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World - 2021-11-24

USA

US prices rose 5% last month compared to October 2020: Commerce Dept

WASHINGTON: Prices across the United States rose by five percent last month compared to October 2020 as the wave of...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:31pm

World

Vaccines reduce Covid transmission by 40pc: WHO

GENEVA: Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said ...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:31pm

Middle East

US will not 'sit idly' if Iran drags out nuclear talks: envoy

WASHINGTON: The United States will not "sit idly" on Iran if it drags its feet on returning to a nuclear accord in...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 09:25pm

Europe

Putin urges Russia to get Covid jabs, no mandatory vaccines

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made another appeal to sceptical Russians to vaccinate...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:05pm

USA

New US jobless aid claims drop below pre-pandemic level: govt

WASHINGTON: In a milestone in the US economy's recovery from the pandemic, the government said Wednesday new claims...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:01pm

South Asia

Taliban says Doha talks to open 'new chapter' with US

KABUL: Next week's talks between the United States and the Taliban in Doha -- the second such meeting since the...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:36pm

South Asia

Delhi to reopen schools as smog goes from worse to bad

NEW DELHI: India's polluted capital will reopen schools on Monday, one week after it announced a partial shutdown...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,165,289 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:29pm

World

IAEA chief says he 'could not agree' in talks with Iran

VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog's head said on Wednesday that he "could not agree" in talks with Iranian officials ...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:29pm

Europe

Turkey, UAE to sign accords on energy, technology at talks

ANKARA: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates signed accords on energy and technology investments on Wednesday after...

Updated 24 Nov, 2021 09:48pm

Europe

Hungary reports record daily COVID-19 cases

BUDAPEST: Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 02:06pm

South Asia

Bangladesh resumes moving Rohingya refugees to flood-prone island

COX'S BAZAR: Bangladesh has resumed moving Rohingya refugees to a remote and flood-prone island, authorities said...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 01:24pm

Europe

Moscow says US rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia's defence minister on Tuesday accused US bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:38pm

Europe

Indo-Pacific a priority for France's EU presidency, foreign minister says

JAKARTA: The Indo-Pacific region will be a priority for France when it takes the presidency of the European Union...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

South Asia

Fall in COVID-19 testing worries Indian authorities

NEW DELHI: An alarming fall in testing for COVID-19 threatens to undermine India's efforts to contain the pandemic,...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:33pm

World

Australia defence minister awarded $25,000 over defamatory six-word tweet

SYDNEY: Australia's defence minister won a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a refugee advocate who described...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:30pm

World

Caravan migrants accept Mexico visa deal to disperse

TAPACHULA: Thousands of migrants in southern Mexico have accepted a government offer to disperse from their US-bound...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 12:26pm

World

Clearing Afghanistan's landmines one careful step a time

NAD-E-ALI: Weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, families who fled the fighting in one southern village...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:42am

South Asia

US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:13am

World

Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year's end: UN

DUBAI: Yemen's seven-year-old war will have claimed 377,000 lives by the end of the year, through both direct and...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:52am

World

New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners for another five months

WELLINGTON: New Zealand said Wednesday it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months, as...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:47am

Europe

Spanish government feels heat as economic recovery lags

MADRID: Spain's leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started the year with a bullish economic outlook. Months later,...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:45am

Europe

Belarus, Poland violating human rights at border: watchdog

WARSAW: Belarusian border guards may be guilty of torture against migrants on the country's border with Poland, ...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 10:39am

Middle East

Israel attacks Syria's central region, kills 2 civilians

CAIRO: An Israeli 'air aggression' on Syria's central region killed two civilians and injured seven others, official...

Updated 24 Nov, 2021 02:04pm

World

Italy hits Amazon, Apple with 200m euro antitrust fine

ROME: Italy’s competition watchdog imposed fines totalling over 200 million euros ($225 million) on Amazon and...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

46 killed in Bulgaria tourist bus crash

BOSNEK, (Bulgaria): Forty-six people, including a dozen minors, were killed after their tourist bus caught fire on a...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

US govt urges court to immediately lift stay on Covid vaccine rule

NEW YORK: The US government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping...

Updated 24 Nov, 2021 06:32am

World

Afghan journalists decry Taliban TV ‘guidelines’

KABUL: Afghan journalists and activists on Tuesday condemned new “religious guidelines” issued by the Taliban...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Iran is five years away from developing a nuclear weapon, and international talks due to restart...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Israel ‘formalising’ defence ties with Morocco on minister’s visit

TEL AVIV: Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz heads Tuesday to Morocco on a visit that will “formalise”...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Afghan affiliate of IS: US blacklists 3 leaders, financial facilitator

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three leaders of Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Rare Einstein papers set record at Paris auction

PARIS: Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros ($13...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

UK royals attack ‘overblown’ BBC documentary

LONDON: Britain’s leading royals have united in a rare joint statement to criticise the BBC over a documentary ...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces scrutiny

LONDON: Market regulators set out a global framework on Tuesday to police environment, social and governance (ESG)...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.06 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	157.56 ▼ -0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.82 ▼ -0.0018
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.34 ▲ 0.0004
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.12 ▲ 0.001
SOFR % / Oct 20	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 22	73,651.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	63,133.40
Hang Seng / Oct 22	22,903.08
S&P 500 / Oct 21	7,757.17
Nasdaq / Oct 21	26,702.86
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,752.88
Dow Jones / Oct 21	52,856.09
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,645.04
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,921.68

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	379.31
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	98.98
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	4,087.86
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	390.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 22	81.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 22 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	17.67 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
Kohinoor Energy / Oct 22 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	15.83 ▲ 1.44 (10.01%)
Nishat (Chun.) / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	41.86 ▲ 3.81 (10.01%)
Crescent Textile / Oct 22 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	67.97 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 22 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	23.86 ▲ 2.17 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 22 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,728.17 ▲ 157.11 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	116.95 ▲ 10.63 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	66.45 ▲ 6.04 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 22 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	120.47 ▲ 10.95 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	83.60 ▲ 7.59 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 22 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	67.59 ▼ -7.51 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 22 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	407.11 ▼ -45.23 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	65.83 ▼ -7.31 (-9.99%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Oct 22 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	48.91 ▼ -5.36 (-9.88%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 22 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	33.05 ▼ -3.42 (-9.38%)
First Treet Manuf / Oct 22 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	19.04 ▼ -1.47 (-7.17%)
Din Tex. / Oct 22 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	55.70 ▼ -3.86 (-6.48%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 22 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.54 (-6.47%)
Chashma / Oct 22 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	86.02 ▼ -5.93 (-6.45%)
Sakrand Sugar / Oct 22 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	20.01 ▼ -1.35 (-6.32%)

Stock	Volume
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	15,975,287 ▼ -7.31
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,921,919 ▼ -5.13
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,646,642 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,488,126 ▼ -0.01
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	5,831,284 ▼ -0.9
TPL Properties / Oct 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,191,908 ▼ -0.19
Engro Polymer / Oct 22 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	4,841,174 ▲ 0.47
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 22 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	4,506,504 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 22 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	4,480,411 ▼ -0.14
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 22 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	4,309,823 ▲ 0.05

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