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World

Fed maintains stimulus, says govt policy hits growth

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve kept its stimulus program in place as expected Wednesday, but reiterated the governme

Published 30 Oct, 2013 09:14pm

Business & Finance

Facebook profit powers past forecasts

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday announced that profit climbed on the back of soaring advertising revenue, nearly ha

Published 30 Oct, 2013 08:44pm

Top News

Bomb attack leaves five dead in Quetta

QUETTA: Bomb attacks in Quetta and South Waziristan on Wednesday left 10 people including five soldiers dead and at leas

Published 30 Oct, 2013 08:24pm

Sports

South Africa beat Pakistan in first one-day

SHARJAH: South Africa staged a remrakable comeback to beat Pakistan by one run in the first day-night international in S

Published 30 Oct, 2013 07:50pm

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Britain to announce Islamic Index on stock exchange

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron was on Tuesday to announce a new "Islamic Index" on the London Stock Exchange and r

Published 29 Oct, 2013 12:01am

Markets

TSX index hits 2-year high before closing lower

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index closed lower on Monday after briefly reaching a two-year high, weighed down by se

Published 28 Oct, 2013 11:56pm

Business & Finance

China telecom firms take long road to profit with 4G rollout

BEIJING: Faster isn't necessarily better for China's telecom carriers as they prepare to roll out high-speed 4G

Published 28 Oct, 2013 11:53pm

Life & Style

Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71

NEW YORK: Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground and won mainstream

Published 28 Oct, 2013 11:45pm

Life & Style

Rapper Chris Brown due in court to face assault charge in Washington

WASHINGTON: Rapper Chris Brown was due in a local Washington, D.C. court on Monday to face a felony assault charge stemm

Published 28 Oct, 2013 11:44pm

Business & Finance

UniCredit sells Fondiaria stake for 106m euros

MILAN: Italian bank UniCredit said on Monday it had completed the sale of its 6.7 percent stake in insurer Fondiaria-SAI

Published 28 Oct, 2013 11:01pm

Markets

Corn, soy tumble on accelerating harvest of big US crops

CHICAGO: US corn and soybeans tumbled 2 percent on Monday, their largest losses in a month, after dry conditions over th

Published 28 Oct, 2013 10:55pm

World

Angola's Catoca to explore for diamonds in Zimbabwe in 2014

LUANDA: Angola's Catoca, one of the world's largest diamond producers, expects to start exploring two fields in

Published 28 Oct, 2013 10:45pm

Business & Finance

ANZ annual cash profit up 11pc to record, meets forecast

SYDNEY: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd booked an 11 percent climb in full-year cash earnings on Tuesday, ma

Published 28 Oct, 2013 10:36pm

Business & Finance

Man in Punjab knifes 25 women victims this month

ISLAMABAD: A young man has stabbed at least 25 women this month in a small town in Sahiwal, police said on Monday, and m

Published 28 Oct, 2013 10:31pm

Markets

Exporters sell 230,000 T US soybeans to China, unknown buyer

WASHINGTON: Private exporters reported the sale of 230,000 tonnes of US soybeans to China and unknown destinations and 1

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:35pm

Top News

Apple profit tops forecasts, 33.8 million iPhones sold

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Monday reported a quarterly profit of $7.5 billion on the back of soaring iPhone sales.The US te

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:26pm

World

Brazil to exhume ex-president's remains next month

BRASïLIA: The remains of ex-president Joao Goulart will be exhumed next month to determine whether he was poisoned durin

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:16pm

Life & Style

'Bad Grandpa' tops N. American box office

LOS ANGELES: Wacky Jackass comedy "Bad Grandpa" elbowed space flick "Gravity" out of the top spot at the North American

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:16pm

World

RBI expected to hike interest rate

MUMBAI: India's central bank was expected to make its second successive interest rate hike on Tuesday after saying t

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:12pm

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Militant attack kills soldier in Miranshah

MIRANSHAH: Militants attacked an army checkpost in Miranshah near the Afghan border, killing one soldier and wounding th

Published 28 Oct, 2013 09:09pm

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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