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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 / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	156.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 14	5,949.17
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,759.03
Nasdaq / Nov 14	19,107.65
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,538.26
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,071.19
Dow Jones / Nov 14	43,750.86
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,263.70

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 14	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,560.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 14	70.04
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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