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Germany, France to start joint airlift to Ebola-affected countries

BERLIN: Germany and France agreed on Friday to launch a joint airlift to send aid supplies to western African states hit

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:54pm

World

Germany says won't delay plans to isolate risky bank business

BERLIN: The German government will not delay its plans to isolate risky hedge fund activities from banks' normal ret

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:45pm

Markets

South Africa stocks end lower as commodities weigh

JOHANNESBURG: South African stocks ended Friday slightly lower as subdued commodity prices and concerns about Chinese gr

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:41pm

Iran moving to comply with extended nuclear deal with powers: IAEA

VIENNA: Iran is taking further action to comply with the terms of an extended interim agreement with six world powers ov

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:38pm

Markets

Nickel in 5,200 tonne surplus in July, down yr/yr: INSG

LONDON: The global nickel market was in a 5,200 tonne surplus in July, compared with a 12,600 tonne surplus in the same

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:37pm

Fiat to suspend output at Italian plant as demand falls: union

MILAN: Italian automaker Fiat will temporarily suspend production at its Pomigliano plant in southern Italy from Oct. 16

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:31pm

Catalan parliament approves independence vote law

BARCELONA: Catalonia's regional parliament on Friday passed a law that its leaders say will authorise them to hold a

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:28pm

Business & Finance

Nigerian interbank rates ease on improved liquidity

LAGOS: Nigeria's interbank lending rates eased to an average of 10.37 percent this week, compared with 10.62 percent

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:26pm

Markets

EU carbon tops 6 euros as buyers lend support

LONDON: European carbon prices were poised to end the week almost flat after buyers stepped in to lift prices from six-w

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:19pm

World

Lizard in food sends 300 school children in India to hospital

NEW DELHI: About 300 pupils at an Indian school were rushed to a hospital after consuming government-provided lunches, e

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:18pm

World

Seven killed as Ugandans, South Sudanese clash at border

KAMPALA: At least seven people were killed in a string of clashes either side of Uganda and South Sudan's border, a

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:09pm

Markets

West Africa Crude Low supply supportive, Nigerian overhang weighs

LONDON: Differentials for West African crude oil were supported by demand from European refiners, and lower supply avail

Published 19 Sep, 2014 05:04pm

Markets

Alibaba jumps more than 40pc in trading debut

NEW YORK: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares surged by more than 40 percent in their first day of trading on Friday

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:59pm

Business & Finance

Ghana inflation to ease to roughly 9.5pc in 2015: central bank

ACCRA: Ghana expects inflation to ease to 9.5 percent, plus or minus two percentage points, by the second half of 2015 f

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:51pm

Business & Finance

BoE says its bond-buying failed to boost bank lending

LONDON: The Bank of England's 375 billion pounds ($612 billion) of stimulus pumped into Britain's financial syst

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:50pm

Business & Finance

Prada to open fewer stores in 2014 after H1 profit drops

HONG KONG: Prada SpA will open fewer stores than previously planned this year, the Italian luxury goods group said on Fr

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:47pm

Markets

North Sea Crude-Forties steady, Asia shipments in focus

LONDON: North Sea Forties crude differentials held steady on Friday, supported by pending and potential VLCC shipments t

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:42pm

World

Storm forces closure of Florence museums for damage checks

FLORENCE: Florence officials ordered the closure of many of the Tuscan city's museums on Friday, including the famed

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:41pm

World

Russian businessman freed from house arrest, his company says

MOSCOW: Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov was freed from house arrest on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, but

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:38pm

World

Kinder Morgan builds out Gulf Coast logistics hub in US oil boom

HOUSTON: To capitalize on a flood of domestic and Canadian crude into the US Gulf Coast, logistics giant Kinder Morgan E

Published 19 Sep, 2014 04:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 23	278.71
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 23	278.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 23	156.57
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 23	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 22	6,086.37
Nasdaq / Jan 22	20,009.34
Dow Jones / Jan 22	44,156.73
India Sensex / Jan 23	76,579.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 23	40,000.30
Hang Seng / Jan 23	19,695.88
FTSE 100 / Jan 23	8,544.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 23	21,282.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 22	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 22	246,440
Petrol/Litre / Jan 23	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 23	75.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 23	2,754.03
Diesel/Litre / Jan 23	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 23 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	30.33 ▲ 2.76 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jan 23 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.45 ▲ 1.95 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 23 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.99 ▲ 13.73 (10.00%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 23 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	10 ▲ 0.88 (9.65%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 23 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	808.99 ▲ 70.65 (9.57%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 23 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	85.99 ▲ 7.42 (9.44%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.80 ▲ 0.41 (9.34%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 23 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.50 ▲ 6.31 (8.99%)

Stock	Price
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 23 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11 ▼ -1.13 (-9.32%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 23 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	60.50 ▼ -6.14 (-9.21%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 23 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	106.21 ▼ -10.19 (-8.75%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 23 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.01 ▼ -0.82 (-8.34%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 23 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	260.11 ▼ -21.57 (-7.66%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	146.10 ▼ -11.55 (-7.33%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 23 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.82 ▼ -0.22 (-7.24%)
Masood Textile / Jan 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49 ▼ -3.80 (-7.20%)
Sana Ind / Jan 23 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	29 ▼ -2.24 (-7.17%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	112,211,666 ▲ 0.47
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,218,430 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Cement / Jan 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,552,040 ▲ 1.72
Lotte Chemical / Jan 23 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,347,125 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 23 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	30,547,553 ▼ -0.12
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 23 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,062,617 ▲ 5.40
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	20,517,877 ▲ 0.28
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,326,476 ▲ 1.86
D.G.K.Cement / Jan 23 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	16,695,919 ▲ 1.71

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