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Carl Icahn unveils stake in Gannett ahead of split

WASHINGTON: Activist investor Carl Icahn has acquired a 6.6 percent stake in Gannett, saying the media conglomerate prep

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:14pm

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Canada, Kazakhstan start nuclear cooperation

OTTAWA: Canada heralded on Friday the implementation of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan that al

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:11pm

World

Argentina to make loan payments to World Bank

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina announced on Friday it will make more than $3 billion in payments on loans due this year to inte

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:07pm

World

EU ministers agree on arming Iraq Kurds to end 'slaughter'

BRUSSELS: EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurdish fighters

Published 15 Aug, 2014 07:00pm

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32 killed in Syria Daraa, Aleppo: NGO

BEIRUT: At least 22 people were killed on Friday when a car bomb exploded in front of a mosque in Daraa province of sout

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:57pm

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Ebola outbreak could take six months to control, say MSF

GENEVA: The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can handle and could take six months to bring under con

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:45pm

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Russian defence ministry denies military convoy entered Ukraine

MOSCOW: The Russian defence ministry denied on Friday that it had sent a military convoy into Ukraine after officials in

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:42pm

World

Turkey calls for help with Syria refugees as tensions rise

ISTANBUL: Turkey relief agency said on Friday it was time for the world to start "sharing the burden" of the 1.2 million

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:37pm

World

Crimea wants out of Russian food sanctions

MOSCOW: Crimea has asked Moscow for an exception to Russian sanctions blocking food imports from Ukraine, a senior regio

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:29pm

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Canada transports allied military equipment to Kurds

OTTAWA: Two Canadian military transport jumbo jets, along with their crew of 30, were deployed on Friday to deliver alli

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:28pm

World

Hollande, African leaders honour 'southern D-Day' veterans

FRANCE: President Francois Hollande and 15 African leaders paid tribute on Friday to the hundreds of thousands of troops

Published 15 Aug, 2014 06:19pm

Markets

Dollar-euro flat ahead of eurozone second-quarter data

NEW YORK: The dollar was flat against the euro Wednesday ahead of expected poor growth numbers from the eurozone, while

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:05pm

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Plan 'under way' to rescue refugees on Iraq mountain

LONDON: An international plan is under way to rescue civilians trapped by Islamic State (IS) fighters on a mountain in n

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:03pm

World

US troops meet refugees on besieged Iraq mountain: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A small party of US troops were flown onto Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq on Wednesday to assess the situatio

Published 13 Aug, 2014 10:01pm

Markets

US stocks rise despite weak retail sales, earnings

NEW YORK: US stocks on Wednesday finished solidly higher despite a lackluster US retail sales report and some disappoint

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:55pm

World

Colombia says Venezuela border closure no solution to contraband

BOGOTA: Colombia said on Wednesday it would work with Venezuela to stem smuggling but said the nighttime closure of thei

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:51pm

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Japan protests Russian drills on disputed islands

TOKYO: Japan lodged a "stern" protest with Russia on Wednesday over military exercises that are being held on the disput

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:48pm

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Israel, Palestinians agree 11th-hour Gaza truce extension

GAZA CITY: Egyptian mediators clinched an agreement from Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to extend a Gaza truce

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:42pm

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PM urges nation to protect supremacy of constitution

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday urged the nation to make a pledge on the Independence Day n

Published 13 Aug, 2014 09:36pm

Business & Finance

Amazon unveils card payment reader, challenging Square

NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon unveiled a new payment card reader for mobile devices Wednesday in challenging a system

Published 13 Aug, 2014 07:16pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Dow Jones / Dec 26	43,325.80
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,791.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,096.01
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,137.45
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,830.60

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,634.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.72
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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