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Liz Truss

The return of bond vigilantes

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Bond markets are beginning to sound like they have finally run out of patience. British long-dated gilt yields...

UK’s Reeves to test faith of investors and party with tax-heavy budget

Published 26 Nov, 2025 11:30am

Economists expect between 20-30 billion pounds of tax hikes when she addresses parliament at about 1230 GMT

Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses seat at UK election

Published 05 Jul, 2024 01:43pm

LONDON: Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she...

Britons start voting in election expected to propel Labour to power

Published 04 Jul, 2024 01:40pm

LONDON: Britons began voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour...

Sterling bulls take a breather, for now

Published 27 Feb, 2024 12:22pm

LONDON: Speculators have trimmed their bullish positions in the pound for the first time in eight weeks, suggesting...

Undeterred ex-PM Truss to launch new UK Tory grouping

Published 06 Feb, 2024 01:04pm

LONDON: Liz Truss may have flopped as UK prime minister, but she remains on the political stage, this week launching...

UK opposition Labour says power ‘within our grasp’

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

LIVERPOOL: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said at its annual conference on Monday that power was ...

UK’s Sunak eyes election as ruling Tories meet

Published 28 Sep, 2023 11:30am

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservatives gather this weekend for their annual conference, with Prime Minister Rishi...

Pound’s mini-budget dip made UK’s Brexit bill dearer

Published 01 Aug, 2023 11:42am

LONDON: Sterling’s drop at the time of former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s failed budget plans meant the British...

India, UK still far apart on free trade deal

Published 19 May, 2023 11:05am

NEW DELHI: India and Britain are struggling to make progress in free trade talks due to differences on some key...

UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters

Published 04 May, 2023 11:33am

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test...

UK PM Sunak faces first test of comeback credentials in local polls

Published 28 Apr, 2023 12:17pm

SWINDON: Rishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test as British prime minister next week in local polls where the...

UK’s Hunt says his budget will get more people into work

Published 12 Mar, 2023 04:24pm

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he would use this week’s budget plan to remove barriers, including...

Liz Truss blames economic ‘orthodoxy’ for downfall

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:36am

LONDON: Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic “orthodoxy” in the country’s...

UK's shortest-serving PM Liz Truss blames economic 'orthodoxy' for downfall

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 05:35pm

LONDON: Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic “orthodoxy” in the country’s finance...

Strikes, ‘sleaze’, stability: Sunak marks 100 days as UK PM

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

On reaching 100 days in 10 Downing Street this week, Rishi Sunak will double the duration of Liz Truss’s brutally...

UK PM fires Conservative chairman after tax probe: govt

Published 29 Jan, 2023 03:06pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday fired Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after an...

UK’s Hunt pledges to boost growth but won’t budge on tax hikes

Published 27 Jan, 2023 02:09pm

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will promise on Friday to tackle the country’s weak productivity with...

UK public finances worsen, as OECD warns on outlook

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

LONDON: UK state borrowing jumped last month, official data showed Tuesday, as the government cushions consumers ...

Britain warns tax hikes coming after Truss fiasco

Published 14 Nov, 2022 07:01am

LONDON: The UK government on Sunday warned of impending tax hikes, especially for the wealthy, as it bids to repair...

UK warns of budget pain to come this week

Published 13 Nov, 2022 02:49pm

LONDON: Britain’s government on Sunday warned of impending tax hikes, especially for the wealthy, as it bids to...

Britain’s ex-finance minister Kwarteng told Truss to ‘slow down’ tax cuts

Published 11 Nov, 2022 11:01am

LONDON: Britain’s former finance minister in Liz Truss’s short-lived government said in an interview Thursday he had...

UK's new PM touts migrant cooperation after Macron meet

Published 07 Nov, 2022 10:50pm

SHARM EL SHEIKH: Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed imminent action on cross-Channel migrants...

‘Mini-budget’ fallout hits UK house prices in October

Published 07 Nov, 2022 01:26pm

LONDON: British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 2021, a fresh sign of...

UK's Johnson to attend COP27 summit in Egypt

Published 01 Nov, 2022 11:21pm

LONDON: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change...

UK PM faces growing pressure over reappointed interior minister

Published 30 Oct, 2022 04:12pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced growing pressure Sunday after reappointing interior minister Suella...

Russia’s war on Ukraine latest news: Moscow pulls out of grain deal

Published 30 Oct, 2022 01:24pm

Russia pulled out of a key United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain deal, provoking international outrage and dealing...

Putin blasts West, says world faces most dangerous decade since WW2

Published 27 Oct, 2022 11:16pm

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world faced the most dangerous decade since World War Two...

UK’s crunch budget plan postponed till Nov 17: PM’s office

Published 26 Oct, 2022 04:05pm

LONDON: The UK’s eagerly-awaited budget plan has been postponed until November 17, the office of new Prime Minister...

Rishi Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first prime minister of colour

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 07:44pm

LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 29	278.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 29	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 29	7,440.43
Nasdaq / Jun 29	25,820.14
Dow Jones / Jun 29	52,182.74
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,689.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,294.96
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,811.33
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,511.18
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,851.14
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,402.62

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 29	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 29	367,743
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	70.04
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	3,987.09
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	77.02
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 30 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	7.45 ▲ 1 (15.5%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 30 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	10.34 ▲ 1 (10.71%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 30 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 30 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	12.41 ▲ 1.13 (10.02%)
Quetta Textile / Jun 30 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	16.58 ▲ 1.51 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 30 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	33.74 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.56 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 30 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	31.43 ▲ 2.86 (10.01%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 30 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Kohat Textile / Jun 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	172.47 ▼ -19.04 (-9.94%)
Saif Textile / Jun 30 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	43.01 ▼ -3.86 (-8.24%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 30 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	21.70 ▼ -1.68 (-7.19%)
Biafo Ind. / Jun 30 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	133.86 ▼ -9.23 (-6.45%)
Dadex Eternit / Jun 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	96.54 ▼ -6.36 (-6.18%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jun 30 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	21.50 ▼ -1.32 (-5.78%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 30 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	59.75 ▼ -3.48 (-5.5%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 30 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	12.79 ▼ -0.74 (-5.47%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 30 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	23.98 ▼ -1.36 (-5.37%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	9.48 ▼ -0.51 (-5.11%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	58,251,836 ▲ 0.81
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	38,743,107 ▲ 0.24
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 30 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	24,056,099 ▲ 4.89
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 30 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	22,770,300 ▲ 2.86
Hascol Petrol / Jun 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,590,098 ▲ 1.72
Service Long March / Jun 30 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	22,410,222 ▲ 0.31
Sui South Gas / Jun 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,708,950 ▲ 1.25
Symmetry Group / Jun 30 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	19,420,901 ▲ 1.09
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 30 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	18,546,830 ▲ 0.07
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 30 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	17,921,344 ▲ 0.07

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