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Print - 2006-11-11
Gold matches two-month high

Gold matches two-month high

Gold matched a two-month high around $635 an ounce on Friday as the dollar weakened after China's central bank said it had a clear plan to diversify its $1 trillion in foreign exchange reserves.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
BoJ keeps rhetoric: Japanese machinery orders drop

BoJ keeps rhetoric: Japanese machinery orders drop

Machinery orders from Japanese companies took an unexpected tumble in September, data showed on Friday, lifting bond prices and strengthening the view that the Bank of Japan will have to wait until early next year before raising interest rates.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
PlayStation 3 set for launch

PlayStation 3 set for launch

PlayStation 3 fans were preparing for a sleepless night ahead of Saturday's launch of Sony's hotly awaited new console but the hype has been tempered by fears of an over-reliance on recycled hits.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil down

Malaysian palm oil down

Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed lower on Friday, due to a decline in crude oil prices and as players took profit ahead of the weekend. Market-friendly data issued by the state-run Malaysian Palm Oil Board and cargo surveyors failed to lift prices.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
USDA crop report on cotton

USDA crop report on cotton

The US Department of Agriculture released its monthly November production and supply/demand report on Thursday. The following are the key points for cotton: 2006/07 US crop - 21.30 million (480-lb) bales, from 20.66 million bales last month.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
India fails to set date for lifting sugar export ban

India fails to set date for lifting sugar export ban

India's federal cabinet on Thursday discussed lifting a ban on sugar exports but did not set a date for such a move, a cabinet minister said. India is expected to produce record sugar output in the new season that began in October.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Soya lower, shadowing corn, after USDA

Soya lower, shadowing corn, after USDA

Soyabean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed lower on Thursday, pressured by the profit-taking setback in corn after the government released its monthly crop data, traders said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
New York sugar settles firm

New York sugar settles firm

Raw sugar futures in New York ended firm on Thursday as fund money boosted values and traders largely ignored a raised forecast for a world sugar surplus in 2006/07 from the International Sugar Organisation, sources said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
CBOT rice falls

CBOT rice falls

Rough rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed lower on Thursday as the government's bigger US rice production estimate issued before the open ignited speculative selling, traders said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
China's starch boom may swallow record corn crop

China's starch boom may swallow record corn crop

China's booming starch industry is raising fears of a squeeze in domestic corn supplies, despite a record harvest, which has prompted Beijing to restrict exports of the grain.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Oil holds firm at $61

Oil holds firm at $61

US crude oil futures held firm at $61 a barrel on Friday after surging over 2 percent a day ago, supported by an unexpectedly steep fall in US fuel stocks and the risk of further supply cuts from Opec.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Comex copper futures up

Comex copper futures up

Copper futures in New York settled higher on Thursday, extending a rebound from the previous session's slide to one-week lows, as speculative buying boosted values with a weak dollar and firmer energy prices lending support, sources said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Gold jumps in New York on weak dollar

Gold jumps in New York on weak dollar

Gold futures rallied 3 percent to a reach new two-month high on Thursday as investors bought on rising oil prices, a weak dollar and speculation that China could buy gold for its foreign currency reserves.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Tokyo gold hits three-month high

Tokyo gold hits three-month high

Tokyo gold futures jumped more than 2 percent to a three-month high on Friday on strong technical signals and short-covering after the cash price rose sharply in New York.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
India exports corn for first time in years

India exports corn for first time in years

India has struck its first corn export deal in many years, taking advantage of shrinking global supplies, which have lifted world prices of the grain to their highest level in a decade, a Singapore trader said on Thursday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Historic opportunity exists to resolve IoK issue: Prime Minister

Historic opportunity exists to resolve IoK issue: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that a historic opportunity exists to resolve Kashmir issue in an acceptable manner for all concerned parties and emphasised the need for courage, magnanimity and flexibility for settlement of the decades-old dispute.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
New York coffee futures close near six-month high

New York coffee futures close near six-month high

Arabica coffee futures raced up to their highest levels in more then six months on Thursday and closed near those peaks as options-related fund and speculative buying set off automatic buy orders, traders said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Historic opportunity exists to resolve IoK issue: Prime Minister

Historic opportunity exists to resolve IoK issue: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that a historic opportunity exists to resolve Kashmir issue in an acceptable manner for all concerned parties and emphasised the need for courage, magnanimity and flexibility for settlement of the decades-old dispute.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
New York cocoa ends steady

