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India considers cutting personal income tax to lift consumption

NEW DELHI: India is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to 1.5 million rupees ($17,590) a year...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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China stocks close up in thin trade

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after swinging between modest gains and losses in thin...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Nikkei rises more than 1pc as auto shares shine

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended more than 1% higher on Thursday, boosted by Toyota Motor and other auto...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Indian equity benchmarks close flat

MUMBAI: India’s benchmark indexes ended little changed on Thursday amid a lack of major triggers and thin trading...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Asia coffee

Vietnam trade quiet amid holidays, rain hampers harvest HANOI: Coffee trading activity in Vietnam continued to be...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Japanese rubber futures snap two-day rise on high China stockpiles

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged lower on Thursday, ending a two-session rise as high inventories in China...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Iron ore reverses to losses as weakening China steel consumption drags

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices fell on Thursday, reversing from earlier gains, with weakening downstream steel...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Argentina’s top corn growing province in need of rainfall for planting

BUENOS AIRES: Planting for Argentina’s current corn crop is on hold in parts of Cordoba province, the country’s...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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US natural gas prices retreat from 2-year peak on less cold forecasts

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell more than 5% on Thursday from a near two-year high in holiday-thinned trade as...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Malaysia hopes palm oil industry can be compliant with EU law when grace period ends

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes its palm oil industry will be fully compliant with the European Union’s...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Russian harvest down 13pc in 2024, official data shows

MOSCOW: Russia harvested 125 million tons of grain and legumes, including 82 million tons of wheat, in clean weight,...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Oil rises on China stimulus hopes, US inventory drop

LONDON: Oil rose almost 1% on Thursday in thin holiday trade driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in ...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges

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

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Indian rupee ends at record closing low

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee settled at a record closing low for a third consecutive session on Thursday, pressured by a...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Dollar edges up

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

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Most Asian forex trend lower

BENGALURU: Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against a resilient dollar on Thursday while equities largely...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

World

Putin says Slovakia could host peace talks with Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:04pm

World

Manmohan Singh, India’s reluctant prime minister, dies aged 92

NEW DELHI: Described as a “reluctant king” in his first stint as prime minister, the quietly spoken Manmohan Singh...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:27pm

World

Israel strikes Yemen’s Sana’a airport, ports and power stations

Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly fired drones, missiles towards Israel, vowing their support, solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:38pm

Markets

Wall Street slips as rising yields pressure some shares

Wall Street’s main indexes drifted lower in light trading volumes on Thursday, as rising yields pressured some...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:03pm

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Dow Jones / Dec 26	43,325.80
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,791.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,096.01
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,137.45
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,830.60

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,634.16
Diesel/Litre / Dec 27	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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