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Bolsonaro pardon includes Brazilian officers convicted in prison massacre

BRASÍLIA: Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pardoned security forces convicted of crimes committed...

Published 24 Dec, 2022 11:19am

World

Brazil school shooting toll rises to four after teacher death

BRASÍLIA: The death toll from a twin school shooting in Brazil rose to four on Saturday after a teacher wounded in...

Published 27 Nov, 2022 10:52am

World

Brazil storm death toll rises to 165

RIO DE JANEIRO: The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 09:52am

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro visits Moscow for Putin talks

MOSCOW: Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:07pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro knocks vaccines for kids, criticizes health regulator

BRASILIA: President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Brazil's health regulator Anvisa on Thursday for authorizing the...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:32am

IMF pulls out of Brazil

BRASÍLIA: The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will close its Brazilian office, a day after receiving...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 09:30am

World

China gives one-billionth Covid shot

BEIJING: China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world’s biggest coronavirus...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Business & Finance

Brazil registers record 14.4m unemployed

RIO DE JANEIRO: Pandemic-battered Brazil registered a record 14.4 million unemployed workers in the three-month...

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:33am

Business & Finance

At Brazil's Petrobras, a 'Spartan' military man takes the reins

President Jair Bolsonaro announced the 71-year-old Luna would take the helm of Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the firm is formally known, in a Facebook post in February.
Petrobras shares fell sharply when Luna's predecessor, Roberto Castello Branco, was forced out after the group hiked domestic fuel prices several times in February, angering Bolsonaro.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:57pm

World

Brazil surpasses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

Bolsonaro has softened his position on vaccines under pressure, saying Wednesday's meeting had "unanimously agreed" on the need for mass vaccination.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:57am

Markets

Brazil real slumps to three-month low as central bank intervenes selling $2bn

The central bank's action on Tuesday followed two similar interventions each on Thursday and Friday, the first time this year it had sold dollars in the spot FX market.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 09:44am

World

US, EU say vaccine programs on track as global deaths hit 2.5mn

Some sex workers in Bangladesh's largest brothel started getting their vaccines, a health official said Thursday.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 10:56am

World

Brazil's president says country is 'broke'

"The situation is serious," said Perfeito, who noted that "the central problem is not the lack of money, but the lack of a clear plan" in a country that still does not have a start date for vaccinations against Covid-19.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:19am

World

Brazil private clinics seek deal for Indian Covid vaccine

The situation has grown "intolerable," Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes said in a blistering tweet.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:36am

World

Brazil vice president tests positive for coronavirus; 344 new deaths recorded

In a statement, Mourão's office said he tested positive on Sunday afternoon, and that he will isolate in Jaburu, his official residence.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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