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FTSE 100 touches record high

LONDON: The UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 hit an all-time high on Friday, supported by a weaker pound after much softer...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

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FTSE 100 hits two-week high in new year trade

LONDON: The UK’s FTSE 100 advanced higher on Thursday, the first trading session of the year, boosted by gains in...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

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London’s FTSE 100 closes 2024 on high note

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 climbed to its highest level in over a week on the last trading day of 2024, locking in...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 05:56am

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FTSE 100 logs biggest weekly gain in 5 weeks

LONDON: Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday as gains in energy stocks were capped by losses in...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

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UK stocks fall after surprise contraction in Oct GDP

LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday after data showed a surprise contraction in the country’s gross...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

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London stocks clock monthly gains

LONDON; UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 ended flat on Friday amid low trading volumes, as gains in mining shares countered...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am

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Insurance stocks lead gains in London, Direct Line jumps

LONDON: The UK’s domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 ended higher on Thursday, while the main FTSE stock index...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

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Weaker pound takes FTSE 100 to best week in six months

LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 recorded its biggest weekly gain in more than six months on Friday as a slide in...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

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Vanguard sells $66m worth of stocks in Oct

KARACHI: The FTSE benchmarked fund, Vanguard, has sold approximately $66 million worth of stocks in October 2024,...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:10am

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FTSE 100 slips as pharma stocks weigh

LONDON: The main UK stock indexes slipped on Friday, with losses in AstraZeneca and GSK weighing on the blue-chip...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

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Lacklustre China stimulus drags FTSE 100 to 3-month low

BRITAIN: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell to a three-month low on Friday, dragged down by homebuilder Vistry following a...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:02am

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FTSE 100 rebounds on Reckitt boost but logs weekly decline

LONDON: The UK’s FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday from near three-month lows touched in the prior session, as gains in...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

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FTSE 100 falls after Labour’s first budget

LONDON: The UK’s FTSE 100 fell to an over two-month low on Wednesday, dragged down by the healthcare sector, while...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

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London stocks climb, energy shares keep gains in check

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose on Monday, led by travel and leisure shares as Trainline jumped following a...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:01pm

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FTSE indexes post weekly losses on mixed earnings

LONDON: London’s blue-chip stock index slipped on Friday as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

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FTSE 100 set for weekly losses on mixed earnings, budget anticipation

London’s blue-chip stock index slipped on Friday and was on track for weekly losses, as investors assessed a mixed...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 03:13pm

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FTSE 100 dips but logs weekly gain on rate cut bets

LONDON: The UK’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by British American Tobacco following its settlement...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

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London stocks open lower after retail sales data; set for weekly gains

London stocks opened lower on Friday as investors digested an unexpected rise in retail sales data, although both...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 03:02pm

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UK stocks steady ahead of ECB rate decision; Rentokil caps ex-dividend pressure

The UK’s main stock indexes were steady on Thursday as investors braced for the European Central Bank’s interest...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 02:38pm

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PSX expected to reach 106,000-level by next June

KARACHI: Despite massive foreign selling due to FTSE rebalancing outflow, Pakistan Stock Exchange is expected to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

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London stocks regain ground after worst session in two months

British equities mostly rebounded on Wednesday, with the biggest boost from the real estate sector, while...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 09:44pm

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Oil stocks support FTSE 100, midcaps tumble as Iran attack report spooks markets

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday, with gains primarily driven by the energy sector, as investors worried...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 09:40pm

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London stocks log weekly jump on China stimulus

LONDON: British equities ended the week on a high note on signs US inflation is continuing to ease, boosting the ...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

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FTSE 100 drops over 1% on strong retail sales, rising pound pressure

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index slipped on Friday, registering weekly declines, after hotter-than-expected...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 09:18pm

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London stocks rise on US rate cut optimism, Kingfisher boost

The FTSE 100 rose to a two-week high on Tuesday, lifted by increasing bets of a larger U.S. interest rate cut and...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 01:03pm

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FTSE 100 gains on precious metals surge

LONDON: Precious metal mining stocks lifted London’s blue-chip index on Friday as investors raised their bets on a...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am

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FTSE 100 clocks weekly decline; personal goods shares biggest drag

LONDON: UK’s main stock index ended lower on Friday, dragged down by personal goods and automobile shares, while...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am

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FTSE 100 drops amid aerospace and personal goods sell-off

LONDON: UK’s main stock index ended lower on Monday, weakened by a sell-off in aerospace-defence and ...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

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London stocks inch up as focus turns to monetary policy outlook

The UK’s main stock index edged higher on Thursday, defying the weak trend across some major global markets as...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 12:43pm

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FTSE 100 gains as Powell signals rate cuts

LONDON: The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday as markets globally cheered US Federal Reserve Chair...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,520.54
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,990.31
France CAC40 / Jan 20	7,733.50
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.74 ▲ 0.34 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	31.82 ▲ 2.89 (9.99%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.84 ▲ 9.84 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.51 ▼ -2.48 (-9.92%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 21 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	72.50 ▼ -6.07 (-7.73%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 21 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32.32 ▼ -2.58 (-7.39%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 21 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147 ▼ -11.02 (-6.97%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.15 ▼ -0.66 (-6.73%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.30 ▼ -0.31 (-6.72%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	106 ▼ -7.47 (-6.58%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 21 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	64.99 ▼ -4.10 (-5.93%)
Prosperity Weav / Jan 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35 ▼ -2.00 (-5.41%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,800,421 ▲ 0.34
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	37,044,339 ▲ 1.84
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,010,624 ▲ 0.27
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.14
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.23
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -2.74
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.70

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