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India’s Kohli flops on return to domestic cricket

NEW DELHI: Superstar Indian cricketer Virat Kohli flopped on his first domestic cricket match in more than a decade...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:38pm

World

Russia says Kyiv’s forces killed 22 people in occupied village

MOSCOW: Moscow on Friday accused Ukrainian troops of killing 22 people in an occupied Russian village, including...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:36pm

Sports

Dinesh Chandimal wages lone battle as Australia tighten grip on first Test

GALLE: Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal was waging a lone battle on 63 with Australia ahead by 518 runs and tightening...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:33pm

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar little changed on Friday

The baht was 0.04% higher at 33.63 versus the dollar

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:29pm

Sports

Josh Inglis gives Australia another selection headache

MELBOURNE: It was a debut three years in the making but Josh Inglis made it one to remember with a thrilling century...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:26pm

Markets

Japan’s 2024 LNG imports fell 0.4%, preliminary data show

TOKYO: Import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Japan fell by 0.4% to 65.9 million metric tons in 2024, preliminary...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:22pm

Sports

Davis Cup return on ice for Australia’s Kyrgios

MELBOURNE: Nick Kyrgios has been replaced in Australia’s Davis Cup squad by Aleksandar Vukic after the former...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:10pm

Markets

India 10-year bond yield stays at 6.68%, eyes budget for direction

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds were largely unchanged in early deals on Friday as traders await fresh supply...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:07pm

Markets

Indian rupee hits record low amid worries about US tariffs; RBI likely steps in

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low on Friday, as the threat of US trade tariffs under President...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:05pm

Sports

Arsenal sign England forward Kelly on loan from Man City

Women’s Super League side Arsenal signed Chloe Kelly on a loan deal until the end of the season on Thursday, a day...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:01pm

Markets

Soybeans ease on Trumps tariffs threat, set for second monthly gain

SINGAPORE: Chicago soybeans slid for a second straight session on Friday, under pressure from US plans to impose...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:51am

Markets

Palm oil falls on Indonesia export levy uncertainty, US tariff threats

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday as trading resumed after a two-day Lunar New Year holiday,...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:48am

Sports

Australia’s Marsh ruled out of Champions Trophy

MELBOURNE: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to lower back pain, a...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:42am

Markets

Bettani-2 appraisal well: OGDCL begins oil & gas production

** Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s leading exploration and production company, has...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 12:09pm

Markets

South Korean won, Malaysian ringgit lead Asian FX falls as tariff

The South Korean won and the Malaysian ringgit fell most among Asian currencies on Friday as investors assessed the...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:39am

Business & Finance

BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:37am

Business & Finance

India’s economy forecast to grow 6.3%-6.8% in 2025/26, sources say

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s economic report, coming a day ahead of the annual budget, is likely to project...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:34am

World

Rubio warns of risk of China shutting down Panama Canal in any conflict

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had “zero doubt” that China has a contingency plan to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:26am

World

Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash

WASHINGTON: Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:20am

Business & Finance

Starbucks, union agree to bring in mediator for contract talks

Starbucks and its union representing more than 10,000 baristas have agreed to bring in a mediator to help resume...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:15am

Markets

Apple shares rise after positive sales outlook signals iPhone recovery

Apple executives on Thursday forecast relatively strong sales growth, a sign the company will recover from a dip in...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:12am

Technology

SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at $300 billion valuation, sources say

SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $40 billion in artificial intelligence developer OpenAI...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:08am

World

Chinese state-linked accounts hyped DeepSeek AI launch ahead of US stock rout, Graphika says

NEW YORK: Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:03am

Markets

Intra-day update: rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Currency hovers at 278-279 level in the interbank market

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:57am

Markets

Gold hits record high as Trump tariff worries mount

Gold prices hit a record high on Friday and were set for a fifth consecutive weekly gain, as investors flocked to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:56am

