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US President elect Joe Biden

Pentagon chief says removal of all contractors from Afghanistan under way

Published 07 May, 2021 10:05am

"We're going to responsibly retrograde all of our capabilities that we are responsible for and the contractors fall in that realm as well," Austin said.

Biden urges Putin to ease Ukraine tensions

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:47am

The US secretary of state also met with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, both of whom expressed deep concern over Russian troop movements, according to a European statement.

Middle East quartet calls for 'meaningful' Israel-Palestinian talks

Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:57am

Expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, communities widely seen as illegal under international law, boomed under his tenure.

South Korea's Moon pledges to upgrade alliance with US in call with Biden

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:30am

Biden has said a response to climate change will create new jobs, while Moon has introduced his ambitious Green New Deal aimed at economic recovery from the coronavirus fallout.

Australian dollar edges ahead, upside risk seen for jobs report

Published 20 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

Most analysts still assume it will extend the programme, if only to lessen upward pressure on the Aussie.

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:19am

Trump is also set to become the first outgoing president in 152 years not to join his successor at the inauguration ceremony.

Biden expected to pick FTC member Chopra to head consumer financial regulator

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:19am

Chopra's appointment would take a key advocate for strong regulation of big technology companies off of the FTC.

Asia shares pare losses as China economy rebounds

Published 18 Jan, 2021 10:20am

Biden's pick for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, is expected to rule out seeking a weaker dollar when testifying on Capital Hill on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Asia shares edge higher as Biden unveils $1.9 trln US stimulus plan

Published 15 Jan, 2021 10:23am

Oil prices, which had risen on a weak dollar and strong Chinese import data, were mixed by midday in Asia as COVID-19 concerns in China hit sentiment.

Indian shares edge lower as Infosys, HDFC Bank weigh; Airtel jumps

Published 15 Jan, 2021 10:01am

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.5% to 14,529 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.4% at 49,600.11 by 0411 GMT.

Tokyo stocks lower with eyes on fresh US stimulus

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:38am

In Tokyo, Canon rallied 5.83 percent to 2,195.5 yen after it revised up forecasts for full-year operating profit.

Gold rises as rally in US dollar, Treasury yields hits brakes

Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:13am

Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,858.56 per ounce by 0255 GMT, while US gold futures gained 0.9% to $1,860.10.

Biden to receive second Covid vaccine dose Monday

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:28am

About 6.7 million Americans have so far received their first shot -- far short of the target of 20 million by the end of 2020.

In Georgia, Trump pressures Pence, Biden promises 'new day' with Senate runoffs

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:27am

The move has virtually no chance of overturning Biden's victory.

Russia not expecting 'anything good' from Biden administration

Published 23 Dec, 2020 12:40pm

We are definitely not expecting anything good.

Gold inches higher on hopes of further US stimulus

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:18am

SPDR Gold Trust the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.20% to 1,167.53 tonnes on Tuesday from 1,169.86 tonnes on Monday.

Biden nominates Miguel Cardona as US education secretary

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:47am

"The choice of Miguel A Cardona as Secretary of Education signals that now we have the possibility, if he is confirmed, to see for the first time in history, three Latinos in the cabinet," the organization said.

Biden and Harris named Time 'Person of the Year'

Published 11 Dec, 2020 10:08am

Earlier Thursday, Time named basketball superstar LeBron James Athlete of the Year for his achievements on and off the court.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 21	278.12
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 21	277.92
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 21	3.59

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 21	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 21	368,000
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	320.73
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	367.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
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%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (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%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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