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Drone kills reporter in east Ukraine: Russian newspaper

MOSCOW: Russia’s Izvestia newspaper said Saturday that a Ukrainian “kamikaze” drone killed one of its reporters as...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 12:21pm

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Hollywood A-listers set to shine at Golden Globes

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood’s best and brightest from film and television will hit the red carpet Sunday for the Golden...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 12:09pm

World

Antony Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea

SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives late Sunday in crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek...

Updated 05 Jan, 2025 10:22pm

World

Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the latest in a...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:54am

Business & Finance

China’s central bank vows ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy

BEIJING: China’s central bank has outlined a “moderately loose” monetary plan aimed at boosting domestic demand to...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:38am

Sports

Crowds, cracking cricket: Five talking points from Australia v India

SYDNEY: Australia completed a six-wicket win in Sydney to clinch the fifth Test against India and the series 3-1 on...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:34am

Sports

Frustrated Bumrah says India will benefit from Australia defeat

SYDNEY: Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah said it was frustrating that he missed the crunch finale to their Test...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:17am

Life & Style

Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna

TOKYO: The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:13am

Sports

Matt Henry, Young power New Zealand to nine-wicket ODI win over Sri Lanka

WELLINGTON: Matt Henry claimed four wickets and Will Young scored an unbeaten 90 Sunday as New Zealand coasted to a...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:09am

Sports

Cummins lauds ‘special’ Australia team after India series win

SYDNEY: Australia skipper Pat Cummins lauded his “special” tight-knit team Sunday after they snapped a decade-long...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:02am

World

Russia vows response after it says ATACMS missiles targeted Belgorod

MOSCOW: Russia vowed on Saturday to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

39 bell tolls begin final national sendoff for Jimmy Carter

PLAINS: Mourners began paying their respects to Jimmy Carter on Saturday, as a carefully choreographed six-day...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

Gaza rescuers say 31 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA STRIP: Rescuers in Gaza said on Saturday that Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed more than...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

Business & Finance

EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target

LONDON: The UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

World

Biden administration announces $8bn arms sale to Israel

WASHINGTON: The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:00pm

Sports

Sabalenka sweeps into Brisbane final, defending champ Dimitrov retires hurt

BRISBANE: World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva to storm into the...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 05:35pm

World

Gaza civil defence says 19 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA STRIP: Rescuers in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 19 people, including eight children, were killed in...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 10:30pm

Sports

Gauff, Swiatek to clash for United Cup as Czech player makes abrupt exit

SYDNEY: Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 05:25pm

World

Russia says downed 8 US-supplied ATACMS missiles

MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles, whose use Moscow has warned...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 10:31pm

World

Palestinian health ministry says one dead in Israel West Bank raid

RAMALLAH: The health ministry in the occupied West Bank said one person was killed and nine injured in an Israeli...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 05:17pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 7	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 7	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 7	157.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 7	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 7	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 7	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
India Sensex / Jan 7	78,237.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 7	40,083.30
Hang Seng / Jan 7	19,402.37
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,213.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,154.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 7	73.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 7	2,639.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 7	68.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.30 ▲ 0.99 (13.54%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.27 ▲ 1.00 (12.09%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.56 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10.00%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 7 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	62.03 ▲ 5.64 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.12 ▼ -0.84 (-12.07%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.17 ▼ -1.80 (-10.02%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 7 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	92.70 ▼ -10.30 (-10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 7 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	852.52 ▼ -94.70 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	147.86 ▼ -16.43 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	173.76 ▼ -19.31 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,416,802 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,667,652 ▲ 0.11
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.25
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -2.31
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,264,882 ▼ -1.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▲ 0.47
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.42

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