Singapore share prices closed slightly firmer on Wednesday, adding 0.10 percent on gains in selected stocks, dealers said. The Straits Times Index rose 2.33 points to 2,228.79.
Rice prices in Vietnam, the world's second-largest exporter after Thailand, firmed further this week as exporters scrambled to secure supplies for loading amid thinning stocks, traders said on Wednesday.
Taiwan stocks ended 0.36 percent lower on Wednesday, with smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp leading a slide in high-price technology shares on weak investor confidence.
Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday amid investor caution ahead of China Construction Bank's highly-anticipated market debut on Thursday and as bird flu fears hit some retail and China plays.
US stocks edged lower on Tuesday as a report showed consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in October, while warnings about future financial results from companies, including Texas Instruments Inc, and a jump in oil prices hurt investor sentiment.
Indonesian share prices closed flat on Wednesday with banking stocks extending losses on concerns that further rate hikes will hit earnings while gains in nickel miner Inco provided support, dealers said.
US Treasury debt prices fell sharply on Tuesday as worries about looming interest rate hikes added to technical pressures, pushing benchmark yields to six-month highs.
US Treasury debt prices fell sharply on Tuesday as worries about looming interest rate hikes added to technical pressures, pushing benchmark yields to six-month highs.
Thai share prices closed 1.21 percent higher on Wednesday as foreign investors purchased big-cap shares including energy as world oil prices eased, dealers said.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.86 percent on Wednesday as investors bought Tokyo Electron Ltd and other companies with bright profit outlooks with the earnings reporting season shifting into full gear.
China's benchmark share index dipped below a crucial support level on Wednesday, depressed by heavy losses in companies that had joined an unpopular programme to float non-traded state shares, including Minsheng Banking Corp.
Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday. 65.75 (previous 65.75). Call Money Rates: 5.00-12.00 percent (previous 5.00-12.00 percent).
China's yuan finished on Wednesday a few ticks shy of its strongest close to the dollar since the July revaluation, as state media cited a central bank official as saying the currency would appreciate in the long run.
The Swiss franc extended its recent gains against the dollar early on Wednesday after a weak United States consumer sentiment report sapped support for the US dollar in the previous session.
The dollar struggled on Wednesday as a drop in US consumer confidence sharply contrasted with a strong German business survey and injected worries into the market that the dollar's interest rate advantage could narrow.
The dollar posted steep losses on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data stoked concerns hurricanes and soaring oil prices could slow the economy's momentum and the pace of interest rate rises.
The Hong Kong dollar inched higher on Wednesday tracking other Asian currencies as the US dollar fell after weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data.
The South Korean won and the Philippine peso outperformed other Asian currencies on Wednesday as technical factors and weakness in US consumer confidence data hit the US dollar.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced election results of district cricket associations Sukkur, Khairpur, Jaccobabad, Nasirabad, Noushki, Killa Abdullah, Kalat, Lorali and Pashin.
The NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman has ordered detail assessment of damages the recent earthquake caused to the infrastructure of Hazara University, and experts must visit the institution and put on conclusion within shortest time.
The bio-sciences division of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is administering 13 cancer hospitals run by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
The central leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Syed Munawar Hassan has stressed the need of immediate move for joint session of the parliament saying "Joint session of the Parliament should be summoned with out any further delay during which a Commit
The technical committee has approved the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) proposal to hand over operatorship of Zin Block 29 in Balochistan to a foreign company, and the matter will be presented in the Board meeting of OGDC here on Thursday
To alleviate the sufferings of earthquake victims, Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday announced to kick off the 'Support-a-Family Relief' programme to rehabilitate 100,000 quake affected families.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has constituted a three-member committee to provide alternative residential facilities to the affectees of Margalla Towers within three days.
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC) on Wednesday rejected decision of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) of one-day holiday on Eid, termed "cruel and most unfortunate" and demanded A
Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians on Wednesday rejected the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) in its present form and insisted for a civilian body, monitored by a parliamentary committee.
The financial cost of the South Asian earthquake will be more than $5 billion and the death toll is likely to exceed 50,000, President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Metropolitan Bank Limited (Metro Bank) was incorporated in Pakistan on August 3, 1992 as a public limited company, under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and commenced its banking operations from October 21, 1992. Metro Bank is a leading private commercial b
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Iranian First Vice President Pervaiz Daudi on Wednesday discussed the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and vowed to carry it forward for the benefit of the participating countries.
Metropolitan Bank Limited (Metro Bank) was incorporated in Pakistan on August 3, 1992 as a public limited company, under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and commenced its banking operations from October 21, 1992. Metro Bank is a leading private commercial b
Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and all over the world will observe Black Day on Thursday. The Day will be marked by complete strike and large-scale protest demonstrations in occupied Kashmir.
Modest recover was seen in the value of the rupee versus the dollar in the interbank market on Wednesday on easy supply of the greenback, dealers said.
