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Opinion

Britain takes fight to restore investor faith into 2023

Major investors are rethinking their support for Britain’s economy following months of political turmoil and...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Opinion

Blackstone REIT restriction a possible warning sign for markets

While there has been little wider fallout from this week’s surge in redemption requests at an unlisted Blackstone...

Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am

Opinion

After feverish week, global investors lick wounds and brace for more chaos

Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am

Opinion

Market mayhem awaits Britain’s new leader

Liz Truss, on course to become Britain’s prime minister on Monday, looks set to walk straight into a financial...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

Opinion

For central bankers, tighter financial conditions may be an ally

Slumping stocks and surging bond yields are rapidly crimping global financial conditions, yet given their effect on...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

Opinion

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

The rise in European bond yields is alarming some economists, who warn that Italy and Greece in particular do not...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Opinion

Ukraine crisis another nudge for joint EU bonds

The path to permanent joint bond sales by euro zone governments will be long and bumpy, but Russia’s invasion of...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Opinion

After inflation, a bond supply shock may be next for markets

Central banks, the developed world’s most reliable group of bond buyers, could slash debt purchases next year by ...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Opinion

New Covid scare sparks rate rethink in markets

Risks of a new Covid hit to economic activity are clobbering expectations for rate hikes next year from the ...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

Opinion

If not now, when? Covid-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap

Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from Covid-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Opinion

'Bond vigilantes' relaxed on record-high debt as central banks rule

An explosion in crisis borrowing around the world has not yet given so-called "bond vigilantes" sleepless nights or...

Published 09 Dec, 2020 02:52am

Opinion

Bond markets should brace for tighter central bank squeeze

As the British and Australian central banks prepare to crank up their money-printing presses and the U.S. election...

Published 07 Nov, 2020 02:39am

Markets

Central banks flexing their green muscle for climate fight

Central bankers fighting to save the global economy from the coronavirus fallout are preparing to deploy their...

Published 29 Oct, 2020 02:53am

Opinion

"Don't do it" studies flash sub-zero rate warnings to central banks

ARTICLE: Six years after the ECB cut interest rates below 0%, behavioural finance gurus have a message for other...

Published 17 Sep, 2020 02:30am

Markets

Picking pennies: Dollar slump lifts US bond returns for foreigners

ARTICLE: A 10% decline in the value of the US dollar since March has boosted returns for foreign investors in the...

Published 08 Aug, 2020 02:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 3	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 3	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 3	149.51
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 3	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 3	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 3	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 3	6,049.87
India Sensex / Dec 3	80,845.75
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 3	39,248.86
Nasdaq / Dec 3	19,480.91
Hang Seng / Dec 3	19,746.32
FTSE 100 / Dec 3	8,359.41
Dow Jones / Dec 3	44,705.53
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 3	20,016.75

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 2	235,340
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 3	69.96
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 3	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 3	2,664.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 3	71.27
Petrol/Litre / Dec 4	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	627.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150.94 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,123.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	627.86 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150.94 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,123.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	246,707,903 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	89,419,070 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	87,024,698 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 4 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	67,806,935 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 4 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	61,811,720 ▲ 0.00
Power Cement / Dec 4 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	58,501,362 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	56,938,645 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	56,115,997 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,870,990 ▲ 0.00

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