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Markets

Raw sugar slips 2pc for day, ending rally; cocoa, coffee down too

NEW YORK: Raw sugar prices fell on Friday, halting a three-day rise and trimming weekly gains, on concerns that global s

Published 02 May, 2014 10:48pm

Markets

Dollar stable after mixed US job report

NEW YORK: The dollar held steady against the euro Friday after a mixed US labor report showing robust job growth but a s

Published 02 May, 2014 10:08pm

Markets

Resources lift TSX to near six-year high

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index climbed to its highest in almost six years on Friday after higher commodity price

Published 02 May, 2014 10:04pm

Life & Style

Kevin Spacey brings stage act to big screen in documentary

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar-winning actor and star of one of the most talked-about online streaming sh

Published 02 May, 2014 09:47pm

World

U.S. confirms duties on Japan flat-rolled steel products

WASHINGTON: The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday found the local steel industry was being squeezed by cheap

Published 02 May, 2014 09:32pm

Markets

US stocks drop as Ukraine tensions worsen

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks Friday finished lower as worsening tensions over Ukraine overshadowed a US labor report tha

Published 02 May, 2014 08:15pm

World

UK police fail to record 20pc of all crimes, report suggests

LONDON: British police forces may be failing to report a fifth of all crimes, including serious sexual offences such as

Published 30 Apr, 2014 11:18pm

Business & Finance

ANZ posts 15pc rise in H1 net profit

SYDNEY: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd posted a 15 percent rise in half-year net profit, slightly ahead of

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:44pm

Markets

Palm oil eases on flat exports

ROTTERDAM: Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market eased slightly on Wednesday, with Malaysian exports in April o

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:33pm

Markets

ICE coffee prices fall back, commercial buying lifts cocoa

NEW YORK/LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell in thin dealings on Wednesday, as investors took profit from the pre

Published 30 Apr, 2014 10:21pm

Markets

Wheat futures rally; K.C. hard red winter hits 13-1/2-month high

CHICAGO: US wheat futures rallied on Wednesday, with K.C. hard red winter wheat climbing 1.3 percent to its highest leve

Published 30 Apr, 2014 09:09pm

Markets

Dow closes at all-time high after US Fed decision

NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average Wednesday closed at a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US econom

Published 30 Apr, 2014 09:00pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans close mostly lower but front-month firm

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday on a mild profit-taking setback followi

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:48pm

Business & Finance

Ford begins production of Transit vans in Missouri

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co on Wednesday formally marked the end of a profitable half-century run for its E-Series commercial

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:23pm

Business & Finance

Microsoft sets Xbox launch for China

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said Wednesday it would launch the Xbox One in China in September, the first game console to be

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:19pm

Markets

ICE May sugar delivery to exceed 800,000 tonnes: traders

NEW YORK: The ICE May raw sugar delivery is estimated at more than 800,000 tonnes, reaching the high end of estimates, a

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:15pm

Markets

ICE Canada canola rises, supported by cool weather

WINNIPEG: ICE Canada canola futures rose slightly on Wednesday, supported by cool, wet weather ahead of planting.Unusual

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:12pm

Markets

Gold drops slightly after Fed cuts stimulus

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced its monthly bond purchases by another $10

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:09pm

Markets

Dollar slammed by weak U.S. growth data; Fed holds steady

NEW YORK: A surprisingly weak first-quarter read on the U.S. economy sent the dollar careening lower on Wednesday agains

Published 30 Apr, 2014 08:02pm

World

Spanish jobless rate nears 26pc

MADRID: Spain's unemployment rate climbed to nearly 26 percent in the first quarter of 2014 as millions searched in

Published 29 Apr, 2014 07:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 10	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 10	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 10	149.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 10	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 10	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 10	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 10	5,792.04
India Sensex / Oct 10	81,467.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 10	39,277.96
Nasdaq / Oct 10	18,291.62
Hang Seng / Oct 10	20,637.24
FTSE 100 / Oct 10	8,243.74
Dow Jones / Oct 10	42,512
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 10	19,254.93

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 9	17,985
Petrol/Litre / Oct 10	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 10	73.24
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 10	236,197
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 10	2,607.77
Diesel/Litre / Oct 10	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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