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Tyson beaten by Youtuber Paul in heavyweight return

ARLINGTON: Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat on Friday, with...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 11:07am

Pakistan

Punjab extends closure of schools by week

LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

BAKU: Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for “energy day” Friday, as environmental groups...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

Scholz says Trump ‘more nuanced’ on Ukraine than assumed

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Friday that Donald Trump privately held “more...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Markets

US stocks slump after Fed signals no rush to cut rates

WASHINGTON: Wall Street stocks slipped early Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the US...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 08:29pm

World

Cracks deepen in Canada’s pro-immigration ‘consensus’

TORONTO: From the ground floor of a low-income apartment building in Toronto, Sultana Jahangir runs an organization...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:07pm

World

Fire in Spanish care home kills 10, injures two

MADRID: A fire erupted Friday in a home for the elderly and those with mental health issues in northeastern Spain,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:01pm

World

Primary schools empty as smog persists in Indian capital

NEW DELHI: Residents in India’s capital New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday, a day after...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:56pm

World

Spanish regional leader admits ‘mistakes’ in handling deadly floods

VALENCIA: The head of Spain’s eastern Valencia region admitted Friday to “mistakes” in handing the country’s...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:52pm

World

Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 43,764

The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that at least 43,764 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:08pm

Technology

US finalizes up to $6.6 bn funding for chip giant TSMC

WASHINGTON: The United States will award Taiwanese chip giant TSMC up to $6.6 billion in direct funding to help...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:45pm

World

Donald Trump promises to end wars with a ‘strong military’

PALM BEACH: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a “strong military”, as he repeated his pledge to...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:28pm

Sports

40 arrests at tense France-Israel football match i Paris

PARIS: Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city’s police...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:42pm

Sports

England paceman Reece Topley ruled out of rest of West Indies tour

LONDON: England paceman Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the team’s white-ball tour of the West...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:38pm

Sports

Chris Wood hits quickfire double in NZ World Cup qualifying romp

WELLINGTON: Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood continued his red-hot form with two goals in as many minutes for...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:37pm

World

Russian attacks on Ukraine energy could trigger ‘tipping point’: UN

GENEVA: The UN warned on Friday that renewed Russian targeting of Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

Life & Style

Film’s ‘search for Palestine’ takes centre stage at Cairo festival

CAIRO: The tale of a distinctly Palestinian road trip – through refugee camps and Israeli checkpoints – takes centre...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 03:02pm

Life & Style

Brother of late Harrods owner also accused of sexual violence: BBC

LONDON: Three women formerly employed by Harrods have accused the brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 02:03pm

World

Strike hits south Beirut after Israel evacuation call

BEIRUT: An air strike hit the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of grey smoke into the...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:32pm

World

One dead, thousands without heating after Russian strike on Ukraine port city

KYIV: A massive Russian attack that set apartments alight and knocked out heating to thousands in Ukraine’s southern...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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