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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 / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Diesel/Litre / Jan 22	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 22 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	14.94 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▼ -0.70 (-11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.21 ▼ -3.00 (-9.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 22 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.58 ▼ -1.26 (-9.81%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.98 ▼ -5.92 (-9.56%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	598 ▼ -61.53 (-9.33%)
Hala Enterprise / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.10 ▼ -1.21 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,158,485 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	83,500,175 ▲ 3.03
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	18,601,390 ▼ -0.41

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