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Archive - 2011-11-08

North America

White House dismisses staff discord buzz

WASHINGTON: The White House rebuffed talk of a pre-election staff shakeup Tuesday, after Washington tongues were set wag

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:42pm

Financial

Optimism on Greece boosts US stocks on open

NEW YORK: US stock markets followed their European counterparts higher Tuesday in opening trade as Greece inched closer

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:29pm

Financial

Sterling rises vs dollar, helped by NIESR's UK forecast

LONDON: Sterling rose against the dollar on Tuesday, helped as the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:01pm

Cricket

Afridi ready to hit turbulent period for a six

DUBAI: Recalled Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi Tuesday showed confidence to hit his turbulent past six months for a b

Published 08 Nov, 2011 05:40pm

Top News

Pakistan, India officials meet before S. Asia summit

GAN: Senior officials from arch-rivals India and Pakistan met in the Maldives Tuesday as they prepared for a summit of S

Published 08 Nov, 2011 05:40pm

Top News

Gunmen kill three Hindus in Shikarpur dancing girl row

KARACHI: Gunmen shot dead three Hindus in a remote town of Shikarpur in a dispute over a dancing girl with a local Musli

Published 08 Nov, 2011 05:39pm

Commodities

US Cash Soymeal-Offers steady; demand routine

CHICAGO: Spot basis offers for US soymeal were mostly unchanged on Tuesday amid routine demand from end users, dealers s

Published 08 Nov, 2011 05:34pm

Financial

European stocks slip back on Italy vote

LONDON: European stock markets closed up but off their highs after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his maj

Published 08 Nov, 2011 05:29pm

Financial

Australia shares up in light trade, Chinese data awaited

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Tuesday in light turnover, led by gains in resources and financials, altho

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:37am

Financial

Indian rupee weak on shares, importer dollar demand

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell on Tuesday, after a three-session rally, tracking local shares as investor sentiment was c

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:32am

Financial

South Africa's rand weak, bonds hold steady before auction

JOHANNESBURG: The rand weakened for the third straight day against the dollar on Tuesday, tracking global markets depres

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:28am

Top News

German exports unexpectedly rise in September

BERLIN: German exports unexpectedly rose in September, leading the trade surplus to widen considerably, while imports fe

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:24am

Financial

Seoul shares end down amid caution, banks weigh

SEOUL: Seoul shares closed slightly lower on Tuesday, pressured by falls in banks such as KB Financial Group Inc , with

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:21am

Industry

Taiwan's Quanta Oct sales up 19pc on year

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc , the world's top contract laptop PC maker, said on Tuesday that consolidated Octob

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:17am

Financial

Bunds inch up on simmering Italy debt worries

LONDON : German Bund futures nudged up on Tuesday with Italian government debt set to remain under pressure on concerns

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:11am

Money & Banking

British bank Lloyds posts nine-month loss

LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group Plc , the part-nationalised British lender which has been hit by its chief executive's temp

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:03am

Commodities

NY coffee faces resistance at $2.3995/lb

SINGAPORE: New York coffee faces a resistance at $2.3995 per lb, and only a rise above it could open the way to $2.4370.

Published 08 Nov, 2011 08:02am

Industry

Vodafone edges outlook higher on strong first-half

LONDON: Vodafone edged its full-year outlook higher on Tuesday as growth in emerging markets and robust trading in north

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:57am

Industry

Airline SAS says outlook worsening after Q3

STOCKHOLM: Scandinavian airline SAS reported a third-quarter pretax profit below expectations on Tuesday and lowered its

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:50am

Middle East

Syria regime, opposition plead for help

DAMASCUS: Syria's regime urged the Arab League to help it against the US, which it accused of involvement in "bloody eve

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:46am

Asia Energy

Crude up in Asia as Greece nears new government

SINGAPORE: Crude prices were up in Asian trade Tuesday as Greece made progress in forging a new government and tensions

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:40am

Africa

Liberians to vote in disputed run-off polls

MONROVIA: Liberia holds a presidential run-off poll Tuesday which has been marred by an opposition boycott that turned b

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:33am

Top News

Obama meets NATO chief, discusses Afghan transition

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Monday met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and the two men discussed how next

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:28am

World

Carlos the Jackal was 'worthy heir' of struggles: Chavez

CARACAS: President Hugo Chavez on Monday described leftist Venezuelan militant Carlos the Jackal, on trial for deadly at

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:27am

Asia

Thai PM to skip APEC summit due to flood crisis

BANGKOK: Thailand's prime minister said on Tuesday she would miss an Asia-Pacific summit in Hawaii this weekend, postpon

