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World - 2024-11-29

Europe

Ukraine asks NATO for membership invite next week, letter shows

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged his NATO counterparts to issue an invitation at a meeting in...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:48pm

Israeli army says hit Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said Friday it had struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon after...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:04pm

USA

Trump’s tariffs could cost carmakers up to 17% of combined core profits, S&P says

European and American carmakers are set to lose up to 17% of their combined annual core profits if the U.S. imposes...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:34pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:21pm

Europe

Top Dutch court told to uphold ban on F-35 parts to Israel

THE HAGUE: A landmark ruling which ordered the Netherlands to stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:55pm

South Asia

Bangladeshi politicians urge calm after clashes

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s leading political parties have called for calm following widespread unrest in the country...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:46pm

Middle East

Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:43pm

South Asia

India GDP growth slows to 5.4% in September quarter

NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth slowed to 5.4 percent year-on-year in the September quarter, official data showed...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

Travel

Dubai: Heineken joint venture set to build Gulf’s first commercial brewery

DUBAI: A Heineken joint venture plans to build the Gulf’s first major commercial brewery in Dubai, the metropolitan...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:57pm

Europe

German govt seeks to buy 4 submarines for $5bn to boost NATO

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants to order four new submarines to help meet NATO’s security...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:54pm

Middle East

Israeli bus attacked in West Bank, at least eight injured

JERUSALEM: A man opened fire on an Israeli bus near the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank,...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 04:39pm

Europe

Ukraine’s air force says it shot down 88 Russian drones overnight

KYIV: Ukraine’s air force said on Friday Russia launched 132 drones to attack the country overnight, in a statement...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:15pm

Asia

Crane collapse in Thailand kills three, injures 10

BANGKOK: A crane collapsed at a construction site just outside Thailand’s capital on Friday, killing three workers...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:07pm

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hoping Trump will aid political comeback: report

WASHINGTON: Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is hoping that incoming US leader Donald Trump will support his...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:05pm

Asia

Japan PM says will have ‘frank discussions’ with Trump

TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister said Friday he will have “frank discussions” with US president-elect Donald Trump,...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:03pm

Europe

Russian defence minister in North Korea for security talks

MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for military discussions, Russia’s...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:01pm

Europe

Iran, Europeans meet to test diplomacy with Trump term looming

GENEVA: European and Iranian diplomats meet on Friday to discuss whether they can engage in serious talks in the...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:12am

Europe

Protesters clash with Georgian police over government’s EU application delay

TBILISI: Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:06am

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 attracts mixed reaction

SYDNEY: Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 10:51am

Middle East

Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations

BEIRUT: The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Middle East

Iran general killed in Syria clashes

TEHRAN: A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed in Syria on Thursday during fighting between Syrian...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

South Asia

Six children among 12 killed in Sri Lanka, storm heads to India

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan rescuers on Thursday recovered the drowned corpses of six children, taking the number killed in...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Europe

Ukraine imposes first wartime tax hikes to fight Russian invasion

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed into law on Thursday Ukraine’s first wartime tax increases as the war...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Middle East

Lebanon MPs seek end to leadership vacuum with January presidency vote

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament will meet on January 9 to elect a new president, seeking to end more than two years...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration in Mexico amid tariff threat

WASHINGTON: Presidentelect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed Wednesday to “stop”...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 07:41am

Europe

Recount order, TikTok claims throw Romania election into chaos

BUCHAREST: Romania’s presidential election was thrown into chaos Thursday as a court ordered a recount of...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Putin threatens Kyiv with new hypersonic missile

KYIV: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Russia’s new...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:26am

Europe

France arrests 26 as South Asian migrant trafficking ring smashed

PARIS: French authorities arrested 26 people and seized 11 million euros ($12 million) as they smashed a migrant...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:14am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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