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Frames made of coffee waste

Eco-friendly sun-glass frames, made of coffee waste, are seen in workshop near Kiev, Ukraine Copyright Reuters,

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:31am

Markets

Gold hovers near 6-year peak on slowdown fears, trade jitters

Gold steadied close to a more than six-year high on Wednesday, after rising more than 1% in the previous session, as fea

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:16am

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Palm sees strongest gain in a week on weaker ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures charted their strongest daily gains in a week on Wednesday, pulling out of earl

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:07am

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Italy's 10-year bond yield slides to record low as country edges closer to new govt

LONDON: Italy's 10-year bond yield fell to a record low on Wednesday as the country's borrowing costs tumbled on growing

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:04am

World

Weak car sales drag Irish retail sales to seven-year low

DUBLIN: Irish retail sales posted their sharpest annual fall since 2012 in July on weak car sales, data showed on Wednes

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:03am

Business & Finance

Toyota pulls Suzuki firmly into its orbit through stake deal

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp will take small equity stakes in each other, the Japanese car makers said

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:55am

World

EU Commission urges Britain to present Brexit proposal soon

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it wanted to see a concrete proposal from Britain to resolve the dea

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:54am

World

Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election

Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:52am

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Eni reports huge oil, gas find in Nigeria

LAGOS: Italian oil major Eni said Wednesday that Nigerian subsidiary Agip has found lots of gas and oil in an onshore fa

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:35am

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A Whale Sculpture made of plastic waste

A whale sculpture made of plastic waste is displayed during the preview of the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Co

Published 28 Aug, 2019 09:11am

Markets

Tokyo stocks close marginally higher

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks edged higher on Wednesday in sluggish trade on a slight decline in the yen, but investors remained v

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:58am

Business & Finance

Govt taking revolutionary steps in IT sector for bright future of coming generations: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:56am

Markets

European stock markets drop at open

London: European stock markets fell at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:48am

Business & Finance

AIOU’s employees’ representatives express solidarity with Kashmiri people

ISLAMABAD: The Employees ‘representative bodies of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) have expressed their complete sol

Updated 29 Aug, 2019 10:11am

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Asian stocks edge up on Wall St futures, firmer oil

TOKYO: Asian shares eked out cautious gains on Wednesday, as higher Wall Street futures provided some relief after an ov

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:36am

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Gold dips, but near 6-year high on rate cut hopes, trade fears

Gold eased on Wednesday, after rising over 1% in the previous session on fears of a possible recession, but held close t

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:36am

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Oil rises after inventory draw eases recession worries

TOKYO: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with U.S. crude gaining 1.3% after an industry report showed stockpiles in the Unit

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:34am

World

German consumer morale stable despite weaker growth outlook

BERLIN: German consumer morale remained unexpectedly stable heading into September, a survey showed on Wednesday, sugges

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:32am

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South Korean stocks gain on improved sentiment in pharma sector

SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares closed firmer on Wednesday as investors flo

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:29am

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LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands

The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:28am

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	157.14
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
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
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 25	252.10

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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