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British retailer Woolworths Group Plc on Wednesday (November 26) said it is in talks for sale of its retail business and its stake in the entertainment venture with BBC Worldwide, and that being the reason, its shares have been suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

As the outcome of this discussion could have an impact on the company’s financial position, the company has requested suspension of trading of its shares on LSE, and the latter confirmed in a statement today that trading in the shares of Woolworth have been temporarily suspended on the bourse.

“The board of W

LAHORE:The decision of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) board of directors to cap the market at August 27 level badly affected the trading volumes on the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) where equities remained range-bound amid lacking interest on the part of investors and institutions because of the rapidly changing political situation in the country.

The LSE-25 index marginally improved by 29.60 points and closed at 2901.61 as compared to previous Friday’s closing of 2872.01, while transaction volume significantly reduced to 7.686 million shares as compared to 31.914 million shares of the last

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KARACHI:Demanding a temporary closure of market, hundreds of visibly upset investors on Thursday attacked country’s premier bourse, Karachi Stock Exchange, damaging property. At least three people were injured in the scuffles that broke out during the protest on the exchange.

In Lahore, a large number of investors burnt tyres and blocked the road leading to the Lahore Stock Exchange. A similar-sized protest was witnessed outside the Islamabad Stock Exchange in the federal capital where protesters expressed their anger over the slump in share prices by burning tyres.

Small investors staged vio