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US housing starts near 1-1/2-year low; building permits fall

WASHINGTON: US homebuilding fell to the lowest level in nearly 1-1/2 years in July, weighed down by higher mortgage...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:44pm

World

US housing starts fall sharply; permits increase

WASHINGTON: US homebuilding fell more than expected in July, the latest sign that surging construction costs and ...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

Business & Finance

New US homebuilding jumps sharply in June

WASHINGTON: Construction projects started in the hot US housing market jumped sharply in June, according to...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

World

New US homebuilding jumps sharply in June

New construction of single-family homes also jumped 6.3 percent to nearly 1.2 million annualized

Published 20 Jul, 2021 06:51pm

Business & Finance

US housing starts miss expectations amid higher lumber prices

WASHINGTON: US homebuilding rebounded less than expected in May as very expensive lumber and shortages of other...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

World

US housing starts rise less than expected in May; building permits fall

Housing starts rose 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.572 million units last month.
Though lumber prices dropped from a record high set in early May, softwood lumber prices increased 154.3% year-on-year in May.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:05pm

Business & Finance

US homebuilding drops 9.5pc in April

WASHINGTON: New home construction in the United States dialed back sharply in April, falling 9.5 percent after the...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

World

US housing starts race to 15-year high; building permits rise moderately

Housing starts increase 19.4% in March.
Single-family starts rise 15.3%; multi-family soar 30.8%.
Building permits gain 2.7%; single-family climb 4.6%.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 08:08pm

World

New US homebuilding drops 10.3pc in February: govt

The US real estate market boomed last year as the Covid-19 pandemic pushed consumers to reassess their living situations.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:27pm

World

US housing market takes breather amid bitterly cold weather

Housing starts drop 10.3% in February.
Single-family housing starts decrease 8.5%.
Building permits fall 10.8%; single-family down 10.0%.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 08:54pm

World

US housing starts fall in January; permits soar

Housing starts decreased 6.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.580 million units last month, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.
Permits for future homebuilding shot up 10.4% to a rate of 1.881 million units in January. Permits typically lead starts by one to two months.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 08:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09