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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 / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
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
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

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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