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Print - 2013-10-22
Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Federal Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafiq has said that the present government does not want to privatise Pakistan Railways but intends to decrease its deficit and make it a productive and profit-making entity. Addressing a press conference at Circu
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
'Female suicide bomber' kills six on bus in Russia

'Female suicide bomber' kills six on bus in Russia

A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up on a bus packed with students in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and raising security fears less than four months before the Winter Olympics. The attack in the Volga River city of Volgograd,
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
'Female suicide bomber' kills six on bus in Russia

'Female suicide bomber' kills six on bus in Russia

A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up on a bus packed with students in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and raising security fears less than four months before the Winter Olympics. The attack in the Volga River city of Volgograd,
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

Britain signed a deal with France''s EDF to build a 16-billion pound ($26-billion) nuclear plant, becoming the first European country to provide state guarantees to help fund a nuclear project. The Hinkley Point C project in south-west England, the first
Published 22 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 Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

Britain signed a deal with France's EDF to build a 16-billion pound ($26-billion) nuclear plant, becoming the first European country to provide state guarantees to help fund a nuclear project. The Hinkley Point C project in south-west England, the first n
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

UK sets nuclear support precedent with $26 billion EDF deal

Britain signed a deal with France's EDF to build a 16-billion pound ($26-billion) nuclear plant, becoming the first European country to provide state guarantees to help fund a nuclear project. The Hinkley Point C project in south-west England, the first n
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Federal Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafiq has said that the present government does not want to privatise Pakistan Railways but intends to decrease its deficit and make it a productive and profit-making entity. Addressing a press conference at Circu
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Government not interested in privatising Railways: minister

Federal Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafiq has said that the present government does not want to privatise Pakistan Railways but intends to decrease its deficit and make it a productive and profit-making entity. Addressing a press conference at Circu
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
FSC seeks public views to define 'Riba'

FSC seeks public views to define 'Riba'

The Federal Shariat Court on Monday heard the case to define the meanings of "Riba", interest and "usury" remanded by Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Director General (DG) Shariah Academy Dr Muhammad Tahir Mansuri and renowned ec
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

The rupee fell against the dollar and euro in the currency market on Monday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee dropped by five paisa in terms of the dollar for buying at Rs 106.35 and it fell by six paisa for selling at Rs 106.40, they said.
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
FSC seeks public views to define 'Riba'

FSC seeks public views to define 'Riba'

The Federal Shariat Court on Monday heard the case to define the meanings of "Riba", interest and "usury" remanded by Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Director General (DG) Shariah Academy Dr Muhammad Tahir Mansuri and renowned ec
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

The rupee fell against the dollar and euro in the currency market on Monday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee dropped by five paisa in terms of the dollar for buying at Rs 106.35 and it fell by six paisa for selling at Rs 106.40, they said.
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Manmohan fails to strike nuclear deal with Russia

Manmohan fails to strike nuclear deal with Russia

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed Monday to strike a long-delayed nuclear power deal with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin that also focused on big arms and energy deals. Singh is using one of his last major foreign trips as Pri
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Manmohan fails to strike nuclear deal with Russia

Manmohan fails to strike nuclear deal with Russia

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed Monday to strike a long-delayed nuclear power deal with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin that also focused on big arms and energy deals. Singh is using one of his last major foreign trips as Pri
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
ISE index rises by 12.34 points

ISE index rises by 12.34 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Monday where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 12.34 points as the ISE Ten
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Southeast Asian markets: Thai stocks drop after domestic funds selling

Southeast Asian markets: Thai stocks drop after domestic funds selling

Thai stocks dropped 2.4 percent on Monday, their biggest one-day loss in a month, on selling by institutional investors, while most others in Southeast Asia posted modest gains as investors looked ahead to a deluge of US data for clues to the Federal Rese
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Hong Kong and Chinese stocks up

Hong Kong and Chinese stocks up

Hong Kong stocks ended 0.42 percent higher on Monday following a record-breaking close on Wall Street at the end of last week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 98.05 points to 23,438.15 on turnover of HK$60.28 billion ($7.78 billion). The gains were in
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
SAP, Philips keep European shares at multi-year highs

SAP, Philips keep European shares at multi-year highs

Reassuring earnings updates from blue-chip companies Philips and SAP enabled a key European equity index to hit a fresh 5-year high on Monday. While some traders felt European equity markets could ease back in the next two to three weeks as investors look
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Gulf shares mixed amid marginal profit-taking; Saudi index up

Gulf shares mixed amid marginal profit-taking; Saudi index up

Gulf shares were mixed on Monday as some investors booked profits from the previous session but an upbeat outlook remains intact for the third-quarter earnings season in most markets. Saudi Arabia's benchmark gained 0.1 percent to a near two-month high. E
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Australian shares hit five-year peak, New Zealand at all-time high