Markets

Australian shares scale new high as commodity stocks gain

Australian shares rose to a record high on Friday, as mining, energy and gold stocks gained on strong underlying...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:52am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars struggle to end losing stretch amid tariff risks

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were battling to avoid a fifth straight session of losses on Friday...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:50am

Markets

Nikkei edges higher as chip-related shares gain

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose marginally on Friday as chip-related stocks tracked Wall Street higher,...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:48am

Business & Finance

Thai Dec factory output falls 2.1% y/y, weaker than forecast

BANGKOK: Thailand’s manufacturing production index dropped 2.11% in December from a year earlier, the industry...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:46am

Markets

L&T drives early gains in India’s benchmark indexes

India’s benchmark indexes opened higher on Friday, underpinned by Larsen & Toubro, which saw new orders reach a...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:44am

World

Fire put out at oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region after Ukrainian drone attack, governor says

MOSCOW: An oil refinery in Russia’s southern Volgograd region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack,...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:41am

Markets

Buying rally continues, KSE-100 gains nearly 1,700 points

Massive buying was witnessed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 gaining nearly 1,700...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 12:14pm

World

Trump repeats tariffs threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing US dollar

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:33am

Markets

Yen set for best January in seven years as rates path diverge

SINGAPORE: The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:30am

Business & Finance

Samsung sees limited first-quarter earnings growth due to weak chips business

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Friday it expected limited first-quarter earnings growth due to weak memory chip...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

Nissan, Honda to announce direction of possible integration by mid-Feb, Nissan says

TOKYO: Nissan Motor will aim to announce the direction of its possible integration with Honda Motor by mid-February,...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:17am

BR Research

Gridlock: The gas dilemma and power play

The complexities of the energy sector are not easy to resolve. The IMF set a structural benchmark to end gas supply...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Markets

Asia stocks ease; dollar, gold firms as tariff threat lingers

SINGAPORE/BOSTON: Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:05am

Markets

Oil prices rise amid US tariff threat but still set for weekly loss

Oil prices rose on Friday as markets weighed the threat of tariffs by US President Donald Trump on Mexico and...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 11:57am

BR Research

Trump, Opec+, and the oil price paradox

Donald Trump’s latest remarks urging Opec+ to bring down oil prices have added another layer of noise to an already...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 07:57am

BR Research

An interview with Rizal Lukman, Secretary General of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC)

Acreage expansion off the table despite surging palm oil demand Dr. Rizal Affandi Lukman is the Secretary General of...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 07:54am

World

Syria’s Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power

DAMASCUS: Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday,...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

World

Man who burned Holy Quran shot dead in Sweden; five arrested

STOCKHOLM: An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Holy Quran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank made a fresh interest rate cut Thursday as inflation eases and the eurozone...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Editorials

Foreign policy review

EDITORIAL: Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi while speaking at the inaugural session of ‘the Dialogue on Economy’ hosted by...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Editorials

PECA: A tool for reform or repression?

EDITORIAL: The widespread frustration and anger among the country’s media bodies, rights activists and the public...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

Investment in Pakistan: Azeri team to arrive next month

BAKU: Federal Minister for Communications, Privatization and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan along with a...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

Appointment of judges in SC: JCP reschedules meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) rescheduled the meeting for the appointment of judges in the...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

Navy rescues eight fishermen

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy conducted successful rescue operation in the Arabian Sea. According to the military’s...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

Shareholders: CDCSR introduces ‘WhatsApp e-voting’ platform

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has vowed that he would do whatever was in his power to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

Senate body takes note of LPG bowser explosion

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Cabinet Secretariat took severe notice of LPG bowser explosion in Multan and...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

300,000 tons of palm oil stuck at PQ: Cooking oil, ghee shortage likely: FPCCI

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has warned of a potential cooking oil...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Pakistan

Pakistan examining US aid pause decision: FO

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of President Donald Trump’s decision to pause assistance for 90 days, Foreign Office (FO)...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

