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Exchange

Bilawal, Afghan envoy discuss peace, development

ISLAMABAD: Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Atif Mashal called on Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Webinar discusses opportunity for intra-Afghan dialogue

ISLAMABAD: Since President Trump would ideally want to manage the US troops back home before the presidential...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

PPP rejects PIA plane crash report

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has rejected the PIA plane crash report, which was presented by the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

ECP begins preparations for LB elections

ISLAMABAD: Even though the conduct of local government elections seems nowhere in sight in near future, the Election...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

PM urges people to follow SOPs in letter, spirit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the people to follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Pakistan disappointed with State Department report: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed "disappointment" at the "self-contradictory and selective" ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Seminar told: Pakistan ranks 106th among 119 countries in Global Hunger Index

KARACHI: A senior economist at the State Bank of Pakistan, Asma Khalid, has said that a rising population and ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

MQM-P MPAs stage sit-in against Sindh budget 2020-21

KARACHI: The members of Sindh Assembly belong to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Thursday staged a sit-in...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

KP government to have judicial probe into police torture case: CM's aide

PESHAWAR: Adviser to KP Chief Minister on Information, Ajmal Wazir has announced that the provincial government has...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Fake degree holders: PALPA demands across-the-board action

KARACHI: Pakistan Airline Pilots Association (PALPA) has welcomed actions against recruitment in airline on bogus ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Kamal urges federal government to end KE's monopoly

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday urged the federal government to end...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

MQM rejects Sindh budget 2020-21

KARACHI: The MQM on Thursday rejected the fiscal budget 2020-21 for 'ignoring' the urban centres development and...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

KP CM formally launches electronic property management system of LG

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Thursday formally inaugurated the Electronic Property Management System of...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Punjab to extend smart lockdown to virus-hit areas

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik has directed the administrative officers to identify more...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

82 deaths, 1,655 more positive cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE: The novel coronavirus is spreading unabated across the province of Punjab, particularly in Lahore. Despite...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

SC seeks report about pilots holding fake licences

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director general to file a report...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

PPP leader moves IHC for Cynthia's deportation

ISLAMABAD: An office-bearer of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), on Thursday, approached the Islamabad High Court...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Plane crash: PIA acknowledges findings of probe report

KARACHI: PIA spokesperson in response to the preliminary investigation report shared in the parliament by the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Cotton

NA informed: All-out efforts to control locust on war-footing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

CJP, judges condole

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed and other Judges of Supreme Court have expressed deep...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Free Covid-19 tests: Mayor inaugurates laboratory at ASH

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Thursday inaugurated a laboratory at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Government presents Rs 14.73 trillion charged expenditure in NA

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday presented a total of Rs14.73 trillion charged expenditure included in...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

1,098 new cases detected, 17 more die: Murad

KARACHI: As many as 1098 cases were detected by conducting 6458 tests while 17 more patients died lifting the tally...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Govt, PM, Parliament to complete term, says Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that Opposition should not have unrealistic expectations,...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Minister says state to protect citizens from torture

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Federal Minister of Human...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Qantas cuts 6,000 jobs

SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas is cutting 6,000 staff and grounding 100 planes for up to a year in a US$10 billion...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Tencent expands into streaming in Asia

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese internet giant Tencent said Thursday it had bought some assets of struggling Asian streaming...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Huawei makes inroads in UK with new R&D centre

LONDON: Huawei said Thursday it will invest $1.2 billion in a chip research and manufacturing centre in Britain that...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Google to pay publishers for news content, in shift

WASHINGTON: Google announced plans Thursday to pay some news organizations for content in a stepped up effort to aid...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Russians cast early votes in ballot to extend Putin's rule

MOSCOW: Russians were casting early ballots Thursday in a nationwide vote on controversial constitutional reforms...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Belarus president accuses Russia, Poland of election interference

MINSK: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday accused Russia and Poland of interfering in an upcoming...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Germany, France step up support to embattled WHO

GENEVA: Germany and France promised on Thursday to pay hundreds of millions of euros to the World Health...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

USA

Pentagon lists firms it says are backed by Chinese military

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has published a list of 20 Chinese companies it says are backed by the military, in the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan's troubled transition

