News Archives for Print - 2018-09-30

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Print - 2018-09-30

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (September 29, 2018) and the forecast for Sunday (September 30, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rate

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Yarn Prices

Faisalabad yarn and fibre prices

Cotton yarn rates in rupees per 10 Lbs on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (September 29, 2018)

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Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Kerb

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: heads towards Rs 128 level

The rupee continued downward trend against the dollar on the money market on Saturday, dealers said.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: heads towards Rs 128 level

The rupee continued downward trend against the dollar on the money market on Saturday, dealers said.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

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Currency

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Saturday (September 29, 2018).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Aaj TV - Sunday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

NUCLEAR POWER A PROMISING OPTION FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has achieved another milestone by successfully completing Dome Placement of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-Ill named K-3 near Karachi. Yet another nuclear power plant K-2 in the same vicinity, which is ahead of K

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Canadian canola futures higher

ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Thursday, touching their highest level in more than three weeks, boosted by harvest delays in Western Canada caused by rain and snow. Harvest has been delayed in the Canadian province Saskatchewan. 48 percent of canola

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Iraq buys 100,000 tonnes of wheat

Iraq's trade ministry purchased a total of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to be sourced from the United States and Australia in an international tender which closed this week, traders in Europe and the Middle East said on Thursday. Some 50,000 tonnes of US-origi

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

CBOT soyabean futures higher on export demand

Technical buying and strong export demand pushed Chicago Board of Trade soyabeans futures higher for the third day in a row on Thursday, traders said. CBOT November soyabeans closed up 5 cents at $8.55 per bushel. CBOT December soyameal rose $0.90 to $311

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Drought leads to drop in French rapeseed area

Parched conditions in France will prevent farmers from completing rapeseed sowing and lead to a sharp drop in the area planted for next year's harvest, oilseed producers group Terres Univia said on Thursday. The dry weather is expected to cause the rapese

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

CBOT wheat futures drop for third straight session

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures stumbled for the third consecutive session on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the release of US stocks and production data due out on Friday, analysts said. CBOT December soft red winter wheat se

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Ethanol sheltering Brazil's mills from sugar price plunge

Ethanol production is softening the blow of plunging world sugar prices for Brazil's mills, although the sector could see further consolidation, the country's trade and investment promotion agency said on Thursday. World sugar prices dropped to their lowe

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Vietnamese rice prices rise on Philippine orders

Vietnamese rice export prices rose this week on increased demand from the Philippines and elsewhere while rates for rice from top exporter India fell on expectations for a bumper summer-sown crop and a weak rupee. In Vietnam, traders offered 5 percent bro

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton prices fall on economic woes

Cotton prices dipped on Saturday on the local market due to hovering uncertainties over the current position of the country's economy, dealers said. The official spot rate continued slide, shedding further Rs 100 to Rs 7900, they added. Prices of seed cot

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

China shuns US soyabeans amid trade war, turns to Brazil

China's soyabean processors are snapping up record volumes of Brazilian cargoes for shipment in the fourth quarter, curbing purchases of US crops in North America's peak marketing season as the trade war between Washington and Beijing intensifies. That sh

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Germany to become net grain importer after drought: USDA

Germany, in most years one of the EU's largest grain exporters, is expected to become a net importer after a hot, dry summer damaged crops, said a report from the US Department of Agriculture's Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). "The drought

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

EU wheat subdued, sluggish exports weigh

Western European wheat prices were little changed on Thursday, capped by lacklustre export demand and a hesitant trend in Chicago ahead of widely followed US grain stocks data. On the Paris-based Euronext futures market, December milling wheat settled 0.5

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

China's August net gold imports fall

China's net gold imports via main conduit Hong Kong fell to their lowest this year in August, as Beijing curbed import quotas for banks amid a trade tussle with the United States. Imports via Hong Kong to China, the world's top consumer of the metal, decr

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Asian naphtha rises to 3-1/2-week high

Front-month Asia naphtha crack for first-half November rose for the second day to reach a 3-1/2-week high of $101.20 a tonne on Thursday, on expectations that demand would rise. Buyers were expected to start purchasing second-half November cargoes now tha