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:23am

Financial

Hong Kong shares 0.65pc up after morning session

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose 0.65 percent by the break on Tuesday, boosted by gains on Wall Street although dealers

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:20am

Asia

Unidentified plane crashes in China

SHANGHAI: An unidentified plane has crashed to the ground and exploded in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday, b

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:17am

Cricket

Spin king Warne in Twenty20 comeback

MELBOURNE: Spin legend Shane Warne said Tuesday he was still a match-winner as he announced his return to cricket, confi

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:15am

Asia Forex

Euro weak as Italy concerns intensify

TOKYO: The euro edged down against other major currencies in Asia on Tuesday amid concerns that Italy was next in the li

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:10am

Top News

Legal woes mount for Ukraine's jailed Tymoshenko

KIEV: Ukraine's jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was on Tuesday facing several new criminal probes in a cas

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:08am

Cricket

West Indies 109-7 in second innings

NEW DELHI: The West Indies were 109-7 in their second innings at lunch for an overall lead of 204 runs on the third day

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:03am

Top News

Toyota sees net profit tumble, withholds forecast

TOKYO : Japan 's biggest automaker Toyota on Tuesday said first half net profit tumbled 71.8 percent from a year earl

Published 08 Nov, 2011 07:00am

Financial

Japanese shares close down 1.27pc

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 1.27 percent Tuesday, weighed by a dive of almost 30 percent in scandal-hit camera maker Olympu

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:58am

Financial

Asian shares mixed as fears for Italy intensify

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as Italy's deepening debt and political crisis overshadowed progress by G

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:57am

Asia

Ten killed by road side bomb in Afghanistan: politician

HEART: Ten people were killed by a road side bomb in northwest Afghanistan late Monday, a local politician told AFP Tues

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:53am

Europe

Berlusconi defiant ahead of key parliament vote

ROME: Embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced a critical parliament vote on Tuesday as Europe pressured

Published 08 Nov, 2011 06:51am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 11	277.87
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 11	277.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 11	159.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 11	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 11	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 11	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 11	3.62

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,970.22
S&P 500 / Aug 11	7,728.20
India Sensex / Aug 11	78,154.25
Nasdaq / Aug 11	26,445.45
Hang Seng / Aug 11	25,652.82
FTSE 100 / Aug 11	10,844.19
Dow Jones / Aug 11	53,791.85
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 11	26,391.42
France CAC40 / Aug 11	8,714.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 11	83.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 11	394,149
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 11	4,370.32
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 11	84.39
Petrol/Litre / Aug 12	325.92
Diesel/Litre / Aug 12	382.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 11 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	9.71 ▲ 0.95 (10.84%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 11 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.80 ▲ 0.82 (10.28%)
Aruj Industries / Aug 11 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	12.95 ▲ 1.18 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 11 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.34 ▲ 1.67 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 11 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.76 ▲ 3.71 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 11 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	23.19 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Aug 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	74.79 ▲ 6.8 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 11 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	277.72 ▲ 25.25 (10%)
IGI Life Ins / Aug 11 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
Tata Textile / Aug 11 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	172.39 ▲ 15.67 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Aug 11 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	23.64 ▼ -2.59 (-9.87%)
Fateh Ind. / Aug 11 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	286.78 ▼ -31.21 (-9.81%)
TPL Insurance / Aug 11 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	62.84 ▼ -6.34 (-9.16%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 11 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.39 ▼ -4.42 (-7.52%)
East West Ins. / Aug 11 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	62.23 ▼ -4.99 (-7.42%)
Engro Powergen / Aug 11 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	24.99 ▼ -1.7 (-6.37%)
F.Credit & Inv / Aug 11 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	32.11 ▼ -2.12 (-6.19%)
Kohinoor Mills / Aug 11 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.68 ▼ -0.64 (-5.65%)
Trust Mod. / Aug 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	18.94 ▼ -1.02 (-5.11%)
Bawany Air Products / Aug 11 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	30.43 ▼ -1.6 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	133,907,407 ▼ -0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	61,848,727 ▲ 0
Hascol Petrol / Aug 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	45,032,184 ▲ 1.06
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 11 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	40,090,062 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Aug 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,666,040 ▲ 0.91
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,282,358 ▲ 0
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 11 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	24,832,349 ▲ 0.27
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 11 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	24,355,243 ▲ 0.95
B.O.Punjab / Aug 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,518,009 ▼ -1.17
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Aug 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,091,236 ▲ 0.19

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