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India GDP growth slows to 5.4% in September quarter

NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth slowed to 5.4 percent year-on-year in the September quarter, official data showed...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

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German govt seeks to buy 4 submarines for $5bn to boost NATO

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants to order four new submarines to help meet NATO’s security...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:54pm

World

Crane collapse in Thailand kills three, injures 10

BANGKOK: A crane collapsed at a construction site just outside Thailand’s capital on Friday, killing three workers...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:07pm

World

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hoping Trump will aid political comeback: report

WASHINGTON: Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is hoping that incoming US leader Donald Trump will support his...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:05pm

World

Japan PM says will have ‘frank discussions’ with Trump

TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister said Friday he will have “frank discussions” with US president-elect Donald Trump,...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:03pm

World

Russian defence minister in North Korea for security talks

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for military discussions, Russia’s...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:01pm

Sports

Liverpool look to deepen Man City crisis, Amorim seeks first Premier League win

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool can take another giant step towards just a second English top-flight title in 35 years against...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:57am

Sports

‘Hot fight’ as unbeaten Bayern visit Dortmund fortress

DORTMUND: Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel promised “a hot fight” when unbeaten league leaders Bayern...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:49am

World

Recount order, TikTok claims throw Romania election into chaos

BUCHAREST: Romania’s presidential election was thrown into chaos Thursday as a court ordered a recount of...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

World

Six children among 12 killed in Sri Lanka, storm heads to India

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan rescuers on Thursday recovered the drowned corpses of six children, taking the number killed in...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

World

Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration in Mexico amid tariff threat

WASHINGTON: Presidentelect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed Wednesday to “stop”...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 07:41am

World

Iran general killed in Syria clashes

TEHRAN: A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed in Syria on Thursday during fighting between Syrian...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

World

Lebanon MPs seek end to leadership vacuum with January presidency vote

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament will meet on January 9 to elect a new president, seeking to end more than two years...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

EU must cooperate with Trump to avoid trade war: ECB chief

FRANKFURT: The European Union must cooperate with Donald Trump to avoid a trade war in light of the US...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

World

Putin threatens Kyiv with new hypersonic missile

KYIV: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Russia’s new...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:26am

World

France arrests 26 as South Asian migrant trafficking ring smashed

PARIS: French authorities arrested 26 people and seized 11 million euros ($12 million) as they smashed a migrant...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:14am

World

Biden says hurting Canada, Mexico ties is ‘last thing we need’

NANTUCKET: President Joe Biden on Thursday warned against damaging relations with Canada and Mexico, after his...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 10:44pm

World

Cyprus seeks NATO membership with US help

NICOSIA: Cyprus is aiming to join NATO and is in talks with the United States to meet the conditions for entering...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:18pm

Sports

Jansen stars for South Africa as Sri Lanka crumble to 42 all out

DURBAN: Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:41pm

Life & Style

Primark boss defends practices as budget fashion brand eyes expansion

DUBLIN: Ireland-based budget fashion chain Primark has been criticised for its record on workers’ rights and the...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 02:55pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 8	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 8	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 8	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,704.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,516.87
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,288.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,263.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,277.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 8	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,659.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 9	68.16
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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