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Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Aya Nakamura: set for Olympics opening ceremony?

PARIS: World-famous stars are in line to perform at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which will take...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 03:57pm

Life & Style

Jennifer Aniston, Whoopi Goldberg denounce J.D. Vance’s controversial ‘cat ladies’ comment

WASHINGTON: A host of women including actor Jennifer Aniston and Whoopi Goldberg have denounced US Republican vice...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 02:20pm

World

Joe Biden told Netanyahu to ‘finalize’ Gaza deal: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and called on the Israeli...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:11pm

Sports

Paris braces for ‘most incredible’ Olympics opening ceremony

PARIS: Thousands of athletes are set to sail through central Paris on Friday during an unprecedented and high-risk...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:04pm

World

Thousands evacuated as record rains pound northern Japan

TOKYO: Record heavy rain forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan as rivers burst...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:57am

Technology

TSMC leads chipmaker plunge as trade resumes after typhoon pause

TAIPEI: Taiwanese giant TSMC tumbled with several other leading chip makers Friday as traders returned from a...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:54am

World

Kamala Harris ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza after tough talks with Netanyahu

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:52am

Sports

American Coughlin grabs lead at LPGA Canadian Women’s Open

MONTREAL: American Lauren Coughlin reeled off five birdies in nine holes to seize a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:35am

World

Iran condemns US for welcoming Israeli PM

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday denounced the US government and Congress for welcoming the Israeli prime minister amid the...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:46am

Markets

Egypt raises fuel prices as part of IMF-backed reforms

CAIRO: Egypt announced Thursday a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, part of a reform package requested by the...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:37am

World

In Rio, G20 finance ministers to mull taxing the super-rich

RIO DE JANEIRO: Faced with growing global inequality, G20 finance ministers meeting Thursday in Rio de Janeiro will...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:29am

World

Climate activists halt traffic at Germany’s Frankfurt airport

FRANKFURT: Frankfurt police on Thursday arrested climate activists who brought Germany’s busiest airport to a...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 07:47am

World

UK Afghanistan war crimes probe lifts jail threat on former minister

LONDON: Britain’s former minister for veterans has “provided further information” to a public inquiry into claims of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 11:09pm

World

US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Yellen

RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:58pm

World

UK, US, South Korea warn of North Korea cyber op to steal military, nuclear secrets

LONDON: Britain, the United States and South Korea on Thursday issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:48pm

Sports

West Indies’ Sinclair out of third Test against England

BIRMINGHAM: West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair has been ruled out of the series finale against England at...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:55pm

Markets

US stocks little changed after prior session’s rout

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were near flat early Thursday, pausing after the prior session’s rout following strong...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:28pm

World

Russia, China FMs meet as ASEAN talks get underway in Laos

VIENTIANE: The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 10:51pm

World

World’s richest 1% gained $40trn in a decade: Oxfam

PARIS: The world’s richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:32pm

World

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34
France CAC40 / Oct 30	7,428.36
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Diesel/Litre / Oct 31	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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