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UK retail sales rise 1% in August

LONDON: British retail sales rose 1% in August, official figures showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 02:08pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation stable as central bank rate call looms

LONDON: British inflation was unchanged at 2.2 percent in August, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling...

Published 18 Sep, 2024 01:39pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation slows to central bank’s 2% target

LONDON: British inflation slowed in May to the central bank’s two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday,...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:08pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation hits lowest level in more than two years

LONDON: British inflation has slowed sharply to the lowest level in more than two years on falling petrol prices,...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 01:35pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation in surprise drop to 18-month low

LONDON: British inflation unexpectedly slowed in August, data showed Wednesday, hitting an 18-month low and sparking...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 01:02pm

Markets

European shares gain as homebuilders surge

PARIS: European shares closed higher on Wednesday, with UK stocks in the lead after a faster-than-expected slowdown...

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

World

UK Budget: Hunt sets out his plan for growth

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt set out his budget on Wednesday, seeking to snap the world’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:29pm

World

UK unemployment at historic low but inflation hits wages

LONDON: British unemployment remains near its historical low but wages are still falling in real terms, official...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 05:53pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation drops to 3-month low of 10.5% in December

LONDON: British consumer price inflation fell to a three-month low of 10.5% in December, offering some comfort to...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 12:36pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation slows to 10.7% in November

LONDON: British inflation slowed in November from October’s 41-year peak, data showed Wednesday, but remains...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 01:37pm

World

UK’s Hunt: ‘Tough’ decisions on tax and spending needed to tackle inflation

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday “tough but necessary” decisions were required to...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 02:08pm

Markets

Oil, defence stocks support FTSE 100 despite inflation shock

The FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, lifted by energy and defence stocks, even as hotter-than-expected inflation data...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 01:37pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation accelerates to 41-year peak

LONDON: British inflation has accelerated to the highest level for 41 years, driven by soaring energy, food and...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 01:03pm

Business & Finance

British grocery inflation hit record 14.7% in October

LONDON: British grocery inflation hit 14.7% in October, another new record, and it is still too early to call the...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 01:09pm

World

UK retail sales in surprise rebound

LONDON: British retail sales surprisingly rose overall in July but consumer confidence is at a record-low level as...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:30pm

Business & Finance

In UK, workers strike as inflation crushes earnings

LONDON: Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain’s workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 12:25pm

World

UK inflation to hit 15% in early 2023, Citi predicts

LONDON: British consumer price inflation is likely to peak at an annual rate above 15% in the first three months of...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 04:56pm

World

UK body to recommend 4-5% pay rise for 1.5mn health workers

LONDON: British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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