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World - 2024-09-18

Europe

Putin to boost troop numbers to 1.5 million active soldiers

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he had ordered, earlier this week, a boost of Moscow’s...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:25pm

USA

Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point, cites ‘greater confidence’ about inflation

Fed had held policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since July of 2023 as inflation fell from a 40-year high to a level that is now approaching the central bank's target

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 12:23am

States must act against Israel ‘attacks’ on Palestinians: UN experts

GENEVA: Countries must act to stop Israeli “attacks” against Palestinians and end the “unlawful” occupation of their...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:02pm

Europe

Zelensky says Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ is ‘fully prepared’

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Kyiv has “fully prepared” its “victory plan” to end...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:51pm

South Asia

China urges more economic cooperation with UK

BEIJING: China is ready to boost economic ties with the United Kingdom, Vice Premier He Lifeng said Wednesday, state...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:46pm

Middle East

UN demands Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:03pm

Middle East

UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:33pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state, says Crown Prince

DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the kingdom would not recognise Israel without a...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 08:38pm

Middle East

Three killed, 100 wounded in new wave of Lebanon device explosions

At least one of the blasts took place near a funeral for those killed the previous day when thousands of pagers exploded across the country

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 08:57pm

Middle East

Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Hungary

BEIRUT: A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 06:33pm

Middle East

Hezbollah vows to avenge deadly pager blasts against Israel

BEIRUT: Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to retaliate against Israel after hundreds of paging devices used by the...

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 09:53pm

Europe

Ukrainian drones hit west Russia arms depot: security source

KYIV: Ukrainian drones struck an arms depot in Russia’s western Tver region early Wednesday, sparking a massive...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 05:52pm

Europe

EU chief to visit Poland to meet leaders of flood-hit nations

WARSAW: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will on Thursday meet leaders of several flood-hit...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 05:37pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets subdued ahead of Fed rate decision

Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Wednesday, in line with Asian shares as traders...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 02:26pm

Europe

Russia calls exploding pager attack on Hezbollah ‘an act of hybrid war’ against Lebanon

MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said an attack on Lebanese group Hezbollah and others using exploding...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 02:18pm

Asia

Six million children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster: UNICEF

BANGKOK: Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 01:44pm

South Asia

India in talks to tackle rising steel imports, steel minister says

NEW DELHI: India is in discussions to tackle higher steel imports, Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 12:29pm

Middle East

Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief will give a speech on Thursday after pagers detonations

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will give a speech on Thursday, the group said in a...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 12:25pm

Energy

Indian plans to keep buying cheap Russian oil, oil minister says

India is prepared to keep buying oil from Russian companies that are allowed to make such sales, since prices are...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 12:21pm

Europe

Lufthansa, Air France suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut

FRANKFURT: Major airlines Lufthansa and Air France on Tuesday announced suspensions of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:38am

USA

Trump says will meet India’s Modi during US visit

FLINT: Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:31am

South Asia

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka eyes China development

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:12am

Europe

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

GLASGOW: When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:02am

UN to demand Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:43am

Europe

Russia’s air defence units destroy 54 Ukrainian drones, TASS reports

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 54 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting five Russian regions,...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:31am

Middle East

In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties, Gaza ceasefire

CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza as well as...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:06am

Asia

Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon explosions

NEW TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Gold Apollo did not make the pagers that were used in the detonations in Lebanon on Tuesday,...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:51am

Asia

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday toward its east coast, South...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:46am

South Asia

India’s Hindalco plans to enter solar module manufacturing, sources say

GUJARAT/NEW DELHI: India’s Hindalco Industries plans to start solar modules manufacturing and set up a plant in the...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:41am

Middle East

Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah’s pagers, say sources

The plot, which killed nine people and wounded nearly 3,000 others, appears to have been many months in the making

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 11:43am

Europe

Schools suspended in parts of Russia’s Tver region, local officials say

Schools and kindergartens were cancelled on Wednesday in parts of Russia’s Tver region, local administration said in...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:06am

USA

US decision on Nippon bid for US Steel pushed back until after election

WASHINGTON: The US national security panel reviewing Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for US Steel let the companies...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 08:49am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 9	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 8	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 8	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 8	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,704.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,516.87
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,288.79
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,263.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,277.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 8	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 9	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,659.11
Diesel/Litre / Jan 9	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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