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Brent stays near $109 on Europe optimism, Kuwait strike - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 11 Oct 11

SINGAPORE: Brent crude held near $109 on Tuesday on cautious optimism that European banks may avert a financial crisis after leaders promised a plan to resolve the region's debt woes while a strike in OPEC member Kuwait threatened exports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">SINGAPORE: Brent crude held near $109 on Tuesday on cautious optimism that European banks may avert a financial crisis after leaders promised a plan to resolve the region's debt woes while a strike in OPEC member Kuwait threatened exports.</div>

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Active trade at cotton market after policy rate slash - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 11 Oct 11

KARACHI: Traders participated in active trading on Monday over the news that State Bank of Pakistan has reduced policy rate by 150 basis points to 12 percent.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Traders participated in active trading on Monday over the news that State Bank of Pakistan has reduced policy rate by 150 basis points to 12 percent.</div>

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Lotte eyes increase in import tariffs - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 11 Oct 11

SINGAPORE: Lotte Pakistan PTA (LOTPTA) depends on government's decision to increase import tariffs to expand investments in its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity to 1.5 million tons per year industry, said the report published in ICIS news.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">SINGAPORE: Lotte Pakistan PTA (LOTPTA) depends on government's decision to increase import tariffs to expand investments in its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity to 1.5 million tons per year industry, said the report published in ICIS news.</div>

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KMI: Market to continue rally - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 11 Oct 11

KARACHI: Market would continue the rally today as investors' renewed buying interest could be witness in high dividend-yielding stocks.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Market would continue the rally today as investors' renewed buying interest could be witness in high dividend-yielding stocks.</div>

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Brisk buying further pushes cotton rates up - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 10 Oct 11

KARACHI: Brisk buying by the mills and spinners pushed cotton prices further up. The prices at Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) surged by Rs 100 to Rs 6,300 on Saturday, dealers said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Brisk buying by the mills and spinners pushed cotton prices further up. The prices at Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) surged by Rs 100 to Rs 6,300 on Saturday, dealers said. </div>

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Project worth US $ 166 million for import of LNG signed - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

ISLAMABAD: The first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal project for the import of 400-500 million cubic feet (mmcf) LNG was signed here on Friday in order to overcome energy crisis in the country and to reduce growing dependence on expensive furnace oil.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ISLAMABAD: The first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal project for the import of 400-500 million cubic feet (mmcf) LNG was signed here on Friday in order to overcome energy crisis in the country and to reduce growing dependence on expensive furnace oil.</div>

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Weekly SPI registers increase - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has registered an increase of 0.26 percent for the week ended on October 6 over the previous week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has registered an increase of 0.26 percent for the week ended on October 6 over the previous week. </div>

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Auto industry fears of new players - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

LAHORE: The automobile industry of Pakistan has showed serious concerns over the government recent stance to invite new players in the domestic automobile industry to reap the new announced benefits.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">LAHORE: The automobile industry of Pakistan has showed serious concerns over the government recent stance to invite new players in the domestic automobile industry to reap the new announced benefits.</div>

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12.5m bales of cotton production expected - 0 views

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12.5m bales of cotton production expected

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KARACHI: Despite 80 percent loss to cotton crop in Sindh because of torrential rains and floods, 12.5 million bales are still expected to be produced by the country this year, with 10 million bales from Punjab and 2.5 million bales from Sindh.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Despite 80 percent loss to cotton crop in Sindh because of torrential rains and floods, 12.5 million bales are still expected to be produced by the country this year, with 10 million bales from Punjab and 2.5 million bales from Sindh.</div>

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SUKUK: A feather in the cap of Malaysia's budget - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday unveiled the 2012 Budget of Malaysia in which sukuk (Islamic bond) market, has emerged as a feather in the cap for Malaysia's Islamic finance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday unveiled the 2012 Budget of Malaysia in which sukuk (Islamic bond) market, has emerged as a feather in the cap for Malaysia's Islamic finance.</div>

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Gold drops 1 pct after Italy, Spain downgraded - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell around 1 percent on Friday, as bullion investors raised cash to cover margin calls amid losses in the equity markets after Fitch downgraded the credit ratings of Spain and Italy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell around 1 percent on Friday, as bullion investors raised cash to cover margin calls amid losses in the equity markets after Fitch downgraded the credit ratings of Spain and Italy. </div>

