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US retail sales fall sharply in May

WASHINGTON: U.S. retail sales dropped more than expected in May, weighed down by a decline in motor vehicle...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 05:44pm

World

Trump approves Nippon Steel’s $14.9bn purchase of US Steel

U.S President Donald Trump approved Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on Friday, capping a tumultuous...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 11:00am

World

Trump reports more than $600mn in income from crypto, golf, licensing fees

Donald Trump reported more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf clubs, licensing and other ventures in a...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 10:52am

Editorials

Reviving growth in an age of uncertainty

EDITORIAL: Since the onset of the second Trump presidency, the global economy has been contending with the...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

World

OECD trims global outlook as Trump trade war hits US growth

PARIS: Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few months ago as the fallout from the Trump...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 12:15pm

Opinion

Mispricing the volatility regime?

It’s hard to price in the unpredictable. That’s the market’s dilemma with Trump’s second coming. While some...

Updated 29 May, 2025 07:45am

Opinion

Global financial market tense due to increasing geopolitical risks

While the US economy was exhibiting signs of recovery and the labor market was stabilizing, the US stock market and...

Updated 26 May, 2025 07:29am

World

US imposes visa bans on India travel agents for facilitating illegal migration

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Monday that it was imposing visa restrictions on owners and other staff...

Published 19 May, 2025 09:20pm

Business & Finance

Nippon Steel to invest $4 billion for new US Steel mill in $14 billion package, document says

WASHINGTON: Nippon Steel plans to invest $14 billion in U.S. Steel’s operations including up to $4 billion in a new...

Published 19 May, 2025 09:14pm

Business & Finance

Moody’s cuts America’s pristine credit rating, citing rising debt

NEW YORK: Moody’s downgraded the US sovereign credit rating on Friday due to concerns about the nation’s ...

Published 18 May, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

US recession no longer likely after trade truce, says Barclays

LONDON: Barclays no longer expects the US economy to slip into a recession later this year and has revised up its...

Published 16 May, 2025 11:47am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains after GDP contraction

NEW YORK: The US dollar rallied against major currencies on a data-packed Wednesday after a report showed the...

Published 01 May, 2025 06:16am

Markets

Dollar slides to decade-low vs Swiss franc as US assets hit by loss of confidence

TOKYO: The dollar slumped on Friday as waning confidence in the U.S. economy prompted investors to ditch U.S. assets...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 07:47am

Markets

Gold prices extend gains as US-China trade war escalates

NEW YORK: Gold prices extended gains on Thursday, driven by an escalating trade war between the United States and...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

Opinion

Will Trump’s Gold Card fetch $50 trillion

President Donald Trump, in his recent interview with Fox News, claimed that his proposed $5 million Gold Card,...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

World

China vows to ‘fight to the end’ as Trump tariff war rages

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China refused to bow to what it called “blackmail” from the United States as a global trade war...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 12:31pm

Markets

Indian stocks end week lower

MUMBAI: Indian shares ended the week lower on Friday, following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping retaliatory...

Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am

Editorials

US Liberation Day tariffs

EDITORIAL: President Donald Trump declared 2 April Liberation Day, “the day of our economic independence” as he...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

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

Trump sparks trade war with sweeping global tariffs

Pakistan faces 29% reciprocal tariff

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:19pm

Business & Finance

US economic activity up slightly as tariff worries rise, Fed survey

WASHINGTON: US economic activity has risen slightly but unevenly since mid-January, employment nudged higher, and...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:09am

World

US current account deficit narrows in fourth quarter

WASHINGTON: The U.S. current account deficit contracted in the fourth quarter, but the improvement could be...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Business & Finance

Fed keeps policy rate outlook intact

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, but US central bank...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

World

US import prices increase solidly in February

WASHINGTON: U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in February amid higher costs for consumer goods, which does not...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:56pm

Opinion

All eyes on the Fed’s interest rate decision

This week, the market will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is set to be...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:43am

World

There are ‘no guarantees’ there will not be a US recession: Bessent

WASHINGTON: There are “no guarantees” there will not be a recession in the United States, although there could be an...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 08:28am

Opinion

Tariff situation undoubtedly impacting US economy

The US economy added 151,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%. This is a key economic indicator for the...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:58am

World

Fed Chair Powell flags uncertainty in US economy

WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged high uncertainty Friday surrounding President Donald...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 11:35pm

World

US job growth picks up in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

WASHINGTON: U.S. job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 07:30pm

Business & Finance

Dollar slips after inflation, consumer data

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged lower on Friday following two straight days of gains, after a reading on inflation was...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

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	144.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 17	5,982.72
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,583.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,824.99
Nasdaq / Jun 17	19,521.09
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,688.37
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,834.03
Dow Jones / Jun 17	42,215.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,434.65
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,683.73

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	75.25
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 17	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 17	309,756
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,392.01
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.77
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 18 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.15 ▲ 0.58 (10.41%)
Service Textile / Jun 18 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Shadab Textile / Jun 18 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	84.32 ▲ 7.67 (10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Jun 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	62.54 ▲ 5.69 (10.01%)
Hinopak Motor / Jun 18 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	451.03 ▲ 41 (10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	36.08 ▲ 3.28 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 18 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	29.49 ▲ 2.68 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	513.90 ▲ 46.72 (10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jun 18 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 18 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	44.46 ▲ 4.04 (10%)

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jun 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.51 ▼ -0.79 (-12.54%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.27 ▼ -0.71 (-11.87%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.42 ▼ -0.46 (-11.86%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.93 ▼ -0.38 (-11.48%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59.85 ▼ -6.65 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 18 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	69.39 ▼ -7.71 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	13,770.20 ▼ -1529.97 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 18 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	213.65 ▼ -23.74 (-10%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 18 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.88 ▼ -1.76 (-9.98%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 18 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.01 ▼ -5.32 (-9.28%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	45,768,121 ▼ -0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	23,663,452 ▼ -0.46
Sui South Gas / Jun 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	22,569,130 ▲ 0.01
TPL Properties / Jun 18 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,196,227 ▲ 0.49
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	15,059,201 ▲ 0.25
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	13,526,894 ▼ -0.38
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	12,278,538 ▲ 0.44
Secure Logistics / Jun 18 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	11,573,774 ▲ 0.31
Invest Bank / Jun 18 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7,834,621 ▼ -0.75
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	7,021,806 ▼ -0.19

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