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C$ strengthens as commodities, equities rise

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar firmed against the US dollar on Wednesday as commodity and most equity markets rallied but

Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:08pm

Business & Finance

Blue diamond sets record at London sale

LONDON: An extremely rare blue diamond sold for £6.2 million ($9.5 million 7.3 million euros) at a London auction on Wed

Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:03pm

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Bangladesh garment factory building collapse kills 127

SAVAR: Rescue workers in Bangladesh hunted for survivors overnight Thursday amid the rubble of a collapsed garment facto

Published 24 Apr, 2013 08:59pm

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Mexico 2012/13 coffee crop seen down 10pc

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's current coffee harvest is expected to shrink 10 percent compared with the previous crop, in pa

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:53pm

Business & Finance

New Zealand cenbank holds rates as expected

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand central bank held its benchmark cash rate steady at 2.5 percent on Wednesday, as expected, a

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:49pm

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Italy president ends talks, seen naming PM Wednesday

ROME: President Giorgio Napolitano completed a rapid round of talks with Italy's parties and is expected to name a n

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:40pm

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New Zealand dollar jumps to session high after RBNZ

SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar rose to a session high on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand made upbeat com

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:37pm

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US live cattle futures rise on cash optimism

CHICAGO: Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished steady to firm on Tuesday on short-covering in anticip

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:35pm

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TSX steady as lackluster data, earnings drag

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index closed little changed on Tuesday as sluggish economic data from China, Germany an

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:32pm

Markets

Shares up, euro dips on rate cut hopes, earnings

NEW YORK: Global equities markets rose on Tuesday, recovering from a brief tumble on a false report of explosions at the

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:30pm

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Hackers cause market panic with 'Obama injured' AP tweet

WASHINGTON: Hackers spooked markets Tuesday after breaking into the Associated Press's Twitter account and falsely r

Published 23 Apr, 2013 09:18pm

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Morocco sees its grain harvest to jump to 9.7mn tonnes

RABAT: Morocco expects its cereal harvest this year to jump to 9.7 million tonnes, including 5.2 million tonnes of soft

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:55pm

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US safety board probes Boeing 787 battery approval

WASHINGTON: US safety officials investigating a battery fire on a Boeing 787 opened a two-day public hearing Tuesday to

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:52pm

World

Guns are 'important' cause of youth injury: US research

WASHINGTON: Youths who are injured in gun violence are more likely to need intensive care and are much more likely to di

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:48pm

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Wall St cuts gains, then bounces back after bogus tweet

NEW YORK: US stocks sharply cut gains before bouncing back on Tuesday following a "bogus" Associated Press report about

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:41pm

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Oil hovers around $100 as Chinese, German data disappoint

NEW YORK: Brent crude oil edged down on Tuesday in reaction to weak manufacturing data in China and Europe, but it close

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:40pm

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Gold down on stronger dollar, ETF outflows

NEW YORK: Gold fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as a stronger dollar put pressure on prices and as the outflow from t

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:36pm

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Euro falls to two-week low; dollar/yen steady after fake tweet

NEW YORK: The euro slipped to a two-week low against the dollar on Tuesday after weak German data raised concerns about

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:35pm

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Cotton futures fall to 2-month low as investor selling continues

NEW YORK: ICE cotton fell to a nearly two-month low on Tuesday as investors were seen continuing to liquidate long posit

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:34pm

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Corn falls for second day as US crop prospects improve

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell for the second consecutive trading session on Tuesday on foreca

Published 23 Apr, 2013 08:31pm

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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