New York cocoa ends steady

US cocoa futures ended firm in quiet trade on Thursday, with dealers saying the market looked well-supported above $1,510, although adding $50 would be a test. NYBOT cocoa for December ended up $2 at $1,530 a tonne, after dealing between $1,513 and $1,538
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
MGE wheat down

MGE wheat down

Sprthe Minneapolis Grain Exchange closed lower on Thursday as late declines in Chicago corn and wheat futures sparked profit-taking, traders said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Crop fears harden cotton prices

Crop fears harden cotton prices

Fears of a smaller cotton crop for the current season (2006-2007) have again inspired a steady stance in the cotton market this week. Some reports indicate that total output this year could be lower by a hefty half to one million bales (170 kgs) in Pakist
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Malaysia to provide aid for Laos, says Badawi

Malaysia to provide aid for Laos, says Badawi

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Friday said Malaysia will provide assistance to develop communist Laos through investments and human resource development. Abdullah said Malaysia and Laos, both part of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian (
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Tokyo stocks tumble on machinery data

Tokyo stocks tumble on machinery data

The Nikkei booked its lowest close in more than a month on Friday, slipping 0.53 percent after Japanese machinery orders data came in weaker than expected and heightened concern about the outlook for the world's second-largest economy.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Jakarta shares rises

Jakarta shares rises

Indonesian share prices finished 0.28 percent on Friday higher at a new record finish, led by gains in select index heavyweights such as Telkom and Perusahaan Gas Negara, dealers said. They noted though there was some pressure in the broad market partly b
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Thai stock prices drop

Thai stock prices drop

Thai share prices closed 0.46 percent lower on Friday as investors locked in profits in the energy sector following five consecutive days of gains, dealers said. They said trading was sluggish as investors found few fresh leads, with sentiment downbeat du
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Indian shares jump

Indian shares jump

Indian share prices closed up 1.11 percent at a record high on Friday on strong foreign fund buying in index heavyweights, led by optimism over sustained economic growth, dealers said. They said sentiment improved as India's industrial production output g
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
US Treasury prices slightly higher

US Treasury prices slightly higher

US government bond prices were slightly higher on Thursday after an auction of benchmark 10-year notes was met with modest demand. Traders will next look for direction to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
US Treasury prices slightly higher

US Treasury prices slightly higher

US government bond prices were slightly higher on Thursday after an auction of benchmark 10-year notes was met with modest demand. Traders will next look for direction to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
US stocks plunge as drug shares fall

US stocks plunge as drug shares fall

US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a drop in the shares of big drug makers and health-care companies as investors worried about the uncertainty of the legislative agenda of a Democrat-controlled Congress.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Hong Kong blue chips decline

Hong Kong blue chips decline

Hong Kong blue chips fell 0.3 percent on Friday as investors cashed in star performer China Mobile while H-shares closed at a record for a second straight day as investors bid up resource and financial stocks.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Malaysian shares at nine-year high

Malaysian shares at nine-year high

Malaysian share prices closed up 0.23 percent on Friday at their highest levels in nine years on selective investor interest in blue chips, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index closed the day 2.37 points higher at 1,022.30, off an intraday recor
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Taiwan stocks finish firmer

Taiwan stocks finish firmer

Taiwan shares ended 0.32 percent higher on Friday as tech shares such as HTC and TSMC rose ahead of October sales results. The main TAIEX index gained 23.07 points to finish at 7,174.20, with the electronics sub-index rising 0.43 percent. The financial su
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
IBM accelerates push into 3D virtual worlds

IBM accelerates push into 3D virtual worlds

IBM is ramping up its push into virtual worlds with an investment of roughly $10 million over the next 12 months, including an expanded presence within the popular 3D online universe Second Life.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Singapore shares close flat

Singapore shares close flat

Singapore shares closed flat on Friday after investors consolidated their positions, dealers said. The Straits Times Index closed 0.28 points higher at 2,745.31 on volume of 1.43 billion shares worth 1.36 billion Singapore dollars (873 million US). Losing
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Russian agency may sue Shell Sakhalin group

Russian agency may sue Shell Sakhalin group

Russia may sue Royal Dutch Shell's Sakhalin group in international courts to claim billions of dollars in damages or even scrap the $22 billion production sharing deal, a Russian official said on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Russia and US strike WTO deal

Russia and US strike WTO deal

Russia and the United States agreed in principle on Friday on Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organisation, marking a major breakthrough after 13 years of tortuous negotiations. The deal paves the way for presidents Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
IMF faults itself on currency surveillance

