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Inclusive economic growth, trade and investment high priorities for US: Blome

ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome Saturday said that promoting inclusive economic growth...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi loses challenge to US extradition on fraud charges

LONDON: The founder of collapsed private equity company Abraaj Group on Wednesday lost a bid to challenge his...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 11:09pm

Markets

Wall Street falls

NEW YORK: US stock indexes fell on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the central bank ...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Teachers, students in KP: US offers skill development package

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Industries and Technical Education Adnan Jalil called on ...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 07:39am

Markets

Oil prices fall after US crude release lifts supply concerns

BENGALURU: Oil prices fell on Tuesday after the US government said it would release more crude from its Strategic...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

US posts $39bn Jan deficit after pension fund bailout

WASHINGTON: The US government posted a $39 billion budget deficit for January after a $119 billion monthly surplus a...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

World

Debt talks can include everything but cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans say

WASHINGTON: Republicans say they would not cut Social Security and Medicare programs but "everything else is on the...

Published 12 Feb, 2023 11:46pm

BR Research

Ballooning rivalry

Nearly a year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, only US and China hold the key to convince the aggressor to sit...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 09:24am

World

Biden will insist that raising debt limit is not 'bargaining chip': White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will insist in his State of the Union address that raising the debt limit of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 04:34am

World

McCarthy says he will meet Biden again on US debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that he and President Joe...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 01:27am

Opinion

Google faces greater threat of forced ad unit sale from US lawsuit

The US government is more likely to force Google to divest a key business with an antitrust lawsuit it filed this...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Debt ceiling: White House bets Republicans will blink under pressure

The White House is refusing to negotiate with hardline Republicans on raising the debt ceiling because it believes...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

US hits debt ceiling amid standoff between Republicans, Democrats

WASHINGTON: The US government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, amid a standoff between the...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

World

US debt limit negotiations to take time, but agreement expected: Moody's

NEW YORK: The US Congress will likely reach an agreement on a new debt limit before the Treasury exhausts...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:02pm

Markets

ICE canola futures up

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures edged higher on Tuesday, but lagged bigger gains by soybeans. March canola...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

US seeks Canadian help to ease crowding at US-Mexico border

MEXICO CITY: The United States is looking to Canada to help cope with the growing number of migrants at the United...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 10:57am

Markets

Oil rises 1pc as petroleum demand likely to touch record next year

HOUSTON: Oil prices climbed marginally on Tuesday as the US government forecast record global petroleum consumption...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

US embassy ‘prohibits’ Americans from visiting upscale hotel

ISLAMABAD: The United States has prohibited American citizens from visiting Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel due to...

Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:29am

World

More visas for Afghans who helped US included in spending bill

WASHINGTON: A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 07:03am

World

High-level US team to visit China in effort to repair ties

WASHINGTON: The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:18am

World

High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair ties

WASHINGTON: The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 10:42am

Pakistan

US donates $7.5m worth of medical oxygen supplies

ISLAMABAD: The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated $7.5 million ...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Markets

Oil dips, hits lowest mark since January

HOUSTON: Oil edged to its lowest since the start of the year in volatile trading, after US government data showed an...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Markets

US natgas futures down

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell about 3% to a two-week low on Friday on forecasts for less cold weather and...

Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am

Pakistan

US, FAO have delivered $8m aid to flood-hit farmers: Blome

ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador Donald Blome said on Thursday that the US government, in partnership with the UN...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

World

Breakthrough in Venezuela talks spurs US to ease embargo

MEXICO CITY: The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition broke a political stalemate Saturday ...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

World

US to provide $4.5bn to Ukraine through World Bank

WASHINGTON: The US government said Tuesday it would provide $4.5 billion in financial support for Ukraine, with the...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 11:23pm

World

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from Khashoggi suit: US govt

WASHINGTON: The US government recommended on Thursday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was immune from...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 04:41pm

Business & Finance

Dollar loses ground after economic data boosts risk appetite

NEW YORK/LONDON: The US dollar lost ground to other currencies including the euro, the yen and sterling after US...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Blome tells APTMA leadership, members: US wants to deepen trade relations with Pakistan

LAHORE: Donald Blome, US Ambassador to Pakistan, said on Friday the US government was keen to foster bilateral trade...

Updated 12 Nov, 2022 09:34am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Mar 22 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.79 ▲ 0.09 (12.86%)
Hinopak Motor / Mar 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	219.45 ▲ 15.05 (7.36%)
Data Textile / Mar 22 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3.66 ▲ 0.22 (6.40%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Mar 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3.05 ▲ 0.13 (4.45%)
Sapphire Textile / Mar 22 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1099.99 ▲ 45.73 (4.34%)
Mehran Sugar / Mar 22 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	35.95 ▲ 1.45 (4.20%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 22 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.35 ▲ 0.09 (3.98%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 22 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	12.94 ▲ 0.45 (3.60%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Mar 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.65 ▲ 0.09 (3.52%)
Jubile Life InsXD / Mar 22 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	120 ▲ 4.00 (3.45%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.90 ▼ -0.51 (-14.96%)
Kohinoor Power / Mar 22 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.62 ▼ -0.37 (-9.27%)
Escorts Bank / Mar 22 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	3.16 ▼ -0.32 (-9.20%)
Samba Bank / Mar 22 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7 ▼ -0.60 (-7.89%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Mar 22 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	201.17 ▼ -16.26 (-7.48%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 22 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.75 ▼ -1.27 (-7.46%)
JS Global Cap. / Mar 22 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	300.10 ▼ -23.90 (-7.38%)
Premium Textile / Mar 22 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	420.10 ▼ -30.91 (-6.85%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	373.10 ▼ -20.89 (-5.30%)
Yousuf Weaving / Mar 22 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	3.41 ▼ -0.15 (-4.21%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,417,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,046,419 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▼ -0.05
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▼ -0.17
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.04
TPL Properties / Mar 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,391,678 ▼ -0.01
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,311,148 ▲ 0.14
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,273,685 ▲ 0.02
Loads Limited / Mar 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	4,188,000 ▼ -0.10

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	283.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	132.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	26945.67
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
Hang Seng / Mar 21	19258.76
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91
India Sensex / Mar 22	58196.91

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	69.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	1943.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	77.85

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