MOSCOW: Gunmen opened fire on security guards at a provincial food market in the southern Russian city of Samara on Saturday, killing at least two and wounding at least five other people, investigators said. At least six attackers arrived at the market in three cars and opened fire before fleeing, Russia’s Investigative Committee said in [...]
KARACHI: The remittances sent by overseas Pakistani declined by 8.19 percent or $52.44 million in February 2010, as the central bank has received an amount of $588.78 million, compared with $641.32 million in February 2009. However, the remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis continued to show a rising trend as an amount of $5.787 billion [...]
KARACHI: The Cotton prices surged an all-time high at Rs5600 per maund posting gain of Rs100 in the local market of the country, Wednesday. Cotton hit the record highest point in ten years at 80 cents per pound in US Cotton Exchange as well. Meantime, Indian cotton production dropped 3.2 percent. The cotton price is [...]
KARACHI: Cotton prices soared to an all-time peak of Rs5,060 per maund in the local market. The per maund price of cotton was Rs.3,300 in the domestic market at the beginning of the season, however, reduction in cotton production on international level forced prices to go up in the local market. Market experts said decline [...]
KARACHI: The local equities market witnessed fresh investment Monday, contributing 40 points to the benchmark KSE-100 Index which finished the day at 9,810. Green numbers were witnessed on trade screens when the share market began today’s business. Investors picked up stocks from selective counters of banking and energy sectors. Today’s trade volume was recorded at [...]
