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South Korean won drops to lowest level since March 2009; stocks ease

The benchmark KOSPI shed 5.32 points, or 0.22%, at 2,435.20

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:51am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei rises as Toyota shares shine

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday amid thin trade, boosted by Toyota Motor and as investors...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:47am

Markets

China’s yuan nears key threshold, set for third straight yearly loss in 2024

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan hovered near a 13-month low in holiday-thinned trading on Thursday, not far from breaching a...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Markets

China stocks edge up in thin trade; HK market closed

SHANGHAI: China stocks edged up on Thursday after swinging between modest gains and losses in thin trading volumes...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:42am

Sports

India’s Kohli fined for shoulder bump with Konstas

MELBOURNE: India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

Markets

Iron ore rises on China stimulus hopes, pre-holiday restocking

BEIJING: Iron ore futures rose on Thursday as investor sentiment was buoyed by sustained hopes of more stimulus...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:32am

Sports

Man City in danger of missing Champions League, says Guardiola

Manchester City are at risk of missing out on next season’s Champions League due to their recent dip in form,...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:24am

Markets

Asian currencies struggle, stocks mostly lower amid Fed rate outlook concerns

Emerging Asian currencies were mostly lower against a resilient dollar and stock markets weaker on Thursday, as...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:21am

World

Russia’s FSB says it thwarted Ukrainian plots to kill high-ranking officers and their families

MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had foiled a several plots by Ukrainian...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:17am

World

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:12am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Thursday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht weakened against the US dollar on Thursday. By 0158 GMT, the baht was 0.37% lower at 34.24...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:02am

Markets

Indian shares set to open little changed

Indian shares are set to open little changed on Thursday, with analysts expecting incremental moves in benchmark...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:00am

Markets

India bond yields seen barely changed as traders eye fresh cues

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are likely to be little changed in early deals on Thursday as market...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:58am

Business & Finance

China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet

BEIJING: China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:56am

Markets

China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges

China’s top copper smelters agreed to price guidance for processing charges in the first quarter of 2025 that was...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:49am

Business & Finance

Palm dips on heavy selling, weakness in Dalian palm olein

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Thursday after the Christmas break, weighed down by heavy...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:42am

Markets

China’s first batch of 2025 fuel export quota flat vs a year ago

SINGAPORE: China has issued 19 million metric tons of export quotas for gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel under the...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:40am

Markets

Gold gains on weak dollar, geopolitical turmoil; Fed, Trump’s 2025 policies in focus

Gold gained on Thursday in light holiday trading, boosted by slight weakness in the US dollar and geopolitical...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:35am

Markets

Indian rupee drops to all-time low against US dollar

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee dropped to a lifetime low versus the U.S. dollar at open on Thursday, bogged down by higher...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:08am

World

Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, causing some delays to its flights

TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL), said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to some domestic and...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:46am

Forex
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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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