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Ethiopia’s army says it is in control of Tigray capital

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's army said Saturday it was in control of the capital of the Tigray region, and was hunting ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 04:10am

60 arrested at London anti-lockdown protest

LONDON: London police said Saturday that they arrested more than 60 people as scuffles broke out when they moved to...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Europe virus toll crosses 400,000, shops reopen in France

PARIS: Coronavirus deaths topped 400,000 Saturday in Europe, the world's second worst-hit region, as parts of the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Defiant protesters hit streets in south Iraq for second day

NASIRIYAH: Anti-government protesters defied lockdowns and the threat of violence to demonstrate on Saturday in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

IS-linked militants kill four Christians in Indonesia: police

PALU, (Indonesia): Islamic State-linked extremists killed four people in a remote Christian community on the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Malaysia election after pandemic ends: PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will go to the polls when the coronavirus pandemic is over, the prime minister said Saturday,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Four killed in Karabakh blast, Azerbaijan blames Armenia

BAKU: Four Azeri civilians died Saturday after their car hit a landmine planted by retreating Armenian soldiers in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Punjab records 738 Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths

LAHORE: Out of total 21,515 tests conducted during the last 24 hours, Punjab has recorded 738 coronavirus cases and...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

‘NHA App, Hamsafar App available for easy travel’

ISLAMABAD: A spokesman of the National Highways Authority has said that Pindi-Bhattian Toll Plaza was established in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Currency

Incidents of robbery, snatching increase

ISLAMABAD: The incidents of various kinds of crimes including robbery, dacoity, and snatchings at gun point ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Exchange

Qureshi discusses visa issue with UAE minister

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met UAE Minister of State Reem Al Hashimi on the sidelines...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

‘Unavailability of parking plazas badly affecting businesses’

LAHORE: Major markets are badly suffering because of unavailability of parking plazas and massive encroachment in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Industry

Pakistan participates as special partner for first time at CAEXPO

BEIJING: Pakistan acts as a special partner country with many Pakistani products and enterprises showcased for the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Eight killed over land dispute in Swabi

SWABI: Eight people lost their lives over a land dispute in Chota Lahore area of Swabi on Saturday. According to ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Energy

Winter season: Maximum demand reduced by half on Lesco system

LAHORE: Maximum electricity demand has reduced by half to 2400 megawatt with the start of winter season on the ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

CM vows to overcome Covid-19 second wave with public support

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the government will overcome the recent wave of the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

PML-N’s MPA joins PML-Q

LAHORE: Former PML-N MPA from Vehari Farah Manzoor Baloch Rind called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

7500kg of poppy seized

KARACHI: Sindh Excise department on Saturday claimed to have seized 7500 kg of poppy from a truck at Rohri ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Containing coronavirus: Ulema assure govt of support

LAHORE: Ulema and Mashaikh of different schools of thought assured the Punjab government of their full support for...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

‘PDM to hold rally in Multan at any cost’

LAHORE: President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) South Punjab Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood has said that the Pakistan...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Clashes in protests as France reels from police violence

PARIS: Police and demonstrators clashed in Paris on Saturday as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have virus

LONDON: Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (November 28, 2020)....

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Cotton & Textile

Volume of business remains low on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Saturday. Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that market volume...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Letters

‘Economic satire: episode IV: Money in the bank’

Not only is Business Recorder op-ed writer Bakhtiyar Kazmi prolific, he’s widely considered an accomplished...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

UK’s sole hydrogen car maker bets on green revolution

Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversi-mple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain’s...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Maradona’s death may trigger family inheritance battle

Diego Maradona’s tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

In Syria, Yarmuk residents plan return to war-torn Palestinian camp

When Syrian authorities said they would allow returns to the war-ravaged Yarmuk camp for Palestinian refugees in...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Of ports and terminals

There is some progress on the expansion of industrial base in the country. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is providing...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Begum Shamim Akhtar laid to rest in Jati Umra

LAHORE: Begum Shamim Akhtar, the mother of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and party president Shehbaz Sharif, was laid ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Commodities

Gold prices drop further

KARACHI: Gold on Saturday fell by Rs 800 per tola on the local market, traders said. The fresh fall pulled down the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

14 more succumb to Covid-19, 1,389 new cases emerge

KARACHI: As many as 14 more patients of Covid-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 2,911 and 1,389 new ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Kamal slams retrenchment of PSM employees

KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal on Saturday criticized retrenchment of 4500 employees of...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

PDM rally: PTI govt placing containers, arresting PPP workers in Multan: Nasir Shah

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing & Town Planning, Religious Affairs,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Rates.Ports

World Shipping Schedule

KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (November 28, 2020)....

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (November 28, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (November 29, 2020)....

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Federal govt defends PSM layoff decision, accuses PPP of ‘ruining’ entity

• Hammad says ‘management control will be handed over to private party’ • According to him, Sindh govt can...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Bilawal lashes out at ‘heartless’ PTI govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Saturday lashed out at the “heartless”...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings

WASHINGTON: The US on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:18am

US navy denies carrier group moved into Gulf after any ‘threats’

WASHINGTON: A US aircraft carrier group has moved back into the Gulf region, but a navy spokeswoman said Saturday ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:20am

Tough security for IIOJK first vote since semi-autonomy cancelled

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Thousands of troops guarded polling stations as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir on...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

MoITT finalises ‘Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020’

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has finalized the “Personal Data ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

SNGPL seeks determination of transportation tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) filed a petition before the Oil and Gas Regulatory ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Locally-made items: Fawad opposes duty exemption on import

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology, Ch Fawad Hussain has opposed exemption of duty on import of those...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Most export markets hit by virus surge: MoF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most export markets with the exception of China have been hit by the recent upsurge in the...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

HSBC considers exit from US retail banking

NEW YORK: HSBC Holdings Plc is considering a complete exit from retail banking in the United States after narrowing...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

Sindh wheat scam: NAB launches inquiry

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday initiated a separate inquiry into Sindh wheat scam...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Case to declare Nawaz a PO: IHC to record statements of FIA, ministry officials

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) to record statements of the FIA officials and the Director Europe-I,...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Army ‘never pressured me’: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday he didn’t have to show resistance to army because it “never...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

China’s first domestically made nuclear reactor goes online

BEIJING: China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor -- the Hualong One - a significant...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:12am

Death of ‘ex-employee’: PSM clarification

KARACHI: Pakistan Steel Mills management on Saturday clarified that an ex-employee of PSM, Habibur Rehman, had...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 03:10am

Exchange

13 killed in south Yemen clashes

DUBAI: Thirteen fighters were killed in an exchange of artillery fire between pro-government forces and separatists...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Thousands of protesting Indian farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border

NEW DELHI: India deployed hundreds of police and paramilitary forces at a New Delhi border on Saturday as thousands...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

PDM workers remove road barricades ahead of Qasim Bagh rally

MULTAN: A large number of opposition activists, mostly from the PPP and the PML-N, removed all the barricades and...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Seventh Pak cricketer positive for Covid-19

CHRISTCHURCH, (New Zealand): A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 as the team remained confined...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Money & Banking

Ufone starts online balance recharge service

ISLAMABAD: A mobile phone company Ufone has started providing online balance recharge service so customers can avoid...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the ...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Commodities

Industry

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (November...

Published 29 Nov, 2020 02:50am

Previous Day

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 22	252.10

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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