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French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron eyes broad alliance to form new French govt

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “meeting of different political forces” to hammer out a...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:32am

World

EU leaders urge Georgia to probe vote ‘irregularities’

BUDAPEST: The leaders of France, Germany and Poland called on Georgia Thursday to quickly probe “numerous...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

World

Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base

BEIRUT: Israel’s military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases on Sunday, as it...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 04:43pm

World

France to vote in election that could put far right in government

PARIS: French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 12:19pm

World

French snap elections spark investor worries, Paris stock market head says

PARIS: The prospect of a politically extreme party with little or no government experience reaching power after...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:14am

World

France’s Macron pledges ‘to act’ until end of term in 2027: statement

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he would “act until May 2027”, the end of his second term,...

Published 23 Jun, 2024 10:51pm

Markets

Asian stocks rise on tech rally, Fed rate cut wagers

SINGAPORE: Asian shares rose to their highest in three weeks on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in tech stocks, while...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 10:28am

World

Ukraine summit strives for broad consensus to lean on Russia to end war

BUERGENSTOCK: Western powers and countries from the rest of the world will use the second day of a major summit in...

Published 16 Jun, 2024 10:39am

World

G7 eyes Ukraine funding plan at Italy summit

BARI: G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 11:43am

Markets

European stocks, euro extend losses on political turmoil

LONDON: European equities and the euro extended a sell-off Tuesday, fuelled by EU political uncertainty, while Asian...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 05:24pm

World

Swiss summit on Ukraine set to thrash out path to peace

GENEVA: Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

World

Italy’s far-right Giorgia Meloni emerges stronger from EU vote

ROME: Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, early results showed...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:07pm

World

Macron says French will ‘make the right choice’ in snap polls

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the right choice in snap...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 11:59am

World

Macron calls snap legislative elections after EU poll blow

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 07:36am

World

French MP says waving Palestinian flag was protest at ‘massacre’ in Gaza

PARIS: A hard-left French lawmaker sanctioned for raising a Palestinian flag in parliament on Tuesday said he would...

Published 30 May, 2024 03:02pm

World

Security Council set to meet over deadly Rafah strike

RAFAH: The UN Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed...

Published 28 May, 2024 11:37am

World

Toll from Russian strike on Kharkiv hardware store rises to 14

KHARKIV: The death toll from Russian strikes on a hardware store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv rose to 14...

Updated 26 May, 2024 05:48pm

World

China’s Xi to discuss multi-billion euro investments in Serbia

BELGRADE: Serbia welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a military guard of honour on Wednesday ahead of a...

Published 08 May, 2024 02:52pm

World

France’s Macron shakes hands with China’s Xi at Elysee Palace

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping during a rare visit at the Elysee...

Published 06 May, 2024 02:38pm

World

Xi praises French ties as Macron prepares to talk trade

PARIS: President Xi Jinping lauded China’s ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrived in...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

World

Australia mulls citizenship for Pakistani guard in Sydney mall attack

SYDNEY: Australia’s prime minister said Thursday he will consider granting citizenship to a Pakistani security guard...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:23pm

World

Israel vows action against Hamas in Rafah amid global calls for restraint

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for...

Updated 15 Feb, 2024 11:53am

World

India fetes France’s Macron at annual military parade

NEW DELHI: President Emmanuel Macron was guest of honour Thursday for India’s pomp-filled annual military parade, in...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 11:21am

World

France’s Macron arrives in India for two-day visit: AFP

JAIPUR: President Emmanuel Macron landed in India Thursday at the start of a two-day visit, an AFP photographer...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 02:33pm

World

France’s Macron to finally meet press after cabinet reshuffle

PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron is to answer questions from the media at a rare press conference on...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 12:28pm

World

Reunion Island on highest alert as major storm hits

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Hundreds of thousands of people on France’s Reunion Island were confined to their homes...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:00pm

World

White House says Israel ‘making effort’ to protect Gaza civilians

More than 700 Palestinians killed in Gaza during last 24 hours, according to Director General of Govt Media Office in Gaza
Death toll in Gaza since start of Israel’s military offensive reaches 15,523, says health ministry

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:35pm

World

French prime minister comfortably survives censure vote

PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne avoided parliamentary censure in an early morning vote on Saturday...

Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:39am

Life & Style

Charles III urges France, UK to ‘reinvigorate’ ties at lavish Versailles banquet

VERSAILLES, France: King Charles III on Wednesday issued a call for France and the UK to reinvigorate their...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 02:14pm

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

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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