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South Africa's rand edges firmer, market awaits GDP

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand ticked up slightly against the dollar on Tuesday although concerns about the banking s

Published 29 May, 2012 08:06am

Financial

South Africa rand firms, bonds steady

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Monday as opinion polls suggested Greece may remain in Eu

Published 28 May, 2012 07:14am

Financial

Nigeria sells 126bn naira in T-bills, yields rise

LAGOS: Nigeria sold a total of 126.32 billion naira ($791.35 million) in treasury bills ranging from three months to one

Published 25 May, 2012 12:44pm

Financial

Uganda shilling stronger vs dollar, seen easing

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling gained 0.6 percent against the dollar on Friday, helped by inflows from coffee exports but

Published 25 May, 2012 12:36pm

Financial

Egypt central bank accepts repos worth 23bn Eg pounds

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank said it accepted 23 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.8 billion) in seven-day repurchase agreement

Published 22 May, 2012 01:59pm

Financial

Sudan's forex black market on hold

KHARTOUM: Black market currency traders in Sudan put their business on hold Sunday to assess the impact of new governmen

Published 20 May, 2012 12:10pm

Financial

Rand hits 2012 low against dollar, bonds hold on

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand extended losses to hit the year's weakest level against the dollar on Tuesday as risk

Published 15 May, 2012 07:17pm

Middle East Africa Forex

S.African rand, bonds hit fresh lows, could weaken further

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand fell 1.4 percent to a fresh four-month low against the dollar on Monday on heavy se

Published 14 May, 2012 07:06pm

Financial

Rand retreats to 3-week low vs dollar, may test 7.95

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand hit its worst level in three-weeks on Tuesday, declining with investors' appetite to t

Published 08 May, 2012 07:19pm

Financial

Kenyan forex reserves up for 11th week

NAIROBI: Kenya's central bank said on Friday that its official usable foreign exchange reserves climbed for the 11th str

Published 04 May, 2012 03:13pm

Financial

Uganda shilling edges down vs dollar, seen in range

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling inched lower against the dollar on Friday, undermined by dollar demand from the energy sec

Published 04 May, 2012 01:28pm

Financial

Kenya shilling stable after central bank holds rates

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Friday, a day after the central bank maintained its lendi

Published 04 May, 2012 09:56am

Financial

Rand touches 3-week high, bonds edge up

JOHANNESBURG: The rand touched its highest in almost three weeks against the dollar on Tuesday and was among the stronge

Published 24 Apr, 2012 04:28pm

Financial

Kenya shilling stable

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Monday, but some traders said it could weaken with end-mo

Published 23 Apr, 2012 08:53am

Middle East Africa Forex

South Africa rand weakens, tracks euro moves

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Monday as it tracked the euro, with European countries

Published 23 Apr, 2012 07:43am

Financial

South Africa's rand back over 8/dollar, bonds weak

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was trading weaker above the 8 rand to the dollar level early on Monday, pushed by saf

Published 16 Apr, 2012 06:53am

Financial

S.African rand jumps against dollar, bonds follow

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand rallied as much as 1.5 percent against the dollar on Thursday, in line with other high

Published 12 Apr, 2012 07:48pm

Financial

South African rand at 2-1/2 month lows on global economy

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand fell to a 2-1/2 month low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors dumped riskier em

Published 10 Apr, 2012 03:32pm

Financial

South African rand claws back ground, bonds flat

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand regained some ground against the dollar on Thursday in position-squaring ahead of the

Published 05 Apr, 2012 07:27am

Financial

Kenya shilling flat as market eyes rate decision

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Tuesday in thin volumes, with market activity subdued ahe

Published 03 Apr, 2012 06:28pm

Financial

South African bonds weaker after poor auction, rand down

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday, partly tracking weaker government bonds after

Published 03 Apr, 2012 06:23pm

Financial

S.African rand edges higher, bonds also firmer

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand edged higher against the dollar on Monday, after bullish China data boosted risk appet

Published 02 Apr, 2012 06:10pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Kenya shilling holds steady, inflation eyed

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Thursday as the market awaited inflation data to assess t

Published 29 Mar, 2012 04:22pm

Financial

S.Africa's rand and bonds firmer, Bernanke hints QE3

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand and bonds firmed on Monday against the dollar on the back of Federal Reserve Chairman

Published 26 Mar, 2012 05:45pm

Financial

Uganda shilling falls, seen staying under pressure

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling weakened against the dollar on Monday, weighed down by demand for the US currency in the i

Published 26 Mar, 2012 02:23pm

Financial

Nigeriaforeign exchange rise 7pc to $37.5bn

LAGOS: Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves rose 7 percent to $37.534 billion in the three days to March 22, data on the

Published 26 Mar, 2012 11:49am

Financial

South Africa's rand on back foot, bonds edge up

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand was off last week's four-week lows against the dollar on Monday but remained on the

Published 26 Mar, 2012 07:08am

Financial

South Africa's rand steadies after losses, bonds extend gains

JOHANNESBURG:South Africa's rand was on track for its biggest weekly loss since mid-December on Friday as the local mark

Published 23 Mar, 2012 07:43pm

Financial

South African rand falls over 1 percent, bonds sold off

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand fell more than one percent against the dollar on Tuesday, breaking a 3-day advance and

Published 20 Mar, 2012 05:13pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Ugandan shilling little changed vs dollar, seen weakening

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling was little changed against the dollar in thin trading on Monday but traders said it was li

Published 19 Mar, 2012 01:14pm

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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