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UK shoppers celebrate Easter and the sunshine with a spending splurge

LONDON: British shoppers overcame their worries about a global trade war and sharply increased their spending in...

Published 13 May, 2025 08:25am

Life & Style

Tom Cruise, Superman and ‘Avatar’ hold keys to 2025 box office

LOS ANGELES: Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final “Mission: Impossible,” a new Superman will wear the red cape,...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 11:00am

World

European measles cases doubled in 2024 after vaccinaton levels fell post-COVID

BERLIN: Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:59am

Life & Style

About 18 million people watched Oscars honor ‘Anora’

LOS ANGELES: This year’s Oscars telecast that honored independent film “Anora” brought in an estimated 18.1 million...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 08:11am

World

Singapore says visitor arrivals rise 21% in 2024

SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded a 21% increase in international visitor arrivals to 16.5 million last year, the...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 10:38am

World

China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:23pm

World

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:34am

World

India, China agree to resume flights 5 years after stoppage

NEW DELHI: India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 08:26pm

Pakistan

SBP likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy

MPC scheduled to meet on January 27 (Monday)

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39pm

World

South Korea’s birth rate set to rise for the first time in nine years

SEOUL: South Korea’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

World

Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm

World

‘Generational problem’: Youth still struggling in pandemic’s shadow

PARIS: Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic – and its procession of lockdowns and...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

World

Global air finance summit to take stock of jet shortages, trade risks

DUBLIN: Financiers and lessors who make the global air travel industry tick gather for an annual meeting in Dublin...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 08:30am

World

India’s 2024 power output growth is slowest since pandemic, data shows

SINGAPORE: India’s electricity generation grew at its slowest pace in 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:46am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Business & Finance

Southwest Airlines to outline strategy to fix its profitability problem

CHICAGO: Southwest Airlines will lay out a strategy on Thursday to turn around its business and restore profit...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:36am

World

For Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

JAFFNA: Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka’s crippled economy, ethnic...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 01:54pm

World

Russia to resume direct passenger trains to North Korea in July, Interfax says

Russia will resume direct passenger rail service with North Korea in July after a four-year hiatus due to the...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 10:28am

World

India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran port deal

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has said his company will work to communicate the benefits of a strategic port...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:54pm

World

Threatened by Russia, will the EU do enough to fund defence?

BRUSSELS: As Russian forces push back outgunned Ukrainian troops and conflict rocks the Middle East, calls are...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:33am

World

UN says solutions exist to rapidly ease debt burden of poor nations

GENEVA: The heavy debt weighing on developing countries can be alleviated through readily available measures, the...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 01:32pm

Business & Finance

UK economy grows by 0.2% in January

LONDON: Britain’s economic output grew by an as expected 0.2% in January, after entering a shallow recession in the...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

Business & Finance

Yellen says global economy remains resilient, lauds US as growth driver

SAO PAULO: Strong US economic growth has been a “key driver” of better than expected global growth, US Treasury...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 10:36am

Business & Finance

Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure

SURAT: The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 01:00pm

World

China ready to work with EU to uphold free trade, multilateralism, foreign minister says

BEIJING: China is ready to work with the European Union to uphold free trade, practice multilateralism, and promote...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 10:52am

Business & Finance

India’s small exporters reel as Red Sea crisis helps rivals nab business

NEW DELHI: Atul Jhunjhunwala, an exporter in the Indian eastern city of Kolkata, is tearing his hair out, having...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 12:40pm

Markets

China stocks end first week of 2024 lower

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell in the first week of 2024, as traders gauged concerns over the country’s sluggish...

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

Editorials

Disturbing surge in domestic violence

The alarming situation in relation to the state of domestic violence prevailing in the country is once again in the...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

World

China’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO

SHANGHAI: The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

World

South Korea, China, Japan top diplomats seek to boost trilateral cooperation

SEOUL: The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on Sunday, seeking to restart...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 10:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	283.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	283.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 23	147.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 23	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 23	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 23	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
India Sensex / Jun 23	81,805.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 23	38,354.09
Hang Seng / Jun 23	23,650.62
FTSE 100 / Jun 23	8,779.33
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 23	23,247.79
France CAC40 / Jun 23	7,558.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 23	74.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 23	3,353.56
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 23	66.65

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 23 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	7.49 ▲ 1 (15.41%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 23 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	42.90 ▲ 3.9 (10%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 23 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	27.07 ▲ 2.46 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Jun 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	36.30 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 23 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	66.80 ▲ 6.07 (10%)
Shams Textile / Jun 23 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	34.67 ▲ 3.15 (9.99%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	36.88 ▲ 3.35 (9.99%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 23 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	12.35 ▲ 1.12 (9.97%)
Fazal Cloth / Jun 23 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	205.54 ▲ 18.54 (9.91%)

Stock	Price
United BankXD / Jun 23 United Bank Limited(UBL)	261.81 ▼ -262.38 (-50.05%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 23 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.49 ▼ -0.61 (-14.88%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 23 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.31 ▼ -0.34 (-12.83%)
Invest Bank / Jun 23 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.21 ▼ -0.98 (-11.97%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.99 ▼ -0.95 (-11.96%)
Ghani Chemworld / Jun 23 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7.98 ▼ -1 (-11.14%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 23 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	4.22 ▼ -0.52 (-10.97%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 23 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.75 ▼ -0.88 (-10.2%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	32.36 ▼ -3.6 (-10.01%)
Chashma / Jun 23 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	57.60 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	53,303,035 ▼ -0.1
Sui South Gas / Jun 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,996,379 ▼ -4.2
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,022,793 ▼ -0.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,740,292 ▼ -0.24
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	22,523,059 ▼ -0.54
Fauji Cement / Jun 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,264,731 ▼ -4.16
Cnergyico PK / Jun 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,226,103 ▼ -0.48
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,036,410 ▼ -5.02
Dewan Cement / Jun 23 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	13,766,080 ▼ -1.36
B.O.Punjab / Jun 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,746,025 ▼ -0.36

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