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Latham, Williamson half-tons take Kiwis to 255-4 in Sri Lanka

GALLE: Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of Sri Lanka...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:25pm

Sports

Playing Nadal is ‘kind of a nightmare’, says Alcaraz

BERLIN: Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to being starstruck when he first faced Rafael Nadal, saying that facing the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:20pm

World

Student ally of Bangladesh ex-PM beaten to death on campus

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student leader was beaten to death at his university campus in an apparent reprisal for attacks...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:31pm

World

Russia claims another village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it had captured another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where its...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

World

Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods northeast Italy

ROME: Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:23pm

Business & Finance

Bank of England holds rate steady after jumbo US cut

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 percent, deciding against consecutive cuts...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:19pm

Sports

Raducanu advances to Korea Open quarter-finals

SEOUL: Emma Raducanu moved into the Korea Open quarter-finals and faces a potential match-up with number-one seed...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:09pm

Technology

YouTube launches new TV-focused tools for creators

NEW YORK: YouTube beefed up tools for creators on Wednesday as it competes with streaming rivals such as Netflix on...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 04:14pm

World

Departing NATO chief to warn US, Europe against ‘isolationism’

BRUSSELS: Outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg was to warn the United States and Europe against “isolationism” in...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 02:54pm

World

EU chief von der Leyen announces Friday Ukraine visit

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Kyiv on Friday and meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, as the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 02:52pm

World

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 05:49pm

World

Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 268: state media

YANGON: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 268, with 88 people missing, the junta has...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 01:07pm

Markets

European stock markets rally after bumper Fed rate cut

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets rallied at the start of trading Thursday after the US Federal Reserve’s first...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 01:05pm

Sports

Kiwi rookie O’Rourke takes five wickets, Sri Lanka all out for 305

GALLE: Rookie New Zealand fast bowler William O’Rourke took 5-55 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 305 on the second...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:17pm

Technology

Nintendo sues ‘Pokemon with guns’ maker for patent infringement

TOKYO: Japan’s Nintendo said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit accusing the developer of a video game jokingly dubbed...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:06pm

World

World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance

GENEVA: Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

World

Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:59am

Sports

Aleksey Miranchuk grabs equalizer as Atlanta hold Messi’s Miami to 2-2 draw

MIAMI: Aleksey Miranchuk scored late to give Atlanta a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against Inter Miami on...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:54am

Technology

Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI

PARIS: A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its “fragmented and...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:52am

Business & Finance

European auto industry urges assistance ahead of rule tightening

PARIS: European carmakers on Thursday asked the EU for “urgent” assistance as they contend with slumping electric...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:49am

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 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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