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Asian currencies: Indonesian rupiah, Thai baht decline as ME conflict strengthens dollar

SINGAPORE: The currencies of net oil importers Indonesia and Thailand fell each lost ground on Monday, as the US...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains as Friday’s losses seen overdone

NEW YORK: The dollar rose against major currencies on Monday, with Friday’s losses following a mixed US jobs ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Markets

Crude oil prices slide $4 as banking fears rattle markets

LONDON: Oil prices fell $4 on Monday along with equities as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised fears of a...

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 06:10pm

Markets

Gold at one-week peak as dollar slides

NEW YORK: Gold prices gained 1% on Wednesday as strong Chinese economic data dented the dollar and drove some bets...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Markets

Copper poised for third straight weekly loss on weak Chinese demand

LONDON: Copper prices were on track for a third consecutive weekly loss on Friday as Chinese demand remained weak ...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Markets

Copper rises from 4-week low

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Tuesday from a four-week low in the previous session as a dollar rally paused and...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

Markets

Oil rises in choppy trade on China demand hopes

HOUSTON: Oil prices edged higher in choppy trading on Monday as markets weighed a return in demand from China ...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

Markets

Easing inflation worries lift Wall Street ahead of Fed decision

NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Tuesday as labour cost data indicated that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive approach ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 07:31am

World

US job growth beats expectations in October; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

WASHINGTON: US employers hired more workers than expected in October, but a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7%...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:00pm

Markets

Copper firms

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday but Chinese-led demand fears, expectations of further increases to US interest...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Markets

European shares bounce back from US jobs report hammering

PARIS: European shares logged their best day in nearly two weeks on Monday after clocking falls in the previous week...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

World

US job growth beats expectations; unemployment rate steady at 3.6%

WASHINGTON: US employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%,...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:46pm

Markets

Gold touches over one-week high boosted by inflation concerns

Gold prices hit a more than one-week peak on Monday, as inflationary pressures due to surging oil prices helped...

Updated 07 Feb, 2022 02:24pm

Markets

Gold rides Fed wave to weekly gain

NEW YORK: Gold prices gained on Friday as they shrugged off stronger-than-expected monthly jobs data, and the...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Business & Finance

Wall Street extends record rally

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs in a broad-based rally on Friday as data showing strong jobs...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Dollar soars to more than 1-year high after jobs data, then pulls back

New York: The dollar jumped on Friday to hit its highest level in more than a year, after data showed stronger US ...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 01:21am

Business & Finance

Dollar steady after jobs miss

NEW YORK: The US dollar was largely unmoved by a disappointing US employment report on Friday, as traders bet that...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Markets

Gold future slip on firmer dollar

BENGALURU: Gold was pinned below the $1,800 mark on Friday as the dollar firmed in the run-up to a key US employment...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Business & Finance

Canadian dollar steadies as greenback broadly slides

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Wednesday as broader declines for the...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Opinion

Job-inflation tradeoff, exiled from Fed policy, could mean a hot summer

Tension between sticky job markets and rising prices could pose a growing problem for U.S. Federal Reserve officials...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar languishes at 10-week lows after weak jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar held at 2-1/2 month lows on Monday as a weak US employment report spurred investors to ditch ...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:12am

Markets

Dollar struggles after weak US jobs report; pound hits $1.41

The dollar index broadly flat on the day, after dipping as low as 90.128 for the first time since Feb. 26 earlier in the session.

Published 10 May, 2021 05:05pm

Markets

Dollar firms from 7-week lows as risk appetite fades

The euro was down 0.25% at $1.2000, after touching a seven-week high of $1.2079 overnight.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:51pm

World

Brainard: Fed wants maximum employment, growth that is sustainable

"We will be very focused on trying to understand how climate related risks but also the potential transition pathways might effect our economic growth over the medium to long term," Brainard said.
The focus on investments in a sustainable economy that are pro-growth, that are pro-jobs, those are the kinds of priorities that square very well with our overall framework.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

World

Soaring Covid-19 infections likely eroded US employment recovery

The report follows Labor Department data Thursday showing new applications for jobless benefits remained at a high level in the final week of the year.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 10:01am

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
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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