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US stocks flat ahead of manufacturing report

NEW YORK: US stocks were flat early Thursday as markets awaited a key report on US manufacturing, after a dismal report

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:52pm

Top News

US jobless claims slip a notch

WASHINGTON: New claims for US unemployment benefits dipped last week, official data showed Thursday in a report undersco

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:44pm

Africa

Two dead as Syrian security forces make new swoops

NICOSIA: Two civilians were killed Thursday as Syrian security forces moved into a district of the central city of Homs

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:42pm

Top News

Total chief says unaware of French oil deal with Libya

JOUY-EN-JOSAS: The head of the French oil giant Total said Thursday he was unaware of any agreement with Libya's rebel i

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:34pm

Asia

Nepal's Maoists hand over civil war weapons

KATHMANDU: Nepal's former rebel Maoists on Thursday handed over thousands of weapons, five years after the civil war end

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:27pm

Africa

Libya rebels extend deadline for loyalist surrender

BENGHAZI: Libyan rebels have extended a deadline for forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi to surrender by a week to September

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:15pm

Africa

Libya rebels dismiss report they promised France oil

PARIS: Libya's new rebel government dismissed claims Thursday that it had promised France control of 35 percent of the c

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:15pm

Africa

La Nina risks increase, to detriment of East Africa: UN

GENEVA: There is a 50 percent chance the climatic condition known as La Nina -- which is associated with droughts in Eas

Published 01 Sep, 2011 03:04pm

Asia

Hearing opens against ex-ministers over Kenya bloodshed

THE HAGUE: Former Kenyan minister William Ruto faced the world crimes court Thursday as a hearing opened to confirm if h

Published 01 Sep, 2011 02:58pm

North America

Hurricane Katia churns across deep Atlantic

WASHINGTON: Hurricane Katia crept westward in the deep Atlantic on Thursday, threatening to swell into a major storm by

Published 01 Sep, 2011 02:52pm

Industry

Glencore launches Optimum Coal takeover bid

GENEVA: Commodities giant Glencore announced Thursday it was interested in acquiring a controlling stake in South Africa

Published 01 Sep, 2011 02:52pm

Money & Banking

German bank chief wants 'real fiscal union' in eurozone

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Published 01 Sep, 2011 02:44pm

Asia

14 prisoners escape north Iraq prison: police

MOSUL: Fourteen prisoners charged with "terrorism" escaped from a prison via a tunnel in the north Iraq city of Mosul on

Published 01 Sep, 2011 02:32pm

Cricket

Sri Lanka 105 all out in reply to Australia's 273

GALLE : Sri Lanka, replying to Australia's first innings total of 273, were shot out for 105 shortly before tea on the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:27am

Top News

Ukraine awards first shale gas contract to Shell: Firm

KIEV: Ukraine on Thursday awarded its first shale gas exploration contract to the Anglo-Dutch giant Shell in a deal wort

Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:10am

Financial

Hong Kong shares close 0.25pc higher

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose 0.25 percent on Thursday, a fourth straight gain, following a rally on Wall Street. Th

Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:06am

Top News

France strikes oil deal with new Libyan regime: Report

PARIS: France has secured a deal with Libya's rebel interim rulers to exploit a third of the country's oil reserves, the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:03am

Real Estate

British house prices weaken in August: Survey

LONDON: British house prices fell 0.6 percent in August from July, when they had increased by 0.3 percent, a key survey

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:55am

Top News

Thai inflation picks up in August

BANGKOK: Inflation in Thailand accelerated more than expected in August, despite a series of interest rate hikes by the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:52am

Industry

Lagardere media group shares slump 11.45pc

PARIS: Shares in media group Lagardere fell by 11.45 percent in early trading here on Thursday after the firm had downgr

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:49am

Cricket

Debutants strike as Aussies fight back

GALLE : Australian bowling debutants Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon made dramatic starts to pin Sri Lanka down in the fi

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:29am

North America

Seven killed in Mexico, including two police

DURANGO : Seven people were killed in two separate incidents in northern Mexico, including two policemen shot dead when

