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Print - 2007-11-25
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar up again on interbank market

THE RUPEE: dollar up again on interbank market

In the face of rising demand for dollars, the rupee could not maintain its firmness against US currency in the inter-bank market at the weekend, falling six paisa for buying and selling at Rs 61.13 and Rs 61.15, money experts said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar up again on interbank market

THE RUPEE: dollar up again on interbank market

In the face of rising demand for dollars, the rupee could not maintain its firmness against US currency in the inter-bank market at the weekend, falling six paisa for buying and selling at Rs 61.13 and Rs 61.15, money experts said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (November 26, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (November 26, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday November 26, 2007

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday November 26, 2007

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday November 26, 2007

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
KKI closing rates of currency notes

KKI closing rates of currency notes

Khanani & Kalia International (Pvt) Limited Closing Rates of currency notes on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (November 24, 2007).
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (November 24, 2007).

Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

Bullish trend was again seen in the forward cottonseed oil cake market on Saturday. Supply was tight in process of trading, dealers said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Lacklustre conditions on cotton market

Lacklustre conditions on cotton market

Listless business was seen on the cotton market on Saturday. Nearly 1200 ginning factories had stopped work, to protest against the fall in the rates. The government is, according to the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) not taking preventive mea
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Gram prices move both ways on grain market

Gram prices move both ways on grain market

Thin trading was seen in the grain market on Saturday as prices on grams counter moved both ways, dealers said. On the seed side, castorseed Lasbela gained Rs 25 to Rs 925, other items maintained the overnight levels, they said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
CBoT wheat futures climb to one-month highs

CBoT wheat futures climb to one-month highs

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade climbed nearly 3 percent to one-month highs on Friday in a shortened session, buoyed by technical buying and export news, traders said. "Technically the market is strong. India's plantings are behind, and world
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Asian freight rates for VLCCs jump

Asian freight rates for VLCCs jump

Asian freight rates for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) loading from the Middle East jumped more than 33 percent, as higher global demand for crude ahead of the peak winter season lifted tanker bookings.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Brazilian sugar vessels lineup falls

Brazilian sugar vessels lineup falls

The lineup of vessels waiting to load sugar in Brazilian ports fell to 39 ships waiting from 47 ships waiting two weeks ago, shipping agent Williams said. In a weekly report, Williams said 29 vessels were lined up in the southern port of Santos, compared
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 36,087 tonnes cargo including 28,430 tonnes import, 7,657 tonnes export cargo and 371 containers (TEUs) during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Saturday.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Saudi Savola buys Turkey's Yudum edible oils firm

Saudi Savola buys Turkey's Yudum edible oils firm

Saudi Arabia's Savola Group said on Saturday it bought Turkish edible oils firm Yudum Food from National Bank of Kuwait's investment banking unit for 200 million riyals ($53.3 million). Yudum will be owned by edible oil firm Afia International, which is w
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Bangladesh borrowers face debt mountain after cyclone

Bangladesh borrowers face debt mountain after cyclone

Nearly 20 years ago when small loans from the Nobel peace prize winning Grameen bank first became available in her village, Bilkis Begum wasted no time in signing up. From 1985 she took out loans to start a small shop, buy a rice threshing machine and a b
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Malaysia and India agree to start FTA talks next year

Malaysia and India agree to start FTA talks next year

Malaysia and India will begin negotiating a free trade agreement in January 2008, a report said Saturday. Rafidah Aziz, Malaysia's trade minister was quoted as saying a bilateral trade pact could boost Malaysia's exports to India by 1.3 times, or 12 billi
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Thousands march against rising prices in Lithuania

Thousands march against rising prices in Lithuania

Several thousand people marched peacefully through the main street of Lithuania's capital Vilnius on Saturday to protest against rising prices and demand higher wages and pensions.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
'Iran capable to produce more oil'

'Iran capable to produce more oil'

Iran is capable of producing more oil to meet international market's demand but the Islamic state is committed to Opec's decision on output change, Iran's Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Saturday. "If statistics show there is a need to raise Ope
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Germans outvoted as EU finds Galileo budget deal

Germans outvoted as EU finds Galileo budget deal

Germany was outvoted as European Union nations clinched a complex budget deal that will provide public funding for a satellite navigation system, a disputed technology institute and a Kosovo peace mission.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US shoppers defy economic blues at 'Black Friday' sales

US shoppers defy economic blues at 'Black Friday' sales

Shoppers in the United States brushed off some gloomy economic forecasts and rushed into stores during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, kicking off one of the busiest US shopping periods of the year.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
UK economy to remain stable

UK economy to remain stable

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday the slowing US economy would have an impact on the European economy in the next few months but predicted the British economy would remain stable.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Brown hopes for world trade deal within weeks

Brown hopes for world trade deal within weeks

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday he hoped for agreement on a new world trade deal within weeks. Brown held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of a summit of the 53-nation Commonwealth to try to inject new
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Taiwan restricts US beef imports

Taiwan restricts US beef imports

Taiwan has suspended beef imports from a US packing house after finding crushed bones in a shipment from the company, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US subprime crisis to worsen

