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PM announces PhD chairs at varsities for in-depth research

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the State of Medina was a civilized model of governance that needed

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:46pm

Court adjourns Rana Sanaullah case till Aug 9

LAHORE: A special court on Monday adjourned hearing of a narcotics case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lea

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:42pm

Saudi Arabia announces its full readiness for Hajj season

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia announced that its Hajj organisations services had completed their preparations to provide servi

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:40pm

Business & Finance

AIOU to provide free education to Matric-students from Baluchistan

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) would provide free education to the Matric-level students from Balochista

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:37pm

Business & Finance

Govt mission to provide best facilities to masses: MNA

SILANWALI: Member National Assembly Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema here on Monday expressed that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:34pm

Markets

Pound tumbles below $1.23, factoring greater no-deal Brexit risk

LONDON: Sterling extended losses and fell below $1.23 towards 30-month lows on Monday, as more investors rushed to facto

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:18pm

Markets

Dollar steels for Fed cut, Brexit bashes pound lower

LONDON: The dollar held near a two-month high on Monday ahead of what is expected to be the first US interest rate cut s

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:16pm

Markets

Raw sugar gains on short covering, weather woes

LONDON: Raw sugar on ICE rose on Monday as fears over adverse weather in key producing regions and falling output in Bra

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

Business & Finance

Top EU court rejects BMW appeal against limit on car plant aid

BRUSSELS: The European Union's top court on Monday rejected an appeal by German carmaker BMW against a European Commiss

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:14pm

Business & Finance

Swiss National Bank looks to have restarted currency interventions

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank looks to have kick-started its forex purchases again -- firing a warning shot to investo

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:13pm

Markets

Sterling slides to weakest since March 2017 on no-deal Brexit fears

LONDON: Sterling dropped to its weakest since March 2017 on Monday, amid concern that Britain was headed for a disorderl

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:12pm

Business & Finance

State Bank of India cuts deposit rates, keeps lending rates unchanged

MUMBAI: The State Bank of India cut interest rates on deposits across all maturities on Monday but analysts said it woul

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:11pm

Markets

SE Asia Stocks-Most decline ahead of Fed policy meeting

Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Monday, with Singapore leading losses, as investors trimmed their exposure in

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:10pm

Markets

Shares ease ahead of Fed test, dollar hits 2-month high

LONDON: Global shares eased on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month high against a basket of currencies as markets

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:09pm

Business & Finance

Ryanair would likely cut UK domestic routes in event of hard Brexit

DUBLIN: Ryanair would likely cut its three UK domestic routes in the event of a no-deal Brexit, chief executive Michae

Published 29 Jul, 2019 01:00pm

Markets

Israel sells $138mn in private bond sale to Japanese investor

JERUSALEM: Israel raised 15 billion yen ($138 million) in a private placement of bonds to a large Japanese institutional

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:57pm

Markets

Russia's Rosneft sells 3 Sept ESPO cargoes to Vitol, ChemChina - sources

SINGAPORE: Russia's Rosneft has sold three cargoes of 740,000 barrels each of September-loading ESPO Blend crude oil at

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:55pm

Markets

Poor earnings lead major Gulf markets lower

Major Gulf markets dropped on Monday as a string of disappointing corporate earnings hurt the investor sentiment in the

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:55pm

Business & Finance

Philippine Airlines names industry outsider as president

MANILA: Philippine Airlines Inc on Monday said it has appointed an outsider, Gilbert Santa Maria, as its president and c

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:54pm

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Milling wheat share in Ukraine crop seen rising to 70pc

KIEV: The share of milling wheat in Ukraine's 2019 wheat harvest is likely to rise to up to 70 percent from around 55 pe

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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