Petrol, HSD prices likely to rise again

ISLAMABAD: In the first fortnight of February, petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) rates are expected to rise...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Trust deed, REIT Scheme: SECP to streamline registration procedure

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to streamline procedure for...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 09:30am

Pakistan

Protest against PECA: JAC backs PFUJ

KARACHI: The Joint Action Committee Thursday announced its support for the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves decline by $137m WoW

KARACHI: The country’s total foreign reserves declined by $137 million during the last week due to external debt...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

New dams to add 10 MAF of water to reserves in 4-5 years: Wapda chief

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt. General Sajjad Ghani (retd), Thursday revealed...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:42am

Jul-Dec FY25: FBR chairman explains what actually caused revenue shortfall

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has disclosed that the FBR has suffered a...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 09:37am

Pakistan

PTI’s JC formation demand: PM says he’s for parliamentary committee only

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the government was ready to form a parliamentary committee...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Dec: winter package leads to 1.5pc hike in power consumption

ISLAMABAD: The government’s three-month Winter Incentive Package has led to a 1.5% increase in electricity...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 09:36am

CPPs, industrial consumers: PD directs Discos and KE to ink SLA

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has directed power Distribution Companies (Discos) and K-Electric to sign Service Level...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:41am

Stake in Reko Diq project: KSA, Pakistan still ironing out key deal details

Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says matters with Saudi Arabia are moving forward positively and will be finalized soon

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 09:33am

IMF mission likely to arrive by March

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is expected to reach Pakistan by end of February or early...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:40am

Over 1,010 vehicles: FBR halts process of procurement

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has halted the process of procurement of...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 09:27am

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec inflation plunges to 7.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Inflation during the first six months of FY2024-25 (July-December) declined to 7.2 percent compared to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

PBC commends Faceless Customs Assessment system

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), a key advocacy forum for enhancing general business environment in...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:43am

Anti-PIA statement: Cabinet orders inquiry against ex-minister

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday ordered an inquiry against Ghulam Sarwar Khan – the ex-minister of the...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:41am

Pakistan

Committee to probe ex-minister Sarwar’s statement in 2020 regarding pilot licences

The federal cabinet on Thursday approved formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate a statement made by...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 10:45pm

Business & Finance

Senate panel questions ‘effectiveness’ of training programmes for FBR officers

Revenue shortfall of Rs384 billion recorded in first half FY25, Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue informed

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:50pm

Pakistan

Shaban moon sighted in Pakistan, Shab-e-Barat on Feb 13

The Shaban moon has been sighted in Pakistan, and the first Shaban 1446 Hijri will fall on Friday, January 31, the...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 08:14pm

Pakistan

Pakistan evacuates citizens from conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo

The Foreign Office confirmed on Thursday that approximately 150 Pakistani nationals were stranded in Goma, located...

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	279.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	6,071.17
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,759.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,513.97
Nasdaq / Jan 30	19,681.75
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,646.88
Dow Jones / Jan 30	44,882.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,727.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 30	248,885
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,849.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 30	66.27
Petrol/Litre / Jan 31	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 31 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	17.92 ▲ 1.63 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 31 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	37.14 ▲ 3.38 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 31 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	95.07 ▲ 8.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.83 ▼ -4.52 (-9.97%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	33 ▼ -3.56 (-9.74%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 31 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	11.35 ▼ -1.19 (-9.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 31 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.11 ▼ -3.13 (-8.64%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 31 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.61 ▼ -1.43 (-8.39%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)
Fateh Ind. / Jan 31 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	136 ▼ -11.19 (-7.6%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 31 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	216.12 ▼ -17.36 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -0.94
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,150,993 ▲ 0.25
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.49
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,556,244 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.01
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 31 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	15,022,230 ▲ 2.93
Hascol Petrol / Jan 31 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,297,950 ▼ -0.12
National Bank / Jan 31 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,863,023 ▲ 6.44

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