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Bieber charged with assault, reckless driving

TORONTO: Pop star Justin Bieber was charged with assault and dangerous driving over the weekend after an incident near t

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:14pm

Business & Finance

Danone names new CEO, Riboud remains as chairman

PARIS: French food group Danone , which is grappling with sluggish sales of baby food in Asia and weak dairy revenue in

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:10pm

Markets

Aluminium up as funds buy, Zinc hits 4-week high,

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:07pm

World

EU new leadership may missed opportunity

BRUSSELS: At first sight, the European Union's new leadership team looks like a missed opportunity.Jean-Claude Junck

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:04pm

Markets

Rand falls to three-week lows

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand traded at its weakest in more than three weeks against the dollar on Tuesday, as p

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Maxis denies wrongdoing after India police charges

MUMBAI: Malaysia's Maxis Communications Bhd, charged by Indian police in a telecoms scandal, denied any wrongdoing a

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:51pm

World

Washington Post names ex-Politico executive as publisher

WASHINGTON: The Washington Post's owner, Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos, has named a former executive from rival

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:46pm

Business & Finance

UK gilts slide with Bunds, US Treasuries

LONDON: British government bond prices fell sharply on Wednesday, tracking German Bunds and US Treasuries lower as inves

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:41pm

World

Boko Haram insurgents overrun Nigerian town

MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram insurgents overran most of a northeastern Nigerian town on Tuesday after hours of fighting that ki

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:37pm

World

No sign of life from missing Nicaragua miners

MANAGUA: Rescuers said on Monday there were no signs of life from eight miners missing after a cave-in at a Nicaraguan g

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:49pm

Israel plan to seize West Bank land 'alarms' UN'

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is "alarmed" by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) o

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:40pm

World

Lesotho PM heading home after 'coup'

MASERU: Lesotho's exiled prime minister is heading home, an aide told AFP on Monday, as regional mediators sought to

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:37pm

US urges Israel to reverse Palestinian land-grab plan

WASHINGTON: Israel faced increasing pressure on Monday, including from the United States, after saying it plans to expro

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:32pm

Business & Finance

Thailand set to approve Volkswagen factory

FAZ FRANKFURT: Thailand is set to approve the construction of a Volkswagen factory near the port of Bangkok, German dail

Published 01 Sep, 2014 08:15pm

World

Maradona steals show from fellow Argentine Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis normally has no competition for attention when he is in a room but it was different on Monday

Published 01 Sep, 2014 08:12pm

World

Ireland demands review of UN Golan Heights mandate

DUBLIN: Ireland may not replace its 130-person rapid response force in the Golan Heights, where 44 peacekeepers from Fij

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:58pm

World

Brazil posts trade surplus of $1.168bn in August

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a trade surplus of $1.168 billion in August, above market forecasts, in its sixth straight posit

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:54pm

World

Argentina says August tax income rises 31.3pc on year

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina tax revenue jumped 31.3 percent in August from a year earlier to 99.7 billion pesos ($11.852 bil

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:46pm

Markets

Euro hit year-low versus dollar

LONDON: The euro hit a year-low versus the dollar on Monday, as investors added to bets against the single currency befo

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:44pm

World

Lebanon expects 1.5-2pc GDP growth

BEIRUT: Lebanon economy is expected to grow 1.5 to 2 percent and inflation is not expected to exceed 4 percent in the ye

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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