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Roar of China's global bank growth more like a whimper

BEIJING : China's efforts to grow its banking presence overseas are coming under criticism for the limited results they

Published 25 May, 2011 06:24am

Business & Finance

Bilour calls for forging unity against terrorism

PESHAWAR: Senior Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bashir Ahmad Bilour has condemned suicide attack on CID Police Station an

Published 25 May, 2011 06:22am

World

Oklahoma hit by new twisters, 2 dead

JOPLIN : Tornadoes touched down Tuesday killing at least two people in central Oklahoma , just two days after the de

Published 25 May, 2011 06:08am

Business & Finance

ZTE forecasts sales to rise 20 pc in 2011

SHENZHEN: ZTE Corp, China's No.2 telecommunications equipment maker, expects sales in 2011 to rise by more than 20 perce

Published 25 May, 2011 06:07am

World

Light quake strikes eastern Japan

TOKYO : A shallow 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, rat

Published 25 May, 2011 06:04am

Shirakawa says sees early signs of Japan recovery

TOKYO : Japan's economy was already showing signs of recovering from the slump that immediately followed the devastating

Published 25 May, 2011 06:01am

World

Germany to shut northern airports because of ash: officials

BERLIN : German air safety experts announced they would shut down airports in the north of the country from 5:00 am (0

Published 25 May, 2011 05:55am

Markets

South Korea buys back 2.0 trillion won in T-bonds before maturity

SEOUL : South Korea on Wednesday bought back all of a planned 2.0 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in treasury bonds ahead of

Published 25 May, 2011 05:53am

Business & Finance

Qantas pilots move towards first strike in 45 years

SYDNEY : International pilots with Australia's Qantas were Wednesday preparing to vote on whether to strike in what woul

Published 25 May, 2011 05:41am

Markets

Glencore makes weak Hong Kong debut

HONG KONG: Shares in Swiss commodities giant Glencore opened 2.8 percent lower in their Hong Kong trading debut Wednesda

Published 25 May, 2011 05:33am

Business & Finance

Biofuels 'viable' for Australia, NZ aviation: report

SYDNEY : Producing commercially viable quantities of aviation biofuels is a viable option for Australia and New Zealand

Published 25 May, 2011 05:26am

Six policemen killed in Peshawar suicide blast

PESHAWAR: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck bomb into a police station in Peshawar at dawn on Wednesday, flattenin

Published 25 May, 2011 05:23am

Business & Finance

Indonesia's technology black market here to stay: analysts

JAKARTA : Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablet is due to launch in Indonesia in August, news that should have set

Published 25 May, 2011 05:12am

World

North Korea's Kim in Beijing, to meet Hu

BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after a tour of industrial facilities in east

Published 25 May, 2011 05:11am

Business & Finance

Japan's Softbank to back solar plan

TOKYO : Japanese telecom company Softbank Corp. plans to take part in a project promoted by its CEO and president Masayo

Published 25 May, 2011 04:10am

Markets

Euro falls back amid Greece's debt woes

TOKYO: The euro fell against the dollar in Asia on Wednesday, weighed down by profit-taking following an overnight gain

Published 25 May, 2011 03:59am

Markets

Oil down in Asian trade

SINGAPORE: Oil was down in Asian trade Wednesday due to weaker US energy demand and as traders locked in profits from th

Published 25 May, 2011 03:53am

Markets

Asian shares lower despite strong autos performance

HONG KONG: Asian stock markets lost ground on Wednesday despite strong performances from automakers in Japan after a rep

Published 25 May, 2011 03:46am

Markets

Japanese shares down 0.36pc by noon

TOKYO: Tokyo shares sagged 0.36 percent Wednesday morning, led by weakness in technology shares following falls in the

Published 25 May, 2011 03:42am

Business & Finance

Malaysia to sell 4.0bn rgt Islamic govt bond due 2016-central bank

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia will sell 4.0 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.3 billion) of government bonds due in 2016, the

Published 25 May, 2011 03:37am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.47 ▲ 0.17 (13.08%)
Hira Textile / Aug 18 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.23 ▲ 0.25 (12.63%)
B. F. Mod. / Aug 18 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	5.50 ▲ 0.50 (10.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / Aug 18 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.30 ▲ 0.10 (8.33%)
Grays Leasing / Aug 18 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.50 ▲ 0.25 (7.69%)
Dadex Eternit / Aug 18 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	118.25 ▲ 8.25 (7.50%)
Sana Ind / Aug 18 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	59.67 ▲ 4.16 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Aug 18 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	90.84 ▲ 6.33 (7.49%)
Pak Synthetics / Aug 18 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	49.88 ▲ 3.33 (7.15%)
Gatron Ind. / Aug 18 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	380.00 ▲ 25.23 (7.11%)

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Aug 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.11 ▲ -0.84 (-16.97%)
Premier Insurance / Aug 18 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.89 ▲ -1.00 (-12.67%)
Popular Islamic / Aug 18 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	7.51 ▲ -1.00 (-11.75%)
Pakistan Services / Aug 18 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1240.50 ▲ -100.50 (-7.49%)
Shield Corp. / Aug 18 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	270.00 ▲ -21.00 (-7.22%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 18 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	31.00 ▲ -2.30 (-6.91%)
Fazal Cloth / Aug 18 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	228.00 ▲ -15.99 (-6.55%)
Sapphire Fibres / Aug 18 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1055.00 ▲ -72.80 (-6.46%)
Bata (Pak) / Aug 18 Bata Pakistan Limited(BATA)	1831.00 ▲ -114.11 (-5.87%)
Rafhan Maize / Aug 18 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9660.01 ▲ -539.99 (-5.29%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	147,875,500 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Aug 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,174,188 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Aug 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,739,676 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,880,000 ▼ 0.00
P.I.A.C.(A) / Aug 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	14,244,500 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Aug 18 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	12,422,000 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Aug 18 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	11,856,500 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Aug 18 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	10,762,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / Aug 18 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	8,277,500 ▼ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 18 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7,353,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 17	215.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 17	214.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 17	134.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 17	0.95
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 17	1.21
Euro to USD / Aug 17	1.02
UK LIBOR % / Aug 17	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 17	4274.04
India Sensex / Aug 17	60260.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 17	28956.39
Nasdaq / Aug 17	12938.12
Hang Seng / Aug 17	19991.94
FTSE 100 / Aug 17	7515.75
Dow Jones / Aug 17	33980.32
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 17	13626.71
France CAC40 / Aug 17	6528.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 17	87.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 17	19735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 17	121900.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 17	1766.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 17	114.60

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