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Canada’s economy posts modest job gains in June

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy added a net of 18,200 jobs in June and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.5percent, data...

Canada enters surprise technical recession amid tariff uncertainty

Published 01 Jun, 2026 04:28am

OTTAWA: Canada’s economy posted a surprise contraction in the first quarter versus the year before, making it two...

TSX records third week of losses as ME tensions dent sentiment

Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am

TORONTO: Canada’s main stock index fell on Friday amid broad declines across sectors, recording its third straight...

Canada adds fewer jobs than expected in April, jobless rate dips to 5.2%

Published 06 May, 2022 06:00pm

OTTAWA: The Canadian economy added far fewer jobs than expected in April, though the unemployment rate inched down...

Canadian dollar gains

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar edged higher against its US counterpart on Tuesday as investors weighed uncertainty...

Canada adds 230,700 jobs in June, unemployment falls to 7.8pc

Published 09 Jul, 2021 06:12pm

The country added 230,700 jobs in June, beating analyst expectations of 195,000, as public health restrictions were eased in several regions of the country, Statscan said. The unemployment rate was 7.8%, just short of expectations of 7.7%.

Canada inflation rises to highest level in a decade

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

OTTAWA: Canadians paid 3.6 percent more for goods and services in May than a year earlier, marking the largest ...

Canadian dollar recovers from Friday's 4-week low as oil rises

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:20pm

Canadian dollar strengthens 0.2% against greenback.
Canadian factory sales decrease by 2.1% in April.
Price of US oil rises 0.9%.
Canadian 10-year yield rises 1.3 basis points to 1.381%.

TSX gains on energy boost, upbeat economic data

Published 11 Jun, 2021 08:29pm

The energy sector climbed 0.8% as US crude prices were up 0.2% a barrel, while Brent crude was unchanged.
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 39.12 points, or 0.2%, at 20,088.59.

Canada posts trade surplus as chip shortage slashes imports, more pain predicted

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:26pm

Imports dropped 4.7% on a 22.1% plunge in shipments of motor vehicles and parts, as many manufacturers in North America and abroad stopped or slowed production.
Overall exports fell by 1.0% as shipments of motor vehicles and parts dove 18.1%.

C$ rebounds from 8-day low as investors shrug off jobs decline

Published 04 Jun, 2021 08:24pm

Canadian dollar strengthens 0.3% against the greenback.
Canada's economy sheds 68,000 jobs in May.
Loonie touches its weakest since May 27 at 1.2133.
Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

Canadian economy grows 5.6pc in first quarter, seen down 0.8pc in April

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:40pm

In a preliminary estimate, Statistics Canada said the economy would have contracted 0.8% in April. By contrast, the economy expanded 1.1% in March, the 11th consecutive monthly gain, as 18 of 20 sectors posted increases.

TSX rises on energy stocks, retail sales boost

Published 21 May, 2021 08:50pm

The energy sector climbed 1.3% as US crude prices rose 2.5%, while Brent crude added 2.0%.
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 39.06 points, or 0.2%, at 19,582.01.

Canada annual inflation rises at fastest pace in a decade in April

Updated 19 May, 2021 07:31pm

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4%, from 2.2% in March, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to rise to 3.2% in April.
CPI common, which the Bank of Canada calls the best gauge of the economy's underperformance, was 1.7%, in line with analyst expectations. CPI median and trim both rose to 2.3%.

Canadian dollar slips as trade balance swings to surprise deficit

Published 04 May, 2021 07:57pm

Canadian dollar weakens 0.3% against the greenback.
Canada posts a C$1.1 billion trade deficit in March.
Price of US oil rises 1.2%.
Canada's 10-year yield was unchanged at 1.522%.

TSX slips as oil prices retreat from six-week highs

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:39pm

The Canadian economy grew by 0.4% in February as retail trade rebounded after lockdown measures were eased across parts of the country, Statistics Canada said. A flash estimate showed GDP jumping 0.9% in March.
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 40.62 points, or 0.21%, at 19,215.3.

Canadian dollar clings to weekly gain as factory sales rise

Published 23 Apr, 2021 07:55pm

Canadian dollar strengthens 0.1% against the greenback.
Estimate shows Canadian factory sales up 3.5% in March.
Price of US oil rises 0.3%.
Canadian bond yields were little changed across the curve.

