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World edge lower, US yields off lows ahead of fresh data

MSCI World index down 0.1%; Europe shares higher.
US T-bill yields edge off lows; gold down.
Oil heads for biggest weekly drop since at least May.

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 08:24pm

World

Taiwan to allow Foxconn's Gou, TSMC to negotiate for vaccines

The government has come under pressure to allow private firms to buy vaccines, and said while it welcomes the idea and is willing to help.
A good method is for the government to, under this framework, authorise TSMC and the Yonglin Education Foundation to buy them and then donate to the government.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:37pm

Business & Finance

Hyundai Motor Group chases local chipmakers to cut exposure to shortage

The global chip shortage is expected to stretch to the second quarter of 2022, according to research firm Gartner.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 10:35am

Business & Finance

Japan approves chip development project with Taiwan's TSMC

Semiconductors are an essential part of modern tech from smartphones to games consoles and new cars, with the auto industry one of the hardest hit by the shortage.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:41am

Business & Finance

TSMC says 2021 output of key auto chip component up 60% vs last year

TSMC has repeatedly said it is doing its best to address the shortages and increase production.

Published 21 May, 2021 11:43am

Business & Finance

TSMC suffers power outage at southern Taiwan plant

It cited Alice Cheng, an executive at the science park administration, as saying that most companies there have backup systems in the event of power failure.
The operations of TSMC, whose clients include Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc, are being closely watched by its customers and investors due to a global shortage of chips for everything from cars to washing machines.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 04:42pm

Technology

TSMC plans $100bn investment to meet demand

TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company said Thursday it was planning to invest $100 billion over the ...

Published 05 Apr, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

TSMC to invest $100bn over 3 years to meet chip demand

TSMC, like other technology firms, has benefited from the work-and-study-from-home trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people rushed to buy laptops, tablets and other equipment.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 11:39am

Markets

AEX index hits all-time high

AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam’s blue chip AEX index hit an all-time high of 703.29 on Wednesday, surpassing its September...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Technology

Intel to spend $20bn on US chip plants as CEO challenges Asia dominance

SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp will greatly expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity as the new chief executive...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Business & Finance

TSMC shares fall as Taiwan plays down Intel expansion

"First of all I believe that our whole semiconductor ecosystem is very good, and secondly our manufacturers are awesome, and are continually advancing their technology," she said.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:02pm

Business & Finance

Taiwan February export orders seen up for 12th month in row

Taiwan's export orders are a leading indicator of demand for Asia's exports and for hi-tech gadgets, and typically lead actual exports by two to three months.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:39am

Business & Finance

Taiwan drive to plug global chip shortage

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s drive to plug a global shortage of microchips has hit a snag - a lack of water for its foundries...

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:41am

Business & Finance

Apple partners with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays for AR devices: Nikkei

Bloomberg News in January reported that Apple was still working on underlying technologies for its AR glasses, codenamed N421.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:35am

Business & Finance

TSMC to raise $9bn for expansion, open Japan subsidiary

Taiwan's tech firms have benefited from soaring demand for chips that go into laptops, tablets, smartphones and other products to support the work.
It also approved the provision of a guarantee to wholly-owned subsidiary TSMC Global for its issuance of US dollar-denominated senior unsecured corporate bonds not to exceed $4.5 billion.

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 11:32pm

World

After blockbuster Q4, Taiwan says economy may grow 4pc this year

Taiwan's economy grew at its fastest pace in almost a decade in the fourth quarter after contracting earlier last year. For 2020, initial GDP growth was put at 2.98%, higher than China's 2.3% rise last year..
"I see how busy they are. I think there's an opportunity for it to exceed 4%," she said.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

Business & Finance

Samsung says Intel outsourcing will expand foundry market, mum on possible tie-up

We do think that Intel's decision to outsource - from the entire foundry market perspective - will lead to increasing overall foundry market size.
Intel could also outsource legacy products like graphics chips, rather than its flagship processors.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

Business & Finance

TSMC ramps up auto chip production as carmakers wrestle with shortages

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to the shortages, which in some cases have been exacerbated by the former US administration's actions against Chinese chip factories.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:01am

Business & Finance

Taiwan ministry says TSMC will prioritise auto chips if possible

TSMC, in a statement to Reuters, referred to comments from its Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei on an earnings call this month.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:27am

Business & Finance

Embattled Intel says earnings better than expected

SAN FRANCISCO: Intel said Thursday that earnings topped prior expectations, as the computer chip giant faces ...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Business & Finance

Taiwan says asking chip firms to help ease auto chip shortage

TSMC, in a statement, said the issue of chips shortages for auto companies was very important to them.

Published 24 Jan, 2021 01:54pm

Markets

Japan's Nikkei pulls back from 3-decade high, but tech stocks march ahead

Japanese stocks also tracked the US market, which ended lower on Thursday ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's announcement of a stimulus package designed to jump-start the economy.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:01am

Technology

Intel graphics chip will tap new version of TSMC 7-nanometer process

Intel declined to comment and TSMC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:55pm

Markets

Intel says prepared to work with hedge fund on business focus

Third Point's letter said Intel should consider outsourcing its manufacturing operations to keep pace with rivals in the sector such as Taiwan-based TSMC and South Korean giant Samsung, among others.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 08:54am

World

US Defence Department looks to bolster domestic chip manufacture with new program

The foundries would handle commercial work from US companies and could also provide components to the Defence Department, it said.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:15am

Technology

Chipmaker TSMC to set up Arizona subsidiary with $3.5bn capital

The investment is part of the plan that TSMC announced in May to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona.
TSMC manufactures the bulk of its chips in Taiwan and has older chip facilities in China and the US state of Washington.

Published 10 Nov, 2020 05:49pm

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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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