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FTSE 100 marks worst week of year amid tariff whiplash

LONDON: British stocks ended mostly lower on Friday, as gains in heavyweight oil and gas company shares were offset...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

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FTSE 100 ends February with record close

LONDON: The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 share index posted its highest close on record on Friday, buoyed by positive...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

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Euro scales one-month top after Germany’s conservatives win, dollar slumps

SINGAPORE: The euro marched higher on Monday after Germany’s opposition conservatives won the national election as...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 01:25pm

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FTSE 100 up on defence boost

LONDON: Britain’s benchmark index closed higher on Monday, supported by aerospace and defence stocks, while some...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

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FTSE 100 eases from record high on tariff uncertainty

LONDON: UK stocks were lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 easing from a record high, as tariff uncertainty added to...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

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FTSE 100 slides as stronger sterling hits firms

LONDON: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Friday, as a jump in sterling hurt export-oriented firms, while Burberry soared...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

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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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British homebuilder Vistry warns of uncertain market conditions

Vistry, Britain’s largest home builder by output, said on Wednesday that market conditions for the current fiscal...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:30pm

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UK midcaps slide to 8-month low as retailers tumble, yields jump

The UK mid-cap index touched a more-than-eight-month low on Thursday, as retail stocks were hammered by...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:42pm

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UK’s FTSE 100 dips as financial, healthcare shares drag

UK’s FTSE 100 came under pressure on Tuesday as losses in heavyweight financials and healthcare weighed, with focus...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 03:50pm

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UK’s FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh

UK’s FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Royce and Unilever weighed at...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 03:54pm

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London’s FTSE 100 flat as gains in energy stocks cap declines

London’s FTSE 100 changed little on Friday, after hitting an over-two-week high hit in the previous session, as...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 03:26pm

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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’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursday, as the US Federal...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 03:46pm

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UK stocks dip at start of policy decision-packed week, Entain drops

UK’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Monday ahead of a raft of major central bank interest-rate decisions, with Entain...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 02:47pm

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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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Diageo supports FTSE 100; SThree slides on profit warning

Britain’s FTSE 100 index rose on Thursday, boosted by Diageo after a brokerage upgrade, while SThree weighed on the...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

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FTSE 100 slides to two-week low ahead of US inflation print

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 fell to a two-week low on Wednesday, with Ashtead extending declines, while investors...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 03:42pm

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Miners, Ashtead weigh on FTSE 100

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday as mining shares slipped, while Ashtead dropped after it warned of...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:48pm

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Miners propel UK’s FTSE 100 higher; GDP data on tap

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 kicked off the week climbing higher on Monday, boosted by mining shares, while investors...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 03:32pm

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FTSE 100 logs worst day in over 3-week

MUMBAI: Indian benchmark indexes logged their best week since June on Friday, led mainly by financials as the ...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

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UK’s FTSE 100 jumps on energy boost

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 extended gains on Tuesday as a rise in oil prices lifted the heavyweight energy shares,...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 03:49pm

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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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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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London stocks drop as investors pare rate cut bets

The UK’s benchmark stock indexes fell on Thursday and were set to end the month with heavy losses as investors lost...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 01:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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