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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

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

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

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

World

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

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
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%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 26 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.18 ▲ 0.58 (10.36%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 26 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.20 ▲ 1.02 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	132.83 ▲ 12.08 (10.00%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 26 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	51.25 ▲ 4.66 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 26 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.69 ▼ -0.46 (-11.08%)
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%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.70 ▼ -2.63 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Hussain Industries / Dec 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	20.11 ▼ -1.78 (-8.13%)
LSE Capital / Dec 26 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5.92 ▼ -0.49 (-7.64%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 26 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	659.98 ▼ -50.31 (-7.08%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	67,308,185 ▲ 0.78
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,290,549 ▲ 5.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.18
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.16
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Dec 26 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	26,262,710 ▼ -1.09

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