IMF faults itself on currency surveillance

The International Monetary Fund, under pressure by shareholder governments to pay more attention to exchange rates of emerging economies like China, said on Thursday it needed to do more to analyse whether currencies are appropriately valued.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Indebted Eurotunnel signs freight deal

Indebted Eurotunnel signs freight deal

Anglo-French cross-Channel rail operator Eurotunnel signed a new freight contract on Friday as it works to keep its operations running despite a make-or-break debt restructuring plan that hangs in the balance.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
French economy stagnates

French economy stagnates

The French economy stagnated in the third quarter, slowing far more sharply than expected from the second quarter's blistering pace of growth and spurring analysts to trim eurozone growth forecasts.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Millions more jobless expected in Chinese cities

Millions more jobless expected in Chinese cities

Employment pressure is building in China with an additional 50 million people expected to be hunting for a limited pool of jobs in cities by 2010, state media reported Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Iran sells Iraq 2 million litres of winter fuel

Iran sells Iraq 2 million litres of winter fuel

Iran is to supply neighbouring Iraq with 2 million litres of oil products as winter fuel sold at a price related to published assessments basis the Gulf in a two-month contract, the semi-official Mehr news agency said on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
European ports business hurt by lack of berths

European ports business hurt by lack of berths

European port operators complained on Friday the continent's yachting industry was being held back by lack of berths and that red tape and taxes were slowing efforts to expand the places on offer.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Trade rules may need change to curb warming: Mandelson

Trade rules may need change to curb warming: Mandelson

The rules of the international trade system may need to be altered to tackle climate change and ward off the economic devastation higher temperatures could bring, the European Union's trade chief said on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Wal-Mart extends price cuts to small appliances

Wal-Mart extends price cuts to small appliances

Wal-Mart Stores Inc cut prices on small appliances including microwaves and coffee makers on Friday, the latest in a series of mark-downs aimed at luring customers during the vital holiday shopping period.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Red Crescent hospital to have more facilities

Red Crescent hospital to have more facilities

A new block equipped with latest facilities will be added in the Red Crescent Hospital with an expenditure of over Rs 10 million to provide improved gynaecology and paediatrics facilities to patients.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Indian farmers due on November 15

Indian farmers due on November 15

A representative delegation of Indian farmers will visit the cotton growing and mango-rich areas of Multan on November 15-16 as part of experience sharing process between the farming communities of the two neighbouring countries.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
$1.1 billion watercourses revamping project launched: minister

$1.1 billion watercourses revamping project launched: minister

The government has launched a mega project of $1.1 billion to improve 86,000 watercourses throughout the country for saving water, on the one hand, and improving resource productivity, on the other. This was stated by Minister of State for Food, Agricultu
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
No let-up in crackdown on street crimes: Sindh IGP

No let-up in crackdown on street crimes: Sindh IGP

Additional Inspector General Police Tariq Jamil vowed to continue cracking down on vehicle snatchers in the city to bring down the high ratio of the carjacking menace through advance crime detection methodologies.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
'Motorway police example of changed policing culture'

'Motorway police example of changed policing culture'

Best training and good working environment play a vital role in cultural transformation and Motorway Police is shining example of this culture, said DIG Motorway Police Muhammad Pervez Rathor on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
All shares index report

All shares index report

The sector-wise all shares index report on Friday (November 10, 2006).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
MMA threatens to quit if government passes Women Bill

MMA threatens to quit if government passes Women Bill

Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has decided in principle to quit the Parliament if the government tried to push through much-controversial Women Protection Bill, MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmed and secretary general Maulana Fazlur Rehman told reporters on
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Benazir to lead party in next polls: Punjab PPPP

Benazir to lead party in next polls: Punjab PPPP

The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Punjab in its General Council held here on Friday has announced that Benazir Bhutto would be in the country to contest next general elections.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
PPPP reshuffling

PPPP reshuffling

Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) has appointed Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi as president of Punjab Chapter of the party here on Friday. He has replaced Qasim Zia for the post.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: maginal changes observed

THE RUPEE: maginal changes observed

Range-bound trading was seen in the currency market on Friday, currency analysts said. The rupee gained two paisa versus the dollar in the open market for buying and selling at 60.65 and 60.70, they said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Opposition slams suspension of Sindh TV transmissions

Opposition slams suspension of Sindh TV transmissions

Opposition parties on Friday expressed shock over the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority's (Pemra) decision to suspend the transmission of a Sindhi TV channel, 'Sindh TV'.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: maginal changes observed

