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Dollar soars, bitcoin hits record and stocks rally as Trump win seen

HONG KONG: The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday while equity markets advanced as traders bet on...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:01am

Markets

Bitcoin hits new record high of more than $75,000

TOKYO: Bitcoin soared to a new record high on Wednesday as traders bet on victory for Donald Trump in the US...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:57am

Sports

Josh Inglis made Australia white-ball captain for first time

SYDNEY: Josh Inglis will captain Australia for the first time in the third ODI against Pakistan and in the following...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:04am

Sports

David Warner back as cricket captain after leadership ban lifted

SYDNEY: David Warner was named captain of Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder on Wednesday, a fortnight after having...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:58am

World

Philadelphia officials reject Trump ‘massive cheating’ claim

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump sought to undermine Tuesday the credibility of voting in the biggest city of must-win US...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 04:33am

World

Voting hours extended in Pennsylvania county hit by software glitch

WASHINGTON: A Pennsylvania court approved a request on Tuesday to extend voting hours in a strongly pro-Trump county...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 12:53am

World

Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister over breakdown in ‘trust’

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defence minister Yoav Gallant Tuesday following public...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 12:17am

World

Red Cross urgently appeals for $115 million for Lebanon aid

GENEVA: The Red Cross on Tuesday urgently appealed for more than $115 million to address towering needs in Lebanon...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:09pm

World

Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’

WEST PALM BEACH: US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01pm

Sports

Davis Cup aiming for ‘special’ Nadal retirement celebration

BARCELONA: The Davis Cup will provide a special farewell to retiring tennis great Rafael Nadal at the November final...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:38pm

Sports

Krejcikova ends Pegula’s last-four hopes at WTA Finals

RIYADH: Barbora Krejcikova ended Jessica Pegula’s chances of qualifying for the semi-finals at the WTA Finals in...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 08:00pm

Markets

US stocks edge higher on Election Day

WASHINGTON: US markets opened higher on Tuesday, as voters across the country headed to the polls in one of the...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 07:57pm

World

Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election

As first polling stations open, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, dead-even in tightest and most volatile White House contest of modern times
Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 11:08pm

World

200 Bangladeshis abducted during Hasina regime still missing: inquiry

DHAKA: Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina’s rule are still...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:48pm

World

Displaced by Israeli aggression, Palestinians build new lives in Cairo’s ‘Little Gaza’

CAIRO: Palestinian Bassem Abu Aoun serves Gaza-style turkey shawarma at his restaurant in an eastern Cairo...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:24pm

World

Iran has right to ‘legitimate defence’, FM Araghchi says after Israel strikes

ISLAMABAD: Iran is not seeking “escalation” but has the right to “legitimate defense”, its foreign minister said...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 06:01pm

Sports

Mbappe’s Real Madrid problem is he’s not a number nine: Benzema

MADRID: Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema believes Kylian Mbappe must learn to play as a central striker in...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:18pm

Sports

Neymar to miss two weeks’ training in fresh setback: coach

RIYADH: Neymar will miss at least two weeks’ training after suffering a muscle problem in his second game back from...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:14pm

Life & Style

Greenland eyes tourism takeoff with new airport runway

NUUK: A new runway at Greenland’s Nuuk airport that can accommodate international flights is expected to lift the...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:15pm

Pakistan

Deputy PM Dar, Iranian FM Araghchi commit to enhance trade, investment

Both leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East and condemn Israeli aggression against Palestinians

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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