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Markets

US stocks hit record as Fed holds to easy-money policy

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve stuck to its slow-but-steady plans to tighten monetary policy Wednesday, disappointing s

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:39pm

Rouhani slams US troop veto in IS fight

WASHINGTON: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized the United States for its refusal to send troops in

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:18pm

US House plan to train moderate Syrian rebels

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers voted Wednesday to authorize training and arming of vetted Syrian rebels to combat Islamist rad

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:12pm

NSA shared Americans private communications with Israel: Snowden

WASHINGTON: Former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has accused the US National Security Agency of routinely passi

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:07pm

World

Dovish Fed holds policy unchanged

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve stuck to its forecast for an initial interest rate rise in 2015 on Wednesday but cut its

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:04pm

Markets

Dow closes at record high after Fed holds policy course

NEW YORK: The Dow Wednesday closed at a record high after the US Federal Reserve stuck to a plan to begin raising near-z

Published 17 Sep, 2014 09:00pm

World

Seattle leaders call for safeguards amid boom in oil train shipments

SEATTLE: Seattle officials called on Wednesday for more safeguards for crude oil trains travelling through the city in i

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:56pm

Markets

Dollar climbs to six-year peak vs yen on higher Fed rate forecasts

NEW YORK: The dollar jumped to a six-year high against the yen on Wednesday while the euro tumbled from five-month peaks

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:50pm

World

Judge pauses Detroit's bankruptcy trial again

DETROIT: US Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ordered a week-long break in Detroit's bankruptcy trial on Wednesday, giv

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:49pm

Markets

NY sugar soars over 3pc in dramatic recovery from 2010 low

NEW YORK: ICE raw sugar rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday, the most in 2-1/2 months, rebounding from a more than 4-1

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:46pm

Markets

Oil market long term fundamentals robust-Saudi dep oilmin

DUBAI: Long term oil market fundamentals are robust and short-term price moves have little meaning for Saudi Arabia, the

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:42pm

World

US House passes Fed audit bill; measure seen doomed in Senate

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would open up Federal Reserve

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:42pm

Markets

Prices drop as Fed rate forecasts worry traders

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept in place near-zero interest rates and

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:38pm

World

Former Ivory Coast president backs Ouattara for 2015 election

DAOUKRO: Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday received the endorsement of former president Henri Konan B

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:37pm

World

EU regulators preparing guidelines for ‘right to be forgotten’ complaints

BRUSSELS: European regulators are working on guidelines for appeals from people whose requests to remove information fro

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:35pm

World

Luxembourg opens art freeport to lure super-rich

LUXEMBOURG: Private banking hub Luxembourg sought to lure more wealthy investors on Wednesday by opening a high-security

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:31pm

World

Venezuelan bonds slump on ratings cut, economy concerns

CARACAS: Venezuelan bonds tumbled on Wednesday following a ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's that further f

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:25pm

World

Funding woes force UN to slash rations for Syrians: official

GENEVA: The United Nations will have to slash food rations to four million Syrians by 40 percent in October due to a sho

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:22pm

World

Zalando sets price range for IPO at 18-22.50 eur

FRANKFURT: Zalando , Europe's biggest dedicated online fashion retailer, has set a price range for its initial publi

Published 17 Sep, 2014 08:07pm

World

Libyan PM seeks to reassert authority as oil production is hit

BENGHAZI: Libya's acting prime minister sought to reassert authority over his turbulent country by naming a new cabi

Published 17 Sep, 2014 06:23pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
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
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,503.42
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,042.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,122.26

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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