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Vietnam's 2018-19 coffee output likely to fall

Extended rains in Vietnam might hurt coffee output in the 2018/2019 season, while supply tightened in Indonesia after harvest ended there, traders and experts said on Thursday. Vietnam, the world's second top coffee producer after Brazil, received more ra

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Indonesia raises coal output target to 507 million tonnes

Indonesia has increased its 2018 coal production target to around 507 million tonnes from a previous target of 485 million tonnes, the Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, a move that may add to downward pressure on prices for the fuel. Indonesia is the wor

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Hong Kong queue of IPO hopefuls faces market reckoning

The number of companies filing to go public in Hong Kong has jumped almost threefold this year, driven in part by China's burgeoning technology sector, but they will have to contend with weaker markets which could hurt deals. Hong Kong is on track for a b

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Foreigners' net buying of Japan stocks hits highest since November 2014

Net buying of Japanese stocks by foreign investors last week hit the highest since 2014, as rising US yields and a weakening yen underpinned sentiment. Foreign investors, who sold 7.5 trillion yen in the first eight months of 2018, bought 1.4 trillion yen

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Tax change lures foreign investors to China policy-bank bonds

As China opens up its $12 trillion bond markets to offshore investors, a recent tax change is tempting foreign money to look beyond just the safest government bonds and to debt issued by the country's policy banks. Official data shows foreign money is tri

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Tax change lures foreign investors to China policy-bank bonds

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China funds boost suggested equity exposure on stimulus, index inclusion

Chinese fund managers boosted their suggested equity exposure to a seven-month high in September, according to a Reuters poll, as Beijing's stimulus measures to counter the impact of the Sino-US trade war appeared to have soothed investor nerves. Sentimen

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China funds boost suggested equity exposure on stimulus, index inclusion

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Treasuries outlook: treasuries post worst month since January

US Treasury yields slipped on Friday as the $15.3 trillion bond sector recorded its worst month since January due to rising government debt supply and sturdy economic data that have enabled the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates. Government bo

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Treasuries outlook: treasuries post worst month since January

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Global funds raise: US stock holdings to 3 1/2-year high

Global investors increased holdings of US equities to their highest since May 2015 in September while reducing their exposure to emerging-market assets, where a majority believe the shake-out still has some way to go. Reuters' monthly asset allocation pol

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Global funds raise: US stock holdings to 3 1/2-year high

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US stock options volume on pace for a record year

The US listed equity options market is set for a record volume in 2018 due mainly to a resurgence in stock market gyrations after a couple of unusually quiet years, data from derivatives clearing organization OCC showed on Friday. Total listed options vol

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Facebook's slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street

Wall Street ended flat on Friday as gains by Intel, real estate companies and utilities offset a drop in Facebook after the social media network disclosed a security breach. The S&P 500 lost 0.5 percent for the week, but for the third quarter it was up 7.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Facebook's slide stalls Intel-led advance on Wall Street

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UK firms cut investment as Brexit nears, current account gap widens

British companies cut their investment in the second quarter of 2018, when Brexit was less than a year away, and the country's balance of payments shortfall grew more than expected, official data showed. The Office for National Statistics confirmed a prev

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Boeing wins $9.2 billion contract for new Air force training jet

Boeing Co was selected to build the US Air Force's next training jet in a contract worth up to $9.2 billion over the life of the program, the Air Force said on Thursday. Boeing teamed up with Sweden's Saab AB to develop a new plane for the competition, be

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

BP reached cozy settlement with Mexico on Deepwater spill

British Petroleum struck a deal with the Mexican government to pay a vastly reduced fine for environmental damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a watchdog group alleged Friday.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

'Save Tsukiji': Protests as Tokyo fish market nears closure

Braving steady typhoon-driven rain, several hundred protesters held a demonstration on Saturday in Tokyo against the closure of Tsukiji, the world's biggest fish market and a lucrative tourist magnet. The two-hour protest drew fishmongers, clients and fan

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Saudi Arabia expects $11 billion inflows from J.P Morgan bond index entry

Saudi Arabia said it expects inflows of around $11 billion into the country's debt as a result of the inclusion of its international bond issues in JP Morgan's emerging markets bond indexes. Saudi Arabia, together with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bah

