Briefing 02-07-2022

Stocks snap two-week losing streak

Snapping a two-week losing streak, stocks rebounded in the outgoing week, as bargain hunters put money cautiously on lucrative issues with expectations of higher returns in the new fiscal year. . Page 9

OPEC oil output misses June target

OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey on Friday showed, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria offset supply increases by Saudi Arabia and other large producers. Page 15

ME market holds bait for nurses

The Middle-Eastern job market emerges as a major hub of Bangladeshi nurses as the government successfully sent a group of professionals recently while a good number are in the pipeline. Page 16

Tigers face Windies in 1st T20 today

Comprehensively beaten in both Test matches by the West Indies, Bangladesh's cricketers are hoping the clouds of uncertainty ahead of their three-match T20 International series will blow away in time for Saturday's opening encounter at Windsor Park in Dominica. Page 13