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Fawad Maqsood

Markets

Iran can restore oil production to pre-US sanctions level within 3 days - oil minister

GENEVA: Iran can lift its oil production back to the level it was at before US sanctions were imposed within three days,

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:58pm

Markets

Gold jumps 1pc on recession fears; silver breaches $18/oz mark

Gold rose more than 1% on Tuesday as fears of a possible recession gripped investors following disappointing US economic

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:58pm

World

France says will not announce on Tuesday its EU commissioner candidate

PARIS: The French government will not announce its candidate to serve in the next European Commission on Tuesday as prev

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:57pm

World

Erdogan says Turkey wants to continue defence cooperation with Russia

MOSCOW/ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey wants to continue defence industry cooperation with

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:56pm

Markets

Egypt's GASC buys 350,000 T of Russian, Ukrainian and French wheat

DUBAI: Egypt's state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said it bought 350,000 tonnes of

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:56pm

Markets

Diesel cracks slip on higher crude prices

LONDON: Benchmark northwest European diesel refining margins fell on Tuesday, pressured by rising oil prices.

Diese

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:55pm

Markets

Copper steadies but demand doubts keep prices near two-year lows

LONDON: Copper prices steadied on Tuesday but remained near two-year lows on worries about damage to industrial activity

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:55pm

Markets

Chinese steel maker picks additional 24pc stake in Global Switch

Data centre provider Global Switch Holdings said on Tuesday Jiangsu Shagang Group Co Ltd bought a further 24% stake in t

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:54pm

Markets

CBOT wheat ekes out small gains on technical buying

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures crawled higher on technical buying on Tuesday, while the advancing US spri

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:54pm

Markets

CBOT soybeans retreat on improved US crop condition

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Tuesday on improving US crop conditions and a lack of fresh news

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:53pm

Markets

CBOT corn dips on pressure from weak soybeans, improved US crop ratings

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures stumbled on Tuesday on spillover pressure from the weak soy market and aft

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:53pm

Markets

Canada's Alberta says budget deficit shrank in last quarter

CALGARY: Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta said on Tuesday the budget deficit for the three months from April

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:52pm

Business & Finance

Brazilian central bank intervenes in FX market as real hits 2019 low

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: The Brazilian central bank intervened in the foreign exchanges on Tuesday, offering to sell dollars

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:51pm

World

Argentina sells $302mn in reserves to support peso, breaking IMF guideline

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's central bank on Tuesday exceeded for the first time a guideline on reserve sales agreed as par

Published 27 Aug, 2019 07:51pm

Business & Finance

Trump playing positive role in resolving Kashmir issue

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said the United States President D

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:48pm

Business & Finance

Thailand wants to increase imports from Pakistan: CG

KARACHI: Consul General (CG) of Royal Thai Consulate in Karachi Thatree Chauvachata, has said that his country is keen t

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:48pm

Business & Finance

Strong institutions, education, vital for country's progress: PM

SWABI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said Pakistan had no dearth of resources and capable human resource and stres

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:47pm

Business & Finance

SC grants four week time to federal, provincial govts to draft legislation on underground water use

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday granted four week time to the federal and provincial governments to draft legisla

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:46pm

Business & Finance

Rain likely to lash in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD: Met office has forecast rain/wind-thunderstorm at isolated places in Hazara, Malakand, Kohat, Rawalpindi,

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:46pm

Business & Finance

Polio vaccination campaign starts

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department on Monday launched a three-day polio vaccination campaign with an objecti

Published 26 Aug, 2019 07:44pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen. Ins. / Sep 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	5.20 ▲ 1.00 (23.81%)
Tri-Star / Sep 24 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	6.80 ▲ 0.90 (15.25%)
First Equity Mod. / Sep 24 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	7.38 ▲ 0.69 (10.31%)
Samba Bank / Sep 24 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	10.82 ▲ 1.00 (10.18%)
First Fid. Leas. / Sep 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	4.50 ▲ 0.41 (10.02%)
Sapphire Fib. / Sep 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	860.00 ▲ 60.00 (7.50%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	797.00 ▲ 55.54 (7.49%)
Huffaz Pipe / Sep 24 Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries Limited(HSPI)	24.86 ▲ 1.73 (7.48%)
Crescent Cotton / Sep 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	57.00 ▲ 3.90 (7.34%)
Data Agro / Sep 24 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	22.99 ▲ 1.56 (7.28%)

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Sep 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.15 ▲ -0.75 (-15.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Sep 24 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	6.16 ▲ -1.00 (-13.97%)
Universal Ins. / Sep 24 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.53 ▲ -0.72 (-13.71%)
Colony Textile / Sep 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	5.29 ▲ -0.70 (-11.69%)
Nazir Cotton / Sep 24 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	7.50 ▲ -0.88 (-10.50%)
Ist Paramount / Sep 24 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	6.40 ▲ -0.75 (-10.49%)
Pak Gulf Leas. / Sep 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	5.11 ▲ -0.59 (-10.35%)
Pervez Ahmed Cons. / Sep 24 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.22 ▲ -0.12 (-8.96%)
Pak. Int. Airlines (A) / Sep 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (A)(PIAA)	4.38 ▲ -0.41 (-8.56%)
Dewan Farooque Motors / Sep 24 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	7.56 ▲ -0.69 (-8.36%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Sep 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	89,101,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 24 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	29,207,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,359,500 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp. / Sep 24 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	18,751,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 24 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	13,812,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Sep 24 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	13,282,469 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,154,500 ▼ 0.00
Bank of Punjab / Sep 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,131,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Sep 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,785,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 24 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,767,500 ▼ 0.00

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 23	169.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 23	168.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 23	110.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 23	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 23	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 23	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 23	4448.98
India Sensex / Sep 23	59885.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 23	29639.40
Nasdaq / Sep 23	15052.25
Hang Seng / Sep 23	24510.98
FTSE 100 / Sep 23	7078.35
Dow Jones / Sep 23	34764.82
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 23	15643.97
France CAC40 / Sep 23	6701.98