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C$ strengthens slightly from 21-month low

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar ended slightly higher against its US counterpart on Monday, rising from a 21-month low last

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:46pm

Markets

Energy, financials lift TSX to 2-week high as mood improves

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index hit a two-week high on Monday, led by higher energy and financial stocks, as opti

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:44pm

Markets

Gold rises on US dollar's fall, bargain hunting

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose 1 percent on Monday as a weaker US dollar triggered bargain hunting after the yellow metal&#3

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:38pm

Markets

Stocks end higher, dollar briefly touches 3-year high

NEW YORK: Global stock indexes climbed on Monday as the upcoming US earnings season added to investor optimism after las

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:31pm

Markets

US bonds could extend rally

NEW YORK: Treasury yields near two-year highs and a slightly more skeptical view of last week's US employment report

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:29pm

Markets

US cash crude differentials mostly weaker as arbitrage narrows

NEW YORK: Cash crude differentials in the United States mostly weakened on Monday as the trans-Atlantic spread narrowed,

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:25pm

Markets

Argentine soy price rises on the back of Chicago futures

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's closing soy prices and trends on Monday:* In the Rosario grains market, soy closed at 1,71

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:23pm

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Obama should review force-feeding at Guantanamo: judge

WASHINGTON: A US judge Monday rejected a legal bid by a Guantanamo detainee to have his force-feeding blocked, but urged

Published 08 Jul, 2013 10:12pm

Sports

Sangakkara guides Sri Lanka to 219-8

PORT OF SPAIN: Kumar Sangakkara crafted a superb, unbeaten 90 to lift Sri Lanka to a competitive 219 for eight batting f

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:37pm

World

UN names Mali mission deputies

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday named a Senegalese and an American as top deputies for its stabilization mi

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:29pm

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Pentagon begins furloughs for 650,000 civilians

WASHINGTON: Heavy US government spending cuts took a sharp swing on Monday as the Pentagon began putting about 650,000 c

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:17pm

World

China 'free coal' policy shaves years off life: study

WASHINGTON: A decades-old Chinese policy of giving free coal for winter heating to residents in the north has shaved mor

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:16pm

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Greece set to receive 4.0bn euros in new eurozone aid

BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers agreed Monday to release 4.0 billion euros ($5.15 billion) in fresh aid to Greece "

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:13pm

World

Bulls knock over runners in Pamplona injuring four

PAMPLONA: Half-tonne fighting bulls knocked over thrill-seekers Monday in a fast, adrenaline-fuelled chase through the c

Published 08 Jul, 2013 08:08pm

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US, Europe warn Egypt over violence

PARIS: The United States and the European Union on Monday condemned violence in Egypt and called for utmost restraint af

Published 08 Jul, 2013 07:59pm

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Syria wants UN talks on chemical weapons claims: envoy

NEW YORK CITY: Syria has invited two senior UN officials for talks on the purported use of chemical weapons in the count

Published 08 Jul, 2013 07:58pm

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BP fights 'feeding frenzy' of US oil spill claims

WASHINGTON: BP asked a US appeals court on Monday to scuttle a "feeding frenzy" of "fictitious" compensation claims stem

Published 08 Jul, 2013 07:54pm

Life & Style

Khaled Hosseini weaves global family ties in latest best seller

NEW YORK: Khaled Hosseini's first novel in six years echoes the themes of family relationships explored in his previ

Published 06 Jul, 2013 09:40pm

Life & Style

Monty Python lose 'Spamalot' court battle

LONDON: The surviving members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python lost a High Court battle on Friday over tens of

Published 06 Jul, 2013 09:15pm

Life & Style

Faxon, Rash go 'Way, Way Back' to explore teen's coming-of-age in new film

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash first explored a father's journey with George Clooney in t

Published 06 Jul, 2013 09:11pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 6	279.87
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 6	279.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 6	148.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 6	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 6	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 6	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 5	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 5	5,842.63
Nasdaq / Mar 5	18,552.73
Dow Jones / Mar 5	43,006.59
India Sensex / Mar 6	73,774.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 6	37,722.03
Hang Seng / Mar 6	24,273.96
FTSE 100 / Mar 6	8,697.40
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 6	23,357.43
France CAC40 / Mar 6	8,205.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 5	17,785
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 6	66.55
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 6	260,630
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 6	2,921.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 6	64.47
Petrol/Litre / Mar 7	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 7	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Organic Meat (R) / Mar 6 The Organic Meat Company Limited (R)(TOMCLR)	3.93 ▲ 1 (34.13%)
F.Credit & Inv / Mar 6 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.28 ▲ 0.93 (12.65%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	75.20 ▲ 6.84 (10.01%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 6 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	14.44 ▲ 1.31 (9.98%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11.48 ▲ 1.04 (9.96%)
Khairpur Sug. / Mar 6 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	129.98 ▲ 11.76 (9.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18 ▲ 1.6 (9.76%)
Imperial Limited / Mar 6 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.10 ▲ 1.6 (9.7%)
Int. Knit. / Mar 6 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	19.89 ▲ 1.74 (9.59%)
Ideal Sp. / Mar 6 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	15 ▲ 1.29 (9.41%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 6 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	50.20 ▼ -5.56 (-9.97%)
Sakrand Sugar / Mar 6 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.37 ▼ -1.37 (-9.97%)
Apna Microfin. / Mar 6 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.22 ▼ -1.13 (-9.96%)
Shadman Cotton / Mar 6 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	27.01 ▼ -2.69 (-9.06%)
First IBL Mod. / Mar 6 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.78 ▼ -0.27 (-8.85%)
Sapphire Textile / Mar 6 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1,180 ▼ -108.4 (-8.41%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 6 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.75 ▼ -0.78 (-8.18%)
Gillette Pak / Mar 6 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	148 ▼ -13.13 (-8.15%)
Blessed Tex. / Mar 6 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	281 ▼ -24 (-7.87%)
Grays Leasing / Mar 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.52 ▼ -0.37 (-7.57%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 6 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	53,572,239 ▲ 0.46
Fauji Cement / Mar 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	28,002,533 ▲ 2.04
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,567,256 ▲ 0.02
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,317,399 ▲ 1.56
Oil & Gas Dev. / Mar 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	17,968,303 ▲ 10.69
Pak Petroleum / Mar 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,507,306 ▲ 12.54
Sui South Gas / Mar 6 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,598,406 ▲ 1.3
B.O.Punjab / Mar 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,464,928 ▲ 0.3
Sui North Gas / Mar 6 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	11,312,267 ▲ 7.8
Power Cement / Mar 6 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	10,979,264 ▲ 0.18

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