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Indian state refiners may buy Mideast spot oil to replace Russian shortfall

NEW DELHI: Indian state refiners are considering tapping the Middle East crude market as spot supply from their top...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

US natgas prices hit 23-month high on increased LNG feedgas, heating demand

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures hit a 23-month high on Tuesday in thin pre-holiday trading, supported by an ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

World

Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens

MOSCOW: Authorities in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Wednesday declared a region-wide emergency, saying...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

World

Kurdish militia in Syria will be buried if they do not lay down arms: Erdogan

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

Oil prices rise in thin pre-holiday trade

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, reversing the prior session’s losses on a brightening ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

Gold higher in holiday trading; Fed outlook in focus

NEW YORK: Gold prices gained in a quiet holiday-period trading on Tuesday, while investor focus was on the US ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

EU wheat lower in light trade ahead of Christmas break

PARIS: European wheat fell slightly in thin trade on Tuesday as traders were adjusting positions ahead of the...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

CBoT soy futures extend recovery from four-year low

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished higher on short covering on Tuesday as the market extended ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

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Japanese rubber futures firm on supply concerns

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged higher on Tuesday as global supply uncertainty overshadowed a weaker...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

Malaysian palm oil trades sideways ahead of the Christmas holiday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures traded sideways on Tuesday ahead of the Christmas holiday as profit taking...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Business & Finance

Taiwan blocks Uber’s $950m Foodpanda deal over competition concerns

TAIPEI CITY: Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ $950 million purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

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

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices gained for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by pre-holiday ...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

Copper rises but remains trapped in a tight range ahead of 2025 uncertainty

LONDON: Copper prices rose in London on Tuesday supported by revived hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in top...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

NY cocoa falls further from last week’s record peak

LONDON: New York cocoa futures fell on Tuesday, extending the market’s retreat from last week’s record high, in...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Business & Finance

Russia using bitcoin in foreign trade

MOSCOW: Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

Markets

Dubai hits over a decade high; Most Gulf equities end lower

Dubai’s benchmark share index jumped on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a decade, while most other...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 06:30pm

Life & Style

Dutch discover rare 500-year old wooden shoe

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

Life & Style

Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction

LONDON: Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Life & Style

Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world....

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

Sports

Fire, M Gaston Gimenez agree to terminate contract

The Chicago Fire and midfielder Gaston Gimenez, who played for the club for the past five years, reached an...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:06pm

Forex
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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