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Bieber charged with assault, reckless driving

TORONTO: Pop star Justin Bieber was charged with assault and dangerous driving over the weekend after an incident near t

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:14pm

Business & Finance

Danone names new CEO, Riboud remains as chairman

PARIS: French food group Danone , which is grappling with sluggish sales of baby food in Asia and weak dairy revenue in

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:10pm

Markets

Aluminium up as funds buy, Zinc hits 4-week high,

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:07pm

World

EU new leadership may missed opportunity

BRUSSELS: At first sight, the European Union's new leadership team looks like a missed opportunity.Jean-Claude Junck

Published 02 Sep, 2014 05:04pm

Markets

Rand falls to three-week lows

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand traded at its weakest in more than three weeks against the dollar on Tuesday, as p

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Maxis denies wrongdoing after India police charges

MUMBAI: Malaysia's Maxis Communications Bhd, charged by Indian police in a telecoms scandal, denied any wrongdoing a

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:51pm

World

Washington Post names ex-Politico executive as publisher

WASHINGTON: The Washington Post's owner, Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos, has named a former executive from rival

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:46pm

Business & Finance

UK gilts slide with Bunds, US Treasuries

LONDON: British government bond prices fell sharply on Wednesday, tracking German Bunds and US Treasuries lower as inves

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:41pm

World

Boko Haram insurgents overrun Nigerian town

MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram insurgents overran most of a northeastern Nigerian town on Tuesday after hours of fighting that ki

Published 02 Sep, 2014 04:37pm

World

No sign of life from missing Nicaragua miners

MANAGUA: Rescuers said on Monday there were no signs of life from eight miners missing after a cave-in at a Nicaraguan g

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:49pm

Israel plan to seize West Bank land 'alarms' UN'

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is "alarmed" by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) o

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:40pm

World

Lesotho PM heading home after 'coup'

MASERU: Lesotho's exiled prime minister is heading home, an aide told AFP on Monday, as regional mediators sought to

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:37pm

US urges Israel to reverse Palestinian land-grab plan

WASHINGTON: Israel faced increasing pressure on Monday, including from the United States, after saying it plans to expro

Published 01 Sep, 2014 09:32pm

Business & Finance

Thailand set to approve Volkswagen factory

FAZ FRANKFURT: Thailand is set to approve the construction of a Volkswagen factory near the port of Bangkok, German dail

Published 01 Sep, 2014 08:15pm

World

Maradona steals show from fellow Argentine Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis normally has no competition for attention when he is in a room but it was different on Monday

Published 01 Sep, 2014 08:12pm

World

Ireland demands review of UN Golan Heights mandate

DUBLIN: Ireland may not replace its 130-person rapid response force in the Golan Heights, where 44 peacekeepers from Fij

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:58pm

World

Brazil posts trade surplus of $1.168bn in August

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a trade surplus of $1.168 billion in August, above market forecasts, in its sixth straight posit

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:54pm

World

Argentina says August tax income rises 31.3pc on year

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina tax revenue jumped 31.3 percent in August from a year earlier to 99.7 billion pesos ($11.852 bil

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:46pm

Markets

Euro hit year-low versus dollar

LONDON: The euro hit a year-low versus the dollar on Monday, as investors added to bets against the single currency befo

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:44pm

World

Lebanon expects 1.5-2pc GDP growth

BEIRUT: Lebanon economy is expected to grow 1.5 to 2 percent and inflation is not expected to exceed 4 percent in the ye

Published 01 Sep, 2014 07:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
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
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
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

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Dec 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	46.16 ▲ 4.20 (10.01%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 26 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	51.25 ▲ 4.66 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 26 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	113.10 ▲ 10.28 (10.00%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 26 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17.74 ▲ 1.61 (9.98%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 26 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	40.30 ▲ 3.63 (9.90%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 26 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	50.90 ▲ 4.56 (9.84%)
Shams Textile / Dec 26 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	28.66 ▲ 2.55 (9.77%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 26 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	22.79 ▲ 1.97 (9.46%)
Mandviwala / Dec 26 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	17.86 ▲ 1.27 (7.66%)

Stock	Price
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 26 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	2,565 ▼ -285.00 (-10.00%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.85 ▼ -0.31 (-9.81%)
Jubile Life InsXD / Dec 26 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	162 ▼ -16.87 (-9.43%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 26 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	31.02 ▼ -2.93 (-8.63%)
Bannu Woollen / Dec 26 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	33.12 ▼ -2.92 (-8.10%)
Wah-Noble / Dec 26 Wah Noble Chemicals Limited(WAHN)	291 ▼ -20.75 (-6.66%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 26 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.35 ▼ -0.66 (-6.59%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.72 ▼ -0.43 (-6.01%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	700 ▼ -44.45 (-5.97%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	67,135,769 ▲ 0.45
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -0.53
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.14
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,562,935 ▲ 0.40
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.12
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.17
Sui North Gas / Dec 26 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	26,262,710 ▲ 2.76

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