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Iron ore rangebound as lower shipments weigh against soft demand, high stocks

BEIJING: Iron ore futures moved in a tight range on Tuesday, as markets weighed slowed shipments against lacklustre...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:27am

World

US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions, Treasury says

WASHINGTON: The United States hit North Korea and Russia on Monday with new sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:25am

World

Teenage girl shoots dead fellow student and teacher at Wisconsin school

A 15-year-old girl opened fire in a Wisconsin school classroom on Monday, fatally shooting a fellow student and a...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:14am

World

Indonesia’s Prabowo to visit Egypt to attend D-8 economic summit

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will travel to Egypt on Tuesday to attend meetings of a group of...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:05am

Technology

Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion US investment, in echo of 2016 event

Holland PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:03am

Markets

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Gas appoints Fatema Al Nuaimi as new CEO

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Gas said on Tuesday that it has appointed Fatema Al Nuaimi as its new chief executive,...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:47am

Business & Finance

China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025, say sources

Chinese leaders agreed last week to raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, its...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:42am

World

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Vanuatu, one reported dead

WELLINGTON: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, damaging buildings and...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:37am

Markets

Sri Lanka’s bondholders sign off on $12.55bn debt overhaul

Sri Lanka’s bondholders signed off on the government’s proposal to restructure its $12.55 billion of international...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:34am

World

Top Russian general accused by Kyiv of chemical weapons crimes is killed by bomb in Moscow

MOSCOW: A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:47pm

World

India tightens curbs as air pollution turns ‘severe’

NEW DELHI: India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:27am

Technology

Alibaba to sell department store chain Intime for $1bn

Alibaba Group said on Tuesday that it will sell its department store unit Intime to a consortium comprising of...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:22am

Sports

Nick Kyrgios to team up with Djokovic for Brisbane International doubles

Record 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will team up with former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios to play...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:20am

Sports

Victory coach Patrick Kisnorbo quits to pursue overseas opportunity

Patrick Kisnorbo has resigned as Melbourne Victory manager seven games into the new season to pursue an overseas...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:11am

Markets

India bond yields seen little changed, all eyes on Fed decision

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are expected to be largely unchanged on Tuesday, with the benchmark yield in...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:08am

Markets

Soybeans recover some ground but big Brazilian harvest looms

CANBERRA: Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday after falling in the previous session on...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:05am

Markets

Gold prices steady ahead of Fed policy meeting

Spot gold steadied on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting as the market keenly awaited the US...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:02am

Markets

Australia, kiwi dollars in holding pattern; New Zealand updates budget

SYDNEY: The Australian and kiwi dollars were in a holding pattern on Tuesday with their near-term fate dependent on...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:00am

Markets

Banks help Australia shares rebound; miners and energy lag

Australian shares ended its five-day losing streak on Tuesday as gains in banks outweighed losses by mining and...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:57am

Markets

China’s yuan hovers around 13-month low as weak data fuels easing bets

HONG KONG: China’s yuan held near a 13-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, as traders anticipated additional...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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