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Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 10:51pm

Markets

Global markets reel as Trump tariffs stoke fear of economic ‘spiral of doom’

Investors still grappling with a lot of unanswered questions, a portfolio strategist says

Published 03 Apr, 2025 11:22pm

World

US consumer prices accelerate; seen delaying Fed rate cut

Third straight month of strong consumer price readings followed on the heels of news last week that job growth accelerated in March

Updated 12 Apr, 2024 09:28am

Markets

Wall Street extends recent gains, led by megacaps

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Monday, adding to recent strong gains, with megacap growth...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 12:21am

World

US annual consumer inflation posts largest increase since 1981

WASHINGTON: U.S. annual consumer prices jumped 9.1% in June, the largest increase in more than four decades, leaving...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:53pm

Markets

Analysis: US stocks' bear market growl could beckon recession

NEW YORK: The bear market in U.S. stocks could be a prelude to even tougher times to come: a market swoon has often...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:59pm

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Signs of market bottom elude investors after step selloff

NEW YORK: Investors are studying an array of indicators for clues on how much further a brutal slide in U.S. stocks...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Markets

Wall Street, oil slide, dollar jumps as investors eye rate hikes

WASHINGTON: U.S. stocks and oil tumbled on Friday while bond yields continued to gain as investors prepared for a...

Published 23 Apr, 2022 01:14am

Markets

Japanese shares end at over 2-month high on tech, auto boost

TOKYO: Japanese shares closed at their highest in more than two months on Wednesday, as heavyweight technology ...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Markets

Wall Street pulls back on Fed, Ukraine jitters

• ViacomCBS plunges on profit miss • Jan retail sales rise, top estimates • Fed minutes at 2 pm ET •...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei falls as tech shares weaken ahead of Fed’s policy update

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index ended lower on Wednesday, dragged down by technology heavyweights after their U.S....

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

Fed flags rate hike ‘soon,’ plans for ‘significantly reducing’ balance sheet

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled it is likely to raise US interest rates in March and ...

Updated 27 Jan, 2022 09:37am

Markets

Whiplashed Wall Street struggles with mixed payrolls data

BOSTON: U.S. stocks and Treasury were mixed in choppy trading on Friday as investors digested payroll data and its...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:22pm

Fed sees three interest rate hikes in 2022

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve, signalling its inflation target has been met, said on Wednesday it would end its...

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:43am

Opinion

As Fed kicks off taper, some investors seek to dial down risk Gertrude

The Fed's well-telegraphed taper announcement has done little to soothe the nerves of some investors, who remain on...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Fed rolls out bond-buying ‘taper’

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will begin trimming its monthly bond purchases in November with...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 09:40am

Business & Finance

Delta variant hampers US growth in third quarter

WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at its slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter as a resurgence in...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am

Markets

Oil rallies as U.S. crude stocks decline in tight market

NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories at the nation's largest storage site hit ...

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 11:59pm

Markets

Canadian dollar climbs to 1-month high in 'risk-on' move

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar rose against the greenback on Thursday as investors cheered a potential deal to avoid a...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 01:24am

Markets

Soybeans hit 9-month low on big U.S. stocks, low Chinese buying

CHICAGO: U.S. soybean futures fell for the third session in a row on Monday, sinking to their lowest in 9-1/2 months...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 11:16pm

Markets

Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks ended near flat on Tuesday after a broad sell-off the day before, with worries over troubles ...

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 01:37am

Markets

S&P 500 ends down, Big Tech lifts Nasdaq to record

The S&P 500 closed lower on Tuesday while the Nasdaq reached a record high, as investors balanced worries about...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 01:23am

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead-As rally in U.S. stocks rolls on, signs of caution grow

The benchmark S&P 500 is up over 13pc this year after hitting a fresh record in the past week, as did the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

Updated 25 Jun, 2021 11:26pm

Markets

Wall Street shrugs off inflation jump to move higher

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 120.79 points, or 0.35pc, to 34,585.43, the S&P 500 gained 13.23 points, or 0.31pc, at 4,214.11 and the Nasdaq Composite added 61.48 points, or 0.45pc, at 13,797.76.

Published 29 May, 2021 12:46am

Markets

Wall Street inches up, Treasury yields pare losses after Fed minutes

All three major U.S. stock indexes gained some ground and the S&P 500 and the Dow were last in positive territory, with economically-sensitive small caps and transports lagging.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

Markets

Dow, S&P 500 rally to records, boosted by strong economic data

The data followed Friday's report showing U.S. nonfarm payrolls surged by 916,000 jobs in March, trouncing forecasts.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:59pm

Markets

Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs

The stronger dollar and rising yields, along with expectations of a strong economic recovery, sapped demand for safe-haven bullion and pushed gold prices lower.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 11:50pm

Markets

U.S. dollar rises as sentiment turns cautious on hedge fund default concerns

The dollar index, a measure of the greenback's value against six other major currencies, hit as high as 92.919, its strongest level since November last year.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:34am

Markets

Soybeans gain on continued export expectations

CBOT corn added 1/4 cent to $5.50-1/4 per bushel, while wheat was 1-3/4 cents higher at $6.39-1/4 per bushel.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 12:47am

Markets

Yields touch records at both ends of the curve in volatile session

The benchmark 10-year yield was last up 1.6 basis points at 1.1549pc having risen to 1.188pc, its highest since March 20, 2020.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 12:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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