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US stocks advance ahead of tech earnings, key economic data

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rose Monday as investors geared up for a busy week in tech earnings and US economic...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 07:31pm

World

France hijab bans in sports ‘discriminatory’: UN experts

GENEVA: United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 07:01pm

World

Bangladesh ex-PM palace to become revolution museum

DHAKA: The once luxurious palace of Bangladesh’s autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina will become a museum to honour...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:14pm

World

X suspends new account posting on behalf of Iran leader Khamenei

WASHINGTON: The social media network X on Monday suspended an account that published Hebrew-language messages on...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:09pm

World

Russia says took another east Ukrainian village

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it took another village in eastern Ukraine, south of the city of Pokrovsk where its...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 05:40pm

World

Israel presses Gaza and Lebanon assaults as Egypt touts truce plan

BEIRUT: Israeli forces launched deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza on Monday, pressing their offensive against...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 05:12pm

World

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll tops 43,000

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said on Monday that at least 43,020 people have been killed in Israeli...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 05:39pm

World

Lebanon says five dead in Israeli strike on Tyre city centre

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said Israel struck the southern city of Tyre on Monday, killing at least five...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:23pm

World

Pressure mounts to oust Bangladesh president

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin faced growing pressure Monday to quit from leaders of the...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:15pm

World

From A-Z, campaign 2024 by the letter

WASHINGTON: Struggling to understand the US presidential election? Here’s an A-Z dictionary to guide you through the...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:08pm

Life & Style

Timothee Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest

NEW YORK: Will the real Timothee Chalamet please stand up? Even the Hollywood star’s most convincing doppelgangers,...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 02:37pm

Life & Style

In uncertain US election, two prestige papers refuse to pick sides

WASHINGTON: Days ahead of a close presidential election, two of the most prestigious liberal American newspapers...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 02:26pm

World

Iran Guards chief warns Israel of ‘bitter consequences’ after attack

TEHRAN: The top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned Israel it would face “bitter consequences” after...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 11:41am

World

Spanish PM in India seeking to bolster trade ties

NEW DELHI: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was welcomed to India Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 10:24am

World

Lebanon says 8 killed in Israel strike near coastal city of Sidon

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least eight people were killed and 25 others wounded Sunday in an ...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

World

5 Israeli soldiers killed

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Sunday said five soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, bringing to ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 07:14am

World

UN chief ‘shocked’

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

World

Japan ruling party projected to miss majority in election

TOKYO: Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party fell short of a majority for the first time since 2009 in snap elections ...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

World

Iran calls on UNSC to condemn Israeli strikes

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday called for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting to condemn Israel’s air ...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

World

Iran FM says ‘received indications’ before Israeli attack

TEHRAN: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday he had “received indications” of an attack before...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 12:20am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

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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