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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals to Sept 1 up 11.6pc to 2.148mn tonnes

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.148 million tonnes for the period from Oct. 1 l

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:34pm

Business & Finance

Thai central bank says recent rate cut to help inflation back to target

BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank expects recent monetary policy easing to help inflation return to its target, an as

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:32pm

Markets

London cocoa edges higher as sterling weakens

LONDON: London cocoa futures were slightly higher on Monday, boosted by the weakness of sterling, although the prosp

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:30pm

Markets

Sri Lanka rupee weakens amid fund outflows; stocks down

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed weaker on Monday, hovering near a seven-month closing low hit last week, as foreig

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:25pm

Business & Finance

Deutsche CEO to invest 15pc of monthly net pay in bank's shares

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank's chief executive Christian Sewing will spend 15% of his monthly net salary buying the Germ

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:23pm

Business & Finance

India's Tata Steel to shut some operations in UK, 400 jobs at stake

BENGALURU: India's Tata Steel Ltd said on Monday it would shut parts of its non-core businesses in the United Kingdo

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:21pm

World

Iran warns EU over nuclear commitments as deadline for further steps looms

DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it would further reduce its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal if European parties fai

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:18pm

World

British PM preparing to call election on eve of Brexit showdown with parliament?

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to call an election, British media reported on Monday, on the eve

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:15pm

Business & Finance

Russia's central bank seen cutting key rate to 7pc on Friday

MOSCOW: The Russian central bank is seen cutting its key rate, now at 7.25%, for a third time this year on Friday am

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:06pm

World

Brazil manufacturing PMI rises to 52.5 in August, highest since March

BRASILIA: Brazil's manufacturing sector bounced back in August, a survey of purchasing managers' activity showed on

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:05pm

Business & Finance

Ryanair has no flight disruptions from UK pilots strike

DUBLIN: Ryanair flights to and from Britain were running as scheduled as some of its British-based pilots began a th

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:04pm

Business & Finance

Automakers in India demand tax cuts, analysts slash forecasts as sales plummet

NEW DELHI: India's passenger vehicles sales are set to fall for a tenth consecutive month in August, forcing analyst

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:03pm

World

China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US

HONG KONG: China has lodged a case against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US import

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:02pm

Markets

Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil in tender

DUBAI: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) is seeking cargoes of soyoil and sunflower oil in an

Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:00pm

Business & Finance

Glencore's plans trigger cobalt price rally to six-month high

BENGALURU: Cobalt prices have scaled a six-month peak on expectations of shrinking supplies after top producer Glenc

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:59pm

World

Brazil to raise ethanol import quota after Trump meeting: report

BRASILIA: Brazil will raise the tariff-free quota for ethanol imports to 750 million liters (198 million gallons) pe

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:58pm

World

Finland may allow $2.9bn nuclear waste fund to invest in stocks

OSLO: Finland's 2.6 billion euro ($2.90 billion) Nuclear Waste Management Fund could be allowed to invest in stocks

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:55pm

World

US Vice President Pence calls for vigilance about Russia

WARSAW: US Vice President Mike Pence sought on Monday to reassure Poland about Washington's commitment to protecting

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:52pm

Markets

Sterling extends losses as UK media say PM preparing to call election

LONDON: Sterling extended its slide on Monday after British media said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had called an em

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:49pm

Business & Finance

US and Poland urge tougher checks on foreign influence over 5G networks

WARSAW: The United States and Poland believe suppliers of 5G network equipment should be rigorously evaluated for fo

Published 02 Sep, 2019 01:48pm

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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