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2024 US election

Election promises

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

The world is changing at a dizzying pace. This change has now got fresh stimulus with the election of Donald Trump ...

Trump’s economic plans could cause inflation: IMF

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s economic plans risk reigniting US inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief...

Investors riled by bond market selloff

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

LONDON: A sharp selloff in some of the world’s biggest government bond markets and a surge in the dollar are...

Trump asks court to delay hush money sentencing

Published 07 Jan, 2025 08:31am

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday urged a judge to delay the sentencing set for Friday in his ...

European leaders hit back in Musk meddling row

Published 07 Jan, 2025 08:29am

LONDON: European leaders expressed growing frustration with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, as a major row...

MAGA civil war sparks fears of chaotic Trump White House

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am

WASHINGTON: With Donald Trump’s allies in open warfare ahead of his inauguration, analysts see the latest...

Wall St advances on tech boost

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:52am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes moved higher on Friday as technology stocks rebounded from a losing streak,...

World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 06:59pm

SYDNEY: Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that...

Trump’s incoming envoy calls for IK’s release

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 03:39pm

WASHINGTON: Richard Grenell, who has been picked by United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump as presidential...

Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:13am

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death...

Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100bn US investment

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

PALM BEACH (Florida): President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...

ABC News settles $15m defamation suit with Trump

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

WASHINGTON: ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by...

President Xi’s warning

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:25am

EDITORIAL: Chinese President Xi has warned the incoming Trump administration that there will be no winners in a ...

ADB trims developing Asia’s growth forecast, flags US policy risks

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:43am

MANILA: Developing Asia is likely to grow more slowly than previously thought this year and next, and the outlook...

Xi warns ‘no winners’ in trade war with US

Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:42am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be “no winners” in a trade war with the...

Trump promises ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not promptly released

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

NEW YORK: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if...

100 percent tariffs for BRICS

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:46am

EDITORIAL: US President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that if BRICS countries...

Implications of the US-China trade war

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:39am

Six years after their imposition, the Section 301 tariffs under the US Trade Act of 1974 continue to significantly...

‘Elon Musk aimed at bending the universe’

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:15am

This apropos three letters to the Editor headlined ‘Elon Musk aimed at Bending the Universe’ carried by the...

Most Latin American currencies eye monthly declines on geopolitics

Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am

BRASILIA: Most Latin American currencies were set for monthly losses on Friday, as worries over US President-elect...

China’s yuan to snap 8-week losing streak

Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan edged up on Friday against a soft dollar, on track for its first weekly gain in two months...

Elon Musk aimed at bending the universe

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:52am

The secret of Mr Trump’s admiration for Elon Musk became clear to this writer during an interview where Trump...

Behind Trump’s comeback: ballot or bullet?

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:28am

The right to bear arms was enshrined in the US Constitution in the year 1787. Since then, the citizens have enjoyed...

Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration in Mexico amid tariff threat

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 07:41am

WASHINGTON: Presidentelect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed Wednesday to “stop”...

Defence, trade, health and energy: Trump Admin engagement plan in final stages

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 03:59pm

Representatives from all ministries requested to give their feedback/updates on the status of pending issues as well as any new proposals for the new US government in writing

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	159.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 5	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 4	7,584.31
Nasdaq / Jun 4	26,830.96
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 4	51,561.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,944.95
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,244.29
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,364.43
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,812.85
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,982.27

Item	Value
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,470.19
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	93.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.59
Petrol/Litre / Jun 6	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 6	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.06 ▲ 1 (14.16%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 5 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	29 ▲ 2.64 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.78 ▼ -7.42 (-10%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.21 ▼ -3.23 (-9.96%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 5 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	166.02 ▼ -14.04 (-7.8%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.10 ▼ -2.55 (-6.27%)
Mandviwala / Jun 5 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	65 ▼ -4 (-5.8%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 5 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Husein Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	34.13 ▼ -1.87 (-5.19%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40 ▼ -2 (-4.76%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	41,992,586 ▲ 0.53
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,990,948 ▲ 0.53
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,639,369 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,329,637 ▼ -0.23
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,800,560 ▲ 0.02
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	21,604,921 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,744,957 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,209,572 ▲ 1
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,002,213 ▼ -0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,836,146 ▼ -0.86

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