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Shoaib Ur Rehman

Markets

Pound rebounds as Johnson suffers big parliamentary defeat

NEW YORK: The British pound hit multi-year lows against the dollar on Tuesday amid fears of a no-deal Brexit but rebound

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:45pm

Pentagon frees $3.6bn to build 175 miles of wall on Mexican border

WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects t

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:44pm

World

UK announces £2 billion extra Brexit funding

LONDON: The British government on Tuesday announced another £2 billion (2.2 billion euros, $2.4 billion) of funding to d

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:42pm

British PM tables motion on early election after parliament defeat

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would table a parliamentary motion to call an early electio

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:41pm

Markets

US stocks tumble on tariffs, weak data

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks tumbled Tuesday as new tariffs in the US-China trade war took effect, while US data pointed

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:39pm

World

Guatemala's UN-backed anti-corruption body shuts down

GUATEMALA CITY: UN anti-corruption prosecutors pulled the curtain down on more than a decade of high-profile investigati

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:38pm

Business & Finance

No US interest rate cut 'required' if growth continues: Fed member

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve will not need to cut interest rates soon if the world's largest economy continues on

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:37pm

Sports

Medvedev advances to first Grand Slam semi-final at US Open

NEW YORK: Daniil Medvedev advanced to his first Grand Slam semi-final Tuesday at the US Open by defeating three-time maj

Published 03 Sep, 2019 10:36pm

World

Trump hardens tone on China as trade war rattles economy

WASHINGTON: Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent stern wa

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:37pm

Sports

Roglic makes Vuelta statement with crushing time trial win

MADRID: Slovenia's Primoz Roglic pulverised his key rivals at the Vuelta a Espana individual time-trial on Tuesday to ta

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:36pm

PM Johnson loses majority ahead of Brexit parliament showdown

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday lost his working majority in parliament with the dramatic defection of a

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:35pm

World

Walmart to halt some bullet sales, including for handguns

NEW YORK: Walmart announced Tuesday it will halt sales of ammunition for handguns and some military-style rifles used in

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:33pm

Sports

De Grandhomme, Bruce help New Zealand clinch T20 series

KANDY: A century partnership between Colin de Grandhomme and Tom Bruce helped New Zealand to a series-clinching four-wic

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:32pm

World

Kabul blast toll rises as US tries to finalise Taliban deal

KABUL: A massive blast in a Kabul residential neighbourhood killed at least 16 people, officials said Tuesday, following

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:31pm

World

Bahamas minister says more deaths expected from Hurricane Dorian

COCONUT GROVE: Hurricane Dorian weakened slightly as it crawled towards the southeast coast of the United States on Tues

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:30pm

World

Britain seeks to calm no-deal Brexit fears

LONDON: Britain's pointman on no-deal Brexit preparations assured parliament Tuesday that a leaked government assessment

Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:28pm

Sports

Ukrainian trailblazer Svitolina reaches US Open semi-finals

NEW YORK: Elina Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to reach the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 w

Published 03 Sep, 2019 07:42pm

Sports

Ardron skippers Canada at Rugby World Cup

OTTAWA: Chiefs forward Tyler Ardron was named captain of Canada's 31-strong squad for the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday.

Published 03 Sep, 2019 07:41pm

World

New York declares end of worst measles outbreak in three decades

NEW YORK: US officials on Tuesday declared New York's worst measles epidemic in nearly 30 years officially over after mo

Published 03 Sep, 2019 07:40pm

World

Facebook might start hiding 'Like' counts for posts

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday confirmed it is dabbling with no longer making a public display of how many "likes" a

Published 03 Sep, 2019 07:39pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saudi Pak Leas. / Nov 29 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.4000 ▲ 0.20 (16.67%)
Chakwal Spinng / Nov 29 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.2700 ▲ 0.32 (12.31%)
Media Times / Nov 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.4200 ▲ 0.17 (12.00%)
Ravi Textile / Nov 29 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	6.4900 ▲ 0.59 (10.00%)
First Pak Modaraba / Nov 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.7500 ▲ 0.15 (9.37%)
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7.0367 ▲ 0.54 (7.69%)
General Tyre / Nov 29 The General Tyre & Rubber(GTYR)	68.5900 ▲ 5.09 (6.85%)
Artistic Den. / Nov 29 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	83.5800 ▲ 5.08 (6.47%)
Buxly / Nov 29 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	64.4100 ▲ 3.90 (6.45%)
Zephyr Tex / Nov 29 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.0000 ▲ 0.65 (6.28%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assur. / Nov 29 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	200.0000 ▼ 0.00 (-9.25%)
ZIL Ltd. / Nov 29 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	108.0000 ▼ 2.00 (-1.85%)
Descon Oxy. / Nov 29 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	32.2300 ▼ 0.32 (-0.56%)
Honda Atlas Car / Nov 29 Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited(HCAR)	289.9000 ▼ 2.40 (-0.17%)
Sitara Peroxide / Nov 29 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	22.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Pak Rein. / Nov 29 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	25.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Punjab Oil / Nov 29 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	139.9900 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Nov 29 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	137.3600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Murree Brewery / Nov 29 Murree Brewery Company Limited(MUREB)	555.0000 ▼ 5.00 (0.00%)
Landmark Sp. / Nov 29 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	14.4500 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods / Nov 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	24,898,500 ▼ 0.76
TRG Pak. / Nov 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	24,034,500 ▼ 4.38
Hum Network / Nov 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	16,218,500 ▼ 0.54
TPL Corp / Nov 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,651,500 ▼ 0.44
K-Electric Ltd / Nov 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	11,975,000 ▼ 0.14
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,053,500 ▼ 0.75
Maple Leaf / Nov 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	8,575,447 ▼ 0.65
Hascol Petroleum / Nov 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	8,449,878 ▼ 0.55
Worldcall / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,126,500 ▼ 0.07
Fauji Foods / Nov 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,025,500 ▼ 0.65

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Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	159.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	159.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	104.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.20

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	3638.35
India Sensex / Nov 28	44149.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	26644.71
Nasdaq / Nov 28	12205.85
Hang Seng / Nov 28	26894.68
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	6367.58
Dow Jones / Nov 28	29910.37
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	13335.68
France CAC40 / Nov 28	5598.18

Indicator	Value
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Nov 19	1516.00
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Nov 27	20085.60
GDPGROWTH / Nov 27	1.00
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Nov 27	17000.00
Average CPI % / Nov 27	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	0.08