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EU Parliament nears UK trade deal vote

The EU-UK trade pact was provisionally applied on January 1, after nine months of tough negotiations and a last minute handshake just before Christmas last year.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 11:53pm

Markets

Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal

ZURICH: Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Business & Finance

US 2020 farm good exports to China miss Phase 1 trade goal: USDA

CHICAGO: The United States exported $28.75 billion of agricultural goods and related products to China in 2020, data...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

World

Yellen notes ‘importance’ of US-UK relationship

WASHINGTON: Newly-installed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday spoke with her British counterpart Rishi...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Saudi Arabia remains China’s top oil supplier in 2020

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, beat Russia to keep its ranking as China’s ...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

Business & Finance

Nissan commits to UK after Brexit trade deal

LONDON: Japanese carmaker Nissan on Friday committed to its future in Britain, home to the group’s largest ...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

Markets

China's Nov soybean imports from US surge on year after trade deal

The world's top buyer of soybeans brought in 6.04 million tonnes of the oilseed from the United States in November, up 136% from 2.56 million tonnes a year ago.
The November shipments were also up from 3.4 million tonnes in October.

Published 25 Dec, 2020 05:14pm

Business & Finance

JPMorgan ups odds of a Brexit deal to 70pc from 60pc

“In our view, solutions to all of the issues listed above which both sides would be able to live can be designed, even if the process of getting to them is difficult.”

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:32pm

Markets

Dollar gets global beating as stimulus, Brexit boost risk appetite

The dollar index fell as low as 89.767 against a basket currencies, breaking below 90 for the first time since April 2018.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:35pm

World

UK parliament will need time to approve any trade deal, says Gove

Our approach is that we will need ... if we have secured an agreement ... time to allow parliament to have its voice and its say and to legislate and if we don’t have time for that, then the clock has run out and no agreement.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:16pm

World

EU does not expect UK trade deal by Friday

The EU sources said that any agreement that could emerge would produce a "differentiated" system on fishing quotas, but did not expect that to happen by Friday.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:09pm

World

Chance of agreeing EU trade deal 'less than 50pc': UK's Gove

"I think that regrettably the chances are more likely that we won't secure an agreement." Asked about the probability of a deal, he said "less than 50pc".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:43pm

World

United States hopes for trade deal with UK, Trump's trade chief says

The United States is hopeful of sealing a mini-trade deal with the United Kingdom to reduce tariffs, President Donald Trump’s trade chief, Robert Lighthizer, told the BBC.
Lighthizer said he was hopeful for a deal that could see punitive tariffs on Scottish whisky lowered, the BBC said.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 04:31pm

World

Time is running out for Brexit trade deal, UK minister says

With just over four weeks left until the United Kingdom finally exits the EU’s orbit on Dec. 31, both sides are demanding concessions from the other on fishing, state aid and how to resolve any future disputes.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 01:48pm

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HBL Inv.Fund / Apr 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.25 ▲ 0.34 (11.68%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Apr 23 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.58 ▲ 0.16 (11.27%)
A. Shah Ghazi / Apr 23 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.24 ▲ 0.73 (11.21%)
Allied Rental Mod / Apr 23 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	9.65 ▲ 0.95 (10.92%)
Next Capital / Apr 23 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.85 ▲ 0.81 (10.07%)
Khurshid Spinng / Apr 23 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	11.00 ▲ 0.95 (9.45%)
Quetta Textile / Apr 23 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	9.95 ▲ 0.75 (8.15%)
Gatron Ind. / Apr 23 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	478.08 ▲ 33.35 (7.50%)
Glaxo Consumer / Apr 23 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare(GSKCH)	233.70 ▲ 16.30 (7.50%)
Service Tex. / Apr 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.63 ▲ 1.02 (7.49%)

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Shaheen Ins. / Apr 23 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.55 ▲ -0.64 (-15.27%)
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	1.78 ▲ -0.24 (-11.88%)
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 23 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	12.01 ▲ -1.00 (-7.69%)
Javedan Corp. / Apr 23 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	33.30 ▲ -2.70 (-7.50%)
Pak Suzuki / Apr 23 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited(PSMC)	289.69 ▲ -23.48 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Apr 23 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	85.17 ▲ -6.90 (-7.49%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 23 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	12.96 ▲ -1.05 (-7.49%)
The Organic Meat Co. / Apr 23 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	27.66 ▲ -2.24 (-7.49%)
Colgate-Palm. / Apr 23 Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited(COLG)	2590.01 ▲ -208.99 (-7.47%)
Yousuf Weaving / Apr 23 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	3.30 ▲ -0.26 (-7.30%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	38,541,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,481,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Apr 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	23,247,861 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Apr 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	9,677,518 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Apr 23 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	7,068,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,328,500 ▼ 0.00
Bal. Glass / Apr 23 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	6,308,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 23 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	5,947,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	5,441,000 ▼ 0.00
Habib Metro / Apr 23 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	4,149,500 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	153.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	153.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	107.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	4134.98
India Sensex / Apr 22	48080.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	29188.17
Nasdaq / Apr 22	13818.41
Hang Seng / Apr 22	28755.34
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	6938.24
Dow Jones / Apr 22	33815.90
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	15320.52
France CAC40 / Apr 22	6267.28