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US August wholesale inventories revised lower

Published 11 Oct, 2026 02:21am

WASHINGTON: US wholesale inventories increased less than initially thought in August as strong demand boosted sales,...

US inflation rises less than expected in Aug

Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am

WASHINGTON: US inflation increased less than expected in August, which could see financial markets further reduce...

Gold rises after cooler inflation data

Published 01 Oct, 2026 05:39am

NEW YORK: Gold prices extended gains after a softer-than-expected US inflation reading hurt the dollar and raised...

Yen jumps more than 2pc against the dollar

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

NEW YORK: The dollar sank against the Japanese yen on Thursday with traders alert to the possibility of intervention...

US goods trade deficit hits 14-month high in May as imports surge

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit in goods swelled to a 14-month high in May as businesses boosted imports, likely to...

US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials

Published 17 Jun, 2026 04:51pm

SandboxAQ was valued at $5.75 billion in April 2025 and has raised more than $1 billion to date

S&P 500 slips as investors assess mixed data

Published 14 Mar, 2026 04:55am

NEW YORK: The benchmark S&P 500 fell in choppy trading on Friday and was on track to end the week lower, along...

Dollar falls after SC rules against Trump’s tariffs

Published 21 Feb, 2026 05:36am

NEW YORK: The dollar dropped on Friday and was on track to snap a four-session streak of gains after the US Supreme...

Euro dips on reports ECB chief to leave

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

NEW YORK: The euro declined on Wednesday after a report that European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde...

Oil steadies as market weighs Venezuela supply risks

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

NEW YORK: Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as potential sales of Venezuelan crude seized by the United...

S&P 500 nears record high as data backs Fed cut expectations

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

NEW YORK: US stock indexes erased early losses on Tuesday and the S&P 500 inched closer to record highs as...

Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on number of chips, sources say

Published 27 Sep, 2025 12:41pm

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the...

Trump’s higher tariff rates hit goods from major US trading partners

Published 07 Aug, 2025 10:49am

President Donald Trump’s higher tariff rates of 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners kicked in on Thursday,...

Trump executive order demands pharma industry price cuts

Updated 13 May, 2025 03:56pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a wide-reaching executive order on Monday directing drugmakers to lower...

Trump pick Lutnick’s firm in talks with Tether for $2 billion bitcoin lending project, Bloomberg reports

Published 24 Nov, 2024 02:51pm

US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick is in talks to deepen his financial...

Donald Trump taps former WWE CEO Linda McMahon as education secretary

Published 20 Nov, 2024 10:55am

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Linda McMahon as education secretary, putting the former...

Moderate US economic growth expected in second quarter

Published 27 Jul, 2023 10:23am

WASHINGTON: The US economy likely maintained a moderate pace of growth in the second quarter as labor market...

Biden’s budget plan would boost childcare funding by billions of dollars

Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:24am

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and early...

US adds units of China’s BGI, Inspur, and Pakistani firms to trade blacklist

Published 03 Mar, 2023 03:28pm

The Biden administration on Thursday added 37 companies to a trade blacklist, including units of Chinese genetics...

US manufactured goods orders slump on fall in aircrafts segment

Published 23 Dec, 2022 07:51pm

WASHINGTON: Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods dropped more than expected in November, bogged down by a...

US economy sees surprise Q1 contraction despite solid spending

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022 as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus hampered...

Biden orders government to study digital dollar, other cryptocurrency risks

Published 09 Mar, 2022 04:27pm

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday requiring the government to assess the...

US trade deficit ends 2021 with slight increase

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

WASHINGTON: The United States ended a year that saw a big increase in the trade deficit with a slight but unexpected...

Delta variant likely slammed brakes on US economic growth in third quarter

Published 28 Oct, 2021 10:35am

WASHINGTON: The US economy likely grew at its slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter as COVID-19...

Higher prices help to boost US retail sales in September

Updated 15 Oct, 2021 07:23pm

Retail sales increase 0.7% in September
Higher prices contributed to boosting receipts
Core retail sales rise 0.8%; August revised slightly up

US manufactured goods’ growth slows in June

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

WASHINGTON: Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods grew at a slower-than-expected pace last month in the United...

US housing starts rise less than expected in May; building permits fall

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:05pm

Housing starts rose 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.572 million units last month.
Though lumber prices dropped from a record high set in early May, softwood lumber prices increased 154.3% year-on-year in May.

US retail sales take step back

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

WASHINGTON: US retail sales dropped more than expected in May, with spending rotating back to services from goods as...

US inflation surges in April; consumer spending moderates

Published 28 May, 2021 08:53pm

Core PCE price index jumps 0.7% in April.
Core PCE price index accelerates 3.1% year-on-year.
Consumer spending increases 0.5%; income drops 13.1%.

Australia shares close at record high on mining, energy boost

Published 28 May, 2021 02:37pm

The broader market was also aided by an uptick in US shares overnight after data showed an improvement in the labour market.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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