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Nepal supreme court resinstates parliament

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s supreme court on Tuesday overturned the prime minister’s decision to dissolve parliament,...

Updated 24 Feb, 2021 09:42am

World

With Republican firewall, Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot

WASHINGTON: The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of inciting the mob that stormed the Capitol last ...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

US Senate votes to allow witnesses, prolonging Trump trial

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Saturday to allow witnesses at the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, a surprise ...

Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am

World

Biden, meeting business leaders, backs stricter income limits for stimulus checks

Democrats have a small majority in the US House of Representatives and effective control in the Senate.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:39pm

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Japan's real wages fell for the 10th straight month in December. Data also showed the country's currency in circulation and bank deposits rose at a record pace in January, a sign companies and households continued to hoard cash due to uncertainty over the pandemic.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:38am

World

Biden says jobs data shows need for action on coronavirus relief bill

Biden said the United States would not return to full employment at the current jobs-creation pace for ten years, underscoring the need for lawmakers to act.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:30pm

World

US House to vote Friday on final approval of COVID-19 budget measure

The House, which gave initial approval to the budget measure earlier this week, will take up an amended version that the Senate adopted during the pre-dawn hours on Friday after a marathon session.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 07:57pm

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Thai consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in January, hitting a nine-month low, on concerns about a fresh wave of coronavirus inflections.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:48am

World

Trump opens Florida office to push his former administration's agenda

Before leaving office, Trump talked with associates about forming a political party called the "Patriot Party," the Wall Street Journal reported.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:18pm

World

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Trump repeatedly and falsely claimed he had won the election and summoned his supporters to Washington on January 6 for a rally that coincided with the certification of the results by Congress.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:16am

World

Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence in video that does not mention impeachment

The article now will go to the Senate for an impeachment trial.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:48pm

World

Trump on brink of unprecedented second impeachment

The expected majority vote, coming seven days ahead of Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration, would make Trump the first US president to have been impeached twice.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 11:18pm

World

Trump calls move to impeach him 'absolutely ridiculous'

Trump would become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice if the House of Representatives votes in favor of impeachment on Wednesday.
- The president did not answer a question about whether he would resign.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:54pm

World

Trump allies to challenge his election loss in showdown in US Congress

The Republican-led Senate and Democratic-controlled House of Representatives were due to meet to formally certify the results of the Nov. 3 election in proceedings that could stretch past midnight.
Biden is due to take office on Jan. 20.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 09:01pm

World

Dozen US senators plan to oppose Biden certification

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell also urged fellow Republicans to vote to certify and avoid a divisive political brawl.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 11:21am

Markets

London copper edges up on weaker US dollar

The dollar slumped to multi-year lows against many currencies as traders looked past a new delay in US stimulus checks and maintained bets additional financial aid was still likely.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 10:00am

Markets

Yuan inches higher on dollar weakness, year-end cash demand

Foreign exchange forward curves moved upward as a result of higher demand for the yuan. Spot-next contract for dollar/yuan jumped to 70 points on Tuesday morning, the highest since late September.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 12:01pm

Markets

South Africa's rand unchanged as US stimulus hopes counter stricter local lockdown

But the impact of a stricter lockdown in South Africa announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa is still to play out on the currency and the stock market locally.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 11:32am

Markets

Oil gains on hopes US pandemic stimulus payments to spur fuel demand

The group is set to boost output by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January and Russia supports another increase of the same amount in February.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 09:45am

Markets

Asian shares rise on US stimulus fix, Nikkei hits 30-year high

Oil prices recovered a touch after falling overnight on concerns that new travel restrictions on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic would weaken fuel demand, and as the prospect of increased supply dragged on prices.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 09:40am

Markets

London copper edges up on US stimulus paychecks optimism

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.4% to $7,898.50 a tonne by 0239 GMT, while the most-traded February copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was almost flat at 58,720 yuan ($8,991.65) a tonne.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 09:17am

World

Trump backs plan to contest election result in Congress, amid false claims of fraud

With a joint session of the House and Senate politicians set for the 6th of January, for the counting of electoral votes, President Trump engaged in another Twitter tirade to make unfounded claims about electoral fraud.
Several Republican congressmen have already mentioned that they will be objecting to the electoral votes, despite GOP leader Mitch McConnell requesting his party members not to.

Updated 28 Dec, 2020 03:03pm

Markets

Gold rises on US stimulus cheer, virus fears

"Heightened inflation expectations due to the US fiscal stimulus package have seen gold pick up as an inflation hedge," said Howie Lee, an economist at OCBC Bank.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:05am

World

US Congress edges toward approval of $900bn stimulus package

Progressive New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said earlier Monday that legislators still did not have copies of the more than 5,550-page bill.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 08:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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