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Unilever reaffirms long-term commitment to Pakistan, bets on local manufacturing

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 10:21pm

Consumer goods giant Unilever remains committed to Pakistan as a long-term manufacturing and growth market despite...

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:04pm

The software giant earlier this year offered voluntary buyouts to about 7% of its US workforce

Microsoft partners with Singapore's Lightstorm to build India-Southeast Asia undersea cable

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:30pm

The network will span 3,600 km and have landing stations in Machilipatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh

Warren Buffett skips donation to Gates Foundation amid Epstein review, WSJ reports

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:52am

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman commissioned an external review  to assess past foundation engagement with Epstein

Nasdaq drops as tech megacap declines outweigh upbeat chip outlook

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:44am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq dropped on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Big Tech shares, while a shift into other...

Dow hits record high as oil slides; SpaceX soars

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched an intraday record high on Tuesday as oil prices slid further on...

Wall St hovers near record highs, tech gains eclipse Iran war anxiety

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes stayed near record levels on Monday after oil prices spiked on mounting...

First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week: Axios

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

BENGALURU: AI chip firm Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia’s...

Microsoft's biggest India data center on track to go live in mid-2026, executive says

Published 19 May, 2026 06:49pm

There’s 'massive demand' for Azure cloud services and the $30-a-month Copilot 365 AI assistant in the country, Puneet tells

Digital platforms: Kaspersky warns of rising global threat to child safety

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: A global cybersecurity company Thursday warned that digital safety has become a key concern for families...

Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic

Published 01 May, 2026 08:37pm

The Pentagon labeled the AI startup, which is widely used across the Department of Defense

UAE quits oil cartel

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

EDITORIAL: United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its decision to leave the 13-member Organisation of the Petroleum...

S&P 500, Nasdaq on course for best month since 2020

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were on course to end April with their biggest gains since 2020,...

Asian stocks off record highs

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

BENGALURU: Asian emerging market stocks pulled back from record highs on Tuesday, as investors grew cautious ahead...

China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 02:55pm

Hangzhou-based DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January last year with a generative AI chatbot

FDI: A better month cannot hide weaker year

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:38am

Pakistan’s March 2026 FDI number looks better. But the year still looks weak. Net FDI for Mar-26 came in at USD168...

Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI and cyber defence expansion

Published 03 Apr, 2026 11:32am

The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said

Trump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran

Published 01 Apr, 2026 02:22pm

Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the end of the war on Iran could be near

Iran Guards say will target US tech firms if more leaders killed

Published 31 Mar, 2026 10:11pm

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they would target leading US technology firms like Apple,...

Microsoft business software faces UK competition probe

Published 31 Mar, 2026 10:02pm

LONDON: Britain’s competition watchdog announced plans on Tuesday to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s...

Microsoft plans $1 billion investment in Thailand, Thai government says

Published 31 Mar, 2026 12:03pm

The investment includes developing digital skills of the Thai workforce, the statement said

India signals shift on e-commerce tariff moratorium, balks at US push for permanent extension

Published 28 Mar, 2026 07:03pm

YAOUNDE: India has signalled it may drop its opposition to the extension of a global agreement to not impose tariffs...

Tetra Pak wins ‘MIMA 2026 Scale!’ Award

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

LAHORE: Tetra Pak has won the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA) 2026 in the Scale! category for its...

Microsoft weighs legal action over $50 billion Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal, reports

Published 18 Mar, 2026 11:35am

The issue centres on whether Amazon Web Services can offer OpenAI’s new commercial product

Pakistani entrepreneur Suha Lalani named among Inc. Female Founders 500

At issue is Microsoft's cloud computing server Azure

Bill Gates ‘took responsibility for his actions’ over Epstein links, foundation says

Published 25 Feb, 2026 11:06am

The spokesperson's comments came in response to a Wall Street Journal report

Trump says he has told big tech companies to build their own power plants

Published 25 Feb, 2026 08:45am

The announcement comes amid growing local opposition to energy-hungry data center projects around the country blamed for a jump in electricity costs

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 9	278.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 9	278.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.62
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 9	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	7,543.64
Nasdaq / Jul 9	26,206.89
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,472.45
Dow Jones / Jul 9	52,487.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,118.27
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,326.62
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,432.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,681.49
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,393.61

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	371,944
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	72.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,108.74
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	80.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Samba Bank / Jul 10 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	15.03 ▲ 1.37 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Jul 10 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	414.93 ▲ 37.72 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.86 ▼ -0.74 (-13.21%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 10 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.57 ▼ -2.39 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	230 ▼ -24.57 (-9.65%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.18 ▼ -1 (-8.94%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.99 ▼ -18.08 (-8%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	161.26 ▼ -13.73 (-7.85%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	70,491,564 ▲ 0.05
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	55,472,522 ▲ 0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,709,662 ▲ 0.01
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	33,665,973 ▲ 0.18
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	29,736,232 ▼ -0.35
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	27,494,367 ▲ 0.87
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,813,555 ▲ 0.2
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,668,438 ▲ 0.74
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	16,392,594 ▼ -0.07
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	15,529,404 ▲ 0.69

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