THE RUPEE: maginal changes observed

Range-bound trading was seen in the currency market on Friday, currency analysts said. The rupee gained two paisa versus the dollar in the open market for buying and selling at 60.65 and 60.70, they said.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
'Government responsible for Bajaur incident'

'Government responsible for Bajaur incident'

Chief of Tehreek-e-Insaaf Imran Khan has demanded of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court to take suo motu notice of the Bajaur incident. While talking to newsmen here on Friday, Imran held the government responsible for Bajaur incident. He was of the view
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Hayat to contest polls against Shaukat

Hayat to contest polls against Shaukat

Former Minister for Communication and leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Sardar Sikandar Hayat has said that he would contest the next general elections against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other candidates from N-A 59, Fateh Jang.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Ulema observe protest day against government policies

Ulema observe protest day against government policies

Ulema and Mashaikh observed protest day on Friday to condemn the government's plan to get the Women Protection Bill (WPB) passed from the National Assembly. At the call of Ulema and Mashaikh convention resolutions were adopted in almost all the mosques ag
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (November 10, 2006).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
UVAS courses focus on poverty alleviation in rural areas

UVAS courses focus on poverty alleviation in rural areas

Academic and training programmes of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore are focussed on poverty alleviation from rural areas through development of livestock sector said Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Manzoor Ahmad here on Friday.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (November 10, 2006).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Local salvagers refloat oil barge

Local salvagers refloat oil barge

Local salvagers succeeded in refloating the capsized oil barge,'Orion-I, in the wee hours on Friday after three days of round-the-clock operation in which the situation of the craft was changing minute by minute. Sources told Business Recorder on F
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (November 10, 2006).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
27 VHF patients under treatment at AKUH

27 VHF patients under treatment at AKUH

At Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), 27 patients are currently hospitalised with suspect viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF), most of them were admitted during the last two weeks.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Seminar

Seminar

Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited (FFC) is arranging 2nd international seminar on ammonia and urea technologies at Marriott Hotel-Islamabad from 13 to 14 November 2006. The main theme of this two-day seminar is to highlight process technologies of ammonia
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Friday (November 10, 2006) and for Saturday (November 11, 2006).
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (November 10, 2006).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
SHC orders retrial of bid to kill Musharraf case

SHC orders retrial of bid to kill Musharraf case

The Sindh High Court on Friday set aside conviction of three activists of banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami in attempt to murder President General Pervez Musharraf conspiracy case but remanded back case for retrial observing trial court erred in appreci
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Ibad lauds private sector for contribution in education

Ibad lauds private sector for contribution in education

The combined efforts of private and public sector education institutions have improved the quality of education in the country. This was stated by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan at the first convocation of the Institute of Business and Technology (B
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Fire erupts in Syedna Trust Building

Fire erupts in Syedna Trust Building

A fire broke out in the Syedna Memorial Trust Building near Karachi Club on Friday, an official of the Saddar Fire Brigade said. He further stated that the fire was brought under control and later extinguished. The official said that no one was injured in
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Key stock and currency market movements

Key stock and currency market movements

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).

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
PU started musicology classes as per university act

PU started musicology classes as per university act

In response of 'Time Magazine' report dated October16, 2006, regarding initiation of musicology classes and other issues of Punjab University (PU), PU has written a letter to the editor of the Time Magazine.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
New York Cotton Rates

New York Cotton Rates

Friday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Sindh University chemistry professors return from France

Sindh University chemistry professors return from France

Director National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Professor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger has returned from France after participating in the 2nd France-Pakistan Workshop on Natural Products and Nutrition.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
New York Cotton Rates

New York Cotton Rates

Friday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Germans invited to invest in Hyderabad

Germans invited to invest in Hyderabad

District Nazim Hyderabad, Kanwar Naveed Jamil invited German investors to make investment in various projects including education sector and establishment of garbage recycling plant in Hyderabad. He made such invitation during a meeting with Ambassador of
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (November 10, 2006) and the forecast for Saturday (November 11, 2006).
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Ordinance promulgated

Ordinance promulgated

President General Pervez Musharraf has promulgated Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Ordinance, 2006 to implement the International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Ordinance promulgated

Ordinance promulgated

President General Pervez Musharraf has promulgated Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Ordinance, 2006 to implement the International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
Ordinance promulgated

Ordinance promulgated

President General Pervez Musharraf has promulgated Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Ordinance, 2006 to implement the International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.
Published 11 Nov, 2006 12:00am
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