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Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defense

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a balli

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:34am

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Variations of the Nintendo

Variations of the Nintendo 64 controller are displayed during the media day of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany Copy

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

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Fields of Flowers

Aerial view of the fields of flowers at a scenic spot in southwest China Copyright INP, 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk

An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk. Clock Tower center of the city and famous chowk to joint n

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:37am

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A farmer busy in plucking date from tree

A farmer busy in plucking date from tree Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:28am

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Skardu

Beautiful eye catching view of Skardu Copyright PPI (Pakistan Press International), 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:24am

Markets

Indian shares fall sharply; Tata Motors hits decade low

BENGALURU: Indian shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday, led by declines in metals and banking stocks, as worries ove

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am

Business & Finance

Royal Bank of Canada profit misses on weak equity trading

Royal Bank of Canada missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as equity trading weakened and it kept

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks finish on positive note

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares closed higher on Wednesday, having swung back and forth through the day, with traders turnin

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:32am

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Financials drag most major Gulf markets lower ahead of Fed events

Most major Gulf stocks markets fell on Wednesday, as financial stocks dropped amid regional geopolitical tensions and ah

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:59am

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Yuan inches up, state banks seen offering support via forwards

SHANGHAI: China's yuan inched up against the dollar in thin trade on Wednesday, supported by a slightly higher midpoint,

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:50am

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Oil majors, exporters lead FTSE bounce

London's FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday as oil majors tracked gains in crude prices and a weaker pound led exporter stocks h

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:49am

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Russian rouble firms ahead of Fed minutes

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal R

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:47am

Markets

Gold would shine brighter in thick of currency war

LONDON: Some safe havens are more secure than others. These days, gold has an edge. Trade wars and geopolitical tensi

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:46am

Markets

Prices strengthen as gas field outage extended

LONDON: British wholesale gas prices rose on Wednesday, despite an oversupplied market, as an unplanned outage at a gas

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:45am

Markets

CBOT wheat may retest support at $4.58-1/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may retest a support at $4.58-1/4 per bushel, a break below which could cause a fall to

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:40am

Markets

Euro struggles vs dollar as attention turns to Fed

LONDON: The euro struggled to make headway against a resilient dollar on Wednesday and was stuck near $1.11, with forex

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:29am

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Tokyo stocks close lower on US losses

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors locked in profits following a three-s

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:34am

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European equities ahead at open

London: European stock markets rose in initial trading on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off losses elsewhere. In i

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:25am

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Brent oil futures climb above $60 on U.S. inventory draw

SINGAPORE: Brent crude oil futures rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in over a week on Wednesday after a data r

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:24am

Forex
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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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