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Kenya central bank sells dollars to banks after shilling slides

NAIROBI: Kenya's central bank sold dollars to banks on Wednesday after the shilling slid to its lowest level against the

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:44pm

Markets

Jordan Silos company bought 25,000 tonnes wheat in tender-trade

HAMBURG: Jordan's state-owned Silos and Supply General Company is believed to have purchased about 25,000 tonnes of whea

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:44pm

Markets

Japan to import 760 tonnes feed barley through tender

TOKYO: Japan will import 760 tonnes of feed-quality barley for livestock use via a simultaneous buy-and-sell (SBS) auct

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:43pm

World

Ireland not going to be bullied on Brexit - PM

DUBLIN: Ireland is not going to be bullied in talks over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, Irish Prime Minis

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:43pm

Iran says it's prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia also ready

GENEVA: Iran is prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:42pm

World

Indonesia is unlikely to begin natural gas imports in 2025

JAKARTA: Indonesian Energy Minister Ignasius Jonan told reporters on Wednesday the country is unlikely to begin natural

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:42pm

World

Hong Kong economy slows more than expected in Q2 amid trade war, protests

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as the US-China trade war escalated, and pr

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:41pm

World

Greece sells 6-month T-bills, at lower 0.15pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($906.17 million) of six-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, the c

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:40pm

Markets

Gold on track for third monthly gain ahead of Fed decision

Gold held steady on Wednesday, on track for a third straight month of gains, as traders awaited a US Federal Reserve sta

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:40pm

Business & Finance

Glencore feels pain of Africa risk, cobalt price fall

LONDON: Glencore said on Wednesday it faced a $350 million hit after cobalt prices halved and has begun an overhaul of i

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:39pm

World

German retail sales jump, labour market shows resilience

BERLIN: German retail sales rose in June the most in more than 12 years and unemployment edged up less than expected in

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:39pm

Business & Finance

GE posts loss, takes Boeing hit but raises forecast; CFO to leave

General Electric Co swung back to a financial loss in the second quarter as the cost of restructuring its ailing power b

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:39pm

Markets

Futures drift higher on Apple results; Fed rate decision awaited

US stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, as trade worries eased after Apple reported upbeat earnings and foreca

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:38pm

Business & Finance

Fiat Chrysler confirms year guidance on strong North America performance

MILAN: Fiat Chrysler reiterated its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday after operating profits topped expectations i

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:38pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields fall on Brexit and trade angst

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell back towards recent lows on Wednesday as investors worried about a no-deal Brexit and

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:37pm

Business & Finance

Ethiopian Airlines, MAX claims put pressure on Swiss Re profit

FRANKFURT: Swiss Re's first-half net profit fell 5.3%, as claims relating to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the subseq

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:37pm

Markets

Dollar eases off 2-month high as bets on big Fed rate cut fade

LONDON: The dollar hovered just off two-month highs on Wednesday as robust US data all but eliminated chances the Fed wi

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:36pm

World

Czech 2020 budget talks stall, Social Democrats want more funds

PRAGUE: Czech government talks on the 2020 budget hit a wall on Wednesday after the junior ruling party Social Democrats

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:36pm

World

China vows steps to support employment amid job creation pressure

BEIJING: China will implement measures to support employment as it faces relatively large pressure to create more jobs,

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:35pm

World

China says discussed purchase of US agricultural goods in latest talks

BEIJING: Chinese and US trade negotiators discussed the purchase of US agricultural goods during trade talks this week a

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	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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