World

Sri Lankan economy to see growth next year after 3.8% contraction, says World Bank

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy is set to perform better than expected but still see a significant contraction in 2023...

Japan sees hottest September since records began

TOKYO: Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year...

Covid-19 vaccine discoveries: Hungarian, US scientists win Nobel

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier...

Trump reaped over $1bn from fraud, New York says as civil trial begins

NEW YORK: Donald Trump sat in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday and listened to a New York state lawyer accuse him of...

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Africa

New UN migration chief to visit Africa on first official trip

GENEVA: The new head of the UN’s migration agency will visit Africa on her first official trip from Sunday to...

At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse

CHEGUTU: At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold mine collapsed, an engineer at the site...

Heavy rains, flooding kill 8 in South Africa’s Cape Town

CAPE TOWN: Authorities in Cape Town said on Tuesday that eight people, including four children, had died by...

ASIA

US, Philippines begin annual drills in disputed South China Sea

MANILA: The United States and the Philippines launched annual joint naval war games on Monday, days after the latest...

Italy’s Eni announces large Indonesia gas find

ROME: Italian energy group Eni said Monday that it had made a significant gas find in Indonesia, off the coast of...

Indonesia launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail

JAKARTA: Indonesia launched Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar...

Europe

Turkiye’s inflation hovers near 60% after policy U-turn

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s annual inflation rate held steady near 60 percent last month, official data showed Thursday,...

Ukraine downs 29 Russia-launched drones, one cruise missile: Ukraine’s Air Force

Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile, its air force said on Tuesday, most of...

UK PM says no decision yet on high-speed railway project

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he had not yet taken a decision on whether to cancel the...

Middle East

New business helps rebound in Saudi non-oil activity in Sept

DUBAI: Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia accelerated in September from an 11-month low the...

‘No one better’: Egyptians rally for Sisi third term

CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians rallied Monday in Cairo, calling for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his...

Big Oil, heavy industry discuss emission curbs ahead of COP28

ABU DHABI: Major oil and gas company chiefs held discussions with heavy industry bosses on Sunday in the United Arab...

USA

Trump reaped over $1 billion from fraud, New York says as civil trial begins

NEW YORK: Donald Trump gained more than $1 billion by lying about the value of his assets to banks and insurers,...

10,000 migrants reach US border daily, highlighting need to address root causes, Mexico says

MONTERREY: Some 10,000 migrants and asylum seekers arrived at the US-Mexico border daily last week, Mexican ...

Security Council to decide Monday on non-UN force for Haiti

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will decide on Monday whether to endorse an international force to back...

South Asia

Iran’s Khamenei says normalising ties with Israel is ‘betting on a losing horse’

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that countries seeking to normalise relations with Israel...

IMF cuts Philippines growth outlook to 5.3% for this year

MANILA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its economic growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 5.3%...

Indian police launch raids on journalists, activists

NEW DELHI: Indian police raided the homes of at least eight journalists and activists on Tuesday, local media...

Gainers
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Leaders

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / Oct 3 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.24 ▲ 0.47 (26.55%)
Hala Enterprise / Oct 3 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Habib Ins. / Oct 3 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	5.05 ▲ 0.54 (11.97%)
Bank of Khyber / Oct 3 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11.92 ▲ 0.92 (8.36%)
Merit Packaging / Oct 3 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	7.84 ▲ 0.59 (8.14%)
Engro Powergen / Oct 3 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	25.02 ▲ 1.75 (7.52%)
Masood Textile / Oct 3 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.82 ▲ 2.92 (7.51%)
United Dist. / Oct 3 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	34.06 ▲ 2.38 (7.51%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 3 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	17.20 ▲ 1.20 (7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Oct 3 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	99.13 ▲ 6.92 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Oct 3 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.40 ▼ -0.39 (-21.79%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.40 ▼ -0.70 (-17.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 3 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.71 ▼ -0.49 (-15.31%)
Next Capital / Oct 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	4.14 ▼ -0.55 (-11.73%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Oct 3 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	8.17 ▼ -1.00 (-10.91%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Oct 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	5.70 ▼ -0.65 (-10.24%)
Dewan Sugar / Oct 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	1.70 ▼ -0.16 (-8.60%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Oct 3 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	10.71 ▼ -0.98 (-8.38%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 3 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.36 ▼ -0.12 (-8.11%)
Hussain Industries / Oct 3 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	15.40 ▼ -1.25 (-7.51%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	59,652,955 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Oct 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	18,635,605 ▲ 0.14
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 3 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	17,023,821 ▼ -1.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 3 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,235,790 ▼ -0.49
Pak Petroleum / Oct 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,591,768 ▼ -0.46
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 3 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	6,577,553 ▲ 0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,881,262 ▲ 0.05
First Prudential Mod. / Oct 3 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	5,527,500 ▼ -0.10
Pak Refinery / Oct 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,030,104 ▲ 0.17
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,926,729 ▲ 0.15

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 3	286.04
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 3	285.64
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 3	149.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Oct 3	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Sep 28	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 2	4288.39
India Sensex / Oct 2	65828.41
Nasdaq / Oct 2	13307.77
Dow Jones / Oct 2	33433.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	31237.94
Hang Seng / Oct 3	17295.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	7509.27
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	15210.01
France CAC40 / Oct 3	7048.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	173610
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	88.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	1827.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	87.52

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