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Sterling steady, dollar wobbles as markets brace for post-Thanksgiving buzz

SINGAPORE: The dollar kicked off the last week of November on the back foot while sterling held near an over...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 10:06am

World

UK air traffic control outage ‘1 in 15 million’ event: boss

LONDON: The head of British air traffic control on Wednesday blamed a “one in 15 million” event that caused the...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 05:14pm

Business & Finance

UK borrows less than expected in July

LONDON: Britain recorded a smaller-than-expected budget deficit in July, official data showed on Tuesday, giving...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

UK economy grows unexpectedly in Q2 but still lags peers

LONDON: Britain’s economy eked out unexpected growth in the second quarter, laying the ground for more interest...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

BoE hikes rate 14th time in row

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row, by a quarter-point to...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:41am

World

UK food price inflation to be 9% in December, industry researcher cautions

LONDON: Food price inflation in Britain will decline through the balance of 2023 but will still be about 9% in...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:07pm

Business & Finance

UK economy grows as expected in April, driven by services

LONDON: British economic output inched higher as expected in April, driven by the retail sector and the filming...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 12:16pm

World

UK PM Sunak: It's on me personally to meet pledge to halve inflation

WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take personal responsibility if he fails ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:56pm

Business & Finance

IMF says UK economy to grow this year in big U-turn

LONDON: The IMF on Tuesday delivered a major U-turn on its forecast for the UK economy, saying it expected growth...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

Inflation-fighting Bank of England eyes 12th rate hike

LONDON: The Bank of England is forecast Thursday to deliver its twelfth straight interest rate hike as it seeks to...

Published 11 May, 2023 11:24am

Business & Finance

UK recession risks persist despite brighter growth data

LONDON: The UK economy performed slightly better than thought in the final quarter of last year, revised data showed...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:35am

World

Sky-high UK childcare costs hit women’s careers

LONDON: Increased childcare funding is expected to feature in the UK government’s budget this week, in a bid to ease...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 01:05pm

Business & Finance

Britain says global accounting rule is crimping its economy

LONDON: A central plank of global accounting rules has become a “performance penalty” which holds back ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Study in the UK: British Council announces STEM scholarships for women

21 UK universities offer women from Pakistan the opportunity to study a fully-funded master’s degree in the UK

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:29pm

World

UK economy shows unexpected pep in February

LONDON: Britain looks on course to sidestep a forecast recession as businesses reported an unexpected bounce in...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 03:49pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI sees massive potential of increase in trade with UK

Chamber says trade with European nation can rise by 20-30% on annual basis

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:37pm

Business & Finance

UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

LONDON: Britain’s economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance ...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

UK PM shuffles cabinet to bolster economy

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:39am

Opinion

Britain takes fight to restore investor faith into 2023

Major investors are rethinking their support for Britain’s economy following months of political turmoil and...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

UK economy rebounds in Oct

LONDON: Britain’s economy rebounded in October a little more strongly than expected from September when output was...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:38am

Business & Finance

UK’s Compass, world’s largest caterer, sees profits triple

LONDON: Britain’s Compass, the world’s largest caterer, on Monday said annual profits had tripled as companies...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

UK public finances worsen, as OECD warns on outlook

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

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Markets

UK sells 1.5bn pounds of 50-year inflation-linked debt

LONDON: Britain sold 1.5 billion pounds ($1.78 billion) of a 50-year index-linked bond on Tuesday, after receiving...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 06:47pm

Business & Finance

Britain warns tax hikes coming after Truss fiasco

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

Published 14 Nov, 2022 07:01am

World

Boris Johnson battling to win support for UK PM comeback bid, Sunak enters race

LONDON: Boris Johnson was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:20am

UK’s Truss sacrifices her finance minister

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday and scrapped parts of...

Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:41am

Business & Finance

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in August, falls by 0.3%

LONDON: Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3% in August, hit by weakness in manufacturing and maintenance work in North...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 12:08pm

World

UK’s Truss tries to reassure on economic plan

BIRMINGHAM: British Prime Minister Liz Truss tried to reassure her party and the public on Sunday by saying she...

Published 03 Oct, 2022 07:35am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls to weakest since early 2021 against euro

LONDON: Sterling briefly fell to its lowest level since early 2021 against a robust euro on Monday, while news that...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

World

UK’s recession-threatened economy wins respite

LONDON: The UK’s recession-threatened economy rebounded in July after a hefty fall the previous month, official data...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 01:10pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 4 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 4 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 4 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 4 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 4 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 4 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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