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UK eyes third Heathrow runway in growth takeoff bid

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves is on Wednesday expected to announce controversial plans for a...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 11:43am

Business & Finance

UK economy inches up by lower-than-expected 0.1% in November

LONDON: Britain’s economic output inched up by a lower-than-expected 0.1% in November compared with October, data...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

Markets

Steady sterling on track for best G10 performance against dollar in 2024

LONDON: The pound was little changed on the final trading day of the year on Tuesday, leaving it on track to be the...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 03:27pm

Business & Finance

UK economy in October suffers first back-to-back declines since 2020

LONDON: Britain’s economy shrank for a second month in October in the run-up to the new government’s first...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

Business & Finance

Dollar heads for strongest week in a month

NEW YORK: The dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday, as investors priced in the...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

World

UK economy grows by just 0.1% in Q3

Britain’s economy grew by a slower than expected 0.1% in the third second quarter of 2024, official figures showed...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:12pm

Business & Finance

UK economy grows in May, boosting new government

LONDON: Britain’s economic output grew better-than-expected in May, official data showed Thursday, handing an early...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 12:36pm

Markets

London midcaps touch more than two-year highs as Labour Party returns to power

LONDON: Britain’s domestic-focused stocks logged their best week in more than five months on Friday after a...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:15am

World

Bank of England warns of economic risks from elections

LONDON: Policy uncertainty linked to upcoming elections in France and the United States has increased the risk of...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:51pm

Business & Finance

Sterling bows to dollar strength after UK GDP data

LONDON: The pound eased on Thursday after data confirmed the UK economy entered recession in the second half of last...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

World

UK economy returns to modest growth at start of 2024

LONDON: Britain’s economy returned to growth in January after entering a shallow recession in the second half of...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

World

Improving UK economy would be no election game-changer for Sunak

MANCHESTER (England): Falling inflation, the prospect of interest rate cuts and signs that Britain’s economy is...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

Markets

Sterling steady, dollar wobbles as markets brace for post-Thanksgiving buzz

SINGAPORE: The dollar kicked off the last week of November on the back foot while sterling held near an over...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 10:06am

World

UK air traffic control outage ‘1 in 15 million’ event: boss

LONDON: The head of British air traffic control on Wednesday blamed a “one in 15 million” event that caused the...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 05:14pm

Business & Finance

UK borrows less than expected in July

LONDON: Britain recorded a smaller-than-expected budget deficit in July, official data showed on Tuesday, giving...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

UK economy grows unexpectedly in Q2 but still lags peers

LONDON: Britain’s economy eked out unexpected growth in the second quarter, laying the ground for more interest...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

BoE hikes rate 14th time in row

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row, by a quarter-point to...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:41am

World

UK food price inflation to be 9% in December, industry researcher cautions

LONDON: Food price inflation in Britain will decline through the balance of 2023 but will still be about 9% in...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:07pm

Business & Finance

UK economy grows as expected in April, driven by services

LONDON: British economic output inched higher as expected in April, driven by the retail sector and the filming...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 12:16pm

World

UK PM Sunak: It's on me personally to meet pledge to halve inflation

WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take personal responsibility if he fails ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:56pm

Business & Finance

IMF says UK economy to grow this year in big U-turn

LONDON: The IMF on Tuesday delivered a major U-turn on its forecast for the UK economy, saying it expected growth...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

Inflation-fighting Bank of England eyes 12th rate hike

LONDON: The Bank of England is forecast Thursday to deliver its twelfth straight interest rate hike as it seeks to...

Published 11 May, 2023 11:24am

Business & Finance

UK recession risks persist despite brighter growth data

LONDON: The UK economy performed slightly better than thought in the final quarter of last year, revised data showed...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:35am

World

Sky-high UK childcare costs hit women’s careers

LONDON: Increased childcare funding is expected to feature in the UK government’s budget this week, in a bid to ease...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 01:05pm

Business & Finance

Britain says global accounting rule is crimping its economy

LONDON: A central plank of global accounting rules has become a “performance penalty” which holds back ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Study in the UK: British Council announces STEM scholarships for women

21 UK universities offer women from Pakistan the opportunity to study a fully-funded master’s degree in the UK

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:29pm

World

UK economy shows unexpected pep in February

LONDON: Britain looks on course to sidestep a forecast recession as businesses reported an unexpected bounce in...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 03:49pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI sees massive potential of increase in trade with UK

Chamber says trade with European nation can rise by 20-30% on annual basis

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:37pm

Business & Finance

UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

LONDON: Britain’s economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance ...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

UK PM shuffles cabinet to bolster economy

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 29	278.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 29	278.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 29	155.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 29	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 29	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 28	6,067.70
Nasdaq / Jan 28	19,733.59
Dow Jones / Jan 28	44,850.35
India Sensex / Jan 29	76,280.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 29	39,346.10
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 29	8,526.69
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 29	21,503.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 28	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 28	247,560.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 29	73.75
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 29	2,761.08
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 29	67.12
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 29 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.63 ▲ 1.06 (10.03%)
Redco Textile / Jan 29 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	19.97 ▲ 1.82 (10.03%)
Jauharabad Sug / Jan 29 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21.84 ▲ 1.99 (10.03%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	14.81 ▲ 1.35 (10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.41 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 29 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10%)
Supernet Ltd. / Jan 29 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	19.80 ▲ 1.8 (10%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 29 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	30.69 ▲ 2.79 (10%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 29 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	398.70 ▲ 36.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jan 29 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.51 ▼ -0.85 (-15.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 29 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.25 ▼ -0.32 (-12.45%)
Punjab Mod / Jan 29 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.60 ▼ -0.33 (-11.26%)
National Silk / Jan 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.29 ▼ -5.48 (-10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Jan 29 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	306 ▼ -34 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 29 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	111.67 ▼ -12.41 (-10%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 29 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	112.88 ▼ -12.54 (-10%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 29 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	82.02 ▼ -8.63 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,917,203 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,182,412 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,454,322 ▼ -1.6
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,207,516 ▲ 0.11
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,339,311 ▼ -0.04
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 29 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,038,104 ▼ -0.81
Dewan Motors / Jan 29 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,645,415 ▲ 3.11
Fauji Cement / Jan 29 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,743,736 ▼ -0.97
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,546,524 ▼ -0.55

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