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India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.6% in May as farm jobs decline post-harvest

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in May from 5.1% in April, partly due to a drop in farm activity...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 05:54pm

Markets

Indian FY25 fiscal deficit slightly above target

MUMBAI: Fiscal deficit for 2024-25 was 100.5% of the fiscal year target, data released on Friday showed. In...

Published 30 May, 2025 05:28pm

Business & Finance

India’s EV makers Tata, Mahindra seek to block hybrids in govt fleets, documents show

NEW DELHI: India’s biggest automakers are seeking to block a pollution management body’s attempts to promote hybrid...

Published 30 May, 2025 05:25pm

World

India beats forecasts with 7.4% growth in January-March

NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew 7.4% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, much faster than forecasts...

Published 30 May, 2025 04:48pm

World

India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan

India said on Monday that it has reopened 32 airports that were shut during clashes with neighbour Pakistan, after a...

Published 12 May, 2025 11:52am

Opinion

The cost of war

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated on 28 April, six days after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that...

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:23am

Business & Finance

India’s economy forecast to grow 6.3%-6.8% in 2025/26, sources say

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s economic report, coming a day ahead of the annual budget, is likely to project...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:34am

Business & Finance

India’s economy ends 2024 with solid momentum as business growth hits 4-month high, PMI shows

BENGALURU: India’s private sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, preliminary readings from a survey...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:55am

Business & Finance

India growth slows to 6.7pc on lower consumer spending

MUMBAI: India’s economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed...

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

World

Economy booms but India’s young hanker for government jobs

PRAYAGARAJ: Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old, has spent the last 9 years of his life chasing a job in the Indian...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:42am

World

India’s Modi prevails over allies in cabinet line-up

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained all key cabinet ministers in their portfolios in the new...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:17pm

World

India votes in final phase of elections as both Modi and Rahul Gandhi eye victory

FIROZPUR/KOLKATA: India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm

Business & Finance

India’s economy grows 8.2pc

MUMBAI: India posted world-beating growth of 8.2 percent in the year to March on Friday, in a last-minute boost to...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

World

Indian opposition protest arrest of leader ahead of polls

NEW DELHI: Top leaders of India’s opposition coalition and thousands of supporters rallied in the capital Sunday,...

Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:13pm

World

India's GDP set to grow 8% or more in Jan-March quarter: finance minister

NEW DELHI: India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to grow by 8% or more in the quarter ending March 31,...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:23pm

Business & Finance

India sizzles in global equity capital markets amid deals drought in Asia

SYDNEY: India’s bulging pipeline of large block trades and listings such as the $3 billion IPO of Hyundai ...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Markets

India extends ban on onion exports indefinitely ahead of general election

MUMBAI: India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely – a surprise move that comes ahead of a general...

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 05:22pm

Markets

India’s Nifty set to open flat as global rally cools

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark Nifty is set to open little changed on Tuesday, as a global rally fueled by hopes of US...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 09:57am

Business & Finance

IMF reclassifies India’s exchange rate regime to ‘stabilized arrangement’

BENGALURU: The International Monetary Fund has reclassified India’s “de facto” exchange rate regime to “stabilized...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 09:37am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	285.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	284.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 18	148.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 18	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 18	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 18	6,296.79
India Sensex / Jul 18	81,757.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 18	39,819.11
Nasdaq / Jul 18	20,895.66
Hang Seng / Jul 18	24,825.66
FTSE 100 / Jul 18	8,992.12
Dow Jones / Jul 18	44,342.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 18	24,289.51
France CAC40 / Jul 18	7,822.67

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 18	67.34
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 18	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 18	306,584
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 18	3,349.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 18	68.68
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Jul 18 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	8.22 ▲ 1 (13.85%)
Abdullah Shah / Jul 18 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	9.41 ▲ 1 (11.89%)
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.64 ▲ 0.99 (11.45%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jul 18 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.67 ▲ 0.36 (10.88%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 18 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	10.47 ▲ 1 (10.56%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 18 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	10.72 ▲ 1 (10.29%)
Sitara Peroxide / Jul 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	19.46 ▲ 1.77 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 18 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	167.65 ▲ 15.24 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Jul 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	120.54 ▲ 10.96 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 18 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,216.22 ▲ 110.57 (10%)

Stock	Price
B. F. Modaraba / Jul 18 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	11.32 ▼ -1.26 (-10.02%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 18 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	12.49 ▼ -1.39 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	34,461.47 ▼ -3829.05 (-10%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 18 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	9.88 ▼ -1.06 (-9.69%)
Pak Datacom / Jul 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	243.21 ▼ -25.46 (-9.48%)
ICC Industries / Jul 18 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	13.15 ▼ -1.37 (-9.44%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 18 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	63.20 ▼ -6.54 (-9.38%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jul 18 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	10 ▼ -1 (-9.09%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 18 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	41.01 ▼ -4.08 (-9.05%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	102.70 ▼ -9.58 (-8.53%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	53,113,672 ▲ 0.05
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	42,000,846 ▼ -0.07
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 18 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	31,782,721 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,837,994 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,860,330 ▼ -0.03
Askari Bank / Jul 18 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	19,960,215 ▲ 1.22
B.O.Punjab / Jul 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,705,405 ▼ -0.32
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	12,945,948 ▲ 0.99
DH Partners / Jul 18 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	11,461,194 ▲ 2.41
Cnergyico PK / Jul 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,055,462 ▼ -0.11

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