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Bellingham back to best as Real Madrid face Girona

BARCELONA: While doubts grow around Kylian Mbappe’s start at Real Madrid, last season’s hero Jude Bellingham has...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

World

Defiant Macron seeks new French PM, exit from crisis

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 09:42pm

Business & Finance

India central bank holds rates despite growth dip

MUMBAI: India’s central bank left interest rates unchanged Friday after judging inflation risks to outweighed...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 11:59am

Sports

Australia on top in 2nd India Test after Starc takes six

ADELAIDE: Australia lost opener Usman Khawaja but took first day honours at the day-night second Test in Adelaide...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 07:06pm

Sports

New Zealand 86-5 as Brook ton puts England in charge

WELLINGTON: New Zealand lost five wickets to be on the ropes in response to England’s 280 after Harry Brook smashed...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 11:52am

World

Chinese embassy in Syria tells citizens to ‘leave country as soon as possible’

BEIJING: China’s embassy sent an urgent notice on Thursday advising its citizens to leave Syria “as soon as...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

Natural disasters cause $310bn in economic losses in 2024

ZURICH: In a year set to be declared the hottest on record, natural disasters caused $310 billion in economic losses...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

World trade outlook uncertain for 2025 on US tariff threats: UN

GENEVA: World trade faces an uncertain outlook in 2025 because of the threat of trade wars, after global commerce ...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

World

US says Amnesty charge of 'genocide' by Israel 'unfounded'

WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday it disagreed with a report by Amnesty International that accused Israel...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:23pm

World

France's Macron seeks new PM after Barnier resigns

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:15pm

World

Erdogan urges Assad to find ‘political solution’ to Syria war

ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on Syria leader Bashar al-Assad to urgently find...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 09:40pm

Business & Finance

Billionaires’ wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS

ZURICH: Billionaires have seen their combined wealth shoot up 121 percent over the past decade to $14 trillion,...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 09:27pm

Markets

US stocks flat ahead of jobs data

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were little changed early Thursday ahead of key US jobs data in muted trading after...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 08:30pm

Markets

OPEC+ extends oil supply cuts through March

VIENNA: Several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed Thursday to extend oil supply cuts for...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:24pm

Business & Finance

US trade deficit narrows in October as imports fall: govt

WASHINGTON: The US trade gap narrowed more than expected in October, government data showed Thursday, as imports...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:21pm

World

Russia says West ignoring warnings over sending troops to Ukraine

TA’QALI: Russia on Thursday accused the West of failing to heed the Kremlin’s warnings over the dangers of...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:13pm

World

Qatar resumes Gaza mediation: source with knowledge of talks to AFP

DOHA: Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:55pm

Technology

Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast

SAN FRANCISCO: A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivalled...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:44pm

World

Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM’s ‘hate speech’

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of “hate speech” by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday,...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:41pm

World

France denounces Taliban move to block Afghan women’s medical training

PARIS: France on Thursday condemned as “unjustifiable” the Taliban government’s reported plan to ban Afghan women...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 7	5,909.03
Nasdaq / Jan 7	19,489.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,245.28
Dow Jones / Jan 7	42,528.36
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,340.57
France CAC40 / Jan 7	7,489.35
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,786.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	40,008.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 7	236,625
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	74.85
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,650.51
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 8	68.44
Petrol/Litre / Jan 9	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.21 ▲ 0.32 (11.07%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.41 ▲ 1.00 (10.63%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15.68 ▲ 1.43 (10.04%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 8 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 8 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jan 8 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	14.29 ▲ 1.30 (10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 8 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	60.58 ▲ 5.51 (10.01%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	296.12 ▲ 26.92 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	904.95 ▲ 82.27 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 8 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	15.15 ▼ -2.18 (-12.58%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 8 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4 ▼ -0.50 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	78.82 ▼ -8.76 (-10.00%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 8 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	292.37 ▼ -32.48 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	133.71 ▼ -14.86 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 8 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	178.53 ▼ -19.84 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 8 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	156.38 ▼ -17.38 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 8 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.23 ▼ -2.69 (-9.99%)
National Silk / Jan 8 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,088,624 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Jan 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	76,600,722 ▼ -0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,707,217 ▼ -0.21
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	36,987,542 ▼ -0.41
Sui South Gas / Jan 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,354,890 ▲ 2.33
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 8 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27,144,749 ▼ -2.85
Pak Refinery / Jan 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,452,864 ▼ -2.53
B.O.Punjab / Jan 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,768,455 ▼ -0.23
Pak Elektron / Jan 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,370,180 ▼ -0.42

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