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US corn exports seen 2nd smallest in 20 yrs, despite record crop

CHICAGO: The United States, which once supplied three-quarters of all corn traded globally, has seen its market share er

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:50pm

Markets

Gold falls 1.7pc as US payrolls rekindle taper fears

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold dropped 1.7 percent on Friday, notching its biggest one-day fall in more than a month, as surprisi

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:49pm

Business & Finance

Chrysler recalls 1.2 million trucks for steering flaw, mostly in US

DETROIT: Chrysler Group LLC said on Friday it is recalling 1.2 million Ram pickup trucks, mainly in the United States, t

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:46pm

Business & Finance

Fed's easy policy is boosting US jobs, economy

LOS ANGELES: The Federal Reserve's bond-buying program and its promise to keep borrowing rates near zero until the u

Published 08 Nov, 2013 11:26pm

Business & Finance

Qatari fund invests in BlackBerry

OTTAWA: A Qatari sovereign wealth fund was among a small group of investors who recently contributed $1 billion to Canad

Published 08 Nov, 2013 10:50pm

World

US yogurt bar founder guilty of assaulting homeless man

LOS ANGELES: A co-founder of the Pinkberry US frozen yogurt chain was convicted Friday of assault with a deadly weapon f

Published 08 Nov, 2013 10:08pm

World

Moody's raises rating outlook for Portugal

WASHINGTON: Moody's raised its rating outlook for Portugal to stable from negative Friday, citing the government&#39

Published 08 Nov, 2013 10:00pm

Markets

USDA raises 2013/14 cotton stocks forecast again

NEW YORK: The US Agriculture Department (USDA) raised its forecast for global cotton inventory for the 2013/14 crop year

Published 08 Nov, 2013 09:57pm

Markets

Twitter falls 7pc after opening day bonanza

NEW YORK CITY: Twitter shares retreated Friday a day after a sizzling debut on Wall Street, as some of the frenzy about

Published 08 Nov, 2013 09:31pm

Markets

US stocks surge more than 1pc after upbeat jobs report

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks roared higher Friday after jobs growth in October widely topped forecasts despite the 16-day pa

Published 08 Nov, 2013 09:15pm

US economy adds surprise 204,000 jobs in October

WASHINGTON: The US economy added a surprise 204,000 jobs in October despite uncertainty over the government shutdown tha

Published 08 Nov, 2013 08:21pm

Markets

Brazil banks on record soybean harvest in 2013-2014

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, the world's second-largest soybean producer, is expecting a record harvest this year as well

Published 08 Nov, 2013 08:11pm

Sports

South Africa beat Pakistan to win series

ABU DHABI: South Africa beat Pakistan by 28 runs in the fourth day-night international in Abu Dhabi on Friday to take an

Published 08 Nov, 2013 08:05pm

Sports

Holding slams Ponting over book controversy

WELLINGTON: West Indies great Michael Holding criticised former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Friday over revelati

Published 08 Nov, 2013 12:28am

Markets

Dollar gains on US GDP, oil, stocks tumble

NEW YORK: Stronger-than-expected US economic growth and a surprise interest rate cut by the European Central Bank booste

Published 08 Nov, 2013 12:12am

Sanctions relief for Iran 'very modest': Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said Thursday that an interim deal with Iran on its nuclear program would provide

Published 08 Nov, 2013 12:09am

World

US arrests man for selling guns online for digital currency

NEW YORK: As part of their quest to crack down on anonymous Internet criminal marketplaces, US authorities arrested a Ne

Published 07 Nov, 2013 11:56pm

Business & Finance

Nvidia's current-quarter revenue misses Street

SAN FRANCISCO: Nvidia Corp gave a revenue forecast for the current quarter that was shy of Wall Street's expectation

Published 07 Nov, 2013 11:45pm

Markets

C$ slips as US economy shows some strength

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Thursday after data showed the US economy grew faste

Published 07 Nov, 2013 11:43pm

Markets

Commodity price drop takes TSX lower, insurers gain

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index dropped on Thursday after a surprise move to cut interest rates by the European C

Published 07 Nov, 2013 11:40pm

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	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 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)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 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)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 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)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 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)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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