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Wall St on pace for slightly higher open as tariff, AI worries persist

Published 24 Feb, 2026 10:58pm

All three main indexes fell more than 1% on Monday

Powell says Fed may need to cut rates, will proceed carefully

Published 22 Aug, 2025 11:26pm

JACKSON HOLE: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday pointed to a possible interest rate cut at the U.S....

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

Published 23 Apr, 2025 10:51pm

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

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

Published 03 Apr, 2025 11:22pm

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

US consumer prices accelerate; seen delaying Fed rate cut

Updated 12 Apr, 2024 09:28am

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

Wall Street extends recent gains, led by megacaps

Published 16 Aug, 2022 12:21am

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

US annual consumer inflation posts largest increase since 1981

Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:53pm

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

Analysis: US stocks' bear market growl could beckon recession

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:59pm

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

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

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

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

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

Published 23 Apr, 2022 01:14am

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

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

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

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

Wall Street pulls back on Fed, Ukraine jitters

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

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

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

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

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

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

Updated 27 Jan, 2022 09:37am

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

Whiplashed Wall Street struggles with mixed payrolls data

Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:22pm

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

Fed sees three interest rate hikes in 2022

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:43am

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

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

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

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

Fed rolls out bond-buying ‘taper’

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 09:40am

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

Delta variant hampers US growth in third quarter

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am

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

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

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 11:59pm

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

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

Published 08 Oct, 2021 01:24am

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

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

Published 04 Oct, 2021 11:16pm

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

Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 01:37am

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

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

Published 08 Sep, 2021 01:23am

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

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

Updated 25 Jun, 2021 11:26pm

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.

Wall Street shrugs off inflation jump to move higher

Published 29 May, 2021 12:46am

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.

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

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

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.

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

Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:59pm

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

Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs

Published 30 Mar, 2021 11:50pm

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.

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

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:34am

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.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 4 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	75.22 ▲ 6.84 (10%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	32.70 ▲ 2.92 (9.81%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.70 ▲ 0.52 (8.41%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.57 ▲ 1.68 (8.04%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	6.20 ▲ 0.43 (7.45%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 4 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	158 ▲ 10.87 (7.39%)
AKD Securities / Jun 4 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	37.80 ▲ 2.46 (6.96%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,001.10 ▼ -163.51 (-7.55%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jun 4 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	115 ▼ -9.31 (-7.49%)
Data Agro / Jun 4 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	76.25 ▼ -5.49 (-6.72%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 4 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	33.06 ▼ -1.49 (-4.31%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.56 ▼ -0.83 (-3.55%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	861.30 ▼ -25.06 (-2.83%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Jun 4 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	180.07 ▼ -5.08 (-2.74%)
Dandot Cement / Jun 4 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	19.82 ▼ -0.51 (-2.51%)
Tata Textile / Jun 4 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	128.11 ▼ -3.25 (-2.47%)
Quice Food / Jun 4 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	31.25 ▼ -0.58 (-1.82%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	9,333,373 ▲ 0.43
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	1,193,469 ▲ 0.86
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	1,079,945 ▲ 0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	459,417 ▲ 0.97
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	459,018 ▲ 1.31
AKD Securities / Jun 4 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	448,743 ▲ 2.46
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	299,938 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	291,626 ▲ 0.37
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	264,544 ▲ 0.23
Honda Atlas Cars / Jun 4 Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited(HCAR)	231,811 ▼ -1.16

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