Pakistani army spokesman General Shauket Sultan told CNN a dynamite blast by engineers clearing a road caused the explosion as two US helicopters were flying overhead.
The dollar gained against other currencies overseas.
Deposit rates for non-resident Indians may rise following Tuesday's rate hike by the US central bank Federal Reserve and due to the impact of forthcoming India Millennium Deposit redemptions worth over $7 billion, bankers said on Wednesday.
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
At its last policy review, the central bank left policy repo rates on hold at 7.25 percent, tying future cuts to inflation outlook.
The dollar gained strength with the emergence of the US as the only developed economy showing signs of recovery.
The Fed made clear that the rate hike was a tentative beginning to a "gradual" tightening cycle
US Fed rate rise raises risk of further drying up of FII flows.
Initially slotted for 2005, it was advanced in response to the recent assassination attempts on Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf.
As per a pre-trial agreement, Ivan Fredrick will have to serve only 8 years of his ten-year sentence.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday pointed to a possible December interest rate "liftoff" but said rates would rise only slowly from then on to nurture the U.S. economic recovery.
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
Fall of rupee is not necessarily a bad thing as it will support exports which will help bridge the gap in current account deficit, Chief Executive Officer of Nordea Asset Management Company Allan Polack said.
The White House on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing the order and exuded confidence of winning the case.
It was the civilian leadership that was disinclined to withdraw fearing loss of face, the former US Central Command chief has said.
The United States military on Friday began its air strikes on areas in Iraq controlled by Islamist militants as it dropped laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery in a bid to halt the advance of terrorists on the city of Erbil where American diplomats are stationed.
The central bank maintained its bias towards a rate hike.
Bullion may settle with limited upside potential
Vij will become the first ever Indian army chief to hold parleys with the top commanders of the US Central Command and also visit the US Special Operations Forces Command Centre at Tampa.
The United States is deploying up to 275 military personnel in Iraq to protect its citizens and property as the war-torn country battles a dramatic sweep by insurgents there.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
The United States has deployed an additional 300 military personnel to violence-hit Iraq to augment the security of American embassy in Baghdad, its support facilities and the Baghdad International Airport.
Central Intelligence Agency chief John Brennan flew to Pakistan last week for a clandestine meeting with army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to discuss a possible military operation against militants in the country's northwest, a media report said on Monday.
Experts say a turnaround may happen after the general elections.
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Markets ended flat on Tuesday, amid a volatile trading session, as investors exercised caution ahead of the two-day FOMC meet starting today and Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy later this week.
Joseph Stiglitz accuses the US of negotiating over issues already settled at the World Trade Organization.
The silver lining is that a pick-up in the US economy could help emerging market exports.
US defence secy James Mattis said that Syria will pay a 'very, very stiff price' if it used chemical weapons again.
Sweden has the world's highest negative rate.
The dollar moved higher, while prices for US government debt fell, as traders ramped up bets the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in March
US economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter.
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
US job growth increased at a fairly brisk clip in October and the unemployment rate fell to a fresh six-year low of 5.8 per cent, underscoring the economy's resilience in the face of slowing global demand.
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
Unless there is a sharp uptick in oil prices, Fed may push back rate hike
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
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