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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 / Dec 19	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 19	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 19	155.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 19	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 19	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 19	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,242.57
France CAC40 / Dec 18	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 19	79,339.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 19	38,813.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 18	241,945.20
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 19	70.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 19	2,613.73
Diesel/Litre / Dec 19	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 19 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	10.43 ▲ 1.00 (10.60%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 19 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	114.33 ▲ 10.39 (10.00%)
Thatta Cement / Dec 19 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	185.52 ▲ 16.87 (10.00%)
Wah-Noble / Dec 19 Wah Noble Chemicals Limited(WAHN)	249.98 ▲ 22.73 (10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 19 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	46.35 ▲ 4.21 (9.99%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 19 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	29.41 ▲ 2.67 (9.99%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 19 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	67.69 ▲ 6.15 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Ahmad Hassan / Dec 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	49.50 ▼ -5.50 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.70 ▼ -4.52 (-10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 19 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	627.38 ▼ -69.70 (-10.00%)
Shadman Cotton / Dec 19 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	26.80 ▼ -2.95 (-9.92%)
Sana Ind / Dec 19 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	33.24 ▼ -3.65 (-9.89%)
Ideal Sp. / Dec 19 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	11.30 ▼ -1.20 (-9.60%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 19 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.55 ▼ -1.00 (-9.48%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 19 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.10 ▼ -0.61 (-9.09%)
Noon Sugar / Dec 19 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	82.66 ▼ -8.11 (-8.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	139,290,885 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.10
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.17
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▲ 1.72
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	50,144,684 ▲ 0.97
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,773,842 ▼ -0.34
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 2.86
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▲ 0.13
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	21,856,915 ▼ -0.25

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