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Hyundai to buy SoftBank's remaining stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 mln, newspaper says

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:46am

Hyundai Motor is expected to convene ⁠a board meeting on June 22 to approve the purchase, the newspaper said, citing unnamed industry sources

Macron announces 93bn euros in ‘Choose France’ investments

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said he was expecting “record” foreign investment amounting to 93 billion euros...

OpenAI’s $110 billion funding round draws investment from Amazon , Nvidia, SoftBank

Published 27 Feb, 2026 07:17pm

Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, will be the exclusive third-party cloud provider for OpenAI Frontier

Nikkei tracks Wall Street decline, SoftBank Group tanks nearly 9pc

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, weighed down by overnight losses on Wall Street, with SoftBank...

SoftBank shares slide as Nvidia stake sale highlights AI funding needs

Published 12 Nov, 2025 03:06pm

The share drop also comes amid investor concerns about the risk that rapidly rising tech valuations are overextended

SoftBank’s $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears

Published 12 Nov, 2025 01:49am

SoftBank needs the proceeds for initiatives including the $500 billion Stargate project

OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation after share sale to SoftBank, others, source says

Published 02 Oct, 2025 12:45pm

The share sale adds to SoftBank's earlier investment in OpenAI's $40 billion primary funding round

SoftBank raises $4.8 billion from T-Mobile share sale, term sheet shows

Published 17 Jun, 2025 11:46am

SYDNEY: Japan’s SoftBank raised $4.8 billion from a sale of 21.5 million T-Mobile shares at $224 each, according to...

Credit Suisse, SoftBank fight over Greensill losses in $440mn London lawsuit

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:40pm

LONDON: Credit Suisse’s $440 million London lawsuit against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp kicked off on Thursday over...

OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate venture weighs future UK investment, FT reports

Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:10am

Stargate, the $500 billion US data-centre project funded by SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle, is weighing a future...

OpenAI to raise $40 billion to boost AI efforts

Published 03 Apr, 2025 04:53pm

OpenAI said on Monday it would raise $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion...

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, FT reports

Published 30 Jan, 2025 08:04am

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion into ChatGPT owner OpenAI and become the AI firm’s largest...

OpenAI, SoftBank each commit $19bn to Stargate AI data center, the Information reports

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:12am

OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund Stargate, a joint venture to develop...

SoftBank and Arm weigh acquiring Ampere Computing, source says

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:26am

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group, and its majority-owned Arm Holdings, are exploring a deal for Oracle,...

Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion US investment, in echo of 2016 event

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:03am

Holland PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...

Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100bn US investment

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

PALM BEACH (Florida): President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on...

Billionaire Ambani’s Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:30am

NAVI MUMBAI: Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is mimicking the strategy of popular Indian grocery startups to...

SoftBank scraps AI chips tie-up plan with Intel, FT reports

Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:09am

Japanese technology investor SoftBank dropped plans of producing an artificial intelligence chip with Intel to...

ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after US ban law

Published 26 Apr, 2024 11:11am

BEIJING: Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a...

Japan’s Nikkei falls 2pc after 3-day rally

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell 2% on Thursday after a three-session rally, with technology stocks ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei inches up at close

Updated 09 Feb, 2024 12:13pm

TOKYO: Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed slightly higher on Friday, supported by gains from SoftBank Group,...

Wall St rises as strong data fails to dent rate-pause hopes

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday as hotter-than-expected economic data failed to erode...

Oil cut extension raises risk of Saudi economic contraction this year

Published 10 Sep, 2023 01:01pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia faces the risk of an economic contraction this year following its decision to extend crude...

Apple and Samsung to invest in SoftBank’s Arm at IPO

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

TOKYO: Apple and Samsung Electronics will invest in SoftBank Group -owned chip designer Arm at its initial public...

SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25pc stake in Arm

Updated 14 Aug, 2023 06:56am

NEW YORK: SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to acquire the 25% stake in Arm Ltd it does not directly own from Vision...

SoftBank to shift to ‘offence mode’ as AI booms

Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:55am

TOKYO: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday that his tech investing conglomerate plans to shift its...

SoftBank’s Son says he is ‘heavy user’ of ChatGPT

Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:56am

TOKYO: SoftBank Group’s Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a “heavy user” of ChatGPT, the...

SoftBank books narrower loss after Alibaba stake sell-down

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp on Thursday posted a sharply narrower annual loss after a capital raise using...

SoftBank posts $7.18bn annual loss as Vision Fund slides further

Published 11 May, 2023 01:15pm

TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp reported an annual net loss of 970 billion yen ($7.18 billion) for the year ended...

Indian taxi startup BluSmart picks EV fight with Uber

Published 19 Apr, 2023 10:47am

NEW DELHI: Indian ride-hailing startup BluSmart is seeking to challenge Uber and Ola for market share in the country...

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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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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