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China’s central bank unveils most aggressive stimulus since pandemic

BEIJING: China’s central bank on Tuesday unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic to pull the economy out...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

World

Economic shocks spur Saudi to ‘reprioritise’ reforms: official

DOHA: Global economic “shocks”, from the coronavirus pandemic to the war in Gaza, have prompted Saudi Arabia to...

Published 14 May, 2024 06:48pm

World

Pandemic accord talks heading for extra time

GENEVA: Two years of talks towards striking a landmark global agreement on pandemic prevention were headed for...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

World

EU announces deal with Pfizer, others to reserve vaccines for future pandemic

LONDON: The European Commission has contracted Pfizer and several European companies to reserve capacity to make up...

Published 30 Jun, 2023 04:56pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports another death as WHO ends Covid emergency

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another fatality on the day the World Health Organization ended the global ...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods

The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims still low; corporate profits fall in Q4

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, showing ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Uber sets sights on profits in 2023 as pandemic pain eases

BENGALURU: Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it would focus on delivering profits this year, after rounding ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

Balancing austerity demands with better debt relief and SDR support

’Developing nations may need to find as much as $2.5 trillion over five years to meet external debt-service costs as...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 12:30pm

World

UN aviation body sees recovery to pre-pandemic air travel in 2023

NEW YORK: Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with volumes exceeding the 2019...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 12:56am

World

TB firmly on the rise after years of decline: WHO

GENEVA: Tuberculosis has rebounded after years of decline, killing an estimated 1.6 million people in 2021, up 14...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 09:08pm

Supplements

FPCCI: Message from Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI

TEXT: I am pleased to present the FPCCI Export Awards Souvenir on the occasion of 45th FPCCI Export Awards Ceremony....

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

World

Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic

HONG KONG: The amount of vacant top-tier office space has more than doubled in Hong Kong over the last three years ...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

Business & Finance

Boeing sees 82pc growth in commercial air fleet through 2041

NEW YORK: The pandemic has not fundamentally altered the longterm growth outlook for commercial aviation, with an 82...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am

World

Lufthansa cancels another 2,000 summer flights

FRANKFURT: German national carrier Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping another 2,000 flights this summer...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

World

Covid-19 pandemic is 'nowhere near over': WHO

GENEVA: Fresh waves of Covid infections show the pandemic is "nowhere near over", the World Health Organization's...

Updated 12 Jul, 2022 10:32pm

BR Research

‘First came the plague’

The final numbers may be surprising, but the outcome isn’t. The new government in Islamabad chose shock therapy,...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:03am

World

Saudi welcomes 1m for biggest Hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

MAKKAH, (Saudi Arabia): White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Makkah as Islam’s...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices

Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Business & Finance

Businesses must help cut cost of living

LONDON: Businesses should do more to reduce prices in the coming months to help Britons struggling with rising...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Business & Finance

Qatar Airways posts record $1.54bn profit despite pandemic

DOHA: Qatar Airways on Thursday posted a record net profit of $1.54 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, a...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

World

Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, WHO says

LONDON: The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a...

Published 30 May, 2022 06:28pm

Opinion

In a haze of disinfectant, China struggles with invisible enemy

Leaving a fine mist of disinfectant in their wake, China’s hazmat-clad health workers are cleaning homes, roads,...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

World

Covid pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21: WHO

GENEVA: The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated Thursday – up...

Published 05 May, 2022 07:04pm

Markets

Wall Street ends ugly April with more losses, Amazon shares dive

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks concluded a bruising April on an ugly note Friday following disappointing results from...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

World

India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million Covid deaths

NEW DELHI: India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 02:37pm

Opinion

Shehbaz Sharif’s election year economic policies

Immediately after being elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif announced in National ...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

Opinion

Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with Covid-19 while trying to balance the...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

Business & Finance

India holds rates but starts to rein in loose policy as inflation risks rise

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it is starting to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

World

Global groups propose pandemic plan at a cost of $10bn a year

CHICAGO: Four organizations focused on global health and the economy say it will take $15 billion in grants this...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 06:05am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.07 ▲ 0.98 (16.09%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.99 ▲ 0.61 (11.34%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.90 ▲ 0.79 (11.11%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 18 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	2,570 ▼ -280.52 (-9.84%)
National Silk / Dec 18 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	737 ▼ -72.76 (-8.99%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.63 ▼ -0.92 (-8.72%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.01 ▼ -6.08 (-8.55%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.04
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.40
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 1.10
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.50
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.49
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.56
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.06

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