News Archives for Print - 2013-02-04

As President of the Pakistan Sri Lanka Business Forum - PSBF, I and my colleagues take this opportunity to wish the Honourable President Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa, Consul General Mr. D.W. Jinadasa and the people of Sri Lanka heartiest congratulations on the Na

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Message from Consul General of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Karachi

We are celebrating our 65th Independence day today, 4th of February 2013, at a time when Sri Lanka has entered into a new phase of development. Under the dynamic leadership of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of the Democratic Socialist Rep

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Message from High Commissioner of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

It is with great expectation that we look forward to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Independence on 04th of February 2013. On this occasion I would like to extend the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, greeting and best wishes o

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Message from Minister of External Affairs, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Today, we celebrate Sri Lanka's 65th National Day with the realisation of a sustainable peace supplemented by comprehensive economic and social development programs benefiting the people in all parts of our motherland.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Message from Prime Minister, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's 65th Anniversary of Independence which falls on 4th of February, 2013 brings utmost pride and happiness to all Sri Lankans. During the past six decades the country's advancement in the socio economic field had been phenomenal.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Message from President, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

We Sri Lankans who have sacrificed immensely to ensure the sovereignty of the nation, celebrate this 65th National Independence Day with utmost pride. The nation has embarked on a path of development which has made freedom really meaningful.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Cotton market displays new vigour

Cotton: Prices picked up vigour on the cotton market this week as mills were busy trying to get their hands on the finer varieties that are soon set to disappear from the market. The official spot rate gained traction, going up to Rs 6,100 during t

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Immediate withdrawal of endowment fund from SRSP demanded

The Standing Committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Planning and Development (P&D) has called for immediate withdrawal of endowment fund from Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) within a period of fifteen days and has termed the measure illegal.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

'Life insurance can lead millions of people to financial inclusion,' Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan

BR Research: What is the major challenge as the dominant player in the insurance sector for State Life Insurance?

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

'Life insurance can lead millions of people to financial inclusion,' Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan

BR Research: What is the major challenge as the dominant player in the insurance sector for State Life Insurance?

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Italian left not so sure anymore of win against Berlusconi

When the Italian election campaign started in December, centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani was all but assured of winning the contest. But now, three weeks from the February 24-25 vote, doubt is creeping in.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Symbolic democracy?

Abu Adnan (Comment: Report's footnotes tell the real truth, BR January 1) is forthright in pointing to the political-administrative malaise that has been ailing Pakistan for the past six decades. It is hard to disagree with his views on the issues he has

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

US, Europe stock surge runs ahead of economic recovery

Stock markets in the United States and Europe have been building up steam for six months and now seem oblivious to still fragile economic growth, but analysts say this does not yet amount to another financial bubble. Markets tend to anticipate trends and

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

They're clueless

The country this week past witnessed two major decisions that an outgoing government should have morally and from the perspective of inability to ensure implementation desisted from. The first was the Cabinet approval of a three-year (2012-15) Strategic T

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

IP gas pipeline: Why now?

The Cabinet formally approved the agreement to construct the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline and set up a ministerial committee to explore avenues for arranging $1.5 billion required for the project's implementation. Two major objections to the approval a

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Fiscal, monetary imperatives

No press release was officially released on the Thursday's meeting of the Fiscal and Monetary Board in Islamabad. Since the board met on the subsequent day of issuance of SBP Annual Report or the annual review of country's economy by the central bank, its

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Increased quantity of commercial imports of palm oil: FBR suffering billions of rupees loss annually

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is suffering revenue loss of billions of rupees per year following increased quantity of commercial imports of palm oil under the garb of industrial import to avoid payment of 5 percent withholding tax by importers-cum-m

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Masood condoles death of Jam Yousuf

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Barrister Masood Kausar has expressed his heartfelt condolence on the sad demise of the Federal Minister for Privatisation and the former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Jam Muhammad Yousuf who breathed his last at Islamabad la

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Jam Yousuf laid to rest

Former Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Mohammad Yousuf, who died of cardiac arrest in Islamabad late Saturday night, was laid to rest at Bara Bagh graveyard, here on Sunday. Earlier, Jam Yousuf's body was flown from Chaklala Airbase via C-130 aircraft to K

