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Higher Open Called For Thai Stock Market

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market on Thursday ended the two-day slide in which it had dropped more than 20 points or 1.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,575-point plateau and it may inch higher again on Friday.

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Cotton arrivals surge 27pc

Workers load cotton onto a tractor trolley in Bahawalpur.—APP LAHORE: Driven by exceptionally favourable weather, Pakistan’s cotton arrivals surged unexpectedly by 27 per cent to nearly 1.7 million bales as of Aug 31, significantly improving crop quality and reducing reliance on imports.

Trade gap swells 18pc to $7.1bn

KARACHI: The trade gap widened alarmingly by over 18 per cent in the first two months of 2026-27, reflecting the increasing pressure of a surging import bill. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data, issued on Thursday, showed that the trade deficit for July-August FY27 swelled to $7.1 billion as imports grew more sharply than…

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