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Iran 'favours' talks despite Trump snub

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Iran favours talks with the US if it lifts sanctions against t

Published 06 Aug, 2019 01:19pm

World

Indonesian leader threatens sackings over rampant forest fires

JAKARTA: Indonesian leader Joko Widodo warned Tuesday that officials would be sacked if they failed to stamp out rampant

Published 06 Aug, 2019 01:06pm

World

148 arrested in Hong Kong during Monday's protests: police

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Tuesday said 148 people were arrested during running battles with protesters the day befo

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:21pm

World

Turkey-US relations should not become captive to S-400 dispute: Erdogan

ANKARA: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he believes US President Donald Trump will not allow ties

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:19pm

World

UK's Raab says Brexit will allow Britain to work even more closely with Canada

LONDON: British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that he was confident that Brexit would allow Britain and

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:16pm

Markets

Ugandan shilling trades flat on thin demand

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling traded in the same position on Tuesday from a day earlier as inflows of hard currency from

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:15pm

Markets

Uganda says coffee exports rose 6.6pc in June from a year earlier

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports climbed 6.6 percent in June from a year ago, the state-run sector regulator Uganda Coff

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:15pm

World

Turkey will pay higher price later if does not act in Syria: Erdogan

ANKARA: Turkey will pay a higher price later if it does not do what is necessary in northern Syria today, President Tayy

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:13pm

Business & Finance

Serbia's central bank expected to keep main rate at 2.75pc

BELGRADE: The Serbian central bank is expected to leave its benchmark rate unchanged at 2.75pc this week, after cutting

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:11pm

Business & Finance

Russia's July car sales down 2.4pc y/y - AEB

MOSCOW: Sales of new cars in Russia fell 2.4pc year on year in July to 139,968 units, the Association of European Busine

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:10pm

Business & Finance

Rolls-Royce expects cash flow rise in H2 as engines are delivered

LONDON: British engineer Rolls-Royce said a build-up of inventory such as the Trent 7000 engine that powers the Airbus A

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:09pm

Markets

Oil hovers around $60 as US-China trade tensions weigh

LONDON: Oil prices rebounded slightly on Tuesday from big falls in recent sessions, but Brent crude remained near seven-

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:07pm

Markets

Offshore yuan pulls off all-time low after tentative moves from Beijing to curb falls

LONDON: The yuan pulled back from an all-time low in offshore trade on Tuesday after Beijing appeared to take steps to p

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:07pm

World

North Korea says US is inciting military tension

GENEVA: North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of "inciting military tension" by holding joint exercises with

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:05pm

Markets

New York coffee may end fall around $0.94

SINGAPORE: New York September coffee may end its fall around a support at $0.94 per lb, as suggested by its wave pattern

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:04pm

Markets

Middle East Crude-Benchmarks drop after Saudi price cuts

SINGAPORE: Middle East crude market benchmarks weakened on Tuesday, after top oil exporter Saudi Arabia cut its Septembe

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:03pm

Markets

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 06 Aug, 2019 12:02pm

Markets

Indonesia's palm exports drop 5.24pc y/y in June, stock increases

JAKARTA: Indonesia exported 2.17 million tonnes of palm and palm kernel oils in the month of June, the Indonesia Palm Oi

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

Markets

Indonesia raises 8trn rupiah from Islamic bond auction, matches target

JAKARTA: Indonesia raised 8.03 trillion rupiah ($563.11 million) in a biweekly Islamic bond auction on Tuesday, matching

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

Markets

Indian shares end higher ahead of central bank policy outcome

BENGALURU: Indian shares closed higher on Tuesday ahead of the central bank's monetary policy decision, with banking and

Published 06 Aug, 2019 12:00pm

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
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%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 26 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.20 ▲ 0.60 (10.71%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 26 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.20 ▲ 1.02 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 26 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	51.25 ▲ 4.66 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 26 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	113.10 ▲ 10.28 (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%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 26 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	265.50 ▼ -29.35 (-9.95%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
United Brands / Dec 26 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23 ▼ -2.03 (-8.11%)
Kohinoor Textile / Dec 26 Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited(KTML)	115 ▼ -9.34 (-7.51%)
Gammon Pak / Dec 26 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	48.01 ▼ -3.30 (-6.43%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 26 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▼ -0.55 (-6.08%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	67,135,769 ▲ 0.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -0.64
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	33,483,076 ▲ 5.03
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.14
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.20
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.20
Sui North Gas / Dec 26 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	26,262,710 ▲ 2.20

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