BERLIN: Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Asia

North and South mark 70th anniversary of Korean War

SEOUL: North and South Korea on Thursday separately marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (June 25, 2020) and the forecast for Friday (June 26, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

Downward trend continues on PSX: BRIndex100 stays in red territory

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed bearish trend on Thursday due to selling by both local and foreign...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Letters

Plane crash report

LETTER: According to the preliminary report into the plane crash which killed 97 people in Karachi last month, it ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Legal tussles snarl millions in oil from Hin Leong deals

ARTICLE: Millions of dollars of oil stored in tanks and ships in Asia and Europe has become caught in a web of...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Currency

'Economic war cabinet' - IK's finest hour in PM's office

ARTICLE: Covid-19 has unleashed a war-like situation for economies across the world. According to the International...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Analysing 'tax expenditure'

ARTICLE: "We don't do charity in Germany. We pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments'...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

SU holds national webinar on post-Covid-19 scenario

HYDERABAD: The Covid-19 crisis has impacted countries and businesses around the world and is significantly...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Mutual Funds

NITL claims compliance with CFA Institute

KARACHI: Pakistan's first and largest asset management company National Investment Trust Limited (NITL) claims...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Weighted average banking spreads witness sequential increase of 46bps

KARACHI: The weighted average banking spreads witness a sequential increase of 46bps to 5.64 percent in May 2020, as...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

148 more die of Covid-19: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday said that some 148 people have lost their...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

No desire to escalate tension with India: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said Thursday that Pakistan had no desire to escalate tension with India and described New...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Capital witnesses decrease in new Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: Around 47 percent patients of Covid-19 have been recovered so far, and the number of new confirmed...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Partly Facetious: Composition of Khan's team

ARTICLE: "OK, so the Khan is the captain of his cricket team but I thought a team had eleven players plus perhaps a...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.SECP

SECP chairman unveils NBFI & Modaraba Year Book for 2019

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman SECP, Aamir Khan, here on Thursday unveils the Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Major Gulf markets retreat

DUBAI: Major Gulf stock markets traded lower on Thursday, with Saudi Arabian shares hit by an International Monetary...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Australian, NZ shares lower

SYDNEY: Australian shares closed 2.5% lower on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as rising concerns ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

European stocks up

MILAN: European stocks closed higher on Thursday, as improving economic data and more support from the European...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Thursday's early trade: Indexes largely flat

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes were largely flat on Thursday, as gains in financial and energy shares helped...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Wall Street's major indexes tumble

NEW YORK: Wall Street's three major indexes on Wednesday suffered their biggest daily percentage drop in almost two...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Indian shares down

BENGALURU: Indian shares closed slightly lower on Thursday after a volatile session, as investors weighed a downbeat...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Japanese shares hit 1-1/2-week low

TOKYO: Japanese stocks ended at a more than one-week low on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as rising...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

UK blue-chips rise with European peers

LONDON: London's blue-chip FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday as banks and energy stocks climbed, while the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Grains

Punjab govt forms committee to negotiate with flour millers

LAHORE: Punjab government has reportedly constituted a four member high-level ministerial committee headed by the...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Grains

Euronext wheat futures edge higher

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures edged higher on Wednesday as an easing euro helped the market to consolidate after a...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Grains

CBOT soyabean futures fall

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures retreated for a third consecutive day on Wednesday on...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 199,013 tonnes of cargo comprising 115,330 tonnes of import cargo and 83,683 ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Wednesday official prices....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (June 25, 2020)...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================================= Offset...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate Rs...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Currency

THE RUPEE: Downward trend reverses

KARACHI: On Thursday, Pakistan Rupee broke its downward trend and gained value in both interbank and open markets...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Thursday (June 25, 2020)...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ==================================== BR...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

Board meetings in progress

KARACHI: Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Last date of renunciation/payment

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Exchange

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,240.1085...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,087.4501 Bid...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ========================...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.JLI

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ========================...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (June 25, 2020). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Libor

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (June 25, 2020)....

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	156.74
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.27
Euro to USD / May 23	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
India Sensex / May 23	74667.86
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	39034.80
Hang Seng / May 23	18845.59
FTSE 100 / May 23	8373.47
Germany DAX 30 / May 23	18748.98

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 23	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 23	207476
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	2362.37
Diesel/Litre / May 23	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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