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China starts 2021 with robust imports of major commodities: Russell

Overall, China's imports of major commodities in January are more than just a reflection of an economy well on it way to recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:47am

Business & Finance

SABIC posts 2.2bn riyals net profit as certain impairments reversed

The fourth-quarter net profit was higher than the average forecast of 1.815 billion riyals from three analysts, according to Refinitiv data.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 01:11pm

Business & Finance

Lundin Energy raises oil output forecast, Q4 beats expectation

Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to $488.1 million from $382.5 million for the same period a year ago, beating the $428.2 million seen in a Refinitiv poll.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:32pm

Technology

Facebook investors, shrugging off election woes, look for 'social commerce' payday

The world's biggest social media company is poised to reap a windfall from that gambit.
Wall Street expects the company to report fourth-quarter sales up 25% to $26.4 billion.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:23pm

Markets

Dubai top lender Emirates NBD full-year profit slumps 52%

The UAE's biggest lender, First Abu Dhabi Bank, on Tuesday posted a 16% drop in 2020 net profit on higher impairment charges.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 02:57pm

Business & Finance

Johnson & Johnson promises 2021 profit jump, vaccine data ‘soon’

Separately, J&J chief financial officer told CNBC that the company was expecting data sometime next week and was optimistic that it would be robust.
The company's fourth-quarter profit fell 56.7% to $1.74 billion after recording litigation expenses of $2.9 billion in the fourth quarter.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

Business & Finance

Lockheed Martin misses profit estimates on lower F-35 deliveries

Shares of the company fell 1.2% in premarket trading, after the company said fourth-quarter deliveries of its F-35 jets fell 17.6% from 51 jets a year earlier.
Lockheed forecast full-year earnings for 2021 to be in the range of $26.00 to $26.30 per share, above analysts' average expectation of $26.13 per share.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:02pm

Business & Finance

Raytheon posts better-than-expected profit and sales, shares jump

Shares of the company rose 2.7% in premarket trading after the company said its free cash flow could almost double to $4.5 billion in 2021.
The company provided a full-year revenue outlook of about $63.4 billion to $65.4 billion which was below analysts' estimate of revenue of about $67.28 billion.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 06:35pm

Business & Finance

3M profit rises after boost from healthcare

3M's healthcare unit - its third-largest business - has been the best performer among its four divisions.
3M said its full-year total sales would grow in the range of 5% to 8%.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:06pm

Markets

Nasdaq scales new high ahead of big-tech earnings; cyclicals lag

Investors optimistic about mega-cap company earnings.
Cyclical stocks slip in early trading.
GameStop shares surge in short-squeeze.
Merck falls after ending COVID-19 vaccine program.
Dow down 0.55%, S&P 500 up 0.26%, Nasdaq surges 1.25%.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 09:39pm

Markets

Time to pause? Wall St grows wary of some stock bubbles

Pockets of the market have recently demonstrated investor behavior consistent with bubble-like sentiment.
Elevated retail participation has contributed to soaring prices. Retail broker eToro told Reuters it registered more than 380,000 new users in the first 11 days of 2021.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:55pm

Markets

Sri Lankan shares end at record high on industrial, financial boost

Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading 601.4 million rupees ($3.08 million) worth of shares, according to exchange data.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 06:29pm

Technology

Pandemic-driven cleaning routines boost P&G sales forecast again

The company's shares rose 2% before the opening bell.
P&G said it expects full-year sales to rise 5% to 6%, compared with a prior forecast of a 3% to 4% increase.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

Markets

Hong Kong shares end at near one-year high on robust mainland inflows

Financials firms led the gains on Friday, as more Chinese banks expect solid profit growth for the year of 2020.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:11pm

Business & Finance

Singapore Airlines raises $500mn in US dollar debt debut

Singapore Airlines is the first major airline in Asia to tap the global debt markets in 2021, following a rush of deals in the second half of 2020.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:03pm

Markets

China's ban on Australian coal forces trade flows to realign: Russell

It is having to pay substantially more for alternative supplies, and there are reports of coal shortages in certain parts of the country, just as winter bites.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Alibaba plans $5bn bond this month amid regulatory scrutiny

Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:12pm

Markets

Tesla tumbles 6.5% from record high in S&P 500 debut

The company's shares had opened down nearly 5%.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:23am

Forex
World
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 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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