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Bosch to make South Africa debut against Pakistan

PRETORIA: South Africa will field debutant Corbin Bosch in their first Test against Pakistan, starting on Boxing...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:13pm

World

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play: state media

DUBAI: Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:07pm

World

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

World

Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores on Christmas Eve, union says

A strike at Starbucks’ US stores will expand to over 300 stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expected to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:51pm

Markets

Russian rouble strengthens past 100 to US dollar

MOSCOW: Russia’s rouble strengthened further against the US dollar to trade on the stronger side of the 100 mark it...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:49pm

World

Russian cargo ship sank in Mediterranean Sea with two crew missing, Russian Foreign Ministry says

MOSCOW: A Russian cargo ship called ‘Ursa Major’ sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:47pm

Markets

Travel and leisure, energy shares lead gains in Europe in holiday-thinned trade

Europe’s main stocks index opened higher on Tuesday, with travel and leisure and energy stocks leading a broad-based...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:44pm

Markets

Gulf shares up in early trade on stronger oil prices

Stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trading on Tuesday, as oil prices rose on positive market outlooks for...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

Markets

Kenyan shilling little-changed versus dollar, LSEG data shows

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling remained relatively stable against the US dollar on Tuesday, with low trading volumes,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:41pm

Sports

England’s Stokes out for three months with torn hamstring

England test captain Ben Stokes will be sidelined for at least three months after further tests revealed he has torn...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:10pm

Markets

Australian dollar on defensive as RBA opens door to easing

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar stayed on the defensive on Tuesday after the country’s central bank signalled it was...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

World

Israeli military says intercepted projectile that was launched from Yemen

CAIRO: The Israel military said in a statement early on Tuesday that sirens sounded in several areas in central...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

World

At a Thai zoo, wide-eyed, golden tigresses become social media stars

CHIANG MAI: Rare golden tigresses with cream-coloured coats and wide eyes at a zoo in northern Thailand have become...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

World

Democracy heads into 2025 bloodied but unbowed

LONDON: Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:55am

Markets

Australian shares muted; investors digest RBA minutes

Australian shares were largely flat on Tuesday as gains in tech and energy stocks offset losses in banks and gold,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:47am

Markets

South Korean stocks edge down in thin holiday trade

The blue-chip KOSPI fell 5.93 points, or 0.24%, to 2,436.08

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:45am

Business & Finance

South Korea central bank says rate cut cycle could boost household debt, risky investments

SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank warned that the pace of growth of household debt in Asia’s fourth-largest economy...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:42am

Markets

Thai baht/US dollar mostly unchanged on Tuesday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht was mostly unchanged against the US dollar on Tuesday. By 0206 GMT, the baht was 0.09% higher...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:38am

Life & Style

Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie “Rust”...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:36am

World

US military says it conducts airstrike in Syria, killing two ISIS operatives

WASHINGTON: The US military said on Monday it conducted an airstrike in Syria that killed two Islamic State...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:32am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 7	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 7	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 7	157.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 7	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 7	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 7	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
India Sensex / Jan 7	78,237.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 7	40,083.30
Hang Seng / Jan 7	19,402.37
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,213.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,154.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 7	73.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 7	2,639.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 7	68.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.30 ▲ 0.99 (13.54%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.27 ▲ 1.00 (12.09%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.56 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10.00%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 7 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	62.03 ▲ 5.64 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.12 ▼ -0.84 (-12.07%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.17 ▼ -1.80 (-10.02%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 7 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	92.70 ▼ -10.30 (-10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 7 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	852.52 ▼ -94.70 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	147.86 ▼ -16.43 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	173.76 ▼ -19.31 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,416,802 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,667,652 ▲ 0.11
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.25
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -2.31
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,264,882 ▼ -1.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▲ 0.47
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.42

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