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Markets

Chicago soybeans shed gains on harvest pressure

BEIJING: Chicago soybean futures dropped on Thursday, shedding gains from the previous session, as abundant supplies...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:12am

Technology

Meta, Microsoft lift AI spending, worrying Wall Street ahead of Amazon results

Big tech including Microsoft and Meta are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:08am

Markets

South Korean shares pare early losses as Samsung Electronics rebounds

The benchmark KOSPI was down 20.41 points, or 0.79%, at 2,573.38

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:04am

Business & Finance

Thai economy expected to grow 3% next year, finance ministry says

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 3% in 2025, supported by private consumption, exports, investment...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:00am

Markets

Safe-haven gold on track for best month in seven

Gold prices climbed to a record high on Thursday and were headed for their best month in seven on safe-haven demand...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:58am

Sports

Australia confirms 16 teams for new second-tier league

MELBOURNE: Football Australia (FA) confirmed 16 teams will compete in a national second-tier competition to launch...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:55am

Markets

Japan’s 10-year bond yield falls after BOJ policy decision

TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond (JGB) yield fell after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its policy unchanged as...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:51am

Markets

China’s yuan eases ahead of US election, shrugs off strong PMI

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan ticked down against the US dollar on Thursday as investors looked past an encouraging...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:49am

Technology

Chinese EV maker BYD’s net profit up 11.5%

BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD posted an 11.5% rise in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday as it...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:38am

Pakistan

On Pakistan’s southern coast, a group of surfers chases waves and their dreams

KARACHI: Attiq Ur Rehman is determined to follow his dream to become Pakistan’s first professional surfer despite...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:32am

Markets

Australian shares edge lower; MinRes surges on $743mn Hancock deal

Australian shares dipped on Thursday on dwindling prospects of a local rate cut this year after a mixed quarterly...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:19am

World

North Korea leader says longest ICBM test ‘appropriate military action’ against enemies

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:16am

World

South Korea condemns North Korea for firing ICBM

SEOUL: South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday North Korea had again violated UN Security...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:09am

Business & Finance

BOJ keeps interest rates steady, roughly maintains price forecasts

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and roughly maintained its forecast that inflation...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:06am

Markets

Asian stocks dragged by tech, yen gains little traction as BOJ holds

TOKYO: Asian stocks slid on Thursday as chip-sector stocks tracked overnight declines by Wall Street peers and...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:04am

Markets

Indian rupee undermined by weak risk, soft dollar supports

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is expected to open little changed on Thursday, amid losses in Asian shares and US equity...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:01am

Markets

Indian shares set to open little changed

Indian shares are set to open flat on Thursday, and post their biggest monthly declines since March 2020, as...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:00am

Markets

India bond yields seen little changed before key data

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are expected to trend largely unchanged on Thursday, ahead of key...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:57am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei tracks US peers lower; BOJ decision on tap

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average traded lower on Thursday, tracking an overnight drop in the US markets, while...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:55am

Technology

China’s Oct factory, services activity break back into expansion

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity in October expanded for the first time in six months, an official factory...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:51am

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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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