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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Singapore Asia Pacific World PAKISTAN - Market factors to watch - Feb 1 Reuters - Monday, February 1 Send IM Story Print KARACHI, Feb 1 - Following is a list of events in Pakistan as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets. (Reuters News welcomes your feedback and for any queries please contact Robert Birsel in Islamabad editorial on +92-51 281 0017 or via email at robert.birsel@thomsonreuters.com or on Reuters messaging robert.birsel.reuters.com@reuters.net) WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PAKISTAN, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT: (The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will cover the event) * Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani holds a briefing with reporters, from about 4 p.m. . * Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd <PTCA.KA> to announce six-month earnings on Wednesday. MARKET SNAPSHOTS * The rupee closed at 85.05/10 to the dollar on Saturday, a new low triggered by high demand for dollars to pay for imports and dealers said they expected the currency to remain under pressure.[PKR/] * The Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark 100-share index <.KSE> ended 0.36 percent, or 34.38 points, higher at 9,614.19 on Friday on turnover of 140.66 million shares. * The net outflow of foreign investment in the stock market was $1.03 million on Friday. [http://www.nccpl.com.pk/fipi-new/index.php] * U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, as worries about fiscal turmoil in Europe and a drop in technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 to its worst monthly decline since February 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 53.13 points, or 0.52 percent, to 10,067.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> lost 10.66 points, or 0.98 percent, to 1,073.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> fell 31.65 points, or 1.45 percent, to 2,147.35. [.N] * Oil prices fell on Monday, extending January's worst loss in 13 months on concerns about global growth and sluggish oil demand. U.S. crude for March delivery <CLc1> fell 36 cents to $72.53 a barrel by 0239 GMT. The contract fell 75 cents to settle at $72.89 a barrel on Friday, after sliding to a five-week low of $72.43. London Brent crude <LCOc1> fell 33 cents to $71.13. [O/R] * Gold prices retreated to hover near $1,080 on Monday after posting a third straight week of declines as investors remained wary of gains in the dollar which weaken bullion's appeal as a currency hedge. Spot gold <XAU=> was little changed at $1,078.60 per ounce as of 0242 GMT compared to New York's notional close of $1,079.20. [GOL/] * For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB] * To see announcements of Pakistan central bank's regular open market operations, please click on <SBPK09>. FOR A SPEED GUIDE ON PAKISTAN, CLICK ON <PAKISTAN> FOR A DIARY OF EVENTS IN PAKISTAN, SEE [PK/DIARY] FOR PAKISTAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ECI/PK] FOR KARACHI INTERBANK RATES, SEE <KIBR> <KIBR01> FOR PAKISTAN OPEN MARKET CURRENCY RATES, CLICK ON [PKR/] FOR PAKISTAN COTTON RATES, SEE [COT/KAR] FOR PAKISTAN PORT ACTIVITY, CLICK ON [SHP/PK1][SHP/PK2] FOR KEY GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS, SEE [TOP/MACRO] FOR AN OUTLOOK OF ASIAN STOCK TRADING, CLICK ON [STXNEWS/AS] TOP NEWS ON ASIAN COMPANIES [TOP/EQA] FOR INTERNATIONAL FOREX NEWS, HIT [FXNEWS] FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT GLOBAL DEALS [DEALTALK/] GLOBAL STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? 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