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KL Rahul to open for India, Rohit drops down order in 2nd Australia Test

ADELAIDE: Rohit Sharma will bat down the order in the pink-ball second Test against Australia in Adelaide, with the...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:22pm

Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin confirms she’ll miss Beaver Creek World Cup races

LOS ANGELES: US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin said Wednesday that she’s “starting to feel a little bit more human” after...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:17pm

Sports

Hamilton bids farewell to Mercedes as Ferrari vie for title

ABU DHABI: Lewis Hamilton bids farewell this weekend to Mercedes, the team that carried him to six world titles, as...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

Sports

Liverpool held but Slot salutes ‘special’ Salah

NEWCASTLE: Arne Slot saluted “special” Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool forward underlined his value to the Premier...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:02pm

Technology

OpenAI to partner with military defence tech company

SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI and military defence technology company Anduril Industries said Wednesday that they would work...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 01:00pm

Markets

OPEC+ expected to extend oil supply cuts

VIENNA: The OPEC oil cartel and its allies are expected Thursday to extend their supply cuts to avoid a sharp drop...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:57pm

Sports

‘Proud’ Cricket Australia defends Afghanistan boycott stance

ADELAIDE: Cricket Australia on Thursday defended its decision to boycott only some games against Afghanistan after...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:55pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka to ink debt deals by year’s end: minister

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to complete its long-delayed foreign debt restructure within the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 05:13pm

Sports

Man City needed to break losing ‘routine’, says Guardiola

MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City had to break the habit of losing after snapping a seven-game winless...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:38pm

Markets

Bitcoin breaks $100,000, stocks mixed as traders eye S. Korea drama

HONG KONG: Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders welcomed Donald Trump’s pick to head...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:33pm

Life & Style

New Natalia Lafourcade album celebrates music’s onstage evolutions

NEW YORK: A new live album from Grammy-winning Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade offers an intimate glimpse into the...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:31pm

World

Iran releases Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave

TEHRAN: Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

World

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reach deal on last contested Central Asian border

BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan): Central Asian neighbours Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Wednesday announced a border demarcation...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

World

Top executive shot dead outside New York hotel

NEW YORK: A masked gunman shot dead a top US health insurance executive outside a New York hotel Wednesday in an...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

World

Alcohol poisoning kills 17 in Turkey

ISTANBUL: At least 17 people died and another 22 are receiving hospital treatment after drinking tainted alcohol,...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

World

South America summit hopes to seal ‘historic’ trade deal with EU

MONTEVIDEO: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are hoping to announce a blockbuster trade deal with the...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 07:08am

Business & Finance

OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world ...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

World

UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women’s medical training

KABUL: The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 11:56pm

World

Gaza civil defence: thousands flee Israeli strikes, evacuation calls

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said the Israeli military issued evacuation calls Wednesday as it heavily...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

World

Russia’s Lavrov to visit Malta in first EU trip since Ukraine offensive

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Malta on Thursday for an OSCE summit, Moscow...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 08:29pm

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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