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Saudi Arabia expects $11 billion inflows from J.P Morgan bond index entry

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Argentina raises reserve requirements for banks to curb inflation

Argentina's central bank has raised reserve requirements for major banks by 3 percentage points as it seeks to tighten money supply under a revised International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending program with the aim of curbing runaway inflation, it said in a s

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Vietnam growth slows in third quarter

Vietnam's growth slowed in the third quarter, data showed Friday, with a warning that the export-led economy could soon be caught up in Donald Trump's trade war with China.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

US trade judge declines to block iPhone imports

A US trade judge on Friday declined to block the importation of Apple Inc iPhones with chips from Intel Corp, handing a major defeat to Qualcomm Inc in its high-stakes legal dispute with the iPhone maker. A US International Trade Commission judge said App

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

IMF revises down Sri Lanka's 2018 growth to 'below four percent'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said Sri Lanka's economic growth is projected to remain below 4 percent in 2018, revising down its own estimate of 4 percent in June. Economic growth has been a major concern to the island nation after it re

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sri Lanka restricts car imports as currency crashes

Sri Lanka announced a raft of restrictions Saturday in a bid to slow down imports of cars and luxury goods as the country faces a foreign exchange shortage. The finance ministry banned the import of vehicles for all state institutions for one year and sai

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Panama court ruling puts Canada mining project in doubt

A ruling this week by Panama's Supreme Court has left a $6.3 billion copper and gold exploration project by Canada's First Quantum Minerals in limbo after it was deemed unconstitutional. First Quantum is hoping to mine the metals in Colon province on the

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Mexico says US, Canada could reach new NAFTA deal in 48 hours

The United States and Canada have told Mexico they could reach a compromise within 48 hours on keeping the updated North American Free Trade Agreement a three-country deal, the Mexican economy minister said Friday.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

'Greedy' Australian banks pilloried by scathing official inquiry

Australia's scandal-plagued banks were accused of putting profits before people and of failing to meet "basic standards of honesty" on Friday, as an official inquiry offered a damning assessment of the sector. The nearly 1,000 page Royal Commission interi

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Siemens Gamesa shareholders agree on new CFO to end board battle

Siemens Gamesa's top shareholders have agreed to name a new chief financial officer at the world's largest wind turbine maker in a bid to end a one-year board battle, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. They have settled on David Mesonero, curr

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

IMF trims 2018 Philippine growth forecast

The Philippines would likely miss its medium-term economic growth target of 7-8 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, given downside risks from rising inflation, volatile capital flows and Sino-US trade tensions.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Hong Kong home prices fall for the first time in 29 months

Hong Kong private home prices fell for the first time in 29 months in August and are expected to soften further as interest rates rise and the Sino-US trade war clouds the outlook for the city's economy. Prices eased 0.076 percent last month from July, go

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Italy's president, central banker warn govt over deficit plan

Italy's president and its central bank governor on Saturday warned that the country's debt must remain sustainable after the populist government unveiled plans to significantly raise deficit spending next year. Late on Thursday, the ruling parties - made

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Virtual reality unleashes full power of top UK orchestra

London's Royal Festival Hall is putting visitors centre-stage with one of the world's top orchestras, using cutting-edge technology amid claims it will transform the arts and entertainment industries. Virtual-reality (VR) headsets and a cylindrical bank o

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

China hikes 2019 non-state oil import quota

China has hiked its 2019 crude oil import quota for "non-state trade", generally meaning independent refiners, by 42 percent to 202 million tonnes, as two private companies prepare to launch commercial production at major new plants.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Thyssenkrupp weighs separation of major businesses

German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is considering a major structural overhaul which involves a separation of individual business units, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Tesla's Musk may settle SEC lawsuit but ready for fight

Tesla Inc's Elon Musk could settle with US regulators who have sued to remove him from the electric carmaker's leadership, but he is prepared to fight the securities fraud lawsuit against him in court, sources said on Friday as shares plunged about 14 per

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Argentina peso's slide may test band under IMF deal: economists

Argentina's peso in the coming days could test the limits of a currency band aimed at stemming central bank intervention under a revised $57 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund, economists said on Friday.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

