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IMF studies aid for cash-strapped Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund waded into the fast-moving Ukraine crisis on Thursday, promising to look at

Published 27 Feb, 2014 08:13pm

PTI ends blockade to Nato supply

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI), which has been staging sit-ins to block the NATO supply to Afghanistan in p

Published 27 Feb, 2014 07:58pm

Business & Finance

HSBC cost cuts set to lift profits as CEO faces growth challenge

LONDON: HSBC's profits are expected to rise by almost a fifth to $24 billion for 2013 as it benefits from a cost-cut

Published 23 Feb, 2014 11:15pm

Business & Finance

Japan factory output seen up, core inflation near 5-yr highs

TOKYO: Growth in Japan's factory output likely accelerated in January and core inflation hovered near five-year high

Published 23 Feb, 2014 10:26pm

World

Hundreds on Venezuela streets in support of government

CARACAS: Venezuela's government, in the midst of its deepest and deadliest crisis to date, rallied hundreds of suppo

Published 23 Feb, 2014 10:20pm

World

Mexico hunts for no.2 after netting cartel boss

MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities are hunting for the number two leader of the country's most powerful drug cartel af

Published 23 Feb, 2014 10:06pm

Business & Finance

Big consumer companies cut costs, Wall St. wants bolder steps

BOCA RATON: Investors are growing impatient with the makers of global brands like Cadbury chocolate, Campbell Soup and T

Published 23 Feb, 2014 09:52pm

Business & Finance

LG Electronics aims for smartphone growth double the market rate

SEOUL: LG Electronics Inc aims to broaden its range of smartphones so sales this year grow at double the rate of the mar

Published 23 Feb, 2014 09:28pm

Markets

C$ lower, but rise in inflation rate stems decline

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, extending a three-day sell-off that has all but w

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:41pm

Markets

U.S. cotton up, ignoring exports drop to focus on tighter stocks

NEW YORK: New York-traded cotton ended up for the first time in three sessions on Friday as players looked beyond a drop

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:34pm

Life & Style

Rolling Stones rock Abu Dhabi in first Middle East show

ABU DHABI: Vintage hell-raisers, the Rolling Stones played their first ever concert in the Middle east on Friday - a gig

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:32pm

Markets

Corn bids ease after sales, soy basis holds

CHICAGO: Corn cash basis bids were steady to lower at US Midwest processors and ethanol plants on Friday after the spike

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:21pm

Markets

13 unlucky for TSX as win streak ends at 12 days

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index eased to its first loss in two weeks on Friday as declining bank stocks offset ga

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:16pm

World

Moody's upgrades Spain rating one notch with positive outlook

MADRID: Moody's Investors Service raised Spain's sovereign debt rating one notch to Baa2 with a "positive" outlo

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:09pm

Markets

Soy offers flat on thin spot supply, light demand

CHICAGO: Soybean export premiums at the US Gulf Coast held steady on Friday amid tight old-crop stocks and light demand

Published 21 Feb, 2014 11:04pm

World

Venezuela's death toll rises to eight: officials

CARACAS: At least eight people have been killed, 137 wounded and more than 100 detained in the protests shaking Venezuel

Published 21 Feb, 2014 09:51pm

Markets

US stocks dip after weak housing report

NEW YORK: US stocks Friday finished with modest declines as investors shrugged off a drop in sale of existing homes as w

Published 21 Feb, 2014 09:24pm

Business & Finance

US 'not targeting' India, says FDA chief

WASHINGTON: US regulators are not targeting India, despite a series of import restrictions on drugs from the major US tr

Published 21 Feb, 2014 08:55pm

Life & Style

Anchorman 2 is back... with new 763 jokes

NEW YORK: Hollywood hit comedy "Anchorman 2" is back. Just two months after its release, it's been stripped of jokes

Published 21 Feb, 2014 08:44pm

Markets

Soybeans hit 5-month peak on firm soyoil, S.America weather

CHICAGO: US soybean futures surged to a five-month high on Tuesday on robust demand and concerns about smaller crops in

Published 18 Feb, 2014 11:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	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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