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Life & Style

BBC blasted for compromise over Thatcher's ‘Witch’ song

LONDON: Britain's public broadcaster came under fire on Friday for compromising over the song "Ding Dong! The Witch

Published 13 Apr, 2013 11:27pm

Life & Style

Manic comic Jonathan Winters dead at 87

LOS ANGELES: Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose manic, improvisational genius never seemed to take a rest, has died at the

Published 13 Apr, 2013 10:11pm

Life & Style

Blur, Stone Roses kick off Coachella as Daft Punk tease fans

INDIO: British bands kicked off Southern California's annual Coachella music festival on Friday, with Blur and The S

Published 13 Apr, 2013 10:06pm

Life & Style

Korean rapper Psy chases new megahit with ‘Gentleman’ video

SEOUL: Hips swinging, South Korean rapper Psy launched the dance and video of his new song "Gentleman" at a packed Seoul

Published 13 Apr, 2013 10:01pm

World

Thousands rally against poverty in Portugal

LISBON: Thousands of people on Saturday rallied in the streets of Lisbon to protest rising poverty resulting from the go

Published 13 Apr, 2013 08:50pm

Business & Finance

Goldman CEO Blankfein got 75pc compensation boost in 2012

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc's board awarded Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein a 75 percent increase in compensat

Published 12 Apr, 2013 11:54pm

Markets

European wheat hits 11-week high on US weather concerns

AMSTERDAM: European wheat futures rose to an 11-week high on Friday as old-crop prices broke technical resistance on con

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:31pm

Markets

Gold stocks slide as bullion drops below $1,500/oz

TORONTO: Shares of North America's gold miners slid on Friday as the spot price of bullion dropped more than 4 perce

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:30pm

Markets

ICE raw sugar nears weekly gain on Brazil harvest rain

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE climbed on Friday, heading for their largest weekly gain in a month, underpinn

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:29pm

Markets

Copper drops on growth worries, ample supply

LONDON: Copper fell 3 percent on Friday as concern about slowing economic growth raised uncertainty over the base metals

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:28pm

Markets

Gold, oil, copper fall sharply on economic woes

NEW YORK: Major commodity markets fell sharply on Friday, with oil tumbling to a nine-month low and gold hitting a 20-mo

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:27pm

Markets

European vegoils offered mixed on conflicting signals

ROTTERDAM: Asking prices on the European vegetable oils market were narrowly mixed on Friday, with participants trying t

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:26pm

Markets

Wall St dips from record but still higher on week

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Friday, retreating from the previous session's record levels as financials were pressure

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:23pm

Markets

Dollar plunges from four-year peak vs yen after US data

NEW YORK: The dollar plummeted from a four-year peak against the yen on Friday after dismal data on US retail sales last

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:22pm

Business & Finance

Peru's central bank buys $40 million, sol ends weaker

LIMA: Peru's central bank bought $40 million in the local spot market on Friday and the sol currency finished 0.19 p

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:22pm

Markets

Gold falls into bear market territory

LONDON: Gold fell below $1,500 per ounce on Friday, a drop of more than 20 percent from its record 2011 highs, putting i

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:19pm

9-Brent crude oil hits 9-month low as commodities tumble

NEW YORK: Brent crude oil prices pared losses in afternoon trading Friday after earlier touching a nine-month low near $

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:18pm

Bonds rally on weak US data, Cyprus worries

NEW YORK: The US government debt market rallied on Friday as data showing a surprise decline in consumer spending in Mar

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:17pm

Markets

ICE raw sugar posts weekly gain on Brazil harvest rain

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE climbed on Friday to post the largest weekly gain in a month, as traders piled

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:15pm

Argentina reports March inflation at a quicker 0.7pc

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's official inflation was reported at 0.7 percent in March, speeding up from February's 0

Published 12 Apr, 2013 09:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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