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China

Justice Mansoor takes oath as acting CJP

ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah took oath on Monday as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan, stepping in...

Published about 2 hours ago

Business & Finance

Tariff deal talks to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings this week

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of global finance leaders will descend on Washington this week, each with a singular mission:...

Published about 19 hours ago

World

China’s foreign minister calls on Indonesia to oppose unilateralism

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister said on Monday that China and Indonesia should oppose “any form” of unilateralism...

Published about 21 hours ago

Business & Finance

China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense

China respects all parties resolving economic, trade differences with US through consultation on equal footing, but it will firmly oppose any party striking deal at China’s expense, its Commerce Ministry says

Updated about 11 hours ago

Markets

China’s coal imports from Russia rise 6% in March, Indonesia slides

BEIJING: China’s coal imports from Russia rose 6% in March from the same month last year to 7.33 million metric...

Published 2 days ago

Business & Finance

China’s US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight

China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and...

Updated a day ago

Markets

China’s soybean imports from US jump in March, but Brazil set to dominate market

BEIJING: China’s soybean imports from the United States rose 12% in March from the same period last year, as...

Published 2 days ago

Pakistan

CJP to lead delegation at SCO judicial moot in China

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi will lead a delegation at SCO Judicial Conference in China, and...

Published 2 days ago

Markets

China’s ENN, Zhenhua Oil sign LNG deals with ADNOC

SHANGHAI: China’s privately controlled ENN Natural Gas and state-run Zhenhua Oil have each signed a term deal to...

Published 2 days ago

Opinion

Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalization – II

US President Donald Trump recently enhanced tariffs unilaterally on all countries – with a base uniform tariff of...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 06:53am

World

China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’

BEIJING: China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:51am

World

China tells Trump to ‘stop threatening and blackmailing’

BEIJING: China told Washington on Wednesday to “stop threatening and blackmailing” after US President Donald...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

World

China’s Xi meets Malaysian leaders in diplomatic charm offensive

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Malaysia’s king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 07:03pm

Pakistan

IMF programme for Pakistan: PM Shehbaz hails China’s support

Premier says Beijing always stood with Pakistan in difficult times

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 06:16pm

World

China says ‘not afraid to fight’ trade war with US

BEIJING: China warned Wednesday it was “not afraid” to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Nvidia faces $5.5 billion charge as US restricts chip sales to China

Nvidia on Tuesday said it would take $5.5 billion in charges after the U.S. government limited exports of its H20...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 10:15am

Business & Finance

China orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries amid trade war

BEIJING: China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the US...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Markets

China, HK shares flat as markets await tariff clarity

HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks were flat on Tuesday, as investors awaited more clarity on the trade situation...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am

World

Trump says ‘ball is in China’s court’ on tariffs: White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 12:03am

World

China’s murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors

DALIAN: When a Chinese pork producer filed for bankruptcy in 2019, the news came as a jolt to Alan Hill. The retired...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 11:46am

Business & Finance

UBS lowers forecast for China 2025 GDP growth to 3.4% on tariff hikes

BEIJING: UBS has downgraded its China GDP growth forecast to 3.4% for 2025, on the assumption that tariff hikes...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 11:21am

World

China, Vietnam sign deals after Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’

HANOI: China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the ...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

World

India and China discuss resuming flights, no date set

NEW DELHI: India and China have held one round of talks on resuming direct passenger air services, but no dates have...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:22pm

World

China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions

HANOI: China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 04:57pm

Markets

China’s March coal imports sink 6% as domestic prices slide

BEIJING: China’s coal imports fell 6% in March, hurt by high inventories at ports and weak domestic demand that have...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 12:03pm

World

China’s Xi urges stronger trade ties with Vietnam amid US tariff tensions

HANOI/BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 11:58am

World

Trump says chips from China will face national security probe; further tariffs expected

WASHINGTON/WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump on Sunday bore down on his administration’s latest message...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 08:08am

Business & Finance

China no longer welcome in UK steel sector: minister

LONDON: China is no longer welcome in Britain’s steel sector after the government had to pass emergency ...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

World

How China went from courting Trump to ‘never yield’ tariff defiance

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 03:34pm

World

China’s Xi vows to Indonesia’s Prabowo to deepen partnership, Xinhua says

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen his country’s strategic partnership with Indonesia in a call...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 01:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 21	280.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 21	280.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 21	140.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 21	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
India Sensex / Apr 21	21,395.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 21	34,356.93
Hang Seng / Apr 21	79,442.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 21	63.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 21	3,389.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 21	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 22	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 22	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Quice Food / Apr 21 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Apr 21 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.16 ▲ 0.94 (10.2%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.79 ▲ 1.53 (10.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Crescent Steel / Apr 21 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	128.69 ▲ 11.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.73 ▲ 2.52 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 21 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	36.29 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Apr 21 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	184.40 ▲ 16.76 (10%)
Nagina Cot. / Apr 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	54.98 ▲ 5 (10%)
National Silk / Apr 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	35.20 ▲ 3.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Reinsurance / Apr 21 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	13.45 ▼ -2.45 (-15.41%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	61.41 ▼ -6.54 (-9.62%)
Samba Bank / Apr 21 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.07 ▼ -0.9 (-9.03%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 21 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	21.51 ▼ -1.76 (-7.56%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Apr 21 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	32.93 ▼ -2.64 (-7.42%)
Bela Auto / Apr 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	151.60 ▼ -12.05 (-7.36%)
UDL International / Apr 21 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.80 ▼ -0.62 (-7.36%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 21 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	112.52 ▼ -8.89 (-7.32%)
Kohinoor Mills / Apr 21 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	30.93 ▼ -2.44 (-7.31%)
Next Capital / Apr 21 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.36 ▼ -0.58 (-7.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	103,028,410 ▲ 0.01
Power Cement / Apr 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	62,587,267 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Apr 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	42,587,808 ▲ 0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,216,804 ▲ 0.9
Sui North Gas / Apr 21 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	28,845,690 ▲ 10.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	27,776,861 ▲ 0.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	25,090,099 ▲ 3.93
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,630,998 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,655,133 ▲ 1.29
Fauji Cement / Apr 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,149,277 ▲ 0.34

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