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World - 2024-08-04

Europe

G7 foreign ministers met by videoconference over Mideast: Italy

ROME: G7 foreign ministers met by videoconference Sunday to discuss the Middle East and expressed "strong concern"...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 10:37pm

New poll shows Harris strengthening against Trump

WASHINGTON: A new poll confirmed Sunday that Kamala Harris -- set to name her vice presidential pick imminently --...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 10:34pm

Asia

China landslide death toll rises to 8, with 19 missing

BEIJING: A landslide that hit a village in southwestern China and caused a highway bridge to collapse killed at...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 09:16pm

Europe

Ukraine orders evacuation from several eastern towns

KYIV: Ukraine on Sunday announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the Donetsk...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 06:52pm

Middle East

Jordan FM holds talks in Iran as Middle East tensions soar

TEHRAN: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks Sunday with officials in Iran, as fears of an escalation...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 06:42pm

Middle East

Jordan’s foreign minister to hold talks in Iran as tensions rise

DUBAI: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will travel to Iran on Sunday in a rare visit to discuss regional...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 02:34pm

Europe

Instagram blocked in Turkiye for third day

ANKARA: Instagram users in Turkiye woke up Sunday to find the social media network blocked for the third consecutive...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:15pm

Europe

Vladimir Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:18pm

MENA

Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing

BEIRUT: Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:10pm

MENA

Nigerian president calls for end to protests, ‘bloodshed’

ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:54am

South Asia

At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed

Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

USA

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief

More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the US on...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:37am

USA

Donald Trump proposes alternative election debate, Harris says no

ATLANTA: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposed to debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:11pm

USA

‘Life-threatening’ Tropical Storm Debby takes aim at Florida’s Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to whip up rain and high surf as it churns over Gulf Coast waters on Sunday,...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:07am

Europe

France invites its citizens to leave Lebanon due to military risks

France has invited French citizens in Lebanon to leave the country due to a risk of military escalation in the...

Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:02am

India plans tougher ad curbs on liquor makers such as Carlsberg, Diageo, Pernod

South Asia

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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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