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Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Pakistan Government International Bonds

Pakistan Government International Bonds daily prices for Saturday (February 06, 2010)

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Pakistan Government International Bonds

Pakistan Government International Bonds daily prices for Saturday (February 06, 2010)

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Pakistan Government International Bonds

Pakistan Government International Bonds daily prices for Saturday (February 06, 2010)

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

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 (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

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 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

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 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Karachi interbank rates

Karachi interbank rates on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Allama Iqbal Open University

The 21st century with its charms and challenges has begun and nations that have better human capital and technological advancement in terms of education are destined to lead the world. If Pakistan aspires to successfully complete in the global knowledge-b

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

HRW wheat bids steady to higher

Hard red winter wheat basis bids in the US Plains were steady to higher on Friday amid slow farmer selling and improved demand at some locations. Snow cover protecting the dormant crop and rains boosting soil moisture. Basis bids were higher in Catoosa, O

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Bangladesh palm oil demand rises

Bangladesh has imported more than 25 percent more palm oil in 2009 compared with the year earlier, despite soaring prices, a senior official in the sector said. The country last year imported more than 1.02 million tonnes of palm oil which included crude

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Lacklustre condition seen on cotton market due to strike in Karachi

Lacklustre condition was seen on the cotton market on Saturday as commercial centres kept the shutters down due to strike to mourn the killing of 25 people in two separate bomb explosions on Friday, dealers said. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) did n

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Grain markets remain closed

The local wholesale grain and oilseed markets were closed on Saturday due to peaceful strike three-day mourning as 25 people were killed in two separate bomb blasts in Karachi on Friday. On Friday the grain market was also closed due to Kashmir Day and Ch

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Argentina's soya crushing down eight percent in 2009

Argentina's soya crushing fell 8 percent last year from 2008 to 29.1 million tonnes as a smaller harvest hit oil and meal output, according to the latest figures compiled by industry group CIARA-CEC. Argentina is the world's top supplier of soyaoil and so

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US wheat futures fall

US wheat futures fell on Friday as a firm US dollar and weak crude oil market weighed on prices amid plentiful global supplies, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract fell 2-1/2 cents to $4.73-1/4 a bushel. Funds

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

'Brazil's bumper soya harvest dries out'

Dry weather over the past week has favoured the harvest of Brazil's record soyabean crop, but more widespread rains are due over the weekend and early next week, Somar predicted Friday. The main soya producing states have been getting above-average rainfa

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Tanzanian coffee prices hit season high

Tanzanian coffee prices hit the highest levels of the season this week with demand for the crop far outstripping supply, traders said on Friday. State-run Tanzania Coffee Board said 4,579 60-kg bags were offered for sale, with 4,147 bags sold. At the last

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Canadian canola futures end down

ICE Canadian canola futures ended lower on Friday, weighed down by a stronger Canadian dollar and confirmation of relatively large canola stocks, traders said. Canada canola stocks 8.8 million tonnes on December 31, down 4.3 percent from year earlier but

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 262,451 tonnes of cargo including 156,552 tonnes of import cargo; 105,899 tonnes of export cargo and 4,577 loaded and empty containers during last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 156,552 tonnes

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

FOB Gulf soyabean export premiums flat

US soyabean export premiums at the Gulf of Mexico were flat on Friday amid a seasonal slowdown in demand as importers increasingly shop for soyabeans in South America, where prices are sinking, traders said. Soyabean export premiums steady in the week, un

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

China sees sugar exports up, output down: official

China is likely to export 200,000-300,000 tonnes of white sugar to Southeast Asia in the current marketing year to take advantage of higher international sugar prices, a senior industry official said on Thursday. China's sugar output is likely to fall bel

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US copper futures drop

US copper futures ended down for the third straight day on Friday, hitting their lowest levels since mid-October, as concerns over euro zone fiscal problems drove further sales of assets perceived as risky. Benchmark copper for March delivery slipped 2.15

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US gold futures hit three-month low

US gold futures fell to their lowest in more than three months on Friday, ending the week 2 percent lower, as economic uncertainties led to heavy selling in gold and other investments perceived as riskier. April settles down $10.20 at $1,052.80 an ounce o

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Asian sugar demand to hold up

Sugar market bears hoping prices above 30 US cents will melt demand from Asia could be disappointed as dwindling stocks on shrunken domestic crops will force India, Indonesia, Pakistan and others to buy the sweetener regardless. Several consumers in Asia,

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US soyabeans slide

US soyabean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed modestly lower on Friday, pressured by a firmer dollar, weaker crude oil and expectations of large South American crops, traders said. However, trade was choppy and prices moved higher at times on i

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Bangladesh to issue 100,000 tonnes of wheat import tender

