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Print - 2013-10-11
World Mental Health Day observed at UoP

World Mental Health Day observed at UoP

The Depart-ment of Psychology University of Peshawar observed World Mental Health Day by organising a variety of events. To create awareness about the trauma caused by psychological disorders, and remedies to overcome them, the students of the department
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Hubco clarification

Hubco clarification

Apropos the news item published in Business Recorder on October 9, The Hub Power Company Ltd (Hubco) takes the opportunity to clarify its position as under: As indicated in the article: "According to official documents at present PSO outstanding du
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
China Mobile's Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile's Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile's Pakistan unit Zong is no longer interested in buying rival Warid Telecom, Zong said on Thursday, leaving Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL) as the sole declared bidder for the country's No 5 mobile operator. "Initially, we were looking at
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
China Mobile's Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile's Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile's Pakistan unit Zong is no longer interested in buying rival Warid Telecom, Zong said on Thursday, leaving Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL) as the sole declared bidder for the country's No 5 mobile operator. "Initially, we were looking at
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
China Mobile''s Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile''s Zong quits race for Pakistan telco Warid

China Mobile''s Pakistan unit Zong is no longer interested in buying rival Warid Telecom, Zong said on Thursday, leaving Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL) as the sole declared bidder for the country''s No 5 mobile operator. "Initially, we were looking
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
NA-256, PS-128: MQM challenges Nadra report

NA-256, PS-128: MQM challenges Nadra report

A petition challenging National Database and Registration Authority's report regarding irregularities in the polls for National Assembly Constituency (NA-256) was filed in Sindh High Court on Thursday by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). MQM candidate Iqbal
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
NA-256, PS-128: MQM challenges Nadra report

NA-256, PS-128: MQM challenges Nadra report

A petition challenging National Database and Registration Authority's report regarding irregularities in the polls for National Assembly Constituency (NA-256) was filed in Sindh High Court on Thursday by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). MQM candidate Iqbal
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Libyan Prime Minister briefly held by gunmen angry at US Qaeda capture

Libyan Prime Minister briefly held by gunmen angry at US Qaeda capture

Libya's prime minister was seized and held for several hours on Thursday by former rebel militiamen angry at the weekend capture by US special forces of a Libyan al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli. Ali Zeidan was freed unharmed but the incident underlined the an
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Libyan Prime Minister briefly held by gunmen angry at US Qaeda capture

Libyan Prime Minister briefly held by gunmen angry at US Qaeda capture

Libya's prime minister was seized and held for several hours on Thursday by former rebel militiamen angry at the weekend capture by US special forces of a Libyan al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli. Ali Zeidan was freed unharmed but the incident underlined the an
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PSM CBA clarification

PSM CBA clarification

Apropos a news item 'BoD revamped ahead of PSM sell-off' carried by Business Recorder on Thursday, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Pakistan Steel Peoples Workers Union-CBA has clarified that till date there is no FIR or corruption charge against Shamsh
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PSM CBA clarification

PSM CBA clarification

Apropos a news item 'BoD revamped ahead of PSM sell-off' carried by Business Recorder on Thursday, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Pakistan Steel Peoples Workers Union-CBA has clarified that till date there is no FIR or corruption charge against Shamsh
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PSM CBA clarification

PSM CBA clarification

Apropos a news item ''BoD revamped ahead of PSM sell-off'' carried by Business Recorder on Thursday, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Pakistan Steel Peoples Workers Union-CBA has clarified that till date there is no FIR or corruption charge against Sham
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
New NAB chief: notification issued

New NAB chief: notification issued

The Law Ministry on Thursday issued a notification on the formal appointment of Qamar Zaman Chaudhry as new Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The post of NAB Chairman was lying vacant since May 28 when the Supreme Court declared the ap
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
New NAB chief: notification issued

New NAB chief: notification issued

The Law Ministry on Thursday issued a notification on the formal appointment of Qamar Zaman Chaudhry as new Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The post of NAB Chairman was lying vacant since May 28 when the Supreme Court declared the ap
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Death of Mullah Fazlullah: TTP rejects media reports

Death of Mullah Fazlullah: TTP rejects media reports

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied that the leader of their Swat faction Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a clash with the Afghan Taliban earlier this week. Talking to media persons from an unknown location, TTP Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid sai
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Death of Mullah Fazlullah: TTP rejects media reports

Death of Mullah Fazlullah: TTP rejects media reports

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied that the leader of their Swat faction Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a clash with the Afghan Taliban earlier this week. Talking to media persons from an unknown location, TTP Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid sai
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar climbs

