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Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defense

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a balli

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:34am

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Variations of the Nintendo

Variations of the Nintendo 64 controller are displayed during the media day of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany Copy

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

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Fields of Flowers

Aerial view of the fields of flowers at a scenic spot in southwest China Copyright INP, 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk

An attractive and eye-catching view of Clock Tower Chowk. Clock Tower center of the city and famous chowk to joint n

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:37am

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A farmer busy in plucking date from tree

A farmer busy in plucking date from tree Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:28am

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Skardu

Beautiful eye catching view of Skardu Copyright PPI (Pakistan Press International), 2019

Published 21 Aug, 2019 11:24am

Markets

Indian shares fall sharply; Tata Motors hits decade low

BENGALURU: Indian shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday, led by declines in metals and banking stocks, as worries ove

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am

Business & Finance

Royal Bank of Canada profit misses on weak equity trading

Royal Bank of Canada missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as equity trading weakened and it kept

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:49am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks finish on positive note

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares closed higher on Wednesday, having swung back and forth through the day, with traders turnin

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:32am

Markets

Financials drag most major Gulf markets lower ahead of Fed events

Most major Gulf stocks markets fell on Wednesday, as financial stocks dropped amid regional geopolitical tensions and ah

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:59am

Markets

Yuan inches up, state banks seen offering support via forwards

SHANGHAI: China's yuan inched up against the dollar in thin trade on Wednesday, supported by a slightly higher midpoint,

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:50am

Markets

Oil majors, exporters lead FTSE bounce

London's FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday as oil majors tracked gains in crude prices and a weaker pound led exporter stocks h

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:49am

Markets

Russian rouble firms ahead of Fed minutes

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal R

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:47am

Markets

Gold would shine brighter in thick of currency war

LONDON: Some safe havens are more secure than others. These days, gold has an edge. Trade wars and geopolitical tensi

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:46am

Markets

Prices strengthen as gas field outage extended

LONDON: British wholesale gas prices rose on Wednesday, despite an oversupplied market, as an unplanned outage at a gas

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:45am

Markets

CBOT wheat may retest support at $4.58-1/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may retest a support at $4.58-1/4 per bushel, a break below which could cause a fall to

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:40am

Markets

Euro struggles vs dollar as attention turns to Fed

LONDON: The euro struggled to make headway against a resilient dollar on Wednesday and was stuck near $1.11, with forex

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:29am

Markets

Tokyo stocks close lower on US losses

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors locked in profits following a three-s

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:34am

Markets

European equities ahead at open

London: European stock markets rose in initial trading on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off losses elsewhere. In i

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:25am

Markets

Brent oil futures climb above $60 on U.S. inventory draw

SINGAPORE: Brent crude oil futures rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in over a week on Wednesday after a data r

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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