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UK unemployment rises to 4.2 percent: official data

Published 15 Aug, 2023 01:09pm

LONDON: UK unemployment jumped to a two-year high in the three months to the end of June, official data showed...

UK factories cut prices, helping BoE’s inflation fight

Published 25 Jan, 2023 01:54pm

LONDON: Britain’s manufacturers unexpectedly reduced their prices in December by the most since April 2020, welcome...

UK consumer price inflation 10.1% in September

Published 19 Oct, 2022 12:15pm

LONDON: Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation inched up to 10.1% in September, returning to a 40-year...

UK inflation eases from 40-year high

Published 14 Sep, 2022 03:38pm

LONDON: UK inflation has eased on lower motor fuel costs but remains close to 40-year peaks, official data showed...

UK’s recession-threatened economy wins respite

Published 12 Sep, 2022 01:10pm

LONDON: The UK’s recession-threatened economy rebounded in July after a hefty fall the previous month, official data...

UK inflation jumps to 40-year peak

Published 18 May, 2022 12:39pm

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate surged to a 40-year high last month on rocketing energy costs, official data...

UK unemployment rate steady despite Omicron

Published 15 Feb, 2022 02:03pm

LONDON: The UK's unemployment rate remained steady at the end of last year despite the emergence of the Omicron...

British inflation hits 10-year high, bolstering rate hike bets

Published 17 Nov, 2021 01:00pm

LONDON: British inflation surged to a 10-year high last month as household energy bills rocketed, according to data...

UK inflation dips but rate rise still forecast

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 11:54am

LONDON: British annual inflation eased to 3.1 percent in September, official data showed Wednesday, remaining close...

UK economic growth picks up in August after July dip

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 12:01pm

The economy picked up in August as bars, restaurants and festivals benefited from the first full month without COVID-19 restrictions in England, Morgan says

UK inflation surges to 2.1% as economy reopens

Published 16 Jun, 2021 11:11am

The Consumer Prices Index rate surged to 2.1 percent in May, which was the highest level since July 2019.

UK borrowing dips

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

LONDON: UK government borrowing fell in April as easing virus curbs buoyed economic activity, but remains elevated...

UK inflation more than doubles to 1.5% in April

Published 19 May, 2021 11:27am

Core inflation, which excludes energy prices and other volatile items, rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to April, the Office for National Statistics said.

UK economy in recovery mode before lockdown easing

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

LONDON: Britain’s economy began to recover strongly at the end of the first quarter despite only minor easing of...

UK unemployment dips to 4.9%: official data

Published 20 Apr, 2021 11:50am

The rate compared with 5.0 percent in the three months to the end of January, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.

Britain's EU exports rebound by 46.6% in February: data

Published 13 Apr, 2021 12:05pm

"However, imports from the EU are yet to significantly rebound, with a number of issues hampering trade."

UK retail sales attempt recovery from lockdown slump

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:52am

LONDON: British retail sales recovered somewhat in February, helped by demand for home improvements and garden items...

UK inflation rate unexpectedly drops in February

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:21pm

Wednesday's data from the Office for National Statistics showed that producer prices - which tend to feed through into consumer prices later - were 2.6% higher than the year before in February.

COVID prevalence in England drops, 1 in 80 infected

Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:30pm

Around 695,400 people infected, equivalent to about one in 80 people.
In the previous week, the ONS estimated the prevalence to be one in 65 people.

UK unemployment hits 5.0% on virus fallout: official

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:51pm

The rate for the three months to the end of November compares with 4.9 percent.

UK jobless rate rises again, redundancies hit record high

Published 15 Dec, 2020 05:11pm

The number of redundancies reached a record high of 370,000 in the August-to-October period, although it decreased in October alone, the Office for National Statistics said.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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