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Markets really hate uncertainty

Markets across Asia rallied on Tuesday as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei, Manila...

Updated 11 Nov, 2021 01:13pm

US Congress passes giant Biden infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON: Democrats rescued President Joe Biden's faltering domestic agenda Friday, passing a giant infrastructure...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 02:21pm

World

'Finally, infrastructure week!' Biden says, cheering $1 trillion bill

WASHINGTON: The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed through Congress on Friday night is a "once in a generation"...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 01:17am

World

Biden struggles to secure his 'New Deal' to transform US economy

President Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda, the multi-trillion dollar jobs, infrastructure, and climate plan that's on thin ice in Congress now

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 04:34pm

World

Biden says he'll ‘work like hell’ to pass infrastructure, social spending bills

US president is looking to end a fight between moderates and left-leaning progressives in his Democratic Party that has threatened the two bills that make up the core of his domestic agenda

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 08:27pm

World

US Senate passes Biden's massive infrastructure bill

The package is a primary element of Biden's sweeping domestic agenda aimed at transforming the United States with more than $4 trillion in federal spending

Published 10 Aug, 2021 09:44pm

Markets

Canadian dollar recovers from 2-week low as oil rallies

Canadian dollar gains 0.1% against greenback
Loonie touches weakest level in nearly two weeks at 1.2589
Price of US oil rises 1.2%
Canadian bond yields dip across the curve

Published 10 Aug, 2021 08:27pm

Markets

Wall St inches higher ahead of $1 trillion infrastructure bill vote

'Meme stock' AMC rises on upbeat Q2 earnings
Kansas City jumps as Canadian Pacific sweetens buyout offer
Indexes up: Dow 0.20%, S&P 0.19%, Nasdaq 0.16%

Updated 10 Aug, 2021 08:31pm

World

US Senate approaches finish line on $1 trillion infrastructure bill

The first bill, which sits atop Democratic President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and includes $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges and internet access, cleared an important procedural hurdle

Published 09 Aug, 2021 06:08pm

US Senate trudges toward passing $1trn infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON: The US Senate moved slowly on Sunday toward passing a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, held...

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 05:25am

World

$1 trillion infrastructure bill advances in US Senate

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted to advance a $1 trillion infrastructure package on Saturday, an important procedural...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

World

US Senate works on the weekend on $1 trn infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON: The US Senate will continue work on Saturday on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

World

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

The bipartisan group negotiating the blueprint overcame a key sticking point: how to pay for the spending

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:12am

Business & Finance

Sydney Airport gets $16.7b buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

The news sent the stock up as much as 38% to A$8.04 in early Monday trade, though it later retreated to around A$7.55

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:47am

World

US House approves $715bn infrastructure bill

The bill, which includes provisions from President Joe Biden's initial $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, authorizes additional spending for roads, bridges, highway safety, electric vehicle charging stations, rail, transit, drinking and wastewater infrastructure.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:41pm

World

Biden meets with CEOs on semiconductor shortage, says US must invest

Biden also pointed to the semiconductor shortage as he seeks to build a case for a $2 trillion infrastructure package.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

World

US House Republicans expected to vote on ending earmarks ban

Republicans are in the minority in the House. Their planned vote on earmarks comes ahead of House consideration of various spending legislation and an expected large infrastructure bill.
Democrats already have reversed their own self-imposed ban on earmarks. Republicans halted the practice when they took the majority in 2011 amid a string of controversies over earmarks.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 07:05pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 31	148.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 31	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 31	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 31	35,617.56
Hang Seng / Mar 31	23,146.55
FTSE 100 / Mar 31	8,576.85
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 31	22,201.28
France CAC40 / Mar 31	7,810.99

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 31	69.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 31	3,117.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 31	66.49
Petrol/Litre / Apr 1	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 1	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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