Saturday, September 12, 2009 KARACHI: The Karachi share market recorded an inflow of $28.559 million of foreign portfolio investment during the week ended on September 11, 2009. According to National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL), the net inflow of foreign portfolio investment at the local equity market increased to $90.829 million during 11 days of the current month.An inflow of $94.635 million of this mode of investment was recorded in the preceding month. The offshore investors bought shares worth $51.0 million and sold shares worth $22.4 million, resulting in net buying of $28.6 million during the week.The week started with a positive trend and $2,026,896 of foreign portfolio investment was seen on Monday. An inflow of $9,650,737 was recorded on Tuesday, while $3,007,925 came on Wednesday. An inflow of $11,850,059 of this mode of investment was recorded on Thursday and $2,023,902 came on Friday.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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