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Trump wants EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union may face tariffs if the bloc does not cut its...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:20pm

Markets

Indian equity benchmarks snap 4-week rising streak as Fed outlook hurts

Indian shares plunged on Friday, with the benchmarks logging their first weekly decline in five weeks, as sentiment...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 04:48pm

Markets

Sri Lanka shares end higher for 19th straight session

CSE All-Share index settled 1.07% higher at 14,810.70

Published 20 Dec, 2024 04:46pm

Markets

Palm extends losses, logs second weekly loss

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Friday and posted a second consecutive weekly loss,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 04:44pm

Markets

South African rand recovers some ground against dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand recovered some losses on Friday after a slight improvement in risk sentiment. At...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:14pm

Markets

European stocks slide as Trump’s warning spooks investors

European shares were on course to post their worst week in three months on Friday, as US President-elect Donald...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:12pm

Markets

Russian rouble edges up vs dollar ahead of rate decision

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble strengthened against the US dollar and China’s yuan on Friday, ahead of an anticipated...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:10pm

Life & Style

Luxury labels focus on lower-priced goods to appeal to middle-class shoppers

PARIS: Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

World

Russia conducted mass cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registries, deputy PM says

Russia has carried out a mass cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registries, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:45pm

Sports

FIFA chief hails women-only crowd at Iranian top-flight clash

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered “heartfelt gratitude” to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:42pm

Markets

China’s 2025 steel demand to fall 1.5% on year, state research institute says

BEIJING: China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:34pm

Markets

JGB yields slide to one-month lows on dovish BOJ signals

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields dropped to the lowest in a month on Friday, a day after Bank of Japan...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:21pm

Markets

Thai baht weaker vs US dollar at 0231 GMT

BANGKOK: The Thai baht dropped in morning trade on Friday as the US dollar remained supported by a hawkish US rate...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:19pm

Markets

South Korean shares set to post weekly loss on hawkish Fed

SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares fall on caution ahead of central bank events...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:16pm

Sports

Australia dump McSweeney, bring in teen Konstas for Boxing Day Test

SYDNEY: Australia have dumped Nathan McSweeney after three Tests and rushed uncapped teenager Sam Konstas into the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:10pm

Markets

China stocks rise, led by tech and banking shares; HK gaming stocks fall

SHANGHAI: China stocks rose on Friday, as signs of fresh Sino-US tensions in technology fuelled bets on shares of...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

Sports

Ruben Amorim praises United’s fightback in Spurs League Cup loss

Manager Ruben Amorim took heart from Manchester United’s fightback in Thursday’s 4-3 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

Markets

China’s Nov fuel oil imports extend gains to seven-month high

SINGAPORE: China’s fuel oil imports hit their highest in seven months for November, customs data showed on Friday,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:58am

Business & Finance

Colombia’s central bank board seen making 50 bp cut at last 2024 meeting

BOGOTA: The board of Colombia’s central bank will meet on Friday for its last meeting of the year, where analysts...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:54am

Markets

Iron ore heads for weekly loss as seasonally weak demand weighs

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices were rangebound on Friday but were set for a weekly loss, pressured by the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	158.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,645.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,265.97
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,069.63
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,317.44
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,333.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	74.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,674.40
Diesel/Litre / Jan 10	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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