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Nasdaq leads Wall St higher after GDP data

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street’s main indexes higher on Thursday after data showed a still robust...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Business & Finance

Yuan steady as traders await GDP data

SHANGHAI: The yuan was mostly steady against the dollar on Tuesday, as traders await Wednesday’s China GDP data...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Supplements

South Asian Countries Real GDP Growth %

TEXT: South Asian region (excluding Afghanistan) 2021 2022(f) 2023(f) 2024(f) 7.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 Maldives...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 07:00am

BR Research

Crop targets: unwanted growth?

The uplift in Pakistan’s major crops performance has been one of the most notable achievements of the now ousted...

Published 31 May, 2022 10:14am

Business & Finance

Thai economy returns to growth in Q4, but recovery in 2022 seen slow

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy returned to growth in the fourth quarter, expanding faster than expected, but the 2021...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 11:02am

Markets

Forint, crown hold onto gains despite weaker PMI data, Czech central bank in focus

BUDAPEST: Hungary's forint hovered around 2-week highs versus the euro on Tuesday, unfazed by January PMI data which...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 03:25pm

Business & Finance

IMF official urges 'deep reforms' to Tunisian economy

TUNIS: Tunisia's crisis-stricken economy needs "deep reforms" such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:14am

Business & Finance

Japan downgrades Q3 GDP on deeper hit to consumer spending

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank slightly faster than initially reported in the third quarter, as a sharp rise in local...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 11:33am

Markets

South African rand strengthens ahead of Q3 GDP data

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand firmed early on Tuesday, ahead of the release of third-quarter gross domestic...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 11:52am

Business & Finance

Turkey economy grew 7.4% in Q3, boosted by demand and exports

ISTANBUL: Turkey's economy grew 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter, meeting expectations on the strength of...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 01:13pm

Business & Finance

Thai finance ministry cuts 2021 GDP outlook to 1.0% growth

BANGKOK: Thailand's finance ministry on Thursday cut its 2021 economic growth forecast to 1.0% from the 1.3%...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 10:06am

Business & Finance

Kazakhstan drafts 2022 budget with deficit at 3.3% of GDP

The Central Asian nation plans to produce 87.9 million tonnes of oil, its main export, and expects its economy to grow 3.9% next year

Published 24 Aug, 2021 12:01pm

Markets

Philippine central bank sees wider current account surpluses in 2021,2022

For next year, the current-account surplus is expected to reach $6.7 billion.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 01:22pm

Markets

South Africa's rand falls ahead of GDP data

In fixed income, the yield on the benchmark government bond due in 2030 was up 0.5 basis point to 8.755% in early deals.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 12:26pm

World

Japan must 'radically' speed defence build-up: minister

Japan has been more vocal in recent months about Chinese moves in regional waters, and particularly the presence of coastguard ships around disputed islands in the East China Sea.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:59pm

Business & Finance

Argentine economy shrank 9.9% in 2020 due to pandemic

Manufacturing wasn't as badly hit but still shrank by 7.7 percent.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:17am

Business & Finance

China sets 'low bar' for GDP growth, pledges more jobs

There was also no target for job creation over the next five years, though the government said China's urban survey-based jobless rate will be kept under 5.5%.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Markets

Canadian dollar clings to this week's gains as oil climbs

The US dollar rose against a basket of major currencies as investors priced for strong US growth relative to other regions.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:21am

Markets

Thai stocks pare gains as central bank holds rates, flags recovery risks

South Korea and India each climbed over 1%, while the Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian indexes added 0.5%.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:14pm

Markets

Fitch cuts outlook on Kuwait's debt rating to 'negative'

Fiscal deficits will likely remain in the double digits in the medium to long term and lead to a gradual, but steady deterioration of Kuwait's balance sheet strengths, it said.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:49am

Business & Finance

Portugal GDP expands 0.4% in fourth quarter, slumps 7.6% in 2020

The National Statistics Institute (INE) said in its advance flash estimate gross domestic product contracted 7.6% last year.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 03:36pm

Business & Finance

Italy's GDP shrank 8.9% in 2020: stats agency

The fall is slightly less than that predicted by the Bank of Italy and the International Monetary Fund.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 02:45pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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