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China's intelligence law looms over EU 5G safeguards

BRUSSELS: The European Union cannot ignore China's National Intelligence Law, which requires Chinese citizens to sup

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:35pm

World

India's Priyanka stopped from visiting site of deadly shooting as tensions flare

NEW DELHI: Indian police on Friday stopped opposition leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from visiting a village where 10

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:34pm

Markets

Fed rate cut bets buoy stocks, dollar steadies

LONDON: Global stocks rose on Friday as investors firmed up bets on a US interest rate cut at the end of July after

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:28pm

Markets

Gold eases from six-year peak but remains on track for weekly gain

Gold eased on Friday as investors booked profits after prices raced past $1,450 an ounce to hit a six-year peak, but

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:26pm

Business & Finance

Indian govt's outstanding loans from RBI at 789.43bn rupees in July 12 week

BENGALURU: The Indian government had 789.43 billion rupees ($11.47 billion) outstanding loans with the central bank

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:25pm

Business & Finance

Nigeria's Fidelity Bank eyes up to 50bn naira debt sale before Q2

LAGOS: Nigeria's Fidelity Bank aims to sell up to 50 billion naira ($163.2 million) in Tier II debt before the secon

Published 19 Jul, 2019 12:23pm

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 04:47pm

Markets

Oil falls nearly 3pc as US Gulf production returns

NEW YORK: Oil fell nearly 3% a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in US equities markets and an expectatio

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:43pm

Markets

South Africa's rand, bonds rally after central bank cuts rates

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand rallied against the dollar on Thursday and bond yields fell after the central bank

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:42pm

Markets

TSX falls as material stocks decline

Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday as the materials sector slid tracking lower gold prices, while investors

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:41pm

Markets

C$ dips to near one-week low as oil prices decline

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Thursday, approaching the previous day's one-wee

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:39pm

Markets

Sterling buoyed by retail sales, bid to prevent no-deal Brexit

LONDON: The pound rebounded on Thursday after stronger-than-expected retail sales numbers, also finding support from

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:37pm

Markets

Latam stocks buck global equity gloom; FX gains

Latin America stocks edged higher on Thursday, bucking the global equities gloom, while a tepid dollar and higher oi

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:34pm

Markets

Gold slips from 2-week high on profit booking, rise in Treasury yields

Gold prices slipped on Thursday as Treasury yields rose and as investors booked profits after the metal scaled a two

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:33pm

Business & Finance

IMF programme ‘positive’ for Congo Republic's lowly credit rating

LONDON: Congo Republic's recently-agreed $450 million IMF support programme is a positive step for the country's low

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:30pm

World

IMF lowers Saudi fiscal deficit forecast to 6.5pc of GDP this year

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund estimates Saudi Arabia will have a fiscal deficit of 6.5% of GDP this year, b

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:27pm

Business & Finance

South Africa cuts rates but strikes cautious tone

PRETORIA: South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate as expected on Thursday, but it struck a cautious to

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:26pm

Markets

Euro dips on report on ECB inflation goal, dollar flat

NEW YORK: The euro dipped on Thursday following a report the European Central Bank staff is studying a potential cha

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:25pm

Rouhani tells Macron Iran determined to ‘leave all doors open’ to save 2015 deal

DUBAI: Iran is determined to "leave all doors open" to save its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iranian state T

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:22pm

Markets

Saudi government studying law to license other stock exchange operators

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is studying regulations to license new stock market operators, a potential first step to privat

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:20pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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