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Technology

Facebook ad revenue seen feeling brunt of Apple privacy changes

Ahead of Facebook Inc's financial results on Monday, the social media giant is expected to be hurt more than others...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 08:39pm

Pakistan

Thousands stranded as Pakistan, Afghan border crossing stays closed

QUETTA: Hundreds of trucks and other vehicles waited at one of the main crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 08:00pm

Markets

TSX hits record high on energy boost, BoC meeting awaited

The Canadian energy index jumped more than 2% to lead sectoral gains in early trading after oil prices touched multi-year highs

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:59pm

World

Sudanese opposition coalition calls for civil disobedience

CAIRO: Sudan's main opposition coalition called on Monday for civil disobedience and protests across the country...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:22pm

World

Sudan military seizes power, dissolves transitional government

KHARTOUM: Sudan's military seized power in a coup on Monday, arresting members of a transitional government that was...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:19pm

World

UK condemns Sudan military coup as unacceptable betrayal

LONDON: Britain said on Monday a military coup in Sudan was an unacceptable betrayal of the Sudanese people and...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

World

EU demands immediate release of Sudanese leader, cabinet members

The European Union condemned the detention of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other cabinet members on...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 07:31pm

World

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children

A panel of FDA advisers will vote on Tuesday whether to authorize rival Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 years

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares hit fresh record highs propelled by industrial gains

The CSE All-Share index closed 1.33% higher at 10,046.80 points

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:09pm

Business & Finance

PayPal says it is not pursuing Pinterest acquisition

PayPal Inc is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest Inc at this time, the payments company said late on Sunday,...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:08pm

Markets

Abu Dhabi falls, Saudi gains as major Gulf bourses end mixed

The Abu Dhabi index eased 0.2%, with Alpha Dhabi Holding shedding 2.5%, despite a sharp rise in its quarterly earnings

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 06:34pm

Sports

'Enjoyment' is all that Windies need to bounce back

West Indies players must find a way to enjoy their cricket to get their mood back after a terrible start to their...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:50pm

Markets

Oil prices extend gains to multi-year highs on tight supply

WTI touches highest since Oct 2014, Brent hits three-year high

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:45pm

Markets

US natural gas futures jump 6% to 1-week high on cooler weather forecasts

US natural gas futures soared about 6% to a one-week high on Monday on expectations liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:45pm

Markets

Arabica coffee hits two-week low as Brazilian real slumps

March London cocoa fell 0.1% to 1,775 pounds a tonne
March raw sugar slipped 0.1% to 19.07 cents per lb

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:00pm

World

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks: Microsoft

WASHINGTON: The Russian-based agency behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 04:48pm

Sports

'Will you drop Rohit Sharma?', bemused Kohli asks in reply to question

DUBAI: A "brave" question in the news conference brought some moments of amusement for India captain Virat Kohli in...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 04:02pm

Markets

South African rand opens firmer, supported by precious metals

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand opened slightly stronger on Monday, supported by higher precious metals prices...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 04:01pm

Markets

Mining, energy stocks push Australian shares higher

Australian shares closed higher on Monday, boosted by mining and energy stocks on strong underlying commodity ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 03:57pm

Business & Finance

GM, Ford results likely to reflect chip shortage's varying impacts on sector

DETROIT: General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co are likely to show investors both the positive and negative financial...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 03:55pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Buxly / Oct 25 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	133.00 ▲ 8.98 (7.24%)
Kohinoor Sp. / Oct 25 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.42 ▲ 0.21 (4.99%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Oct 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.90 ▲ 0.92 (3.68%)
Fauji Cement / Oct 25 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19.10 ▲ 0.66 (3.58%)
Kot Addu / Oct 25 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	27.25 ▲ 0.62 (2.33%)
Hum Network / Oct 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	6.78 ▲ 0.11 (1.65%)
Pak Elektron / Oct 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26.49 ▲ 0.37 (1.42%)
Service Fab. / Oct 25 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	10.82 ▲ 0.15 (1.41%)
Searle Co. / Oct 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	232.00 ▲ 3.03 (1.32%)
Byco Petroleum / Oct 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	7.29 ▲ 0.07 (0.97%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine. N.V. (R) / Oct 25 Azgard Nine (Non-Voting).(R) (ANLNVR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Azgard Nine(R) / Oct 25 Azgard Nine Limited. (R)(ANLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Al-Shaheer Corp.(R) / Oct 25 Al-Shaheer Corporation Limited.(R)(ASCR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Escorts Inv.Bank (R) / Oct 25 Escorts Investment Bank Limited (R)(ESBLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Fauji Fert. Bin (R) / Oct 25 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited (R)(FFBLR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Ghani Glass (R) / Oct 25 Ghani Glass Limited (R)(GHGLR2)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Hascol Petroleum (R) / Oct 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited (R)(HASCOLR1)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
IGI Life Ins. (R) / Oct 25 IGI Life Insurance Limited (R)(IGILR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
Sazgar Engineering (R) / Oct 25 Sazgar Engineering Works Ltd. (R) (SAZEWR)	0.00 ▼ 0.00 (%)
786 Investments / Oct 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	0.00 ▲ -7.00 (-100.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hum Network / Oct 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	11,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Oct 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,000 ▼ 0.00
Buxly / Oct 25 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	2,500 ▼ 0.00
Searle Co. / Oct 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	2,000 ▼ 0.00
Bank of Punjab / Oct 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	1,500 ▼ 0.00
Amreli Steels / Oct 25 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Avanceon Ltd / Oct 25 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Engro Fertilizers / Oct 25 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	1,000 ▼ 0.00
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Oct 25 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	1,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 23	174.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 23	174.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	113.50
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 23	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 23	4544.90
India Sensex / Oct 23	60821.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	28804.85
Nasdaq / Oct 23	15090.20
Hang Seng / Oct 23	26126.93
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	7204.55
Dow Jones / Oct 23	35677.02
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	15542.98
France CAC40 / Oct 23	6733.69