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Canada’s retail sales fall in January; slight rebound seen in Feb

OTTAWA: Canada’s retail sales contracted a little less than expected in January, weighed down by lower goods ...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Markets

S&P 500, Dow inch up after retail sales tumble

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher on Thursday as investors cheered a higher-than-expected fall in...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Business & Finance

US retail sales higher than expected in September

WASHINGTON: Retail sales in the United States came in stronger than expected in September according to government...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Business & Finance

Brazil retail sales post biggest drop in Nov

SAO PAULO: Retail sales volumes in Brazil posted in November their biggest drop in five months, government ...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

China’s factory output, retail sales miss expectations

BEIJING: Growth in China’s factory output slowed for a third straight month in May, likely weighed down by...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

World

US retail sales fall as spending shifts back to services; producer prices rise

Retail sales drop 1.3% in May; core sales fall 0.7%.
Producer price index rises 0.8%; up 6.6% year-on-year.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 07:20pm

Business & Finance

China’s factory output slows

BEIJING: China’s factories slowed their output growth in April and retail sales significantly missed expectations...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:32am

Markets

US stocks mixed ahead of inflation, retail sales data

The broad-based S&P 500 dipped 0.1 percent to 4,227.75, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.4 percent to 13,560.46.

Published 10 May, 2021 07:22pm

Business & Finance

Sterling rises against dollar, euro

LONDON: The pound rose 1% to hit a one-month high against the dollar on Monday at the start of a data-heavy week ...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:02am

World

China industrial output, retail sales surge

BEIJING: China’s industrial output and retail sales surged in the first two months of the year, official data...

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:38am

Business & Finance

Brazil’s Dec retail sales sink historic 6.1pc as pandemic, food inflation bite

BRASILIA: Brazilian retail sales slumped 6.1% in December, official figures showed on Wednesday, the biggest fall ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:32am

Business & Finance

Muted recovery for UK retailers in Dec ends worst year on record

LONDON: British retailers struggled to recover in December from a partial coronavirus lockdown the previous month,...

Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls

LONDON: Sterling fell on Friday as Britain’s third national lockdown sparked the sharpest drop in business ...

Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am

World

Canadian retail sales jump in November, but December looks gloomier

Food and drink sales rose by 5.9% and helped push overall retail trade up by 1.3%.
Most retail businesses were open in November but as the second wave of the coronavirus spread.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 08:17pm

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

Technology

Pakistan's B2B Ecommerce Startup Bazaar Raises $6.5m in Seed

Pakistan's B2B ecommerce marketplace, Bazaar, raised $6.5 million in one of the largest seed rounds in the MENA region.
Bazaar becomes one of the best funded startups in Pakistan, as its total raise accumulates to $7.8 million after this round.

Updated 19 Jan, 2021 01:43pm

Business & Finance

COVID-19 pressures U.S. retail sales; manufacturing shines

The ebbing economic momentum, which appears to have spilled over into the new year, could persuade the U.S. Congress to agree to President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus plan.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

Markets

Wall St to open flat as stimulus rally cools; Weekly gains on tap

U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were up 1 point, or 0.03pc at 8:06 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 6 points, or 0.02pc, while Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 2.25 points, or 0.02pc.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:50pm

Business & Finance

UK retail sales slide as November lockdown shut non-essential stores

Annual sales growth halved to 2.4pc from 5.8pc, but many economists predicted a rapid recovery in December.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:52pm

Markets

Canadian dollar advances as investors bet on U.S. stimulus

World stocks scaled new peaks after lawmakers and aides said that Congressional negotiators were closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill in the United States.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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