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World - 2024-12-03

Europe

Putin tells Erdogan of need for ‘speedy’ end to Syria rebel offensive

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a “speedy” end to the rebel offensive in Syria in a...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 11:06pm

Lebanon health ministry says Israel strike kills one amid ceasefire

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike on a southern town killed one person on Tuesday, amid...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 10:21pm

Asia

US monitoring ‘closely’ as South Korea declares martial law

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday it was “closely” monitoring the situation in South Korea, one of...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 09:34pm

South Asia

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy after consulate attack

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned New Delhi’s ambassador after an attack on one of its consulates in India, the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 09:05pm

South Asia

Afghan training centres say women to be barred from health studies

KABUL: Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:47pm

Asia

South Korea president declares emergency martial law

SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 10:58pm

MENA

Biden meets Angola leader in visit showcasing US investment in Africa

LUANDA: US President Joe Biden met his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit to...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:47pm

Europe

Kyiv says repels Russian push over east Ukraine river

KYIV: Ukraine said Tuesday that its forces had repelled a Russian effort to cross a key waterway on the eastern...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:41pm

Middle East

Israel will hold Lebanon responsible if ceasefire collapses

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that if the ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:58pm

South Asia

Vietnam court upholds death sentence for tycoon in $12 billion fraud case

HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan after rejecting...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:52pm

Middle East

Hamas, Fatah agree joint committee to run post-war Gaza

CAIRO: Palestinian movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party have agreed to create a...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:33pm

Europe

After floods, Spain records warmest November ever

MADRID: Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

South Asia

Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists

NEW DELHI: Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India’s capital – even if the choking smog...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:08pm

USA

White House defends Biden’s Hunter pardon as criticism mounts

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:07pm

MENA

Israel issues new evacuation orders in Gaza, kills 12 people

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, most of them in...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:32pm

South Asia

Indian police to query Starlink on device used in huge haul of smuggled drugs

BENGALURU: Indian police will seek details from Elon Musk’s Starlink, they said on Tuesday, in a bid to hunt down...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:29pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain as oil prices rise

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trading on Tuesday as oil prices rose, while escalating tensions in...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 02:25pm

USA

Trump to attend reopening of Notre Dame in Paris

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will attend the weekend reopening of the restored Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, in his...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:39pm

Europe

Russian attacks on west Ukraine trigger power cuts

KYIV: Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure triggered power cuts in the west of the war-torn country,...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:35pm

Asia

Death toll in Thailand flooding jumps to 25: disaster agency

BANGKOK: The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has risen to 25, officials said on Tuesday, with days...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:33pm

South Asia

In pivot from India, Nepal PM visits China to seek investment

BEIJING: Nepal’s veteran communist politician K.P. Sharma Oli, returning as prime minister this year for a fourth...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:03pm

Asia

Thai cabinet approves $1.1bn support for rice farmers

BANGKOK: Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget of 38.6 billion baht ($1.12 billion) to help rice farmers,...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 01:00pm

Europe

Ukrainians find new energy sources to beat blackouts as winter arrives

KYIV: Standing on the rooftop of a 16-storey residential apartment building in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Valerii...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:44pm

Energy

Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies

DUBAI: A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:18pm

USA

US Senate approves promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Monday confirmed the promotion of Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who had...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 11:15am

Europe

NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine’s call for quick invite

BRUSSELS: NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine’s call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday,...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 10:52am

Middle East

Iraqi militias enter Syria to reinforce govt forces

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 08:20am

South Asia

Uber launches boat hailing service on IIOK’s scenic Dal Lake

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Uber launched a water transport hailing service on scenic Dal Lake in Indian occupied Kashmir...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Africa

Stampede kills at least 56 at Guinea football match

CONAKRY: A stampede at a football match dedicated to Guinea’s junta chief killed at least 56 people, the ...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 08:01am

Wars, regional tensions boost arms sales: report

STOCKHOLM: Sales by major arms makers were boosted last year by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and tensions in Asia, with...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

Trump promises ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not promptly released

NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

Europe

Belgium loses case against women taken from mothers in colonial era

BRUSSELS: The Belgian state was ordered Monday to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly placed...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

US unveils fresh export curbs targeting China’s chip sector

WASHINGTON: The United States announced new export restrictions Monday targeting China’s ability to make advanced...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

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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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