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US names Connecticut official to lead federal Obamacare marketplace

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Tuesday named the head of Connecticut's state health exchange to oversee the

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:20pm

Markets

Urals stronger in Med; Baltic seen tight in early Sept

LONDON: Russian Urals crude prices in the Mediterranean strengthened slightly on Tuesday as traders said the final loadi

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:16pm

World

Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as US role wavers

DUBAI: Air strikes by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Libyan Islamists as alleged by Washington despite denials fr

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:15pm

Business & Finance

South Africa dodges recession, faces more pain ahead

PRETORIA: South Africa avoided slipping into recession in the second quarter as solid growth in agriculture and finance

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:13pm

Markets

US judge dismisses LME from aluminum price-fixing lawsuits

NEW YORK: A US judge has dismissed London Metal Exchange Ltd as a defendant from nationwide antitrust litigation accusin

Published 26 Aug, 2014 05:01pm

Markets

Aluminium hits 18-month peak

LONDON: Aluminium touched a 18-month peak on Tuesday, boosted by a big long position and declining available stocks, wit

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:57pm

World

Sirens sound in Israel after Gaza ceasefire

JERUSALEM: Sirens warning of rocket attacks continued to sound in southern Israel on Tuesday after a Gaza ceasefire was

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Unica cuts cane forecast nearly 6pc

SAO PAULO: Brazil's 2014-15 centre-south cane crop will likely be 546 million tonnes, industry association Unica sai

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:51pm

Markets

EU carbon prices slip on weak auction demand

LONDON: European Union carbon prices dipped on Tuesday in a thinly traded market, weighed down by weak demand in an auct

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:49pm

Markets

Bovespa flirts with 60,000, real gains on election bets

SAO PAULO: Brazil Bovespa stock index briefly touched its highest level in more than a year and a half on Tuesday, drive

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:45pm

World

Aircraft demand spurs record gain in US durable goods orders

WASHINGTON: Orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods posted their biggest gain on record in July on strong overseas

Published 26 Aug, 2014 04:42pm

Markets

Euro sinks again as Germany insists on austerity

NEW YORK: The euro fell again against major currencies on Monday as Germany reiterated its insistence on austerity and r

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:36pm

Obama has taken no decision on Syria airstrikes: White House

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama had so far made no decision on whether to launch

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:32pm

UN slams militant abuses in Iraq as US warns of threat

BAGHDAD: The UN on Monday accused militants in Iraq of "ethnic and religious cleansing" as the most senior US military o

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:28pm

Markets

S&P hits new record but closes off 2,000 mark

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 topped the 2,000 mark for the first time during trade Monday but slipped back to finish just b

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:18pm

World

Three-million-year-old child skull had no soft spot: study

WASHINGTON: A three-million-year-old child's skull uncovered in South Africa has no signs of the kind of soft spot t

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:14pm

Markets

S&P 500 tops 2,000 mark for first time

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 stock index topped the 2,000 mark for the first time ever in early trade Monday, as US markets

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:02pm

Business & Finance

Amazon to pay $1bn for gaming site Twitch: report

NEW YORK: Amazon is buying the videogame platform Twitch for $1 billion, bringing it access to millions of people who wa

Published 25 Aug, 2014 09:01pm

World

Hungary seeks EU alliance to push closer ties with Russia

BUDAPEST: Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday said he would seek to form a political alliance to stop the Euro

Published 25 Aug, 2014 08:50pm

World

Vietnam, EU hail progress on free trade agreement

HANOI: Vietnam's prime minister on Monday hailed progress in free trade talks with the European Union, saying a deal

Published 25 Aug, 2014 08:47pm

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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