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World - 2024-12-10

Blinken lays out US hopes for Syria’s political transition

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday laid out its hopes for Syria’s political transition following Assad’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:30pm

USA

US Treasury disburses $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday said it disbursed the $20 billion U.S. portion of a $50 billion G7 loan to...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:23pm

G7 to discuss Syria crisis in talks Friday: US

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his G7 partners will discuss the turmoil in Syria when they hold a scheduled...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 10:34pm

South Asia

South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials

SEOUL: South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of President...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:38pm

Middle East

UN says Israel bombardment of Syria ‘must stop’

DAMASCUS: The UN special envoy for Syria called Tuesday on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments in...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:30pm

Middle East

Israel denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone

DAMASCUS: Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 05:11pm

South Asia

Japan’s atomic bomb survivors to accept Nobel Prize in Oslo

OSLO: This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be presented Tuesday to Japan’s atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 04:57pm

Europe

Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region injures 10, governor says

KYIV: Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv injured 10 people and damaged an...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:43pm

Middle East

Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airtsikes hit Syrian bases

DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 03:40pm

Stocks

Saudi, Qatari bourses gain; UAE markets fall on tax concerns

Saudi Arabian and Qatari stock markets rose in early trading on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to the US Federal...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:24pm

Europe

Turkiye Erdogan discusses Syria with NATO chief

ISTANBUL: Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the latest developments in Syria in phone call with NATO...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:10pm

Africa

Air strike on North Darfur market kills more than 100: Sudan lawyers’ group

PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese military air strike on a market in a town in North Darfur killed more than 100 people and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:06pm

Middle East

Israel’s PM Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in corruption trial

TEL AVIV: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:01pm

Europe

104 journalists killed in 2024, over half in Gaza: press group

BRUSSELS: This year has been “particularly deadly” for journalists with 104 killed worldwide, over half of them...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:47pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka welcomes US sanctions on former ruling clan

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government Tuesday welcomed US sanctions against two senior figures from the former ruling...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:36pm

Asia

Pentagon chief to meet Japan PM on final Asia trip

TOKYO: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday, having a day...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:33pm

Middle East

Israel has ‘destroyed the most important military sites in Syria’: war monitor

DAMASCUS: A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had “destroyed the most important military sites in Syria” with a...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:29pm

Asia

China’s Xi warns ‘no winners’ in trade war with US

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be “no winners” in a trade war with the United...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka president to visit India in first overseas trip

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to India on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Congressman shot dead in eastern Mexico

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican congressman who was a member of the ruling coalition was shot dead in coastal Veracruz state...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:17pm

Asia

Malaysia PM Anwar deflects questions on house arrest for Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim refused to answer questions on Tuesday on the existence of a...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 12:54pm

Europe

Russia holds the strategic initiative in Ukraine, Putin’s spy chief says

MOSCOW: Russia is close to achieving its military goals in Ukraine and holds the strategic initiative in all areas,...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 12:40pm

Europe

Switzerland suspends Syria asylum proceedings after Assad’s fall

ZURICH: The Swiss government said it was suspending asylum procedures for Syrians until it can better assess the...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 12:32pm

Middle East

Israeli forces kill at least 34 people in Gaza, rescue workers say

CAIRO: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said,...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 04:42pm

South Asia

India’s Reliance seeks up to $3bn loan for debt refinancing, Bloomberg News reports

India’s Reliance Industries is in talks with banks for a loan of as much as $3 billion to refinance debt that is due...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:48am

Asia

South Korea opposition party plans to pass government budget bill on Tuesday

SEOUL: South Korea’s main opposition party said on Tuesday it would pass a government budget bill for 2025 that...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:41am

MENA

Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster

DAMASCUS/NEW YORK: The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 11:15am

Europe

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

BERLIN: Germany, France, Austria and several Nordic countries said on Monday they would freeze all pending asylum...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:50am

World cautious over ‘terrorist’ HTS role in new Syria

PARIS: International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:48am

Europe

EU must find billions for arms within a year, defence chief says

BRUSSELS: Europe needs to find ways within the next year to fund hundreds of billions of euros in extra military...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:44am

Europe

UK says suspending all aid to Georgian govt

LONDON: Britain’s top diplomat David Lammy on Monday condemned “shocking” violence by Georgian authorities...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:41am

Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of ‘deglobalisation’ risks

BEIJING: China’s number two leader warned on Monday that “deglobalisation” was putting further strain on the...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:35am

Macron eyes broad alliance to form new French govt

Europe

European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad’s fall

BERLIN: European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 12:22am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 10	278.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 10	277.85
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 10	151.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 10	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 10	1.28
Euro to USD / Dec 10	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 10	6,034.91
India Sensex / Dec 10	81,510.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 10	39,268.75
Nasdaq / Dec 10	19,687.24
Hang Seng / Dec 10	20,310.34
FTSE 100 / Dec 10	8,280.36
Dow Jones / Dec 10	44,247.83
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 10	20,329.16

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 10	69.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 10	2,694.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 10	69.61
Petrol/Litre / Dec 11	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 11	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 11	243,059.70

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Dec 11 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.95 ▲ 0.85 (20.73%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 11 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	6.32 ▲ 0.90 (16.61%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Dec 11 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.12 ▲ 1.00 (12.32%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 11 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 11 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	12.51 ▲ 1.14 (10.03%)
United Brands / Dec 11 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.53 ▲ 1.87 (10.02%)
Pakistan Hotels Developers / Dec 11 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	63.21 ▲ 5.75 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.11 ▲ 23.10 (10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 11 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	20.35 ▲ 1.85 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Dec 11 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.57 ▼ -0.52 (-16.83%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 11 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.70 ▼ -0.79 (-12.17%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 11 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	33.45 ▼ -3.72 (-10.01%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 11 Imperial Limited(IML)	17.55 ▼ -1.95 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	50.29 ▼ -5.59 (-10.00%)
Hussain Industries / Dec 11 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	18.68 ▼ -2.07 (-9.98%)
East West Insu.(R) / Dec 11 East West Insurance Company Limited (R)(EWICR3)	23.50 ▼ -2.51 (-9.65%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 11 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11 ▼ -0.91 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 11 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.85 ▼ -0.86 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	200,870,859 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	150,687,962 ▲ 0.17
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	78,025,932 ▲ 0.48
Telecard Limited / Dec 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	64,202,370 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	60,850,821 ▲ 0.90
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,948,552 ▲ 0.19
Lotte Chemical / Dec 11 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	43,150,249 ▲ 1.68
Pak Elektron / Dec 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,822,105 ▲ 1.24
Sui South Gas / Dec 11 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,904,256 ▲ 2.68

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