Bangladesh's state grains buyer will tender next week to buy 100,000 tonnes of wheat to replenish food reserves, a senior official said on Friday. "We are going to issue a tender to buy 100,000 tonnes of wheat next week and will issue tenders regularly to

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

New York sugar down

Raw sugar futures finished at a six-week low Friday as fears over the global economy deflated the sweetener to scupper, for now, a rally which catapulted the sweetener this week to a 29-year top, analysts said. The March raw sugar contract sank 1.47 cents

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Soy and corn end steady after bounce

US soybean and corn futures edged higher on Friday, extending gains as short covering supported the market following declines to four-month lows earlier this week. The gains came despite a drop in Asian stock markets on jitters about the state of some Eur

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

New York cocoa tumbles

US cocoa futures swooned to close at a five-month low Friday, hammered by fund selling, commodity-wide pressure and the weak sterling, traders said. Benchmark May tumbled $124, or 4 percent, to close at $3,001 per tonne, the lowest settlement for the seco

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Commodity prices slump on debt woes

Commodity prices slumped last week as confidence in the global economy was shaken by growing fears about soaring European debt and weaker-than-expected US jobs data. "Commodity markets continue to be held hostage by volatile external markets, dollar fluct

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Facebook removes Microsoft banner ads from site

Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world's No 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp to manage part of that business. However, Microsoft - the exclusive provider of Web search on Fac

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Rio mulled $35 billion iron ore tie-up with Chinalco

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto in 2008 considered selling state-owned Chinalco a 19.9 percent stake in its iron ore operations under a mammoth 40 billion dollar (35 billion US) tie-up, a report said Saturday. The deal was drafted just weeks before rival

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Spanish labour reform plan gets tepid welcome

Spanish government proposals for labour reform, vital for reassuring investors that it can avoid a Greek-style budget crisis, got a tepid reception at home on Saturday after a pensions blueprint also fell flat. Commentators called the labour plan weak for

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Chinese sales boosts French luxury goods sector

Despite the economic crisis, 2009 ended better than it began for the French luxury goods sector, thanks largely to China's growing taste for high-end products, encouraging thoughts of a better 2010. Following the trend set by other global luxury brands, H

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Dexia to shrink under EU deal

Dexia SA, the world's biggest lender to local authorities, will shrink by over a third under a deal reached with the European Commission over billions of euros in state help from the French and Belgian governments, the bank said Saturday.

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Dexia to shrink under EU deal

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US urges European assembly not to block bank data deal

US National Security Advisor James Jones Saturday appealed to the European parliament not to block a deal allowing a transatlantic exchange of data considered vital to combat terror financing. "This programme has safeguards. It protects privacy. It has pr

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Iran discovers new oil and gas fields

Iran's oil minister announced on Saturday the discoveries of an oil field and a gas field, estimating the total value of their reserves at $85 billion, a semi-official news agency reported. Massoud Mirkazemi said the newly-discovered oil field called Soum

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Minnestota bank fails, brings year tally to 16

A small Minnesota bank was seized by regulators on Friday, bringing the tally of failed US banks this year to 16 so far. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said 1st American State Bank of Minnesota had about $18.2 million in assets. Community Development

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

India farm outlook brightens, food prices to dip: Prime Minister

India's farm output in 2009/10 will be higher than initial estimates, raising prospects that food inflation, which has soared in recent months, will soon be controlled, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. Singh also said India was likely to gr

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

New accidents add to Toyota Prius doubts

Japan's government has confirmed five new accidents involving possible brake malfunction in Toyota Prius hybrids and will urge the troubled carmaker to investigate, national media reported Saturday. The transport ministry has received about 80 complaints

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Resourcehouse lands $60 billion deal to sell coal to China

Australia's Resourcehouse said on Saturday it had secured a deal worth $60 billion to supply coal to Chinese power stations over a 20-year period, calling it Australia's largest ever export contract. Company Chairman Clive Palmer said that coal mined in Q

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Goldman CEO bonus only $9 million in nod to public ire

In a sign it is concerned about Main Street anger over bankers' compensation, Goldman Sachs Group Inc decided to give its CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other top executives lower bonuses than many had expected. Goldman, which reported a record profit for 2009,

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Merkel calls for redefinition of growth

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a "new definition" of economic growth on Saturday, ahead of informal talks next week on the European Union's (EU) economic strategy to the year 2020."We need to learn to redefine the concept of growth for the 21s

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Vietnam tackles: US in first WTO case

Vietnam has filed its first case over anti-dumping measures under World Trade Organisation rules since joining the body three years ago, official media reported. Vietnam brought the case against anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the United States on frozen

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Kuyt helps 10-man Liverpool beat the Blues

