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Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

LONDON: Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan, Australia and...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 11:13am

World

City of London chief says Brexit ‘disaster’ cost 40,000 finance jobs

LONDON: Britain’s departure from the European Union cost London’s financial centre about 40,000 jobs, the Lord Mayor...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 03:07pm

World

UK’s Lammy says attending EU summit is part of UK’s ‘reset’ with EU

LUXEMBOURG: British Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Monday that his decision to attend a European Union foreign...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 12:11pm

World

UK Brexit champion Nigel Farage to return to right-wing TV station

LONDON: Leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage will return to the right-wing television news channel GB News as one of its...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:15pm

World

‘No time to waste’: UK’s Rachel Reeves starts to tackle growth barriers

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Monday she had begun the task of unblocking infrastructure...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 03:42pm

World

New UK PM Starmer visits Northern Ireland

BELFAST: Keir Starmer makes his first visit as UK prime minister to Northern Ireland on Monday, with hopes high on...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 12:04pm

World

Keir Starmer pledges to stabilise UK as Labour win huge majority

The centre-left Labour Party ends 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:32pm

World

Boris Johnson tries to fire up flagging campaign as UK election looms

LONDON: Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson tried to rally the Conservative party faithful as UK politicians on...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 02:39pm

World

D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

LONDON: Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 01:54pm

World

Brexit firebrand Farage shakes up UK election fight: UK poll predicts biggest ever Labour win

LONDON: Britain’s opposition Labour party could be on the path to the biggest election victory in its history,...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

World

Michelle O’Neill makes history as N Ireland’s first nationalist leader

BELFAST: Michelle O’Neill on Saturday became the first nationalist leader of Northern Ireland’s government, a...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Business & Finance

PayPal gets crypto green light in UK as sets up post-Brexit base

LONDON: PayPal has been registered to offer cryptoasset activities in Britain, the Financial Conduct Authority said...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am

World

King Charles to address French Senate after urging stronger France-UK ties

PARIS: King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps by addressing lawmakers in...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 11:30am

Life & Style

Romance in the air as Paul Costelloe, Bora Aksu open London Fashion Week

LONDON: Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week on Friday, with the Irish designer saying he was “bringing back a...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:39am

World

UK to rejoin Europe’s Horizon science programme

LONDON: Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 12:47pm

Business & Finance

Bonus freedom to pay paltry ‘Brexit dividend’ for Britain’s banks

LONDON: Banks in Britain may be free to award even bigger bonuses from January but new pay perks are unlikely to ...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Markets

Pound’s mini-budget dip made UK’s Brexit bill dearer

LONDON: Sterling’s drop at the time of former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s failed budget plans meant the British...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 11:42am

World

UK PM in Washington to meet Biden and talk tech, Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew in to Washington late Tuesday lobbying for Britain to take a lead role...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 11:35am

World

UK govt announces overseas student curbs to slash immigration

LONDON: The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

World

EU, UK closer to signing delayed deal on financial services

BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday moved forward with a delayed agreement with Britain to advance cooperation on...

Published 17 May, 2023 09:02pm

World

UK PM Sunak faces first test of comeback credentials in local polls

SWINDON: Rishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test as British prime minister next week in local polls where the...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 12:17pm

World

UK’s Rishi Sunak wants EU deal on passport checks to ease delays: Bloomberg News

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make a deal with the European Union to make it easier for his citizens...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:36pm

World

Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since North Irish peace deal

LONDON: Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 11:21am

Business & Finance

Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact

LONDON/TOKYO: Britain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 11:16am

World

Germany rolls out red carpet for Charles III’s first foreign visit

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles III will begin his first state visit when he travels to Germany on Wednesday, having...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:25am

World

UK politicians caught in sting operation about second jobs

LONDON: A senior British minister on Sunday defended former cabinet colleagues after they were shown negotiating...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:18am

World

At what cost? UK PM Sunak to win post-Brexit trade vote in parliament

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to win parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a key element of a...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 01:39pm

World

UK’s Hunt says his budget will get more people into work

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he would use this week’s budget plan to remove barriers, including...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 04:24pm

World

UK hails ‘essential’ French alliance ahead of breakthrough summit

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acclaimed Britain’s “essential” alliance with France ahead of a bridge-building...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 11:42am

World

UK’s Johnson says ‘difficult’ to back new N.Irish Brexit deal

LONDON: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would find it “very difficult” to vote for successor...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 07:15pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	69.13
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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