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Uncapped Jacobs in NZ squad for Sri Lanka T20s

Big-hitting batter Bevon Jacobs was the only uncapped player in the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 and one-day...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Markets

Iron ore ticks higher on hopes of pre-holiday restocking

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices rose on Monday, aided by expectations of another wave of restocking by steelmakers...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:23pm

World

Dalai Lama seeks to allay health concerns as succession planning looms

DHARAMSHALA: When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:20pm

World

Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years

BANDA ACEH: In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

World

Cuba hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, EMSC says

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

Sports

Kylian Mbappe hit ‘rock bottom’ with missed penalty at Bilbao

Kylian Mbappe hit “rock bottom” with a penalty miss at Athletic Bilbao earlier this month as he struggled to adapt...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:59am

World

NATO chief Rutte says Zelenskiy’s criticism of Germany’s Scholz is unfair

BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:57am

Markets

JGB yields tick up from one-month lows as BOJ Governor Ueda’s speech eyed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose slightly from one-month lows on Monday, as traders awaited a speech by...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:54am

Markets

Asian stocks, FX advance after benign US inflation eases rate cut worries

The Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah rose on Monday as Asian markets breathed a sigh of relief following a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:52am

Business & Finance

Christine Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “very close” to reaching the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:46am

World

Brazil bridge collapses, spilling sulfuric acid into river

A bridge connecting two states in Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:44am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Life & Style

Makers of Taiwan’s ‘Zero Day’ TV series set around invasion fear backlash from China

TAIPEI: A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:25am

Markets

China’s CNOOC brings onstream Suizhong 36-2 oilfield 36-2 block development project

BEIJING: China’s CNOOC Limited said on Monday its Suizhong 36-2 oilfield 36-2 block development project has started...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:22am

Markets

South Korean stocks open higher after US inflation data

KOSPI was up 35.97 points, or 1.50%, at 2,439.74

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:13am

Business & Finance

Westpac admits to overcharging more than 24,000 customers in New Zealand

New Zealand’s financial regulator on Monday said that Australian lender Westpac’s local unit admitted to...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:10am

Markets

Chicago corn edges up on worries about Argentina dryness

BEIJING: Chicago corn ticked up on Monday on concern over dryness in Argentina, where corn planting is underway,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:07am

Markets

China stocks rebound as banks rally, poised to end multi-year slump

HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Monday following two weeks of decline, lifted by banks and energy...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:03am

Markets

Yuan inches lower, firmer fix stabilizes effects of low Chinese yields

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan inched lower against the dollar and continued hovering near a key threshold on Monday as a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:01am

Markets

Palm snaps six-session decline on stronger Dalian palm, crude prices

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures opened higher on Monday, snapping a six-session losing streak, tracking...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.81
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.61
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,620.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,605.09
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,240.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,319.69
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,317.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,690.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 9	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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