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Turkiye inflation slows to 52% in August: official data

ISTANBUL: Turkiye annual inflation rate slowed further in August to 52 percent after reaching 61.8 percent in July,...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 02:45pm

World

Spain saw its hottest August on record in 2024: weather agency

MADRID: Spain saw its hottest August since records began in 2024, with average temperature at 25 degrees Celsius (77...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 01:09pm

Markets

TotalEnergies to invest $444 million in solar venture with Adani

MUMBAI: India’s Adani Group will set up a joint venture with TotalEnergies to manage a 1,150-megawatt portfolio of...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 01:06pm

Sports

2-0: Bangladesh humiliate Pakistan for historic Test series win

RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh celebrated a historic first-ever Test series win over Pakistan and a 2-0 clean sweep with a...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:16pm

Markets

Stock markets, oil prices retreat as China weighs

LONDON: Stock markets and oil prices retreated Tuesday, weighed down by China’s struggling economy according to...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 05:20pm

World

US seizes Venezuela leader Maduro’s plane

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s plane in the Dominican...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Netherlands tries TLP chief, other for incitement to kill Wilders

SCHIPHOL, (Netherlands): Two Pakistani men stood trial in absentia Monday at a high-security court in the ...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

World

More than 400 people executed in Iran this year: UN experts

GENEVA: UN experts voiced alarm Monday at a surge in executions in Iran last month that pushed the total in the...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 12:20am

World

Netanyahu says Hamas ‘executed’ hostages with gunshots to ‘back of the head’

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Hamas “executed” six hostages whose bodies...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 12:04am

World

Israel defence minister says ‘deeply disheartened’ by UK arms export cuts

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister on Monday criticised Britain’s decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 10:40pm

World

Biden, Harris to make first joint campaign appearance

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail together for the first time Monday, in a...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:53pm

World

Six killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing: police

KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:44pm

World

Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon: health ministry

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon killed two people Monday, the health ministry said, nearly...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:19pm

World

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough on hostage deal ahead of key meeting

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:13pm

World

Russia’s August advances in Ukraine biggest since October 2022

PARIS: Russia advanced on 477 square kilometres (184 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in August, Moscow’s...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:08pm

Sports

Salah belongs at highest level, says ex-Liverpool defender Carragher

LONDON: Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah will want to play at the highest level...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:39pm

World

Torrential floods kill 25 in southern India

NEW DELHI: Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s southern states have killed at least 25 people, with...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 02:37pm

World

Ousted Bangladeshi leader becomes diplomatic headache for India

NEW DELHI: Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution,...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 04:37pm

Life & Style

Almodovar back at Venice with stars Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton

VENICE: Spain’s Pedro Almodovar returns to the Venice Film Festival Monday with his first feature film in English,...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 01:23pm

World

Joe Biden, Harris to meet US negotiating team on Gaza hostage deal

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will sit down on Monday with US negotiators pushing for a hostage-release deal in...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 01:20pm

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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 25	71.20
Petrol/Litre / Nov 26	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.86 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	74.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	122.01 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	998.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petrol / Nov 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	64,823,622 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	48,065,578 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	40,919,425 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,547,707 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	32,092,012 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,420,168 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 26 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	22,823,492 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,014,784 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 26 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	19,695,105 ▲ 0.00

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