Life & Style - Business Recorder

Life & Style

London’s gentlemen-only club votes on admitting women

LONDON: One of London’s oldest gentlemen’s clubs on Tuesday votes on whether to start accepting women amid a row... Published 07 May, 2024 11:23pm

Life & Style

Katy Perry fools internet with fake AI photos of Met Gala

PARIS: US singer Katy Perry said even her own mother was fooled by AI-generated fake images she posted Tuesday of... Published 07 May, 2024 07:13pm

Life & Style

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala

NEW YORK: Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing Israeli... Updated 07 May, 2024 07:52pm

Isha Ambani, Alia Bhatt stun on Met Gala red carpet

Isha Ambani – daughter of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani – walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night in a...

Starting at $2.5mn: actor Sylvester Stallone to auction rare Patek Philippe at Sotheby’s

Veteran Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone is set to auction off 11 watches at Sotheby’s, along with a rare Patek...

Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya among best-dressed at the Met Gala

NEW YORK: Zendaya wore a dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic headpiece...

Rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar explodes

LOS ANGELES: A long-simmering feud between rap titans Drake and Kendrick Lamar exploded into allegations of...

Italian shoemaker Tod’s to court US lovers of quiet luxury

Taylor Swift’s tour arrives to shake up Europe

Comics king Zep turns from toons to tunes

Coppola, Lucas, Schrader: ‘New Hollywood’ swansong set for Cannes

Travel

Low-budget Chinese travellers highlight shift in Hong Kong tourism

HONG KONG: Cost-conscious Chinese tourists have replaced many of the cash-rich mainland travellers who once flocked... Published 06 May, 2024 11:28pm

Luxury

Wynn Al Marjan releases new details of gaming resort in Ras Al Khaimah

The $3.9-billion resort is set to open in 2027, become MENA's first casino

Updated 06 May, 2024 06:05pm

MENA

‘Beygumbano’ talks colonialism and capitalism at World Art Dubai 2024

Sparking “great curiosity” among art aficionados at World Art Dubai 2024, Pakistani artist Eemaan Bano Rahman lauded... Updated 06 May, 2024 06:06pm

Travel

Backstage artisans keep Moulin Rouge kicking

PARIS: Even with the famous sails of its windmill gone, the Moulin Rouge never lets up: twice a night, 365 nights a... Published 06 May, 2024 05:08pm

Ode to joy: How Austria shaped Beethoven’s Ninth

VIENNA: The night Ludwig van Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony rang out in a Vienna concert hall for the first... Published 06 May, 2024 12:02pm

Madonna kicks off huge show before giddy fans in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO: Dressed all in black, pop idol Madonna broke into her hit “Nothing Really Matters” Saturday night... Published 05 May, 2024 12:44pm

Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options

A special committee of the Paramount Global board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday... Published 05 May, 2024 11:15am

Luxury

Spain’s fashion and beauty group Puig poised for IPO

MADRID: The iconic Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne and Jean-Paul Gaultier labels make their market debut Friday as Spanish... Published 03 May, 2024 11:43pm

Luxury

Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdown

SHANGHAI: Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai’s rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton... Published 03 May, 2024 05:00pm

Companies

Sony and Apollo propose $26bn Paramount offer, WSJ reports

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash... Published 03 May, 2024 06:35pm

Movies & Music

Sanjay Leela Bhansali says he considered Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan for ‘Heeramandi’

Filmmaker initially wanted to cast the duo in a film version of the epic story

Updated 03 May, 2024 04:04pm

Arts

European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum

STRASBOURG, France: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and... Published 03 May, 2024 04:28pm

Adidas plots to swerve Samba slump

LONDON: As Adidas aims to build on hot demand for its three-striped white and black Samba and multi-coloured Gazelle... Published 03 May, 2024 01:46pm

Movies & Music

Katrina Kaif rejects global ‘standards of beauty’

Bollywood actor is set to launch her brand Kay Beauty in UAE

Published 02 May, 2024 05:37pm

Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ over Rowling’s transgender stance

Movies & Music

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	155.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.25
Euro to USD / May 7	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
India Sensex / May 7	73511.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38342.76
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
Hang Seng / May 7	18549.73
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2316.80
Cotton US¢/pound / May 7	77.68
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Calculate your monthly liability in FY24

Most Popular