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4,000 S.African hotel workers to strike over pay

JOHANNESBURG: More than 4,000 staffers of leading South African hotel and gaming group Sun International will go on stri

Published 31 Oct, 2013 08:41pm

Markets

Brazil Bovespa edges up as OGX plunges on last day in index

MEXICO CITY: Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index edged up on Thursday, the day before heavily weighted oil firm O

Published 31 Oct, 2013 08:11pm

Life & Style

Bob Dylan guitar under New York hammer for $500,000

NEW YORK CITY: Bob Dylan's electric guitar, on which he performed a career-defining set at the Newport Folk Festival

Published 31 Oct, 2013 08:02pm

Markets

Euro dives vs. dollar on deflation worries

NEW YORK CITY: The euro slumped against the dollar Thursday after discouraging eurozone inflation data raised concerns a

Published 31 Oct, 2013 07:56pm

Business & Finance

Google unveils new smartphone in Nexus line

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday unveiled its Nexus 5 smartphone, putting its premium brand on a device intended to cha

Published 31 Oct, 2013 07:54pm

Business & Finance

Starbucks 2014 profit forecast falls short, shares drop

NEW YORK: Starbucks Corp forecast 2014 profit below Wall Street's view, despite fourth quarter profits that jumped 3

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:34pm

Markets

US stocks retreat as Fed keeps stimulus going

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks Wednesday closed lower after the US Federal Reserve maintained an aggressive monetary stimulus

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:26pm

World

New York City bans sale of cigarettes to under 21s

NEW YORK CITY: New York City voted Wednesday to ban the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under the

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:24pm

Markets

Corn export premiums rise on strong demand

CHICAGO: Export premiums for corn rose at the US Gulf Coast on Wednesday amid solid demand, while wheat premiums were mo

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:20pm

Business & Finance

National Australia Bank FY cash profit up 9.3pc, lower bad debts help

SYDNEY: National Australia Bank Ltd , the country's top lender by assets, said full-year cash earnings rose 9.3 perc

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:19pm

Markets

New Zealand dollar rallies on RBNZ rate outlook

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar bounced on Thursday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand reiterated its outlook for

Published 30 Oct, 2013 11:08pm

World

New Zealand new housing consents rise in September

WELLINGTON: The number of new dwelling consents approved in New Zealand rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent in Septem

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:59pm

World

Gambian president sacks sixth minister in three months

BANJUL: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sacked the foreign minister, the presidency announced, the sixth cabinet memb

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:58pm

World

Obamacare website security at 'high risk' before launch: memo

BOSTON: The security of the Obama administration's healthcare website was at "high risk" because of lack of testing

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:46pm

Life & Style

Michael Jackson 'still loves me," says freed doctor

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray said Wednesday that the late pop icon still loves him, an

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:24pm

Markets

US says Chinese yuan still undervalued despite rise

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said Wednesday that the Chinese yuan remains undervalued despite its significant appreciatio

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:14pm

Business & Finance

Parent firm refuses to rescue Spanish appliance maker Fagor

MADRID: Major Spanish electrical appliance maker Fagor, which employs 5,700 people worldwide, moved closer to bankruptcy

Published 30 Oct, 2013 10:09pm

Indonesians stage nationwide strike over pay

World

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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