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Chad votes in triple elections after three years of army rule

N’DJAMENA: Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 11:47am

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Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held: health officials

GAZA STRIP: An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 07:27pm

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Yemen rebels claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport: statement

SANAA: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, after...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:09pm

Middle East

Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of only three medical facilities on the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:19pm

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Pakistan-born, US-raised entrepreneur highlights expansion move to Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai’s reputation as a global hub for innovation and investment has attracted yet another entrepreneur to...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 12:19pm

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Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing six

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday,...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:51am

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Betrayed but not derailed

“The British are entitled always to mistrust other people”, AJP Taylor once wrote “but others are not entitled...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:23am

Africa

10 civilians killed in ‘accidential’ Nigerian army strike

KANO: Airstrikes by Nigerian military forces targeting suspected in the northwest Sokoto state killed 10 civilians...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 12:54am

Middle East

Israel strikes Yemen’s Sana’a airport, ports and power stations

Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly fired drones, missiles towards Israel, vowing their support, solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:38pm

Middle East

Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit fighters

CAIRO/GAZA: Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital on...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 05:58pm

Stocks

Dubai outperforms other Gulf markets in early trade

Dubai’s benchmark share index jumped to its highest level in more than a decade on Thursday, lifted by real estate...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 03:13pm

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At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, medics say

At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 11:29am

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Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

DAMASCUS: A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

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At least 8 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:11pm

Stocks

Dubai hits over a decade high; Most Gulf equities end lower

Dubai’s benchmark share index jumped on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a decade, while most other...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 06:30pm

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Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:26pm

Middle East

Hamas says ‘new’ Israeli conditions delaying agreement on Gaza ceasefire

GAZA STRIP: Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:21pm

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Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen, army says

CAIRO: Israel’s military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:16am

Middle East

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play: state media

DUBAI: Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:07pm

Middle East

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raid

TULKAREM: Palestinian officials reported that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a woman, during a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:47pm

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Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

Middle East

Turkiye says over 25,0000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall

ISTANBUL: More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkiye since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:57pm

Stocks

Gulf shares up in early trade on stronger oil prices

Stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trading on Tuesday, as oil prices rose on positive market outlooks for...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

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Israeli military says intercepted projectile that was launched from Yemen

CAIRO: The Israel military said in a statement early on Tuesday that sirens sounded in several areas in central...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

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Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report

The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:44am

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Some gaps have narrowed in elusive Gaza ceasefire deal, sides say

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:34am

Middle East

Jordan foreign minister holds talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country’s support for Syria’s reconstruction in a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:28pm

Middle East

Nine killed in Iran as bus, fuel truck collide: state media

TEHRAN: At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:23pm

Middle East

Saudi delegation meets Syria’s new leader: source close to government

RIYADH: A Saudi delegation has met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, a source close to the government...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:17pm

Middle East

Gaza official says Israel strikes on hospital ‘terrifying’

GAZA STRIP: An official from one of only two functioning hospitals in northern Gaza told AFP on Monday that Israeli...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

Stocks

Most Gulf shares up as cooler US inflation eases rate cut concerns

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up on Monday, after cooler-than-expected US inflation data revived hopes for...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:20pm

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Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam

UNITED NATIONS: Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:46pm

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Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was due in Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria’s new leader Ahmed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:05pm

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA: With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:40am

Africa

Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32

LAGOS: Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes at food distribution centres to 32,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:32am

Middle East

Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated

CAIRO: Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in ...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

Middle East

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

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Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

Middle East

Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated

CAIRO: Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:24pm

Europe

Turkiye’s top diplomat meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:33pm

Middle East

Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

Africa

Earthquake of magnitude 5.48 strikes South Africa, GFZ says

An earthquake of magnitude 5.48 struck South Africa on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 11:01am

Middle East

Hamas, two other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’

CAIRO: Hamas and two other Palestinian groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:37pm

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Qatar embassy reopens in Damascus with flag raising: AFP

DAMASCUS: Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria’s civil...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:41pm

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Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 45,227

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 45,227 people have been killed...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:23pm

Middle East

Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations

Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:10pm

Middle East

At least 10 killed in Iran as bus falls into ravine: state TV

TEHRAN: At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in Iran’s western Lorestan...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 05:32pm