Australian shares hit five-year peak, New Zealand at all-time high

Australian shares rose 0.6 percent on Monday to a five-year closing high, buoyed by news of improving economic growth in China and stronger-than-expected earnings results from some US companies. The S&P/ASX 200 index added 30.3 points to finish at 5,351.8
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Taiwan stocks retreat

Taiwan stocks retreat

Taiwan stocks fell 0.3 percent on Monday morning, lagging most regional bourses as panel makers traded lower on reports of weak China demand and investors paused for breath after the market rose to a 26-month closing high last week. The main TAIEX index h
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Indian shares close to nearly three-year high

Indian shares close to nearly three-year high

Indian shares rose on Monday to their highest in nearly three years as Larsen & Toubro surged after the company maintained its revenue guidance for this fiscal year, while sentiment was also boosted as foreign investors remained net buyers for an eleventh
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo stocks rise

Tokyo stocks rise

Tokyo stocks closed 0.91 percent higher on Monday, buoyed by a stronger dollar and relief after last week's debt deal in Washington, while investors await long-delayed US jobs data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 132.03 points to 14,693.57, while th
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Spain launches first offshore wind turbine

Spain launches first offshore wind turbine

Spain launched its first offshore wind turbine Monday, offering a moment of fleeting pride to an industry flagging from a decline in state support. The five megawatt turbine has been erected at the end of a dyke in the port of Arinaga on Gran Canaria in t
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Luxury French grocer Hediard files for bankruptcy

Luxury French grocer Hediard files for bankruptcy

A luxury French grocery chain owned by Russian tycoon Sergei Pugachev has filed for bankruptcy, a source close to the case said Monday. Hediard, which has stores and dedicated shop corners in 30 countries including Madagascar and Vietnam, declared itself
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Mexico's lowcost VivaAerobus orders 52 Airbus jets

Mexico's lowcost VivaAerobus orders 52 Airbus jets

Airbus announced Monday it had signed its biggest Latin American order from a single airline in its history, with a purchase agreement worth $5.2 billion for 52 aircraft with Mexican budget flyer VivaAerobus. The order, at a list price of $5.2 billion, wi
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Saudi firm plans $200 million fund targeting education in Middle East

Saudi firm plans $200 million fund targeting education in Middle East

A Saudi-based investment firm is planning to launch a first-of-its-kind private equity fund in the Middle East that will solely focus on investment in the fast-growing education sector in the Gulf Arab region, its top executive said. Itqan Capital, a unit
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Tata Steel to supply Britain's rail network for five more years

Tata Steel to supply Britain's rail network for five more years

India's Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, announced Monday it has won a contract to supply rail track to Britain's railway infrastructure operator Network Rail for at least five more years. Mumbai-based Tata Steel said in a statement tha
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
San Francisco goes back to work

San Francisco goes back to work

A strike by commuter rail system workers in the San Francisco area entered a fourth day on Monday, as the traffic-clogged region started the work week with no labour talks scheduled. Bay Area Rapid Transit employees walked off the job on Friday after cont
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
US existing home sales fall, price appreciation slows

US existing home sales fall, price appreciation slows

US home resales fell in September and prices cooled as higher mortgage rates took the edge off the housing market recovery. The National Association of Realtors said on Monday that sales of previously owned homes fell 1.9 percent last month to an annual r
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Investors jump back into money funds after US debt deal: J.P Morgan

Investors jump back into money funds after US debt deal: J.P Morgan

Investors poured cash back into US money market funds the day after Washington reached an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling temporarily and avert a default, J.P. Morgan Securities analysts said on Monday. Prior to Wednesday's debt deal, money fu
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Investors jump back into money funds after US debt deal: J.P Morgan

Investors jump back into money funds after US debt deal: J.P Morgan

Investors poured cash back into US money market funds the day after Washington reached an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling temporarily and avert a default, J.P. Morgan Securities analysts said on Monday. Prior to Wednesday's debt deal, money fu
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
McDonald's forecasts tough Q4, shares slide

McDonald's forecasts tough Q4, shares slide

McDonald's Corp dogged by lacklustre economic growth and intense competition, warned on Monday that global sales at established restaurants would be relatively flat for October and signalled that weakness would continue in the fourth quarter. McDonald's u
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
McDonald's forecasts tough Q4, shares slide

McDonald's forecasts tough Q4, shares slide

McDonald's Corp dogged by lacklustre economic growth and intense competition, warned on Monday that global sales at established restaurants would be relatively flat for October and signalled that weakness would continue in the fourth quarter. McDonald's u
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
ECB's Knot says narrowing rate corridor could be 'awkward'

