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World

British PM Johnson faces tough Brexit lunch with Macron

PARIS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday try to convince France to reopen Brexit negotiations less t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:07am

Business & Finance

NZ watchdog blasts ANZ unit for non-disclosure of property sale

New Zealand's financial watchdog ruled on Thursday that Australia and New Zealand Banking should have disclosed its cont

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:06am

Markets

Asia shares slip, long for clarity on Fed policy

SYDNEY: Asian shares drifted off on Thursday as uncertainty over the outlook for both U.S. interest rates and the chance

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:47am

Business & Finance

GSK long-acting HIV injection succeeds in study

GlaxoSmithKline's prospective two-monthly two-drug injection to treat HIV was as effective as a monthly dose of the same

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:46am

Business & Finance

Indonesia central bank surprises by cutting key rate 25 bps to 5.50pc

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank surprisingly cut the benchmark interest rate for the second time in two months on Thur

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:41am

Markets

FTSE 100 falls after Fed minutes, deal talks lift NMC Health

London's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday as minutes of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting provided little clarity on the

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:38am

World

China says it hopes U.S. stops wrong tariff action, vows to retaliate

BEIJING: China hopes the United States will stop its wrong tariff action, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, adding

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:35am

Markets

Euro zone investors look for clues as Fed minutes show no clear path for interest rates

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve showed policymak

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:34am

Markets

Yen shines as Chinese yuan slides to 11-year lows; Fed eyed

LONDON: The Japanese yen rose on Thursday as risk appetite weakened, with investors looking to U.S. Federal Reserve Chai

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:32am

World

French business activity expanding in August

PARIS: French business activity has expanded in August, a survey showed on Thursday, offering signs of resilience for th

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:27am

Markets

Asian markets mostly up after Fed minutes, eyes on Powell

HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose Thursday but dealers remain wary following the release of Federal Reserve minutes t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:09am

Business & Finance

Indonesia central bank surprises with 2nd rate cut in two months

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate for a second time in two months on Thursday, sa

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:07am

Business & Finance

Country’s economy improving due to govt policies: Naeem

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeem ul Haq Wednesday said the national economy was

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:50am

Business & Finance

NAB laws being amended to remove investors fears: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:42am

Markets

Tokyo shares end flat ahead of US data, Fed speech

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed flat on Thursday with investors in wait-and-see mode ahead of key US data expected later in t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:02am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks sharply lower at break

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares sank on Thursday morning as nervous investors await a key speech by Federal Reserve boss Jer

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:45am

Sports

Djokovic, Osaka named US Open top seeds

NEW YORK: World number ones and defending champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were named as top seeds for the US Op

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:44am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks start on front foot

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks started Thursday with small gains following a positive lead from Wall Street and more upbeat

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:43am

Business & Finance

Qantas Airways profits lower after oil prices rise

SYDNEY: Qantas Airways posted a 6.5-percent fall in annual net profit Thursday, attributing the slide in earnings to hig

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:42am

Markets

Tokyo shares open higher following Wall Street gains

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, chasing gains made on Wall Street as market players focused on key US data a

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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