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Markets

ICE arabica turns up, raw sugar gains as real rallies

NEW YORK/LONDON: ICE arabica coffee turned higher on Friday after matching the previous day's four-year low and raw

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:15pm

Sports

Bell defies Australia for go-slow England

LONDON: Ian Bell was left holding the fort for England yet again as they struggled for runs on the third day of the fina

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:12pm

Pulling aid may not change Egypt military: Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama appeared to suggest in an interview aired Friday that pulling US aid from Egypt wo

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:10pm

Life & Style

Afridi flick hits cinemas without filtration

KARACHI: A Pakistani film about a boy emulating the fairytale career of cricket star Shahid Afridi hit cinemas Friday de

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:05pm

PM Nawaz directs interior ministry to halt executions until Sep 9

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Friday, directed the interior ministry to halt executions until September 9,

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:02pm

Sports

Shehzad, Afridi mastermind Pakistan victory

HARARE: Ahmed Shehzad shone with the bat and Shahid Afridi struck with the ball as Pakistan opened their tour of Zimbabw

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:01pm

Business & Finance

Yields rise as Fed pullback seen on track

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes of its July meeting, which o

Published 22 Aug, 2013 01:08am

Markets

Dollar gains after Fed minutes

NEW YORK CITY: The dollar pushed higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's minutes of its last policy meeting

Published 22 Aug, 2013 01:01am

Sports

No Australia plan to win in England : Arthur

SYDNEY: Sacked Australia coach Mickey Arthur says Michael Clarke's team travelled to England with no belief they cou

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:59am

Business & Finance

Wells Fargo cuts 2,300 mortgage jobs

NEW YORK CITY: US banking giant Wells Fargo Wednesday said it was cutting 2,300 jobs due to declines in mortgage refinan

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:58am

World

Canada uses drones to drive away geese

OTTAWA: Canada's capital has ordered drone strikes to rid a popular Ottawa beach of pesky geese that dirty the water

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:56am

Life & Style

Luke Bryan tops Billboard album chart; Perry has No. 1 download

LOS ANGELES: Country singer Luke Bryan's latest record stormed straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:51am

Markets

Dry weather to boost Nigeria's main cocoa crop after heavy rains

LAGOS: Drier weather in Nigeria's main cocoa-growing regions has increased hopes of a healthy crop this September, a

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:49am

US admits electronic spying on Americans was illegal

WASHINGTON: The US government spied on electronic communications between Americans with no links to terror suspects unti

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:48am

World

Long-term study backs early HIV drugs for children

PARIS: A landmark five-year trial has strengthened evidence that early use of antiretroviral drugs helps children combat

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:38am

World

Final batch of secret Nixon tapes released

WASHINGTON: The final batch of taped conversations secretly recorded by US president Richard Nixon and then used to help

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:36am

Markets

Mexico's peso weakens more than 2pc after Fed minutes

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's peso extended earlier losses to weaken more than 2 percent on Wednesday after US Federal Reser

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:28am

World

Argentine dam deal awarded to Chinese, domestic firms

BUENOS AIRES: The construction of two hydroelectric dams in Argentina's Patagonia region has been awarded to a conso

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:27am

Markets

Gold prices flat as Fed minutes show few tapering clues

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold was largely flat on Wednesday as traders digested the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve poli

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:24am

Markets

TSX ends lower as US stimulus worries weigh

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index dropped on Wednesday to its lowest in more than a week after a US Federal Reserve

Published 22 Aug, 2013 12:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,503.42
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,042.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,122.26

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 14	71.10
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 15 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 15 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 15 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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