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Ivory Coast lifts cocoa and coffee export ban on Ecom unit

ABIDJAN: Top cocoa grower Ivory Coast has reinstated the export licence of Swiss agricultural trader Ecom Agroindustrial

Published 25 Apr, 2014 08:51pm

Life & Style

‘Bollywood Oscars' in Florida for U.S. debut

TAMPA: Celebrities and dignitaries from India and the United States descended on Florida this week for the "Bollywood Os

Published 25 Apr, 2014 08:35pm

Markets

US stocks drop on earnings, Ukraine tensions

NEW YORK: US stocks Friday slumped after earnings from Amazon sparked a big retreat in tech stocks and as world leaders

Published 25 Apr, 2014 08:26pm

Markets

US stocks fall on weak earnings, Ukraine tensions

NEW YORK: US stocks Friday slumped in early trade following some disappointing earnings reports and as investors kept an

Published 25 Apr, 2014 08:26pm

Business & Finance

Ford profit driven down by North America, warranty costs

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co posted a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit on Friday as the No. 2 U.S. automaker reported

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:52pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans rally on tight stocks

CHICAGO: US soybean futures rose on Friday as investors rebuilt bull spreads due to tight US supplies, traders said.The

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:50pm

Markets

CBOT wheat rises 1.7 percent to top $7 a bushel

CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday as traders staked out bullish positions ahead of th

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:43pm

Markets

CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report

CHICAGO: Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher, fueled by their discounts' to init

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:21pm

World

French energy minister promises 100,000 green jobs

PARIS: Segolene Royal, appointed French energy and environment minister this month, said on Friday she planned to create

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:19pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola spikes on oversold conditions, short-covering

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose on Friday, led by the front month to its biggest gain in eight months, on overs

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:17pm

Markets

ICE coffee falls on profit-taking after week's rally

NEW YORK/LONDON: ICE arabica coffee futures tumbled by 8 cents a lb on Friday as traders booked profits at the end of a

Published 25 Apr, 2014 07:15pm

Markets

C$ steady after central bank comments

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against the greenback on Thursday after a speech by the head of the Bank

Published 24 Apr, 2014 10:21pm

Markets

ICE cotton sets 3-1/2-week high on strong weekly U.S. export data

NEW YORK: ICE cotton rose on Thursday after weekly U.S. government data showed Chinese buyers purchased the most bales s

Published 24 Apr, 2014 10:20pm

Apple, Google agree to pay over $300m to settle conspiracy lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO: Four major tech companies including Apple and Google have agreed to pay a total of $324 million to settle

Published 24 Apr, 2014 10:07pm

Markets

US stocks mostly gain but market wary of Ukraine

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday finished mostly higher as concerns about rising tensions in Ukraine cast shadows over larg

Published 24 Apr, 2014 09:09pm

World

Obama faces emotional trip to South Korea

TOKYO: US President Barack Obama will encounter a nation mourning one of its worst maritime disasters and on edge over N

Published 24 Apr, 2014 09:08pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft earnings slip on soft computer sales

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday reported quarterly profit slipped as lifestyles continued to shift from personal co

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:57pm

World

Bank of Canada sees export recovery, but low inflation if wrong

OTTAWA: The Bank of Canada is more hopeful than before for the recovery of the country's exports but if exports do w

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:57pm

Markets

CBOT corn edges lower on profit-taking after 2-week high

CHICAGO: US corn futures were narrowly lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking and light technical selling after p

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:56pm

Markets

Brazil stocks dip as Ukraine offsets Bradesco profit

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian stocks edged lower on Thursday as geopolitical tension in Ukraine offset a surge in banking sh

Published 24 Apr, 2014 08:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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