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Fed jitters dampen trading of Nordea's new CoCo bonds

NEW YORK: Jitters about the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Wednesday put a damper on trading in Nordea Ban

Published 17 Sep, 2014 05:13pm

World

France drops case against Iranian dissidents after 11-year probe

PARIS: Prosecuting judges in Paris on Wednesday dropped all charges of money laundering and fraud against nine people cl

Published 17 Sep, 2014 05:07pm

World

Separatists vow to speak with single voice in Mali talks

ALGIERS: Malian separatist militias agreed Sunday to speak with a "single voice" in talks with Bamako on ending conflict

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:57pm

World

'All bases covered' in coalition bid to crush IS

WASHINGTON: "All bases are covered" in a US-led multinational coalition against the Islamic State, John Kerry said, as W

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:53pm

World

White House seeks to win over skeptics on Islamic State fight

WASHINGTON: A top White House aide on Sunday defended President Barack Obama's plan to fight Islamic State militants

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:49pm

World

Sweden centre-left opposition holds lead in election-exit poll

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's centre-left opposition was heading for an election victory on Sunday, an exit poll showed, on a

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:45pm

World

British queen urges Scots to 'think carefully' on independence vote

EDINBURGH: Queen Elizabeth II has broken her silence over the Scottish independence vote, telling a member of the public

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:43pm

World

Mali landmine kills UN peacekeeper, wounds four others

BAMAKO: A landmine explosion hit a vehicle carrying UN peacekeepers from Chad on patrol in northeastern Mali on Sunday,

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:37pm

World

Uganda seizes explosives, suicide vests

KAMPALA: Police in the Ugandan capital Kampala seized "substantial amounts of explosives" and suicide vests in raids on

Published 14 Sep, 2014 08:33pm

World

Fourth Sierra Leonean doctor dies from Ebola

FREETOWN: A fourth Sierra Leonean doctor, a woman, died Sunday after contracting the dreaded Ebola virus, the country&#3

Published 14 Sep, 2014 06:00pm

World

Cameron vows to hunt down 'evil' killers of aid worker

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday that Britain would hunt down the killers of an aid worker beheaded by

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:54pm

Syria opposition head seeks support of anti-IS coalition

ABU DHABI: The head of the main Syrian opposition group in exile said Sunday he expected the support of the internationa

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:50pm

World

Arab countries offer to join air campaign on Islamic State: US

PARIS: Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, US officials

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:33pm

World

Post-war counselling awaits Gaza children going back to school

GAZA: Some 500,000 children returned on Sunday to school in the Gaza Strip, where many will be given psychological couns

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:28pm

World

Sinopec sells $17.5bn stake in retail unit to investors

HONG KONG: Sinopec Corp will sell a 107.1 billion yuan ($17.5 billion) stake in its retail unit to a group of 25 Chinese

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:19pm

Markets

Kuwait KNPC names NBK finance advisor for $12bn refinery upgrade

DUBAI: Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) has chosen National Bank of Kuwait's investment banking arm to advise it

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:15pm

Scotland ‘Kirk’ appeals for reconciliation after vote

ROSNEATH: On the last Sunday before Scotland votes on independence, minister urged Scots from the pulpit to work for rec

Published 14 Sep, 2014 05:10pm

Markets

Eskom to raise more debt, get state equity injection

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government has approved a support package for state-run power utility Eskom, which will

Published 14 Sep, 2014 04:55pm

Life & Style

'No Good Deed' upstages 'Dolphin Tale 2' at box office

LOS ANGELES: Thriller "No Good Deed," the story of an escaped convict who terrorizes a woman and her children inside the

Published 14 Sep, 2014 04:50pm

World

Germany eurosceptic AfD surges to win seats in two states: exit polls

BERLIN: Germany's eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surged to win 10 percent or more of the vote in tw

Published 14 Sep, 2014 04:46pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	8,030.33
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	19,003.11
France CAC40 / Nov 13	7,216.83
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 14 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00

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