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US Congress readying $1bn in economic aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers said Monday they will introduce a "critical" economic support package to Ukraine authorizing $1

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:54pm

Markets

Euro falls on Ukraine crisis fears

NEW YORK: The euro fell on Monday as the escalating Ukraine crisis sent investors fleeing to the dollar and the yen."Cur

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:50pm

Markets

Yen holds ground as Ukraine jitters keep risk at bay

SYDNEY: The yen held onto chunky gains early on Tuesday, having been squeezed higher as skittish investors dumped riskie

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:30pm

Markets

TSX steady as commodities gain with Ukraine tensions

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index was little changed in choppy trade on Monday as worries about increasing instabil

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:20pm

Markets

C$ weakens as Ukraine jitters lift greenback

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened on Monday as safe-haven buying of the greenback increased after Russian President

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:18pm

Markets

Honduras coffee exports drop 1.2pc in Feb: coffee institute

TEGUCIGALPA: Coffee exports from Honduras, Central America's top producer, fell 1.2 percent in February compared to

Published 03 Mar, 2014 11:07pm

Life & Style

'Non-Stop' for Neeson to top of box office

HOLLYWOOD: Liam Neeson soared to the top of the North American box office with his plane thriller "Non-Stop," raking in

Published 03 Mar, 2014 10:47pm

Deposed Ukrainian leader asks Putin for troops: Russia

UNITED NATIONS: Ukraine's deposed president Viktor Yanukovych formally asked Moscow to deploy Russian troops to re-e

Published 03 Mar, 2014 10:07pm

Sports

South Africa great Smith calls time on international career

CAPE TOWN: South African Graeme Smith, international cricket's longest-serving captain, sprang a shock on Monday as

Published 03 Mar, 2014 09:56pm

World

30,000-year-old virus from permafrost is reborn

PARIS: French scientists said Monday they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian pe

Published 03 Mar, 2014 09:09pm

World

Kerry accuses Russia of exerting 'pressure on Moldova'

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry took another swipe at Russia on Monday, saying that Moscow "has put pressur

Published 03 Mar, 2014 08:56pm

Business & Finance

Brutal winter weather freezes US auto sales

CHICAGO: Brutal winter weather chilled US auto sales in February, with General Motors, Ford and Toyota reporting losses

Published 03 Mar, 2014 08:48pm

Markets

Dollar's weakness boosts oil prices

NEW YORK: Oil prices pushed higher on Friday, lifted by a weaker dollar.New York's main contract, West Texas Interme

Published 01 Mar, 2014 10:35pm

Ukraine urges UN Security Council to stop Russian aggression

UNITED NATIONS: Ukraine urged an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Saturday to act now to stop Russian "ag

Published 01 Mar, 2014 10:06pm

Sports

South Africa ease past Pakistan for Under-19 title

DUBAI: South Africa won their maiden Under-19 World Cup title when they defeated two-time former champions Pakistan by s

Published 01 Mar, 2014 08:51pm

Mass stabbing at China rail station leaves 28 dead in 'terrorist attack'

BEIJING: A mass stabbing at a Chinese train station late Saturday left 28 people dead and 113 injured in a "violent terr

Published 01 Mar, 2014 08:19pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola mostly up, posts weekly gain

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures mostly rose on Friday, and notched a 0.8 percent weekly gain in the nearby contract.

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:49pm

Markets

C$ firms on stronger-than-expected economic growth

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar firmed against the greenback on Friday after data showed the domestic economy grew at a fas

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:46pm

Markets

Mexico sees 2013/14 coffee crop down 40 pct on roya damage

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's current 2013/2014 coffee crop is expected to drop 40 percent due to damage caused by the tree-

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:37pm

Markets

TSX steady after economic data, records monthly gain

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index was little changed on Friday as data showing economic growth in North America hel

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:27pm

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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