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Business & Finance

No biotech copycat drug lift off before 2017: Novartis

SWITZERLAND: Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG does not expect copycat versions of biotech drugs to play an important role in

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:41pm

World

East African leaders set new talks deadline for South Sudan

ADDIS ABABA: East African leaders on Monday gave South Sudan's warring sides six weeks to agree on a transitional go

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:40pm

World

US murder suspect in Bali denied private legal consultations: lawyer

CHICAGO: A Chicago-area teenager detained in connection with the death of her mother on the resort island of Bali is not

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:38pm

World

Bombings shut down Zain Iraq network in Kirkuk

DUBAI: A spate of deadly bombings that struck Kirkuk in northern Iraq at the weekend has damaged and temporarily shut do

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:31pm

E-cigs may be tempting non-smoking youths to smoke: CDC study

CHICAGO: Electronic cigarettes may be more tempting to non-smoking youths than conventional cigarettes, and once young p

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:23pm

World

East African countries must cooperate to tighten border security

MOMBASA: East African countries need to work together on tightening porous borders to help halt the movement of militant

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:19pm

Markets

Shares rally on ECB stimulus bet; dollar gains

NEW YORK: Global equity markets rallied on Monday, with the US benchmark S&P topping the 2,000 mark for the first ti

Published 25 Aug, 2014 05:15pm

World

Rival Yemeni protests as talks with Shiite rebels fail

SANAA: Rival protests stoked up tension in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday as a presidential negotiating team abandoned t

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:45pm

World

US strikes targets in northern Iraq near Arbil, Mosul dam

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday used aircraft and drones to strike targets in northern Iraq to try to rein in Is

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:39pm

Afghan candidates to reach unity government deal: Obama

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama urged Afghanistan's two presidential candidates to finalize negotiations on formi

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:32pm

World

British Ebola victim flown home

LONDON: A British medical worker was flown home from West Africa on Sunday after becoming the first Briton infected in a

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:26pm

Business & Finance

New Zealand Chorus year profit falls, no dividend

WELLINGTON: New Zealand telecommunications network operator Chorus Ltd's year profit fell 13 percent, the company sa

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:19pm

World

Quake rocks California wine country, dozens injured

NAPA: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked wine country north of San Francisco early on Sunday, injuring dozens of people,

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:18pm

World

Behind Indonesia mining deal, newly minted minister, US mining legend

JAKARTA: As negotiations to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over Indonesian mining rules teetered on the brink of

Published 24 Aug, 2014 09:11pm

World

Five dead after church, hospital shelled in eastern Ukraine: church

KIEV: An artillery attack on a town in eastern Ukraine killed five civilians, three of whom were attending a religious s

Published 24 Aug, 2014 08:58pm

World

Rebels parade captured soldiers

DONETSK: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded dozens of captured soldiers before a jeering crowd on Sunday in m

Published 24 Aug, 2014 08:57pm

Obama to step-up action against ISIS: Republicans

WASHINGTON: Republicans on Sunday called for more aggressive US action to defeat Islamic State militants in Syria and Ir

Published 24 Aug, 2014 07:33pm

World

Kidnappers free US journalist missing in Syria since 2012

DUBAI: Kidnappers in Syria have freed a US journalist missing since 2012, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunda

Published 24 Aug, 2014 07:25pm

World

Congo declares Ebola outbreak

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak in its northern Equateur province on Sunday after two

Published 24 Aug, 2014 07:24pm

Business & Finance

Roche to buy US biotech firm InterMune

LONDON: Roche Holding AG has agreed to buy US biotech company InterMune Inc for $8.3 billion in cash, marking the latest

Published 24 Aug, 2014 07:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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