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UK’s Hunt to set out plans for private companies to trade shares on exchanges

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is expected to set out plans in next week’s budget for a regime to allow the...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 10:46am

World

US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India

NEW DELHI: US authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:50pm

Markets

Axis Bank CEO flags risks of slowing economic growth

BENGALURU: Axis Bank Ltd Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Chaudhry is watchful over consumer demand in the Indian...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 11:44am

Business & Finance

UBS in talks to acquire embattled Credit Suisse

GENEVA: Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, is in talks to buy all or part of Credit Suisse, according to a report by...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 12:06pm

Business & Finance

ECB must keep raising rates to fight off inflation, Lane says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank must raise interest rates to a level that starts to restrict growth and their...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 11:19am

Pakistan

'Negotiator with grit': Sherry Rehman among 'FT's 25 most influential women of 2022'

Business publication Financial Times (FT) named Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman as one...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:43pm

UK’s Aston Martin to raise over £500m via Saudi fund, rights issue: FT

BENGALURU: Aston Martin is closing in on a deal to raise over 500 million pounds ($589.30 million) by bringing in...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Markets

Credit Suisse vice chair faces opposition to re-election

ZURICH: Credit Suisse Vice Chair Severin Schwan faces opposition to his re-election to the board of the embattled...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:55pm

World

China denies report of hypersonic missile test, says tested space vehicle

BEIJING: China tested a space vehicle in July, not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:12pm

China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile: FT

WASHINGTON: China has tested a new space capability with a hypersonic missile, the Financial Times reported on...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Business & Finance

Fed's Bullard says stimulus tapering should begin this year

There is plenty of demand for workers and there are more job openings than there are unemployed workers

Published 08 Sep, 2021 10:51am

Markets

TikTok owner ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022

NEW YORK: ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, has revived its plan to go public with a...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars weaken for second day on low risk appetite

The New Zealand dollar was off 0.1% at $0.7032

Published 29 Jun, 2021 11:05am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia agrees to start oil assistance for Pakistan, reports Financial Times

Supply on deferred payments set to start from July and is worth at least $1.5 billion

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 06:56pm

Technology

British watchdog plans investigation into Amazon's use of data: FT

The timing and scope of the probe were still being worked on, it said.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

World

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg websites temporarily down

Multiple websites operated by news outlets were inaccessible for a short while on Tuesday

Published 08 Jun, 2021 03:35pm

Business & Finance

BioNTech nearing request for approval of longer-lasting version of COVID vaccine

"Our first formulation had to be stored and shipped at minus 80 degrees. We have now, in the meantime, a formulation which is not yet approved... which can be stored at two to eight degrees," Sahin told a Financial Times conference panel, adding that data packages were being prepared for regulators.

Published 04 May, 2021 05:41pm

Business & Finance

ExxonMobil investor says its climate strategy an 'existential' risk: report

World leaders came together virtually this week at the request of US President Joe Biden for a 40-leader climate summit.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:26am

World

Britain opens official probe into former PM Cameron's lobbying

The probe is likely to be independent and carried out on behalf of the Cabinet Office, the BBC said. Reuters has not been able to independently verify the reports.
In his first comments on the row on Sunday, Cameron said that in his representations to government he was breaking no codes of conduct and no government rules.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 06:26pm

Business & Finance

UN chief Guterres warns of COVID-19 debt crisis for developing world: FT

"The response to Covid and to the financial aspects [of the crisis] has been fragmented, and geopolitical divides are not helping," Guterres told the FT.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:46am

UK ministers reject Sanjeev Gupta’s bailout plea: FT

LONDON: British ministers have rejected a request from mining magnate Sanjeev Gupta for a 170 million pound ...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Technology

Facebook News in UK to help 'sustain' local journalism

"UK publishers are seeking a fair business relationship with online platforms so it's good to see Facebook working to promote their output," he added.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:16pm

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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