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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 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	124.98 ▲ 11.36 (10.00%)
Ideal Sp. / Jan 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	12.43 ▲ 1.13 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 1 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	165.59 ▲ 15.05 (10.00%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 1 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.27 ▲ 1.57 (10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 1 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	164.89 ▲ 14.99 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 1 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	145.05 ▲ 13.19 (10.00%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.01 ▲ 2.36 (9.98%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 1 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10 ▲ 0.90 (9.89%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 1 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11.71 ▼ -1.29 (-9.92%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	11.64 ▼ -1.28 (-9.91%)
Sapphire Textile / Jan 1 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1,111 ▼ -87.01 (-7.26%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	65.50 ▼ -5.02 (-7.12%)
Pak Synthetics / Jan 1 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	39 ▼ -2.81 (-6.72%)
Noon Sugar / Jan 1 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	77.99 ▼ -4.97 (-5.99%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.21 ▼ -0.44 (-5.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.26
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▲ 0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.04
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.45
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.50
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▲ 0.04
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	37,443,766 ▲ 0.17
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.07

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