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SINGAPORE: Gold slipped 1 percent in volatile trade on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar regained strength on doubts over the progress of Europe's efforts to tackle the region's debt crisis, while this week's brutal correction also kept investors at bay.

SINGAPORE: U.S. gold futures gained 1 percent to above $1,630 an ounce on Wednesday, driven by a return to bargain hunting after prices dropped the previous day, while purchases from jewellers helped the precious metal shrug off a volatile euro.

KARACHI: Pakistan's fiscal deficit for the first three months of fiscal year 2011/12 was 1.1 percent of gross domestic product, a Finance Ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY: The euro got off to a rocky start on Monday, with its weakness gathering pace after a series of political setbacks in Europe over the weekend prompted a flight to safety.