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:18am

Africa

Algeria says ready to recognise Libya's NTC

PARIS: Libya's neighbour Algeria said Thursday it is ready to recognise Libya's former rebel government if it forms a br

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:13am

Europe Fixed Income

Bunds pare losses on weak manufacturing data

LONDON: German Bunds pared losses on Thursday as weak manufacturing data out of Spain and Italy raised worries about gro

Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:09am

Financial

Solid data buoys Australian stocks

SYDNEY: Australian stocks ended 0.25 percent higher Thursday after stronger than expected retail and other data buoyed i

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:57am

Top News

Qadhafi son says fight goes on as world leaders meet

TRIPOLI: Fallen dictator Moamer Qadhafi's son Seif al-Islam vowed that loyalists would fight their rebel enemies to the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:53am

Top News

Italian PM Berlusconi says VAT hike possible

ROME : The Italian government could increase value-added tax by one percentage point if needed to fill a funding shortfa

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:49am

Top News

Asia manufacturing growth stalls

HONG KONG: Manufacturing activity in China showed a small uptick in August but slumped in other big Asian economies, sur

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:48am

Industry

French Aug car sales rise after 4 months of decline

PARIS : French passenger car sales rose 3.2 percent in August, showing the first rise in five months, French car makers'

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:44am

Top News

French official quarterly jobless rate eases

PARIS: The French unemployment rate fell slightly by 0.1 percentage points to 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:40am

Financial

European stocks climb at open; London adds 0.17pc

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets advanced in opening trading on Thursday, after gains elsewhere, with London's FTSE 1

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:37am

Top News

Germany cuts first-half official public deficit to 0.6pc

FRANKFURT: Germany, Europe's powerhouse economy, announced on Thursday a reduction of its public finance deficit to 0.6

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:33am

Top News

Israel Q2 unemployment falls to 28-year low

JERUSALEM: Unemployment in Israel fell to 5.5 percent in the second quarter of this year, the lowest level in 28 years,

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:25am

Financial

Yen falls as Japanese banks spur dollar buying

TOKYO : The yen fell across the board after dollar buying by Japanese accounts spurred more broad-based purchases of the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:21am

Commodities

US wheat down 0.8pc, corn dips on weather outlook

SINGAPORE : Chicago wheat lost ground on Thursday, falling 0.8 percent, while corn and soy slid around half a percent as

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:19am

Financial

Tokyo stocks up 1.39pc by noon

TOKYO : Tokyo shares rose 1.39 percent Thursday morning with the key Nikkei index topping 9,000 for the first time in tw

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:16am

Industry

Telefonica says will defend Costa Rica mobile rates

SAN JOSE : Mobile phone giant Telefonica said on Wednesday that it will defend the rate it plans to charge customers in

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:12am

Middle East

Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest

AMMAN : Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's attor

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:03am

Industry

Sony tablets face tough sell on price, hardware

TOKYO : Sony's new tablet computers failed to excite gadget reviewers and analysts who criticised the pricing and qualit

Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:00am

Financial

Singapore Hot Stocks-Sheng Siong falls after run-up

SINGAPORE : Shares of Singapore supermarket chain Sheng Siong fell as much as 16 percent on Thursday following a run-up

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:53am

Financial

Seoul shares start Sept higher, foreign buying accelerates

SEOUL : Seoul shares kicked off the new month on an upbeat note on Thursday after posting their worst monthly loss since

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:50am

Financial

PBOC skips repos, injects 25bn yuan for week

SHANGHAI : China's central bank will not drain funds from the money markets through 91-day bond repurchase agreements on

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:47am

Asia Energy

Oil higher in Asia on Chinese, Australian data

SINGAPORE : Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday on positive Chinese and Australian data, analysts said. New York 's main

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:43am

Top News

South Korea inflation races but economy cools

SEOUL: South Korean inflation accelerated to a three-year high in August although exports eased and manufacturing output

