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US bond prices fall on upbeat factory, claims data

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices fell on Thursday as encouraging data on jobless claims and factory activity supported the

Published 18 Jul, 2013 10:07pm

Markets

C$ gains against a string of global currencies

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar gained against its US counterpart and surged versus a string of other major currencies on T

Published 18 Jul, 2013 10:01pm

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Gold rebounds on crude oil gains, short-covering

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold rose on Thursday, as gains in crude oil prices and short-covering triggered a rebound rally from t

Published 18 Jul, 2013 09:16pm

Markets

Yen slips ahead of Japan election, US data lifts dollar

NEW YORK: The yen fell across the board on Thursday, hitting a seven-week low against the euro, as traders bet Japan&#39

Published 18 Jul, 2013 09:14pm

Markets

TSX hits 1-1/2-month high as Bernanke reassures

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced on Thursday to its highest level in 1-1/2 months as investors were reass

Published 18 Jul, 2013 09:07pm

Markets

US crude stocks fall near 27mn barrels in three weeks

NEW YORK: US crude oil hit its highest level in 16 months on Thursday, rising above $108 a barrel on signs of a stronger

Published 18 Jul, 2013 09:00pm

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Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs on earnings, Bernanke

NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Thursday after Morgan Stanley and others reported better

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:55pm

Markets

ICE cotton climbs most in two weeks on trade short covering

NEW YORK: ICE cotton future rose on Thursday for the first time in three sessions and posted their biggest gains since e

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:48pm

World

UN rights experts urge Italy to seek return of deported Kazakhs

GENEVA: UN rights experts urged Italy Thursday to do everything possible help the wife and daughter of a Kazakh dissiden

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:23pm

World

Six more cases of MERS virus confirmed: WHO

GENEVA: Six more people, most of them health care workers, have contracted the deadly MERS virus in Saudi Arabia and the

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:21pm

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South Africa, EU seal nuclear energy deal

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa and the European Union on Thursday sealed a 100 million euro ($130 million) nuclear energy de

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:09pm

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Biden eyes trans-Pacific trade deal 'this year'

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he aims for completion of a huge trans-Pacific trade deal in 2013,

Published 18 Jul, 2013 08:08pm

Markets

C$ firms before Fed, Bank of Canada chiefs speak

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar gained against the US dollar on Tuesday, as traders scaled back bets on greenback strength

Published 16 Jul, 2013 10:09pm

Sports

West Indies beat Pakistan by 37 runs in second ODI

PROVIDENCE: West Indies beat Pakistan by 37 runs in the second one-day international at Providence Stadium in Guyana on

Published 16 Jul, 2013 10:07pm

Markets

Potash Corp drop drags TSX lower, focus turns to Fed

TORONTO: Canadian stocks fell on Tuesday as slumping Potash Corp shares offset gold-miner gains, but market attention wa

Published 16 Jul, 2013 10:03pm

Markets

ICE cotton falls to 2-week low on quiet mills, Texas rain forecast

NEW YORK: ICE cotton fell to a two-week low on Tuesday, pressured by limited mill buying, technical weakness, and foreca

Published 16 Jul, 2013 10:00pm

Markets

Most up as dollar falls; Brent oil hits April high

NEW YORK: Most commodities rose on Tuesday, with Brent crude oil settling at a 3-1/2-month high as US gasoline prices su

Published 16 Jul, 2013 09:58pm

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At least 16 killed in Guinea ethnic violence

CONAKRY: At least 16 people have been burned alive or hacked to death with machetes, and dozens wounded, during two days

Published 16 Jul, 2013 07:37pm

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Israeli PM rejects EU 'external dictates' on borders

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the b

Published 16 Jul, 2013 07:28pm

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Iran's Rowhani says Syria will overcome crisis

TEHRAN: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rowhani expressed hope Tuesday that the embattled regime of Syrian President B

Published 16 Jul, 2013 07:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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