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Growth worries push copper prices lower

LONDON: Prices of copper and most other industrial metals fell on Wednesday on concerns that slowing global growth...

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

World

Tedros re-elected as head of WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Business & Finance

Japan’s May factory activity grows

TOKYO: Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in three months in May, as supply bottlenecks...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

World

Germany’s vaccine panel says one COVID shot enough for children

FRANKFURT: Germany’s vaccine advisory panel on Tuesday said one COVID-19 shot was enough for healthy five- to...

Published 24 May, 2022 07:38pm

Markets

China, Hong Kong shares slump as Beijing ramps up COVID measures

SHANGHAI: China shares fell on Tuesday while Hong Kong’s benchmark index also slumped, as stricter COVID-19 measures...

Published 24 May, 2022 01:51pm

World

Indian vaccine giant Serum plans African plant in global expansion

DAVOS: The Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is considering setting up its first...

Published 24 May, 2022 12:25pm

Business & Finance

China makes 10bn yuan available to subsidise grain growers

BEIJING: China’s central government has made available 10 billion yuan ($1.49 billion) for “one-off” subsidies...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

World

WHO says no evidence monkeypox virus has mutated

The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the...

Published 24 May, 2022 01:15am

World

Pfizer Covid vaccine for under-fives effective with three doses

WASHINGTON: The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years...

Published 23 May, 2022 05:49pm

World

AstraZeneca says EU regulator approves COVID shot as booster

Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, has been approved in the European Union by the...

Published 23 May, 2022 12:27pm

BR Research

Investment drought for telecoms?

Dependable ones can sometimes be taken for granted. So is the case with the telecommunications industry. Despite the...

Published 23 May, 2022 07:15am

Opinion

Reclaiming our future

The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today — to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, ...

Published 23 May, 2022 06:15am

World

White House sees decision on Moderna COVID shot for kids under 5 in next few weeks

WASHINGTON: White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Sunday he expects a U.S. Food and Drug...

Published 22 May, 2022 08:19pm

World

Shanghai reopens some public transport, still on high COVID alert

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai reopened a small part of the world’s longest subway system on Sunday after some lines had...

Published 22 May, 2022 10:29am

World

Biden offers aid, vaccines to Covid-stricken North Korea

SEOUL: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but “got no...

Published 21 May, 2022 01:45pm

World

Shanghai inches towards COVID lockdown exit, Beijing plays defence

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Shanghai cautiously pushed ahead on Saturday with plans to restore part of its transport network...

Published 21 May, 2022 10:47am

World

Davos returns under Ukraine cloud after Covid break

PARIS: The world’s political and business elite will hobnob in Davos next week after a two-year break caused by...

Published 20 May, 2022 11:02am

World

WHO authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Opinion

Urgent need for economic diplomacy activism

‘It is therefore in advanced economies’ interest to help poorer countries reduce the mounting risk of little...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Markets

Most Gulf indexes track decline in global shares

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Thursday, tracking global shares as investors shunned riskier...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

Meeting economic challenges top priority, says Bilawal

NEW YORK: The new Pakistan government’s immediate priority is to address the country’s serious economic...

Updated 20 May, 2022 10:06am

Business & Finance

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

World

WHO clears COVID vaccine by China's CanSino Biologics for emergency use

The World Health Organization on Thursday issued an emergency use listing for the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from...

Updated 19 May, 2022 06:58pm

World

Pfizer Covid pill preventing hospitalizations and deaths: White House

WASHINGTON: Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill Paxlovid is helping stave off hospitalizations and deaths amid the United...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

World

Normal life is weeks away for Shanghai, despite ‘zero COVID’ status

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai achieved on Tuesday the long-awaited milestone of three consecutive days with no new...

Published 17 May, 2022 10:33am

BR Research

Oil prices: volatile but high

While remaining on the higher band, international crude oil prices have seen some slippage in recent weeks as demand...

Published 17 May, 2022 08:14am

World

North Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs

SEOUL: Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea’s military to stabilise distribution of COVID-19 medicines in the...

Published 16 May, 2022 10:13am

World

Shanghai targets June 1 return to normal as COVID lockdowns cool economy

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a...

Published 16 May, 2022 10:06am

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

BR Research

Auto financing: Out!

Nothing could be more astonishing than the ability of the Pakistani consumer to absorb the exorbitant increase in ...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:14am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.35 ▲ 1.00 (42.55%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	5.99 ▲ 0.99 (19.80%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.80 ▲ 0.61 (14.56%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 11 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.49 ▲ 1.00 (13.35%)
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 11 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.14 (12.73%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 11 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	4.24 ▲ 0.44 (11.58%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 11 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.85 ▲ 0.29 (11.33%)
Samba Bank / Dec 11 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.93 ▲ 1.00 (11.20%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12 ▲ 1.01 (9.19%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.17 ▲ 0.17 (8.50%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.89 ▼ -0.85 (-14.81%)
Next Capital / Dec 11 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6 ▼ -0.60 (-9.09%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.23 ▼ -0.57 (-8.38%)
Asim Textile / Dec 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.50 ▼ -0.98 (-7.85%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 11 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	74.02 ▼ -6.00 (-7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / Dec 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	45.73 ▼ -3.71 (-7.50%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	46.64 ▼ -3.78 (-7.50%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 11 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	629 ▼ -51.00 (-7.50%)
Sunrays Textile / Dec 11 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	111 ▼ -9.00 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.05
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	65,177,500 ▲ 0.61
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	63,595,500 ▲ 0.45
Askari Bank / Dec 11 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	57,594,500 ▲ 0.57
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	54,822,000 ▲ 0.57
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.10
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.16
Pak Refinery / Dec 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	41,814,767 ▼ -1.64
Telecard Limited / Dec 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	37,055,844 ▲ 0.37

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32791.80
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16156.22
FTSE 100 / Dec 11	7549.32
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 11	16771.35
France CAC40 / Dec 11	7538.69

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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