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Disbanding of ECP or removal of CEC out of question: Naek

Federal Minister for Law Farooq H. Naek on Sunday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had been constituted as per the Constitution, therefore, neither the body would be dissolved nor the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) will be removed.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

All air-conditioned cafes must be registered with SRB: Sales Tax on Services Rules amended

All air-conditioned restaurants will now have to be registered with Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) and their owners or proprietors will have to pay Sales Tax on Services (SToS) to provincial government, according to amendments made in the Sindh Sales Tax on Se

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Senior journalist Ayesha Haroon dies

Renowned journalist Ayesha Haroon, 46, died on Saturday night in New York after four-year long fight with cancer. Dr Faisal Bari, her husband, Hassan Haroon and Usman Haroon, her brothers and their mother were by her side when she breathed her last. She w

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Doctor among six killed in Karachi violence

At least six persons, including a well-known doctor Ismail Surya, were killed in various incidents of violence in the city, police and rescue sources said on Sunday. Dr Ismail Surya was shot dead in Hussainabad area late Saturday night.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Three injured in firecracker blast

At least three persons were injured in a firecracker blast near Sadequain Marriage Lawn at NIPA roundabout in the limits of Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station. According to police, unknown armed threw a cracker near NIPA Chowrangi which left Abdul Razaq, Moha

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

73 suspects arrested

City police on Sunday arrested 73 suspects allegedly involve in different criminal activities during different raids in various parts of city. The Sharafi Goth police arrested 18 accused including seven robbers namely Qamar, Salman, Rahmat Ali, Ahmed Khan

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Pakistan fines Afghan traders $50 million: ACCI

Pakistan has fined Afghan traders a total of $50 million over the past three months for containers stuck up at Karachi port, office-bearers of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said. They said that Pakistani authorities had detained co

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Nadal shrugs off talk of return to number one

Rafael Nadal shrugged off talk of reclaiming the world number one spot on Saturday as the 11-time Grand Slam title winner prepared to return after a seven-month injury lay-off. Nadal, now at five in the world after not having played since his shock second

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Starc bowls Australia to victory

A maiden century from George Bailey and another inspired bowling performance from the emerging Mitchell Starc helped Australia beat the West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-day international at the WACA Ground on Sunday.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Ronaldo own-goal condemns Madrid to Granada defeat

Real Madrid's dismal season went from bad to worse when Cristiano Ronaldo scored an own-goal to hand relegation-threatened Granada a shock 1-0 win on Saturday. Real coach Jose Mourinho had already given up winning the league before Christmas and this late

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Misbah and Shafiq keep Pakistan alive in first test

An unbeaten 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq kept Pakistan alive in the first test as they reached 183 for four at the close of play on day three against South Africa at the Wanderers.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Gallacher wins in Dubai

In a tournament in which he could do no wrong, Stephen Gallacher of Scotland fired a timely eagle two on the par-4 16th hole and comfortably won the $2.5 million Omega Dubai Desert Classic in the end by three shots.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Bale fills Spurs' striker void to down West Brom

Tottenham Hotspur overcame an injury to Jermain Defoe to win 1-0 at 10-man West Bromwich Albion on Sunday and close to within a point of third-placed Chelsea in the Premier League.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Rooney sinks Fulham as Man United surge clear

Wayne Rooney scored his fourth goal in three games as Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to move 10 points clear at the head of the Premier League table on Saturday.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Women's World Cup results

Results from the Women's World Cup matches on Sunday:

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Kirilenko beats Lisicki to win Pattaya Open

Maria Kirilenko defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) to claim the Pattaya Open title in a tension-filled final on Sunday. The Russian number two seed took the title in two hours 37 minutes at the end of a fluctuating final set during whic

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Antibiotics boost power of malnutrition cure: study

Adding a low-cost antibiotic to dietary treatments could help save many children with acute malnutrition, according to new research in New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers from the Washington University in Saint Louis medical school followed the t

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Can pneumonia be reliably diagnosed without x-rays?

