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China records strong factory output as recovery broadens

In April, the urban unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1 percent, the NBS added.

Updated 17 May, 2021 05:24pm

Business & Finance

China factory gate price jump raises global inflation concern

BEIJING: Chinese factory prices hit a more than two-year high in March, data showed Friday, highlighting the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

World

Five Chinese cities told to rein in speculation as property prices soar

New home prices in China rose at their fastest pace in five months in February, official data shows, as red-hot demand for property in the world's-second largest economy largely eclipsed government efforts to cool the market.
The five cities have seen prices rise fast due to spillover demand from tier-1 cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen which imposed stringent regulations early in the year to rein in home prices.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 08:06pm

Markets

China Jan-Feb aluminium output rises on new capacity increase

SHANGHAI: China’s aluminium production rose 8.4% in the first two months of 2021 compared with the same period ...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

World

Nigeria's unemployment rose to 33.3pc in fourth quarter, stats office says

The unemployment rate stood at 33.3% in the fourth quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, up from 27.1% in the second quarter, when the data was last published. Unemployment of 23.1% was first reported for the third quarter of 2018.
Access Bank, Nigeria's largest lender, cut staff salaries and sacked contract workers accounting for 75% of its 30,000 workforce to save costs, banking sources told Reuters.

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:26pm

Markets

China Jan-Feb aluminium output rises on new capacity increase

"The new capacity will mainly come from Yunnan in 2021," she said.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 01:00pm

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

Business & Finance

China factory prices rise as industries recover from pandemic

BEIJING: Factory prices in China rose in February at the fastest pace in more than two years, official data showed...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Business & Finance

China's Jan new home prices quicken as mega cities heat up

China's property market recovered quickly from the COVID-19 crisis last year, mostly in bigger cities. But the rebound has raised concerns about financial risks and policymakers have since then tightened screws on the funnelling of funds into the sector.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 12:18pm

Markets

Chinese stats official warns against excessive economic optimism

That would deviate from faster economic growth, but credit support will remain stable, Sun wrote in China Finance magazine.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:03am

Business & Finance

China factory activity slows slightly on new Covid-19 wave

Accordingly, non-manufacturing activity could dip further in February, he said.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:49pm

Markets

China's 2020 power consumption grows 3.1% despite COVID-19 disruption

In 2019, China consumed a total of 7.23 trillion kilowatt hours (kWh).

Published 19 Jan, 2021 11:00am

Business & Finance

China's 2020 property investment rises 7% y/y

Property sales by floor area rose 2.6% year-on-year in 2020, faster than a 1.3% rise in January-November, the official data showed.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:51am

Markets

China 2020 aluminium output roars to annual record high

She sees aluminium production in China, which aims to cap its annual capacity at around 45 million tonnes, growing by another 6.5% in 2021.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:16am

Markets

China revises 2019 GDP growth lower to 6.0%

The pre-revision 2019 GDP growth rate was 6.1%

Published 30 Dec, 2020 10:46am

Business & Finance

China's Jan-Nov property investment rises 6.8% y/y

Property sales by floor area rose 1.3% for January-November, compared with a 1.8% decline in the first 10 months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:18am

Business & Finance

China's factory prices fall at slower pace in Nov, consumer prices decline

China has seen a steady recovery since it was hard hit by the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, when authorities imposed lockdowns and travel restrictions to contain the virus.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 09:41am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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