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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
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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