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LHC seeks report on legality of cryptocurrency

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday called report from the concerned departments about legality of...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

Business & Finance

US lawmakers say Facebook cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON: A group of U.S. lawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

Bitcoin hits record above $66,000 on Wall Street debut

LONDON: Bitcoin surged Wednesday to a record above $66,000 after taking another step towards mainstream status as ...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits new record above $65,000 after Wall Street foray

LONDON: Bitcoin hit a new record on Wednesday, surging past $65,000 after it took another step towards mainstream...

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

Technology

Bitcoin nears record high ahead of futures ETF listing

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin hit a six-month high and was within striking distance of a record on Tuesday as traders bet an...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:42pm

NY directs two cryptocurrency lending platforms to cease activity

NEW YORK: Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state's attorney...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

World

Right-wing group urges India to regulate platforms, cryptocurrency

MUMBAI: A powerful right-wing Hindu group linked to India's ruling party has called for curbs on streaming platforms...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:45pm

Bitcoin hits $60,000 on US ETF expectations

LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG: Bitcoin topped $60,000 for the first time in six months on Friday, nearing its all-time...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 09:17am

Markets

Dollar dips in choppy trading as risk appetite improves

NEW YORK: The dollar was slightly lower on Thursday in choppy trading, having erased most of its early session...

Updated 15 Oct, 2021 12:57am

Business & Finance

White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency market

WASHINGTON: The White House is considering a wide ranging oversight of the cryptocurrency market to combat the...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

Business & Finance

China proposes adding cryptocurrency mining to 'negative list' of industries

BEIJING: China has added cryptocurrency mining to a draft list of industries in which investment is restricted or...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

Elon Musk throws a party at Tesla's factory near Berlin

BERLIN: Flashing lights, booming speakers, sprawling stages and a Ferris wheel have transformed Tesla's car factory...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 05:32pm

Markets

Bitcoin hits strongest level since May

The world's largest cryptocurrency in terms of market value rose 4.6% to $53,859.6

Published 06 Oct, 2021 08:07pm

Markets

Bitcoin hits $50k for first time in four weeks

LONDON: Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency by market value, rose above the $50,000 mark for the first time...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 03:30pm

Emerging market 'cryptoization' threatens financial stability: IMF

LONDON: The advent of digital currencies in emerging markets could spark "cryptoization" of local economies,...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:37am

Markets

Bitcoin jumps 9% to touch 12-day high

LONDON: Bitcoin extended gains on Friday, climbing over 9% in late morning trade to $47,800, its highest level in 12...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:26pm

Markets

Elon Musk wants US regulators to let cryptocurrency 'fly'

LOS ANGELES: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their ...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:03am

Technology

Crypto-linked stocks plunge in Hong Kong, bitcoin steadies

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency-linked stocks dropped in Hong Kong on Monday morning, after Chinese authorities...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 12:21pm

World

Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 08:14pm

Markets

Bitcoin attempts recovery as Evergrande-led selloff eases

Cryptocurrency prices bounced off 1-1/2 month lows on Tuesday as a heavy selloff overnight linked to concerns about ...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 11:08am

Markets

US probes possible insider trading at Binance: Bloomberg News

Authorities are looking into whether Binance or its staff profited by taking advantage of its customers, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter

Published 18 Sep, 2021 12:29pm

Business & Finance

Statue to bitcoin inventor unveiled in Budapest

BUDAPEST: Hungarian bitcoin enthusiasts unveiled a statue in Budapest on Thursday which they say is the first in the...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am

Business & Finance

Theater chain AMC to accept other cryptocurrencies along with bitcoin

Prices of bitcoin and ether were marginally down, while litecoin was up 1.7%. AMC's shares, one of the so-called "meme stocks", were down about 1% in premarket trading

Published 16 Sep, 2021 05:55pm

Markets

U.S. dollar raises vs most currencies as Fed taper talk gathers pace

NEW YORK: The dollar climbed to a two-week peak against a basket of currencies on Monday, bolstered by expectations...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 01:04am

Markets

Australia's NAB says steering clear of crypto-currency firms until risks known

NAB is one of many of Australia's top financial institutions that have not engaged with the sector, despite its huge growth in the past year, due to its high risks

Published 09 Sep, 2021 12:25pm

Markets

Wall Street ends lower, weighed down by Big Tech

Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, spooked by worries that the Delta coronavirus variant could blunt the ...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 02:02am

Business & Finance

PayPal to let UK users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency

LONDON: PayPal on Monday said it will this week begin to allow users in Britain to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin price rises past $50,000, rebound slows

LONDON/CHICAGO: Bitcoin's price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, although its rebound ...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

Technology

Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May

The unit climbed around two percent to $50,249.15, its highest since mid-May, when it began tumbling on a range of issues including China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:38am

Business & Finance

Hackers steal $97m from Japanese crypto exchange

TOKYO: Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid was scrambling Friday to recover stolen assets worth nearly $100...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fidelity Leas. / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	3.38 ▲ 0.87 (34.66%)
S.G.Power / Jul 7 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	6.27 ▲ 1.00 (18.98%)
First Pak Mod. / Jul 7 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.65 ▲ 0.25 (10.42%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.14 ▲ 0.44 (9.36%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.99 ▲ 0.48 (8.71%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 7 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	7.40 ▲ 0.59 (8.66%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jul 7 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.90 ▲ 0.15 (8.57%)
Quetta Textile / Jul 7 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	9.10 ▲ 0.65 (7.69%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 7 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	1.97 ▲ 0.14 (7.65%)
Bal. Wheel / Jul 7 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	71.32 ▲ 4.97 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 7 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.82 ▲ -0.11 (-11.83%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 7 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	7.14 ▲ -0.71 (-9.04%)
KASB Modaraba / Jul 7 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.78 ▲ -0.16 (-8.25%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 7 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.15 ▲ -0.75 (-7.58%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jul 7 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	95.27 ▲ -7.72 (-7.50%)
Shams Textile / Jul 7 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	40.18 ▲ -3.25 (-7.48%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 7 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	6.50 ▲ -0.50 (-7.14%)
Gatron Ind. / Jul 7 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	400.00 ▲ -29.19 (-6.80%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jul 7 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	3.71 ▲ -0.27 (-6.78%)
Abdullah Shah / Jul 7 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	8.99 ▲ -0.61 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jul 7 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	5,892,497 ▼ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jul 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	4,389,086 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 7 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	3,812,186 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	3,692,101 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	2,291,774 ▼ 0.00
Agritech Limited / Jul 7 Agritech Limited(AGL)	2,130,000 ▼ 0.00
Tri-Star Power / Jul 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	2,062,000 ▼ 0.00
Nishat ChunPow / Jul 7 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	2,056,000 ▼ 0.00
Attock Refinery / Jul 7 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	1,923,073 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,876,782 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 6	208.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 6	207.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 6	135.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 6	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 6	1.19
Euro to USD / Jul 6	1.02
UK LIBOR % / Jul 6	1.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 6	3845.08
India Sensex / Jul 6	53750.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 6	26338.48
Nasdaq / Jul 6	11361.85
Hang Seng / Jul 6	21405.28
FTSE 100 / Jul 6	7107.77
Dow Jones / Jul 6	31037.68
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 6	12594.52
France CAC40 / Jul 6	5912.38

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 6	97.80
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 6	16680.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 6	118800.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 6	1742.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 6	90.23

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