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Markets

Oil prices drop into red

LONDON: Oil prices in London fell on Tuesday, one day after hitting a intra-day 16-month low on the back of ample suppli

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:45pm

Markets

European stocks slump, pound under pressure ahead of Scottish vote

LONDON: European stock markets slumped on Tuesday as investors took profits while the sterling remained cowed over the u

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:41pm

Markets

European stocks close down

LONDON:European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index sliding 0.08 percent t

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:38pm

World

Imposter passed as Lebanese diplomat in Colombia

BOGOTA: A Colombian man is being investigated for posing as a Lebanese diplomat after giving lectures on the Middle East

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:38pm

World

Finmeccanica weighing non-binding offers for railway units sale

MILAN: Italian aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica said on Tuesday it was evaluating non-binding offers received fr

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:28pm

World

CGN files sole bid to build 2 nuclear reactors in Romania

BUCHAREST: Chinese utility China General Nuclear (CGN) filed a non-binding bid to partner with Romania's state-owned

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:23pm

World

Government to beef up security following bomb attack: Chile

SANTIAGO: Chile's government said it would tighten security to avoid an escalation in violence and use the "full wei

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:16pm

Markets

Top price of Kenyan tea dips at auction

NAIROBI: The maximum price of Kenya's highest quality tea fell to $3.52 per kg at auction this week from $3.73 per k

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:11pm

World

Polish finance minister sees case for weaker zloty given regional risks

WARSAW: Poland's zloty currency should be weaker than it is now, given international factors such as the tensions ov

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:08pm

Markets

Dollar sweeps to 14-month high on rate hike views: global markets

NEW YORK: The US dollar jumped to a 14-month high against the euro on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would

Published 09 Sep, 2014 05:04pm

World

Obama to give speech at 2100 ET on Wednesday

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is set to deliver an address to the nation at 2100 ET (0100 GMT) on Wednesday on the

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:57pm

World

Gun battle in Yemeni capital

SANAA: Yemeni soldiers traded gunfire with rebels near a military base at the southern entrance to the capital Sanaa on

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:55pm

World

Moody's threatens to downgrade Brazil as economy stalls

RIO DE JANEIRO: Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday said it may cut Brazil's credit rating in the next couple o

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:53pm

Markets

Wall Street falls; S&P 500 below 14-day moving average

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 dropping under a key technical level for the third time in as

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:49pm

Markets

TSX firm as copper producers slip but energy shares gain

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index edged higher on Tuesday as a rise in energy stocks boosted by stronger US oil pri

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:44pm

World

China offers hefty rewards for ‘terrorism’ tips in Xinjiang

BEIJING: China is offering up to 1 million yuan ($160,000) in rewards to "terrorism" informants in its western Xinjiang

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:39pm

Markets

FTSE held back by weak energy stocks and Scotland uncertainty

LONDON: Britain's top shares fell on Tuesday as energy stocks weakened and the market tried to gauge whether Scotlan

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:38pm

World

Russia may exchange grain worth $500mn for Iranian oil

MOSCOW: Russia is looking to supply grain worth up to $500 million per year to Iran in exchange for oil, Russia's st

Published 09 Sep, 2014 04:33pm

World

Chile govt sees trend growth rate at 4.3pc in long-term

SANTIAGO: Chile's government said on Monday it sees trend growth for gross domestic product averaging 4.3 percent an

Published 08 Sep, 2014 10:10pm

Markets

Dollar bounces back after weak August jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar rallied Monday against other major currencies as investors concluded the US economy is still better

Published 08 Sep, 2014 09:59pm

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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