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Sports

Owens to referee World Cup opening match

Nigel Owens, who refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, will get the 2019 tournament underway when he takes charge of

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

Markets

Novatek offers LNG cargo from Rotterdam for Sept 11-12 loading

LONDON: Novatek, which operates the Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant in Arctic Russia, has offered an

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:45pm

World

Strong quake felt in Athens, two people lightly injured

ATHENS: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens on Friday, briefly knocking out power and telecommun

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

World

Colombian imports rose 6.1pc year-on-year in May

BOGOTA: Colombia's imports rose 6.1pc to $4.58 billion in May, from $4.32 billion in the same month last year, the gover

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

Markets

Petrobras picks Warburg Pincus-backed Trident in oilfield re-bid

SAO PAULO: Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has chosen a bid from Warburg Pincus-backed Trident Energy as th

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:42pm

Markets

Sterling pushed back to $1.25, on shaky ground

LONDON: The pound hovered around $1.25 on Friday after its biggest daily jump in more than two months in the previous se

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:40pm

World

Bulgaria will seek offers in $838mn tender for armoured vehicles

SOFIA: Bulgaria will invite four European companies to bid in a 1.46 billion levs ($838 million) tender to supply 150 ar

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:39pm

Markets

ECB rate-cut bets drive another big weekly fall in bond yields

LONDON: Anticipation of ECB rate cuts put German yields on track for their biggest weekly drop in seven weeks on Friday,

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:38pm

Markets

Wall St edges higher on Microsoft's beat, rate cut optimism

Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Friday after solid results from technology giant Microsoft added to an upbea

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:37pm

Markets

Brazil 2019/2020 soybean crop seen growing by 4.7pc

SAO PAULO: Brazilian farmers may collect almost 5pc more soybeans in the 2019/2020 season than in the previous one as a

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:36pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro vows no new taxes or CPMF return in tax reform agenda

BRASILIA: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the government will not create new taxes as part of its tax r

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:35pm

Markets

Oil steadies as Middle East tensions counter demand worries, set for weekly fall

NEW YORK: Oil prices steadied on Friday after steep losses in the previous session, supported by rising tensions between

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:29pm

World

Kosovo's PM quits after being called to Hague war crimes court

PRISTINA: Kosovo's Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Friday he was resigning because he had been called to a war c

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:28pm

Markets

Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins steady, exports support

LONDON: Northwest European gasoline refining margins were little changed on Friday and remained supported by export dema

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:25pm

Business & Finance

ECB plans to restart government bond purchases by November

BERLIN: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi plans to restart purchases of government bonds by November to suppo

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:24pm

Markets

Europe Distillates-Diesel margins up, barge demand sluggish

LONDON: Benchmark diesel refining margins in northwest Europe rose on Friday but demand in the barge market was slow.

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:23pm

Markets

Fed signals help FTSE 100 brush off Italy woes, buyout spurs Acacia

London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday as bolstered hopes of a US interest rate cut stoked risk appetite, though the i

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:22pm

Markets

US Cash Soymeal-Basis flat; demand dips as futures rise

CHICAGO: Spot basis offers for US soymeal held steady in the truck and rail markets on Friday, dealers said. Demand w

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:21pm

World

IMF urges Yemen government to pay public sector wages across country

DUBAI: The IMF urged Yemen's internationally recognised government on Friday to extend its payments of public sector sal

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:20pm

Markets

South Africa's rand retreats as Fed pendulum swings back to soft cuts

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened on Friday, giving back some of the big gains from the previous session as exp

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 25	71.20
Petrol/Litre / Nov 26	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petrol / Nov 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	64,823,622 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	48,065,578 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	40,919,425 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,547,707 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	32,092,012 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,420,168 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 26 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	22,823,492 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,014,784 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 26 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	19,695,105 ▲ 0.00

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