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Stocks

Gulf markets in red on mixed US job report

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday after Friday’s fall in global shares, as the latest US...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:32am

Money & Banking

Indian rupee gains on broad dollar decline

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee ended higher on Friday, tracking gains across regional currencies ahead of the crucial US...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:27am

Money & Banking

Canadian dollar falls against the greenback

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened to a two-week low against its US counterpart on Friday as oil prices fell and...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:25am

Money & Banking

South African rand slips

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand slipped on Friday after US data suggested a big Federal Reserve interest rate...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:24am

Stocks

Australia shares end higher

SYDNEY: Australia shares ended higher on Friday but posted their first weekly loss in four as the country’s soft...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:22am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Economic worries back on Wall Street’s radar after jobs data

NEW YORK: Uncertainty over the US economy’s health is rippling through markets, adding fuel to an already-volatile...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:21am

Companies

SLIC stands on a strong footing with 2024 half-yearly results

KARACHI: The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) closed its half yearly results (January – June...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:19am

Companies

AkzoNobel welcomes minister to its new Faisalabad plant

FAISALABAD: Akzo-Nobel proud manufacturers of Dulux paints, welcomed the esteemed visit of Chaudhry Shafay Hussain,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:16am

India, UAE set to review trade deal

DUBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian and Emirati officials are expected to review their trade agreement this week amid concerns...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Middle East

Gunman kills 3 Israelis at West Bank crossing

ALLENBY BRIDGE, (Palestinian Territories): A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

South Asia

BD calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya Muslims

DHAKA: The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday called ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Europe

Kosovo reopens two Serbia border crossings after protests

PRISTINA: Kosovo on Saturday reopened two of its four border crossings with Serbia after protests on the Serbian ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Africa

Morocco flooding

OUARZAZATE, (Morocco): Moroccan authorities on Sunday said four people died and 14 were missing in flooding caused ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Govt servants asked to ensure discipline

LAHORE: Secretary Information & Culture and Director General Public Relations Punjab, Dr. Shahinshah Faisal ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Spanish envoy attends exhibition at PHA art gallery

LAHORE: The Spanish ambassador to Pakistan visited The Barracks, an art gallery in Nasir Bagh established by the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

USA

Trump and Harris battle for Black voters in must-win Georgia

VALDOSTA (Georgia): Vivian Childs, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, schooled a roomful of Republicans on how to...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

13 killed, dozens injured in Ivory Coast road accident

ABIDJAN: Thirteen people have been killed and 45 injured in a road accident in northern Ivory Coast, after a tanker...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Europe

Over 100,000 protest in France against new PM nomination

PARIS: More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Africa

Algeria’s president Tebboune wins second term with 95pc of vote

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday’s...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

International Literacy Day (ILD) 2024: Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace

As the world celebrates International Literacy Day (ILD) on September 8, 2024, the theme “Promoting multilingual...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

International Literacy Day: EBM’s mission to bring equity through education

The largest FMCG company in Pakistan has been on a mission since its inception in 1966. EBM is committed to...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:43am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on (Sunday September 08, 2024) and the forecast for (Monday September 09, 2024)....

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Rates

PSX largely range-bound

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained largely range-bound during the week ended Sep 6, 2024 with an...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Rates

Futures spread up 612bps

KARACHI: The futures spread increased by 612 bps to 17.56 percent on the last day of the outgoing week up from 11.45...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Rates

Marginal depreciation

KARACHI: The rupee depreciated marginally during the previous week as it lost Re0.03 or 0.01% against the US ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

CECOS hosts event to address climate change challenge

PESHAWAR: CECOS University hosted the “COP In My City 2024” event, a youth-focused initiative organised by the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

DHA City Karachi breaks ground on new infrastructural development in Sector 3

KARACHI: Defence Housing Authority (DHA) City Karachi marked Pakistan’s Defence and Martyrs Day with a significant...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Tarar claims people have rejected PTI’s rally

ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar claimed the people have rejected PTI’s rally, saying such...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

UET Peshawar, LUMS ink MoU

PESHAWAR: The Buildings Energy Research Centre (BERC), University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar entered...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

President honours Naval heroes of the 1965 war

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday paying tribute to the Pakistan Navy on ‘Navy Day’, praised its...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Dar meets British MPs of Pakistani origin

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had a detailed and comprehensive interaction with...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Industry

NOC process for telecom operators: MoITT launches RoW one-window operation

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has introduced the Right of Way ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Prison officers concerned over posting of non-prison cadre officer

PESHAWAR: The KP Prison officers Association has expressed concern over the recent posting of a non-prison cadre...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Stocks

FTSE 100 clocks weekly decline; personal goods shares biggest drag

LONDON: UK’s main stock index ended lower on Friday, dragged down by personal goods and automobile shares, while...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Stocks

Indian shares post worst week in three months

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark indexes logged their worst week in three months on Friday amid jitters ahead of a...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Heavy rains fill up 1,100 ponds in Cholistan desert

BAHAWALPUR: Heavy rains proved to be beneficial for Cholistan as around 1,100 ponds have been filled with rainwater...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Safe City Project: Home minister inspects ‘first model car’

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Zia Ul Hasan has inspected the first model car equipped with advanced cameras and...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices drop amid low trading volumes

KARACHI: Overall decline in cotton prices, with spot rates dropping by Rs 700 per pound. Trading volume remain...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Larkana health official speaks about anti-polio measures

LARKANA: All arrangements have been finalized for the seven-day National Immunization Campaign in which more than...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Governor Sindh visits Al-Mustafa Medical Centre

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori visited Al-Mustafa Medical Centre, where he was briefed by the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Bilawal urged to fix responsibility for poor civic infrastructure

KARACHI: Chairman Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Altaf Shakoo has asked from PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

An intriguing televised address

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Why monetary policy prudence is a virtue

The upcoming monetary policy announcement on September 12th comes at a time when headline inflation has dropped to...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:02am

Letters

‘Xinjiang, Balochistan and FATA’

This is apropos three letters titled ‘Xinjiang, Balochistan and FATA’ carried by the newspaper in recent days....

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

CM pledges to make efforts to boost literacy

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said,’’ We will undertake all possible measures for the out of...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Maryam meets people at roadside tea stall

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while going back to Lahore from DG Khan made her vehicle stop at a...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

PM highlights criticality of literacy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called upon the nation to support the government’s efforts in...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Overcrowded and underprepared: Pakistan’s crisis

Population growth can be a double-edged sword: it can either provide a growing labor force that drives economic...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:33am

Commodities

Prices of essential food items remain firm

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained firm in the retail market, according to a survey conducted ...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Minister announces new programme on literacy skills

LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat and Secretary Literacy Syed Haider Iqbal have announced the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Punjab launches first satellite-linked environmental monitoring system

LAHORE: Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has announced the launch of Punjab’s first satellite-linked...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

PTCL Group partners with Pakistan hockey team

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s largest telecommunication and integrated ICT services provider, PTCL Group (PTCL and Ufone...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Rates

Automart: car prices in Karachi

Rates in the week ended Sunday September 09, 2024

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

Settlement of circular debt thru adjustments strong probability

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar directs Petroleum and Power Division to reassess the plan for settlement of circular debt through cash/ non-cash adjustments

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:42am

Processing industry: MoF seeks mechanism to avoid misuse of gas

Companies

Boeing reaches labour deal with 25pc pay hike

WASHINGTON: Boeing said on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

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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