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Renault forecasts production fall on shortages

PARIS: Renault expects to manufacture around 500,000 fewer vehicles than anticipated this year due to a global...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:35am

Pakistan

Best Place to Work Pakistan Awards Gala held

KARACHI: The Best Place to Work Pakistan Awards Gala 2021 took place at a local hotel to recognise and celebrate...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 3 more lives in Sindh, infects 379 more people

KARACHI: Three more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,551 in Sindh province, while...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

World

China warns of further spread in latest Covid-19 flare-up

BEIJING: China's latest Covid-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, a health official said on ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:33am

Business & Finance

Global consumer electronics retail market’s size grows to $1.1trn

ISLAMABAD: The global consumer electronics retail market has grown up to $1.1 trillion and the industry has seen...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am

Business & Finance

Pandemic, climate change to dominate Asia-Pacific ministers' meeting

Ministers from the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC will meet virtually on Friday, hoping to chart a path forward for...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 12:21pm

Opinion

The untreated pandemic

Frozen. Stalled. Broken down. Hazed. Fogged. Jammed. We are neither talking about the car engine nor the weather; we...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

Business & Finance

JPMorgan edges closer to leaving pandemic behind, its earnings show

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co beat analysts' profit estimates on Wednesday, thanks to record revenue in some...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:42am

World

Russia tops 1,000 daily virus deaths for first time

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday topped 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 02:08pm

World

TB deaths on the rise again globally due to Covid-19: WHO

GENEVA: Tuberculosis is on the rise again globally for the first time in a decade, linked to disruptions in access ...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 05:54pm

BR Research

Confidence shortage!

The past two years have been full of surprises, of which the pandemic and the chaos it brought to the world is...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Inequality, inflation hurting pandemic recovery: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economic bounceback from the Covid-19 crisis will downshift this year as countries struggle...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 06:00pm

World

Russia reports record daily coronavirus deaths

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll as cases linked to the Delta variant...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 02:26pm

Business & Finance

Airlines to lose $51.8bn in 2021, stay in red in 2022: IATA

BOSTON: Global airlines will lose an estimated $51.8 billion in 2021 and another $11.6 billion in 2022 in the...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 06:48pm

Opinion

Govt's inflation narrative

Prime Minister Imran Khan acknowledged yet again on 30 September 2021 that inflation is an issue but laid the blame...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

World

US sends more than 8m Covid vaccines to Bangladesh, Philippines

WASHINGTON: The United States announced Friday it is sending more than eight million Covid-19 vaccine doses to...

Published 02 Oct, 2021 08:40am

Markets

As Americans spend, credit card debt is ticking back up

Many Americans stayed at home at the start of COVID-19 and did not spend like they usually do

Published 27 Sep, 2021 12:10pm

World

Melbourne anti-lockdown protests fizzle out as daily cases hit pandemic high

SYDNEY: Melbourne's streets were largely quiet on Thursday after three days of anti-lockdown protests, with hundreds...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 10:22am

Pandemic speeds innovation shift to Asia: UN

GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic sped up the shift of innovation from Europe and North America towards Asia, UN world...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 03:03am

World

Middle East's first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic

DUBAI: The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opens its doors to exhibitors from ...

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 06:35pm

Fed expected to stay cautious as economy sends mixed signals

WASHINGTON: With the United States on the upswing from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve is expected to...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 06:41am

World

World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Pakistan

2,580 new Covid-19 cases emerge across country: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre's (NCOC) on Sunday said that the country recorded 2,580 new...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Covid-19 increasing money-laundering risks: UAE bank

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates central bank sees increased risks of illicit financial flows emerging from the...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 02:50am

World

Greece is bouncing back from pandemic rout, says PM

ATHENS: Greece is on track to produce a primary surplus from 2023, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on ...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 03:56am

NCOC decides to lift lockdown in 18 districts from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chairman Asad Umar Tuesday announced lifting of lockdown in...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 02:54am

Markets

India pauses rebound in fuel consumption in Aug

BENGALURU: India’s fuel consumption fell in August, government data showed on Thursday, as monsoon rains and...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

World

UK's PM breaks tax pledge to fund new care for elderly

LONDON: Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 05:42pm

World

Troubled German IAA auto show opens under climate, Covid cloud

MUNICH, (Germany): Germany's revamped IAA auto show, one of the world's largest, opens in Munich on Tuesday for a...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

61 more die of Covid-19 across country

ISLAMABAD: The country reported 3,747 new coronavirus cases including 61 more deaths on Sunday as there is no let ...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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