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KSE-100 index surges 47.63 points
Jun 10th
KARACHI: Shares at local capital market ended higher on Friday, as investors accumulated energy sector shares following a rise in international oil prices, dealers said.
The Karachi Stock Exchange”s (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 0.39 percent,…
Yemen braces for rival demos
Jun 10th
SANAA: Pro- and anti-regime activists in Yemen promised fresh rallies Friday as state media said the country”s president was out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia after treatment for bomb blast wounds.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh”s troops on Thursd…
Most Asian shares mixed, China trade fears weigh
Jun 10th
HONG KONG: Asian stock markets mixed on Friday after the Dow in New York rose for the first time in six sessions, while Chinese investors were nervous ahead of key trade figures later in the day.
Tokyo gained 1.25 percent by the break, Sydney rose 0.5…
Oil up in Asia following rise in US equities
Jun 10th
SINGAPORE: Oil rose in Asian trade Friday, boosted by gains on Wall Street that snapped a lengthy losing streak, analysts said.
New York”s main contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, gained eight cents to $102.01 a barrel and Brent North Sea …
Euro up against dollar as stock markets perk up
Jun 10th
TOKYO: The euro rose against the dollar in Asia on Friday as investors” risk appetite improved on gains in stock markets, dealers said.
The euro rose to $1.4528 in Tokyo morning trading from $1.4509 in New York late Thursday. The European common curr…
Petrol crisis persists in Punjab
Jun 10th
LAHORE: The shortage of petrol in different parts of the continued in different cities of Punjab provinces, including the provincial capital. This is the fourth consecutive day of shortage.
Several filling stations in various cities of the Punjab rema…
Economic aid more important than military aid: COAS
Jun 10th
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, presiding over the 139th Core Commanders Conference, said that US funds meant for the military should be diverted towards economic aid.
The Core Commanders requested that the government di…
Stocks slip 37.15 points
Jun 9th
KARACHI: Shares at local capital market ended lower on Thursday, as investors booked profits by selling energy sector shares that had performed well in previous trading sessions, dealers said.
The Karachi Stock Exchange”s benchmark 100-share index e…
Gold price at record Rs51,850
Jun 9th
PESHAWAR: According to Sarafa Association Peshawar, the price of gold per tola in Peshawar has increased to record Rs 51,850, Geo News reported.
The price of gold has been hiked by Rs 150 in the last seven days and the association hinted at further ri…
Preventive measures: ‘Dengue is not limited to the monsoon’
Jun 9th
Civil hospital’s professor suggested that people boil water before consuming it
