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China stocks slide for the week as policy pledges fail to impress

SINGAPORE: Chinese stocks recorded the heaviest losses in three weeks on Friday after a readout from a major ...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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Wall Street pressured by rising bond yields

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were muted in choppy trading on Friday as yields on government bonds ticked...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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Real estate and industrial stocks lift Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai’s main share index closed higher on Friday, in line with oil prices, boosted by gains in real estate...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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Japan’s Nikkei ends lower

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended lower on Friday, as investors locked in profits following a four-session...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

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Europe’s STOXX 600 snaps three-week winning streak

FRANKFURT: European stocks slipped on Friday, taking the main benchmark to its first weekly decline in three, as...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

Asian currencies weaken on dollar strength

BENGALURU: Asian emerging market currencies dropped on Friday as the US dollar and treasury yields strengthened ...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

Dollar heads for strongest week in a month

NEW YORK: The dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday, as investors priced in the...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Sports

Hendricks ton takes S Africa to T20 series win over Pakistan

Opener Reeza Hendricks smashed 117 runs from 63 balls to guide South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 01:37am

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Global LNG: Asian spot LNG falls on muted demand, strong inventories

LONDON: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week amid weak demand and the availability of more...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:16pm

World

Russian missiles batter Ukraine’s embattled power grid

KYIV: Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:50pm

World

France’s Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday,...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

World

Fewer Russian assets frozen in Germany, finance ministry says

BERLIN: Fewer Russian assets are currently frozen in Germany than a year ago, according to a letter from the finance...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:28pm

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India’s forex reserves drop to over five-month low

MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $3.2 billion to a more than five-month low of $654.86 billion as...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:24pm

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Real estate and industrial stocks lift Dubai; Abu Dhabi falls

Dubai’s main share index closed higher on Friday, in line with oil prices, boosted by gains in real estate and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:19pm

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India’s rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospects

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Rice inventories in India surged to a record high at the start of December, reaching more than...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:09pm

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LME stocks data supports copper, but dollar dominates

LONDON: Copper prices came under pressure from a stronger dollar on Friday, but losses were limited due to London...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

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India’s benchmark indexes log longest weekly winning run since July

Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Friday, buoyed by consumer stocks on easing domestic retail inflation, and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

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Sri Lanka shares end higher lifted by IT, financials gain

CSE All Share index settled up 1.2% at 14,205.34

Published 13 Dec, 2024 05:11pm

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Palm ends with more than 4% weekly loss

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses on Friday, tracking weakness in rival vegetable oils at the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 05:09pm

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Ugandan shilling little-changed; to ease due to commercial bank FX demand

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling was little-changed on Friday, but was expected to weaken due to demand for dollars...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:48pm

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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