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Markets

European stocks close mixed amid France, Scotland concerns

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday amid concerns about French public finances and uncerta

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:58pm

Markets

European stocks close mixed

LONDON: European stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.02 percent to

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:55pm

Markets

Soy rises from contract low hit ahead of US crop report

CHICAGO: New-crop US soybean futures hit a new contract low on Wednesday and corn matched its contract low ahead of the

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:53pm

World

Moscovici pledges no special treatment for France

PARIS: France can not receive exceptional treatment on EU budget rules, incoming European Economic and Financial Commiss

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:51pm

Business & Finance

Telefonica to issue 1.5 billion euros in bonds

MADRID: Spanish telecoms group Telefonica on Wednesday said it would issue 1.5 billion euros (1.94 billion US dollar) in

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:45pm

Business & Finance

Bidvest appoints Barclays, Investec to look at London listing

JOHANNESBURG: South African conglomerate Bidvest on Wednesday appointed Barclays and Investec as advisers for a possible

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:43pm

Business & Finance

Yield on Kenya 364-day treasury bills falls

NAIROBI: The yield on Kenya's 364-day Treasury bills fell to 10.163 percent at auction on Wednesday from 10.233 perc

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:37pm

World

France says will take part in Iraq military air operation, if needed

PARIS: France said on Wednesday it would take part in military air action against Islamic State militants in Iraq if nec

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:34pm

Business & Finance

Greece to reopen 3-,5-year bonds, exchange them for T-bills

ATHENS: Greece said on Wednesday it will reopen its recent 3- and 5-year bonds and top them up by about 1.0 billion euro

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:31pm

World

EU Juncker offers Britain banking olive branch

LONDON: New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker unexpectedly handed Britain supervision of EU financial se

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:29pm

Business & Finance

Ana Botin steps into spotlight as Santander new boss

MADRID: Ana Patricia Botin has been schooled for decades to replace her father Emilio Botin at the helm of Santander, en

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:27pm

World

Canadian city of Calgary struggles with late summer snowfall

CALGARY: The Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta, home to much of the country's oil and gas industry, suffered through

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:22pm

Business & Finance

Ghana tests investor interest for US dollar 11.5-year bond

LONDON: The Republic of Ghana has released initial price thoughts on an 11.5-year US dollar benchmark bond at 8.5% area,

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:16pm

World

Guinean who brought Ebola to Senegal recovers from virus

DAKAR: The first case of the Ebola virus detected in Senegal, a 21-year-old student who arrived from neighbouring Guinea

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:12pm

World

India notifies WTO of $56bn farm support in 2010-11

GENEVA: India spent $56.1 billion on support for farmers in 2010-2011, it said in a World Trade Organization filing on W

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:10pm

Markets

North Sea Crude-Forties diffs edge up as Buzzard offline again

LONDON: North Sea Forties crude differentials edged up slightly on Wednesday as Total returned to the market seeking Oct

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:07pm

Business & Finance

Canada housing party plays on as world warns of risk

TORONTO: Jeff Lowry and his family left a sedate housing market in Tennessee last year and moved to Canada in the midst

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:04pm

Business & Finance

UK 30-year gilt yield hits 4-week high on Scotland polls

LONDON: British 30-year government bond yields hit their highest level in almost a month on Wednesday, driven higher by

Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:01pm

Business & Finance

Sharjah draws massive demand for debut $750mn sukuk issue

DUBAI: The emirate of Sharjah attracted massive demand at its first international debt sale on Wednesday, drawing invest

Published 10 Sep, 2014 04:55pm

Markets

Europe Gasoline/ Naphtha Cracks rise to near one-month high

LONDON: Gasoline refining margins in northwest Europe rose on Wednesday to a near one-month high at around $15 a tonne,

Published 10 Sep, 2014 04:43pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,540.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,055.35
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Hang Seng / Dec 23	20,105.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,102.72
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 23	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,617.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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