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UK’s Hunt to set out plans for private companies to trade shares on exchanges

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is expected to set out plans in next week’s budget for a regime to allow the...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 10:46am

World

US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India

NEW DELHI: US authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:50pm

Markets

Axis Bank CEO flags risks of slowing economic growth

BENGALURU: Axis Bank Ltd Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Chaudhry is watchful over consumer demand in the Indian...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 11:44am

Business & Finance

UBS in talks to acquire embattled Credit Suisse

GENEVA: Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, is in talks to buy all or part of Credit Suisse, according to a report by...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 12:06pm

Business & Finance

ECB must keep raising rates to fight off inflation, Lane says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank must raise interest rates to a level that starts to restrict growth and their...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 11:19am

Pakistan

'Negotiator with grit': Sherry Rehman among 'FT's 25 most influential women of 2022'

Business publication Financial Times (FT) named Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman as one...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:43pm

UK’s Aston Martin to raise over £500m via Saudi fund, rights issue: FT

BENGALURU: Aston Martin is closing in on a deal to raise over 500 million pounds ($589.30 million) by bringing in...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Markets

Credit Suisse vice chair faces opposition to re-election

ZURICH: Credit Suisse Vice Chair Severin Schwan faces opposition to his re-election to the board of the embattled...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:55pm

World

China denies report of hypersonic missile test, says tested space vehicle

BEIJING: China tested a space vehicle in July, not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:12pm

China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile: FT

WASHINGTON: China has tested a new space capability with a hypersonic missile, the Financial Times reported on...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Business & Finance

Fed's Bullard says stimulus tapering should begin this year

There is plenty of demand for workers and there are more job openings than there are unemployed workers

Published 08 Sep, 2021 10:51am

Markets

TikTok owner ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022

NEW YORK: ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, has revived its plan to go public with a...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars weaken for second day on low risk appetite

The New Zealand dollar was off 0.1% at $0.7032

Published 29 Jun, 2021 11:05am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia agrees to start oil assistance for Pakistan, reports Financial Times

Supply on deferred payments set to start from July and is worth at least $1.5 billion

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 06:56pm

Technology

British watchdog plans investigation into Amazon's use of data: FT

The timing and scope of the probe were still being worked on, it said.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

World

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg websites temporarily down

Multiple websites operated by news outlets were inaccessible for a short while on Tuesday

Published 08 Jun, 2021 03:35pm

Business & Finance

BioNTech nearing request for approval of longer-lasting version of COVID vaccine

"Our first formulation had to be stored and shipped at minus 80 degrees. We have now, in the meantime, a formulation which is not yet approved... which can be stored at two to eight degrees," Sahin told a Financial Times conference panel, adding that data packages were being prepared for regulators.

Published 04 May, 2021 05:41pm

Business & Finance

ExxonMobil investor says its climate strategy an 'existential' risk: report

World leaders came together virtually this week at the request of US President Joe Biden for a 40-leader climate summit.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:26am

World

Britain opens official probe into former PM Cameron's lobbying

The probe is likely to be independent and carried out on behalf of the Cabinet Office, the BBC said. Reuters has not been able to independently verify the reports.
In his first comments on the row on Sunday, Cameron said that in his representations to government he was breaking no codes of conduct and no government rules.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 06:26pm

Business & Finance

UN chief Guterres warns of COVID-19 debt crisis for developing world: FT

"The response to Covid and to the financial aspects [of the crisis] has been fragmented, and geopolitical divides are not helping," Guterres told the FT.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:46am

UK ministers reject Sanjeev Gupta’s bailout plea: FT

LONDON: British ministers have rejected a request from mining magnate Sanjeev Gupta for a 170 million pound ...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Technology

Facebook News in UK to help 'sustain' local journalism

"UK publishers are seeking a fair business relationship with online platforms so it's good to see Facebook working to promote their output," he added.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:16pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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