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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 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
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
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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