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South Korean opposition candidate Yoon elected president

SEOUL: South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected president in Wednesday's election, with ruling...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 12:45am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Punjab reports 223 fresh cases, six deaths

LAHORE: Punjab has reported 223 fresh infections and six fatalities due to Covid-19 virus taking the tally of cases...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 7 more lives

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported seven deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Covid-19; WHO praises Pakistan for vaccinating 100m citizens

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on vaccinating 100 million citizens...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

953 fresh Covid-19 cases detected across country

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus daily case count in the country, Friday, witnessed an upward trend as 953 new Covid-19...

Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am

Pakistan

Peshawar Mor to Islamabad International Airport: CDA likely to miss bus service launch deadline

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is likely to miss the deadline of launching the much-awaited ...

Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am

Business plan summoned: NA panel approves EXIMBP bill

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Thursday approved the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan...

Updated 04 Mar, 2022 10:11am

Opinion

Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight?

Two years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to “live with Covid”, however...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

Pakistan

PANAH holds awareness session on ‘World Obesity Day’

KARACHI: An important awareness programme was organised by Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) in ...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

World

Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO

GENEVA: The Covid pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said Wednesday, indicating that cases of...

Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am

World

Biden announces new COVID initiative that gives Americans free pills

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration has launched a new initiative that will allow...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 12:10pm

Pakistan

‘Very fragile BoP’: clarification by Finance Ministry

ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Very fragile BoP”, carried by the newspaper on Tuesday, ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2022 09:19pm

Sports

Haris Rauf tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of first Pak-Australia Test

Naseem Shah replaces him for the Rawalpindi Test

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 09:39pm

Markets

China A-shares end higher

SHANGHAI: Chinese A-shares closed higher on Monday, boosted by gains in raw material and energy firms as the...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

BR Research

CAD chronicles

The current account deficit at $2.6 billion in Jan-22 is the highest ever recorded number. The toll is at $11.6...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 08:09am

World

London court orders AXA to pay restaurant owner for Covid-19 losses

LONDON: French insurer AXA must compensate the owner of London’s Wolseley restaurant for several incidents of...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Worst place to live during Covid: Hong Kong now second only to Pakistan: Bloomberg

HONG KONG: Hong Kong prisons on Friday reported a worsening coronavirus outbreak involving more than 200 inmates at ...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Opinion

China’s economic development full of resilience and great potential

In 2021, facing complex domestics and international landscapes and all kinds of risks and challenges, China has been...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Covid-19 spread: Chinese envoy lauds federal, provincial govts

KARACHI: The Consul General of China Li Bijan has lauded the efforts of the federal government and provincial...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Opinion

Global economic crisis and Neoliberalism

‘The global multilateral economic system has been stress tested twice this century. The first time was with the...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

World

Japan to accept J&J COVID vaccine for border entry next month

TOKYO: Japan said on Thursday international travellers showing proof of a COVID-19 vaccination with the Johnson ...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 03:10pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 has hit home-based women workers hard: study

KARACHI: Covid-19 pandemic has affected the whole world; however, it has hit hard the women home-based workers, said...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

Business & Finance

Emerging markets drive global debt to record $303trn: IIF

LONDON: Emerging market borrowing led by China inflated the global debt mountain to a record $303 trillion in 2021,...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

Business & Finance

HSBC announces $1bn share buyback as annual profits double

LONDON: HSBC on Tuesday announced bumper 2021 profits and plans to repurchase shares worth up to $1.0 billion as the...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am

Pakistan

Sindh eases Covid-19 restrictions as fifth wave weakens

Indoor gatherings of all types allowed
Businesses to continue without any time restrictions

Published 22 Feb, 2022 07:42pm

Pakistan

Child rights, SDGs: Unicef official lauds Pakistan’s efforts

ISLAMABAD: Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Catherine Russell on Monday acknowledged...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Luxury sector undaunted by Covid, soaring inflation

PARIS: The pandemic and soaring inflation have done nothing to take the shine off luxury brands, from Louis Vuitton...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Pakistan

Sindh reports one more Covid-19 death, 524 fresh cases

KARACHI: At least one more patient of Coronavirus died overnight, and 524 new cases emerged when 11,424 tests were...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Pakistan

4.7m doses of Pfizer vaccine arrive

ISLAMABAD: US Embassy Islamabad announces that another donation of vaccines has arrived from the United States. This...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Opinion

Luxury sector undaunted by Covid, soaring inflation

The pandemic and soaring inflation have done nothing to take the shine off luxury brands, from Louis Vuitton to ...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 21 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 21 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Paramount Mod / May 21 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.99 ▲ 0.99 (12.38%)
S.G.Power / May 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.99 ▲ 0.47 (10.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.99 ▲ 0.91 (9.03%)
Flying Cement / May 21 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	8.10 ▲ 0.64 (8.58%)
Pak Engineering / May 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 21 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1099.72 ▲ 76.72 (7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / May 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	73.09 ▲ 5.09 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	64.12 ▲ 4.47 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 21 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	18.06 ▲ -2.73 (-13.13%)
Oilboy Energy / May 21 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.35 ▲ -1.39 (-11.84%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 21 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.25 ▲ -0.79 (-8.74%)
Punjab Mod / May 21 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.64 ▲ -0.15 (-8.38%)
Service Textile / May 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.00 ▲ -0.90 (-8.26%)
TPL Insurance / May 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.63 ▲ -2.48 (-7.49%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 21 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.50 ▲ -4.36 (-7.05%)
Shield Corp. / May 21 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Dynea Pakistan / May 21 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	150.13 ▲ -9.87 (-6.17%)
Bal. Wheel / May 21 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	73.85 ▲ -4.78 (-6.08%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,994,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,885,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,930,788 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,253,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 21 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	6,934,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,538,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,919,271 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,880,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,477,638 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

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	128.12
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.24
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3900.79
India Sensex / May 20	52792.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26673.91
Nasdaq / May 20	11388.50
Hang Seng / May 20	20581.03
FTSE 100 / May 20	7302.74
Dow Jones / May 20	31253.13
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13882.30
France CAC40 / May 20	6272.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	112.00
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1838.55
Cotton / May 20	128.58

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