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US stocks extend sell-off on China jitters

NEW YORK: US stocks Friday moved lower in early trade as a wave of selling pressure continued following a weak report on

Published 24 Jan, 2014 08:03pm

Mastung martyrs laid to rest

QUETTA: Victims of the Mastung suicide attack Friday buried the victims of a recent bomb attack after ending a protest f

Published 24 Jan, 2014 07:26pm

World

Bolivia's Morales eyes nuclear power

LA PAZ: Bolivia's President Evo Morales said Wednesday he wanted to produce nuclear energy, even though his country

Published 22 Jan, 2014 11:46pm

World

New Zealand job ads fall in December: ANZ survey

WELLINGTON: Job advertisements in New Zealand fell for the second straight month in December, an ANZ bank survey showed

Published 22 Jan, 2014 11:39pm

Business & Finance

NZ manufacturing activity eases in December

WELLINGTON: Manufacturing activity in New Zealand slowed fractionally in December on lower production, but the sector ov

Published 22 Jan, 2014 11:29pm

Markets

Canadian dollar hits the skids while sterling surges

SYDNEY: The Canadian dollar wallowed at four-year lows early on Thursday after the Bank of Canada all but begged the mar

Published 22 Jan, 2014 11:18pm

World

S.Korea Q4 GDP up 0.9pc on qtr, matches forecast

SEOUL: South Korea's economy grew a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter over the previous three mo

Published 22 Jan, 2014 11:14pm

Markets

Argentina promises crack down on black market peso trade

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will crack down on black market trade in the country's currency, cabinet chief Jorge Capitan

Published 22 Jan, 2014 10:39pm

Sports

India down but not out, insists Dhoni

WELLINGTON: India may have been knocked off their one-day international pedestal by low-ranked New Zealand, but captain

Published 22 Jan, 2014 10:28pm

Markets

CBOT corn closes firm; cash market supportive

CHICAGO: US corn futures edged higher on Wednesday on support from a firm cash market and some technical buying, traders

Published 22 Jan, 2014 10:13pm

Markets

CBOT wheat dips; KC, MGEX contracts firm on export demand

CHICAGO: Jan US wheat futures were mixed on Wednesday, with high-protein hard red winter wheat and spring wheat contract

Published 22 Jan, 2014 09:57pm

Markets

US stocks end mixed on mediocre earnings

NEW YORK: US stocks Wednesday finished mixed as investors continued to react cautiously to a series of uneven earnings r

Published 22 Jan, 2014 09:32pm

Markets

Venezuela limits access to dollars at official rate

CARACAS: Venezuela said Wednesday it would allow only importers of high priority goods like food to buy dollars at the o

Published 22 Jan, 2014 08:56pm

World

Platinum firms pull down shutters as South Africa braces for mass strike

JOHANNESBURG: Two of the world's three leading platinum producers said they would begin shuttering operations Wednes

Published 22 Jan, 2014 08:31pm

Markets

TSX touches 2-1/2-year high on China data, BlackBerry

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced on Monday to reach its highest in 2-1/2 years as shares of smartphone ma

Published 20 Jan, 2014 11:45pm

Markets

Chinese gold imports may fall as buying frenzy calms

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Chinese gold imports, the lone bright spot in an otherwise disastrous year for bullion in 2013, look s

Published 20 Jan, 2014 11:40pm

World

Spain to cut income tax in 2015: prime minister

MADRID: Spain will cut income tax in 2015 as part of a wider reform of the country's tax system, Prime Minister Mari

Published 20 Jan, 2014 11:08pm

World

NZ annual inflation picks up, RBNZ rate rises loom

WELLINGTON: New Zealand consumer prices unexpectedly edged higher in the fourth quarter, while a measure of underlying d

Published 20 Jan, 2014 11:04pm

Markets

Shell sells Australia gas project stakes for $1.14bn

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it had agreed to sell stakes in a gas project in Western Australia for $1.14 bi

Published 20 Jan, 2014 10:56pm

Markets

Argentine soy price pushed higher by Chicago, volume low

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Monday:In the Rosario grains market, soy prices rose, boo

Published 20 Jan, 2014 10:52pm

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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