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Business & Finance

CM condoles death of Hanif Asim

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has condoled the death of Hanif Asim, News Editor of daily City-42.

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:57pm

Pakistan

Business community advised to invest in Colombo

KARACHI: Assistant General Manager of CHEC Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Simon Tham has advised the business communit

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:57pm

Business & Finance

AJK begins brisk preparations for enthusiastic celebration of independence Day of Pakistan

MIRPUR (AJK): Brisk Preparations have begun to celebrate the historic day of August Independence Day of Pakistan with gr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:56pm

Markets

Wall St set to open lower after Trump's tariff threat, slow job growth

Wall Street was set to open lower on Friday after a sharp escalation in US-China trade tensions and tepid job growth in

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:18pm

Markets

Volatile gold heads for weekly gain after falling about 1pc

Gold was on course for a weekly gain of around 1.3% on Friday despite volatile trading which saw prices fall as much

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:18pm

Markets

US yields pare fall after jobs data in line with expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields trimmed their earlier decline on Friday as a government report showed domestic payrolls sl

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:17pm

World

US trade deficit shrinks slightly; exports, imports fall

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit fell slightly in June as both imports and exports fell, suggesting the Trump administr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:17pm

World

US employment growth slows in July; wages pick up

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed in July and wages picked up moderately, which together with an escalation in trade tens

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:16pm

Markets

TSX futures set to open lower on fresh Trump tariff threat

Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Friday after US President Donald Trump rattled

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:16pm

World

Trump, Britain's Johnson discussed trade, security, 5G -White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about trade, next-generation 5G mo

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:15pm

World

Trump to announce EU beef trade agreement -source

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will formally announce an agreement to open up European markets to more US beef ex

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:15pm

Markets

Sri Lanka shares end at 1-week low; rupee weaker

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares recovered from an intraday fall of over 1% to close flat on Friday, while the rupee ended we

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:14pm

Markets

South African sugar producer Tongaat to delist from LSE

JOHANNESBURG: South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange to cut c

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:14pm

World

Sierra Leone cancels major mining licences - FT

The government of Sierra Leone has cancelled or suspended the licences of several big mining projects, including the Ton

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:01pm

World

Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine

MANILA: The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the death

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

Markets

Kenyan tea glut pushes prices to multi-year lows, trade body says

NAIROBI: Kenyan tea prices have slumped to their lowest level in at least five years due to excess supplies and weak dem

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

Markets

Palm oil charts second day of losses on bearish trade sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures edged down on Friday, holding steady amid bearish trade sentiment after US Pres

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:59pm

Business & Finance

Karachi Cotton Association Prices

KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Association on Friday fixed the official spot rate, or base price, for Grade 3 cotton at 9,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

World

India likely to put 35pc minimum shareholding rule for listed entities on hold - source

NEW DELHI: The Indian government is likely to put on hold a plan to raise the minimum public shareholding in listed comp

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

Markets

Imperial Oil's quarterly profit surges on Alberta tax benefit

Canada's Imperial Oil Ltd reported a more than six-fold rise in quarterly profit on Friday, helped by a C$662 million be

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.26

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 1	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,933.62

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.68
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.14

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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