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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Shadow of Abenomics clouds BOJ’s rate hike path

TOKYO: Political uncertainty and the surprise prominence of a reflationist-minded candidate in Japan’s ruling party...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 10:12am

World

Saudi crown prince postpones Japan trip citing king’s health, Tokyo says

TOKYO: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his visit to Japan scheduled to begin on Monday...

Published 20 May, 2024 10:41am

World

Indonesia’s Prabowo pledges cooperation with Japan after promising China closer ties

TOKYO: Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday told Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida he wanted...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 10:23am

World

Japan PM to address US Congress on April 11

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been invited to address a joint session of the US Congress during a...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 05:40pm

World

Japan to spend extra $660mn in quake relief

TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 12:03pm

Business & Finance

Toyota holds off response on wage talks after first round

TOKYO: Toyota Motor, the world’s biggest automaker, held off on Wednesday from offering responses to its union’s...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 10:49am

World

Ukraine PM calls for fresh sanctions on Russia after Navalny’s death

TOKYO: Ukraine’s prime minister urged the European Union and Japan on Tuesday to impose fresh economic sanctions on...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 11:26am

World

Japan finmin says may have to skip G20 meet due to domestic issues

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that he might have to skip a gathering of financial...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 10:55am

World

Ukraine PM seeks reconstruction help in Japan

TOKYO: Ukraine’s prime minister urged Japan’s government and private sector on Monday to step up support for the...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 11:37am

World

South Korea, China, Japan top diplomats seek to boost trilateral cooperation

SEOUL: The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on Sunday, seeking to restart...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 10:20am

World

Japan to release test results after Fukushima release

TOKYO: Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 12:02pm

World

Iran’s foreign minister in first Japan visit since 2019

TOKYO: Iran’s foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019 to meet his opposite number,...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 10:36am

Markets

Japan’s new central bank chief assumes office as global risks loom

TOKYO: Japan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda faces a bumpy road as slowing global growth clouds prospects for...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 10:42am

World

Japan to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US: PM Kishida

TOKYO: Japan will purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday,...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 02:00pm

Markets

BOJ governor contender Nakaso takes up APEC advisory council post

TOKYO: Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso, seen as a leading contender to become the new...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:41am

World

NATO to strengthen partnership with Japan, says Secretary-General Stoltenberg

TOKYO: NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan amid the ongoing Ukraine war, NATO...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 10:31am

World

Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year

TOKYO: More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:20am

Business & Finance

Japan PM advisers urge talks on inflation-beating wage growth

TOKYO: Private sector advisers of Japan’s top economic council on Thursday called on the government to step up talks...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 09:51am

Business & Finance

Japan’s stimulus plan must exceed $100bn, says ruling party executive

TOKYO: Japan’s promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy’s output gap of about 15 trillion...

Published 23 Oct, 2022 11:56am

Business & Finance

Japan won’t rule out corporate, income tax hikes to fund military spending

TOKYO: Japan has not ruled out raising corporate and household income taxes to fund a planned increase to its...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:06pm

Business & Finance

Japan considers steps to help with utility bill burden

TOKYO: Japan will consider more steps to cushion the blow of rising electricity bills, a government spokesperson...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 11:04am

World

Japan to further ease border curbs to exploit weak yen

TOKYO: Japan will further ease border controls from Sept. 7 by raising the ceiling for daily entrants to 50,000 and...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:08am

World

Tokyo to push for African seat on UN Security Council: PM

TUNIS: Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world...

Published 28 Aug, 2022 08:00pm

World

Japan to spend $1.83mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral

TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 10:07am

World

Japan to waive pre-departure COVID tests for vaccinated travellers

TOKYO: Japan will waive pre-departure COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 12:13pm

World

Japan protests Russia move to drop peace talks over Ukraine

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it “strongly protests” Russia’s decision to abandon talks on a World War II peace treaty...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:03am

World

Japan set to remove all COVID restrictions as new infections ebb

TOKYO: Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:41am

Business & Finance

Japan to sanction chip exports to Russia over Ukraine

TOKYO: Japan will impose sanctions on Russia targeting semiconductor exports and financial institutions, Prime...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:57am

World

Russian attack 'shakes foundation of international order': Japan PM

TOKYO: Russia's attack on Ukraine "shakes the foundation of the international order", Japan's Prime Minister Fumio...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 12:13pm

Markets

Japan's record $940bn budget set for parliament approval in March

TOKYO: A key Japanese parliamentary committee on Monday approved the government's record $940 billion initial...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 11:50am

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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