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CM for ending gender-based wage discrimination

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice Maqbool Baqar has directed the Labour Department to activate its...

Updated 23 Oct, 2023 09:21am

Pakistan

Actions against bonded labour: Commissioner seeks report

HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Nadeem-ur-Rehman Memon has directed the District Vigilance Committees...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

Pakistan

IMF deal: Rana hits out at previous govt

FAISALABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the incumbent government raised the...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 06:17am

Pakistan

Social security workers will get discount on purchase of commodities

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Labour Ansar Majeed Khan has said that workers of the social security will get 15-45...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Thursday’s midday trade: S&P 500 brushes off rising inflation to hit record high

NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Thursday and the S&P 500 hit a record intraday high as investors juggled signs of a...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

World

Fewer Americans blame Covid for preventing them from seeking work

NEW YORK: Fewer Americans are citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason why they're not looking for work as more...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Business & Finance

US job growth improves

WASHINGTON: US employers increased hiring in May and raised wages as they competed for workers, with millions of...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

US jobless claims drop; economic recovery gaining speed

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

Labour Tower to be constructed in Lahore: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a special meeting held to review the performance of the...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Markets

US stocks down as inflation jitters spark broad sell-off

NEW YORK: US stocks closed lower on Tuesday as rising commodity prices and labour shortages fed fears that despite...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Business & Finance

US consumer prices post biggest gain in 8-1/2 years as economy reopens

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices rose by the most in more than 8-1/2 years in March as increased vaccinations and...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Markets

US inflation data delayed by website glitch, shows wholesale price jump

WASHINGTON: Annual US wholesale inflation spiked to its highest rate in nearly a decade last month, but the news was...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims rise again

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:19am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims increase; mid-Atlantic factory activity near 50-year high

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

World

US weekly jobless claims at four-month low; labour market slowly improving

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a four-month low last week as...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:09am

Business & Finance

US labour market struggling, but light at the end of tunnel

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

Markets

S&P, Nasdaq hit record highs

• EBay, PayPal jump on upbeat quarterly earnings NEW YORK: US stocks rose more than 1% on Thursday and the ...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Business & Finance

Moderate US job growth in January bolsters case for large stimulus package

WASHINGTON: US employment growth rebounded moderately in January and job losses in the prior month were deeper than...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Business & Finance

US labour market gradually healing

• Housing, manufacturing power ahead WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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