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US Sony chief out amid restructuring

SAN FRANCISCO: Jack Tretton will step down this month as chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, the com

Published 06 Mar, 2014 10:11pm

Markets

CBOT wheat hits 3-month high on short-covering, strength in corn

CHICAGO: Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose to a three-month high on Thursday on a mix of technical buying

Published 06 Mar, 2014 09:43pm

Markets

Colombia coffee exporters fight 'price war' after contract defaults

BOGOTA: Some of Colombia's coffee traders have ripped up contracts to supply exporters, setting off a price war for

Published 06 Mar, 2014 09:15pm

S&P 500 hits record on data, ECB; focus shifts to jobs report

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks mostly rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record after better-than-expected jobless

Published 06 Mar, 2014 08:56pm

World

Canada says won't recognize Crimea referendum

OTTAWA: Canada will not recognize a referendum in Crimea to join Russia, as long as Moscow maintains a military strangle

Published 06 Mar, 2014 08:42pm

Business & Finance

Spotify snaps up The Echo Nest

STOCKHOLM: Music streaming service Spotify announced Thursday it had acquired The Echo Nest, a company behind technology

Published 06 Mar, 2014 08:34pm

World

Maduro wants South America to meet on Venezuela crisis

CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro called Thursday for a meeting of South American leaders on the turmoil in Venezuela af

Published 06 Mar, 2014 08:30pm

Sports

Root forced home with thumb injury

LONDON: England batsman Joe Root was forced to return home from the West Indies with a broken thumb on Thursday, just 10

Published 06 Mar, 2014 08:27pm

Europe tells Russia to reverse course or face consequences

BRUSSELS: Europe's leaders on Thursday sharply condemned Russia's stand on Ukraine and warned it was readying ta

Published 06 Mar, 2014 07:35pm

US eyes 'talk and trade' to repair relations with India

NEW DELHI: The first senior US government official to visit India after a damaging diplomatic row said Thursday the two

Published 06 Mar, 2014 06:44pm

Markets

Dollar firms slightly ahead of ECB, BoE meetings

NEW YORK: The dollar firmed a bit on Wednesday as investors kept an eye on the Ukraine crisis and awaited the outcome of

Published 05 Mar, 2014 11:21pm

Life & Style

Carnival crown to samba champions honoring Senna, Bolt

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio on Wednesday elected the Unidos da Tijuca samba school as its Carnival champions, a 40-strong jury c

Published 05 Mar, 2014 11:07pm

Sports

Root century tops Ramdin as England take series

NORTH SOUND: A stroke-filled maiden century by Denesh Ramdin just wasn't enough as England held on to defeat the Wes

Published 05 Mar, 2014 10:46pm

Business & Finance

Five banks sued for manipulating gold price

NEW YORK: Five banks at the center of London's gold trade have been sued in New York for manipulating prices, in th

Published 05 Mar, 2014 10:38pm

World

Parade, protests mark Chavez death anniversary

CARACAS: Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death on Wednesday with a parade of tanks, fighter

Published 05 Mar, 2014 10:23pm

World

70 dead in Bolivia Carnival: official

LA PAZ: Carnival festivities in Bolivia left 70 people dead, most of them in road accidents but at least 15 in acts of v

Published 05 Mar, 2014 09:58pm

World

US freezes $458m in assets of ex-Nigeria dictator

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets hidden in European accoun

Published 05 Mar, 2014 09:12pm

World

CIA under investigation for monitoring Senate: lawmaker

WASHINGTON: The CIA's internal watchdog is investigating allegations that the agency improperly spied on Senate staf

Published 05 Mar, 2014 09:08pm

Business & Finance

JPMorgan pays $400 mn to settle on mortgage securities

NEW YORK: US banking giant JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $400 million in cash to settle litigation filed by Syncora Guara

Published 04 Mar, 2014 12:10am

Markets

Japan, S.Korea buy US corn; Algeria seeks wheat

CHICAGO: Snapshot of the global export markets for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by government and privat

Published 04 Mar, 2014 12:02am

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	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	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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