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Russian rouble strengthens vs dollar in volatile trade

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble strengthened against the US dollar but weakened against China’s yuan on Friday amid...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:47pm

Technology

Geely, Baidu pledge to solve payroll issues facing EV venture

BEIJING: Geely and Baidu vowed to assist the management team of their electric vehicle venture to properly solve...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:45pm

Markets

Iranian oil prices to China hit new multi-year highs as sanctions hit

SINGAPORE: The price of Iranian crude oil sold to China has risen to the highest in years as fresh US sanctions have...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:43pm

World

Kremlin praises Trump’s criticism of Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday praised US President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of Ukrainian strikes with US...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:21pm

Markets

South African rand slips after central bank’s quarterly bulletin

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand slipped against the dollar on Friday after the central bank released its quarterly...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 02:36pm

Markets

Sterling falls after UK GDP unexpectedly contracts in October

LONDON: The pound fell on Friday after data showed the British economy shrank unexpectedly in October, which could...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 02:12pm

Markets

Kenya’s shilling unchanged versus dollar, LSEG data shows

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling was unchanged in early trade against the dollar on Friday, London Stock Exchange Group...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 02:08pm

Markets

Euro area bond yields edge higher after ECB flags caution

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Friday, a day after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates but...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 02:06pm

Markets

European stocks on course to snap three-week winning streak

European stocks slipped on Friday, and were on track to break a three-week winning streak, as investors sought...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

World

Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

CAIRO: An Israeli strike on a post office sheltering Gaza residents killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50,...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 02:27pm

World

Antony Blinken says he discussed Gaza ceasefire agreement with Turkiye top officials

ANKARA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that he discussed the imperative of Palestinian group...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 01:55pm

Life & Style

‘Carry-On’ film conjures airport anxieties of the holiday season

LOS ANGELES: For actor Taron Egerton, the Netflix action film “Carry-On” pays homage to Transportation Security...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 01:28pm

Life & Style

Chanel picks Matthieu Blazy as creative director

PARIS: French fashion house Chanel selected former Bottega Veneta design chief Matthieu Blazy as its next creative...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

Markets

China stocks slide as policy pledges fail to impress investors

SINGAPORE: Chinese stocks skidded toward their heaviest losses in three weeks on Friday, after a readout from a...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:27pm

Markets

JGB yields fall as BOJ’s rate hike bets weaken

TOKYO: Japan’s mid-to-long-term government bond yields fell on Friday as the market saw it as less likely that the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:19pm

World

China, Egypt agree on need to promote peace in Middle East

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said Beijing agreed with Egypt that both nations should promote peace and...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:14pm

World

Indian police say probing bomb threat to central bank in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Police in India’s financial capital Mumbai said on Friday that they were investigating a bomb threat to the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:11pm

Business & Finance

German exports fall more than expected in October

German exports fell by 2.8% in October compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:07pm

World

Britain launches plan to ease development of clean energy projects

LONDON: Britain on Friday launched a plan to make it easier for developers to build clean energy projects which it...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:28am

World

South Korea opposition leader Lee says impeaching Yoon best way to restore order

SEOUL: South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday the best way to restore order in the country is...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:24am

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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