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Markets

S&P ends at record but off day's high on Ukraine worries

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 ended at another record close on Friday but well off the day's highs as worries about tens

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:24pm

Markets

ICE cotton skids to 2nd straight weekly loss as speculators exit

NEW YORK: Cotton futures fell on Friday, skidding to a second straight weekly loss, on concern over demand in top consum

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:22pm

Markets

Gold down for day, but posts biggest monthly gain since July

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell on Friday as US equities climbed, but the yellow metal still posted its biggest monthly gain

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:20pm

Markets

Prices jump on weak dollar, export demand, Ukraine unrest

CHICAGO: US grain and soybean futures jumped on Friday as the US dollar weakened and political unrest in Ukraine raised

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:18pm

Markets

ICE sugar sinks in spread-related dealings, arabica coffee gains

NEW YORK/LONDON: ICE raw sugar futures sank on Friday in spread-related gyrations as the March contract expired at the e

Published 28 Feb, 2014 11:04pm

World

Moody's raises Germany outlook to stable from negative

WASHINGTON: Moody's raised its outlook for the German bond rating to "stable" from "negative" Friday, citing the low

Published 28 Feb, 2014 10:33pm

Sports

Pietersen takes swipe at 'big cheese' Prior

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen lashed out at Matt Prior on Friday as the controversial batsman labelled his former England team

Published 28 Feb, 2014 10:27pm

Sports

West Indies beat England by 15 runs

NORTH SOUND: West Indies beat England by 15 runs in the first one-day international on Friday.Chasing 270 to win, the to

Published 28 Feb, 2014 10:02pm

World

'Dead' man wakes up in US funeral home: report

WASHINGTON: A 78-year-old American man who was declared dead and taken to a funeral home dramatically woke up as he was

Published 28 Feb, 2014 09:43pm

Pakistan economy grows beyond targets

KARACHI: Pakistan recorded five percent growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the State Bank of Pakist

Published 28 Feb, 2014 07:59pm

World

Japan consumer inflation up 1.3pc on-year in January: govt

TOKYO: Japanese consumer inflation posted a year-on-year rise for the eighth straight month in January, government data

Published 28 Feb, 2014 12:02am

Business & Finance

Firefox aims to power $25 smartphone

BARCELONA: Firefox OS, an upstart smartphone operating system aimed at challenging the Apple and Google duopoly, will po

Published 27 Feb, 2014 11:54pm

World

No deflation in eurozone: ECB chief Draghi

FRANKFURT: Inflation in the eurozone is currently very low but there is no danger of deflation -- a widespread fall in p

Published 27 Feb, 2014 11:31pm

Business & Finance

Virgin Australia posts big first-half loss

SYDNEY: Australian budget carrier Virgin slumped to a first-half net loss of Aus$83.7 million (US$75 million) on Friday,

Published 27 Feb, 2014 11:23pm

Markets

Dollar slips after Yellen testimony

NEW YORK: The US dollar slipped against the euro Thursday after Janet Yellen suggested the Federal Reserve could shift i

Published 27 Feb, 2014 11:13pm

Markets

Bulls drive S&P 500 to fresh record

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 set a new record close Thursday as buyers pushed up stocks helped by a cautiously positive vie

Published 27 Feb, 2014 10:22pm

World

N.Korea test-fires four short-range missiles

SEOUL: North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea, Seoul's defence ministry said, an apparent sho

Published 27 Feb, 2014 10:10pm

Business & Finance

Spain starts privatisation of nationalised Bankia

MADRID: Spain's government is to begin the privatisation of nationalised lender Bankia by selling off 7.5 percent th

Published 27 Feb, 2014 09:59pm

World

French court exonerate priest on rape charge

LONS-LE-SAUNIER: A French court on Thursday acquitted a 69-year-old priest charged with raping a devout and vulnerable p

Published 27 Feb, 2014 08:50pm

World

Japan launches hi-tech global rainfall satellite

TOKYO: Japan successfully launched its latest rocket on Friday, carrying a hi-tech satellite to monitor global rainfall

Published 27 Feb, 2014 08:32pm

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
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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085

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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