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Oil ends mixed, Brent/WTI at narrowest in 2-plus years

NEW YORK: The spread between Brent and US crude oil futures narrowed sharply in the last half hour of trade on Wednesday

Published 08 May, 2013 10:01pm

Markets

US live cattle futures fall despite record beef prices

CHICAGO: Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday fell for a fourth straight session as lower cash c

Published 08 May, 2013 09:59pm

Markets

Data lifts TSX to 1-month high as golds surge

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index jumped almost 1 percent on Wednesday, hitting a one-month high, after strong econ

Published 08 May, 2013 09:57pm

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US bonds make small gains as yields draw buyers

NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rose on Wednesday, ending a three-day losing streak as yields near the upper end of their

Published 08 May, 2013 09:55pm

Life & Style

'Stepford Wives' director Bryan Forbes dies aged 86

LONDON: British film director Bryan Forbes, who made the 1970s sci-fi horror classic "The Stepford Wives", has died aged

Published 08 May, 2013 09:51pm

Sports

South Africa star Smith may miss Champions Trophy

JOHANNESBURG: A recurring ankle injury could rule star South Africa batsman Graeme Smith out of June's Champions Tro

Published 08 May, 2013 09:42pm

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India FM in China visit after border row

BEIJING: Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid begins a two-day trip to China on Thursday, just days after the resolut

Published 08 May, 2013 09:36pm

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US prods Europe over growth ahead of G7 meet

WASHINGTON: The United States called on Europe Wednesday to further ease fiscal consolidation to avoid more economic dam

Published 08 May, 2013 08:37pm

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White House accuses Republicans of politicizing Benghazi

WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday accused Republicans of politicizing the attack on the US diplomatic post in Bengh

Published 08 May, 2013 08:33pm

World

Nine feared dead in Italy cargo ship crash

GENOA: Nine people were feared dead on Wednesday after a container ship crashed in Italy's busiest port of Genoa, br

Published 08 May, 2013 08:25pm

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Architect of Putin's political system quits

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the resignation of his influential deputy prime minister

Published 08 May, 2013 08:00pm

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Over 100 arrests as Bolivian miners protest

LA PAZ: More than 100 people were arrested and a bridge was blown up as police and Bolivian miners clashed on the third

Published 08 May, 2013 07:56pm

Life & Style

Justin Bieber, Usher targeted in copyright infringement lawsuit

LOS ANGELES: One of Justin Bieber's hit songs is the target of a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit that als

Published 07 May, 2013 11:43pm

Life & Style

Baz Luhrmann takes on challenging classic with 'The Great Gatsby'

NEW YORK: It is hailed as ‘the great American novel,’ but so far ‘The Great Gatsby’ has defied attempts by some of Holly

Published 07 May, 2013 11:40pm

Life & Style

Star Trek director boldly goes to conquer non sci-fi fans

LONDON: Director J.J. Abrams is hoping to persuade mainstream film audiences to boldly go where they have never gone bef

Published 07 May, 2013 11:35pm

Life & Style

Reasons for Aerosmith Jakarta concert cancellation unclear: promoter

JAKARTA: Veteran U.S. rock band Aerosmith has not explained what security concerns prompted it last week to cancel a nea

Published 07 May, 2013 11:27pm

Life & Style

Met Museum celebrates punk's influence on fashion

NEW YORK: With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarch

Published 07 May, 2013 11:22pm

Life & Style

Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dead at age 92

LOS ANGELES: Influential visual effects maker and animator Ray Harryhausen, who brought monsters, skeletons and mytholog

Published 07 May, 2013 11:18pm

Life & Style

Berlin ballet woos new crowd with a dark show in a techno club

BERLIN: Berlin's state ballet has teamed up with a leading techno night club to produce a dark, avant-garde show wit

Published 07 May, 2013 11:14pm

World

North Korea has gained nothing from recent threats: Obama

WASHINGTON: The United States and South Korea vowed on Tuesday to keep up their guard and not reward bad behavior by Nor

Published 07 May, 2013 11:08pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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