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Asia shares look to China for recovery lead, earnings in focus

The Canadian dollar eased to $1.2731 on reports Biden would cancel a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline as one of his first acts in office.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 11:05am

World

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Faced with new record infection rates, Spain has begun giving second shots of coronavirus vaccines to elderly nursing home residents.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:19am

Markets

Australia, New Zealand dollars buoyed by risk-on mood

New Zealand government bonds fell slightly, sending yields about half a basis point higher across the curve.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:06am

World

FBI says Capitol rioter allegedly hoped to sell Pelosi laptop to Russia

The complaint says that after Williams returned home, she packed a bag and told her mother she was leaving "for a couple of weeks."

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:46am

World

France, UK boost vaccine campaigns, Britain shuts travel corridors

PARIS: France and Britain on Monday joined a growing list of nations starting mass vaccinations for all elderly...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

World

Thousands of US-bound Honduran migrants held up in Guatemala

VADO HONDO, (Guatemala): Thousands of Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States on a journey of thousands...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Dollar reaches one-month high in Europe

LONDON: The US dollar strengthened for a third consecutive day on Monday, reaching a four-week high, as risk ...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Biden pushes unity 2 days before taking over White House

WASHINGTON: Just 48 hours before becoming president, Joe Biden pressed Monday for unity, while President Donald ...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Markets

Gold drifts higher from 1-1/2 month low despite buoyant dollar

Dollar index hits four-week high.
Janet Yellen nominated for US Treasury secretary.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:15pm

World

Guatemalan forces clash with major US-bound migrant caravan

VADO HONDO, (Guatemala): Guatemalan security forces used sticks to beat back a migrant caravan early on Sunday after...

Updated 18 Jan, 2021 11:14am

World

Britain to host first G7 summit of Biden era in June

Johnson's office said he would use the summit to promote a green recovery from the pandemic, encouraging G7 members to unite to "make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous".

Published 17 Jan, 2021 11:24am

World

US Justice: no evidence of murder plot in Capitol attack

"There is no direct evidence at this point of kill-capture teams and assassination," Michael Sherwin, the federal district attorney for Washington DC who is overseeing the investigation of the Capitol attack, told reporters Friday.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 11:10am

World

Biden to sign executive orders on Day 1, amid high alert for inauguration

He said he was licensed to carry his gun in Virginia, but forgot to take it out of his car before leaving home for his overnight shift in Washington.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 10:31am

World

Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU

Analyst Toygur said she did not think any specific action could provide a "demonstration of goodwill" from Erodgan.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call

GAZA/RAMALLAH, (West Bank): Beset by political infighting, split between three territories and distrustful of their...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:41am

World

Biden nominates veteran diplomats for top State posts

WASHINGTON: Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday nominated US foreign policy veteran Wendy Sherman, a ...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

US carries out last federal execution of Trump era: reports

WASHINGTON: US authorities carried out the 13th and final federal execution of Donald Trump's presidency Saturday,...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

World

Biden nominates veteran diplomats for top State posts

Biden also nominated Victoria Nuland, a retired career foreign service officer who was the top US diplomat for Europe.
Republican President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the international nuclear pact and has been imposing new sanctions on Iran.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 07:21pm

World

Turkey says it will renew offer for joint working group on S-400s to Biden

We will show sincere efforts to improve our ties. We expect the same approach from the Biden administration.
Washington says the S-400s pose a threat to its F-35 fighter jets and to NATO's broader defence systems. Turkey rejects this, saying S-400s will not be integrated into NATO.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 07:08pm

World

Trump to leave town early Wednesday before Biden inauguration

Trump will be the first president in a century and a half to snub the inauguration of his successor.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 06:00pm

World

Biden elevates science post to cabinet level

Eric Lander, a geneticist who helped map the human genome, will head the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and advise Biden.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

World

US carries out last federal execution of Trump era: reports

The Trump administration resumed federal executions in July following a 17-year hiatus, carrying them out at an unprecedented rate.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 05:13pm

Business & Finance

COVID-19 pressures U.S. retail sales; manufacturing shines

The ebbing economic momentum, which appears to have spilled over into the new year, could persuade the U.S. Congress to agree to President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus plan.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

World

Canada's Trudeau embraces Biden in bid to turn page on Trump era

It's very much a tradition that the Canadian prime minister and the US president meet very quickly to be able to talk about all the tremendous things that we can do together.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:33pm

World

Biden taps former deputy CIA director Cohen for spy agency again

Cohen previously served as the deputy director for the Central Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2017 under Democratic then-President Barack Obama.
Special projects on new technologies and how best to work with companies to advance the CIA's mission

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:22pm

World

Inside Trump’s final days: Aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president

Trump had wanted to join the thousands of hardcore followers who assembled at Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
Trump’s fiery, grievance-filled speech from the Ellipse park on the southern outskirts of the White House was a central focus of this week’s hastily arranged proceedings in the House of Representatives that led to his impeachment on a charge of inciting insurrection.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 08:14pm

Markets

European shares inch lower on lockdown worries

US president-elect Joe Biden outlined a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal on Thursday, but failed to excite markets that had rallied in anticipation of the announcement.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:20pm

Business & Finance

US Treasury overhauls stake in Fannie, Freddie with eye towards government exit

Government officials also acknowledged that a number of complicated issues must still be resolved by the incoming Biden administration.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:29pm

Markets

New York City's FY 2022 budget gap grows to $5.25 billion

The mayor called for a new and substantial round of stimulus to help offset the economic fallout from the pandemic and stave off the possibility of state funding cuts.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

World

Biden picks former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Harrison to head DNC

The current DNC chairman, Tom Perez, has said he would not seek another term.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:18pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
India Sensex / Apr 29	74257.68
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17861.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8179.85
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18202.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	83.16
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2332.70
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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