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China c.bank raises small banks' relending quota by 50bn yuan

BEIJING: China's central bank said on Wednesday it will increase its relending quota for small and medium-sized banks by

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:34pm

Markets

Chicago corn futures dip on better US crop condition

LONDON: Chicago corn futures were slightly lower on Wednesday with the improved condition of the US crop keeping the mar

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Boeing supplier Spirit Aero's profit rises 15.7pc

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc on Wednesday posted a 15.7% rise in quarterly profit as Boeing's biggest supplier contin

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Bangladesh's central bank keeps policy rates unchanged

DHAKA: Bangladesh's central bank left key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday with Governor Fazle Kabir saying it aime

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Amazon to buy Israeli startup E8 storage -media

JERUSALEM: E-commerce giant Amazon has agreed to buy Israeli storage technology startup E8 Storage, Israeli financial me

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:32pm

World

South Korea seeks $350mn trade sanctions against US

GENEVA: South Korea is seeking an annual $350 million in trade sanctions against the United States in an Obama-era dispu

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:13pm

Markets

Sterling slides again amid scramble to price no-deal Brexit

LONDON: Sterling tumbled towards $1.21 on Tuesday as growing concerns about the chances of a disorderly Brexit spurred i

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:11pm

World

Mexican president to propose end to tax write-offs

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that he will propose a constitutional change

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:10pm

Business & Finance

Colombia central bank lowers GDP projection, inflation to be above target

BOGOTA: Colombia's central bank has lowered its economic growth prediction for this and next year, placing its expectati

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:09pm

Markets

Wall Street dips on US-China trade tensions, Fed meeting eyed

US stocks dipped on Tuesday as US-China trade worries pressured technology shares, while the scale of consensus at the F

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:07pm

Markets

Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Margins receive export lift

LONDON: Northwest European gasoline refining margins firmed on Tuesday, boosted by strong export demand, particularly on

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:06pm

Markets

Irish bond spreads widest in nearly 2 months, price Brexit risk

LONDON: Irish government bond yield spreads over Germany hit their widest in nearly two months on Tuesday, as chances ri

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:05pm

World

Saudi back to deficit in Q2 as oil revenues slip

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it posted a budget deficit of 33.5 billion riyals ($8.9 billion) in the second quart

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:03pm

Business & Finance

Dhabeji SEZ to be energized through wind energy under CPEC

ISLAMABAD: The energy department of Sindh government is arranging alternate energy solution to provide electricity to Dh

Updated 02 Aug, 2019 11:01am

Markets

Weak euro zone data backs Draghi's case for more easing

PARIS/BERLIN: A series of weak economic data from France, Germany and the euro zone as a whole on Tuesday painted a meag

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:15pm

Markets

Wall Street drops as trade tensions weigh, Fed meeting looms

US stocks dropped on Tuesday as US-China trade worries pressured technology shares, while the scale of consensus at the

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:15pm

Markets

US bond yields edge up ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged up on Tuesday in advance of a Federal Reserve policy meeting, where traders widely ex

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:14pm

Markets

TSX weighed down by US-China trade tensions

Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday pressured by worries over the US-China trade war, ahead of a highly anticipate

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:13pm

World

Trump urges Fed to make large rate cut as policymakers meet

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the Federal Reserve to make a large interest rate cut, saying

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:13pm

World

Trump says will work on a trade deal with Brazil

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration will pursue a trade agreement with Brazil, open

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:11pm

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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