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Kishida unveils post-election cabinet

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveils his post-election cabinet Wednesday, with a new foreign...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start

TOKYO: Voting kicked off in Japan's general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over ...

Published 31 Oct, 2021 10:24am

World

Japan PM Kishida vows to devote himself to ending COVID-19 crisis

TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he would do his utmost to lead Japan out of the COVID-19 crisis,...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 10:48am

Biden seeks ‘free and open’ Pacific with Australia, India, Japan

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan promised Friday to work together for a...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 04:25am

World

Biden hosts Australian, Indian, Japanese leaders for Quad summit

Meeting in the White House, Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan will discuss a Covid vaccines drive, regional infrastructure, climate change and securing supply chains for the semiconductors used in computer technology

Published 24 Sep, 2021 03:33pm

World

Key economic policy stances of candidates to be Japan’s next PM

TOKYO: Japan will find out who is replacing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sept. 29, when the ruling party chooses...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Japanese shares fall on profit-booking after recent rally

TOKYO: Japanese shares closed lower for a second straight session on Thursday, as investors continued to cash in...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am

Markets

World shares at record high as investors count on Fed largesse

Tokyo's Nikkei rallied as much as 1.3%, moving past the psychological barrier of 30,000 for the first time since April, also helped by a reshuffle in the Nikkei

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:43am

World

Japan PM candidate Kishida calls for $270 billion-plus stimulus package

Kishida also said that if he were to become prime minister, he would have the Bank of Japan maintain its 2% inflation target and massive stimulus programme

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:40am

Markets

Asian markets mixed as traders weigh outlook, Tokyo breaks 30,000

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 briefly broke 30,000 for the first time in five months on growing expectations for a fresh injection of stimulus after Japan's prime minister said he would step aside, paving the way for a new big-spending successor

Published 07 Sep, 2021 09:23am

Markets

Japanese shares jump on bargain-hunting, Topix hits 31 year high

The Nikkei share average climbed 1.51% to 29,566.67 by 0202 GMT, while the broader Topix jumped 1.08% to 2,037.20, its highest since August 1990

Published 06 Sep, 2021 11:08am

World

Japan's COVID-19 vaccine minister has public support in PM race

Yoshihide Suga's shock Friday announcement he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race set for Sept 29 into disarray

Published 06 Sep, 2021 10:38am

World

Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December: Nikkei

The government plans to issue the certificates - which will be intended for overseas travel rather than domestic use - via a QR scan code through a smartphone app

Published 05 Sep, 2021 10:55am

Business & Finance

Dollar weakens after US payrolls miss

NEW YORK: The dollar weakened further against a basket of major currencies on Friday after a much softer than...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 06:04am

Markets

JGBs slip after Japan PM Suga offers to step down

In the cash bond market, the yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs rose 0.5 basis point to 0.035%, matching a high on Aug. 11

Published 03 Sep, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

Nikkei closes up for fourth straight session

TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday though trade...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

World

Japanese PM Suga denies reports of dissolving parliament in mid-September

Domestic media reported this week that he intended to dissolve the lower house of parliament in mid-September and was considering holding the general election on Oct. 17

Published 01 Sep, 2021 09:30am

World

The ruling LDP vote is expected to take place on Sept. 29.

Toshihiro Nikai, the Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said this week he backs the re-appointment of Suga as party head

Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:52am

World

Japan PM seeks faster COVID vaccine delivery from Pfizer

Suga asked Albert Bourla to accelerate the delivery of vaccines due to arrive after October

Published 23 Jul, 2021 12:19pm

World

Japan maintains economic assessment in July report

They said Japan's exports were gradually increasing due to a recovery of overseas economies

Published 19 Jul, 2021 11:37am

Sports

Fans banned from Olympics as variant drives global Covid-19 outbreaks

TOKYO: Japan banned fans from the Olympic Games on Thursday as the Delta variant drove Covid-19 outbreaks, with the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Markets

Nikkei slips, fails to track Wall St gains on concerns about virus, politics

A disappointing showing by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a local election on Sunday added to the cautious mood

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:40am

World

Two feared dead, 20 missing in Japan landslides over rains

TOKYO: At least two people were feared dead on Saturday after landslides triggered by heavy rains hit the central...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

Sports

Japan PM warns of closed-door Olympics as virus cases rise

Organisers decided last month to set a limit of 10,000 fans or half of each venue's capacity for events at the pandemic-postponed Games

Published 02 Jul, 2021 09:27am

World

Japan ending Tokyo virus emergency one month before Olympics

TOKYO: Japan's government on Thursday approved lifting Tokyo's virus emergency just over a month before the ...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

World

Tokyo virus emergency to end June 20, month before Olympics: PM

But in its place the government will implement so-called "quasi-emergency" measures in the capital

Published 17 Jun, 2021 02:13pm

Markets

Japanese shares rise, Eisai drops after 2 days of limit-up gains

The TSE's air transport index also hit a 15-month high before slipping 0.4% as investors locked in profit.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:27am

World

Japan policy blueprint focuses on green, digital, sticks to fiscal target for now

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to accelerate investment in green projects and digital...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

World

Japan’s PM fine-tunes spending plans

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday unveiled a plan for targeted government spending, steering ...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

World

Japan's PM fine-tunes spending plans as way out of COVID-19 slump

Eyes growth in digital, green sectors, regions, childcare.
Suga says 'coronavirus response' is top economic priority.
Gives no timeframe for achieving balanced budget goal.

Published 25 May, 2021 08:08pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 31	69.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 1	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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