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Early trade in New York: Dollar stands tall

NEW YORK: The dollar rose to two-month highs against the euro on Tuesday as markets saw a widening disparity between...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

BP plunges into $20.3-bn annual loss on virus fallout

"BP will continue to review all actions and respond to any further changes in prevailing market conditions," it added.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:56pm

Sports

Premier League spending lowest in almost a decade

The outlay was dramatically down on last season's £230 million outlay, which came shortly before Covid-19 pandemic swept across Europe.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:46pm

World

Invictus Games postponed again to 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic

The Invictus Games are the brainchild of Harry, who served with the British military in Afghanistan.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:41pm

World

Italy's ruling parties face deadline on govt talks

Mattarella has stressed the urgency of the task as Italy navigates the pandemic, which has killed almost 89,000 people.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:32pm

Technology

Bridging Industry and Academia - Crowd Learning comes to Rescue

With the world increasingly moving online during the pandemic, iBridge used its crowd learning resources to bring together bright students from underprivileged areas in South Asia, especially Sindh, Pakistan.
As education remains a distant dream from many living in the under-privileged areas of a country, learning experiences of most students are crippled by lack of basic infrastructure, dearth of good teachers and absence of competition between schools.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 05:03pm

Business & Finance

Global Covid-19 Vaccinations Doses Cross the 100M Mark

Covid-19 vaccinations surpass 100 million doses worldwide

Published 02 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Huge snowstorm hits US east coast

NEW YORK: A huge snowstorm brought chaos to the United States east coast on Monday, canceling thousands of flights,...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:52am

World

Japan, US reaffirm readiness to use bold steps to escape crisis: Aso

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday he and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen agreed in phone...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Markets

European shares jump

MILAN/FRANKFURT: European shares jumped on Monday, bouncing from their worst weekly decline since October powered by...

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Canadian manufacturing PMI slides to a 6-month low

TORONTO: Canadian factory activity grew at the slowest pace in six months in January, data showed on Monday,...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:44am

World

Irish COVID-19 jobless claims level off after latest lockdown

Almost one-in-five prospective workers were temporarily or permanently out of work in Ireland at the end of December.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:31am

World

WHO team in Wuhan hold ‘good discussions’ with Chinese counterparts

The group of independent experts spent about 4-1/2 hours on its longest site visit since completing two weeks of quarantine on Thursday, and did not speak to waiting journalists.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:57pm

Pakistan

President for 'Brand Pakistan' drive to highlight country's potential, success stories

The president said Pakistan had made remarkable socio-economic achievements such as overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 09:46pm

World

French government warns restaurants after secret openings

Government spokesman warned Monday of "financial penalties" for the "very small minority of restaurants that decide to open".

Published 01 Feb, 2021 05:07pm

Pakistan

20 deaths, 425 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Punjab

The Punjab health department conducted 2,922,869 tests for COVID-19 so far while 142,651 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

Opinion

China’s economic achievements benefit the world

In 2020, our world went through a pandemic and global changes, both on a scale unseen in a century. It was truly an...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

AstraZeneca hit by Covid jab delays and disagreements

The Anglo-Swedish firm also won plaudits for promising to provide the vaccine on a non-profit basis to lower- and middle-income countries.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

World

China to ‘no longer recognise’ UK-issued BN(O) passport for Hong Kongers

BEIJING: China on Friday said it will “no longer recognise” the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Motiwala urges govt to prioritise relief, rescue activities

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI),...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

PM fully focussed to boost economy: Shibli

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, he said, had taken many initiatives and introduced programmes for the public welfare.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 11:47pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt considering various options to utilize corona control fund: Hashim Jawan

The current session of Punjab Assembly started two hours behind its scheduled time with Panel of Chairman Mian Shafee in the chair.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 11:40pm

World

EU relaxes state aid rules

BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday extended until the end of this year the easing of European state aid rules and gave...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

World

Europe’s vaccine row worsens as WHO probe set to begin in China

BERLIN: Europe’s row with AstraZeneca worsened Thursday with a German recommendation against administering the...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

World

Russia population shrinks by half a million

MOSCOW: The Russian population shrank by more than half a million over the past 12 months, the steepest fall since...

Updated 29 Jan, 2021 09:43am

Pakistan

Covid-19: UK announces humanitarian aid for Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner CMG announced £3.5 million UK humanitarian aid for...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Markets

Saudi Arabia to sell more shares of Aramco

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Thursday the kingdom will sell more shares of energy giant ...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Gold demand shrinks in 2020 on virus fallout: industry

LONDON: Gold demand shrank 14 percent last year as the coronavirus pandemic sparked record falls in jewellery...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Markets

Cocoa futures slip

LONDON: Cocoa futures in both New York and London fell to two-week lows on Thursday, weighed down by hedge selling...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Markets

Copper prices up in choppy trade

LONDON: Copper gained on Thursday in choppy trade as the dollar reversed gains, making commodities prices the...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Apr 16	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66
Diesel/Litre / Apr 16	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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