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NFC sector in Pakistan hit hard by Covid shock, says IMF

Warns going forward limited policy space in many of the region’s countries could add to the woes of the corporate sector

Updated 01 May, 2022 02:11pm

World

Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday begins

BEIJING: Beijing will amp up its Covid-19 restrictions with additional testing requirements, officials announced on...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 11:39am

World

Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai said it detected no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas for Friday, hitting a key...

Updated 30 Apr, 2022 02:02pm

Markets

Oil up for fourth day; supply fears outweigh China lockdowns

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as fears over Russian supply disruption outweighed the impact ...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

World

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

SEOUL: South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:08am

Opinion

China struggles for options as Covid threatens economic goals

China’s policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Markets

Wall Street inches higher as Meta earnings offset GDP gloom

NEW YORK: Wall Street edged higher on Thursday as strong earnings from Meta Platforms lifted battered technology and...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

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

World

Moderna files for U.S. authorization of COVID shot for kids under 6

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 04:54pm

World

China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am

World

Nearly 60pc of US population had Covid by February: CDC

WASHINGTON: By February of this year, 58 percent of the US population — or more than 190 million people — had...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Pakistan

Eid preparations enter final stages

ISLAMABAD: With only few days left in the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, the citizens are finalizing their preparations ...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Markets

China stocks end lower

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended down on Tuesday after hitting two-year lows in the previous session, as rising cases in...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

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

Business & Finance

UK’s Sunak faces new headache as borrowing figures overshoot forecast

LONDON: British government borrowing in the recently ended 2021/22 financial year was almost 20% higher than...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 12:14pm

World

Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow

BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:09am

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

World

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

BEIJING: Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing on Monday, as long queues for compulsory...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 10:44am

Markets

China, rate hike worries push European stocks to 1-month closing low

LONDON: European shares closed at near one-month lows on Friday as a cocktail of negative factors from China’s...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 07:23am

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

World

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

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

Opinion

Bruised Wall St faces gauntlet of worries after market tumble

Battered US stocks are facing a potentially painful stretch in the weeks ahead, as hawkish Federal Reserve policy,...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

Opinion

Pakistani finance ministers!

Pakistan’s economy has reached an impasse yet again and perhaps this played as much of a role in de-seating Imran...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 11:39pm

World

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:08am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 82 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in 24 hours

LAHORE: Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases ...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:31am

World

EU regulator backs using Pfizer Covid shot as booster after other vaccines

BRUSSELS: A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee on Friday recommended approving the use of Pfizer and...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 04:45am

World

No let-up in Shanghai’s lockdown as infections trend lower

SHANGHAI: Stiffening resolve after three weeks of strict lockdown, authorities warned Shanghai’s 25 million frazzled...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 10:54am

Markets

China stocks see-saw, hold near 2-year lows on COVID worries

SHANGHAI: China stocks see-sawed in volatile trade on Friday, holding near two-year lows, as draconian COVID-19...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 10:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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