THE RUPEE: dollar climbs

The dollar extended overnight gains against the rupee on the currency market on Thursday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee continued its fall versus the dollar, losing 10 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 106.08 and Rs 106.10 respectivel
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar climbs

THE RUPEE: dollar climbs

The dollar extended overnight gains against the rupee on the currency market on Thursday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee continued its fall versus the dollar, losing 10 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 106.08 and Rs 106.10 respectivel
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Kamran Shafi likely to replace Wajid as HC to UK

Kamran Shafi likely to replace Wajid as HC to UK

The government is considering replacing Wajid Shams-ul-Hassan, Pakistan's High Commissioner to United Kingdom, with Kamran Shafi--a columnist and former military officer. Sources privy to the development said that various names were under-consideration, b
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
KP minister frees six precious falcons

KP minister frees six precious falcons

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Environment and Wildlife Haji Ibrar Hussain Tanoli on Thursday set free six falcons being caught from the house of Bashir Ahmad son of Khah Muhammad of Changarabad. The same falcons had been caught by wildlife's raid team l
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Randhawa's murder: second witness identifies Kazim

Randhawa's murder: second witness identifies Kazim

A second eyewitness to the killing of Advocate Naimat Ali Randhawa, whose identity was withheld for security reasons, identified on Thursday Kazim Abbas Rizvi, a worker of the MQM, as one of the killers in the court of a judicial magistrate.
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
36 suspects held

36 suspects held

Rangers on Thursday arrested 36 criminals including Lyari gang war elements and criminals affiliated with political and defunct groups. According to details Rangers conducted targeted raids in Nayaabad - Lyari, Morend Baloch Goth - Bin Qasim, Allah Dad Go
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Railway offers to establish dry port at Azakhel

Railway offers to establish dry port at Azakhel

Pakistan Railways has offered Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) to establish a dry port at Azakhel near district Nowshera under public-private partnership. For this purpose the Railways will provide 30 acres of land. This offer was extended d
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Businessmen allowed multiple entry visa for Afghanistan

Businessmen allowed multiple entry visa for Afghanistan

Afghanistan has agreed to allow multiple entry visa to Pakistani businessmen, especially members of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI). The issue of multiple entry visa for Pakistan businessmen was raised at the 4th meeti
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PPA celebrates World Egg Day today

PPA celebrates World Egg Day today

Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) is celebrating World Egg Day on Friday by organising seminars at different places to make the general public aware of the nutritional value of eggs and its importance in human diet. There is a need to understand that egg
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Wednesday official prices.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Government ensures welfare of blind people

Government ensures welfare of blind people

Provincial Minister for Special Education Asif Saeed Manhais said all sectors of society should play their role for the welfare and rights of the blind people. While addressing as a chief guest in "International White Cane Safety Day" ceremony organised b
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Wednesday official prices.

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Ban on Qingqi rickshaws challenged

Ban on Qingqi rickshaws challenged

An association of Motorcycle-Rickshaw, better known as Qingqi rickshaws, has moved the Sindh High Court against a ban on motorcycle rickshaws in the city. Qingqi Rickshaws Association General Secretary on Thursday filed a petition in SHC.
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (October 10, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
'World Space Week' 2013 concludes

'World Space Week' 2013 concludes

The University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with Pakistan Space Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) observed a World Space Week 2013, which was concluded here on Thursday. The celebration of World Space Week (WSW) 2013, ended
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (October 10, 2013) and the forecast for Friday (October 11, 2013).

Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Four killed in different incidents

Four killed in different incidents

At least four people were killed in different incidents of violence in city on Thursday, police and rescue sources said. Two people were shot and killed in Machar Colony area in the limits of Docks police station. The victims were identified as Mohammad D
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Valuable birds: smuggling bid foiled

Valuable birds: smuggling bid foiled

Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Gwadar on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle 54 valuable birds, including 33 falcons worth millions of rupees, to UAE. Sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the MCC Gwadar's Anti Smuggling Squad at
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Emergency shutdown for CNG stations today

Emergency shutdown for CNG stations today

SSGC has announced an emergency shutdown for CNG stations in Sindh region on Friday (today). The decision has been taken due to sudden short supply of about 30 mmcf gas from Zamzama Gas Field. Another gas field, Kunnar Passaki, which brings around 120 mmc
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Roadshows

Roadshows

According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the organisers of the recently-held roadshow where properties for sale in Dubai were showcased were visited by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and particulars of those who had booked the properties for
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Towards freedom

Towards freedom

General Pervez Musharraf is not yet out of the woods but he has reached its edge although he was rearrested by police in Lal Masjid case after he had been granted bail in three other cases; and he's expected to stand his ground and fight all four cases no
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
The SRO blues

The SRO blues

The SROs are Statutory Regulatory Orders issued by the FBR following Executive approval during a particular financial year. These orders relate to changes in the coverage, rate or administration of a tax. By and large, SROs mostly involve tax breaks to pa
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Onslaught of SROs continues!

