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UK 10-year government bond yield touches 3-week high

LONDON: British 10-year gilt yields reached their highest in almost three weeks on Friday, with the campaign against Sco

Published 12 Sep, 2014 05:15pm

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ICE raw sugar slides to 4-year low, arabica coffee falls

LONDON: Raw sugar on ICE slid to a four-year low on Friday and was poised to end the week down 7 percent to extend a sev

Published 12 Sep, 2014 05:13pm

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British pound rallies on Carney comments, Scotland poll

NEW YORK: The British pound rallied against major currencies Wednesday as the Bank of England governor discussed raising

Published 10 Sep, 2014 09:50pm

World

'Operation Fashion Police' nets drug millions in LA

LOS ANGELES: Police staged mass dawn raids in Los Angeles on Wednesday, seizing at least $65 million in cash and funds a

Published 10 Sep, 2014 09:46pm

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US stocks rise as Apple leads Nasdaq surge

NEW YORK: Enthusiasm about Apple's latest product launches propelled US stocks higher Wednesday, with the tech-rich

Published 10 Sep, 2014 09:40pm

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Higher salaries will pave road to true recovery: UN

GENEVA: The global economy will see only modest growth this year, the UN said Wednesday, calling for wage hikes to boost

Published 10 Sep, 2014 09:13pm

World

Catalonia independence vote can't be stopped: leader

BARCELONA: Catalonia's president warned Wednesday it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on seces

Published 10 Sep, 2014 09:09pm

World

US Dems seek authority to equip, train Syria rebels

WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats were drafting legislation Wednesday that would authorize the US military to equip an

Published 10 Sep, 2014 08:59pm

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Ukraine says Russia withdrawing, EU delays sanctions

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that Russia had withdrawn the bulk of its forces from his coun

Published 10 Sep, 2014 07:40pm

World

EU fails to agree timing of new Russia sanctions: source

BRUSSELS: The European Union failed to reach agreement on when the latest economic sanctions against Russia should be im

Published 10 Sep, 2014 07:39pm

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New EU economy team to seek policy middle-ground

BRUSSELS: The new European Commission will spread responsibility for key economic issues over three top officials with d

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:37pm

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Yemen patches crude pipeline sabotaged by tribesmen, pumping resumes

SANAA: Yemen resumed pumping crude through its main export pipeline after repair works were completed, the interior mini

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:36pm

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Brazil markets drop on election anxiety, risk aversion

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian stocks and currency dropped on Wednesday on signs that President Dilma Rousseff, criticized by

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:33pm

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Top US Senate Democrats unveil earnings stripping plan

WASHINGTON: One of the main incentives driving a surge in US corporations' tax-driven overseas inversion deals would

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:29pm

World

Healthcare stocks, Mexican bonds attractive: managers

NEW YORK: Healthcare stocks, high-quality small-cap companies, and Mexican bonds are among the assets most likely to bea

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:25pm

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Threatened ozone layer shows first sign of recovery: UN

GENEVA: The ozone layer that shields life from the sun's cancer-causing ultraviolet rays is showing its first sign o

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:24pm

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EU unity on Russia sanctions comes first: Italy's Mogherini

BRUSSELS: Italian foreign minister and incoming EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said Wednesday the European

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:09pm

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Brent slides to new 17-month low under $98

LONDON: World oil prices tumbled Wednesday, with Brent hitting a new 17-month low after the OPEC oil cartel trimmed its

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:06pm

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Libya PM says 'only 7' citizens held in UAE

ABU DHABI: Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani acknowledged Wednesday that the UAE has arrested seven Libyans, after

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:05pm

World

Turkish growth slows in second quarter, threatens outlook

ISTANBUL: The Turkish economy slowed sharply in the second quarter, squeezed by rate rises to defend the lira, and putti

Published 10 Sep, 2014 06:02pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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