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Astronomers find most Earth-like planets yet

WASHINGTON: Using a potent NASA space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life might exist, astronom

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:47pm

World

UN chief in unprecedented visit to Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Ban Ki-moon became the first UN secretary general to visit the Pentagon Thursday, holding talks with US mili

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:45pm

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Baghdad cafe bombing kills 27 ahead of elections

BAGHDAD: A late-night bombing at a Baghdad cafe frequented by young men playing billiards and video games killed 27 peop

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:43pm

Markets

Euro gains vs US dollar; yen drops as G20 meets

NEW YORK: The euro edged higher against the dollar on Thursday as more signals of a weakening US economic recovery lifte

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:39pm

Markets

Energy, gold shares lift TSX as commodity prices rise

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced on Thursday, recovering from a sell-off to a five-month low the day befo

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:33pm

Markets

Cotton falls as China reserve sale offsets robust export sales

NEW YORK: ICE cotton fell over 1 percent on Thursday with speculators liquidating long positions as news that China'

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:31pm

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FBI releases photos, video of Boston bomb suspects

BOSTON: The FBI on Thursday released pictures and video of two men suspected of involvement in the deadly bomb attacks a

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:24pm

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US Senate edges closer to vote on Internet sales tax

WASHINGTON: Legislation giving states the power to compel retailers outside their borders to collect online sales taxes,

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:12pm

Markets

Wall St falls further, bearish signals mount

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Thursday and the S&P 500 closed below a key technical level after disappointing forecast

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:08pm

Markets

Mexico falls to four-week low, Brazil rebounds

MEXICO CITY: Mexican stocks fell to a four-week low on Thursday after data showed signs of a slower economic outlook for

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:06pm

Markets

Oil rises after six-day sell-off, market seen oversold

NEW YORK: Brent crude oil rose more than $1 a barrel back toward $100 a barrel on Thursday, snapping a six-day losing st

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:03pm

World

Canada urges G20 to set hard targets for debt reduction

WASHINGTON: Policymakers from the world's leading economies disagree on whether countries should have numerical targ

Published 18 Apr, 2013 11:01pm

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Southern European states going in right direction: Merkel

BERLIN: Crisis-stricken southern European states are heading in the right direction with their reforms but countries in

Published 18 Apr, 2013 10:58pm

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Rockets strike Israel from Gaza

JERUSALEM: Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck inside Israel after nightfall on Thursday, causing no damage or

Published 18 Apr, 2013 10:55pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft CFO to leave; profit, shares rise

SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein is leaving at the end of June after 3-1/2 years in the post,

Published 18 Apr, 2013 10:48pm

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US looks into possible chemical weapons use in Syria

WASHINGTON: US intelligence officials are looking into the possibility that chemical weapons may have been used in Syria

Published 18 Apr, 2013 10:43pm

Markets

European vegoils firm on bargain hunting

ROTTERDAM: The European vegetable oils market rebounded on Thursday as futures rallied on fears of tight old crop suppli

Published 18 Apr, 2013 08:46pm

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EU resistant to China telecoms trade case

DUBLIN: A growing number of EU countries do not want the European Commission to launch an investigation into Chinese tel

Published 18 Apr, 2013 08:42pm

Markets

Shares weak after US data, but oil rebounds

NEW YORK: Stock markets around the world were volatile on Thursday, with US stocks down following weak data on factory a

Published 18 Apr, 2013 08:38pm

Markets

US bond prices rise after tepid data

NEW YORK: Prices for US Treasuries gained on Thursday as lukewarm data pointed to a long slog of a recovery in the world

Published 18 Apr, 2013 08:34pm

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	157.10
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
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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