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US in talks with AI companies for voluntary model standards, FT reports

Published 02 Jul, 2026 08:21am

Both OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for IPOs

OpenAI plans ChatGPT 'superapp' overhaul ahead of listing, FT reports

Published 07 Jun, 2026 10:18am

The changes are part of a broader reorganisation at OpenAI, as it shifts resources to target lucrative enterprise clients and intensify competition with rival Anthropic, the report said

Trump lawyers deny BBC access to financial details in $10-billion lawsuit, FT says

Published 05 Jun, 2026 11:19am

The broadcaster and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment

Tech shares rise in China, HK; investors evaluate ME peace talks

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

SHANGHAI: Tech shares rose across mainland China and Hong Kong markets on Tuesday, led by gains in Tencent and...

US in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in Europe, FT says

Published 02 Jun, 2026 10:34am

US officials have signaled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports, Beijing denies story

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 05:18pm

The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday denied the report, calling it untrue

KSE-100 Index gains over 1,200 points on Middle East diplomacy hopes

Updated 24 Mar, 2026 05:18pm

Benchmark index settles at 153,966.36

Selling continues at bourse, KSE-100 down over 3%

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 09:09pm

Ongoing global conflict and deadlock with the IMF weigh heavily on market sentiments

Europe’s STOXX 600 closes at record high on earnings boost

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

FRANKFURT: European stocks surged to fresh record highs on Wednesday, propelled by a rally in defence and banking...

Coca-Cola scraps Costa Coffee sale, FT reports

Published 14 Jan, 2026 11:12am

The US beverage giant ended talks with remaining bidders in December

Wall Street hovers near record highs in post-Christmas session

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:10am

NEW YORK: US stock indexes hovered near all-time highs in thin post-Christmas trading on Friday, supported by signs...

Asim Munir emerges as key strategic leader amid shifting global order: FT

Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:13pm

The British newspaper highlights CDF's role in steering Pakistan's multi-dimensional foreign policy

US SEC probing Jefferies for bankrupt First Brands dealings: FT

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

NEW YORK: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing investment bank Jefferies over its relationship with...

Pakistan courts US with pitch for new Arabian Sea port, FT reports

Updated 04 Oct, 2025 07:58pm

Advisers to Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have approached US officials with an offer to build and...

HSBC Swiss unit culls wealthy Middle Eastern clients: FT

Published 25 Aug, 2025 05:29am

GENEVA: HSBC’s Swiss private bank has launched a cull of more than 1,000 wealthy Middle Eastern clients, as it...

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

Published 02 Mar, 2024 10:46am

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

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

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:50pm

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

Axis Bank CEO flags risks of slowing economic growth

Published 04 Apr, 2023 11:44am

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

UBS in talks to acquire embattled Credit Suisse

Published 18 Mar, 2023 12:06pm

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

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

Published 17 Jan, 2023 11:19am

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

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

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:43pm

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

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

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

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

Credit Suisse vice chair faces opposition to re-election

Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:55pm

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

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

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:12pm

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

China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile: FT

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 04:13am

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

Fed's Bullard says stimulus tapering should begin this year

Published 08 Sep, 2021 10:51am

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

TikTok owner ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

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

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

Published 29 Jun, 2021 11:05am

The New Zealand dollar was off 0.1% at $0.7032

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

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 06:56pm

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

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

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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