Trends - Lunar New Year holiday

Lunar New Year holiday

South Korea reports second-highest COVID count ahead of holiday

SEOUL: South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended COVID-19...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:15pm

World

Xi'an restarts some public transport after coronavirus lockdown

BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Xi'an has partially resumed public transport, according to official announcements,...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 09:34am

Business & Finance

China industrial output, retail sales surge in pandemic rebound

"Even though we do see improvement on the global economic environment, they are still very cautious," said OCBC Bank's head of Greater China research Tommy Xie, on the issue of unemployment.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 10:38am

Markets

Yuan inches higher on PBOC's prudent stance and strong holiday sales

By midday, the global dollar index rose to 90.958, while the offshore yuan was trading at 6.4388 per dollar.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 11:56am

Markets

Iron ore rallies for fifth day, set for 6% weekly gain on demand hopes

"Australian miners' output is expected to lift only marginally, leaving the Brazilian giant, Vale, crucial to the overall recovery in supply," he said in a monthly outlook.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:36am

World

South Korea daily coronavirus cases drop ahead of Lunar New Year

South Korea on Saturday eased curfews on more than half a million restaurants and other businesses outside the capital Seoul, letting them stay open an hour later, amid a public backlash over tight curbs to contain COVID-19.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:31am

Markets

China demand prospects lift iron ore in light pre-holiday trade

Rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 2.3% by 0330 GMT and hot-rolled coil jumped 3.1%, both also up for a third straight session. Stainless steel gained 0.2%.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:02am

World

China reports small uptick in new COVID-19 cases

The number of travellers during the period, when hundreds of millions typically return home for family visits or go sightseeing, is expected to be down sharply this year amid heightened precautions.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:59am

Markets

China 2020 meat imports close to 10mn tonnes, up 60% on year

Testing of imported chilled foods for the novel coronavirus during the second half of 2020 slowed imports but arrivals still kept up a healthy pace.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:05am

Markets

China's yuan strengthens on pre-holiday demand even as dollar firms

Ming Ming, an analyst at CITIC Securities, said if the rise in US rates on the fiscal boost expectations is accompanied by a global rebound, the spread between Chinese and US rates is more likely to remain wide, which should support the yuan.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:36pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	290.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	622.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 15 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	75.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	290.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	622.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	8.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 15 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	75.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	216.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	215.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 12	133.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 12	0.94
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 12	1.21
Euro to USD / Aug 12	1.03
UK LIBOR % / Aug 12	2.32

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	4280.15
India Sensex / Aug 12	59462.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 12	28546.98
Nasdaq / Aug 12	13047.19
Hang Seng / Aug 12	20175.62
FTSE 100 / Aug 12	7500.89
Dow Jones / Aug 12	33761.05
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 12	13795.85
France CAC40 / Aug 12	6553.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 12	92.09
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 12	17735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	129600.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 12	1802.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 12	108.59