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Euro soft on poor GDP data, summit hopes low

LONDON: The euro dipped on Tuesday, retreating from a three-week high versus the dollar, after weak German and euro zone

Published 16 Aug, 2011 12:06pm

Financial

Euro dips on weak German GDP, few hopes of summit

LONDON: The euro extended losses on Tuesday, falling from a three-week high versus the dollar, after worse-than-expected

Published 16 Aug, 2011 11:12am

Financial

Forex reserves structure stick: Russia

MOSCOW: Russia has no plans to significantly change the structure of its forex reserves, Alexei Ulyukayev, first deputy

Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:27pm

Financial

Central bank offers to sell dollars at 7.991 hryvnias

KIEV : Ukraine 's central bank offered on Monday to sell dollars at 7.991 hryvnias per dollar, the same rate as in its

Published 15 Aug, 2011 03:56pm

Financial

Swiss franc slides against euro, dollar

ZURICH : The Swiss franc tumbled against the euro and the dollar on Monday morning after having reached record highs the

Published 15 Aug, 2011 07:40am

Financial

Franc futures hit 'panic' negative interest rate levels

GENEVA : The search for a safe haven to park assets shifted to panic stage this week, with investors driving Switzerlan

Published 14 Aug, 2011 05:41am

Financial

Ontario sells C$750mn notes

NEW YORK : The Canadian province of Ontario on Friday sold C$750 million ($758 million) in a reopening of an existin

Published 12 Aug, 2011 05:12pm

Europe Forex

Stress keeps dollar funding costs at 4-mth highs

LONDON : Worries the euro zone debt crisis could spread to France kept dollar funding costs for European banks high on

Published 12 Aug, 2011 04:11pm

Financial

Sterling falls against dollar

LONDON : Sterling fell against the dollar on Friday, tracking falls in the euro versus the US currency while sentime

Published 12 Aug, 2011 09:39am

Financial

Euro slips on debt concerns, Swiss franc choppy

LONDON : The euro fell on Friday, dragged down by persistent worries about core euro zone debt and as a short selling ba

Published 12 Aug, 2011 09:20am

Financial

Turkish lira firmer on Central Bank auction comment

ISTANBUL : The Turkish lira firmed on Friday after the central bank governor said the volume of forex-selling auctions c

Published 12 Aug, 2011 09:14am

Financial

GN Store Nord Q2 profit misses forecast

COPENHAGEN : Danish hearing aid and headset maker GN Store Nord on Thursday missed market expectations for second-quarte

Published 11 Aug, 2011 12:29pm

Financial

Euro falls as stocks slip, yen stays strong against dollar

LONDON : The euro gave up early gains against the dollar on Thursday as European banking stocks fell sharply, stoking co

Published 11 Aug, 2011 11:54am

Financial

Dollar weak after Fed, Swiss franc falls limited

LONDON : The dollar fell on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep rates near zero for two years, whi

Published 10 Aug, 2011 10:18am

Europe Forex

Swiss franc near record highs amid slump fears

LONDON : The Swiss franc hovered near all-time highs against the euro on Tuesday as fears of a global recession kept saf

Published 09 Aug, 2011 11:27am

Financial

Swiss franc hits record vs euro as market confidence dives

TOKYO/SYDNEY: The Swiss franc surged to a record high against the euro in Asia on Tuesday as investors' confidence was s

Published 09 Aug, 2011 05:56am

Financial

Euro falls, ECB bond buys offer limited relief

LONDON : The euro shed early gains against the dollar and fell versus other currencies on Monday as initial relief over

Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:08pm

Financial

SNB to defend franc target

ZURICH : The Swiss National Bank will have to set an exchange rate target and intervene to defend it, if it wants to sto

Published 07 Aug, 2011 11:05am

Financial

The Swiss franc: worth its weight in gold

GENEVA : With a robust economy, stable government and low public debt, Switzerland boasts all the ingredients that wou

Published 07 Aug, 2011 08:00am

Financial

Sterling firm against dollar

LONDON : Sterling rose against the dollar on Friday after US jobs numbers beat forecasts and provided relief to invest

Published 05 Aug, 2011 01:45pm

Financial

Yen dives as Japan follows Swiss in currency war

LONDON : The yen fell sharply on Thursday as Japan intervened to curb the currency's strength to support its export-led

Published 04 Aug, 2011 10:43am

Financial

Turkish lira firms, new support seen at MPC meeting

ISTANBUL : The Turkish lira firmed against the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank said it would hold an interim

Published 03 Aug, 2011 05:24pm

Europe Forex

Swiss franc drops from peak after SNB rate cut

LONDON : The Swiss franc retreated from record highs on Wednesday after Switzerland 's central bank cut interest rates

Published 03 Aug, 2011 10:43am

Financial

Swiss franc rises to record high against euro

ZURICH : The Swiss franc rose to record highs against the euro on Tuesday, breaching the 1.10 per euro barrier for the f

Published 02 Aug, 2011 09:35am

Financial

Turkish lira gains, shrugs off generals quitting

ISTANBUL : The Turkish lira rallied on Monday as investors shrugged off the resignation of the country's four top genera

Published 01 Aug, 2011 04:08pm

Financial

Dollar at record low against Swiss franc on rating risk

LONDON: The dollar hit a record low against the safe-haven Swiss franc on Monday, reversing earlier gains on investor co

Published 01 Aug, 2011 12:48pm

Financial

Dollar, euro under pressure as debt problems mount

LONDON: The dollar fell to a four-month low against the yen and hovered near record lows versus the Swiss franc on Frida

Published 29 Jul, 2011 11:39am

Financial

Turkish lira volatile as central bank comments on inflation

ISTANBUL : Turkey 's lira weakened briefly on Thursday after the Central Bank maintained its inflation forecasts of 6.9

Published 28 Jul, 2011 08:22am

Financial

Dollar steadies against euro after slump

LONDON : The dollar steadied against the euro on Wednesday as investors paused for breath after the greenback had sunk t

Published 27 Jul, 2011 07:33pm

Europe Forex

Debt deadlock dents dollar, lifts Swiss franc, yen

LONDON : The dollar fell to a record low against the Swiss franc and a four-month low against the yen on Wednesday as ta

Published 27 Jul, 2011 11:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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