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British Prime Minister Liz Truss

Truss and UK market turmoil: What you need to know

LONDON: Liz Truss will resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 02:10pm

World

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain’s next prime minister

LONDON: Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 01:57pm

World

Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister

LONDON: Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the...

Updated 20 Oct, 2022 07:38pm

World

UK’s Trevelyan: I am shocked about parliamentary vote reports

LONDON: Britain’s transport minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said on Thursday she was shocked to hear reports claiming...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 01:04pm

Markets

UK finance minister seeks to stem bond rout by rushing forward tax plan

LONDON: New British finance minister Jeremy Hunt, seeking to stem a dramatic loss of confidence among investors in...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:35pm

World

Biden calls UK PM’s abandoned tax cut plan a ‘mistake’

PORTLAND: US President Joe Biden on Saturday dubbed right-wing British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s abandoned tax cut...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 10:56am

World

UK finance minister says ‘not going anywhere’ amid talk of new U-turns

LONDON: Britain’s beleaguered finance minister insisted Thursday he was safe in his job but endured a rebuke in...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 09:57am

Markets

Fast Retailing powers Japan’s Nikkei to biggest jump in seven months

TOKYO: Japanese stocks rebounded on Friday, supported by a strong performance from Fast Retailing Co Ltd, while...

Updated 14 Oct, 2022 12:06pm

World

British PM faces fresh political woes after meeting with MPs

LONDON: Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss faced fresh woes on Thursday after a prominent Conservative party...

Published 13 Oct, 2022 02:09pm

World

European leaders show ‘unity’ in face of Russia’s war

PRAGUE: Leaders from across Europe met Thursday in Prague for the inaugural summit of a new forum aimed at bringing...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 11:26am

World

UK’s Truss rejects ‘drift and delay’ in defiant speech to Tories

BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss is set Wednesday to close her party’s tumultuous annual conference...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 01:08pm

World

Truss faces new challenge over UK welfare payments

BIRMINGHAM: British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 06:51pm

Markets

Euro zone yields rise on inflation angst, gilt pressure fades

Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Monday, with gilts out of the spotlight, as inflation concerns kept...

Published 03 Oct, 2022 01:56pm

Business & Finance

UK economy still below pre-pandemic size, underscoring challenge for Truss

LONDON: Britain’s economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter but was below its pre-pandemic peak, contrary to...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 12:35pm

World

French finance minister says he's ‘worried’ about Britain

PARIS: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he was concerned about the situation in Britain, where...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 12:23pm

World

UK’s Truss presses on with ‘controversial’ economic plan, says it’s the right course

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her economic plan that has roiled financial markets, saying on...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 01:04pm

Markets

UK to pay half of business winter energy bills

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday launched a six-month plan starting in October to pay about half of energy bills for...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 07:10am

World

UK to spend at least $2.63bn on Ukraine war effort in 2023

British Prime Minister Liz Truss said the United Kingdom next year will meet or exceed the 2.3 billion pound ($2.63...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 12:11pm

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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