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China crude oil throughput rises 1.3% in March

BEIJING: China’s oil refinery throughput rose in March as refiners stepped up runs amid signs of a tentative...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:45pm

Business & Finance

China’s industrial profits rise 10.2% in Jan-Feb

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms jumped 10.2% in the January-February period from the same period last...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 11:20am

Business & Finance

China’s Feb new home prices extend declines

BEIJING: China’s new home prices dropped for an eighth straight month in February, official data showed on Friday,...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:07am

Markets

China’s 2023 oil refinery output rises to record on fuel demand recovery

BEIJING: China’s oil refinery throughput in 2023 rose 9.3% from a year earlier to a record, reversing a rare decline...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 11:08am

World

China’s population drops for 2nd year, with record low birth rate

HONG KONG: China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 10:41am

Markets

China’s Nov crude steel output falls for fifth month as demand slows

BEIJING: China’s crude steel output in November fell 3.8% from the prior month, extending a decline for the fifth...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 10:40am

Business & Finance

China’s Jan-Oct property sales fell 6.8% y/y, investment down 9.3%

BEIJING: Property sales by floor area in China fell 6.8% year-on-year in January-October, compared with a 7.5% slide...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 10:03am

Markets

Oil settles down, posts weekly loss as geopolitical risk premium ebbs

LONDON: Oil prices settled more than 2% lower on Friday as supply concerns driven by Middle East tensions eased,...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

World

China’s suspension of youth jobless data draws public ire

BEIJING: China’s statistics bureau said on Tuesday it had suspended publication of youth jobless data, citing the...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 10:18am

Markets

Iron ore higher on rising stimulus hopes after weak China data

BEIJING: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures ticked higher on Tuesday, boosted by heightened expectations of more...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Business & Finance

China new home prices rise at slower pace in May

BEIJING: China’s new home prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, but at a slower pace, according to...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 10:44am

Business & Finance

China’s factory activity falls faster than expected as recovery stumbles

BEIJING: China’s factory activity contracted faster than expected in May on weakening demand, heaping pressure on...

Published 31 May, 2023 09:42am

Markets

China’s new home prices rise at slower pace in April

BEIJING: China’s new home prices rose for the fourth straight month in April but at a slower pace, official data...

Published 17 May, 2023 09:42am

Markets

China April crude steel output dips as mills seek to stem losses

BEIJING: China’s crude steel output in April fell 3.2% from a month earlier and was down 1.5% from a year earlier,...

Published 16 May, 2023 10:28am

Business & Finance

China’s property investment, sales drop sharply in April on subdued demand

BEIJING: A slide in China’s property investment and sales more than doubled in pace in April, a sharp decline in a...

Published 16 May, 2023 09:51am

Business & Finance

China factory activity unexpectedly cools in April

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank in April, official data showed on Sunday, raising...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 11:49am

Business & Finance

China consumer inflation falls below 1% in March

BEIJING: China’s consumer price inflation fell below one percent in March, official figures showed Tuesday, a sign...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 10:59am

Business & Finance

China manufacturing slows in March, services growth hits 12 year high

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity slowed in March, official figures showed Friday, while growth in the...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 01:26pm

Markets

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	278
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	155.57
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.25
Euro to USD / May 9	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5187.67
Nasdaq / May 8	16302.76
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.05
Dow Jones / May 8	39056.39
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18498.38
France CAC40 / May 8	8131.41
India Sensex / May 9	72965.17
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	38260.75

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 9	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	79.44
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	2318.17
Diesel/Litre / May 9	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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