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World

At least two killed in skirmish at Chad opposition candidate's house

Hundreds took to the streets earlier this month to protest his candidacy in the upcoming election.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:02pm

World

Mexico registers more than 185,000 coronavirus deaths, one year after first cases

The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:00pm

Markets

India's HDFC Securities briefly halts equity trading on NSE, exchanges say ops normal

HDFC Securities director Ashish Rathi told CNBC-TV18 the brokerage's IT team was still analysing if this was an issue at the broker or at the NSE.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:59am

Business & Finance

Kazakhstan's manufacturing PMI rises to 48.5 in Feb, new orders rebound

Supplier issues pushed costs higher, according to the survey. In response, goods producers upped their average selling prices at the fastest pace on record.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:57am

Markets

Gold rises 1% on weaker dollar, US stimulus cheer

Gold is considered a hedge against inflation, likely to result from widespread stimulus, while higher bond yields challenge that status.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:50am

World

Myanmar protesters march again after bloodiest post-coup unrest

Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united international response after the worst violence since a coup one month ago.
Clashes took place in various parts of the country on Sunday and police opened fire on crowds in the biggest city of Yangon, after tear gas and warning shots failed to clear protesters demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:21am

Markets

Australia shares poised to rise as domestic restrictions ease

The benchmark closed 2.4% lower on Friday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:17am

Markets

China's Dalian soybean futures hit record high of 6,058 yuan/T

They were last trading up 1.7% at 6,014 yuan per tonne.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:16am

Markets

Australia shares climb 1.5% as country inches towards pre-pandemic normal

Bucking the upward trend, gold stocks tumbled up to 1.6%, as bullion prices slumped with a stronger dollar and elevated US Treasury yields hammering non-yielding metal's appeal.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:15am

Markets

Spot gold may bounce into $1,761-$1,783 range

On the daily chart, gold has found a support at $1,724. It is bouncing towards $1,769.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Markets

US oil may revisit Feb. 26 low of $61.34

A realistic target range could be from $60.58 to $61.20. Resistance is at $63.05, a break above which could lead to a gain to $63.44-$63.81 range.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:12am

Markets

Palm oil may fall into 3,624-3,673 ringgit range

The bearish divergence on the hourly RSI suggests an exhaustion of the wave B, which could have peaked around 3,801 ringgit.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:11am

Markets

Brent oil may retest support at $64.58

This wave could either end around $66.29 or extend a lot to $85.17. Regardless of the ending point of this wave, a consolidation around $66.29 is ongoing.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:09am

Markets

CBOT soybeans may fall to $14.04

A break above $14.45-3/4 could confirm the wedge as a bullish continuation pattern, which suggests a target around $15.50.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:07am

Technology

China to develop tech to deal with misbehaving apps, plug personal information leaks

"On the supervision side, we must also improve our technical equipment capabilities ... we must be able to detect loopholes in information protection, so that the masses can use (apps) with confidence."

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:05am

Markets

Average Dubai crude oil price rises to 13-month high in Feb

Saudi Aramco changed the benchmark for setting its official selling prices to Asia starting from October 2018 to the average of Platts Dubai and DME Oman crude futures.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:04am

Sports

United are not scoring enough goals, says Solskjaer

"In these so-called big games, we've kept some great clean sheets, great defending, energy, attitude.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:02am

World

Indonesia's Jan foreign visitor arrivals drop 89% y/y

Data released by the statistics bureau showed on Monday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:01am

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 4,732

The reported death toll rose by 60 to 70,105, the tally showed.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:00am

