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Markets

Gold drops 1pc on uncertainty over Fed tapering

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell 1 percent on Thursday on encouraging US economic growth data, but it sharply pared losses as

Published 06 Dec, 2013 12:02am

Business & Finance

Ford leans on global Mustang to burnish overseas image

DEARBORN, Mich./SHANGHAI: Ford Motor Co unveiled its 50th anniversary Mustang sports car in its first global launch on

Published 06 Dec, 2013 12:00am

World

Africa must lower risk to spur banking growth: Ecobank CEO

ABIDJAN: Africa can expect increased competition in its banking sector as new players are attracted by the continent&#39

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:45pm

Business & Finance

Unilever streamlines products, cuts jobs to confront world slowdown

LONDON: Consumer products giant Unilever Plc aims to cut the number of individual products it sells by 30 percent by the

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:36pm

World

RBNZ says wants information transparency to anchor expectations

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank said on Friday it wanted as much transparency and clear communication about i

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:22pm

Life & Style

Springsteen's handwritten 'Born to Run' draft fetches $197,000

LOS ANGELES: Rocker Bruce Springsteen's 1974 handwritten draft of his hit song "Born to Run" has sold for $197,000,

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:18pm

Markets

C$ firms marginally; jobs data in view

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar halted a week of losses on Thursday to end moderately stronger against the greenback, with

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:09pm

Markets

Cotton futures slip on spec selling even after solid export data

NEW YORK: Cotton futures were slightly lower on Thursday as institutional selling offset buying triggered by "encouragin

Published 05 Dec, 2013 11:01pm

Nelson Mandela has died: Zuma

JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering po

Published 05 Dec, 2013 09:56pm

Business & Finance

Fast-food workers across US push for higher wages

WASHINGTON: Fast-food workers across the country launched Thursday day-long labor strikes in an effort to win higher wag

Published 05 Dec, 2013 09:49pm

Markets

US stocks fall as strong GDP report boosts taper talk

NEW YORK: US stocks Thursday declined again after a surprisingly good report on US economic growth in the raised expecta

Published 05 Dec, 2013 09:31pm

Markets

US stocks push higher after mixed economic data

NEW YORK: US stocks were higher in early trade Wednesday after a stream of mixed economic data. Around an hour into trad

Published 05 Dec, 2013 09:22pm

World

US economy grew a speedy 3.6pc in Q3

WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a 3.6 percent pace in the third quarter, much better than earlier estimates and the s

Published 05 Dec, 2013 09:13pm

Sports

De Kock, Steyn spark South Africa rout of India

JOHANNESBURG: Quinton de Kock, 12 days short of his 21st birthday, hit a thrilling century to set up a convincing 141-ru

Published 05 Dec, 2013 08:16pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks open 0.35pc lower

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.35 percent lower on Thursday after US shares fell on speculation the Federal Reserve could

Published 05 Dec, 2013 12:13am

NSA tracks mobile phone locations worldwide: report

WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency is collecting billions of records on the location of mobile phones around the w

Published 04 Dec, 2013 11:33pm

Markets

Dollar little changed vs. euro after mixed US data

NEW YORK: The dollar slipped slightly against the euro Wednesday after mixed US economic data and a Federal Reserve repo

Published 04 Dec, 2013 11:17pm

World

Moody's raises Spain rating outlook to stable

WASHINGTON: Moody's raised its rating outlook for Spain to "stable" from "negative" Wednesday, citing signs of real

Published 04 Dec, 2013 11:15pm

Sports

Match-fixing probe targets New Zealand players

DUNEDIN: A group of former New Zealand cricketers are being investigated for match-fixing although none have yet been ch

Published 04 Dec, 2013 11:07pm

Life & Style

'Star Wars' pistol up for auction

WASHINGTON: The Mauser-style pistol that Harrison Ford's character Han Solo used in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes B

Published 04 Dec, 2013 10:06pm

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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	69.87
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,393,273 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	59,224,094 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	47,940,702 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,748,255 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,665,062 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,497,881 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 16 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,734,104 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	29,162,423 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,309,247 ▲ 0.00

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