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China's economy

China Dec factory activity expands at slower pace as trade risks rise

Published 31 Dec, 2024 08:11am

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity grew for a third straight month in December but barely, an official factory...

China urges more aid for people in need as economic woes persist

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:15pm

BEIJING: The Chinese government urged local officials to provide more financial relief or step up one-time...

Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts ‘iron rice bowl’ jobs at risk

Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:16am

BEIJING: A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of...

China to focus on stabilising housing market in 2025, housing regulator says

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:47am

BEIJING: Efforts will continue in 2025 to stabilize and prevent further declines in China’s real estate market,...

China’s GDP growth expected around 5% this year, senior official says

Published 14 Dec, 2024 10:05am

BEIJING: China’s economy is expected to grow by about 5% this year, the deputy director of the country’s central...

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

Weak Asian factories take shine off China’s rebound

Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:19am

TOKYO: Factory activity in many Asia economies weakened in March despite a rebound in China as lacklustre domestic...

China unveils new steps to attract foreign investment

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:46pm

BEIJING: China’s cabinet on Tuesday unveiled new steps to arrest a slowdown in foreign investment, including...

China says overall pressure on employment yet to ease

Published 09 Mar, 2024 01:46pm

BEIJING: China still faces structural employment issues and the pressure on jobs has not eased, the country’s human...

China’s consumer prices swing up on seasonal Lunar New Year gains

Published 09 Mar, 2024 10:39am

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices rose for the first time in six months due to spending linked to the Lunar New Year,...

China’s 2023 property sales fell 8.5%, investment down 9.6%

Published 17 Jan, 2024 11:34am

BEIJING: Property sales by floor area in China fell 8.5% in 2023, compared with a 8.0% decline in the first 11...

China 2023 aluminium output hits record high but growth rate slows

Published 17 Jan, 2024 11:13am

BEIJING: China’s primary aluminium output climbed to a record in 2023 but the growth rate slowed, data showed on...

China’s Q4 GDP shows patchy economic recovery, raises case for stimulus

Published 17 Jan, 2024 10:54am

BEIJING: China’s economy grew slightly slower than expected in the fourth quarter, with a deepening property crisis,...

China’s 2023 steel output likely reached 1.02bn tons

Published 15 Jan, 2024 02:04pm

BEIJING: China likely produced around 1.02 billion metric tons of crude steel last year, a state-backed steel...

China 2023 economic growth tipped to be weakest in decades

Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:03pm

BEIJING: China’s economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is...

Developing Asia to end 2023 on brighter note as China’s economy recovers: ADB

Published 13 Dec, 2023 10:15am

MANILA: Developing Asia will likely end the year on a brighter note, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday,...

China’s consumer prices fall fastest in 3 years, factory-gate deflation deepens

Published 09 Dec, 2023 10:25am

BEIJING: China’s consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November while factory-gate deflation deepened,...

Barclays cuts China’s 2023 GDP growth forecast to 4.5%

Published 15 Aug, 2023 05:00pm

BEIJING: Barclays cut its forecast for China’s 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.5% from 4.9% because of...

China GDP jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped

Published 18 Apr, 2023 01:38pm

BEIJING: China’s economy grew 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, rebounding after the end of zero-Covid...

China records first monkeypox case

Published 16 Sep, 2022 07:01pm

BEIJING: China recorded its first case of monkeypox on Friday in a person who had recently entered the country,...

China’s economy perks up but property crisis worsens

Published 16 Sep, 2022 11:14am

BEIJING: China’s economy showed surprising resilience in August, with faster-than-expected growth in factory output...

China’s monetary policy has ample room to meet challenges

Published 17 Jul, 2022 10:05am

BEIJING: China’s monetary policy has ample room and sufficient tools, including further cutting banks’ reserve...

China central bank to launch relending facility to aid transport, logistics

Published 06 May, 2022 08:22pm

BEIJING: China’s central bank said on Friday it launch a 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) relending facility to...

China's inflation slows, leaving room for policy easing

Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:57am

BEIJING: China's factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in six months and consumer price growth also...

Asian markets mixed as Fed hikes loom, China growth slows

Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:13am

HONG KONG: Asian investors started the week on a cautious note Monday as they assessed the outlook ahead of an...

China's Q4 GDP growth seen hitting 1-1/2-year low, raising heat on policymakers

Published 16 Jan, 2022 11:20am

BEIJING: China's economy likely grew at the slowest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, dragged by weaker...

China new home prices down less in Dec on promotions, easing curbs

Published 15 Jan, 2022 10:46am

BEIJING: China's new home prices fell more slowly in December than a month earlier, official data showed on ...

China posts trade surplus of $676.4bn in 2021, highest since records started

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:56pm

China also logs record trade surplus for December

China's economy expected to grow 5.3% in 2022, says govt think tank

Published 06 Dec, 2021 01:05pm

BEIJING: China's economy is expected to grow around 5.3% in 2022, bringing the average annual growth rate forecast...

China's yuan edges higher as focus shifts to c.bank loan moves

Published 13 Oct, 2021 02:41pm

SHANGHAI: China's yuan inched higher against the dollar at the domestic close on Wednesday, as investors digested...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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