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China stocks climb as economic data, easing contagion fears lift risk mood

HONG KONG: China stocks saw a broad-based rally on Wednesday as investors welcomed domestic economic data that...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 10:06am

Business & Finance

China consumer inflation slowest in a year, leaves room for more stimulus

BEIJING: China’s annual consumer inflation slowed to the lowest rate in a year in February as consumers remained...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 10:56am

Business & Finance

China’s new home prices rise in Jan for first time in a year

BEIJING: China’s new home prices rose in January for the first time in a year, official data showed on Thursday, as...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 10:54am

Business & Finance

China’s industrial profits contract in 2022 on COVID woes

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms fell 4% in 2022 from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday,...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 10:02am

Markets

China Dec steel output rises from prior month

SHANGHAI: China’s December steel output rose 4.5% from the prior month, official data showed on Tuesday, as demand...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Markets

China stocks decline as growth slows in Q4

HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks edged lower on Tuesday, as Beijing released weak GDP growth and economic...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

China’s Dec home prices decline further, more cities record falls

BEIJING: China’s new home prices fell for the fifth straight month in December as COVID-19 outbreaks hurt demand,...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 11:02am

Business & Finance

China consumer inflation accelerates in Dec; PPI falls with soft demand

BEIJING: China’s annual consumer inflation rate accelerated in December, driven by rising food prices even as...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 09:55am

Business & Finance

China revises 2021 GDP growth up to 8.4% from 8.1%

BEIJING: China has revised up its estimate of 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 8.4% from 8.1% previously,...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 10:48am

Markets

China’s 2022 wheat, corn, soybean output rise

BEIJING: China’s 2022 wheat output rose 0.6% from a year earlier to 137.72 million tonnes, the National Bureau of...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 10:15am

Business & Finance

China’s November imports, exports plunge due to Covid rules

BEIJING: China’s imports and exports plunged in November to levels not seen since early 2020, official figures...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:40pm

Business & Finance

China’s industrial profits drop further as COVID woes take toll on economy

BEIJING: China’s industrial firms saw overall profits decline further in the January-October period as COVID-19...

Published 27 Nov, 2022 12:29pm

Business & Finance

China’s factory, services activity skids on persistent COVID curbs

BEIJING: China’s factory activity unexpectedly fell in October, weighed by softening global demand and strict...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 09:28am

Markets

China’s Sept coal output jumps 12.3% on year, hits record daily levels

BEIJING: China’s September coal production jumped 12.3% from a year earlier to 390 million tonnes, official data...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 10:01am

World

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, marking fourth in a week

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off the east coast on Saturday, South...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 11:08am

Business & Finance

China’s Sept new home prices fall for third straight month

BEIJING: New home prices in China fell for the third straight month in September as a mortgage boycott across the...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 11:03am

Business & Finance

China’s economy perks up but property crisis worsens

BEIJING: China’s economy showed surprising resilience in August, with faster-than-expected growth in factory output...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 11:14am

Business & Finance

China July property investment in biggest decline this year

BEIJING: China’s property investment by developers further worsened in July, down the most this year, while new...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 11:46am

Markets

China unexpectedly cuts key rates as economic data disappoints

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s central bank cut key lending rates in a surprise move on Monday to revive demand as data...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 11:22am

Business & Finance

China’s factory output, retail sales up in July but weaker than expected

BEIJING: Factory output and retail sales in China edged up in July but were weaker than analysts’ expectations,...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:48am

Business & Finance

China’s July factory activity weakens on soft demand

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity logged a surprise drop in July, official data showed Sunday, on the back of...

Published 31 Jul, 2022 10:19am

Markets

China aluminium output up

BEIJING: China’s primary aluminium production rose 3.2% to 3.39 million tonnes in June from a year earlier,...

Published 17 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Business & Finance

Shanghai economy contracts 13.7% in second quarter

BEIJING: Shanghai’s economy shrank 13.7% in the second quarter from a year earlier following the citywide...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 10:20am

Business & Finance

UK posts record current account gap, urges caution on data

LONDON: Britain racked up a record shortfall in its current account in the first three months of this year, as the...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 12:19pm

Business & Finance

China’s factory, service sectors shake off 3 months of lockdown pain

BEIJING: China’s factory and service sectors snapped three months of activity decline in June, business surveys...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 10:23am

Business & Finance

China’s May industrial profits slump again despite easing COVID curbs

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms shrank at a slower pace in May following a sharp fall in April, as...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:14am

Business & Finance

UK slowdown fears mount as GDP unexpectedly shrinks in April

LONDON: Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in April, official figures showed on Monday, adding to fears of a...

Updated 13 Jun, 2022 02:59pm

Business & Finance

China factory inflation eases to lowest in a year

BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation dropped to its lowest in a year in May, official data showed Friday, while...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:27am

Markets

Asian markets slide on inflation, Covid fears

HONG KONG: Asian stocks closed lower on Monday in cautious trade, as figures showed China’s economic growth...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

Business & Finance

China March new home prices stall again as COVID damps sentiment

BEIJING: Growth in new home prices in China was flat again in March versus the previous month, government data...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 09:48am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.25 ▲ 0.39 (10.10%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 24 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.25 ▲ 0.11 (9.65%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 24 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	297.60 ▲ 20.76 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 24 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	244.99 ▲ 17.09 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1026.39 ▲ 71.60 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Mar 24 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	83.72 ▲ 5.84 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Mar 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	57.38 ▲ 4.00 (7.49%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 24 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1277 ▲ 89.00 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 24 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	84.22 ▲ 5.87 (7.49%)
Shakarganj / Mar 24 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.50 ▲ 2.33 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Mar 24 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.22 ▼ -0.29 (-11.55%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.88 ▼ -1.00 (-11.26%)
HBL Invest Fund / Mar 24 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.55 ▼ -0.15 (-8.82%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	10.55 ▼ -1.00 (-8.66%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Mar 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.41 ▼ -0.21 (-8.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 24 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.22 ▼ -0.18 (-7.50%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 24 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	193.33 ▼ -15.67 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 24 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	471.75 ▼ -38.25 (-7.50%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 24 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.67 ▼ -1.27 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Mar 24 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.42 ▼ -3.33 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▼ -0.23
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▼ -0.02
Thatta Cement / Mar 24 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 24 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▼ -0.59
Telecard Limited / Mar 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▼ -0.52
Hascol Petrol / Mar 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▼ -0.11
Meezan Bank / Mar 24 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▼ -0.27
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▼ -0.31

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 23	3948.72
Nasdaq / Mar 23	11787.40
Dow Jones / Mar 23	32105.25
India Sensex / Mar 24	57895.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27326.43
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19970.42
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7408.41
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	15034.97
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7056.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1989.92
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	77.60

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