,748,255 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,665,062 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 15 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,497,881 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 15 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,734,104 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	29,162,423 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,309,247 ▲ 0.00

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