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US Cash Grains-Corn, soy bids flat-higher in light trade

CHICAGO: Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were sharply higher at some locations around the US Midwest on Wednesday

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:26am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open 0.33pc higher

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.33 percent higher on Thursday, snapping three days of falls after US share prices and the d

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:20am

Markets

Yen off three-week highs but markets still cautious on Syria

SYDNEY: The safe-haven yen on Thursday trimmed some of the recent chunky gains that had taken it to three-week highs aga

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:18am

Life & Style

A-listers Douglas, Zeta-Jones split, for now at least

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood A-listers Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, one of Tinseltown's most high-profile co

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:16am

Top News

Japan July retail sales fall 0.3pc year/year

TOKYO: Japanese retail sales fell 0.3 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday, in a sign

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:09am

Markets

Argentine soy prices fall as local buyers back off

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Wednesday:In the Rosario grains market, soy closed at 1,8

Published 29 Aug, 2013 12:06am

World

Yosemite fire shuts new road before US holiday weekend

SAN FRANCISCO: US authorities closed a second main road into the Yosemite Valley tourist landmark Wednesday as over 4,0

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:45pm

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S.Korea July s/adj current account edges up from June

SEOUL: South Korea's seasonally adjusted current account surplus inched up in July from June, extending an uninterru

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:40pm

Sports

Australian media target Broad in Ashes hype

SYDNEY: Less than a week after England sealed a 3-0 Ashes win, Australians are turning their attention to the return vis

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:38pm

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Growth optimism spreads to over half of UK small firms: survey

LONDON: More than half of Britain's smaller companies expect to grow in the coming year, a survey published on Thurs

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:27pm

World

Britain has 4G competition as operators jump from one to three

LONDON: Britain will catapult into the superfast mobile top division on Thursday when operators O2 and Vodafone finally

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:12pm

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Brazil hikes interest rates again to regain market confidence

BRASILIA: Brazil raised its benchmark interest rate to a 16-month high of 9 percent on Wednesday, maintaining the pace o

Published 28 Aug, 2013 11:07pm

Markets

Dollar gains in safe-haven rush as Syria worries mount

NEW YORK CITY: The dollar Wednesday rallied against other major currencies as the prospects of a military strike against

Published 28 Aug, 2013 10:40pm

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No decision yet on Syria strike: Obama

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had not yet decided whether to attack Syria, but that any US action

Published 28 Aug, 2013 10:34pm

Life & Style

Justin Bieber stopped for traffic offense, again

LOS ANGELES: Justin Bieber was stopped for running a stop sign and driving without a license Wednesday, in the Canadian

Published 28 Aug, 2013 10:29pm

Markets

Oil strikes two-year peak on supply fears

LONDON: New York oil hit the highest level for more than two years on Wednesday, with concerns about Middle East supplie

Published 28 Aug, 2013 09:29pm

Markets

Energy sector leads US stocks gains amid Syria jitters

NEW YORK CITY: US stocks rebounded Wednesday led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mul

Published 28 Aug, 2013 09:26pm

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Afia Siddiqui to be brought back home soon: Info. Min

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has expressed hope that Afia Siddiq

Published 28 Aug, 2013 09:23pm

Markets

ICE cotton pulls back as prices consolidate

NEW YORK: US cotton futures slid almost 1 percent on Tuesday, giving back gains made a day earlier as prices traced out

Published 28 Aug, 2013 12:11am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open down 1.90pc

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Wednesday, plunging 1.90 percent following a fall on Wall Street as US force

Published 28 Aug, 2013 12:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

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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