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Zelenskiy calls Slovak’s Fico dependence on Russia ‘big security issue’ for Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday criticised what he said was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

Sports

Players on edge after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases

BENGALURU: As Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek prepare for the new season after a year in which they fell foul of...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:47pm

World

Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

DHAKA: Bangladesh has told neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:18pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka’s inflation rate drops to minus 1.7% in November

Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation dropped to minus 1.7% year-on-year in November after easing to minus 0.7% in...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 03:42pm

Markets

British stocks subdued after data shows zero growth in Q3

The UK’s midcap FTSE 250 index fell on Monday while the FTSE 100 was flat, after data showed British economic output...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 03:39pm

Sports

Unfazed Konstas ready to answer Australia’s call on Boxing Day

MELBOURNE: Sam Konstas does not yet know whether he will make his debut in the cauldron of the fourth Test against...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:41pm

Markets

Kenyan shilling stable versus dollar

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling was stable against the US dollar on Monday, data from the London Stock Exchange Group...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:35pm

World

Ukraine says it downed 47 Russia launched drones, 25 fail to reach targets

Ukraine’s air force said on Monday it had shot down 47 out of 72 Russia-launched drones across the country, while 25...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:34pm

Markets

Copper continues rebound, most metals gain on weaker dollar

SHANGHAI: Most base metals rose on Monday, lead by copper, due to a weaker dollar and mild US inflation data that...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:29pm

Business & Finance

Spain’s Q3 GDP quarterly growth confirmed at 0.8%

Spain’s gross domestic product grew 0.8% in the third quarter, the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE)...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:28pm

Sports

Versatile Gonzalez happy to play out of position at Juventus

Nicolas Gonzalez is happy to play out of position for Juventus, the Argentina international said after scoring his...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:24pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields edge up to one-month high

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields ticked up to their highest level in around a month on Monday as investors continued to...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:21pm

Markets

Most Gulf shares up as cooler US inflation eases rate cut concerns

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up on Monday, after cooler-than-expected US inflation data revived hopes for...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:20pm

Markets

European shares dip at the open; Novo Nordisk jumps

Europe’s STOXX 600 opened lower at the start of a holiday-shortened week, after clocking its steepest weekly drop...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:17pm

Business & Finance

UK economy flat-lined in Q3 in new setback for government

LONDON: Britain’s economy failed to grow in the third quarter, official figures showed on Monday, adding to the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:15pm

Markets

Middle East share of India’s Nov oil imports at 9-mth high; Russia down

NEW DELHI: India’s November crude imports showed Middle Eastern oil at a 9-month high while Russia accounted for its...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:13pm

Business & Finance

Swiss business gets Christmas bonus from EU trade deal

ZURICH: Swiss business welcomed a new deal to overhaul the country’s relationship with the European Union, bringing...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:09pm

World

Plan to throttle foreign fossil fuel finance collapses at OECD, Bloomberg reports

A plan discussed by wealthy nations to throttle tens of billions of dollars in public support for oil and gas...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:05pm

Life & Style

Rome’s Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year

ROME: A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:50pm

Life & Style

Weightlifting Taiwan granny, 90, garners cheers, health benefits at gym

TAIPEI: Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35-kg (77-pound) weightlifting bar to her waist, dropped...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:46pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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