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Angola's onshore oil potential over 7 billion barrels: firm

LUANDA: Angola has over seven billion barrels of oil potential in onshore blocks and production rights will soon go on s

Published 27 Jan, 2014 09:40pm

World

India expected to hold rates on cooling inflation

MUMBAI: India's central bank is expected to keep borrowing costs unchanged on Tuesday for a second time in a row, wi

Published 27 Jan, 2014 09:35pm

Markets

US stocks decline again amid rising anxiety

NEW YORK: US stocks Monday finished lower again as investors anxiously awaited a busy week of economic news that include

Published 27 Jan, 2014 09:30pm

US, British spies tap mobile phone apps: report

WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency and its British counterpart are tapping into smart phone applications to scoop

Published 27 Jan, 2014 08:21pm

US tells Pakistan of 'tiger' potential

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday told Pakistan it had the potential to become a future economic t

Published 27 Jan, 2014 08:02pm

Markets

After fall, Japan yen in sweet spot for economy, but U.S. watching

TOKYO: After falling by almost a fifth since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power just over a year ago, the

Published 26 Jan, 2014 10:46pm

Life & Style

Grammys stars hit red carpet for music's biggest night

LOS ANGELES: Music's top stars hit the red carpet Sunday for the Grammys, with veteran rapper Jay-Z up against young

Published 26 Jan, 2014 10:07pm

Business & Finance

Google, Samsung announce global patent agreement

NEW YORK: Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which are frequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but n

Published 26 Jan, 2014 09:25pm

Business & Finance

Smog-hit China switch to high-grade raw materials to boost big miners

SHANGHAI: Chinese steelmakers and power plants are being forced to shop around for higher-quality raw materials to meet

Published 26 Jan, 2014 09:17pm

Markets

Australian grains competition heats up as GrainCorp rivals circle

SYDNEY: Still rattled by the veto of a A$2.8 billion ($2.5 billion) takeover by Archer Daniel Midland, Australian grains

Published 26 Jan, 2014 09:08pm

World

S.Korea Jan consumer sentiment hits near 3-yr high

SEOUL: South Korea's key consumer sentiment index rose to its highest in nearly three years in January, a central ba

Published 26 Jan, 2014 09:04pm

World

China police blame terrorists for Xinjiang violence: Xinhua

BEIJING: Chinese police said "terrorist attacks" were responsible for the latest wave of violence to hit the restive Xin

Published 26 Jan, 2014 08:55pm

World

French woman 'stabs' husband up to 80 times

MELUN: A woman was arrested by French police Sunday for allegedly stabbing her husband up to 80 times, in a small town s

Published 26 Jan, 2014 08:34pm

World

Britain unveils ban on e-cigarettes for under-18s

LONDON: Britain said on Sunday it would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to children aged under 18, citing possible

Published 26 Jan, 2014 08:10pm

Markets

Emerging-markets selloff boosts yen, Swiss franc

NEW YORK: Emerging market currencies were battered on Friday as global investors scrambled for shelter from a broad fina

Published 24 Jan, 2014 11:43pm

Markets

TSX declines as emerging-market fears spread

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index recorded its biggest single-day drop in seven months on Friday as expectations th

Published 24 Jan, 2014 11:22pm

Markets

Loonie bounces after rout as inflation rate rises

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar firmed against the greenback on Friday, bouncing from a 4-1/2-year low in the previous sess

Published 24 Jan, 2014 10:40pm

Markets

Argentine soy paralyzed by peso uncertainty; farmers hoard beans

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Friday:Trade was nil in the Rosario grains market, where

Published 24 Jan, 2014 10:38pm

Business & Finance

Procter & Gamble profits dip, sees 'strong' 2H 2014

NEW YORK: Procter & Gamble Friday reported a 15.5 percent drop in quarterly earnings on essentially flat sales, but

Published 24 Jan, 2014 09:42pm

Markets

US stocks plunge 2pc in broad-based sell-off

NEW YORK: US stocks plunged around 2 percent Friday, sinking for a second straight day on concerns over emerging econom

Published 24 Jan, 2014 09:27pm

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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