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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 5	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	152.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.30
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 4	5,712.69
Nasdaq / Nov 4	18,179.98
Dow Jones / Nov 4	41,794.60
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,731.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	38,537.29
Hang Seng / Nov 5	20,865.77
FTSE 100 / Nov 5	8,191.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 5	19,121.64

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 5	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	71.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 5	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	2,732.66
Diesel/Litre / Nov 5	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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