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World

Trump speech to tout environment record; green groups scoff

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will claim America is "leading the world" on environmental issues in a speech on M

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:58pm

World

Turkish students protest plans to bulldoze green area, police fire pepper spray

ANKARA: Students at a top Turkish university on Monday protested against plans to bulldoze hundreds of trees to build a

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:55pm

Markets

Russian analysts cut 2019 wheat crop forecasts again

MOSCOW: SovEcon and IKAR, the leading agriculture consultancies in Moscow, on Monday downgraded their forecast for Russi

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:54pm

Markets

Yield curve flattens as strong jobs data trims bets on 50-point rate cut

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Monday morning after stronger-than-expected employment data on Friday

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:53pm

Markets

Russian rouble reverses losses despite dividend pressure

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble bounced on Monday as oil prices rose and the central bank signalled smaller forex interventio

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:51pm

Business & Finance

Bank of Israel chief uncertain on interest rate hike timing

JERUSALEM: Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Monday held open the prospect of another interest rate interest later t

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:50pm

World

Brazil govt to cut 2019 GDP growth forecast, eyes budget freezes

BRASILIA: Brazil's government is set to slash its 2019, economic growth forecast, a senior Economy Ministry official sai

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:47pm

World

Czech government approves framework plan for new nuclear plant

PRAGUE: The Czech government has given preliminary approval for a plan by a subsidiary of electricity producer CEZ to bu

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

Markets

Ukraine 2019 grain harvest at 11.3mn T so far

KIEV: Ukraine, which expects its 2019 grain crop to remain steady at last year's level of around 70 million tonnes, has

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

Business & Finance

Italy's Treasury to top up 50-year BTP bond via syndication

MILAN: Italy's Treasury said on Monday it had hired Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and UniCredit to top up its

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

Markets

Europe Distillates-Diesel cracks dip on expected supply growth

LONDON: Diesel refining margins in northwest Europe declined slightly on Monday, with supplies in the region expected to

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:41pm

Markets

Russia's Transneft slams Rosneft over tainted oil crisis

MOSCOW: Russian state-owned pipeline monopoly Transneft launched a broadside at Rosneft on Monday, publicly criticising

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:39pm

Sports

Serena wants Murena mixed doubles team name

LONDON: Serena Williams is enthusiastic about her high-profile mixed doubles partnership with Andy Murray but she is not

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:37pm

World

Turkish economic plan sees 4.3pc average growth until 2023

ISTANBUL: Turkey predicts annual real economic growth at 4.3pc on average between 2019-2023, it said on Monday in an amb

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:36pm

World

Albania June CPI edges up to 1.3pc yr/yr

TIRANA: Albania's consumer price index rose 1.3 percent annually in June 2019 over the same month in 2018, the second lo

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

Markets

US Cash Soymeal-Truck, rail market mostly flat; demand light

CHICAGO: Offers for US soymeal delivered on the spot market were unchanged on Monday, grain dealers said. Demand was

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

Markets

Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Margins tick down in tepid market but exports give floor

LONDON: Northwest European gasoline refining margins edged lower on Monday in a muted market that produced no deals in t

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:32pm

Sports

Pliskova falls to Muchova in marathon match

LONDON: Unseeded Karolina Muchova outlasted third seed and fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova to reach the last eight of Wim

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:31pm

World

Greek PM Mitsotakis appoints cabinet, Staikouras new finmin

ATHENS: Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday named his cabinet, picking Christos Staikouras as his

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:30pm

Markets

Black Sea wheat exports seen rising 4pc in 2019/20

MOSCOW: Wheat exports from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan will rise 4pc in the 2019/20 marketing season, a Reuters poll

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:28pm

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 26	153.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 26	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 26	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 25	5,987.37
Nasdaq / Nov 25	18,054.84
Dow Jones / Nov 25	44,736.57
India Sensex / Nov 26	80,083.15
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 26	38,266.61
Hang Seng / Nov 26	19,174.25
FTSE 100 / Nov 26	8,253.38
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 26	19,284.47

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 25	244,860.20
Petrol/Litre / Nov 26	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 26	69.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 26	2,623.04
Diesel/Litre / Nov 26	255.14

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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