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US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 10:53am

Markets

Nikkei slumps to weekly loss despite softer yen

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday and logged its worst week in more than a month despite the...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:26am

Markets

China stocks slip as investors await more policy support

SHANGHAI: China stocks fell on Friday and registered a second week of losses as investors eyed more policy tonic ...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Markets

European shares see worst week in over three-months

FRANKFURT: Europe’s STOXX 600 clocked its second straight weekly fall on Friday, with the healthcare sector ...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Markets

Wall Street higher as cooling inflation eases rate-cut fears

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes jumped in volatile trading on Friday as a cooler-than-expected inflation...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:24am

Business & Finance

Asian currencies: Ringgit extends fall to 10th session

BENGALURU: Asian currencies and stocks lost more ground on Friday and were poised to close the week lower, as a...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:24am

Business & Finance

Indian rupee hits record low

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee slipped to its all-time low on Friday before turning course to end modestly higher, aided ...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:23am

Business & Finance

Dollar retreats from two-year high

NEW YORK: The US dollar retreated from a two-year high on Friday, but was heading for its third consecutive week of...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:22am

World

Mumbai slum revamp contract: India court dismisses challenge to award to Adani

MUMBAI: An Indian court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the award of a contract to Adani Group to revamp...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

World

Israel’s Netanyahu eyes Iran after military aggression against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Syria

DUBAI: 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran. The Israeli leader...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:20pm

World

US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:36pm

World

Fed’s Daly says this week’s rate cut was ‘close call’

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday said the decision by the U.S. central bank to lower...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 07:03pm

World

Ex-IMF chief Rato sentenced to new prison term over corruption

MADRID: A Madrid court has sentencedformer International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to almost five years in...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:34pm

Markets

UAE markets gain ahead of key US inflation data

Stock exchanges in the United Arab Emirates advanced on Friday, with Abu Dhabi leading the charge ahead of key U.S....

Published 20 Dec, 2024 06:51pm

Markets

India’s forex reserves dip to nearly six-month low

India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by nearly $2 billion to an almost six-month low of $652.87 billion as of Dec....

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:51pm

World

Greek coastguard recovers bodies of eight migrants after collision off Rhodes

ATHENS: Greece has recovered the bodies of eight migrants who fell into the sea after their speedboat collided with...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:42pm

Markets

Copper set for weekly fall on strong dollar, concerns about demand prospects

LONDON: Copper prices remained close to a five-week low on Friday and were on track for a second consecutive weekly...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:34pm

World

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of West Bank mosque fire

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian residents said on Friday, and video...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:21pm

World

Turkiye will support Syria’s reconstruction, improve cooperation

ANKARA: Turkiye will do whatever necessary for the reconstruction of Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

Business & Finance

Foxconn interest in Nissan on hold amid Honda merger talks

Taiwan’s Foxconn is pausing its interest in Nissan Motor as the Japanese automaker explores a potential merger with...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:09pm

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	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	252.10

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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