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No negotiation over raising debt ceiling: Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama refused Friday to negotiate with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling and dec

Published 20 Dec, 2013 09:28pm

Business & Finance

Oracle to buy cloud firm for $1.5bn

NEW YORK: Business software giant Oracle announced plans Friday to boost its cloud services with a $1.5 billion acquisit

Published 20 Dec, 2013 09:23pm

Markets

Dow, S&P 500 close at new records on strong GDP growth

NEW YORK: US stocks bolted to new records Friday after the Commerce Department reported that third-quarter US gross dome

Published 20 Dec, 2013 09:12pm

Sports

Sri Lanka hold nerve to beat Pakistan, level series

DUBAI: Sri Lanka's late order batsmen held their nerve to beat Pakistan by two wickets and level the series in a mat

Published 20 Dec, 2013 08:42pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft executive charged with insider trading

WASHINGTON: US authorities Thursday charged a Microsoft executive and his friend and business partner with insider tradi

Published 19 Dec, 2013 11:48pm

Sports

West Indies all out for 367 at lunch

HAMILTON: The West Indies were all out for 367 at lunch on the second day of the third Test against New Zealand at Seddo

Published 19 Dec, 2013 11:46pm

30 wounded in London theatre ceiling collapse: paramedics

LONDON: Thirty people were injured after a London theatre ceiling collapsed on the audience during a performance Thursda

Published 19 Dec, 2013 09:36pm

Business & Finance

Brazil's industrial GDP to grow 2pc in 2014

BRASïLIA: Brazil's industrial GDP will grow two percent in 2014 after rising 1.4 percent this year, the National Ind

Published 19 Dec, 2013 09:05pm

Sports

South Africa recover after collapse against India

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's top order batsmen collapsed against India's fast bowlers on a dramatic second day o

Published 19 Dec, 2013 09:01pm

Markets

Soymeal up with CBOT on South American heat

ROTTERDAM: Soymeal on Europe's meals and feeds market continued to rise on Wednesday, taking a cue from Tuesday'

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:43pm

Markets

C$ hits session low after Fed reduces bond buys

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened to a session low on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve announced plans to trim

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:40pm

Markets

New Zealand dollar trims losses after mixed GDP data

SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar rose on Thursday after data showed the economy grew faster than expected last quarter, th

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:38pm

Markets

TSX extends gains after Fed plans to taper stimulus

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index extended its gains on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve announced that it wi

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:37pm

World

New Zealand economy rebounds after drought

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's economy grew 1.4 percent in the July-September quarter, led by a surge in agricultural pro

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:37pm

Markets

Cotton ekes out gains after Fed decides to taper

NEW YORK: ICE cotton prices eked out small gains on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced it will rein in its ma

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:34pm

Markets

Costa Rica sees 2013/14 coffee crop down a fifth on roya, low prices

SAN JOSE: Costa Rica expects coffee output to drop by 19 percent during the current 2013/2014 harvesting season due to d

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:33pm

Life & Style

Once-stolen Stradivarius sells for £1.3 million

LONDON: A rare Stradivarius violin, which was once stolen and offered for just £100 ($162, 118 euros) by thieves, sold a

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:25pm

Markets

Aussie dollar hits three-year low on Fed taper

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar Thursday fell to its lowest level against the greenback since August 2010 after the US Fed

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:15pm

US Senate passes budget deal

WASHINGTON: The US Senate passed a compromise two-year budget accord Wednesday, marking a truce in the fiscal wars that

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:10pm

Markets

Dollar rises as US Fed tapers bond-buying program

NEW YORK: The dollar Wednesday rallied against the euro and the yen after the US Federal Reserve announced plans to scal

Published 18 Dec, 2013 11:01pm

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
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,906.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,861.33
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,065.30
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,602
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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