Doctors may miss some cases of pneumonia if they rely solely on their patient's medical history and symptoms without also taking x-rays, according to a European study.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Erectile dysfunction signals heart troubles: study

Erectile dysfunction might signal more than a need for the little purple pill, researchers said in a study showing a link with heart disease and early death. The Australian study - the world's largest investigating links between erection problems and hear

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Nearby lightning may be linked to migraines

Weather has long been considered one of many potential migraine triggers, but a US study now links lightning, specifically, to the onset of the severe headaches that plague millions.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Study pinpoints brain's addiction spots

A smoker's craving to light up can be tamed by carefully targeted magnetic fields applied to the brain, a senior researcher from a Japanese-Canadian team said on February 06. Scientists managed to zoom in on the exact spots that drive the need for nicotin

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Car commuters gain more weight, even if they exercise

People who drive to work every day are packing on slightly more weight than their colleagues who use trains, buses and bicycles to get to work, even if they exercise in their spare time, according to an Australian study.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Vegetarians may have lower risk of heart disease

In yet more evidence that avoiding meat is good for the health, a UK study has found that vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalised or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Yoga may help people with irregular heart rhythms

The health benefits of yoga are said to be legion, everything from stress busting to lowering fat and stimulating the immune system. Now it may also help people with a common heart rhythm problem - at least, according to a US study.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

India's Bharti quarterly profit dives, misses estimate

Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile company, reported on February 01, its net quarterly profit plunged by an unexpected 72 percent, hit by punishing price competition and a surge in interest charges.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Telecom Italia not looking to expand in LatAm: chairman

Telecom Italia is not looking to expand in Latin America, but the company does need to strengthen its infrastructure due to growing regional data traffic, chairman Franco Bernabe said.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Sharp doubles April-December net loss at $4.6 billion

Sharp said on February 01 that its loss in the nine months to December doubled to $4.6 billion as the embattled Japanese electronics giant struggles to repair its tattered balance sheet. But the company offered a glimmer of hope, as it eked out a small op

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

High beef price pressure on McDonald's profit margin

McDonald's popular $1 McDouble cheeseburger, which has lured customers to the Golden Arches since 2008, is getting hard to sustain as rising beef prices threaten the company's profit margin. The world's biggest restaurant chain launched a competing $1 Gri

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

High beef price pressure on McDonald's profit margin

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Goodbye goodwill as European firms pay high price for M&A

European companies are having to reassess the cost of a rush of take-overs in more buoyant times as regulators call time on outdated asset values.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Goodbye goodwill as European firms pay high price for M&A

European companies are having to reassess the cost of a rush of take-overs in more buoyant times as regulators call time on outdated asset values.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Seagate results beat estimates; sees lower third quarter revenue

Seagate Technology Plc forecast third-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, on muted demand for its hard disk drives as consumers pick smartphones and tablets over PCs, sending its shares down 4 percent after the bell.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Seagate results beat estimates; sees lower third quarter revenue

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Ford fourth quarter profit beats Street, sees bigger Europe loss

Ford Motor Co on January 29 predicted 2013 total operating profit would match results last year as market share gains in the United States offset deepening losses in Europe. Ford said the sales outlook was deteriorating in Europe, and it now expects to lo

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Ford fourth quarter profit beats Street, sees bigger Europe loss

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

WhatsApp violates privacy laws over phone numbers: report

WhatsApp, one of the most popular apps in the world, contravenes international privacy laws because it forces users to provide access to their entire address book, Canadian and Dutch data protection authorities said on January 28.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Wickr app aims at safeguarding online privacy

Wickr co-founder Nico Sell is working toward "geek utopia," a world where people hold the power when it comes to who sees what they share on the Internet or from their phones. The start-up's services - giving users of Apple gadgets uncrackable communicati

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Apple tops in US in mobile phones: surveys

Apple dethroned Samsung as the top US mobile phone vendor in the final quarter of last year, claiming a record share of 34 percent, research firm Strategy Analytics reported on February 1. Apple shipped an estimated 17.7 million iPhones as "robust demand"

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Apple, Android have smartphone 'duopoly'

Android and Apple smartphones captured a whopping 92 percent of global sales in the fourth quarter, giving the two systems an effective duopoly, a research firm said on January 28. Strategy Analytics said global smartphone shipments grew 38 percent annual

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Opt for USB 3.0 systems when shopping for external drives

If you're shopping for a new external drive, it's best to opt for one with the new USB 3.0 connections, instead of the old USB 2.0 standard. The newer standard allows data to be copied faster, reports German computer magazine Computerbild, which tested ei

