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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 / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
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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