EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (February 07, 2019).

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

A British-made rover that will set off for Mars next year in search for signs of life was named Thursday after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. UK astronaut Tim Peake revealed the name of the first European scavenger of the Red Planet at the Airbus factory

The Iranian authorities arrested 860 journalists in the 30 years following the 1979 revolution, according to leaked files unveiled by a media watchdog Thursday.

Police in Chile arrested a former army chief Thursday on charges of torturing 24 people in 1973, shortly after the coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power, officials said.

President Donald Trump blasted Democrats on Thursday as they prepared to launch a barrage of investigations into his Russia ties, real estate business and long-hidden taxes.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometres, their official news agency Sepah News reported.

Two people were reported to have died Thursday during a crush at an election campaign rally for President Muhammadu Buhari in northeast Nigeria, the presidency said.

The United States sharply rebuked Germany on Thursday for deporting a wanted Islamic militant to Turkey instead of extraditing him to New York to stand trial on terror-related charges.

The Tunisian authorities on Thursday reached a deal with a powerful trade union over wage hike demands to avert a further round of paralysing strikes. The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) last month brought the North African country to a standstill wi

The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Japanese government to allow freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka to leave the country to conduct reporting. Tsuneoka was stopped by immigration officials at Tokyo's Haneda Airport while trying to l

Yemen's government and Huthi rebels have agreed on a preliminary compromise for redeploying their forces from the port city of Hodeida, the UN said Thursday, shoring up a truce deal that marks the first step toward ending the devastating war. The pullback

A rebound in European stocks has been fuelled by low expectations and valuations and belies the underlying health of corporate Europe. After a terrible December, markets have had a buoyant start to the year. European stocks on Wednesday were up 11 percent

Qatar's stock market fell sharply on Thursday as all but one of its stocks slid, while all major Gulf bourses also tumbled, mostly pressured by financial shares. Qatar's index, one of the world's best performing markets last year, fell 1.7 percent with 19

Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday despite a stellar performance from telecoms and investment firm Softbank Group, which shot up nearly 18 percent after a huge buyback of its shares. After a lacklustre trading day, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index wa

US stocks sank over 1 percent on Thursday on fears that the United States and China would not be able to reach a trade deal with less than a month left in their fragile truce, adding to worries about a slowdown in global growth. President Donald Trump and

Shares in German payments processing group Wirecard plunged for the third time in little more than a week on Thursday, as the Financial Times alleged senior executives knew of accounting fraud. Stock in the star "fintech" (financial technology) firm fell

Indian shares ended little changed on Thursday as they came off early highs, while bond yields lowered after the central bank in a surprise move cut interest rates and, as expected, shifted its stance to "neutral" in a bid to boost a slowing economy. The

Stocks, financial and commodity markets in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are closed on Thursday due to Lunar Year holidays.

Germany's 10-year bond yield sank on Thursday to its lowest level in over two years, taking a step closer to zero percent, after sharp cuts to the European Commission's growth and inflation forecasts fuelled concern about the economic outlook. As yields o

Germany's 10-year bond yield sank on Thursday to its lowest level in over two years, taking a step closer to zero percent, after sharp cuts to the European Commission's growth and inflation forecasts fuelled concern about the economic outlook. As yields o

European shares fell sharply on Thursday ending a seven-session run of gains as a batch of worrying trading updates in a wide range of sectors combined with the European Union cutting its growth forecasts to weigh on markets. Europe's STOXX 600 ended the

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday with Malaysia leading the gains, as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China were renewed following indications of further official talks in Beijing next week. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnu

Britain's blue-chip index fell sharply on Thursday as economic growth concerns resurfaced after the Bank of England joined the European Commission in cutting its growth forecast amid Brexit uncertainty, while tour operator TUI plunged after poor results.

Two senior directors of an investment firm in Benin were jailed for 10 years each on Thursday following their conviction for defrauding more than 150,000 people in a Ponzi scheme. The chief executive of ICC Services, Guy Aplogan, and the company's directo

Sixteen months after the United States lifted most sanctions on Sudan, businesses are unable to operate dollar transactions, insurance companies are cut off from the reinsurance market and the local airline is virtually grounded for lack of spare parts.

Twitter on Thursday reported a sharp rise in quarterly profits, lifted by gains in advertising, but its shares took a hit on a declining user base and a move to a new audience measure. The short-messaging platform said it posted a $255 million profit in t

Twitter on Thursday reported a sharp rise in quarterly profits, lifted by gains in advertising, but its shares took a hit on a declining user base and a move to a new audience measure. The short-messaging platform said it posted a $255 million profit in t

French oil giant Total said Thursday its net profit climbed 33 percent in 2018 thanks to a rise in oil prices and production. Net profit attributable to share holders rose to $11.4 billion (10.1 billion euros), Total said in a press release. Stripping out

French energy giant Total announced Thursday it had found "significant" gas off the southern coast of South Africa, a discovery expected to boost the nation's struggling economy and reduce reliance on imports. "Total has made a significant gas condensate

The world's top steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, said Thursday it boosted profit last year even though shipments dipped, before adding that it expects demand to rise this year. The company's net profit rose by 12.7 percent to $5.1 billion (4.5 billion euros). W

