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US trade deficit hits record in June as imports balloon

WASHINGTON: A surge in imports of industrial supplies drove the US trade deficit to a record in June, according to...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

UNSC to discuss Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will hold an open meeting Friday on the deteriorating situation...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 03:58am

Dostum returns to fight for besieged home

KABUL: Infamous warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to Afghanistan as the Taliban inch closer to taking control...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 03:58am

World

EU condemns Taliban attacks, demands Afghan ceasefire

The European Union on Thursday condemned the Taliban's latest deadly attacks in Afghanistan and demanded...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 02:34pm

Pakistan

EU parliament members concerned over HR violations in IIOJK

LAHORE: Expressing concern over human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), ...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

World

Monte dei Paschi capital wiped out in EU banking stress test

LONDON: All of Monte dei Paschi’s capital was wiped out in a European Union stress test of banks on Friday as the...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

Markets

French soft wheat harvest speeds up with dry weather

PARIS: The French soft wheat harvest sped up last week as dry weather offered farmers a respite after heavy ...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

Markets

EU raises 2021/22 wheat crop forecast

PARIS: The European Commission on Friday raised its forecast of usable production of common wheat for the European...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

Opinion

Regulators turn spotlight on company sustainability ratings

Organisations that rate companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are now themselves facing...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Strategie Grains cuts French wheat crop estimate

PARIS: Consultancy Strategie Grains cuts its estimate for France's 2021 soft wheat harvest on Thursday after a crop...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

EU seeks two-month delay in talks on Hungary recovery plan

Reynders cited systemic problems with the rule of law in Hungary, adding that the Commission was ready to use all tools to protect democracy, including the suspension of EU funds

Published 23 Jul, 2021 12:08pm

FATF action plan: US lauds Pakistan’s progress

WASHINGTON: The United States has appreciated and recognised Pakistan’s continued efforts to remove obligations of...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 02:03am

Erdogan presses hard line on Cyprus

NICOSIA: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Tuesday on a two-state solution in Cyprus and threw his...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:42am

US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking campaign

WASHINGTON: The United States and a coalition of allies accused China on Monday of a global cyber hacking campaign...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 02:19am

Business & Finance

Possibilities of improving EU-Pakistan trade discussed

KARACHI: The Ambassador of European Union in Pakistan Androulla Kaminara has stressed the need to ensure...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

World

Yellen urges EU to back global tax deal, consider more fiscal support

"We need sustainable sources of revenue that do not rely on further taxing workers' wages and exacerbating the economic disparities that we are all committed to reducing," Yellen said.
"We need to put an end to corporations shifting capital income to low tax jurisdictions, and to accounting gimmicks that allow them to avoid paying their fair share."

Published 12 Jul, 2021 06:24pm

Post-Covid: Delta puts brakes on return to normality

PARIS: Nations across the globe hit new pandemic highs and reimposed Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday as the highly...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 05:45am

World

EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70pc of adults

BRUSSELS: The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

EU to give Rs 3.27bn for Balochistan Education Support-II: envoy

ISLAMABAD: EU Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara on Saturday said the European Union continued to support...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 02:48am

World

UK flags new N Ireland row with EU before July 22

LONDON: The UK, vowing to defend its territorial "sanctity", said Thursday it plans to submit proposals on a Brexit...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Business & Finance

IMF will decide on reserve increase in 'coming days': Georgieva

SOFIA: The IMF is set to vote on a proposal to increase the institution's lending capacity by $650 billion "in the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

ECB to flex its financial muscle in climate change fight

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will take greater account of climate change in its core policy decisions, in ...

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 10:34am

Markets

High-level of residue biggest threat to rice exports: speakers

LAHORE: Stakeholders at a seminar on “Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in Rice Crop” have expressed their fears ...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Markets

EU sugar output seen higher in 2021-22

LONDON: Sugar production in the European Union is forecast to rise in the 2021/22 season leading to an increase in...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Markets

Euronext wheat slips further

PARIS: Euronext wheat extended losses on Tuesday to a three-month low as supply pressure from improving crop...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Markets

Raw sugar nears 4-month peak

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE edged up on Tuesday, heading back near a recent four-month peak as the market...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Pakistan

EU launches new rule of law programme in KP, Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Today, the European Union and its partners launched a programme that aims to promote the rule of law and...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms

BRUSSELS: A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

World

Bangladesh locks down as infections in Asia-Pacific rise again

DHAKA: Bangladesh's 168 million people on Thursday began a strict coronavirus lockdown while Indonesia announced...

Updated 02 Jul, 2021 08:27am

World

Double Covid jab seems to curb Delta variant: EMA

THE HAGUE: Two doses of Covid vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant, the...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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