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:34am

Top News

Kazakhstan August inflation slows to 0.3pc m/m

ALMATY: Inflation in Kazakhstan slowed to 0.3 percent in August on a month-on-month basis from 0.5 percent in July, the

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:29am

Top News

Gold steady after US data; eyes on Fed

SINGAPORE : Spot gold held steady on Thursday, as investors weighed the possibility of further easing moves by the US Fe

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:26am

Commodities

LME copper down 0.3pc on China export orders fall

SHANGHAI : LME copper fell 0.3 percent on Thursday, rolling back some overnight gains, weighed down by a fall in China's

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:23am

Managed Funds

JGB 10-year sale draws decent demand

TOKYO : An auction of 10-year Japanese government bonds on Thursday attracted bids 2.97 times the amount accepted, indic

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:15am

Financial

Hong Kong shares to open 1.2pc higher

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares were set to open higher on Thursday, starting September on a firm footing, following gains i

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:12am

Industry

India's TVS Motors Aug sales up 14pc

NEW DELHI : TVS Motor Co , India's third-largest two-wheeler maker, said on Thursday total sales in August rose 14 perce

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:08am

Money & Banking

BoJ set to stay put but wary of yen spike

TOKYO : The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week, with the yen's retreat from its r

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:05am

Financial

Australia shares up as retail, China data reassure

MELBOURNE: Australian shares were 1.1 percent higher on Thursday as miners and banks rose on revived confidence in globa

Published 01 Sep, 2011 06:00am

World

Chavez says speed up takeover of Irish company's land

CARACAS : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his agriculture minister on Wednesday to speed up the government takeov

Published 01 Sep, 2011 05:57am

Financial

Asian shares extend gains on manufacturing data

HONG KONG: Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day Thursday following another gain on Wall Street thanks to upbeat

Published 01 Sep, 2011 05:54am

Asia Forex

Dollar rises against the yen

TOKYO: The dollar climbed against the yen in Asia on Thursday after positive US manufacturing data eased concerns abou

Published 01 Sep, 2011 05:50am

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 7	157.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 7	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 7	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
India Sensex / Aug 7	78,499.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 7	65,606.71
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Hang Seng / Aug 7	25,668.03
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 7	78.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 7	4,341.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 7	84.40
Petrol/Litre / Aug 8	329.82
Diesel/Litre / Aug 8	382.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.84 ▲ 1.26 (10.02%)
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Aug 7 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	17.68 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46.39 ▲ 4.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 7 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	61.81 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 7 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	229.52 ▲ 20.87 (10%)
Frieslandcampina / Aug 7 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	121.30 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Faisal Sp. / Aug 7 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	358.06 ▲ 32.55 (10%)
Imperial Limited / Aug 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.65 ▲ 2.15 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 7 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	78.43 ▲ 7.13 (10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 7 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	29.92 ▲ 2.72 (10%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 7 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.30 ▼ -0.68 (-8.52%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 7 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	42.40 ▼ -3.59 (-7.81%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.68 ▼ -1.57 (-7.75%)
Fateh Sports / Aug 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	163 ▼ -12.99 (-7.38%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	53 ▼ -3.74 (-6.59%)
JS Investments / Aug 7 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.11 ▼ -2.87 (-6.24%)
Gadoon Textile / Aug 7 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	340.50 ▼ -21.59 (-5.96%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	17.50 ▼ -1.1 (-5.91%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Aug 7 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200 ▼ -11.98 (-5.65%)
Paramount Spinning / Aug 7 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.84 ▼ -0.53 (-4.66%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	160,375,761 ▲ 0.94
B.O.Punjab / Aug 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	51,877,276 ▲ 0.54
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Aug 7 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	24,213,917 ▲ 0.36
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 7 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	20,000,093 ▲ 0.27
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	18,203,069 ▲ 0.44
Nishat Power / Aug 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	15,132,818 ▼ -0.38
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 7 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,115,408 ▼ -0.37
Hascol Petrol / Aug 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,678,550 ▲ 0.32
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 7 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,519,587 ▲ 1.26
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,461,383 ▼ -0.89

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