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

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

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Markets

European shares down as investors digest mixed US data

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

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

US manufacturing mired in weakness; construction spending falls

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

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Business & Finance

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	285.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	284.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	148.69
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	6,297.36
India Sensex / Jul 17	82,259.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	39,792.02
Nasdaq / Jul 17	20,885.65
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,676.64
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	8,972.64
Dow Jones / Jul 17	44,484.49
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,370.93
France CAC40 / Jul 17	7,822

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	67.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	304,441
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,336.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	68.95
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.62 ▲ 0.97 (11.21%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 18 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	10.47 ▲ 1 (10.56%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 18 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	10.72 ▲ 1 (10.29%)
Sitara Peroxide / Jul 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	19.46 ▲ 1.77 (10.01%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 18 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	122.72 ▲ 11.16 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 18 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,216.22 ▲ 110.57 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 18 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	65.37 ▲ 5.94 (9.99%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 18 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	31.49 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)
Mandviwala / Jul 18 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	27.97 ▲ 2.54 (9.99%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 18 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80.29 ▲ 7.27 (9.96%)

Stock	Price
Habib Insurance / Jul 18 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	16 ▼ -2.54 (-13.7%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 18 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.55 ▼ -0.65 (-10.48%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 18 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	45.01 ▼ -4.59 (-9.25%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 18 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	63.52 ▼ -6.47 (-9.24%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	35,000 ▼ -3290.5 (-8.59%)
Sally Textile / Jul 18 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	17.15 ▼ -1.48 (-7.94%)
Bannu Woollen / Jul 18 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	89.05 ▼ -7.64 (-7.9%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 18 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.27 ▼ -0.76 (-6.32%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Jul 18 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	85.52 ▼ -5.38 (-5.92%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	130 ▼ -7.76 (-5.63%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 18 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	3,857,508 ▲ 0.32
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	2,695,582 ▼ -0.23
Fauji Fert. / Jul 18 Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited(FFC)	1,861,110 ▲ 27.77
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	1,600,781 ▼ -0.26
Chenab Ltd / Jul 18 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	1,220,296 ▲ 0.97
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 18 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	1,110,969 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Jul 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	1,057,441 ▼ -0.01
Liven Pharma / Jul 18 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	964,894 ▲ 3.43
Thatta Cement / Jul 18 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	889,559 ▲ 1.51
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	874,802 ▲ 0.36

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