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Pakistan considering closing air space to India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of air space to India and blocking

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:50pm

Business & Finance

Philip Morris in merger talks with Altria; e-cigs a focus

Philip Morris International Inc and Altria Group Inc are discussing an all-stock merger, potentially reuniting two o

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:41pm

Markets

Latam FX subdued as trade uncertainty persists; stocks gain

Most Latin American currencies moved little against the dollar on Tuesday as investors remained on edge after a rece

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:39pm

Business & Finance

Canada's largest oil producer joins opposition to Enbridge pipeline plan

CALGARY: Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, the country's biggest oil producer, has joined a number of other firms aski

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:37pm

Markets

US yield inversion deepens as Wall Street gains fade

NEW YORK: The US yield curve went deeper into inversion midday Tuesday as Wall Street's earlier gains faded on renew

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:31pm

Business & Finance

Chinese steel maker picks additional 24pc stake in Global Switch

Data centre provider Global Switch Holdings said on Tuesday Jiangsu Shagang Group Co Ltd bought a further 24% stake

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:29pm

Business & Finance

Nigeria's central bank stops credit payments for milk imports

LAGOS: Nigeria's central bank has told lenders to stop processing milk imports on a credit basis, bankers said on Tu

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:28pm

Business & Finance

South Africa's Eskom could sell coal-fired power plants

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's state power firm Eskom could sell its coal-fired power stations, possibly through a ser

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:26pm

Markets

South Africa's rand weaker in cautious trade, stocks up

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened on Tuesday, with traders sceptical about comments by President Donald Tru

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:25pm

Markets

Soybeans pull back on improved US crop rating, lack of China trade news

CHICAGO: US soybean futures retreated on Tuesday on improving crop prospects and a lack of fresh news about trade ta

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:24pm

Markets

Thailand tenders for 165,000 tonnes feed wheat, 20,000 tonnes barley

HAMBURG: An import group in Thailand have issued an international tender to purchase up to 165,000 tonnes of feed wh

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:23pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro thanks Trump for support amid Amazon fires crisis

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday thanked US President Donald Trump for his support over th

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:22pm

Markets

Oil turns lower as stock market weakens on trade deal uncertainty

NEW YORK: Oil prices were steady to soft on Tuesday, paring earlier gains along with the stock market lower as China

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:19pm

World

US adviser Bolton in Ukraine to meet Zelensky

KIEV: US national security adviser John Bolton arrived in Kiev on Tuesday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensk

Published 27 Aug, 2019 02:10pm

Markets

Markets mostly climb but Chinese yuan takes another tumble

LONDON: Global stock markets mostly rose Tuesday on hopes of avoiding a trade war following the G7 summit in Biarrit

Published 27 Aug, 2019 02:08pm

World

Modi ally says Indian opposition using witchcraft

NEW DELHI: A firebrand Indian monk-turned-lawmaker has suggested that political opponents are using "black magic" to

Published 27 Aug, 2019 02:05pm

Business & Finance

Giant Taiwan Apple supplier TSMC faces infringement claims

TAIPEI: Taiwanese chipmaker giant TSMC, a key Apple supplier, vowed Tuesday to "fight vigorously" against patent inf

Published 27 Aug, 2019 01:42pm

Sports

Stokes is the 'Special One' for England cricket, says Botham

LONDON: The accolades keep coming for Ben Stokes after his astonishing match-winning innings in the third Ashes Test

Published 27 Aug, 2019 01:37pm

World

Iran Foreign Minister Zarif looks forward to Japan talks

YOKOHAMA: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks forward to discussions with his Japanese counterpart,

Published 27 Aug, 2019 01:28pm

Business & Finance

Brazil's Petrobras refineries sale lures trading cos, PetroChina, Saudi Aramco

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's planned privatization of eight Petroleo Brasileiro SA refineries has lured severa

Published 27 Aug, 2019 01:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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