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Mexico warns Trump tariffs would kill 400,000 US jobs

MEXICO CITY: Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that a 25% across-the-board tariff proposed ...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:41am

Business & Finance

Dollar pares gains after weak US jobs data

NEW YORK: The dollar pared gains against the euro on Friday after data showed US job growth slowed sharply in ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Business & Finance

China’s yuan steady

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan remained largely steady on Friday, while the dollar hovered close to an eight-week low on...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Markets

Dollar steady after soft US jobs report; yen starts week on back foot

SINGAPORE: The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as a soft US jobs report boosted wagers that the Federal Reserve...

Published 06 May, 2024 10:09am

Business & Finance

Weak dollar boosts Latam FX, stocks

BRASILIA: Most Latin American currencies climbed on Friday, with the Brazilian real touching a three-week high ...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected; continuing claims rise

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,...

Published 11 Apr, 2024 06:23pm

World

US layoffs reach 14-month high amid government, tech cutbacks

NEW YORK: U.S. layoff announcements rose 7% in March to the highest since January 2023, led by technology and...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:55pm

Markets

Tech selloff drags down European shares

PARIS: European shares were hurt by a steep selloff in the technology sector on Monday, while investors turned wary...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Markets

Europe’s STOXX 600 logs weekly gains

PARIS: Europe’s main stock indices were flat on Friday, but notched strong gains over the week that saw record...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected last week

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 07:36pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks close higher ahead of US data

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday following a strong rally on Wall Street, with investors awaiting US jobs...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims near 1-1/2-year low

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level ...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Most Asian FX down, traders await US jobs report

BENGALURU: The South Korean won fell more than 1% on Thursday, leading declines among emerging Asian currencies as...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Markets

Wall Street rebounds on megacaps boost

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes reversed course and rose on Friday following a boost from megacap stocks, ...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Dollar posts minor gains after mixed US jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar erased earlier losses and edged higher against the euro and Japanese yen on Friday after the...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

US dollar gains broadly

NEW YORK: The US dollar firmed across the board on Tuesday, garnering safe-haven bids, after a disappointing set of...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

Markets

Asian FX trades in tight range, Philippine peso at 3-week low

Emerging Asian currencies were trading cautiously on Friday ahead of a key US jobs report that may provide clues on...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 10:07am

Markets

Tin bounces, other metals gain after US data

LONDON: Tin prices rebounded on Thursday following a mining ban in part of the world’s third largest tin miner,...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

World

US layoffs fall to lowest level in nearly a year

American employers announced fewer layoffs in July than the year before, marking the first year-over-year decrease...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 06:01pm

Business & Finance

Republican debt-limit plan would cut US jobs, slow growth, economist tells Senate panel

WASHINGTON: A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the US government’s debt ceiling...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Markets

Gold falls below $2,000 as US jobs growth lifts dollar

NEW YORK: Gold fell below the key $2,000 level on Monday as the dollar advanced on Friday’s strong US jobs ...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Business & Finance

US hiring eases in March as economy shows signs of cooling

WASHINGTON: US job gains eased in March for a second straight month, government data showed Friday, adding to signs...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Inflation data awaited by markets hit by worries about Fed, banks

NEW YORK: A critical inflation report next week will test a US stock market already consumed by worries over Federal...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

US job cuts over Jan-Feb hit highest since 2009: report

Layoffs by US companies over January and February touched the highest since 2009, with the tech sector accounting...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 05:48pm

Markets

European shares subdued as strong US jobs data fan worries

PARIS: European shares were muted on Wednesday as better-than-expected employment data from the US fanned worries...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

Markets bracing for ‘no landing’ world economy scenario curb risk appetite

Markets, bracing for a “no landing” scenario where global economic growth is resilient and inflation stays ...

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:21am

Markets

China stocks fall as Sino-US tensions rise

SHANGHAI: China stocks fell on Monday as elevated Sino-US geopolitical tensions dented investor sentiment in a...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 07:22am

Markets

Indian shares fall on rate fears, Adani rout

BENGALURU: Indian shares fell on Monday, dragged by tech after a strong US jobs report renewed fears of the Federal...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

Markets

Indian shares begin year with weekly losses on earnings

BENGALURU: Indian shares began 2023 with weekly losses, with investors nervous ahead of the earnings season after...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

US job growth strong in Nov

WASHINGTON: US employers hired more workers than expected in November and increased wages despite mounting worries ...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:56am

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 22	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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