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UK retail sales rebound as Omicron fears fade

Published 18 Feb, 2022 01:49pm

LONDON: British retail sales rebounded in January as fears faded over coronavirus variant Omicron, official data...

EasyJet halves first-quarter loss despite Omicron

Published 27 Jan, 2022 01:31pm

LONDON: British airline EasyJet slashed losses by half in the first quarter, despite the emergence of the Omicron...

Oil's bull run rolls on despite possible China reserves release

Published 15 Jan, 2022 12:21am

Oil futures rose on Friday, boosted by supply constraints and worries of a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine,...

Oil rises 1.5% as OPEC+ agrees to planned output increase

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:10am

Oil prices rose 1.5% on Tuesday as OPEC+ producers agreed to stick with their planned increase for February based on...

Oil prices rise about 3% as Omicron concern eases

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:10pm

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose around 3% on Monday due to hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant will have a limited...

Gold hovers near 1-week high as Omicron unease offsets firmer dollar

Published 27 Dec, 2021 11:03pm

Gold prices reversed course to approach a one-week peak on Monday, as renewed risks to global economic growth from...

India to give Covid-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan 10

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

NEW DELHI: India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and...

UK says Covid situation ‘extremely difficult’ as Omicron sweeps Europe

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would take more steps to slow the spread of the...

Omicron panic pummels equities, oil

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

LONDON: Global equity and oil markets slumped Monday on investor panic over the impact of worldwide measures to...

Omicron coronavirus variant spreading fast in Italy

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

ROME: The highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading quickly in Italy, with new cases...

German regional health ministers call for tighter rules on UK arrivals

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 07:17pm

BERLIN: Germany's regional health ministers urged the national government on Saturday to introduce tougher rules on...

Oil rises about 2pc on strong US demand, upbeat Fed outlook

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

NEW YORK: Oil prices gained around 2% on Thursday, as record US implied demand, falling crude stockpiles and an...

Fed sees three interest rate hikes in 2022

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:43am

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve, signalling its inflation target has been met, said on Wednesday it would end its...

UK COVID hospitalisation rates rising, number of cases will break records

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:55pm

LONDON: Hospitalisation rates are rising in some areas in Britain as the Omicron coronavirus variant sparks a wave ...

S.Africa reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 11:55pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Wednesday in a fourth wave...

Wall Street tumbles on hot producer prices data as Fed meet looms

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell more than 1% each on Tuesday after data showed producer prices...

After party outcry, Britain implores people: obey COVID-19 rules

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

LONDON: Britain on Thursday implored people to obey tougher restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron...

Japan rubber futures tank on fears of slow auto production

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures tanked on Thursday on concerns that the continuing microchip shortage would delay a...

OPEC+ starts two days of talks amid oil price slide, Omicron fears

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

LONDON: OPEC and its allies began two days of meetings on Wednesday to decide whether to release more oil into the...

OECD cuts world growth forecast

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:37am

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens the global economic recovery as it...

Omicron vaccine could get nod in four months: EU watchdog

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

BRUSSELS: Vaccines specially adapted for the new Omicron coronavirus variant could be approved in three to four...

Hong Kong shares end at 1-year low

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares closed at a more than one-year low on Monday, as concerns lingered about the new Omicron...

Gulf bourses regain some ground after Omicron battering

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:03pm

Major stock markets in the Gulf rebounded on Monday, in line with oil prices and global shares as investors settled...

Omicron coronavirus variant spreads: Cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:28am

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in...

Most Gulf bourses tumble as Omicron spooks investors

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:23am

DUBAI: Most Gulf stock markets ended lower on Sunday, with the Saudi and Dubai indexes suffering their biggest...

OPEC postpones technical meetings to evaluate Omicron impact

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

LONDON: OPEC and its allies have postponed technical meetings to later this week, giving themselves more time to...

COVID booster advice should come imminently, says UK minister

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:54pm

LONDON: Britain's health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the...

Paris wheat retreats from highs

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures fell sharply on Friday to pull away from this week’s record highs, pressured by a...

New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed ...

Canadian dollar hits 2-month low

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar slumped to its lowest level in nearly two months against its US counterpart on Friday ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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