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World

With Psy and currency swaps, South Korea grabs global influence

SEOUL: From rapper Psy to overseas financial aid, an economically and culturally confident South Korea appears to be tak

Published 21 Oct, 2013 09:16pm

Markets

Aussie shares hit 5-yr high, dollar near 8-mth low

TOKYO: Australian shares climbed to a five-year peak on Monday, taking cues from the US S&P 500's record high as

Published 21 Oct, 2013 12:04am

World

Japan Sept exports rise 11.5pc year/year: MOF

TOKYO: Japanese exports rose 11.5 percent in September from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday, r

Published 21 Oct, 2013 12:03am

World

Kuwait gives Egypt 5 years to repay $2 billion deposit: Egyptian PM

CAIRO: The Gulf Arab state of Kuwait will allow Egypt to repay a $2 billion central bank deposit over five years instead

Published 20 Oct, 2013 11:46pm

World

German tax revenues rise almost 8pc year/year in Sept

BERLIN: The German government's tax take rose 7.8 percent on the year in September to 54.7 billion euros, a finance

Published 20 Oct, 2013 11:17pm

World

NZ migration inflows hit 10-year high in September

WELLINGTON: New Zealand posted its biggest net gain of migrants in 10 years in September, as more people arrived to sett

Published 20 Oct, 2013 11:07pm

World

Britons' pay shows rare pick-up, living costs still high: poll

LONDON: Britons' incomes edged up for the first time in three months in October as the labour market strengthened, a

Published 20 Oct, 2013 11:04pm

Business & Finance

Weaker profits knock UK's Q3 dividends ahead of record 2014

LONDON: British companies posted lower than expected dividend growth in the third quarter, with total payouts for the ye

Published 20 Oct, 2013 11:03pm

Business & Finance

Deutsche Bank talking to 50 employees over Libor: paper

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank has started talks with some 50 employees as part of its investigation into possible manipulatio

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:56pm

World

Security tight before Brazil offshore oil auction

BRASILIA: About 40 soldiers armed with rifles patrolled Sunday outside a hotel on the western outskirts of Rio de Janeir

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:44pm

Despite debt drama, US still outshining Europe

LONDON: If Wall Street's record high is a signpost, the US economy has every chance of pulling further ahead of a st

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:34pm

Life & Style

Paul McCartney's new album misses out on UK top spot

LONDON: Paul McCartney's acclaimed album "New" entered the British music charts at number three in its debut week on

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:28pm

Life & Style

Sandra Bullock, 'Gravity' rocket past 'Carrie' to win box office

LOS ANGELES: The 3-D outer space thriller, "Gravity," continued to rocket past its box office competition over the weeke

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:12pm

World

Cuba, Venezuela slammed on press freedoms

DENVER: Venezuelan journalists and a dissident Cuban blogger denounced press censorship and other forms of media control

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:07pm

Business & Finance

Lebanon's Bank Audi profit down 5.5pc after Turkish launch

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Bank Audi reported a 5.5 percent drop in its net profit for the first nine months of 2013 in compa

Published 20 Oct, 2013 10:01pm

World

Canada eases uranium investment rules for European companies

WINNIPEG: Canada has agreed to waive for European companies a longstanding requirement that buyers take on a Canadian pa

Published 20 Oct, 2013 09:51pm

PM Sharif arrives in Washington for vital talks with Obama

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew into Washington Sunday to a red-carpet welcome for a four-day visit, during

Published 20 Oct, 2013 09:38pm

Business & Finance

Nephew of PTI's office bearer killed

SWABI: Unknown assailants shot dead the nephew of PTI's district Vice President at Pabeeni area, police said on Sund

Published 20 Oct, 2013 08:46pm

Gunmen kill four policemen in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Gunmen in a car shot dead four policemen at a checkpoint in Peshawar on Sunday, officials said."At least four

Published 20 Oct, 2013 07:41pm

Life & Style

'Carrie' returns, with more blood, revenge and a feisty makeover

LOS ANGELES: Carrie White, one of the most complex female villains of the horror film genre, is back in a new movie adap

Published 20 Oct, 2013 01:56am

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
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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085

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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