ECB's Knot says narrowing rate corridor could be 'awkward'

European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot said a cut in the ECB's main interest rate and a narrowing of the bands, or corridors, between its rates would risk stifling a revival in bank-to-bank lending. The ECB's main refinancing rate stands at 0.50 per
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Sharp Japan export slowdown dents 'Abenomics', flags Asia weakness

Sharp Japan export slowdown dents 'Abenomics', flags Asia weakness

Japan's export growth fell well short of expectations in September as the country posted a record run of trade deficits, a sign that slowing demand in Asia is taking the shine off Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stimulus policies. In volume terms Japan's expo
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Overseas bank lending tumbled in Q2: BIS

Overseas bank lending tumbled in Q2: BIS

Banks cut their overseas lending to borrowers outside the industry by $229 billion in the second quarter of this year, the biggest contraction since 2011. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which charts cross-border lending around the world, on
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UK's Cooperative to cede control of bank to bondholders

UK's Cooperative to cede control of bank to bondholders

Britain's mutually-owned Co-operative Group will hand control of its banking arm to creditors including US hedge funds in order to seal a 1.5 billion pound ($2.4 billion) rescue of the country's seventh-biggest bank. The Co-op Group, which currently owns
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
UK's Cooperative to cede control of bank to bondholders

UK's Cooperative to cede control of bank to bondholders

Britain's mutually-owned Co-operative Group will hand control of its banking arm to creditors including US hedge funds in order to seal a 1.5 billion pound ($2.4 billion) rescue of the country's seventh-biggest bank. The Co-op Group, which currently owns
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Russian spy agency seeks to expand Internet surveillance

Russian spy agency seeks to expand Internet surveillance

Russian authorities are moving to expand surveillance of the Internet by requiring service providers to store all traffic temporarily and make it available to the top domestic intelligence agency. Under an order drafted by the Communications Ministry, pro
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
China punishes eight in railway corruption case

China punishes eight in railway corruption case

China's anti-graft authorities have punished eight people at a state-owned rail construction firm for spending more than $100 million on hospitality last year, a disciplinary body of the Communist Party said on Monday. Besides waste and fraud, the country
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Europe pushes ahead with stricter data privacy rules

Europe pushes ahead with stricter data privacy rules

The European Parliament will vote on proposals to strengthen Europe's data protection laws on Monday, including plans to impose fines of up to 100 million euros on companies such as Yahoo!, Facebook or Google if they break the rules. If approved as expect
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Latest China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people

Latest China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people

Choking smog all but shut down one of north-eastern China's largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspend classes, snarling traffic and closing the airport in the country's first major air pollution crisis of the winter. An index measuring PM2.5, o
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
DR Congo peace talks suspended again

DR Congo peace talks suspended again

Peace talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels were suspended again on Monday even after the United Nations pressed for progress in the troubled negotiations. Both sides announced a halt in the talks taking place in
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Planck telescope set for retirement

Planck telescope set for retirement

The deep-space Planck telescope will retire this week after a successful four-year mission that revealed our Universe to be 80 million years older than previously thought, the European Space Agency said as it prepared Monday for switch-off. Mission contro
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Sri Lanka raises defence budget despite foreign pressure

Sri Lanka raises defence budget despite foreign pressure

Sri Lanka's government Monday raised defence spending to a record 253 billion rupees ($1.95 billion), despite international pressure to scale down the military after ending a decades-long separatist war. Figures presented in parliament showed the defence
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Roma couple charged with abducting 'blonde angel'

Roma couple charged with abducting 'blonde angel'

A Roma couple were charged in Greece on Monday with abducting a young girl dubbed the "blonde angel", whose discovery has prompted thousands of calls from parents of missing children. The couple - a 39-year-old man and his 40-year-old wife - were ordered
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
EU pushes Yemen for results on German embassy killing

EU pushes Yemen for results on German embassy killing

European Union ministers urged Yemen Monday to deliver in a probe into the October 6 killing of a security official at Germany's embassy in Sanaa. Worried by a surge in attacks and kidnappings rendering security "fragile" across the country, the ministers
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Hollande in firing line as French coalition strains show

Hollande in firing line as French coalition strains show

France's Socialist-led government was in disarray on Monday as lingering controversy over the deportation of a Roma family and a divisive primary vote in Marseille exposed deep-lying tensions in the ruling coalition. President Francois Hollande's weekend
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Qatari poet sentenced to 15 years in prison

