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Sri Lanka jails monk for stoking religious hatred

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court jailed a politically influential, firebrand Buddhist monk on Thursday, putting him...

Sri Lanka welcomes US sanctions on former ruling clan

Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:36pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government Tuesday welcomed US sanctions against two senior figures from the former ruling...

Sri Lanka’s president makes U-turn on IMF bailout

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new leader on Thursday backed a controversial IMF bailout, marking a U-turn from his election...

Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future

Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:12am

COLOMBO: Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president who will face the task...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka eyes China development

Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:12am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but...

Sri Lanka to host New Zealand Test during presidential vote

Published 23 Aug, 2024 11:44am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will host New Zealand for a two-match Test series during next month’s presidential election, its...

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on Sept 21, govt notice says

Published 26 Jul, 2024 10:34am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will vote on Sept. 21 to elect a new president, a government notice said on Friday, a crucial...

Sri Lanka ex-leader claims ousted over China investments

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 09:47am

COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ended a long silence over his ouster Thursday by releasing a...

Sri Lanka scraps long-term visa for Russians, Ukrainians

Published 25 Feb, 2024 11:31am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Sunday it had ended long-term tourist visa extensions for thousands of Russians and...

IMF resumes Sri Lanka bailout after China’s debt deal

Published 13 Dec, 2023 11:16am

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund revived its $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka on Tuesday after the...

Sri Lanka inflation doubles ahead of debt deal

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation more than doubled to 3.4 percent in November, the statistics office said Thursday, ...

Sri Lanka top court rules Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court issued Tuesday a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers —...

Sri Lanka’s top court says ex-president among those who contributed to economic crisis

Published 14 Nov, 2023 06:23pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court ruled on Tuesday that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to restructure domestic debt

Published 26 Jun, 2023 11:38am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5pc

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s economy shrank by 11.5 percent in the first quarter just before an IMF bailout...

Wickremesinghe delivers IMF deal for Sri Lanka despite public mistrust

Published 21 Mar, 2023 11:10am

COLOMBO: When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July after a popular uprising ousted his...

IMF approves Sri Lanka's $2.9bn bailout

Published 20 Mar, 2023 10:55pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president said Monday that the International Monetary Fund has approved its request for a $2.9...

Strike grips Sri Lanka as unions protest IMF bailout

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:08pm

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals were crippled and transport disrupted on Wednesday as trade unions protested...

Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest rescue plan

Published 01 Mar, 2023 12:47pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan workers went on strike Wednesday in defiance of a government ban to protest a rescue plan for...

Sri Lanka needs bilateral creditor assurances to unlock $2.9bn bailout, IMF says

Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:41am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bailout package can be presented to the International Monetary Fund’s board for approval as...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank...

Asia Cup title lifts spirits of battered Sri Lanka

Published 12 Sep, 2022 12:33am

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka burst into spontaneous celebrations Sunday as the South Asian nation won the Asia Cup...

Anger over bloated new Sri Lanka government

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka added 37 new senior posts to its government on Thursday, sparking a social media backlash over...

Sri Lanka has an IMF deal, now it courts China and India

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Sri Lanka’s International Monetary Fund bailout plan could be a turning point in its worst economic crisis, but...

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets govt residence, security on return: officials

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 06:32pm

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president ‘to return home’

Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:50am

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile...

IMF agrees to $2.9bn bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund negotiators ...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan

Updated 31 Aug, 2022 12:19pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency...

Sri Lanka widens import ban as economic crisis persists

Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:01pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka warns of record 8% economic contraction

Published 18 Aug, 2022 01:58pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown will result in a record contraction of at least eight percent this year but...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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