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US announces another case of Covid Omicron variant

WASHINGTON: Health authorities in the midwestern US state of Minnesota announced Thursday they had found another ...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 09:51pm

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Canada confirms first Covid case in wildlife

OTTAWA: Canada has confirmed its first cases of coronavirus in wildlife -- in three white-tailed deer. The National...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 09:07pm

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US weekly jobless claims rise less than expected; layoffs at lowest since 1993

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 07:19pm

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First Omicron case in US fuels global alarm over virus variant

TOKYO/WASHINGTON: Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 01:55pm

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Trump tested positive for Covid just before Biden debate: book

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump had a positive Covid-19 test, quickly followed by a negative, shortly before he went into a...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 07:45pm

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US private firms hire 534,000 workers in November: ADP

WASHINGTON: Private US companies added 534,000 workers in November, payroll services firm ADP reported Thursday. ...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 07:12pm

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Three students shot dead, 8 people wounded at Michigan high school; 15-year-old arrested

A 15-year-old boy opened fire in a Michigan high school on Tuesday with a semi-automatic pistol his father had...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 01:52pm

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Inflation hits US consumer confidence in November

WASHINGTON: Price increases and rising Covid-19 infections made US consumers feel slightly less confident in...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:23pm

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Covid variant Omicron 'not a cause for panic': Biden

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 12:33am

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Trump defence chief Esper sues Pentagon for redacting parts of memoir

Former US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defence for withholding...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:09pm

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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

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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

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Biden nominates Powell for new term heading Fed: W.House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve Chair,...

Updated 22 Nov, 2021 08:08pm

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90% of US federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose

WASHINGTON: The White House is set to announce Monday that more than 90% of 3.5 million federal employees covered by...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:32pm

Africa

Blinken says US investing in Africa without unsustainable debt

DAKAR: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday his country was investing in Africa without imposing...

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 05:23pm

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Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children, shipments to start immediately

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, paving the...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 08:16pm

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US authorizes Covid boosters for all over 18s

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday authorized Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 06:44pm

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US House passes Biden's $1.75-trillion social spending bill, sending to Senate

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion bill to bolster the social safety net and fight climate change...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:25pm

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White House: US is discussing joint release of oil reserves with other countries

WASHINGTON: The United States has discussed with China and a wide range of other countries the possibility of a ...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 01:46am

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US weekly jobless claims edge down as labor market recovers

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell close to pre-pandemic levels...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 06:36pm

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Musk says first orbital flight for Moon rocket in early 2022

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk said that the Starship developed by his company SpaceX and selected by NASA for the Americans'...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 10:18am

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Total global debt dips, but emerging market debt hits record high

NEW YORK: Global debt dipped in the third quarter though it remained near the record high set in June, while debt in...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 09:08pm

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U.S. to host Japan, South Korea officials for trilateral talks on Wednesday

WASHINGTON: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will host her counterparts from Japan and South Korea for...

Updated 16 Nov, 2021 02:05am

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Death toll in Texas concert tragedy rises to 10

HOUSTON: The death toll from a lethal crowd surge at a rap concert in Texas has risen to 10, a lawyer for the ...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 10:22am

Middle East

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The United States and Qatar have agreed that Qatar will represent the diplomatic interests of the United...

Updated 12 Nov, 2021 06:44pm

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Biden, Xi expected to hold virtual summit on Monday

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a hotly awaited virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart ...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 01:28am

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Biden says inflation 'top priority' as US prices hit 30-year high

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has made fighting US inflation his "top priority" after government data Wednesday...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 11:26pm

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900,000 US kids aged 5-11 get Covid vaccine in a week

WASHINGTON: The United States immunized around 900,000 children aged five-to-11 against Covid in the first week the...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 11:20pm

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US consumer prices surge; weekly jobless claims fall

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices increased more than expected in October as the cost of gasoline and food surged,...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 06:44pm

USA

UN climate agency publishes draft of final Glasgow deal

The United Nations climate agency on Wednesday published a first draft of the political decision countries will ...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 12:09pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	20.97 ▲ 1.46 (7.48%)
Millat Tractors / Dec 2 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	899.00 ▲ 3.40 (0.38%)
Pak.Int.Cont.. / Dec 2 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	155.35 ▲ 0.20 (0.13%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	77.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	722.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	126.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Dec 2 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	35.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Artistic Denim / Dec 2 Artistic Denim Mills Limited(ADMM)	71.30 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ados Pakistan / Dec 2 Ados Pakistan Limited(ADOS)	15.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agha Steel Ind. / Dec 2 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	24.71 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 2 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	5.35 ▲ -1.00 (-15.75%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 2 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.57 ▲ -0.67 (-10.74%)
Pak Mod. / Dec 2 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.60 ▲ -0.30 (-10.34%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 2 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	4.25 ▲ -0.48 (-10.15%)
Pak Gulf Leasin / Dec 2 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ -0.65 (-9.77%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▲ -0.37 (-8.67%)
Javedan Corp. / Dec 2 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	49.23 ▲ -3.99 (-7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Dec 2 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	185.00 ▲ -15.00 (-7.50%)
National Refinery / Dec 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	263.67 ▲ -21.37 (-7.50%)
Prud Mod.1st / Dec 2 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.85 ▲ -0.15 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf / Dec 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,273,674 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Dec 2 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	10,828,276 ▼ 0.00
G3 Tech. / Dec 2 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	9,921,000 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 2 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	8,799,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 2 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,317,649 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,141,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Dec 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	6,420,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 2 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,270,000 ▼ 0.00
Power Cement / Dec 2 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	5,039,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Dec 2 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	4,548,500 ▼ 0.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	175.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	175.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	112.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.33
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4567.00
India Sensex / Dec 1	57684.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	27935.62
Nasdaq / Dec 1	15254.05
Hang Seng / Dec 1	23658.92
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7168.68
Dow Jones / Dec 1	34021.94
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	15472.67
France CAC40 / Dec 1	6881.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Dec 1	65.50
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Dec 1	17680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Dec 1	101700.00
Gold Spot / Dec 1	1779.16
Cotton / Dec 1	104.19

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