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Spicy plant cuts the mustard as nerve gas fighter

PARIS: The white mustard plant, having added spice to our lives for centuries, may soon be put to a very different use i

Published 20 May, 2014 11:42pm

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US Senate panel approves Venezuela sanctions

WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee on Tuesday greenlighted new sanctions on Venezuelan officials responsible for violent

Published 20 May, 2014 11:37pm

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US stocks fall on weak retail earnings

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks on Tuesday slumped on a batch of mostly-disappointing retail earnings and after a US Federa

Published 20 May, 2014 09:26pm

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Russia conducts test-launch of ballistic missile

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday carried out a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, news agencies r

Published 20 May, 2014 09:20pm

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US blacklists Russians tied to Magnitsky death case

WASHINGTON: The United States placed 12 Russians on a blacklist on Tuesday for ties to the 2009 death of human rights la

Published 20 May, 2014 09:13pm

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Microsoft to press China after Windows 8 ban

NEW YORK: Microsoft said on Tuesday it would maintain efforts to gain approval in China for its Windows 8 operating syst

Published 20 May, 2014 09:05pm

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Microsoft to press China after Windows 8 ban

NEW YORK: Microsoft said on Tuesday it would maintain efforts to gain approval in China for its Windows 8 operating syst

Published 20 May, 2014 09:05pm

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China accuses US of 'hypocrisy'

BEIJING: Beijing summoned the US ambassador and accused Washington of double standards on Tuesday as a diplomatic row es

Published 20 May, 2014 08:28pm

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Venezuela in selective default on domestic debt: experts

CARACAS: Venezuela has selectively defaulted on its domestic commercial debt, suspending payments to a wide gamut of cre

Published 20 May, 2014 08:18pm

Markets

European stocks drop on poor earnings

LONDON: European equities retreated Tuesday, with London hit by poorly-received results from British retailer Marks &amp

Published 20 May, 2014 07:44pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer-AstraZeneca bankers set to miss up to $340m in fees

LONDON: Bankers advising pharmaceuticals companies Pfizer and Britain's AstraZeneca are likely to miss out on $260-3

Published 20 May, 2014 07:39pm

Business & Finance

Massive bank reserves could trigger inflation: Plosser

WASHINGTON: The $2.5 trillion in reserves accumulated by banks could be the trigger for more rapid inflation if banks st

Published 20 May, 2014 07:37pm

Business & Finance

GM recalls another 2.6m vehicle

DETROIT: General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.6 million vehicles globally, raising the number of

Published 20 May, 2014 07:28pm

World

Peru expects gold output to recover

LIMA: Peru's gold ouput will gradually recover in coming years to reach 6.6 million ounces in 2017, up 35 percent fr

Published 20 May, 2014 07:24pm

Markets

CBOT corn falls to 10-week low

CHICAGO: US corn futures declined for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, falling to the lowest level in 10 weeks as

Published 20 May, 2014 07:12pm

World

Jury convicts five of killing Russian journalist

MOSCOW: A Moscow jury convicted five men on Tuesday in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, R

Published 20 May, 2014 07:08pm

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Nigeria asks UN to blacklist Boko Haram

UNITED NATIONS: Nigeria has formally asked the UN Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the militan

Published 20 May, 2014 07:04pm

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NYSE Margin debt falls in April

NEW YORK: The value of equities investors bought on the New York Stock Exchange with borrowed money fell 2.9 percent in

Published 20 May, 2014 06:57pm

Business & Finance

Asking prices for British homes hit highest on record in May

LONDON: Asking prices for homes in Britain hit a new record high in May, adding to concerns about the speed at which the

Published 18 May, 2014 11:27pm

World

Teens worried about the economy in an independent Scotland: survey

LONDON: The majority of newly enfranchised Scots teenagers preparing to vote in September's referendum on independen

Published 18 May, 2014 11:24pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.06

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,906.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,861.33
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,065.30
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,602
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,211.48

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.86
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,567.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	69.87
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,393,273 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	59,224,094 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	47,940,702 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,748,255 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,665,062 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,497,881 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 16 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,734,104 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	29,162,423 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,309,247 ▲ 0.00

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