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Floods: blessing in disguise for cement makers

( 2010-09-03 ) The two-month monsoon episode that has roiled the country has also hit the manufacturing sector hard. A good case in point is the cement industry, which saw its demand cool by around 19 percent in August.

State of credit in 2010

( 2010-09-03 ) The curtain has opened on FY11, but the credit scene in Pakistan remains the same - at least for now. And based on historical plays, this years final act is feared to have a depressive end. After a brief interlude of net credit disbursement between October 2009 and February 2010, net credit has been on a downhill on a month-on-month basis. The latest State Bank data show that July 2010 saw the biggest decline in private sector outstanding loans since July last.

GDP doesn help migrating to Australia

( 2010-09-03 ) Surpassing economists expectations of a 2.8 percent growth in GDP from a year earlier, Australia has indeed proved be a "wonder from down under", recording a year-end growth of 3.3 percent, its fastest in three years. Stoked by a strong demand of iron-ore from China, Australias resources industry was the main driver for the commendable growth, with exports surging by 5.6 percent in the quarter ending June 2010 over the same period last year.

The Rupee

Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday.
Buying	Rs 85.60
Selling	Rs 85.64
Dollar recedes

Exchange Rates

7481.03 73.24

Sectoral Indices

Market at Close

	BRIndex-30	7,554.27
	KSE-30 Index	9,636.05
	KSE-100 Index	9,762.89
	LSE-25 Index	3,090.62
	ISE-10 Index	2,516.63
	Gold Per 10gm	33,900.00
	KCA Spot Rate	6,300.00
	Libor Rate	0.49669

World Indices

	Index	Closing	Chg%
	DJIA	10,320.10	0.49
	Nasdaq	2,200.01	1.06
	S&P	1,090.10	0.91
	FTSE	5,371.04	0.10
	DAX	6,083.85	0.05
	CAC-40	3,631.43	0.21
	Nikkei	9,062.84	1.50
	H.Seng	20,868.82	1.19
	Sensex	18,238.31	0.18
Updated at 5:00 am Pst

NY Closing

	Euro	1.2824
	Sterling	1.5394
	Swiss Franc	1.0130
	Yen	84.2700
	Gold	1252.80
	Cotton	89.490
	Oil	74.92

Economic Indicators

	Annual	2009/10
	Foreign Debt	$53.01bn
	Per Cap Income	$1046
	GDP Growth	4.1%
	Average CPI	11.73%
	Monthly	July
	Trade Balance	$-1.45 bln
	Exports	$1.78 bln
	Imports	$3.24 bln

	Weekly	September 02, 2010
	Reserves	$16.12 bln

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