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Francis Ford Coppola’s epic ‘Megalopolis’ finally arrives at Cannes

'Godfather' director has been accused of inappropriate behavior on set

Published 16 May, 2024 02:37pm

Life & Style

Victoria’s Secret fashion show set for a comeback after six-year gap

The popular annual runway show from Victoria’s Secret, featuring supermodels with jewel-encrusted bras and angel... Published 16 May, 2024 01:02pm

Life & Style

‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 dives into friends-to-lovers romance

LOS ANGELES: When Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton were preparing to film Season 3 of the regency era romance series... Published 16 May, 2024 12:54pm

Burberry profit slumps as luxury sector takes hit

LONDON: Burberry on Wednesday said its annual net profit almost halved and predicted struggles ahead as the luxury...

Dubai’s real estate MVPs: billionaire Mukesh Ambani leads the way with ‘most valuable’ properties

Asia’s richest man, billionaire Mukesh Ambani topped the list of people who owned the most valuable properties in...

Cannes gets rolling with strong day for women on screen

CANNES, France: The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation,...

Shine comes off De Beers as diamonds hit rough

JOHANNESBURG: Mining titan Anglo American announced Tuesday it planned to sell off the world’s long-dominant diamond...

Mona Lisa’s mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist

King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s peerless star

Movies & Music

Greta Gerwig’s jury at the Cannes Film Festival

PARIS: An eight member jury led by Greta Gerwig will decide the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the top prize of... Published 14 May, 2024 11:10pm

MENA

Abu Dhabi sees first beer made in Arab Gulf

ABU DHABI: Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the... Published 14 May, 2024 06:16pm

Movies & Music

‘Digital guillotine’: Hollywood celebrities face backlash over Gaza silence

Reality star Kim Kardashian, who attended the Met Gala in New York, has lost hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers in recent days

Updated 14 May, 2024 05:33pm

Movies & Music

‘Downton Abbey’ to return with a third movie

LONDON: The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early... Published 14 May, 2024 04:16pm

Luxury

Yellow diamond brooch resembling Queen Elizabeth’s up for auction

GENEVA: A golden-hued diamond brooch, similar to one worn by the late Queen Elizabeth, is expected to be sold for... Published 14 May, 2024 01:34pm

Luxury

Gucci takes over London’s Tate Modern for cruise line catwalk show

LONDON: Gucci turned London’s Tate Modern art gallery into a catwalk on Monday, as the Italian luxury label... Published 14 May, 2024 01:27pm

Movies & Music

Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night

CANNES: The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival’s opening night has been... Published 14 May, 2024 02:37pm

Movies & Music

Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel

Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday as some chanted “free Palestine”... Published 13 May, 2024 04:54pm

Arts

Khaadi named ‘Retail Brand of the Year’ at Hum Style Awards 2024

Cricketer Shoaib Malik deemed 'Most Stylish Sports Personality'

Published 13 May, 2024 04:59pm

Travel

Faithful descend on Portugal’s Fatima to pray for peace as wars rage

FATIMA, Portugal: As wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere, tens of thousands of faithful prayed for peace on... Published 13 May, 2024 03:07pm

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Japanese singer enthrals audience at NAPA

KARACHI: Japanese singer Kenta Shoji took the audience at the National Academy of Performing Arts-NAPA to an... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

Movies & Music

‘Pakistan Crescent Collective’ set to debut at Cannes Film Festival

The festival will take place from May 14-20

Published 11 May, 2024 02:59pm

Actors playing Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Fatima revealed by SonyLIV

Movies & Music

World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2024, published by Henley & Partners, also shows Delhi has 30,700 millionaires

Updated 09 May, 2024 04:31pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Diesel/Litre / May 16	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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