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S&P 500 closes above 2,000 for first time

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 finished above 2,000 for the first time on Tuesday, capping a steep climb from 676 in March 20

Published 26 Aug, 2014 09:40pm

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Putin, Poroshenko talk as Kiev holds Moscow troops

MINSK: The presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday sat down to crunch one-on-one talks over heavy fighting in east U

Published 26 Aug, 2014 09:18pm

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US rules out coordination with Syria

DAMASCUS: The United States has begun reconnaissance flights over Syria to track Islamic State militants but insisted on

Published 26 Aug, 2014 09:10pm

Markets

S&P 500 closes above 2,000 for first time

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 finished above 2,000 for the first time Tuesday, capping a steep climb from 676 in March 2009,

Published 26 Aug, 2014 09:03pm

Business & Finance

Burger King, Tim Hortons merge to form fast-food giant

NEW YORK: Burger King is buying Canada's Tim Hortons coffee-and-donuts chain in an $11.4 billion deal that has raise

Published 26 Aug, 2014 08:20pm

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WHO calls for ban on e-cigarette sales to minors

GENEVA: The World Health Organization called Tuesday on governments to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, warning t

Published 26 Aug, 2014 08:13pm

Business & Finance

Tim Hortons: a donut shop turned Canadian icon

MONTREAL: Coffee and donuts giant Tim Hortons grew from a single store opened in 1964 by a National Hockey League defens

Published 26 Aug, 2014 08:05pm

Markets

European stocks continue rally

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets firmed on Tuesday, continuing a rally sparked by dovish comments from the head o

Published 26 Aug, 2014 08:02pm

Markets

European stocks end higher

LONDON: European stock markets ended higher on Tuesday, with Frankfurt's main DAX index adding 0.82 percent to 9,588

Published 26 Aug, 2014 08:00pm

World

Ebola ruled out in Bolivia case

LA PAZ: Health authorities here said on Tuesday they had ruled out Ebola in a traveler from India who arrived ill at Bol

Published 26 Aug, 2014 07:54pm

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Ebola-hit Liberia fires absentee ministers

MONROVIA: Liberia's leader has sacked ministers and senior government officials who defied an order to return to the

Published 26 Aug, 2014 06:02pm

World

Peru Congress narrowly OKs Humala's new cabinet on third vote

LIMA: Peru's Congress narrowly ratified President Ollanta Humala's embattled cabinet on Tuesday after the ruling

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:56pm

Markets

North Sea Crude: Differentials fall as Atlantic glut slow to shift

LONDON: North Sea crude oil differentials fell in active dealing on Tuesday on signs that a glut of crude oil in the Atl

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:54pm

World

Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 2,000 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, most of them

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:51pm

Business & Finance

RBS to be fined by regulator over mortgage advice: sources

LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland will be fined by Britain's financial regulator on Wednesday over mortgage advice give

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:48pm

World

Two railcars carrying propane derail in Manitoba

CALGARY: A train carrying unscented propane derailed in Emerson, Manitoba, on Tuesday, prompting the Royal Canadian Moun

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:45pm

World

East and South China Sea disputes need creative diplomacy: Kemp

LONDON: China and the United States appear headed for a damaging confrontation over the extent of China's territoria

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:30pm

Business & Finance

Banks to meet with Treasury Department on cyber threats: sources

NEW YORK: A group of Wall Street banks plan to meet the US Treasury Department and other government officials next month

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:28pm

World

Israel accepts Egyptian proposal for Gaza ceasefire: official

JERUSALEM: Israel has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday."Isr

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:24pm

World

Poroshenko says not yet had one-on-one talks with Putin

MINSK: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he had not yet had a bilateral meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:21pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
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
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
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
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 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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