Dirk Kuyt's 50th goal for Liverpool gave Rafa Benitez's 10 men a 1-0 victory over Everton after Sotirios Kyrgiakos's first Merseyside derby ended with the Greek defender being sent off at Anfield on Saturday. In a hotly contested match, Kyrgiakos became t

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Nigeria sack coach

Nigeria have sacked coach Shaibu Amodu following their third place finish at the African Nations Cup and have begun the search to replace him with the World Cup finals just four months away. Amodu had been given official backing in Angola during the Natio

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Ali Garh, Sahiwal win in Seniors Cup

Two more matches were decided in the 12th National Seniors Cricket Cup on Saturday. In the first match Ali Garh Seniors beat Bhakkar Seniors by 10 wickets in Group-G match at Model Town Lahore. In the second match Sahiwal Seniors clinched Group-C match be

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Sargodha advance in U-14 Cup

Sargodha joined Sahiwal in Super Six of PFF Youth U-14 Cup when they outclassed Islamabad on Saturday. Sargodha, which won all their two matches in league, continued their firework and inflicted 3-0 win over Islamabad White. Their hero was winger Asim who

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Kallis, Amla punish India's bowlers

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla slammed unbeaten centuries to help South Africa seize the momentum on the opening day of the first Test against India on Saturday. Kallis scored 159 and Amla made 115 as the tourists recovered from a shaky 6-2 to reach 291-2

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Thousands protest at Togo Cup ban

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lome on Saturday to protest against their national football team being banned from the next two editions of the African Cup of Nations. Organisers and press reports said between 25,000 and 50,000 demonstrated in

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Robert reaches first ATP final

Frenc-hman Stephane Robert reached his first ATP final in a 10-year professional career with a shock 7-5, 6-4 win against Spaniard David Ferrer in the South African Open Saturday. After battling through three rounds, the 29-year-old eighth seed from Monta

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Zardari to honour hockey team

President Asif Ali Zardari will not only invite and honour the Pakistan hockey team at presidency but also give cash awards, if the team returns home with World Cup Hockey title, said Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Secretary General Jehangir Bader.

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Pakistan hockey squad for World Cup announced: Zeeshan Ashraf to lead the team

Pakistan's selection panel Saturday announced an 18-man hockey squad to compete in the World Cup, which starts in India later this month. The four-time world and three-time Olympic champions have not won a major title since their World Cup win in Australi

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Canadian bonds tumble

As investors regained some risk appetite, Canadian government bond prices turned lower across the curve on Friday, following the US jobs data. "If we continue to see the equity markets bounce, we should see bond prices stay under pressure and bond yields

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Canadian bonds tumble

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Indian bond yields pare fall

Indian federal bond yields were unable to sustain an early fall on Friday, paring the move on weaker-than-expected demand at a bond auction and on uncertainty over the government's borrowing needs for 2010/11. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond ended

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Indian bond yields pare fall

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Stocks action may influence market direction

The health of the US jobs market and the ebb and flow of sovereign risk concerns will be the key drivers for the bond market on Friday in what could be a volatile trading session. Any job growth, especially if stronger than the Reuters consensus forecast

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Stocks action may influence market direction

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Turkish stocks dip

Turkish stocks and the lira on Friday slumped to their weakest levels this year as frustration that a stand-by deal between Ankara and the IMF is still not forthcoming was compounded by market jitters world-wide. The lira weakened to the dollar for a seco

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Canadian shares fight back from three-month low

Toronto's main stock market index fought its way to a higher close on Friday, pushed up by Barrick Gold and other heavyweight gold miners, after touching a three-month low earlier in the day. Barrick led big names on the upside, climbing 5.5 percent to C$

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US corporate bonds spreads widen

US corporate bond spreads widened on Friday as investors turned away from riskier assets amid worries over sovereign debt problems in Europe and after US jobs data pointed to a slow economic recovery. The costs to insure corporate bonds against the risk o

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US corporate bonds spreads widen

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Treasuries higher

US Treasuries rose on Friday, with the 30-year bond gaining more than a point, as stocks fell and a weaker-than-expected payrolls report kept inflation concerns at bay. Persistent fears over a possible default by Greece and other debt-laden European natio

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Treasuries higher

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Mexican stocks, peso flat

Mexican stocks and the peso currency ended near flat on Friday, reversing losses triggered by weak US jobs data and worries about the health of the euro zone's weakest economies. The peso edged up 0.02 percent to 13.1575 per dollar, while the IPC stock in

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Chilean stocks slip two percent

Chile's benchmark share index tumbled in volatile trade on Friday, dragged lower by euro zone sovereign debt worries, while the peso rose 1 percent on better-than-expected December growth data. Chile's IPSA blue chip share index shed 2.06 percent in volat

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Brazil stocks slump

Brazilian stocks notched their lowest close in more than three months on Friday, as fears about the health of the euro zone gripped markets world-wide. Riskier assets, including stocks, got dumped as European policy makers scrambled to reassure markets ab

