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Green Pool raises 2019/20 global sugar deficit forecast

LONDON: Analyst Green Pool has raised its forecast for an anticipated global sugar deficit in the 2019/20 season to 3.67

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:52pm

Markets

Greece to auction 625mn euros of three-month T-bills on August 7

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros of three-month treasury bills on August 7 to refinance maturing debt, its deb

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:52pm

World

Ferrari shares fall after it fails to upgrade guidance despite earnings rise

MILAN: Shares in Ferrari went into reverse on Friday as the Italian luxury carmaker failed to lift its guidance for 2019

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:51pm

World

Fed's Rosengren sees no clear, compelling case for further rate cuts

Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren, one of two dissenting votes at the US central bank on its decision

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:51pm

Business & Finance

Exxon Mobil profit sinks on weakness in natural gas, chemicals, refining

HOUSTON: Exxon Mobil Corp reported a 21% drop in quarterly profit on Friday, hit by weaker natural gas prices, lower ref

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:50pm

World

Europe's July heatwave 'extremely unlikely' without climate change - scientists

BARCELONA: Global warming turbo-charged July's record-breaking heatwave in Europe by 1.5 to 3 degrees Celsius (2.7-5.4F)

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:50pm

World

EU race for IMF chief down to three as Spain's Calvino quits

BRUSSELS: European Union governments will try on Friday to choose a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund fr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:49pm

Markets

Dollar LIBOR posts steepest one-day drop in a decade

NEW YORK: The interest rate that banks charge each other to borrow dollars for three months posted its biggest daily fal

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:49pm

Business & Finance

Deutsche Bank chairman buys nearly 1 million euros in bank shares

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank Chairman Paul Achleitner on Friday bought nearly 1 million euros ($1.11 million) in the bank's

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:48pm

Markets

Copper set for biggest weekly fall since November on trade war threat

LONDON: Copper prices were set for their biggest weekly fall since November after President Donald Trump said the Un

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:48pm

World

Cocaine worth 1bn euros seized in Germany's largest drugs haul

BERLIN: German authorities on Friday said they had seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine worth 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) in

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:47pm

Business & Finance

China central bank will maintain prudent monetary policy in H2

HONG KONG: China's central bank said on Friday it will maintain prudent monetary policy in the second half of this year

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:46pm

Business & Finance

Chile central bank considered cutting key interest rate - minutes

SANTIAGO: Chilean central bank policymakers considered cutting the benchmark interest rate at their most recent meeting,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:45pm

Business & Finance

Chevron profit rises 26.3pc on higher output

Chevron Corp reported a 26.3% rise in quarterly profit on Friday, as higher production more than offset lower crude oil

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:45pm

World

Canada posts C$136mn trade surplus in June

Canada posted a trade surplus of C$136 million ($103 million) in June as both exports and imports declined on crude oil,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:32pm

World

BT ready for UK PM Johnson's fibre broadband challenge

LONDON: BT is ready to play its part in achieving Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to roll out full-fibre broadband a

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:32pm

Markets

Asian shares suffer a loss in July

Asian shares declined in July, weighed down by uncertainties over the U.S-China trade war and tempering expectations of

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:31pm

World

Trump to make EU trade announcement on Friday - White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will make a trade announcement about the European Union later on Friday, according

Published 02 Aug, 2019 12:08pm

World

Spanish data point to 2.3pc growth this year - minister

MADRID: Latest Spanish economic data point to an expansion of 2.3% this year, acting economy minister Nadia Calvino said

Published 02 Aug, 2019 12:07pm

Markets

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield rises to 7.14pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 3.167 billion rand ($215.77 million) of three-month Treasury bills, more than the 2.4 bi

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:39am

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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