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped from near a 1-1/2-year high last week, but the decline was less than expected, suggesting some moderation in the pace of job growth. Still, the Labour Department's report on Thu

India's central bank cut interest rates Thursday, giving a surprise boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections due this year. The cut in borrowing costs in Asia's third-biggest economy comes as the economy stutters and other central

BB&T and SunTrust announced Thursday they will combine in a $66 billion transaction to create a regional banking giant in the industry's largest merger since the 2008 financial crisis. The midsized banks operating in the fast-growing Southeastern United S

Brazil's central bank Wednesday kept its key rate steady at a historically low 6.5 percent, showing caution as President Jair Bolsonaro's government readied structural reforms meant to boost the economy. The decision adopted unanimously by the bank's Mone

France said Thursday it will support EU oversight of new offshore energy pipelines in a move that could cripple a controversial new link between Russia and Germany. The move puts Paris at odds with Berlin which has championed the highly contested Nord Str

The European Commission sharply cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2019 on Thursday as an unexpected slowdown in Germany and protests in France weigh on the economy in Europe. The EU also cut Italy's growth rate to a five-year low, a situation that risk

Former Czech Republic international Tomas Repka was jailed for 15-months on Thursday on charges of selling a leased Mercedes for 46,500 euros ($52,700). Repka played three years at Fiorentina in Italy and five at West Ham United in London as well as turni

Investigators recovered a body underwater from the wreckage of a plane carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in the Channel and transported it to the British mainland on Thursday for identification. Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB

China's Shandong Luneng defied a hostile crowd to beat Japanese club Sagan Tosu 3-1 and win Hong Kong's Lunar New Year Cup on Thursday in a match dominated by foreign imports. Shandong took the field without injured star recruit Marouane Fellaini, who sig

West Indies recalled veteran batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday for the first two one-day internationals against England in preparation for this year's World Cup. The hard-hitting, 39-year-old Gayle last played for West Indies during a home series against Ba

Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled out of Australia's Twenty20 and one-day tour of India with a "substantial" muscle tear, joining fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on the sidelines. Australia play two T20s and five ODIs against the Indi

Sprite, the world's leading lemon-lime flavored soft drink, is bringing its crisp, thirst-quenching taste to the 4th edition of the Pakistan Super League, by partnering with four franchises in the tournament, namely Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Islam

Australia's bowling coach David Saker quit Thursday just months out from the World Cup and an Ashes tour to England "for the best interests of the team". Saker, who performed a similar role with England before joining the Australian set-up in 2016, resign

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin was on Thursday re-elected for a four-year term as head of European football's governing body by acclamation. The 51-year-old Slovenian lawyer was the only candidate going forward for election at the UEFA Congress in Rome

Real Madrid gained a measure of redemption at the Camp Nou by holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and taking the upper-hand in the semi-final of Copa del Rey.

Manchester City seized first place in the Premier League on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Everton that moved the champions above Liverpool on goal difference.

Sri Lanka's rupee ended slightly firmer on Thursday due to exporter dollar sales, while a trade union strike at customs dampened importer demand for the greenback. Stocks snapped a five-session winning streak to end lower as foreign investors exited from

The Nigerian naira has gained 0.55 percent in a week to reach 361 per US dollar on Thursday as foreign funds shrugged off the risk of forthcoming elections to buy government treasuries, traders said. The currency was quoted between 362.50 and 363 a week a

A "wall of money" is set to flood into emerging markets assets now the US Federal Reserve has eased the risk of a sharp rise in global borrowing costs, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Thursday. The IIF, which closely tracks financing

The US dollar edged higher against the euro on Thursday after the European Commission slashed its economic growth forecasts for the euro zone due to the expected impact of trade tensions and other challenges for the bloc's largest countries. In a quarterl

The euro fell to a two-week low on Thursday after the European Commission sharply cut its forecasts for economic growth in the euro zone. Global trade tensions and growing public debt are hastening a slowdown in the largest countries of the bloc, complica

Central European currencies set multi-week lows as three of the region's central banks which meet on Thursday were seen keeping rates on hold, while the dollar extended its gains.

A key barometer of interbank borrowing costs recorded its biggest single-day fall on Thursday to its lowest level since late November amid bets that the US Federal Reserve might lower interest rates.

Sterling advanced on Thursday in a volatile trading session after the Bank of England said Britain faced its weakest economic growth in a decade due to uncertainty about Brexit. Having fallen more than half a percent immediately after Bank cut its growth

On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,637. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 4.677 billion and the number of lots traded 8,199. Major business was contributed by WTI crude o

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Tuesday as traders squared positions ahead of a series of major government crop reports due for release on Friday, traders said. CBOT March corn was up 1-1/2 cents at $3.80-3/4 per bushel, settling above

Natural gas transactions in the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) reached a record high last year in part due to China's huge demand for clean energy. The volume of natural gas traded in the exchange amounted to 60.46 billion cubic meter

European wheat futures in Paris fell on Tuesday, undermined by weakness in Chicago and doubts over whether the hoped-for upturn in western European exports will materialise. March milling wheat, the most active contract on the Paris-based Euronext exchang

India's tea production nudged 0.8 percent lower in 2018 from a year ago to 1311.63 million kg, trimming exports from the world's biggest black tea producer by 1.1 percent, the state-run Tea Board said on Friday. The south Asian country's exports eased to