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Markets

Euro slumps on soft price data, dollar books best month since May

NEW YORK: The euro fell on Friday as soft euro zone inflation data rekindled concerns the European Central Bank may have

Published 31 Jan, 2014 09:43pm

Markets

Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening US supplies

CHICAGO: US soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session high and climbing fo

Published 31 Jan, 2014 09:12pm

Markets

CBOT wheat closes higher on short-covering, firm cash

CHICAGO: Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed higher on Friday on short-covering amid oversold signals and

Published 31 Jan, 2014 08:57pm

Markets

ICE cotton eases, ends week down on emerging market slide

NEW YORK: ICE cotton eased on Friday, sliding to a 1.6-percent weekly loss amid heavy and volatile trade, as rising macr

Published 31 Jan, 2014 08:51pm

Business & Finance

GE to invest $350m in Nigeria power sector: minister

ABUJA: General Electric has signed a deal with a Nigerian bank to invest $350 million in Nigeria's ailing power sect

Published 31 Jan, 2014 08:19pm

India 'disappointed' after US downgrades air safety ranking

NEW DELHI: US aviation authorities have downgraded India's safety ranking in a "disappointing" and "surprising" move

Published 31 Jan, 2014 07:56pm

Sports

Imran blasts ICC's 'colonial' revamp

KARACHI: Pakistan legend Imran Khan slammed controversial plans to reform cricket's governing body on Friday, saying

Published 31 Jan, 2014 06:43pm

Markets

Sugar up on Indian output concerns; cocoa at 2-1/2-yr high

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures jumped on Thursday after Indian authorities deferred a decision on output incentives,

Published 31 Jan, 2014 12:00am

Business & Finance

Amazon swings to profit for 2013 on sales jump

NEW YORK: US tech giant Amazon said Thursday it returned to profit in 2013 on a strong jump in revenue, as it expanded

Published 30 Jan, 2014 11:11pm

Markets

Currencies get reprieve as policymakers offer support

RIO DE JANEIRO: Emerging markets recovered on Thursday from a sharp selloff as Latin American stocks and currencies rose

Published 30 Jan, 2014 09:52pm

Business & Finance

Google quarterly profit climbs on ad revenue

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday reported that profit in the closing quarter of last year climbed to $3.38 billion on r

Published 30 Jan, 2014 09:48pm

World

Mexico arrests top drug cartel figure

GUADALAJARA: Security forces in Mexico arrested the alleged number two in a major drug cartel Thursday in a military swe

Published 30 Jan, 2014 09:20pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rises with soybeans

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose on Thursday in light speculator buying, following soybeans higher.Canola seen a

Published 30 Jan, 2014 08:46pm

Life & Style

Scarlett Johansson quits Oxfam over Israeli firm advert

LONDON: Scarlett Johansson has ended her role as global ambassador for Oxfam, with the aid group saying it deemed the po

Published 30 Jan, 2014 08:44pm

World

US economy scored robust growth in fourth quarter

WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter despite the partial governm

Published 30 Jan, 2014 08:41pm

Markets

CBOT corn ends higher on strong weekly US export sales

CHICAGO: Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose to a 2-1/2 week high on Thursday after the US Department of Agr

Published 30 Jan, 2014 08:06pm

Business & Finance

Qualcomm posts higher 1st-quarter revenue, says year on track

SAN FRANCISCO: Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc posted higher fiscal first-quarter revenue that slightly missed exp

Published 29 Jan, 2014 11:28pm

Markets

Australia shares seen slumping as US Fed tapers

SYDNEY: Australian shares are seen slumping on Thursday after Wall Street dropped overnight as the US Fed Reserve decide

Published 29 Jan, 2014 11:20pm

World

No longer in eye of storm, caution still abounds over India

MUMBAI: Half a year after India's worst economic crisis since 1991 reduced the rupee to record lows, a government in

Published 29 Jan, 2014 11:15pm

Markets

Soy bids flat-mixed; cold spell slows deliveries

CHICAGO: Cash basis bids for soybeans were steady to narrowly mixed around the US Midwest on Wednesday as extremely cold

Published 29 Jan, 2014 11:08pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 14	5,949.17
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
Nasdaq / Nov 14	19,107.65
Dow Jones / Nov 14	43,750.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,065.30
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,211.48

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.86
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,567.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	255.14

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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