African currencies week ahead: Zambian Kwacha seen gaining, other African currencies mostly stable

The Zambian currency is expected to recover slightly next week after hitting its lowest level since November 2015, while the currencies of Kenya, Ghana and Uganda are expected to remain stable.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sri Lankans urged to shun luxury imports to help stabilise rupee

Sri Lanka's finance minister urged its people to buy local products and shun unnecessary imports in order to reduce the trade deficit and help stabilise a rupee currency that revisited its all time low on Wednesday. The rupee's depreciation - it has weake

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Canadian dollar scores biggest gain in two months

The Canadian dollar notched its largest gain in two months against the greenback on Friday after data showing faster-than-expected growth of the domestic economy boosted expectations of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada in October.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar rises on euro woes, Fed rate outlook

The dollar climbed to a two-week peak versus a currency basket on Friday, as concerns about the Italian budget weighed on the euro while the greenback drew support from an outlook for multiple US interest rate hikes until 2020. The US dollar also rose to

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Turkish lira strengthens

Turkey's lira strengthened 2 percent on Thursday, touching its firmest level in a month, on growing optimism about a rapprochement with the United States and after local lender Akbank said it had secured a critical syndicated loan. The lira's rare advance

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Speculators lift net long dollar bets

Speculators' net long bets on the US dollar rose for a second straight session, according to calculations by Reuters and Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net long dollar position was $23.17 billion in the week

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Rouble stays up

The rouble firmed on Friday on higher oil prices and reports that the United States will not impose new sanctions on Russia, including on its debt, before November mid-term elections. At 1513 GMT, the rouble was 0.31 percent stronger against the dollar at

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

CEE currencies expected to gain next year

The prospect of tighter monetary policy in the euro zone could help the forint and the zloty rise next year towards the level they reached at the end of 2017 and send the Czech crown beyond it, according to a Sept. 3-5 Reuters poll of 35 analysts. A rally

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sterling derivative bets rise as Brexit endgame nears

As negotiations become fraught before Britain's exit from the European Union in March, tensions of a different kind are surfacing on the currency markets - derivatives activity is rising sharply as investors bet on a weaker sterling.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Smith knocks out Groves to reign as WBA super champion

Britain's Callum Smith knocked out his compatriot George Groves in Saudi Arabia Friday, dethroning the more experienced fighter to claim the World Boxing Association super middleweight title and the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy. Smith, 28, knocked out the

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Kerb

Sabalenka crushes Kontaveit to clinch Wuhan Open

A dominant Aryna Sabalenka thrashed Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to clinch the Wuhan Open in China, the biggest tournament win of her career. The Belarusian cruised to her second WTA title, facing little trouble from Estonia's Kontaveit, who was u

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Bangladesh praised for fight in Asia Cup final

Bangladeshi media on Saturday lauded the national cricket team's spirited showing in the Asia Cup final after they went down to favourites India in a last-ball thriller in Dubai. Opener Liton Das slammed his maiden one-day international century in Banglad

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Karate Championship from October 12

A three-day 26th National Karate Championship will get underway under the aegis of Pakistan Karate Federation (PKF) at Quetta from October 12. Singles and team competitions in various categories including from 50kg to 84kg weight players will be held in t

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Fleetwood, Molinari keep Europe on track for Ryder Cup

Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari propelled Europe into a commanding position with a rare sweep of their four pairs matches to give the hosts a 10-6 lead over the United States going into the final day of the Ryder Cup. Ryder Cup rookie Fleetwood and

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Dhawan left out of India's Test squad for West Indies series

Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been dropped from India's Test squad for the upcoming West Indies series, the country's cricket board announced Saturday. Dhawan had a forgettable England tour with the left-handed opener managing just 162 runs in eight

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Ronaldo sets up all three goals as Juve beat Napoli

Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in all three of his team's goals as Juventus came from behind to beat Napoli 3-1 in a Serie A top-of-the-table clash on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the season. Dries Mertens gave Napoli a 10th-minute lead bef

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Let's not lie, my goal was better than Salah's, says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo believes the overhead bicycle kick he scored for Real Madrid against his current club Juventus last season was better than Mohamed Salah's which won the FIFA goal of the year award. "Salah deserved to win the Puskas award, it was a good