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Microsoft puts Office in the Internet cloud

Microsoft on January 29 began letting people subscribe to Office as a service in the Internet cloud, shedding the need to buy the popular productivity software on a disk. "It's kind of a reflection of how most of us live nowadays," said company official O

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Facebook lets friends send gift cards

Facebook on January 31 began letting social network members in the United States send friends gift cards for purchases at participating shops or restaurants. The move came as the world's leading social network seeks ways to expand how it makes money from

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Internet age navigation drives economies: studies

Fresh from unveiling detailed online maps of North Korea, Google on January 30 touted studies showing that Internet Age navigation tools boost the economic engines of nations. The global "geospatial industry" brings in $270 billion in annual revenue and c

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

New BlackBerry scalped online

Though yet to be launched in North America, BlackBerry's new smartphones were already for sale online on February 1, stirring bidding frenzies. Sellers claimed they obtained the sleek new handsets at launch events in New York, Toronto, Dubai, London and J

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Update to make Java more secure

A serious security vulnerability in Java has been plugged by the latest update. Users should download the update to version 11 of Java 7 as soon as possible, the developer Oracle advises.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Share an optical drive on a network

Someone who wants to play a CD, DVD or Blu-ray but doesn't have drive on their laptop doesn't necessarily have to buy an external device. This is true at least if you have a desktop or another laptop with an optical drive because this can be shared easily

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Patch for older versions of Internet Explorer

Microsoft has released security updates for three older versions of Internet Explorer. Users of IE 6, 7 and 8 should install the update in order to close a critical security vulnerability in the browser, according to Germany's Federal Office for Informati

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Apple updates software for iPhone, iPad

Apple said on January 28 it was releasing updated mobile software for the iPhone and iPad which makes it easier for users to get on high-speed networks. The iOS 6.1 version, which updates the one released last year, includes Apple's own maps program which

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Iraq oil exports rise to 2.359 million barrels per day in January

Iraq's oil exports climbed to 2.359 million barrels per day (bpd) in January from 2.340 million bpd the previous month, oil ministry officials said on Sunday. Iraq shipped 2.095 million bpd from the southern oil hub of Basra and 264,000 bpd from the north

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Bangladesh delays EU sugar export tender

Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation has delayed by a week the bidding deadline in its first ever international tender to export 50,000 tonnes of refined sugar, a senior corporation official said on Sunday.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

US shale gas revolution throws down the gauntlet to Europe

The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself out of recession, energy officials say.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Berlusconi offers big tax cuts in 'last great battle'

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his "last great electoral and political battle" on Sunday with a sweeping promise to cut taxes and the cost of government if his centre-right wins elections this month.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

ECB to hold rates steady amid market calm

The European Central Bank is set to keep interest rates on hold next week as it takes stock of the new-found calm on the financial markets, analysts predict. "The continued improvement in financial market conditions and surveys of economic activity has ta

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Greek seamen, farmers protest government cuts, reforms

Greek seamen extended a strike to protest government austerity for a further 48 hours on Sunday, meaning that dozens of islands will have been cut off from the mainland for six days. Farmers also briefly disrupted traffic on several major motorways across

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

German minister attacks power prices plan

German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler has condemned proposals by the environment minister to limit electricity price rises for consumers as "illusory solutions" that were doomed to failure, Der Spiegel weekly reported on Sunday.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

China services' slow uptick highlights mildness of recovery

Growth in China's increasingly important services sector rose for the fourth straight month in January, though the slim increase added to evidence that the recovery in the world's second-largest economy remains a modest one.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

France on track to meet 0.8 percent growth target: minister

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Sunday said the government believed it could reach its 2013 economic growth target of 0.8 percent. Moscovici told France 2 television that he is maintaining the target ahead of the publication of the European Co

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Dubai hopes sukuk standards to make it global player

Dubai aims to become a top global centre for Islamic bonds by introducing more detailed standards that ensure issuance and trading obey not only the letter but also the spirit of Islamic rules, a securities market official said.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Dubai hopes sukuk standards to make it global player

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Bangladesh's interbank forex and interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 79.20-79.20 (79.20-79.21).