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Pakistan cotton follows upward trend - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 08 Oct 11

KARACHI: Brisk buying at cotton market pushed rates up. The prices at Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) surged by Rs 100 to Rs 6,200 on Friday, dealers said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Brisk buying at cotton market pushed rates up. The prices at Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) surged by Rs 100 to Rs 6,200 on Friday, dealers said. </div>

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Alkhair Int'l Islamic Bank seeks boutique bank - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 07 Oct 11

KUALA LUMPUR: Alkhair International Islamic Bank (M) Bhd is in discussion with Bank Negara to get approval to start talking with potential acquisition targets, which will allow Alkhair to tap into the ringgit business in the country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KUALA LUMPUR: Alkhair International Islamic Bank (M) Bhd is in discussion with Bank Negara to get approval to start talking with potential acquisition targets, which will allow Alkhair to tap into the ringgit business in the country.</div>

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Analysis: Pakistan Refineries GRMs improved in 1QFY11-12 - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 07 Oct 11

Gross Refinery Margins (GRMs) for local refineries improved by 11 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) at $3 per barrel in the first quarter of the financial year 2011-2012 (1QFY11-12) as compared to $2.7 per barrel reported in the previous quarter.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gross Refinery Margins (GRMs) for local refineries improved by 11 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) at $3 per barrel in the first quarter of the financial year 2011-2012 (1QFY11-12) as compared to $2.7 per barrel reported in the previous quarter.</div>

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HMB Islamic Banking operations remain impressive in 1HCY11 - 0 views

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HMB Islamic Banking operations remain impressive in 1HCY11

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KARACHI: The net assets of Habib Metropolitan Islamic windows surged by 7.15 percent during first half of the calendar year 2011 (1HCY11) as it recorded at Rs 1.22 billion as compared to Rs 1.14 billion in December, 2010.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: The net assets of Habib Metropolitan Islamic windows surged by 7.15 percent during first half of the calendar year 2011 (1HCY11) as it recorded at Rs 1.22 billion as compared to Rs 1.14 billion in December, 2010.</div>

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The Future of Islamic Banking Sector - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 05 Oct 11

Shayne Nelson, Regional CEO, MENA, Standard Chartered talks about the future of Islamic Banking sector after the great financial crisis.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Shayne Nelson, Regional CEO, MENA, Standard Chartered talks about the future of Islamic Banking sector after the great financial crisis.</div>

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Selecting the Best Funds: Learn to use SHARPE Ratio - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 05 Oct 11

Sharpe ratio is named after William F. Sharpe who introduced a risk-adjusted measure of return that is often used to evaluate the performance of a portfolio.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sharpe ratio is named after William F. Sharpe who introduced a risk-adjusted measure of return that is often used to evaluate the performance of a portfolio. </div>

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Market Mechanism: Useful or Useless? - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 05 Oct 11

As per Islam, this world is a place for test and this test requires some people to be privileged and some to be deprived so that people can meet their needs interdependently.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As per Islam, this world is a place for test and this test requires some people to be privileged and some to be deprived so that people can meet their needs interdependently. </div>

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Islamic Equity Funds: Net assets decline by 4.17pct in August - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 05 Oct 11

KARACHI: Pakistan's key Islamic equity funds performance remained low during the month of August, 2011 as the cumulative net assets of the four major Islamic equity funds fell by 4.17 percent Month-on-Month (MoM) to Rs 5,174.501 million as at August 31, 2011 from Rs 5,399.576 million as at July, 2011.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">KARACHI: Pakistan's key Islamic equity funds performance remained low during the month of August, 2011 as the cumulative net assets of the four major Islamic equity funds fell by 4.17 percent Month-on-Month (MoM) to Rs 5,174.501 million as at August 31, 2011 from Rs 5,399.576 million as at July, 2011. </div>

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Barclays to focus on Islamic liquidity - 0 views

Riffat Mughal on 05 Oct 11

DUBAI: Barclays Capital will focus on growing its liquidity management and risk management businesses as the Islamic bond market continues to struggle because of global economic worries, its head of Islamic products said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DUBAI: Barclays Capital will focus on growing its liquidity management and risk management businesses as the Islamic bond market continues to struggle because of global economic worries, its head of Islamic products said. </div>

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