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An artisan decorates the ceiling of a temple with bell peppers

An artisan decorates the ceiling of a temple with bell peppers of various colours in Bangalore Copyright AFP (Ag

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:53am

World

Thailand says economy slowing but no recession, stimulus to lift growth

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy is just slowing but not in a recession yet and recently announced government stimulus measur

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:42am

Business & Finance

BOJ's Kataoka says the need to ramp up stimulus is heightening

HAKODATE: Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka said on Wednesday the need for the central bank to expand stimulus w

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:28am

Markets

Italy's bond yields tumble to new lows after 5-Star votes in favour of PD coalition

LONDON: Italy's bond yields fell to fresh lows in early Wednesday trade, after members of Italy's anti-establishment 5-S

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:25am

World

Top advisor to UK PM Johnson denies he said EU talks were a sham

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top advisor Dominic Cummings denied that he had described the government'

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:22am

World

Five killed in New Zealand as bus with Chinese tourists rolls over

WELLINGTON: A bus carrying 27 people, mostly Chinese tourists, rolled over on a highway in New Zealand's North Island on

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:18am

Markets

CBOT corn may fall to $3.57

SINGAPORE: CBOT December corn may fall to $3.57 per bushel, as it has broken a support range of $3.63-3/4 to $3.66. T

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:13am

Markets

Indonesia sees surge in nickel-related exports after ore export ban

JAKARTA: Indonesia's ban on nickel ore exports could boost the country's earnings from the metal five-fold in the next f

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:11am

Business & Finance

RBS makes fresh 600-900 mln stg provision for PPI claims

LONDON: Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland could have to shell out a further 900 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to settle

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:06am

Markets

Japan stocks wobble as US data stokes recession fears, but Nintendo jumps

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average struggled for traction on Wednesday and the broader Topix dipped after weak U.S. eco

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:02am

Markets

Australian shares end lower on global growth worries, but NZ rises

Australian shares fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pulled down by financial and healthcare firms as weak dome

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:45am

Markets

South Africa's rand extends rally to 3-week high after GDP boost

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand rose to a three-week high early on Wednesday following a better-than-expected jump in

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:32am

Markets

Italy's bond yields slide to new lows as 5-Star votes for PD coalition

LONDON: Italy's bond yields slid to fresh lows on Wednesday, after members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement ove

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:31am

World

Iran and Europe unlinke to agree on nuclear pact in next few days - Rouhani

DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran was unlikely to reach a deal in the next few days with European p

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:29am

Markets

Oil prices nudge higher, but economic worries loom

SINGAPORE: Oil prices recovered some ground on Wednesday, boosted by a wider market pickup on positive news from China's

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:28am

Business & Finance

Amazon fined 4 mn euros in France over competition issues

PARIS: Online retail giant Amazon was fined 4 million euros ($4.5 million) by the Paris commercial court for introduci

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:26am

Markets

Turkey's lira firms on inflation data, Fed and ECB easing expectations

ANKARA: Turkey's lira firmed beyond 5.70 against the U.S. dollar for the first time in two weeks on Wednesday after annu

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:25am

Markets

Sterling rises after UK lawmakers win bid to try to block no-deal Brexit

LONDON: Sterling gained in early London trading on Wednesday, as investors gave a cautious welcome to British lawmakers

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:24am

Sports

Ruthless Serena grabs 100th US Open win as record title nears

NEW YORK: Serena Williams earned her 100th win at the US Open on Tuesday with a brutal 44-minute demolition of Wang Qian

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:01am

World

Putin, Modi to talk economy in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tal

Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:35am

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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