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Xi taps new military anti-graft chief, promotes two generals

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping promoted two military officers to the rank of general on Friday while tapping...

China's Xi, Russia's Putin praise ties at Beijing talks; energy in focus

Published 20 May, 2026 01:04pm

Xi Jinping welcomed President Vladimir Putin with an honour guard and a gun salute at the Great Hall of the People

China hands suspended death sentences to former defence ministers for graft

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

BEIJING: A Chinese military court handed suspended death sentences to two former defence ministers for corruption on...

Rare earth, battery stocks lead China shares higher

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as markets looked past statements from this week’s Politburo...

Xi urges faster development of new energy system as ME war continues

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to...

Former Chinese aerospace executive handed suspended death sentence over corruption

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

BEIJING: A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Tan Ruisong, the former chairman of the Aviation Industry...

Cuba refuses to negotiate president’s term in talks with United States

Updated 21 Mar, 2026 02:29pm

Cuba on Friday rejected any suggestion that its political system or the term of its president were subject to negotiation in talks with the United States

One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

HANOI: Voters in Vietnam cast their ballots on Sunday for members of the National Assembly, the country’s top...

Vietnam boat collision kills six

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

HANOI: Six people were killed when a passenger boat collided with a vessel hauling stone and capsized on a lake in...

China new home prices rise in January as government signals support, private survey says

Published 01 Feb, 2026 11:09am

Prices in the resale market fell 0.85% from the previous month, narrowing from a 0.97% decline in December

EU set to elevate ties with Vietnam amid trade disruptions, source says

Published 25 Jan, 2026 11:20am

The EU deficit with Hanoi stood at 42.5 billion euros ($50.26 billion) in 2024

Vietnam President To Lam takes top job as Communist Party chief

Published 03 Aug, 2024 11:02am

HANOI: Vietnamese President To Lam was named to the nation’s top position, general secretary of the Communist Party...

Chinese leaders pledge to tilt stimulus towards consumers

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am

BEIJING: Chinese leaders signalled on Tuesday that the stimulus measures needed to reach this year’s economic...

China consumer prices rise slightly in June

Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:10am

BEIJING: China consumer prices edged up in June, official data showed Wednesday, but fell short of analyst...

China expels former defence minister from Communist Party

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 07:36am

BEIJING: Former Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party for causing...

China passes law granting Communist Party more control over cabinet

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

BEIJING: China’s parliament on Monday revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive ...

China’s Xi stresses security, calls its military ‘Great Wall of Steel’

Published 13 Mar, 2023 12:14pm

BEIJING: China needs security to develop and must modernise its military to make it a “Great Wall of Steel”,...

China retains central bank chief in unexpected move

Published 12 Mar, 2023 10:40am

BEIJING: China retained its central bank chief Sunday in a surprise move, as the country appointed a cabinet focused...

China’s Xi says better use of defence resources needed ‘to win wars’

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:40pm

BEIJING: China needs to improve its use of defence resources such as technology, supply chain and national reserves...

China’s Xi to secure third term as president, brush off crises

Published 03 Mar, 2023 11:20am

BEIJING: Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this...

China’s mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist...

China's mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore

Updated 04 Feb, 2023 03:54pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a...

China sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan visit: foreign ministry

Published 05 Aug, 2022 02:35pm

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry announced sanctions against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday, after her...

China’s yuan firms as shrinking US GDP sends dollar lower

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan firmed against the dollar on Friday, after overnight data showed the US economy contracted...

China says COVID vaccines are safe as it reveals leaders have received shots

Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:28pm

BEIJING: China’s COVID-19 vaccines are safe and have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist Party,...

Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two...

Communist Party expels 3 senior Chinese officials for corruption

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

BEIJING: Three senior Chinese officials — including a former top banking regulator — have been expelled from the...

Xi calls for measures against ‘unhealthy’ development of digital economy

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping has called for improved regulation and governance of China’s digital economy to...

Remove your tattoos, Beijing tells Chinese football players

Published 30 Dec, 2021 09:42am

BEIJING: Footballers playing in China's national team should remove any existing tattoos and are "strictly...

Hope vies with fear in high-stakes Chile election

Published 19 Dec, 2021 10:53am

SANTIAGO: Chile chooses Sunday between far-right and leftist presidential candidates vying for support among an...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 6	161.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 6	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 6	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 6	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 5	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07
India Sensex / Jul 6	78,246.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 6	69,476.37
Hang Seng / Jul 6	23,555.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Petrol/Litre / Jul 6	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 6	68.68
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 6	4,152.05
Diesel/Litre / Jul 6	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 6	77.12

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 6 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	5.42 ▲ 1 (22.62%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 6 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.12 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 6 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 6 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.83 ▲ 4.08 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 6 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	34.43 ▲ 3.13 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 6 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	322.42 ▲ 29.31 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 6 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	197.15 ▲ 17.92 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 6 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	298.51 ▲ 27.14 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 6 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	117.34 ▲ 10.67 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 6 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	126.45 ▲ 11.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 6 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	44.02 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 6 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.20 ▼ -0.8 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 6 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	21.63 ▼ -2.4 (-9.99%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 6 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	11.02 ▼ -1.08 (-8.93%)
HBL Total Tre. ETF / Jul 6 HBL Total Treasury ETF(HBLTETF)	104.55 ▼ -9.02 (-7.94%)
Asim Textile / Jul 6 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▼ -1.82 (-6.61%)
NBP PGETF / Jul 6 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	28.46 ▼ -1.87 (-6.17%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Jul 6 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	45.61 ▼ -2.8 (-5.78%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	15.08 ▼ -0.91 (-5.69%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 6 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	153.50 ▼ -9.22 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	31,900,751 ▲ 0.59
Lotte Chemical / Jul 6 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,954,901 ▲ 1.12
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 6 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16,924,127 ▲ 0.84
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 6 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	12,903,033 ▲ 0.15
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 6 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,172,038 ▲ 0.3
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 6 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,457,276 ▲ 0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,082,357 ▲ 0.1
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jul 6 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	9,615,297 ▲ 0.39
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 6 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	7,440,420 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,274,942 ▲ 1.18

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