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Afghan presidential hopeful vows to sign US troops pact

WASHINGTON: Afghan presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani vowed on Friday to sign a security pact with the United States with

Published 30 May, 2014 10:07pm

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Obama to meet Ukraine Poroshenko in Poland

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will meet Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko in Poland next week, during a

Published 30 May, 2014 10:01pm

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Dow, S&P 500 at fresh records; Nasdaq dips

NEW YORK: The Dow and S&P 500 on mFriday closed at new records following fresh merger and acquisition activity, even

Published 30 May, 2014 09:42pm

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North Korea sentences 'spy' to hard labour for life

SEOUL: North Korea convicted a South Korean man of espionage and sentenced him to hard labour for life, saying he had co

Published 30 May, 2014 09:37pm

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Thai junta chief rules out elections for at least a year

BANGKOK: Thailand's junta chief on Friday ruled out elections for at least a year to allow time for political "refor

Published 30 May, 2014 09:33pm

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Clinton memoir hits out at 'political slugfest' on Benghazi

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has given her most detailed account yet of the attacks in Benghazi, Libya that killed four A

Published 30 May, 2014 09:25pm

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American carried out Syria suicide bombing: US

WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed on Friday that it believes a US citizen carried out a suicide bombing within Syr

Published 30 May, 2014 09:20pm

Business & Finance

Canada Valeant again ups bid for Botox maker

OTTAWA: Canadian pharmaceutical firm Valeant on Friday upped for the second time in a week its hostile bid for Allergan,

Published 30 May, 2014 09:11pm

Business & Finance

Venezuela to release $2.1bn in hard currency

CARACAS: Venezuela will begin releasing $2.1 billion in hard currency to companies that have struggled to obtain greenba

Published 30 May, 2014 09:07pm

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4.7pc Indian economy growth challenges for Modi

NEW DELHI: India reported on Friday a second straight year of sub-five percent growth, underscoring challenges facing ne

Published 30 May, 2014 08:19pm

Business & Finance

Siemens says nearly 12,000 jobs under threat

FRANKFURT: German industrial giant Siemens said Friday it was weighing cuts of nearly 12,000 jobs around the world as pa

Published 30 May, 2014 08:05pm

Markets

Cocoa at highest since 2011

NEW YORK: Cocoa futures rose on Friday to their highest level in 32 months, buoyed by the potential for a deficit in the

Published 30 May, 2014 07:57pm

World

US pension fund group adds activists, finding common ground

BOSTON: The Council of Institutional Investors gained a pair of prominent activist firms as non-voting members this year

Published 30 May, 2014 07:53pm

World

Colombia central bank statement on interest rate decision

BOGOTA: Colombia's central bank raised the benchmark lending rate 25 basis points to 3.75 percent on Friday, an incr

Published 30 May, 2014 07:48pm

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Google in quandary over how to uphold EU privacy ruling

BRUSSELS: Google and other internet companies find themselves in a quandary over how to strike a balance between privacy

Published 30 May, 2014 07:47pm

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Canada will not fund abortion abroad: PM

OTTAWA: Canada will refrain from funding abortions abroad as it promotes maternal and children's health in poor coun

Published 30 May, 2014 07:30pm

World

US corporate lobbying up on OECD anti-tax dodging push

WASHINGTON: Congressional lobbying activity by major US corporations is on the rise over an anti-corporate tax dodging c

Published 30 May, 2014 07:22pm

Markets

European stocks mixed, Frankfurt steady

LONDON: European stock markets traded mixed on Friday, with the mining sector hit by concern about Chinese demand but Fr

Published 30 May, 2014 07:15pm

Markets

European stocks end mixed

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets ended mixed on Friday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 edging up 0.04 percent to 9,9

Published 30 May, 2014 07:07pm

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Sisi gets overwhelming majority in initial poll count

CAIRO: Egypt's ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was headed on Thursday for an overwhelming victory in a presidenti

Published 28 May, 2014 10:25pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 6	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 6	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 6	153.92
USD to Swiss Franc / May 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 6	1.25
Euro to USD / May 6	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60
France CAC40 / May 3	7957.57
India Sensex / May 6	74134.73

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Petrol/Litre / May 6	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 6	78.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 6	2311.29
Diesel/Litre / May 6	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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