Canada posts blockbuster job gain in March, but new lockdowns set to weigh

Published 09 Apr, 2021 08:45pm

Statistics Canada said the country added 303,100 jobs in March, triple analyst expectations of 100,000, as a number of industries continued to recover from December and January shutdowns.
"This is another strong jobs report," said Ryan Brecht, a senior economist at Action Economics. "However, the outlook for April activity has been dented by the return of regional lockdowns."

Canada Feb factory sales seen falling 1.0pc

Published 24 Mar, 2021 08:29pm

Factory sales gained 3.1% in January. Statscan said the estimate had been calculated based on responses received from 59.0% of companies surveyed.
The average final response rate for the survey over the past 12 months has been 90.4%, it added.

Canada inflation rate ticks up in February on gas prices

Published 17 Mar, 2021 08:23pm

All three core measures of inflation were steady in February. CPI common, which the Bank of Canada says is the best gauge of the economy's underperformance, was flat at 1.3%.
Generally speaking, you don't have emergency levels of disinflationary pressures to justify emergency levels of stimulus, in my opinion.

Canada jobs market bounces back, unemployment lowest in a year

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

OTTAWA: Canada added a net 259,000 jobs in February, blowing past forecasts as the unemployment rate fell 1.2...

Spike in Canada exports to US leads to surprise January trade surplus

Published 05 Mar, 2021 09:43pm

Canada's trade surplus with the rest of the world was C$1.41 billion ($1.11 billion) in January, the largest since July 2014. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a deficit of C$1.40 billion.
"In a sea of really bad news this is an island paradise. Everything is up," said Peter Hall, chief economist at Export Development Canada.

Canadian dollar clings to this week's gains as oil climbs

Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:21am

The US dollar rose against a basket of major currencies as investors priced for strong US growth relative to other regions.

TSX flat as weak retail sales data weighs; set for weekly loss

Published 19 Feb, 2021 08:29pm

Domestic retail sales fell 3.4% in December to $53.38 billion ($42.37 billion), the biggest monthly drop since April, as COVID-19 restrictions hit businesses, Statistics Canada said.
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was flat at 18,274.68 and was set to record its worst week so far this month.

Canadian dollar gives back weekly gain as oil dips further

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:14pm

Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against the greenback.
Loonie trades in a range of 1.2695 to 1.2763.
Price of US oil falls 0.4%.
Canadian bond yields rise across much of a steeper curve.

Canada economy better than expected in November, but impact of COVID-19 surge looms

Published 29 Jan, 2021 08:21pm

The Canadian economy probably posted its biggest GDP drop on record in 2020, likely down 5.1% on the year,
"Canadian GDP ended 2020 on a much firmer footing than broadly expected, albeit after a brutal year," said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets, in a note.

Canada GDP up 0.7pc in November, Q4 GDP seen up 1.9pc

Published 29 Jan, 2021 07:09pm

Canada's 2020 GDP most likely fell 5.1%, Statscan said in a preliminary estimate. The goods-producing sector posted a 1.2% increase in November, while the service-producing sector grew by 0.5%.

Canada December unemployment rate revised to 8.8pc

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:22pm

The revision, undertaken to ensure the data was aligned with recent population and geographical boundary estimates, had "virtually no effect" on employment estimates for the pandemic period of March to December 2020.

Canada annual inflation rate slows to 0.7pc in December

Published 20 Jan, 2021 08:02pm

Headline inflation was below analyst expectations for inflation to remain at November's 1.0% rate. Consumer prices fell 0.2% on the month.
The Canadian dollar was trading 0.3% higher at 1.2692 to the greenback, or 78.79 US cents as investors bet on hefty US fiscal stimulus.

Canada loses 62,600 jobs in December, first decline since April

Published 08 Jan, 2021 08:28pm

Canada lost 62,600 jobs, more than double analyst expectations of a decline of 27,500, while the unemployment rate edged up to 8.6%.
Due to both the continuing rise in virus cases... and the further curtailments of activity since the last survey.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.24 (-9.31%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.01 ▼ -2.81 (-8.83%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jul 20 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	352 ▼ -33 (-8.57%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	164,443,202 ▲ 0.82
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,094,203 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,346,929 ▲ 0.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,282,197 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,439,486 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,535,907 ▲ 0.76
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,048,958 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,187,734 ▲ 0.27
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,467,861 ▲ 0.8
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,171 ▲ 0.03

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