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New York may allow medical marijuana use: report

NEW YORK: New York is planning to loosen its marijuana laws to allow limited use of the drug by people suffering serious

Published 04 Jan, 2014 11:01pm

Life & Style

Beyonce tops U.S. Billboard album chart for third straight week

LOS ANGELES: Beyonce's self-titled album claimed the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the third we

Published 04 Jan, 2014 09:59pm

Life & Style

'Breaking Bad' contest winner arrested in Florida on drug charges

MIAMI: A Florida man who won a contest to watch the finale of the drug-themed TV show "Breaking Bad" with its cast has b

Published 04 Jan, 2014 09:42pm

Life & Style

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' actor James Avery dies, aged 68

LOS ANGELES: US actor James Avery, most famous as Uncle Phil in hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died on

Published 04 Jan, 2014 09:37pm

Business & Finance

Canada auto sales best ever in 2013, Ford still tops

TORONTO: Canadians bought more vehicles in 2013 than ever before, as consumers brushed off high debt and a slow economic

Published 04 Jan, 2014 08:24pm

World

Retreating U.S. stimulus poses risk to world recovery

BRUSSELS: The world economy should finally overcome its hangover from the global financial crisis this year as growth pi

Published 04 Jan, 2014 08:15pm

Life & Style

New Springsteen album to get early streaming in US

NEW YORK: Bruce Springsteen fans will be able to stream all 12 tracks of the rocker's new "High Hopes" album startin

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:18am

Markets

European vegoils mostly easier on dip in euro

ROTTERDAM: Asking prices for most products on the European vegetable oils market eased on Thursday in sympathy with weak

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:14am

Markets

Soymeal down on outlook for bumper crop

ROTTERDAM: Soymeal on the European meals and feeds market eased on Thursday after a dip in CBOT soymeal futures on prosp

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:11am

World

U.S. jobless claims fall for second straight week

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell for a second week last week, sugges

Published 03 Jan, 2014 12:03am

Sports

England opt to bowl in final Ashes Test

SYDNEY: England won the toss and chose to bowl on the opening day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at

Published 02 Jan, 2014 11:49pm

Business & Finance

Canada manufacturing growth index at 4-month low in December

TORONTO: An index measuring the pace of growth in Canada's manufacturing sector pulled back to a four-month low in D

Published 02 Jan, 2014 11:41pm

Business & Finance

US manufacturing growth hits 11-month high in Dec-Markit

NEW YORK: U.S. manufacturing ended the year on a high note, growing in December at its fastest pace in 11 months, while

Published 02 Jan, 2014 11:39pm

Sports

Lehmann sets Australia target of winning away in 2014

SYDNEY: Triumphant coach Darren Lehmann has revealed his New Year's resolution for Australia to win away from home o

Published 02 Jan, 2014 11:11pm

World

Italy posts December state sector surplus but full year deficit

ROME: Italy posted a state sector budget surplus of 15 billion euros in December 2013, up from a surplus of 13.4 billion

Published 02 Jan, 2014 11:06pm

Markets

Dollar gains on euro as new year opens

NEW YORK: The dollar rose against the euro Thursday as investors pushed back into the greenback and sent US bond yields

Published 02 Jan, 2014 10:45pm

Markets

Wheat premiums steady-firm as Egypt sets tender

CHICAGO: Export premiums for wheat at the US Gulf Coast were steady to firm on Thursday amid good global demand and limi

Published 02 Jan, 2014 10:43pm

World

New York police chief pledges to reduce 'stop-and-frisk'

NEW YORK: New York's new police chief, internationally respected "supercop" Bill Bratton, promised Thursday to reduc

Published 02 Jan, 2014 10:23pm

Markets

US stocks fall on new year's first day of trade

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday kicked off the new year in the red, falling decisively in a sell-off that analysts chalked

Published 02 Jan, 2014 10:13pm

World

Brazil posts worst trade balance in 13 years

BRASILIA: Brazil posted its lowest trade surplus in 13 years on Thursday, at $2.56 billion for 2013, the trade and comme

Published 02 Jan, 2014 09:56pm

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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