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Japan’s Nikkei rises as Toyota shares shine

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday amid thin trade, boosted by Toyota Motor and as investors...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:47am

Markets

China’s yuan nears key threshold, set for third straight yearly loss in 2024

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan hovered near a 13-month low in holiday-thinned trading on Thursday, not far from breaching a...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Markets

China stocks edge up in thin trade; HK market closed

SHANGHAI: China stocks edged up on Thursday after swinging between modest gains and losses in thin trading volumes...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:42am

Sports

India’s Kohli fined for shoulder bump with Konstas

MELBOURNE: India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

Markets

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

BEIJING: Iron ore futures rose on Thursday as investor sentiment was buoyed by sustained hopes of more stimulus...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:32am

Sports

Man City in danger of missing Champions League, says Guardiola

Manchester City are at risk of missing out on next season’s Champions League due to their recent dip in form,...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:24am

Markets

Asian currencies struggle, stocks mostly lower amid Fed rate outlook concerns

Emerging Asian currencies were mostly lower against a resilient dollar and stock markets weaker on Thursday, as...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:21am

World

Russia’s FSB says it thwarted Ukrainian plots to kill high-ranking officers and their families

MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had foiled a several plots by Ukrainian...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:17am

World

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:12am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Thursday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht weakened against the US dollar on Thursday. By 0158 GMT, the baht was 0.37% lower at 34.24...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:02am

Markets

Indian shares set to open little changed

Indian shares are set to open little changed on Thursday, with analysts expecting incremental moves in benchmark...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 11:00am

Markets

India bond yields seen barely changed as traders eye fresh cues

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are likely to be little changed in early deals on Thursday as market...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:58am

Business & Finance

China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet

BEIJING: China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:56am

Markets

China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges

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

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:49am

Business & Finance

Palm dips on heavy selling, weakness in Dalian palm olein

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Thursday after the Christmas break, weighed down by heavy...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:42am

Markets

China’s first batch of 2025 fuel export quota flat vs a year ago

SINGAPORE: China has issued 19 million metric tons of export quotas for gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel under the...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:40am

Markets

Gold gains on weak dollar, geopolitical turmoil; Fed, Trump’s 2025 policies in focus

Gold gained on Thursday in light holiday trading, boosted by slight weakness in the US dollar and geopolitical...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:35am

Markets

Indian rupee drops to all-time low against US dollar

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee dropped to a lifetime low versus the U.S. dollar at open on Thursday, bogged down by higher...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:08am

World

Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, causing some delays to its flights

TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL), said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to some domestic and...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:46am

World

How South Korea’s Constitutional Court could decide president Yoon’s fate

SEOUL: South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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