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World - 2024-10-24

Putin says ball in Washington’s court on US-Russia ties

KAZAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his relationship with the United States after the presidential...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:16pm

Europe

Germany’s Scholz says war-torn Ukraine cannot join NATO now

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Ukraine’s request to immediately join NATO, made by...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:00pm

Israel to send negotiators to new Gaza truce talks

JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it will send negotiators to Qatar this weekend for talks seeking to reach an elusive...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:14pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets ease on regional tensions

Most stock markets in the Gulf were lower on Thursday as simmering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:39pm

Middle East

Global financiers head to Riyadh investment bash in shadow of war

DUBAI: Global financiers are poised to flock to Saudi Arabia’s annual flagship investment conference next week as a...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:32pm

Europe

World powers raise $1bn for Lebanon, but ceasefire elusive

PARIS: World powers raised $1 billion to ease the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and support its army at a...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:22pm

Europe

‘Sharp rise’ in anti-Muslim discrimination: EU rights agency

VIENNA: Muslims in Europe are facing “ever more racism and discrimination”, the EU rights agency said Thursday,...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:18pm

South Asia

India approves $119mn fund for space startups

BENGALURU: The Indian government on Thursday approved a 10 billion rupee ($119 million) fund for its burgeoning...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:48pm

South Asia

Bomb attack in Afghan capital kills one, wounds 11

KABUL: An attacker carrying a bomb in a bag killed a child and wounded 11 others in a market in Afghanistan’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:31pm

Middle East

At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in central Gaza, hospital says

CAIRO: At least 17 Palestinians, including children, were killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike on a school in...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 05:53pm

USA

Mother sues AI chatbot company Character.AI, Google over son’s suicide

A Florida mother has sued artificial intelligence chatbot startup Character.AI accusing it of causing her...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 05:17pm

Europe

UK to ban disposable vapes from June to crack down on teen use

LONDON: The sale of single-use vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the British government said on...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 05:13pm

USA

In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA

YEPOCAPA/SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA, GUATEMALA: The journey of Rossanna and Widman began in the Guatemalan village of San...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:29pm

Europe

World powers push aid, ceasefire for Lebanon amid ‘destructive storm’

PARIS: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation’s army which would...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 03:38pm

South Asia

China’s Xi supports more global south countries joining BRICS

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday said that the world’s second largest economy supported more global...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 02:48pm

Middle East

Israeli strike kills Lebanese troops as France hosts aid conference

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/PARIS: An Israeli strike killed three Lebanese troops in south Lebanon on Thursday as...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 03:42pm

Europe

Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian president towards unity government for post-war Gaza

MOSCOW: Palestinian group Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to begin negotiations on a...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 12:55pm

Europe

Russian ex-deputy energy minister detained on suspicion of fraud, says Kommersant

MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained former deputy energy minister Anatoly Yanovksy in Moscow on...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 12:51pm

Middle East

Antony Blinken heads to Hamas mediator Qatar on Gaza truce push

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to key Hamas mediator Qatar as he seeks momentum to end...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:42am

South Asia

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches

KOLKATA: At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:29am

Europe

Vladimir Putin to meet UN’s Guterres for first time in over two years

KAZAN: Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:17am

USA

Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘fascist’

PHILADELPHIA: Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a “fascist” Wednesday and warned that her US election rival was...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:09am

South Asia

Flights suspended at India’s Kolkata, Odisha state as cyclone approaches

BHUBANESWAR: Flights to and from the capital cities of India’s eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 09:48am

Europe

Anxieties drive sharp fall in German birth rate: think-tank

FRANKFURT, (Germany): Germany’s birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Five dead, 22 hurt in attack on Ankara defence firm

ANKARA: Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara that ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Blinken on new quest for Saudi ties with Israel

RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday sought to make headway with Saudi Arabia on normalisation...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Modi and Xi agree to resolve differences, boost India-China ties

NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Wednesday to boost...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

G7 to make $50 bn Ukraine loan available by year-end: Yellen

Europe

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 27	277.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 27	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	151.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 26	6,021.63
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
India Sensex / Nov 27	80,416.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 27	38,134.97
Hang Seng / Nov 27	19,595.16
FTSE 100 / Nov 27	8,261.85
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 27	19,236.54

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 26	239,716
Petrol/Litre / Nov 27	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 27	69.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,647.32
Diesel/Litre / Nov 27	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	101,636,133 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	92,023,190 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	73,320,431 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	54,116,789 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	54,088,119 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 27 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	49,797,748 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 27 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,465,434 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	44,206,223 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	34,058,498 ▲ 0.00

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