Shaukat Aziz and Russian Premier Mikhail Fradkov, in wide-ranging talks here, noted growing ties between Pakistan and Russia and agreed on enhancing co-operation in the areas of trade and investment to promote economic relations.
Modest recover was seen in the value of the rupee versus the dollar in the interbank market on Wednesday on easy supply of the greenback, dealers said.
Punjab Governor Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) has urged micro finance institutions and NGOs to reach five million people who wanted to avail micro loan facility.
Youm-e-Ali, the day of martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA), was observed here on Wednesday like other parts of the country with religious fervour. A large number of mourners took out processions, Tazia, Alam and Zuljinah from different localities and later forme
Engineers gathered at the platform of "Engineers Study Forum" holding a conference on Safe & Speedy Reconstruction of quake hit areas on Wednesday here showed resolve to participate in the reconstruction of earthquake areas in collaboration with the Recon
Bank of Punjab (BoP) Board of Directors has approved the bank's quarterly accounts of the Bank for the period ended September 30, in which the Bank maintained its pace of excellent performance and earned a pre-tax profit of Rs 2662 million as against Rs 1
Bank of Punjab (BoP) Board of Directors has approved the bank's quarterly accounts of the Bank for the period ended September 30, in which the Bank maintained its pace of excellent performance and earned a pre-tax profit of Rs 2662 million as against Rs 1
Salt n' Pepper Restaurants recently had a very successful "Heart of Gold" Ramazan Lucky Draw Scheme at all its restaurant. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, pendants of pure gold were given to some of their lucky customers.
Punjab University's Department of Mass Communication (DMC) would launch one year Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) programme in Television Communication and Production from December this year. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Board of Studies at the D
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday underlined the need for expediting all relief efforts to provide shelter, succour and medical treatment to the earthquake victims in the face of impending winter in the calamity-hit areas of NWFP and Azad Ja
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that government was striving hard to normalise the situation in the country in the aftermath of earthquake disaster.
Ministry of Health has nominated one of the leading psychiatrists of Pakistan Professor Dr Haroon Rashid Chaudhry as Incharge of relief services for psychological/psychiatric problems occurring in Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawalakot.
Advisor to Prime Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has said her ministry is committed to rehabilitating children and women rendered destitute following the October 6 earthquake to end their sense of isolation and deprivation.
The government on Wednesday informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education that it would reduce the number of education boards to herald a uniformed system. The committee was further informed that a madrassah was established on illegally o
The Punjab government is continuously dispatching truckloads of relief goods, including food items and medicines to various quake-hit areas. As many as 128 more trucks were sent to the affected areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP, said Director General Relief
The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) will remain closed on Friday (October 28) and Tuesday (November 01) on account of Juma-tul-Widaa and Shab-e-Qadr (27th Ramazan-ul-Mubarak), respectively.
The devastating October-8 earthquakes in northern Pakistan have damped the enthusiasm of the builders and the buyers considerably, as envisaged by a reliable source from the Association of Builders and Developers (Abad) on Tuesday.
The Joint Action Committee of Pakistan Steel Employees has deplored the designs of the Pakistan Steel Mills management that intends to lay off 4000 employees before its privatisation.
The largest exhibition of textile and garment machinery and accessories manufacturing industry in the region, Igatex Pakistan, is now sending strong signals world-wide for its next show scheduled in April 2006.
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
Youm-e-Ali was commemorated on Wednesday in the city with religious solemnity and fervour with a commitment to follow the footsteps of Hazrat Ali (RA) and to work for the solidarity of the Muslim Ummah.
The government policy of duty-free import of wheat and fixing of government wheat issue price just above the open market rate might create huge liquidity problems for the Provincial Food Department having a stock of over 0.5 million tons wheat, amounting
Saquib Fayyaz Magoon has been elected unopposed as Chairman of Indentors Association of Pakistan for the year 2005-2006. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon is also the Chairman of FPCCI Standing Committee on Dyes, Chemicals and Allied Products.
The meeting of Adamjee Insurance Co Ltd Board of Directors held on Monday, in which the Board approved the unaudited financial statements for the 9 months ended September 30, 2005, said a press release issued on Wednesday.
The meeting of Adamjee Insurance Co Ltd Board of Directors held on Monday, in which the Board approved the unaudited financial statements for the 9 months ended September 30, 2005, said a press release issued on Wednesday.
The Board of Directors of Unilever Pakistan Limited has approved the unaudited financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2005. The year 2005 does not include Dalda Edible Oils Business, which was divested in 2004.
The Board of Directors of Unilever Pakistan Limited has approved the unaudited financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2005. The year 2005 does not include Dalda Edible Oils Business, which was divested in 2004.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has made registration with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) mandatory for construction companies for import of dump trucks.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has made registration with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) mandatory for construction companies for import of dump trucks.