US subprime crisis to worsen

The US subprime mortgage crisis is to worsen in the coming year with the number of foreclosures and home-loan defaults set to spike because of automatic interest rate rises, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Deutsche Boerse staff says ready to fight job cuts

Deutsche Boerse staff says ready to fight job cuts

Staff at German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse will fight plans they say will cut 300 out of a total of 3,000 jobs at the company, the Euro am Sonntag newspaper said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Auto polluters must pay in Europe: Barroso

Auto polluters must pay in Europe: Barroso

Car makers that fail to respect planned new EU emissions limits will have to pay "damages," European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said in an interview to be published Sunday. "If constructors do not respect the limit, there must be consequences,"
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Romania central bank concerned about inflation spike

Romania central bank concerned about inflation spike

Romania's central bank is concerned about a potential rise in inflation above 6 percent at the end of this year, but governor Mugur Isarescu said on Saturday the bank does not aim to change the 2008 target.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Tough Iran sanctions to hit Germany hard

Tough Iran sanctions to hit Germany hard

The adoption of tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme could cost the German budget 2 billion euros, according to Finance Ministry estimates cited in Der Spiegel magazine on Saturday.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Sarkozy links 'fair' yuan to balanced global ties

Sarkozy links 'fair' yuan to balanced global ties

A fair exchange rate for the Chinese yuan is a critical component of balanced global ties, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Xinhua news agency. Sarkozy, who begins a three-day visit to China on Sunday, has been vocal in demanding that China let the y
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Mexican bond yields fall

Mexican bond yields fall

The yield on Mexico's 10-year government peso bond fell for the first time in over a week on Friday as investors bet the central bank would keep interest rates steady for several months at least.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Mexican bond yields fall

Mexican bond yields fall

The yield on Mexico's 10-year government peso bond fell for the first time in over a week on Friday as investors bet the central bank would keep interest rates steady for several months at least.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
More Italian companies seen delaying IPO plans

More Italian companies seen delaying IPO plans

More Italian companies will likely postpone until next year their plans for a stock listing because market turmoil has made investors wary, according to bankers and investors. World markets have tumbled this week as concerns about the US economy grew.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US corporate bonds market, financials gain

US corporate bonds market, financials gain

The corporate bond market was firmer on Friday in very light trade the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, and financials ended the week stronger after a week long sell off. The market's slightly positive, though it's largely because there is little tradi
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US corporate bonds market, financials gain

US corporate bonds market, financials gain

The corporate bond market was firmer on Friday in very light trade the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, and financials ended the week stronger after a week long sell off. The market's slightly positive, though it's largely because there is little tradi
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US Treasury prices end mostly lower

US Treasury prices end mostly lower

US Treasury prices finished mostly lower on Friday as a rebounding stock market curbed the bid for safe-haven US government debt. US stocks climbed as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season lifted retail stocks across the pricing spectrum. Signs of pr
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US Treasury prices end mostly lower

US Treasury prices end mostly lower

US Treasury prices finished mostly lower on Friday as a rebounding stock market curbed the bid for safe-haven US government debt. US stocks climbed as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season lifted retail stocks across the pricing spectrum. Signs of pr
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Thai hospital firm plans $148 million in local bonds

Thai hospital firm plans $148 million in local bonds

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's biggest hospital firm, said on Friday that it would sell five billion baht ($148 million) of bonds to refinance debt in February 2008.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Thai hospital firm plans $148 million in local bonds

Thai hospital firm plans $148 million in local bonds

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's biggest hospital firm, said on Friday that it would sell five billion baht ($148 million) of bonds to refinance debt in February 2008.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Emerging debt prices little changed

Emerging debt prices little changed

Emerging sovereign debt prices were little changed on Friday amid thin post-holiday volumes, with volatile Argentine bonds still pressured by a recent spike in global risk aversion.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Emerging debt prices little changed

Emerging debt prices little changed

Emerging sovereign debt prices were little changed on Friday amid thin post-holiday volumes, with volatile Argentine bonds still pressured by a recent spike in global risk aversion.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Brazil stocks surge

Brazil stocks surge

Brazil's stock market rose on Friday led by blue chips CVRD and Petrobras as oil and commodities prices gained. The Bovespa index of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange rose 0.52 percent to 60,970.9 points. Local stocks were also helped by higher stocks on Wall
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Argentine stocks end flat

Argentine stocks end flat

Argentine stocks closed virtually flat on Friday in a session marked by selective trading as investors waited for further signs of the health of the US economy. The MerVal index of the 25 leading stocks rose 0.06 percent to 2,212.04 points, but ended the
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Toronto stocks push higher

Toronto stocks push higher

The Toronto stock market's main index finished higher for the second day in a row on Friday, with help from resource shares lifted by commodity prices, and a broad bounce-back from recent depressed levels.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Canadian bond prices fall

Canadian bond prices fall

The Canadian bond prices were mixed, but mostly lower as a rally in North American equities markets undercut the safe haven bid for short dated bonds. The two-year yield was up slightly, but is still down over 70 basis points since October 5, when it was
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Canadian bond prices fall

