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China's Xi offers Sri Lanka's new president support amid crisis

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping offered Sri Lanka's new president his support on Friday, state broadcaster ...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 05:33pm

World

Security forces smash Sri Lanka’s main protest camp

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early Friday and...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 10:17am

World

Sri Lanka’s new president to appoint ally of ousted Rajapaksa as PM

COLOMBO: New Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint an ally of the ousted Rajapaksa dynasty as prime...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:05pm

World

Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades

COLOMBO: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Thursday, a day after...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:33am

World

Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally ...

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 02:10pm

World

Sri Lankan opposition leader drops out of presidential race as protests planned

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa announced on Tuesday he had dropped out of the race to become...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 11:38am

World

Three-way fight for Sri Lanka presidency: parliament

COLOMBO: Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:56am

World

Sri Lanka’s ousted president says he ‘took all possible steps’ to prevent crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising...

Updated 16 Jul, 2022 01:06pm

World

Sri Lanka president submits resignation from Singapore

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president submitted his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, the...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

World

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s resignation letter to be flown in from Singapore

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s original resignation letter will be flown into Colombo from...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 08:52pm

World

Sri Lanka protest sites calm as president’s resignation awaited

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main city, Colombo, was calm on Thursday as people waited for the resignation of President...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 10:51am

Fleeing Sri Lanka president faces protests in Maldives

MALÉ, (Maldives): Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Editorials

Upheaval in Sri Lanka

EDITORIAL: That Sri Lanka is today a scene of profound chaos and uncertain future is a fact, and most of it is of ...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president headed to a naval base Tuesday with a view to fleeing his island by ship following ...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

Blinken urges Sri Lanka to ‘work quickly’ to address crisis

BANGKOK: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged Sri Lanka’s leaders to quickly find long-term...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 05:21pm

World

Calm in Sri Lanka as president, premier to quit over economic collapse

COLOMBO: Calm returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo on Sunday and protesters were...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 11:01am

World

Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and on Saturday the country’s president was...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

Sri Lanka crisis: protesters storm president’s house

Speaker says president to step down on July 13
Prime minister’s private home set on fire

Updated 10 Jul, 2022 04:51am

World

Sri Lanka PM says willing to step down for unity govt

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was willing to resign to make way for a new unity...

Published 09 Jul, 2022 06:35pm

World

Sri Lanka PM summons urgent cabinet meeting after president flees

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe summoned an urgent cabinet meeting to discuss a “swift...

Published 09 Jul, 2022 02:37pm

Markets

Sri Lanka president to step down on July 13, parliamentary speaker says

Announcement comes after a dramatic escalation in months of anti-government protests over the dire economic crisis in Sri Lanka

Updated 09 Jul, 2022 11:40pm

World

Doctors, bankers protest 'impossible situation' as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

COLOMBO: Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 12:03am

World

Sri Lanka banks on ‘Casino King’ to woo investors

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president Friday appointed the island’s biggest casino operator Dhammika...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

World

India rushes food, medicine to bankrupt Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday as the island nation...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 01:01am

World

Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling clan quits

COLOMBO: Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office on Thursday, denying responsibility for an...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

World

Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka’s future

COLOMBO: It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka’s politics for nearly 20 years finally went...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 01:40pm

World

Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinet

COLOMBO: A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of...

Published 15 May, 2022 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Former PM whisked to navy base: Sri Lanka central bank chief threatens to quit

COLOMBO/ WEERAKETIYA, (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka’s central bank governor said on Wednesday he would quit within weeks...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

World

Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet...

Published 11 May, 2022 11:14pm

World

Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency amid unrest

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday declared a state of emergency for the second time in five...

Published 07 May, 2022 07:00am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Nov 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.75 ▲ 0.26 (10.44%)
Crescent Steel / Nov 30 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	43.53 ▲ 3.04 (7.51%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Nov 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	373.27 ▲ 26.04 (7.50%)
MithchellsFruit / Nov 30 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	245.32 ▲ 17.12 (7.50%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Nov 30 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	148.98 ▲ 10.39 (7.50%)
Pak Hotels / Nov 30 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	476.23 ▲ 33.23 (7.50%)
United Brands / Nov 30 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	17.22 ▲ 1.20 (7.49%)
Arctic Textile / Nov 30 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	15.95 ▲ 1.11 (7.48%)
Data Agro / Nov 30 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	16.66 ▲ 1.16 (7.48%)
Frontier Ceram / Nov 30 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	16.81 ▲ 1.17 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.73 ▼ -0.27 (-13.50%)
Jubilee Spinning / Nov 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	6.26 ▼ -0.61 (-8.88%)
Asim Textile / Nov 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.97 ▼ -1.00 (-7.71%)
S.G.Power / Nov 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.77 ▼ -0.39 (-7.56%)
Blessed Tex. / Nov 30 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	317.28 ▼ -25.72 (-7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / Nov 30 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1063.75 ▼ -86.24 (-7.50%)
Metro Steel / Nov 30 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.37 ▼ -1.73 (-7.49%)
Kohinoor Power / Nov 30 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.48 ▼ -0.40 (-6.80%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 30 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.33 ▼ -0.67 (-6.70%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Nov 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.92 ▼ -0.20 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Nov 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,052,966 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Nov 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,689,157 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Nov 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,409,231 ▲ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,751,189 ▲ 0.02
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,573,500 ▼ -0.14
The Searle Co. / Nov 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	21,694,598 ▼ -0.34
Dewan Cement / Nov 30 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,032,000 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Nov 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	15,329,837 ▲ 0.10
TPL Properties / Nov 30 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,893,960 ▲ 0.15
Image Pakistan / Nov 30 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	14,707,000 ▲ 0.25

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 29	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 29	4550.58
Nasdaq / Nov 29	14258.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 29	7423.46
Dow Jones / Nov 29	35430.42
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 29	16166.45
France CAC40 / Nov 29	7267.64
India Sensex / Nov 30	66809.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33255.37
Hang Seng / Nov 30	16957.65

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 29	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 29	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	78.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2044.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	79.69

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