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South Korea to set roadmap in case Trump reopens North Korea nuclear talks

SEOUL: South Korea’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he was devising a roadmap to prepare for US President-elect...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 12:02pm

World

Japan PM Ishiba says he won’t get meeting he sought with president-elect Trump

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday that a face-to-face meeting he had sought with US...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:55am

World

Xi Jinping leaves China for APEC meeting in Peru: state media

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping headed to Peru on Wednesday, state media said, bound for a summit of Asia-Pacific...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 01:16pm

World

Japan PM Ishiba, China President Xi to meet in Peru on Friday, Kyodo says

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet China’s President Xi Jinping on the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:44am

World

APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform

SAN FRANCISCO: Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 05:04pm

World

US, Japan and South Korea leaders hold brief meeting at APEC

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 10:44am

World

Yellen calls on APEC ministers to boost growth potential sustainably

SAN FRANCISCO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Pacific Rim finance ministers on Monday to boost the...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am

World

South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Kishida to attend technology roundtable on Nov. 17

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to attend a roundtable on technological cooperation with Japanese...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 10:03am

World

China's foreign minister suggests road to Xi-Biden summit will not be smooth

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the “road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one”, the...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:57pm

World

Biden plans November meeting with China’s Xi

WASHINGTON: The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:12am

World

Xi to hold talks with Blinken in Beijing

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a sign the two...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 03:51pm

Markets

BOJ governor contender Nakaso takes up APEC advisory council post

TOKYO: Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso, seen as a leading contender to become the new...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:41am

World

Xi says China to consider holding Belt & Road Forum in 2023

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China would consider hosting the third Belt & Road...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 02:09pm

World

France rejects ‘confrontation’ in Asia: Macron

BANGKOK: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged an end to “confrontation” as he outlined his vision for France’s...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 11:27am

World

ASEAN summit begins with Myanmar likely to dominate agenda; ‘little progress expected’

PHNOM PENH: Leaders of Southeast Asian nations began an annual summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 09:58am

World

VP Harris to replace Biden at last of three Asia summits

WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the United States next month in Bangkok in the third in a...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 11:37am

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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