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30 injured as train and truck collide near Tokyo

TOKYO: A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, injuring 30 people, rescuers said. "What we

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:18am

Markets

Asian markets rally on perfect storm of positive news

HONG KONG: Asian equities and currencies rallied Thursday, building on the previous day's advance as investors were chee

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:13am

World

Dorian upgraded to major Category 3 hurricane: US forecasters

MIAMI: Hurricane Dorian, which has left at least 20 people dead in the Bahamas, was upgraded to a Category 3 storm late

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:11am

Sports

Bencic hopes to end 20-year Slam drought for Swiss women

NEW YORK: No Swiss woman has won a Grand Slam singles title since Martina Hingis captured the 1999 Australian Open, but

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:09am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks extend gains in morning

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose in the morning session on Thursday, building on the previous day's surge after the city

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:01am

World

UK Johnson's Brexit plans in tatters after stinging defeats

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hardline Brexit strategy stood in tatters on Thursday after a humiliating

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:59am

World

US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October

BEIJING: China and the United States will resume trade talks in Washington in early October, Beijing said on Thursday, a

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:55am

Technology

Samsung to finally launch foldable smartphone in South Korea after major delay

SEOUL: Tech giant Samsung has said it will launch its hotly anticipated first foldable smartphone on Frid

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:53am

Sports

Favorite Nadal into US Open semis as Berrettini wins thriller

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the US Open semi-finals after the 18-time Grand Slam champ

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:44am

Sports

Nadal 'in good shape' after scrappy US Open win

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal said he felt "in good shape" after advancing to the semi-finals of the US Open with a battling 6-

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:44am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks barely moved at open

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks were flat at the open Thursday as investors took a breather after the previous day's surge t

Updated 05 Sep, 2019 08:03am

Business & Finance

South Africa's Eskom cannot rule out more power cuts-CEO

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's state power firm Eskom cannot guarantee an end to power cuts linked to plant breakdowns and

Published 04 Sep, 2019 11:32am

Markets

Euro zone business growth stays tepid as summer ends

LONDON: Euro zone business growth was a touch faster than expected last month but remained lacklustre as the bloc's domi

Published 04 Sep, 2019 11:30am

Business & Finance

Deutsche, Commerzbank CEOs warn of ECB rate cut side effects

FRANKFURT: The CEOs of Germany's two largest listed banks on Wednesday warned that a further cut in interest rates by th

Published 04 Sep, 2019 11:22am

Markets

Sterling bounces as UK lawmakers battle to avert no-deal Brexit

LONDON: Sterling jumped more than half a percent against the dollar on Wednesday while volatility gauges on the currency

Published 04 Sep, 2019 11:17am

Markets

Indian shares recover on boost from banks, steelmakers

BENGALURU: Indian shares ended higher on Wednesday, as gains in banking and steelmaker shares helped markets recover fro

Published 04 Sep, 2019 11:10am

World

Industrial slowdown means gloom for German chemicals makers

FRANKFURT: A weakening German and worldwide manufacturing sector weighed heavily on Germany's chemicals output in the se

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:50am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks rally on extradition bill hopes

HONG KONG: Property firms led a surge in Hong Kong on Wednesday as reports said the government was planning to agree to

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:08am

World

Cathay Pacific chairman John Slosar retiring: statement

HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday its chairman John Slosar is stepping down to retire, the latest high-profi

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:06am

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A painting on a popcorn

A painting on a popcorn by Turkey's micro artist Hasan Kale in Istanbul. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019

Published 04 Sep, 2019 09:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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