Onslaught of SROs continues!

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other lenders must by this time have learnt that ruling elites of Pakistan are simply incorrigible! They have demonstrated time and again extreme apathy towards problems faced by the weaker segments of society-there i
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Myanmar and ASEAN's complicated relationship

Myanmar and ASEAN's complicated relationship

Myanmar on Thursday took over the chairmanship of the Association of south-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the first time since it became a member, despite concerns over sectarian violence and its human rights record. Myanmar President Thein Sein said the
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Request for re-entry test

Request for re-entry test

It is a kind request from all students to take re-entry test because of such unusual paper with such a short time, this paper doesn't seem like objective. So it's our kind request to take re-exam as it is a matter of concern for our career. We all student
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Protest against NTS test

Protest against NTS test

I am a student of intermediate pre-medical Karachi. This is to bring to your notice that the test conducted by NTS for Dow University and Jinnah Sindh Medical University was out of course and was intentionally set for the students of the intermediate to b
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Driving course: NH&MP holds certificate-distribution ceremony

Driving course: NH&MP holds certificate-distribution ceremony

A certificate distribution ceremony was held on completion of driving course at the Motorway Police Driving School in district Charsadda on Thursday. Muhammad Tahir, SSP NH&MP M-1 was the chief guest on the occasion, said that the department has achieved
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Punjab government to convert diesel tube wells into biogas

Punjab government to convert diesel tube wells into biogas

Punjab government will convert 100,000 diesel fired tube wells to biogas in next five years across the province through extending a subsidy to the small growers in this regard. This was stated by the Punjab Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed during
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Recover missing persons at the earliest: Supreme Court

Recover missing persons at the earliest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that an early recovery of missing persons should be ensured. A three-member bench led by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali resumed the hearing of missing persons' cases. During the course of proceedings, Additional Attorney Ge
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
IHC urged to put Musharraf's name on ECL

IHC urged to put Musharraf's name on ECL

Shuhada Foundation of Pakistan on Thursday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to put the name of General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) on Exist Control List (ECL) following the grant of bail by the Supreme Court in Akbar Bugti murder case. The S
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Government urged to begin paddy procurement from farmers

Government urged to begin paddy procurement from farmers

Agri Forum Pakistan (AFP) Chairman Dr Ibrahim Mughal has urged the government to direct Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) immediately starting procurement of paddy directly from the farmers at the rate of Rs 100 per maund (IR
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Pakistan-Indonesia FTA likely in two years: envoy

Pakistan-Indonesia FTA likely in two years: envoy

Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Muhammad Burhan Muhammad has said that the signing of Pakistan-Indonesia Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) has paved way for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that is likely in about 24 months time. "We will take further steps
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PAD launches training courses

PAD launches training courses

Pest warning and Quality Control of Pesticide wing of the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) is launching first phase of training courses, it would be organised at district level for getting licenses to sell pesticides or renewal of these license. The fi
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Tax complexities: QTI seeks LCCI help

Tax complexities: QTI seeks LCCI help

Qoumi Tajir Ittehad (QTI) on Thursday sought Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) help against imposition of new taxes and cumbersome tax procedures that are hitting the businesses hard. A large QTI delegation jointly led by Mian Akbar Rashid an
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
PARB board of governors announced

PARB board of governors announced

Punjab government has announced nomination of six non-official members on the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB). Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif nominated non-official members to complete the Board of Gove
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Cabinet committee reviews anti-dengue measures

Cabinet committee reviews anti-dengue measures

Government departments should accelerate their activities for checking the breeding of dengue mosquito and controlling dengue virus and the officers and staff engaged in anti-dengue activities will avail Eid holidays only from October 15 to 17. It was dec
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UVAS, Bangladesh firm sign MoU to collaborate in research, training