Middle East

Israeli military says Yemen missile lands near Tel Aviv, 14 lightly injured

CAIRO: The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:02am

Middle East

Gaza civilians Israeli troops held responsible for indiscriminate killing

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A leading Israeli newspaper, citing unnamed soldiers serving in Gaza, described indiscriminate...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu eyes Iran after military aggression against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Syria

DUBAI: 2025 will be a year of reckoning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran. The Israeli leader...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:20pm

Middle East

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of West Bank mosque fire

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian residents said on Friday, and video...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:21pm

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Palestinians say six killed in Israeli West Bank operations

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials said Israeli forces killed six people in operations in two refugee camps in the...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:45pm

Middle East

Putin says fall of Assad not a ‘defeat’ for Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:33pm

Middle East

Israel keeps up Gaza bombardment as ceasefire talks intensify

CAIRO: US and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas,...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:17pm

Middle East

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority awards $5.6bn metro line project to consortium

DUBAI: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) awarded on Thursday a 20.5 billion dirham ($5.6 billion)...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:58pm

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Israel hits port, energy sites in Yemen after missile intercepted

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it struck ports and energy infrastructure used by Houthi rebels in Yemen...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 12:31pm

Middle East

Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill 20 people

CAIRO: The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:41pm

Middle East

First flight since Assad’s fall takes off from Damascus airport: AFP

DAMASCUS: The first flight since the ouster of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

MENA

Dubai unveils its comprehensive 2025 retail calendar

DUBAI: Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET),...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:10am

MENA

Syrian mass graves expose ‘machinery of death’ under Assad, top prosecutor says

QUTAYFAH: An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:08am

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Dubai-Riyadh 6th busiest international travel route as Asian business hubs dominate

DUBAI: Asian business hubs dominated international flight traffic in 2024 with 7 of the top 10 international busiest...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 45,059

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 45,059 people have been killed during more...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 04:16pm

Stocks

Dubai hits over a decade high; Most Gulf shares muted

Dubai’s benchmark share index jumped on Tuesday to its highest level in more than a decade, while most other markets...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:37pm

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At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says

MAPUTO: At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday,...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:19pm

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Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, tanks push south

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians on Tuesday, at least 10 of...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 02:18pm

Middle East

Palestinians mourn after Israeli strike kills at least 20, including children, on Gaza’s Khan Younis

CAIRO/GAZA: Relatives of Palestinians killed by Israel in Khan Younis gathered around their white-shrouded bodies on...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 05:58pm

Stocks

Dubai shares hit near-decade high, Emaar Properties shines

Dubai stocks jumped on Monday to their highest level in nearly a decade, helped by gains in real estate and finance...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:31pm

MENA

Niger ministry says 39 killed in attacks near Burkina Faso

NIAMEY: Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

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Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

CAIRO: An Israeli strike on a post office sheltering Gaza residents killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50,...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 02:27pm

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G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges ‘rule of law’

DAMASCUS: G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:43am

Real Estate

Dubai’s real estate sector is evolving, moving towards ‘branded residences’

Dubai’s recent crown as the ‘global leader in branded residences’ is also accompanied by high occupancy level in...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Middle East

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 35 Palestinians on Thursday

CAIRO: At least 35 Palestinians were killed early on Thursday in Israeli bombings of various areas in the Gaza...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia tenders for estimated 595,000 tons wheat

HAMBURG: Saudi Arabia’s state purchasing agency, the General Food Security Authority (GFSA), has issued an...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 01:47pm

Middle East

Israel, Palestinians explore Gaza truce with US envoy on Mideast shuttle mission

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israelis and Palestinians are signaling new efforts to forge a ceasefire deal, even a limited one,...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 11:51am

Middle East

US announces first Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under ceasefire deal

WASHINGTON: Israeli forces conducted a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon and were replaced by the...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 11:29am

Middle East

54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel

PARIS: Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession in...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 11:04am

Middle East

UN General Assembly to vote on ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution that seeks an immediate ceasefire...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 01:13pm

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 31 Palestinians, most of...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 12:48pm

Middle East

Israel denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone

DAMASCUS: Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:11pm

Middle East

Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases

DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:40pm

Stocks

Saudi, Qatari bourses gain; UAE markets fall on tax concerns

Saudi Arabian and Qatari stock markets rose in early trading on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to the US Federal...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:24pm

MENA

Air strike on North Darfur market kills more than 100: Sudan lawyers’ group

PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese military air strike on a market in a town in North Darfur killed more than 100 people and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 29	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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