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Gold dips as stock markets recover, US dollar rises

Gold edged down on Thursday as equities markets recovered, the US dollar strengthened and traders locked in profits

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:11pm

Sports

United offload Lukaku, Spurs strengthen as window shuts

MANCHESTER: Manchester United succeeded in offloading striker Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on a transfer deadline da

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:08pm

Business & Finance

Russia's top borrowers join calls to let banks use domestic ratings, central bank resists

MOSCOW: Russia's top gas producer Gazprom and a raft of other major firms have added to calls for the banking sector

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:06pm

Markets

ICE canola futures rise for 4th day, lifted by dry US weather

WINNIPEG: ICE canola futures rose on Thursday for the fourth straight session, boosted by dry US weather that lifted

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:01pm

World

Trump accuses France's Macron of sending 'mixed signals' to Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:01pm

Sports

Woods near last after opening 75 at Northern Trust

Tiger Woods joked that at least he broke 80 after struggling to a four-over-par 75 in the first round at the Norther

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:59pm

Markets

Dollar, yuan stronger as risk sentiment improves

NEW YORK: The dollar index edged higher on Thursday and China's currency strengthened after the Chinese central bank

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:58pm

Business & Finance

Negative-yielding bond supply hits all-time high: J.P. Morgan

NEW YORK: The amount of bonds carrying negative yields increased to an all-time peak of $13.2 trillion on Wednesday,

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:57pm

Markets

Oil rises more than 2pc on firm yuan, expectations of more OPEC cuts

NEW YORK: Oil jumped more than 2% on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, cou

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:54pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans advance as US Midwest dryness fuels yield concerns

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures staged their steepest rally in nearly three weeks on Thursday

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:53pm

Markets

CBOT corn rises as dry US Midwest conditions seen denting yields

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures firmed on Thursday on worries that dry conditions would drag dow

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:51pm

World

It's up to EU to avoid no-deal Brexit: UK foreign minister

MEXICO CITY: Britain's foreign minister on Thursday pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain's EU wi

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:47pm

World

US House Speaker Pelosi in Central America as Trump seeks asylum deals

GUATEMALA CITY: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Central America o

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:42pm

Markets

US yields trim rise on concerns about Italy's government

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated further from their session highs on Thursday after Italian Deputy Prime Minis

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:40pm

Sports

Federer and Nadal return to ATP Player Council

LONDON: The political rumblings in men's tennis took another twist on Thursday when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal w

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:40pm

Markets

CBOT wheat firms on technical buying, spread trading

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, lifted by te

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:38pm

Markets

Australian shares to open lower on investor caution, NZ up

Australian shares are expected fall slightly on Thursday as investors exercise caution on growing fears of a global

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:48pm

World

US approves $800mn in helicopters for South Korea

WASHINGTON: The US government has approved the sale of $800 million worth of helicopters to South Korea, the Pentago

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:29pm

World

Maduro supporters demonstrate against US sanctions

CARACAS: Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marched through the capital Caracas on Wednesda

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:23pm

Business & Finance

Samsung's new Note takes on Huawei in selfie beauty pageant

NEW YORK/SEOUL: Samsung unveiled a new version of the Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday with fast 5G network conne

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:53pm

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 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.51 ▲ 1.32 (10.01%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	630 ▼ -70.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.02 ▼ -0.52 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15 ▼ -1.25 (-7.69%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.58 ▼ -0.81 (-7.11%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	152 ▼ -11.37 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.69
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.10
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.07
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 1.80
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.31
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.45

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