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US employment

Wall St slides to over 3-week low after payrolls data

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell to their lowest in over three weeks on Friday after a crucial jobs ...

European shares down as investors digest mixed US data

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

PARIS: European shares fell for a fifth straight session on Friday in their worst day since early August, after a...

US manufacturing mired in weakness; construction spending falls

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:59am

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in August amid some improvement in employment, but a...

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

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

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

Dollar gains as Friday’s losses seen overdone

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

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

Crude oil prices slide $4 as banking fears rattle markets

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 06:10pm

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

Gold at one-week peak as dollar slides

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

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

Copper poised for third straight weekly loss on weak Chinese demand

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

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

Copper rises from 4-week low

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

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

Oil rises in choppy trade on China demand hopes

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

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

Easing inflation worries lift Wall Street ahead of Fed decision

Published 01 Feb, 2023 07:31am

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

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

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:00pm

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

Copper firms

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

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

European shares bounce back from US jobs report hammering

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

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

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

Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:46pm

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

Gold touches over one-week high boosted by inflation concerns

Updated 07 Feb, 2022 02:24pm

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

Gold rides Fed wave to weekly gain

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

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

Wall Street extends record rally

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

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

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

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 01:21am

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

Dollar steady after jobs miss

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

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

Gold future slip on firmer dollar

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

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

Canadian dollar steadies as greenback broadly slides

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

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

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

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

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

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

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:12am

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

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

Published 10 May, 2021 05:05pm

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.

Dollar firms from 7-week lows as risk appetite fades

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:51pm

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

Brainard: Fed wants maximum employment, growth that is sustainable

Published 18 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

"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.

Soaring Covid-19 infections likely eroded US employment recovery

Published 08 Jan, 2021 10:01am

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.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	194.02 ▲ 17.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.10 ▼ -2.69 (-6.93%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.29 ▼ -2.14 (-6.4%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	48 ▼ -2.99 (-5.86%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 21 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	21.02 ▼ -1.27 (-5.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	83.10 ▼ -4.73 (-5.39%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.83 ▼ -1.28 (-5.1%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	70,544,705 ▲ 0.33
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	33,382,110 ▲ 0.21
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,737,172 ▲ 0.64
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,045,342 ▲ 3.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,679,363 ▲ 0.79
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	9,789,661 ▲ 0.02
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,429,002 ▼ -0.59
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,650,415 ▲ 0.2
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	6,802,809 ▼ -4.73
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,879,276 ▲ 0.03

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