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India's new bank chief set to keep rates on hold

MUMBAI: India's new central bank governor was set to chair a cautious first monetary policy meeting on Friday, when

Published 19 Sep, 2013 09:04pm

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Gold rises on technicals, short-covering after Fed move

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose to one-week highs on Thursday, extending the previous session's 4.2 percent rally, lifted

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:59pm

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Mexico death toll nears 100 as new hurricane hits

ATOYAC DE ALVAREZ: Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 on Thursday as a fresh hurricane hit th

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:55pm

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Oil prices pull back after robust rally

LONDON: Oil prices retreated Thursday after a powerful rally Wednesday fueled by falling US crude supplies and the Feder

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:49pm

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Brazil has 370,000 regular crack cocaine users: study

BRASïLIA: Brazil has 370,000 regular crack cocaine users in major cities, including 50,000 minors, an official study fou

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:48pm

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IMF supports Fed decision against stimulus taper

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde voiced her support Thursday for the US Federal Reserve&#

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:32pm

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US stocks end mixed one day after big rally

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks Thursday closed mixed, cooling off after Wednesday's torrid rally in the wake of the Federa

Published 19 Sep, 2013 08:20pm

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Nine people injured in hand grenade attack in Landhi

KARACHI: Nine people were injured in a hand grenade attack targeting an Imam Bargah in Karachi on Thursday, officials sa

Published 19 Sep, 2013 07:23pm

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Drunk Pakistan pilot arrested at British airport: police

LONDON: A pilot for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been arrested at a British airport on suspicion of being d

Published 19 Sep, 2013 07:16pm

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Pakistan arrests 58 Indian fishermen: officials

KARACHI: Pakistan's maritime security agency arrested 58 Indian fishermen on Thursday after they strayed into Pakist

Published 19 Sep, 2013 07:14pm

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S&P puts Portugal on watch for rating downgrade

PARIS: Standard & Poor's on Wednesday put Portugal's BB long-term credit rating on watch for a possible down

Published 18 Sep, 2013 11:17pm

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Iran 'never' to seek nuclear weapon: Rowhani

WASHINGTON: Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, newly elected President Hassan Rowhani said in a US interview Wednesda

Published 18 Sep, 2013 11:10pm

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Brazil court lets 12 appeal graft trial convictions

BRASILIA: Brazil's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled to allow sentencing appeals in the country's biggest political

Published 18 Sep, 2013 11:06pm

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Six dead as Canada train smashes into bus

OTTAWA: Screaming commuters were thrown from a double-decker bus when it ploughed into a passenger train at an Ottawa su

Published 18 Sep, 2013 10:48pm

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Don't 'extort' over budget, debt ceiling, Obama warns

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama accused his critics Wednesday of extorting him over raising the US debt ceiling, a

Published 18 Sep, 2013 10:23pm

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Facebook 'Like' button is free speech right: US court

WASHINGTON: Hitting the "Like" button on Facebook is an element of free speech protected by the US constitution, a feder

Published 18 Sep, 2013 10:13pm

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Ch Nisar assures security to Chinese workers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Minister has said China is ready to provide all kind of institutional support that Pakistan requ

Published 18 Sep, 2013 09:27pm

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India to set free 9 Pakistani prisoners: Indian official

AMRITSAR: Indian government has announced to release nine Pakistani prisoners. The prisoners will be handed over to Pak

Published 18 Sep, 2013 08:37pm

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Turkish central bank seen holding rates, betting on Fed for reprieve

ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Tuesday, betting instead on the US Fed

Published 16 Sep, 2013 11:52pm

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Malala receives top Amnesty award

LONDON: Rights group Amnesty International announced on Tuesday it had awarded its highest honour to Malala Yousafzai, t

Published 16 Sep, 2013 11:47pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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