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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 / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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