Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up nearly 1.5% on tech rallies

Tokyo, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index jumped nearly 1.5 percent on Thursday, led by rallies in tech stocks following US gains in the Nasdaq index. The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.46 percent, or 410.65 points, to close at 28,550.93, while the broader Topix index […]

Accused arrested for brandishing weapon

MULTAN, Oct 14 (APP):Jalilabad police arrested an accused over the charges for brandishing weapon to terrify his opponent at gym premises. According to police spokesman, Police had received a call few days ago that a man identified as Subhan, around 22, hurled threats to his […]

Food and rent prices drive US inflation spike in September

Washington, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):The US inflation spike is not over, according to government data released Wednesday that showed prices for food and rents increasing in the world’s largest economy last month, underscoring the complications Washington policymakers face as they guide the country’s bounceback from the […]

UK economy rebounds 0.4% in August: data

London, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Britain’s economy rebounded in August after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, but unexpectedly shrank the previous month, official data showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent in August, the first full month since the lifting of Covid curbs, the Office for […]

Unemployment rate in IIOJK touches 21.6%; highest in India

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (APP):Exposing the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on economic indicts, the territory has registered the highest unemployment rate of 21.6 percent among all states and union territories in India. According to Kashmir Media Service, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) figures […]

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