Markets

Risk currencies recover from Friday carnage, dollar consolidates

The dollar slipped 0.1% to 106.415 yen, but still near the six-month high of 106.69 touched Friday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 09:58am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Poly / Mar 2 Tri-Star Polyester Limited(TRPOL)	10.46 ▲ 1.64 (18.59%)
KASB Mod. / Mar 2 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	3.25 ▲ 0.45 (16.07%)
Fazal Cloth / Mar 2 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	226.50 ▲ 30.50 (15.56%)
Indus Dyeing / Mar 2 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	692.77 ▲ 93.29 (15.56%)
Tandlianwala / Mar 2 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	169.91 ▲ 22.87 (15.55%)
Sunrays Tex. / Mar 2 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	929.87 ▲ 124.63 (15.48%)
S. S. Oil / Mar 2 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	98.00 ▲ 12.00 (13.95%)
Frontier Cer. / Mar 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34.76 ▲ 3.77 (12.17%)
Mughal Iron / Mar 2 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited(MUGHAL)	119.75 ▲ 11.57 (10.70%)
Ghani Global Hold. / Mar 2 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	16.48 ▲ 1.41 (9.36%)

Stock	Price
First Punjab Mod. / Mar 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	3.10 ▲ -0.85 (-21.52%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 2 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	8.50 ▲ -1.49 (-14.91%)
J.A.Textile / Mar 2 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	11.42 ▲ -2.00 (-14.90%)
Khyber Tob / Mar 2 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	429.83 ▲ -72.52 (-14.44%)
Fecto Cement / Mar 2 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	32.09 ▲ -5.41 (-14.43%)
Sana Ind. / Mar 2 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	54.27 ▲ -9.14 (-14.41%)
Pak Datacom Ltd / Mar 2 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	99.00 ▲ -15.18 (-13.29%)
Sakrand Sugar / Mar 2 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.45 ▲ -1.18 (-12.25%)
Jubilee Sp. / Mar 2 Jubille Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited(JUBS)	4.85 ▲ -0.65 (-11.82%)
Mehmood Tex / Mar 2 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	490.00 ▲ -65.00 (-11.71%)

Stock	Volume
TRG Pak. / Mar 2 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	38,078,303 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Mar 2 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	31,723,500 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Mar 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	29,521,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Mar 2 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	29,395,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Mar 2 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	21,189,731 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Mar 2 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	20,527,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Mar 2 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	17,518,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Mar 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,115,118 ▼ 0.00
Telecard / Mar 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	10,265,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Mar 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,206,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 2	158.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 2	157.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 2	106.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 2	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 2	1.39
Euro to USD / Mar 2	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Mar 2	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 2	3901.82
India Sensex / Mar 2	49849.84
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 2	29892.14
Nasdaq / Mar 2	13588.83
Hang Seng / Mar 2	29452.57
FTSE 100 / Mar 2	6588.53
Dow Jones / Mar 2	31535.51
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 2	14012.82
France CAC40 / Mar 2	5792.79

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Mar 2	60.12
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Mar 2	11900.00
Gold 10 Grams / Mar 2	94564.00
Gold Spot / Mar 2	1724.90
Cotton / Mar 2	91.57

Reuters

At least two killed in skirmish at Chad opposition candidate's house

Mexico registers more than 185,000 coronavirus deaths, one year after first cases

India's HDFC Securities briefly halts equity trading on NSE, exchanges say ops normal

Kazakhstan's manufacturing PMI rises to 48.5 in Feb, new orders rebound

Gold rises 1% on weaker dollar, US stimulus cheer

Myanmar protesters march again after bloodiest post-coup unrest

Australia shares poised to rise as domestic restrictions ease

China's Dalian soybean futures hit record high of 6,058 yuan/T

Australia shares climb 1.5% as country inches towards pre-pandemic normal

Spot gold may bounce into $1,761-$1,783 range

US oil may revisit Feb. 26 low of $61.34

Palm oil may fall into 3,624-3,673 ringgit range

Brent oil may retest support at $64.58

CBOT soybeans may fall to $14.04

China to develop tech to deal with misbehaving apps, plug personal information leaks

Average Dubai crude oil price rises to 13-month high in Feb

United are not scoring enough goals, says Solskjaer

Indonesia's Jan foreign visitor arrivals drop 89% y/y

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 4,732

Risk currencies recover from Friday carnage, dollar consolidates

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