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European shares down as investors digest mixed US data

PARIS: European shares fell for a fifth straight session on Friday in their worst day since early August, after a...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Markets

Wall St slides to over 3-week low after payrolls data

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell to their lowest in over three weeks on Friday after a crucial jobs ...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

US manufacturing mired in weakness; construction spending falls

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in August amid some improvement in employment, but a...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Business & Finance

Asian currencies: Indonesian rupiah, Thai baht decline as ME conflict strengthens dollar

SINGAPORE: The currencies of net oil importers Indonesia and Thailand fell each lost ground on Monday, as the US...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains as Friday’s losses seen overdone

NEW YORK: The dollar rose against major currencies on Monday, with Friday’s losses following a mixed US jobs ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Markets

Crude oil prices slide $4 as banking fears rattle markets

LONDON: Oil prices fell $4 on Monday along with equities as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised fears of a...

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 06:10pm

Markets

Gold at one-week peak as dollar slides

NEW YORK: Gold prices gained 1% on Wednesday as strong Chinese economic data dented the dollar and drove some bets...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Markets

Copper poised for third straight weekly loss on weak Chinese demand

LONDON: Copper prices were on track for a third consecutive weekly loss on Friday as Chinese demand remained weak ...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Markets

Copper rises from 4-week low

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Tuesday from a four-week low in the previous session as a dollar rally paused and...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

Markets

Oil rises in choppy trade on China demand hopes

HOUSTON: Oil prices edged higher in choppy trading on Monday as markets weighed a return in demand from China ...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

Markets

Easing inflation worries lift Wall Street ahead of Fed decision

NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Tuesday as labour cost data indicated that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive approach ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 07:31am

World

US job growth beats expectations in October; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

WASHINGTON: US employers hired more workers than expected in October, but a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7%...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:00pm

Markets

Copper firms

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday but Chinese-led demand fears, expectations of further increases to US interest...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Markets

European shares bounce back from US jobs report hammering

PARIS: European shares logged their best day in nearly two weeks on Monday after clocking falls in the previous week...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

World

US job growth beats expectations; unemployment rate steady at 3.6%

WASHINGTON: US employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%,...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:46pm

Markets

Gold touches over one-week high boosted by inflation concerns

Gold prices hit a more than one-week peak on Monday, as inflationary pressures due to surging oil prices helped...

Updated 07 Feb, 2022 02:24pm

Markets

Gold rides Fed wave to weekly gain

NEW YORK: Gold prices gained on Friday as they shrugged off stronger-than-expected monthly jobs data, and the...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Business & Finance

Wall Street extends record rally

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs in a broad-based rally on Friday as data showing strong jobs...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Dollar soars to more than 1-year high after jobs data, then pulls back

New York: The dollar jumped on Friday to hit its highest level in more than a year, after data showed stronger US ...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 01:21am

Business & Finance

Dollar steady after jobs miss

NEW YORK: The US dollar was largely unmoved by a disappointing US employment report on Friday, as traders bet that...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Markets

Gold future slip on firmer dollar

BENGALURU: Gold was pinned below the $1,800 mark on Friday as the dollar firmed in the run-up to a key US employment...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Business & Finance

Canadian dollar steadies as greenback broadly slides

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Wednesday as broader declines for the...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Opinion

Job-inflation tradeoff, exiled from Fed policy, could mean a hot summer

Tension between sticky job markets and rising prices could pose a growing problem for U.S. Federal Reserve officials...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar languishes at 10-week lows after weak jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar held at 2-1/2 month lows on Monday as a weak US employment report spurred investors to ditch ...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:12am

Markets

Dollar struggles after weak US jobs report; pound hits $1.41

The dollar index broadly flat on the day, after dipping as low as 90.128 for the first time since Feb. 26 earlier in the session.

Published 10 May, 2021 05:05pm

Markets

Dollar firms from 7-week lows as risk appetite fades

The euro was down 0.25% at $1.2000, after touching a seven-week high of $1.2079 overnight.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:51pm

World

Brainard: Fed wants maximum employment, growth that is sustainable

"We will be very focused on trying to understand how climate related risks but also the potential transition pathways might effect our economic growth over the medium to long term," Brainard said.
The focus on investments in a sustainable economy that are pro-growth, that are pro-jobs, those are the kinds of priorities that square very well with our overall framework.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

World

Soaring Covid-19 infections likely eroded US employment recovery

The report follows Labor Department data Thursday showing new applications for jobless benefits remained at a high level in the final week of the year.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 10:01am

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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%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.94 ▲ 0.83 (11.67%)
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%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (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%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
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%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-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%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.20 ▼ -3.15 (-9.74%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.10
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.20
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.28
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.06
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.06
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.78
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.15
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.09

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