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Yuan eases

SHANGHAI: The yuan eased against the dollar on Thursday as market sentiment soured after some major global ...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

Pakistan

Covid-19 pandemic: China’s handling set high standards for world: Bilawal

BEIJING: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that China’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting a...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:59am

Business & Finance

Aviation industry’s scars run deep, but have started to heal after pandemic

Experts at Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market event highlight lessons learnt from Covid

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Markets

Shanghai steel rebar, HRC futures range-bound

BEIJING: Chinese steel rebar and hot-rolled coil futures traded in a tight range on Friday and posted weekly losses...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

Opinion

In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China’s hazmat-clad health workers are cleaning homes, roads,...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Inbound flights: CAA to resume rapid antigen tests for passengers from Gulf countries

Will be conducted at Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi airports

Published 13 May, 2022 09:11pm

World

Shanghai aiming for zero-COVID at community level by mid-May

SHANGHAI: Shanghai is aiming to reach zero-COVID at the community level in the next few days and will then start to...

Published 13 May, 2022 09:52am

World

Blinken ends Covid quarantine, will head to Europe

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday ended a weeklong quarantine after testing positive for...

Published 12 May, 2022 08:05pm

Business & Finance

China’s auto sales plunge 47.6% y/y in April, zero-COVID policy takes toll

SHANGHAI: China’s auto sales in April plunged 47.6% from a year earlier, as the country’s zero COVID-19 policy shut...

Published 11 May, 2022 12:30pm

World

WHO chief says China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’

LONDON: The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Markets

European stocks stage comeback from two-month lows

PARIS: European stocks rose from two-month lows on Tuesday, as bargain hunters returned to buy beaten-down shares...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Markets

China’s Iranian oil imports ease on poor margins, lure of Russian oil

SINGAPORE/LONDON: China’s Iranian oil imports in April came off peak volumes seen in late 2021 and early 2022 as...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

First case of Omicron sub-variant reported

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detected its first case of a new Omicron sub-variant, the National Institute of Health (NIH)...

Updated 10 May, 2022 09:30am

Opinion

2020-21: Overstatement of employment

The labour force survey for 2020-21 has been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Despite...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

Markets

Global LNG imports up 4.5% on post-COVID demand surge in 2021

LONDON: Global imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) grew 4.5% in 2021 from the previous year, supported by a surge...

Updated 05 May, 2022 01:05pm

World

India releases 2020 death data ahead of WHO COVID mortality study it objects

NEW DELHI: India registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released...

Published 04 May, 2022 03:34pm

Pakistan

COAS, Bill Gates hold talks on polio, Covid-19 challenges

ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of ...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt incurred Rs103bn tax revenue losses during 2020-21: report

LAHORE: During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government incurred approximately Rs 103 billion losses in tax...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Business & Finance

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

LONDON: The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to keep lending...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

World

Beijing shoppers throng stores as district starts mass testing

BEIJING: Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city’s biggest district began mass COVID-19...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Opinion

Growth in imports

The information on the composition of imports from July 21 to March 22 was released recently by the Pakistan Bureau...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Pakistan

Thousands throng markets, malls of twin cities ahead of Eid

ISLAMABAD: Tired of online buying and restrictions due to Covid-19 during last two years, shopping on this...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 06:17am

Opinion

PTI govt’s tenure wasn’t all that bad

It was not very long ago that the World Economic Forum (WEF) shared its ‘Executive Opinion Data’ with the ...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

Markets

Base metals retreats on China’s Covid-19 lockdowns

LONDON: Industrial metals prices fell on Wednesday as further lockdowns in top metals consumer China were seen...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

Markets

Chinese stocks close down as Covid concerns outweigh support pledges

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks closed down on Tuesday, despite the authorities vowing to support the economy amid a...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Markets

Saudi sees steepest fall in nearly 2 mths; Dubai, Qatar gain

DUBAI: Dubai and Qatar indexes ended higher on Tuesday, while Saudi Arabia’s fell more than 1% after a series of...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

World

Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths since start of lockdown

SHANGHAI: China reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands of...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 10:53am

Business & Finance

China Q1 GDP tops forecast, but March weakness raises outlook risks

BEIJING: China’s economy slowed in March as consumption, real estate and exports were hit hard, taking the shine...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 06:04am

Markets

Iron ore climbs as China stimulus hopes outweigh slowdown worries

MANILA: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rose on Monday, reversing early-session losses, as hopes for ...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

90 countries: US CDC lifts Covid ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations

NEW YORK: The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do Not...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	278.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	641.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / May 21 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.59 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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