UVAS, Bangladesh firm sign MoU to collaborate in research, training

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore and Laal Teer Livestock Limited Multimode Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in various research, educational, and technical programmes.
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
ECP Sindh received magnetised ink pads on May 3: PCSIR Chairman

ECP Sindh received magnetised ink pads on May 3: PCSIR Chairman

Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Chairman Dr Shoukat Parvez said on Thursday that magnetised ink, essential for biometric verification of voters, was handed over to the ECP staff in Karachi on May 3, 2013, well before the gen
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Private schools' owners seek alternate location

Private schools' owners seek alternate location

The owners of private schools, terming the closing down of private institutions in posh locality of University town Peshawar as anti-education step of PTI-led government, have demanded to give them an alternate location for schools to save the future of s
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Copper rises

Copper rises

Copper rose on Thursday, following equities higher on signs of progress in the US budget and debt-limit stand-off, but a stronger dollar kept gains in check. The possibility of an end to the US government shutdown, now in its 10th day, and an agreement to
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Planet found floating without star in space

Planet found floating without star in space

Astrono-mers said Wednesday they have found a lonely planet outside the solar system floating alone in space and not orbiting a star. The gaseous exoplanet, dubbed PSO J318.5-22, is just 80 light years from Earth and has a mass only six times that of Jupi
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Last major British deployment in Afghanistan begins

Last major British deployment in Afghanistan begins

The last major deployment of British troops to Afghanistan began on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said, ahead of the withdrawal next year of Western forces. Some 6,000 British troops will deploy to Helmand in southern Afghanistan in stages over the ne
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
US, South Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite threat

US, South Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite threat

The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea, officials said. The two-day drill involving a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier alongside South Korean an
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Azerbaijan leader triumphant but OSCE says poll flawed

Azerbaijan leader triumphant but OSCE says poll flawed

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday savoured a crushing election victory that saw his family prolong its decades-long rule but OSCE observers slammed the poll as "seriously flawed". Final results saw Aliyev sweep to a third term with 84.6 perce
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Turkey extends mandate for strikes on Kurds in Iraq

Turkey extends mandate for strikes on Kurds in Iraq

Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended for one year a mandate that would allow Ankara to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring northern Iraq. The vote coincides with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's reforms to boost
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Two dead after plane crashes in Malaysian Borneo

Two dead after plane crashes in Malaysian Borneo

Two people died and four others were injured when a passenger plane crashed into a house in eastern Malaysia's Sabah state on Thursday, Malaysia Airlines said. But a woman and her 11-year old son who were in the living room of the house escaped unhurt whe
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
New Zealand clears up centuries-old map blunder

New Zealand clears up centuries-old map blunder

New Zealand on Thursday moved to correct a clerical oversight lasting 200 years that meant its two main islands were never officially named. Universally known as the North and South Islands, the landmasses had never been formally recognised despite appear
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
US, Vietnam sign civil nuclear deal

US, Vietnam sign civil nuclear deal

The United States signed a civilian nuclear pact with Vietnam on Thursday under which Hanoi committed not to produce ingredients for atomic weapons, US officials said. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announce
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Cotton futures fall, head for biggest weekly loss since August

Cotton futures fall, head for biggest weekly loss since August

Cotton futures fell on Wednesday for the third session this week after Tropical Storm Karen left US crops in key growing regions unscathed and as the continued US government shutdown kept investors uneasy. The most-active December cotton contract on ICE F
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Shanghai copper slips

Shanghai copper slips

The most-traded January copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slipped 0.9 percent to close at 51,410 yuan ($8,400) a tonne on Thursday, after dipping as low as 51,260 a tonne, also the weakest since September 18. Copper prices this week sank to
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Gold falls one percent in New York

Gold falls one percent in New York

Gold fell nearly 1 percent on Wednesday, as the dollar rose while investors digested news that Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen will be nominated as the next chief of the US central bank. Bullion stayed lower after news the Fed's shock decision las
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Palm oil climbs

Palm oil climbs

Malaysian palm oil futures climbed to their highest in more than a month on Thursday, reversing the morning's losses and posting their fifth straight day of gains after an industry report showed inventories in September were less than expected. Palm oil s
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Liffe cocoa at two-year high

Liffe cocoa at two-year high

Cocoa futures trading on Liffe rose to a two-year high on Thursday, boosted by a stronger third-quarter European grind, while the ICE Futures US market rose to a 13-month high late in the session. Raw sugar on ICE extended its gains further above its 200-
Published 11 Oct, 2013 12:00am
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