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

British investors keep flocking to stocks as recovery gathers pace

British investment managers sharply increased their exposure to stocks in January as concerns of more financial instability receded and the market's recovery gathered pace, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. A monthly survey of fund managers and chief inv

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Latin America lays out defences in currency war

Latin American policymakers are manning their defences ahead of what could be a new battle in the "currency wars" as flows of hot money put unwelcome upward pressure on their currencies.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Kazakhs eye return to debt markets with $1 billion in bonds

Kazakhstan is planning a comeback to international debt markets by issuing 150 billion tenge ($996 million) of sovereign Eurobonds in the first half of 2013, Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev said on Tuesday.

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Kazakhs eye return to debt markets with $1 billion in bonds

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Dealers see more gains for Tokyo shares

Tokyo shares are on track to extend their rally next week, after US jobs data coming on Friday ahead of more Japanese and US corporate earnings, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 2.42 percent, or 264.69 points, to end the week at 11,191.3

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Wall Street week ahead: 'Great Rotation'- A Wall Street fairy tale?

Wall Street's current jubilant narrative is that a rush into stocks by small investors has sparked a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities that will power the bull market to new heights. That sounds good, but there's a snag: The evidence for thi

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

US investors lift equity allocations to nine-month high in January

US investors increased their exposure to equities in January to the highest level in nine months, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, reflecting a shift in sentiment that has helped push the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a five-year high. Money managers r

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

US investors lift equity allocations to nine-month high in January

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Quintiles picks MS, Barclays, JPM for IPO

Quintiles Transnational Corp, the largest provider of testing services to drugmakers, has chosen Morgan Stanley, Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co as joint bookrunners for a planned initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said on Wedne

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

High-end apparel brand Vince explores IPO

Vince, a contemporary sportswear brand owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, is exploring an initial public offering later this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The company is working with banks including Goldman S

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

FTSE week ahead: traders await BP results, Bank of England decision

London investors will next week focus on the latest results from blue chip heavyweights including BP and GlaxoSmithKline, as well as the Bank of England's latest monetary policy meeting. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies finished at 6,347

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Chinese equity holdings hit 27-month high

Chinese fund managers boosted their recommended equity weightings in January to a 27-month high on optimism over the economic outlook and prospects of continued capital inflows, the latest Reuters fund poll showed. The average recommended stock weighting

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Chinese equity holdings hit 27-month high

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Middle East-Markets: developer Emaar drags down Dubai after fourth quarter miss

Shares in Dubai's Emaar Properties dropped nearly 4 percent on Sunday after its fourth quarter earnings results missed analysts' estimates, dragging down the emirate's bourse from a 37-month peak. Emaar shares fell 3.7 percent but are still up 25 percent

Published 04 Feb, 2013 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 7	5,909.03
Nasdaq / Jan 7	19,489.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,245.28
Dow Jones / Jan 7	42,528.36
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,340.57
France CAC40 / Jan 7	7,489.35
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,786.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	40,008.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 7	236,625
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	74.85
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,650.51
Diesel/Litre / Jan 8	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.05 ▲ 0.66 (12.24%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.41 ▲ 1.00 (10.63%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15.68 ▲ 1.43 (10.04%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 8 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 8 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	60.58 ▲ 5.51 (10.01%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	296.12 ▲ 26.92 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	904.95 ▲ 82.27 (10.00%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 8 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	198.34 ▲ 18.03 (10.00%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 8 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.01 ▲ 1.00 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 8 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	15.44 ▼ -1.89 (-10.91%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	78.82 ▼ -8.76 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	133.71 ▼ -14.86 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 8 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	178.53 ▼ -19.84 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 8 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	156.38 ▼ -17.38 (-10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	43.50 ▼ -4.75 (-9.84%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.52 ▼ -0.78 (-9.40%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 8 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.10 ▼ -2.77 (-9.27%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 8 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.51 ▼ -2.41 (-8.95%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,583,371 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	76,600,722 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,707,217 ▲ 0.03
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	36,987,542 ▲ 0.39
Sui South Gas / Jan 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,354,890 ▲ 1.83
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 8 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27,144,749 ▲ 0.69
Pak Refinery / Jan 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,513,012 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jan 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,768,455 ▼ -0.12
Pak Elektron / Jan 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,370,180 ▲ 0.20

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