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Noor Palace

A illuminated view of Noor Palace. Heennan, an Englishman who was the state engineer, designed the building. The fou

Published 20 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

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A vendor displaying salty stuff

A vendor displaying salty stuff to attract customers Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:55am

Business & Finance

Germany's Bayer sells Animal Health unit for $7.6 bn

Frankfurt: German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer said Tuesday it was selling its Animal Health business unit to

Updated 20 Aug, 2019 11:31am

Markets

Rouble recovers from six-month low on hopes of trade war easing

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble rose against the dollar on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes of an easing in the U.S. trade standoff w

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:45am

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Euro weakens vs dollar as Treasury yields pick up on stimulus talks

LONDON: The euro hovered around a two-week low versus the dollar as the U.S. currency held strong on Tuesday, boosted by

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:44am

World

Thai finance ministry cuts 2019 GDP growth forecast to 3pc

BANGKOK: Thailand's finance ministry cut its 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.0% from the 3.8% it projected in April,

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:41am

World

China trims lending rates with new benchmark, more cuts expected

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China lowered its new lending reference rate slightly on Tuesday, as expected, as the central bank kic

Updated 20 Aug, 2019 11:06am

Markets

Sterling slips as investors await EU response to Johnson demand

LONDON: The pound was weaker on Tuesday as investors waited for EU leaders' response to a demand from Britain's prime mi

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:15am

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Turkey's dollar bonds slip after central bank step

LONDON: Dollar-denominated bonds issued by Turkey's government edged lower on Tuesday after the central bank cut the req

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:14am

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Prices rise on unplanned outage, lower wind output

LONDON: British wholesale gas prices rose on Tuesday morning due to an unplanned outage at a gas field and lower wind ou

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:12am

Markets

NY coffee may bounce to $0.9250

SINGAPORE: New York September coffee may bounce moderately to $0.9250 per lb, as it has found a support at $0.9145.

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:10am

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Turkish lira weakens after central bank move, Syria unease

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira hit its weakest level against the dollar in nearly a month on Tuesday after the central bank

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:08am

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Weak pound, AstraZeneca push FTSE higher

London's FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday, boosted by falls in the pound and gains for drugmaker AstraZeneca after a successful

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:06am

Markets

Financial shares lift most major Gulf markets

Major Gulf stock markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, buoyed by financial shares amid steady oil prices on optimism t

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:06am

Markets

Australia shares extend gains on global stimulus hopes

Australian shares ended a second session with robust gains on Tuesday, as hopes for more stimulus measures from China an

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:46am

Markets

Oil prices rise on stimulus hopes, trade optimism

SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices edged up on Tuesday on optimism U.S.-China trade tensions will ease and on hopes major econo

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:44am

Markets

CBOT corn may retest resistance at $3.70-1/2

SINGAPORE: CBOT September corn may retest a resistance at $3.70-1/2 per bushel, a break above which could lead to a gain

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:43am

Markets

Most currencies slip, under pressure by stronger dollar

Most emerging Asian currencies declined on Tuesday, as the dollar firmed on hopes for fresh stimulus from global policym

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:42am

Markets

Nikkei gains as trade tensions ease; Apple suppliers, chip-related shares outperform

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei rose for a third straight day on Tuesday as investors tiptoed back into equities amid signs of a s

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:32am

Markets

Gold steady after slide below key $1,500 level

Gold prices were steady on Tuesday, after skidding below a key level in the previous session following an uptick in risk

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:28am

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

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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