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Markets

Canadian dollar rises to 2-week high as stock markets rally

U.S. crude oil futures climbed 4.7pc to $38.78 a barrel, while the Canadian dollar was trading 0.3pc higher at 1.3268 to the greenback, or 75.37 U.S. cents.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 08:12pm

Markets

Brazil soybean planting delay to affect supply in January

Mato Grosso and Paraná states are leading the way after sowing respectively 3.5pc and 4.2pc of their estimated areas in the 2020/2021 season, AgRural data shows.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:55pm

Markets

US natgas rises over 9pc on higher LNG exports, another hurricane

The amount of gas flowing to LNG export plants averaged 7.1 bcfd so far in October, up from 5.7 bcfd in September as vessels started to return to Cameron in Louisiana.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:51pm

Markets

US yields advance on stimulus hopes, Trump's health status

US 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year yields rose to five-week highs, while the yield curve steepened to its widest since late August.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:45pm

Markets

TSX rises as energy stocks gain on signs of Trump's improving health

At 9:36 a.m. ET (1336 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 93.94 points, or 0.58pc, at 16,293.19.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:43pm

World

Greece eyes strong rebound in 2021 after this year's slump

Greece emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 after a decade-long debt crisis that wiped out about a fourth of its output.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:41pm

World

India to extend surcharge on taxes on luxury, tobacco products: minister

"The GST council has approved to extend the cess(surcharge) beyond five years," Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters after a virtual meeting with state finance ministers.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:39pm

Markets

Wall St jumps on stimulus hopes, hints of Trump's return to White House

At 10:07 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.92pc, the S&P 500 was up 1.01pc, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.38pc.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:36pm

World

Chemical weapons watchdog ready to assist Russia in Navalny case

The OPCW said in a statement on Monday its "Technical Secretariat is ready to provide the requested expertise and that a team of experts could be deployed on short notice."

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:31pm

Markets

EU weekly grain export/import data delayed

The figures are usually published at around 4 pm CET (1400 GMT) on Mondays.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 07:29pm

World

One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into 'difficult period': WHO

Ryan says outbreaks are surging in parts of southeast Asia and that cases and deaths are on the rise in parts of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean region

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:43pm

Pakistan

Asim Bajwa discusses CPEC future projects with KPK CM

During the meeting, they also discussed future projects that would be presented in the upcoming meeting of Pak-China Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of CPEC for approval for inclusion in the mega project.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:40pm

World

UK technical failure in COVID-19 testing data system now fixed, minister says

"The glitch has been found and fixed and I'm sure that the changes are brought in straight away to make sure this sort of problem doesn't happen again," Coffey told Sky.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:20pm

Markets

Nikkei bounces back as Trump health report calms investors

The broader Topix rose 1.74pc to 1,637.25, with value-oriented shares gaining 2.20pc, outperforming 1.37pc gain in growth shares of Topix Growth index.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:17pm

Markets

South Korean shares end higher on White House reports of Trump's improving health

The KOSPI ended 30.11 points higher, or 1.29pc, at 2,358.00, extending the winning streak to a fourth session.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:14pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields hold near recent lows

Italian yields hit another record low after falling on Friday following the weaker than expected inflation reading.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:12pm

Business

BOJ's Kuroda warns pandemic to keep economic uncertainty 'very high'

Kuroda said the world's third-largest economy was emerging from a severe downturn caused by the pandemic and was likely headed for a moderate recovery.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:09pm

Markets

LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands

Estimated arrival dates, often revised by port authorities and AIS Live ship-tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon, are updated below.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 06:07pm

World

Turkish inflation flat-lines at just under 12pc

Last week, the Finance Ministry revised its year-end inflation expectation to 10.5pc citing increased unit costs and pass-through effect from exchange rates.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 04:58pm

Business

Copper dips as global volatility shakes investors' confidence

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange declined 0.6pc to $6,512 a tonne by 0726 GMT.

Published 05 Oct, 2020 04:55pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prud Mod. / Oct 29 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.2400 ▲ 0.14 (12.73%)
PICIC Insurance / Oct 29 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.5400 ▲ 0.14 (10.00%)
Chakwal Spinng / Oct 29 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.3400 ▲ 0.14 (6.36%)
Hira Tex. / Oct 29 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.0100 ▲ 0.15 (5.24%)
Jubilee Sp. / Oct 29 Jubille Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited(JUBS)	4.2500 ▲ 0.15 (3.66%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 29 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	2.4100 ▲ 0.05 (2.12%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 29 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	43.2500 ▲ 0.75 (1.76%)
Shezan Int. / Oct 29 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	330.0000 ▲ 5.00 (1.54%)
Sitara Chemical / Oct 29 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	326.5000 ▲ 1.50 (0.46%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	710.0000 ▲ 2.50 (0.35%)

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 29 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	8.9000 ▼ 1.40 (-12.28%)
First Punjab Mod. / Oct 29 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.9200 ▼ 0.32 (-10.96%)
Habib Metro / Oct 29 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	37.5500 ▼ 3.95 (-10.40%)
Summit Bank / Oct 29 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.9200 ▼ 0.23 (-10.05%)
Askari Life Assur. / Oct 29 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	8.7000 ▼ 0.80 (-9.20%)
Nishat Mills / Oct 29 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	94.9900 ▼ 8.69 (-9.02%)
Byco Petr. / Oct 29 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	9.9500 ▼ 0.91 (-8.69%)
Asim Textile / Oct 29 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	10.7400 ▼ 1.34 (-7.84%)
Ruby Tex. / Oct 29 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	8.4400 ▼ 0.84 (-7.82%)
Matco Foods / Oct 29 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	22.5000 ▼ 2.21 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods / Oct 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	31,095,500 ▼ 1.02
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	23,398,000 ▼ 0.72
Hascol Petroleum / Oct 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,431,529 ▼ 0.43
Hub Power Co. / Oct 29 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	15,229,993 ▼ 4.58
Shabbir Tiles / Oct 29 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10,363,000 ▼ 0.95
Kot Addu / Oct 29 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	10,058,000 ▼ 1.04
Power Cement / Oct 29 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	8,910,500 ▼ 0.40
TRG Pak. / Oct 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	7,829,000 ▼ 2.78
Fauji Fert. Bin / Oct 29 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	7,413,000 ▼ 1.15
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,989,000 ▼ 1.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 29	160.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 29	160.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 29	104.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 29	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 29	1.17

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 29	3271.03
India Sensex / Oct 29	39922.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 29	23418.51
Nasdaq / Oct 29	11004.87
Hang Seng / Oct 29	24708.80
FTSE 100 / Oct 29	5582.80
Dow Jones / Oct 29	26519.95
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 29	11560.51
France CAC40 / Oct 29	4571.12

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Oct 29	19301.60
UK LIBOR % / Oct 29	0.08
GDPGROWTH / Oct 29	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Oct 29	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Oct 29	1516.00
Average CPI % / Oct 29	11.11