Qatari poet sentenced to 15 years in prison

A Qatari court on Monday upheld a 15-year jail sentence handed down to a poet convicted of criticising the former emir and attempting to incite revolt, a relative said. In his verses, Muhammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami praised the Arab Spring revolts that top
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 213,388 tonnes of cargo comprising 166,890 tonnes of import cargo and 46,498 tonnes of export cargo including 5,980 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 166,
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Rates mostly down on grain market

Rates mostly down on grain market

Prices were mostly lower on the wholesale grain market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. On the cereals side, Guwar Sindh inferior type fell by Rs 25 to Rs 8000 and best type was picked up Rs 500 to Rs 8500, in Punjab, prices drifted lowe
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Indian soyaoil rises; soyabeans drop on new season supply

Indian soyaoil rises; soyabeans drop on new season supply

Indian soyaoil futures rose on Monday, following gains in overseas palm oil prices, while soyabeans eased on higher supplies as the weather turned dry in producing areas. Rapeseed futures fell on a likely rise in acreage due to higher rainfall in the top
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
HRW wheat bids steady

HRW wheat bids steady

Cash basis bids for hard red winter wheat held steady on Monday across the southern US Plains, grain dealers said. Wheat movement out of the country was sluggish, dealers said. Protein premiums for railcar wheat to and through Kansas City were unchanged.
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
EU wheat futures fall after fresh four-month high

EU wheat futures fall after fresh four-month high

European wheat futures set a new four-month high on Monday before turning lower as reports that an official crop estimate in Argentina may be revised upwards encouraged traders to book some profits. November milling wheat on the Paris Euronext market was
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Ukraine offers lowest in Iraq's wheat tender

Ukraine offers lowest in Iraq's wheat tender

Ukrainian wheat was offered at the lowest price of $326 a tonne c&f free out (ciffo) in a tender from Iraq's state grain board to purchase at least 50,000 tonnes, European traders said on Monday. The offer was for 50,000 tonnes. A separate offer for 50,00
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Indian sugar futures steady after hitting 16-month low

Indian sugar futures steady after hitting 16-month low

Indian sugar futures were treading water on Monday after hitting their lowest level in 16 months as bargain buying driven by festive and export demand offset ample supplies. The key December contract was down 0.03 percent at 2,895 rupees ($47.27) per 100
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
EU keeps maize, sugar beet yields outlook flat

EU keeps maize, sugar beet yields outlook flat

The European Union's crop monitoring unit left unchanged from last month its forecast for yields in this year's maize and sugar beet harvests, already under way in the 28-country bloc. In a monthly report issued on Monday, the MARS unit kept the estimated
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Canadian canola futures rise

Canadian canola futures rise

ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Monday for a second straight session, lifted by mild delays in the US soybean harvest. Volume heaviest early in the January canola contract as traders move positions out of nearby November well ahead of expiry. Canola c
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Weekend rains help Argentine wheat, corn areas still dry

Weekend rains help Argentine wheat, corn areas still dry

Rains reached Argentina's wheat belt over the weekend, providing much-needed moisture for plants two months ahead of harvest, while corn planting on the Pampas grains belt was delayed by dryness, a local meteorologist said on Monday. The US Department of
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Brisk activity on cotton market

Brisk activity on cotton market

Brisk trading activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Monday as most of mills and spinners indulged in panic buying after long holidays, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6900. Prices of seed cotton in Sindh per 40 kg (low ty
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

The December vaida was up and January vaida was unchanged on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Monday in process of trading, dealers said. The December vaida closed at Rs 953.30 and it opened with 20 paisa gain at Rs 953.50 in the morning session,
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa crop, heat curbs pod disease

Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa crop, heat curbs pod disease

Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions benefited from abundant rainfall and sunshine last week, while higher temperatures began to stem the threat posed by recent outbreaks of fungal black pod disease, farmers said. The cocoa season officially opened ea
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 22 Oct, 2013 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 22 Oct, 2013 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 Commi
Published 22 Oct, 2013 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 Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 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 Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 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 Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 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 Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (October 21, 2013).
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (October 21, 2013).

Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
US crude sinks below $100, Brent gap widens

US crude sinks below $100, Brent gap widens

US crude oil prices on Monday tumbled below $100 a barrel for the first time since July, while the discount versus European Brent hit its widest in six months as diminished Midwest inventories began to grow. Seasonal refinery maintenance and shifting pipe
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
Chinese firms join Euro giants to win Brazil auction

Chinese firms join Euro giants to win Brazil auction

China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total won an auction Monday to join Brazilian state operator Petrobras in developing the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield. The five energy firms won 35-year concessions, with Petrobras
Published 22 Oct, 2013 12:00am
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