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Europe squeeze LatAm stocks; hits 4-1/2 month lows

Latin American markets, which made huge gains in the last 11-months, suffered a day of selling on Friday as investors pulled cash out of stocks, bonds and currencies on fears over select European sovereign risks. US jobs data, a key proxy for global econo

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Europe squeeze LatAm stocks; hits 4-1/2 month lows

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Technology leads Wall Street higher

US stocks erased a midday drop to end slightly higher on Friday, closing out a volatile week punctuated by mixed signals from the labour market data and growing anxiety over fiscal problems in Europe. Major indexes turned positive heading into the close,

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Canadian dollar perks up

The Canadian dollar shot higher against the US currency on Friday, as US equities bounced and investors took profits from a recent rally in the greenback following fairly positive US jobs data. US payrolls unexpectedly fell in January, but the unemploymen

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

IMM speculators increase long bets on US dollar

Currency speculators increased bets for further gains on the US dollar in the latest week, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the dollar's net long position rose to $5.84 billion in the week ending Febr

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

US dollar, yen gain

The US dollar and yen gained on Friday as persistent worries about the euro zone's fiscal stability pushed investors further away from risky assets and sent the euro to an 8-1/2 month low against the greenback. The cost of insuring the debt of Greece, Por

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

East African currencies seen mixed

The Kenyan shilling is expected to trade in a narrow range against the dollar in the next week to Wednesday, while the Ugandan and Tanzanian currencies are seen weakening, traders said.

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Forex outlook: with euro bears in control, dollar to gain

Assailed by doubts about record US deficits and its future status just months ago, the dollar has since been anointed the best of a bad bunch and is set to extend gains, especially against the euro, in the week ahead. The euro lost 1.5 percent of its valu

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Cambodia rebukes Google over disputed Thai border map

Cambodia has accused Internet giant Google of being "professionally irresponsible" over its map of an ancient temple at the centre of a border dispute with Thailand, a letter seen by AFP Saturday showed.

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Yemen convicts brother of Houthi rebel leader

The brother of the leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail on Saturday, as Yemeni forces said they killed eleven members of the group. Yahya al-Houthi, a parliamentarian who has been based in Germany since leaving Yem

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Russia to lend post-war: Sri Lanka $300 million for arms

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa left on Saturday for Moscow, where he will sign a $300 million loan to buy military equipment from Russia, despite an end to his country's quarter-century civil war. Sri Lanka defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Zuma regrets child out of wedlock

South African President Jacob Zuma apologised on Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of national outcry. Critics say Zuma, a Zulu traditionalist who practises polygamy and currently has three wives and 20 children including the baby

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Germany turns up the heat on tax evaders

German officials hunting tax evaders are negotiating to buy Swiss bank account data from a whistleblower in France, a magazine reported on Saturday, after Berlin declared that banking secrecy was finished. Munich-based Focus magazine said tax authorities

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Whaler, activist ship collide again off Antarctica

The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided Saturday in the icy waters off Antarctica - the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet.

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Libyan court fines Swiss man

A Libyan judge on Saturday fined one of two Swiss businessmen whose convictions for breaking immigration rules have already strained diplomatic links between Libya and Switzerland, their lawyer said. The cases of Max Goeldi and Rachid Hamdani have also un

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Seoul launches 'floating island'

A giant steel float that will be part of a "floating island" in Seoul boasting off-shore entertainment facilities began a snails-paced trip towards the city's Han River Saturday. The football-field-sized structure, resembling the hull of a cargo ship, mov

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Obama hails CIA 'patriots' at memorial service

President Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to seven CIA officers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, hailing them as "patriots" at a rare memorial service at the spy agency's headquarters. In a break with tradition for the secretive Central Inte

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Haiti aid chopper crashes, two Americans killed

Two Americans were killed when their helicopter, which was participating in aid and recovery operations in earthquake-hit Haiti, crashed in the Dominican Republic, aviation authorities said on Friday. The US-registered helicopter hit a mountain and burst

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Bill Clinton apologises for slow Haiti aid effort

Former US president Bill Clinton pledged Friday to try to get aid flowing here as he was met by angry Haitians protesting the slow arrival of help since last month's quake. Clinton said he was sorry that the aid efforts had been so slow, adding he also wa

Published 07 Feb, 2010 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.06

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,906.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,861.33
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,065.30
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,602
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,211.48

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 14	232,340
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.86
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 15	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,567.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	69.87
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	61.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.03 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	993.93 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.31 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,393,273 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	59,224,094 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	47,940,702 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,748,255 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,665,062 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,497,881 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 16 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	29,734,104 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	29,162,423 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,309,247 ▲ 0.00

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