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Markets

Stocks fall on trade, earnings caution; oil drops

NEW YORK: A gauge of global shares declined for a third straight session on Thursday on worries over how the trade w

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:19pm

World

Mexico tells US it's not ready for 'safe third country' deal

WASHINGTON: Mexico has told the United States time and again it is not ready to ink a deal forcing asylum seekers he

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:17pm

Business & Finance

Munich Re says expects 1bn euro of net profit in second quarter

FRANKFURT: German reinsurer Munich Re expects to post a net profit of about 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) in the s

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:16pm

World

Trump administration, Congress agree on spending levels

CHANTILLY, FRANCE/WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the Trump administration an

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:14pm

World

US House passes bill to raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $1

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:11pm

Putin and Macron call for efforts to save Iran deal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron agreed Thursday on the need to "consolida

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:45pm

Business & Finance

Volvo Cars defies slowing market to hit record sales

STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars, the Swedish luxury brand owned by China's Geely, defied a slowing global auto market to set a

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:27pm

Business & Finance

Renault to build, sell autos in Nigeria

PARIS: French car giant Renault plans to assemble two low-cost vehicles in Nigeria via a joint venture with the loca

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:26pm

World

Iran Guards seize 'foreign tanker' accused of fuel smuggling

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had detained a "foreign tanker" and its crew for allegedly sm

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:25pm

World

US Central Command chief vows to boost Gulf maritime security

AL KHARJ, SAUDI ARABIA: US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie pledged Thursday to work "aggressively" to ensure

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:23pm

World

France to lead search for European candidate to head IMF

CHANTILLY: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday he will lead talks on finding a single European cand

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:18pm

Sports

Curran says World Cup win will inspire England Ashes team

LONDON: Sam Curran believes England's historic World Cup triumph will inspire the Ashes team as attention turns towa

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:15pm

World

Pompeo announces new global body on religious freedom

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States will create a new international body

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:10pm

Markets

US stocks dip on mixed earnings, Netflix plunges

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks fell early Thursday amid lingering uncertainty over trade talks following mixed earning

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:07pm

Markets

Stock markets downbeat on growth concerns

LONDON: Stock markets fell Thursday on concerns about an uncertain global economic outlook as disappointing company

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:06pm

Markets

Italy's bond yields slide as coalition government tensions escalate

LONDON: Italy's 10-year government bond yields hit their lowest level in almost three years on Thursday, squeezing t

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:00pm

Business & Finance

Russian central bank says 50 bps rate cut unlikely in July

MOSCOW: The Russian central bank is unlikely to cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points next week as it prefers

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:59pm

Markets

Russian oil output back to OPEC deal levels

ST PETERSBURG/MOSCOW: Russia has restored its oil output to levels agreed under a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC oil

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:54pm

Markets

Soybeans at more than one-week low on crop-friendly US weather

SINGAPORE/PARIS: Chicago soybean futures dropped to their lowest in more than a week on Thursday due to forecasts fo

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:52pm

Business & Finance

EU clears Vodafone's $22 billion Liberty deal

BRUSSELS/LONDON: Brussels gave its blessing to Vodafone's $22 billion purchase of Liberty Global's cable networks in

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:50pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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