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Man City move top as Man Utd flop once more at West Ham

Manchester City took advantage of Liverpool's late kick-off at Chelsea on Saturday to move top of the Premier League as Manchester United slumped to a third defeat in seven league games, 3-1 at West Ham. United now trail their city rivals by nine points i

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Barca's struggles continue with home draw to Athletic Bilbao

La Liga champions Barcelona's domestic struggles continued as they dropped points for the third game in a row, drawing 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday after Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets had begun the match on the substitutes' bench.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Japan's Ishikawa wins Spartathlon, one of world's toughest races

Japanese runner Yoshihiko Ishikawa battled through cold and rain to win the 245.3km (152-mile) Spartathlon race on Saturday, one of the world's toughest ultra-marathons. The 30-year-old, one of a record 60 Japanese runners who took part, clocked 22 hours,

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Five-wicket Lyon tunes up for Pakistan Tests

Ace Australian spinner Nathan Lyon got ready for a spin battle against Pakistan with a five-wicket haul on the opening day of warm-up match in Dubai on Saturday. The 30-year-old proved he can lead a spin counter-attack in next month's two-match Test serie

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Iraq 'regrets' US closure of Basra consulate, Iran rejects 'propaganda'

Iraq's foreign ministry voiced "regret" on Saturday over a US decision to shut its consulate in the southern city of Basra which has been rocked by weeks of deadly protests, while Iran accused Washington of making "false accusations" to pressure Baghdad.

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Second Nigerian minister quits

Nigeria's women's affairs minister Saturday handed in her resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari in the latest setback for his party before presidential polls in February. Aisha Alhassan is the second minister to quit this month. Kemi Adeosun stepped d

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland

A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17 people, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend. Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometre

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

CNN founder Ted Turner reveals he has Lewy body dementia

US billionaire media mogul Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, has revealed he is battling Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that alters memory, mood, movement and behaviour. In an interview to air Sunday on CBS, the 79-year-old Turner opened up

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Police clash with Catalan separatists at Spanish rally

Twenty-four people were injured and six detained on Saturday during a rally - and a counter demonstration - in Barcelona by police paying tribute to colleagues deployed to prevent the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Separatists outraged at the polic

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

China eyes anti-terror force to protect overseas interests

China is working to develop a first-class, crack anti-terror force that can operate at home and abroad and protect the country's overseas interests, a senior Chinese officer said in comments carried by state media on Saturday. In late 2015, China passed a

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Rival rallies as Erdogan opens mega mosque in Cologne

Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Cologne Saturday as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened one of Europe's largest mosques at the end of his visit to Germany, with police out in force to manage rival rallies. The inauguration capped a

Published 30 Sep, 2018 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 19	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 19	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 19	155.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 19	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 19	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 19	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,242.57
France CAC40 / Dec 18	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 19	79,339.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 19	38,813.58

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 18	241,945.20
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 19	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 19	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 19	2,613.73
Diesel/Litre / Dec 19	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 19 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.79 ▲ 0.67 (10.95%)
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 19 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	10.43 ▲ 1.00 (10.60%)
Din Tex. / Dec 19 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	53.70 ▲ 4.88 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 19 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	114.33 ▲ 10.39 (10.00%)
Thatta Cement / Dec 19 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	185.52 ▲ 16.87 (10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 19 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	46.35 ▲ 4.21 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 19 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.99 ▼ -0.26 (-11.56%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 19 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.75 ▼ -0.87 (-11.42%)
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.53 ▼ -0.18 (-10.53%)
United Brands / Dec 19 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.27 ▼ -2.59 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.06 ▼ -2.01 (-10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Dec 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	49.50 ▼ -5.50 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.55 ▼ -13.39 (-10.00%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180 ▼ -20.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.70 ▼ -4.52 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	148,364,197 ▼ -0.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	72,371,781 ▼ -0.41
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.61
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.77
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▼ -0.88
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	52,948,409 ▼ -0.68
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 1.41
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▼ -0.36
Symmetry Group / Dec 19 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	22,853,001 ▲ 0.90

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