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Sterling, UK stocks drop after surprise Q2 contraction

LONDON: Sterling fell to a one-week low on Friday and British stocks sold off after the UK economy unexpectedly contract

Published 09 Aug, 2019 10:26am

Markets

European shares drop on Italy's political turmoil, healthcare limits slide

European shares fell on Friday as worries about the stability of Italy's government and ongoing Sino-U.S. trade tensions

Published 09 Aug, 2019 10:25am

Markets

Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall St gains

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday, following rises on Wall Street, as data showed the world's third-biggest e

Published 09 Aug, 2019 09:12am

Markets

European stock markets fall at open

LONDON: European stock markets fell at the start of trading on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.3 p

Published 09 Aug, 2019 09:09am

Markets

Aussie, NZ dollars seen defying gravity, even as gravity wins out

SYDNEY: Analysts still maintain a remarkably sanguine outlook for the Australian and New Zealand dollars in the latest R

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:53am

Markets

London nickel retreats, but heads for best week since Nov 2017

BEIJING: London nickel prices eased on Friday, slipping from a 16-month high struck in the previous session, after Indon

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:43am

Markets

Palm hits 3-1/2-month high on stronger overnight soyoil

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains on Friday and hit their highest in nearly three-and-a-half month

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:40am

World

China producer prices fall for first time in 3 years, deflation worries resurface

BEIJING: China's factory gate prices shrank for the first time in three years in July, stoking deflation worries and add

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:37am

World

Australia economy seen turning up, rate cuts still on table

SYDNEY: Australia's economy may have reached a "gentle turning point," led by a tentative pick-up in home prices, tax cu

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:35am

Business & Finance

Huawei launches own operating system to rival Android

DONGGUAN, China: Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system on Friday, as it faces the threat of los

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:33am

Markets

Gold eyes best week in over 3 years on trade, growth concerns

Gold firmed above the key $1,500 pivot on Friday, en route to its best week since April 2016, as an escalation in the Si

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:13am

Business & Finance

BAE finance chief to step down next year, taps Greve to take over

LONDON: BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, said on Friday its group finance director Peter Lynas would reti

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:12am

World

Apple supplier Japan Display posts 10th straight quarter of net loss

TOKYO: Cash-strapped Japan Display Inc reported on Friday its tenth consecutive quarterly loss, hit by weak iPhone sale

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:05am

Business & Finance

Indonesia central bank to remain in market to stabilize rupiah-governor

JAKARTA; Indonesia's central bank will remain in the market to stabilise the rupiah, Bank Indonesia's governor said on F

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:00am

World

Heatwave caused nearly 400 more deaths in Netherlands -stats agency

AMSTERDAM: Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe's recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regu

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:59am

Business & Finance

Huawei says tough to meet No.1 smartphone vendor goal due to U.S. curbs

SHENZHEN/HONG KONG: China's Huawei Technologies said on Friday it would be difficult for the firm to meet its previous g

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:45am

Markets

South Korean stocks gain as yuan pauses for breath; down 3% for week

SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares closed nearly 1% higher on Friday as a stabilis

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:44am

World

German trade surplus shrinks as import growth powers ahead

BERLIN: Germany's trade surplus narrowed in the first half of the year as strong domestic demand led to imports growing

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:40am

Markets

China's yuan slips, on track for worst week in more than a year

China's yuan, the focus of attention this week, weakened slightly on Friday and was on track for its biggest weekly loss

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:38am

Markets

Oil edges up on expectations of more OPEC output cuts, but trade worries linger

SEOUL: Oil prices inched higher on Friday as expectations of more OPEC production cuts provided some support, although c

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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