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Russia excludes Lavrov-Blinken meeting at UN

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not meet his US counterpart Antony Blinken despite both...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:03pm

Sports

Head’s ‘good night at office’ after century seals win over England

NOTTINGHAM: Travis Head said he had enjoyed a “good night at the office” after his career-best 154 not out sealed a...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:59am

Sports

Barca stumble at Monaco after early red card

MONACO: Barcelona fell to a 2-1 defeat at Monaco on Thursday in their Champions League opener, hindered by an early...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:55am

Sports

South Africa’s Buhai grabs LPGA Queen City lead

LOS ANGELES: Ashleigh Buhai carded eight birdies in a seven-under par 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:51am

Sports

Graham Arnold quits after six years in charge of Australia

SYDNEY: Graham Arnold has quit as coach of the Socceroos, Football Australia said Friday, following a poor start to...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:46am

Business & Finance

Bank of Japan leaves key interest rate unchanged

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, after a decision to hike them in July pushed the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:43am

Markets

Asian markets track Wall Street record to extend global rally

HONG KONG: Asian markets built Friday on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut this week, while...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:39am

World

Israel pounds Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for device blasts

BEIRUT: Israel said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to retaliate for...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:34am

World

Shanghai hit by second typhoon days after historic storm

SHANGHAI: Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded on Friday as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:24am

World

Joe Biden opens home to ‘Quad’ leaders for farewell summit

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, Japan and India at his Delaware home this...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:21am

Sports

India in box seat after Bumrah takes four against Bangladesh

CHENNAI: India took command of the first Test against Bangladesh, extending their lead to 308 after fast bowler...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 06:39pm

Sports

Sri Lanka lead by 202 in first New Zealand Test

GALLE: Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 06:37pm

World

EU chief says in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter

KYIV: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:10am

World

World Bank boosts climate financing by 10 percent

WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced Thursday that it delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate change financing ...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am

World

EU chief announces $11bn for nations hit by ‘heartbreaking’ floods

WROCLAW (Poland): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced 10 billion euros ($11...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am

World

Hezbollah chief says group suffered ‘major’ blow in device blasts

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Thursday his powerful group had suffered an ...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am

World

Israel arrests citizen in alleged Iran plot to kill Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli police have arrested a citizen on suspicion of having been recruited by Iran to plot the...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am

World

Blinken urges against ‘escalatory actions’ in Mideast

PARIS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday urged against “escalatory actions by any party” in the Middle...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:11pm

World

Spanish PM, Palestinian leader urge Mideast de-escalation

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:03pm

World

Iran warns Israel of ‘crushing response’ to Lebanon device blasts

Such terrorist acts are undoubtedly due to desperation, successive failures of Zionist regime, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

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)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 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)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 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)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 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)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 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)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 26 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 26 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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