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At least 8 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:11pm

World

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead

ASTANA: An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 04:35pm

Markets

JGB yields inch down as reaction to BOJ governor’s comments muted

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields inched down on Wednesday as traders showed limited reaction to comments...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:12pm

World

Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas

LONDON: The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:04pm

Business & Finance

IMF grants Egypt initial approval of $1.2bn fourth review

CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fourth...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 12:00pm

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar little changed on Wednesday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht was little changed against the US dollar on Wednesday. By 0155 GMT, the baht was 0.15% higher...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:53am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei inches down, trading muted before Wall Street holiday

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average inched down on Wednesday as investors avoided active bets with Wall Street...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:51am

Markets

China’s yuan nears 13-month low in holiday-thinned trading

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slipped and traded near a 13-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by broad...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Business & Finance

Bank of Korea plans to cut interest rates further next year

South Korea’s central bank said on Wednesday it plans to cut its benchmark interest rate further next year amid...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:48am

Business & Finance

China to focus on stabilising housing market in 2025, housing regulator says

BEIJING: Efforts will continue in 2025 to stabilize and prevent further declines in China’s real estate market,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:47am

World

South Korea’s Yoon defies second agency summons over martial law

GWACHEON: South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Technology

China’s Xiaomi kicks off EV charging partnerships with Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng

BEIJING: Chinese upstart electric vehicle maker Xiaomi announced partnerships on Wednesday with local EV specialists...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:43am

Markets

China stocks edge down, dragged by small-cap shares; HK market closed

SHANGHAI: China stocks edged down on Wednesday, dragged by small-cap shares, as thematic concept sectors pulled...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:41am

Business & Finance

Toyota global production down for 10th month despite rising sales

TOKYO: Toyota Motor’s global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese carmaker said...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:38am

Technology

SAIC says its EV brand IM Motors secures $1.3bn in Series B funding

BEIJING: China’s SAIC Motor said on Wednesday its EV brand IM Motors has completed a Series B fundraising round,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Sports

Brazilian midfielder Oscar returns to Sao Paulo

Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar will return to his former club Sao Paulo on a three-year contract, the Brazilian...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:31am

World

China, Japan foreign ministers meet in Beijing, seafood trade on agenda

BEIJING/TOKYO: Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday as Japan’s foreign minister...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:22am

Markets

Dalian iron ore rangebound in thin trade, caution on China stimulus

BEIJING: Dalian iron ore futures consolidated in a tight range on Wednesday, as emerging hopes of more stimulus from...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:20am

World

Biden signs 50 bills into law, makes bald eagle the country’s official bird

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Tuesday that include making the bald eagle the country’s...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:55pm

World

Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen, army says

CAIRO: Israel’s military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:16am

Forex
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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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