Canadian bond prices fall

The Canadian bond prices were mixed, but mostly lower as a rally in North American equities markets undercut the safe haven bid for short dated bonds. The two-year yield was up slightly, but is still down over 70 basis points since October 5, when it was
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Chile stocks finish firmer

Chile stocks finish firmer

Chilean stock indexes rose for a second day on Friday following better-than-expected third quarter economic growth figures. The all-market IGPA stock index rose 0.81 percent to 14,106.28 points, while the trade-weighted blue chip IPSA index gained 0.93 pe
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Wall Street lifted higher by retailers, banks

Wall Street lifted higher by retailers, banks

US stocks rebounded on Friday in an abbreviated session as the start of holiday shopping lifted retail stocks, while progress in a plan to relieve the credit market's strain aided bank shares.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
More turbulence awaits dollar in data-heavy week

More turbulence awaits dollar in data-heavy week

The dollar will likely continue probing record lows against the euro next week, with housing data seen supporting views of further deterioration in the US economic outlook and more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Euro set a record high against dollar

Euro set a record high against dollar

The euro set a record high against the US dollar early on Friday, but the key $1.50 level remained out of reach and the currency fell back more than a cent on comments from a euro zone policy-maker.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Canada dollar dips in light trading

Canada dollar dips in light trading

Illiquid markets and concerns about economic growth combined to nudge the Canadian dollar lower against the US dollar on Friday. Domestic bond prices, with no new North American data to influence direction, ended mostly lower as investors returned to equi
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Chile current account surplus shrinks

Chile current account surplus shrinks

Chile's current account balance of payments surplus sharply narrowed in the third quarter to $329.6 million from $2.1219 billion in the second quarter of this year, the central bank said on Friday. Chile's current account surplus was $1.2365 billion in th
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
ECB's Quaden says uncertainties have risen

ECB's Quaden says uncertainties have risen

Economic uncertainties have markedly increased in the past months, but the European Central Bank is sticking to a base scenario of a limited slowdown with inflationary tensions, ECB Governing Council member Guy Quaden said in remarks published on Saturday
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Rescued cruiseliner passengers spend night in Antarctica

Rescued cruiseliner passengers spend night in Antarctica

Rescued passengers from a Canadian-chartered passenger ship received the rare opportunity to spend the night in Antarctica Saturday after their cruiseliner slammed into an iceberg and sank off the frozen continent.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
100 killed in Ukraine mine accident

100 killed in Ukraine mine accident

One hundred people died in the worst mining accident in Ukraine's post-Soviet history last week, Interfax news agency said Saturday giving what it said was the final toll of the disaster. "We can now officially say that the accident killed 100 miners at t
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Hundreds protest in restive Caucasus province

Hundreds protest in restive Caucasus province

Police fired shots in the air Saturday to disperse hundreds of people who took to the streets in Ingushetia to protest against the government of the restive south Russian province, witnesses said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Tigers honour nearly 20,000 fallen fighters: rebels

Tigers honour nearly 20,000 fallen fighters: rebels

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have begun commemorating nearly 20,000 of their men and women killed fighting for an independent homeland, the guerrillas said Saturday. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) announced their losses since the first guer
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Goa governor survives assassination bid in India

Goa governor survives assassination bid in India

The governor of India's western resort state of Goa escaped an assassination attempt on Saturday by tribal separatists in India's revolt-hit north-east, officials said. Governor S.C. Jamir's 30-vehicle convoy was attacked in his native Nagaland state, abo
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
10 killed in Sri Lanka

10 killed in Sri Lanka

At least 10 people died in separate attacks across Sri Lanka's north Saturday, the government said, marking the latest violence in the island's bloody ethnic conflict. Seven Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in various clashes in the northern region, the def
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
US, Turkish military hold new talks on Kurdish rebels

US, Turkish military hold new talks on Kurdish rebels

Top Turkish and US military officials held talks here on Saturday on joint efforts to combat Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq in the second such meeting this week, the Turkish army said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
More than 100 evacuated as wildfire rages in Malibu

More than 100 evacuated as wildfire rages in Malibu

More than 100 people were evacuated and several buildings were destroyed early Saturday as a wind-driven wildfire raged out of control in the celebrity enclave of Malibu, officials and reports said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Taslima Nasreen hiding in New Delhi

Taslima Nasreen hiding in New Delhi

Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen remained in hiding in India on Saturday fearing reprisals from hard-line Muslims who see her work as blasphemous, officials said.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Pope creates 23 new cardinals, 'princes of the Church'

Pope creates 23 new cardinals, 'princes of the Church'

Twenty-three new cardinals knelt before Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday to accept their birettas - square red hats - during a time-honoured ceremony inducting them into the elite body that advises and elects popes.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Israel minister lauds Arab participation at peace meet

Israel minister lauds Arab participation at peace meet

Israeli Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer on Saturday welcomed Arab participation at next week's US-hosted Middle East peace conference saying it would bolster Arab moderates in the region.
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am
Bangladesh receives pledges of $470 million

Bangladesh receives pledges of $470 million

Cyclone-hit Bangladesh said Saturday it had received pledges of 470 million dollars' worth of aid and described the response to the disaster as "overwhelming."
Published 25 Nov, 2007 12:00am