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KSE-100 closes above 50,000 after six years with massive 934-point gain

Across-the-board buying witnessed among index-heavy sectors

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:31pm

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Developer China Evergrande says debt level down to 570b yuan

The company had said early this month the debt level would drop below 600 billion yuan by the end of June

Published 29 Jun, 2021 10:40am

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Turkish budget surplus 23.17bn lira in Feb

The primary balance, which excludes interest payments, showed a surplus of 35.93 billion lira in February, the data showed.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:18pm

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South Africa's Absa holds off on dividend, reports 58% profit drop

This was driven by a 163% increase in credit impairments, which hit 20.6 billion rand.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:41am

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Australia gets a $156bn pension merger as new laws spur consolidation

The statement said Luke will become chair of the merged fund.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:39am

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Hong Kong plans lower budget deficit as economy expected to recover

Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 6.1% in 2020, its worst annual performance on record since 1962.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 02:57pm

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Spectre of inflation rears its head over stock markets

"Inflation potential can only come if there is an issue in terms of resources, in particular if there is more or less full employment and that something we are not seeing right now," Blanco explained.

Updated 24 Feb, 2021 05:52pm

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US Treasury's Yellen discusses boosting cooperation in call with EU executive

Yellen committed to re-engaging in discussions on international taxation to forge a timely international accord, and to seek solutions to key bilateral trade issues, it said.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:44pm

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Indonesia to give tax incentives for sales of some cars

The automakers association Gaikindo had previously been pushing the government for months for tax breaks to entice buyers.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:52am

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China Jan new bank loans rise to 3.58 trln yuan, beat forecast

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted new yuan loans would jump to 3.5 trillion yuan in January, up from 1.26 trillion yuan in the previous month and 3.34 trillion yuan a year earlier.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 01:26pm

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Fitch retains Japan credit rating with negative outlook

Fitch said it assumed yields will stay low over the next few years given continued money printing by the Bank of Japan, despite the risk of high debt, leaving the economy vulnerable to future tightening of financial conditions.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 01:14pm

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Alibaba sets initial price guidance on $5bn bond offering

It is selling the debt in four tranches which also includes 30 and 40-year bonds, the term sheet showed.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:36am

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US Treasury says more time needed to decide on Trump tax returns

House Democrats have been examining whether Trump's business dealings involved money laundering or left him vulnerable to foreign influence.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:55am

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China's short-term money rates fall to 2-week low as PBOC injects liquidity

Yuan borrowing also declined in Hong Kong. The CNH Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate benchmark (CNH HIBOR) for overnight tenor fell to 2.34183%, down from 3.64591% on Monday.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

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China's seven-day repo hits near six-year high despite PBOC cash injection

Seven-day reverse repo rate, one of the PBOC's main policy rates, now stands at 2.2%.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:28am

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Vietnam says January FDI inflows up 4.1% y/y to $1.51bn

FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:52am

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China 2020 fiscal spending up 2.8% y/y, revenues fall 3.9%

The ratio of 2020 government debt to GDP stood at 45.8%.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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China short-term rate hits near 6-yr high on holiday demand, policy tightening worries

However, the state-run Securities Times in a front-page commentary urged investors not to over-exaggerate the impact of the central bank's short-term liquidity operations on stock and bond markets.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:26pm

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South Africa's Life Healthcare sees first quarter revenue up 5%

It did not disclose the expected change in net profit or revenue.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:53pm

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China's benchmark overnight repo rate jumps to highest since Nov 2019

The volume-weighted average of the overnight repo, considered one of the best indicators of general liquidity in China, jumped to 2.6890%, the highest since Nov. 18, 2019. The rate closed at 2.4955% on Monday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:17pm

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Indonesia raises economic recovery budget to $39bn

At the same forum, Febrio Kacaribu, a finance ministry official, estimated the fiscal deficit for 2021 would be 5.7% of gross domestic product, unchanged from the ministry's previous outlook.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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US-China investments dwarf official figures

In office less than a week, Biden's foreign-policy and trade teams have inherited a series of hardline policies put in place by the administration of former US President Donald Trump.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:28am

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Thailand to sell $2bn savings bonds to finance stimulus measures

All of the debt is under a 1 trillion Thai baht ($33.37 billion) borrowing plan announced last year in response to the pandemic.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 12:42pm

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JGB yields rise after inflation expectations lift U.S. Treasury yields

The tenders were 4.78 times oversubscribed, compared with 3.59 times last time.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:52am

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Italian yields rise to seven-week high as ECB brings PEPP into focus

At its policy meeting, the ECB kept its deposit rate unchanged at -0.5% and maintained the overall quota for bond purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at 1.85 trillion euros, as expected.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:39pm

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Italian bond yields drop to 1-week low after confidence vote win

Analysts suggested that may have also played a role in pulling down Italian borrowing costs from last week's highs.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 03:14pm

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Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop for 4th month in October

Foreign investors held $7.053 trillion in Treasuries in November, down from $7.068 trillion the previous month.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:21am

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Bahrain hires banks for multi-tranche dollar bonds

An issuance comprising benchmark tranches of seven years, 12 years and/or 30 years will follow.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

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JGBs firm as investors price in auction results, Biden's stimulus proposal

The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis point to 0.025%, while the 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.410%.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 03:17pm

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Italian bond yields dip but set for biggest weekly rise since Oct

But the spread, effectively the risk premium Italy pays on its debt, is up over 10 bps this week.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:18pm

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US Treasury overhauls stake in Fannie, Freddie with eye towards government exit

Government officials also acknowledged that a number of complicated issues must still be resolved by the incoming Biden administration.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:29pm

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Australian govt to sell new 2032 bond line by syndication

Issuance via tender would be at a rate of A$2 billion to A$3 billion in most weeks. No other new bond line would be sold this fiscal year.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:48am

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German bond yields dip again over Italian political chaos

The moves on German Bunds run counter to other major government bonds around the world, where yields have been pushed up by the promise of a big stimulus package from US President-elect Joe Biden.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:23pm

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Allianz announces medium-term green targets for some investments

The 25% reduction by 2025 affects equities and corporate bonds and is based on investment levels from 2019.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Some JGB yields rise ahead of Powell speech, US stimulus details

The 10-year JGB yield was flat at 0.025%. The 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.405%.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:43am

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Italian government bond yields fall amid political uncertainty

Other European government bond yields were also lower, but the drop was more moderate, with peripheral countries roughly in line with the core, tracking U.S. Treasuries.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:38am

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Ireland set to receive 1bn euros from EU Brexit fund

The first 4.2 billion of the 5.4 billion euro fund is due to be distributed this year and Ireland will receive 25%, subject to approval by EU heads of state and the European Parliament, Coveney said in a Twitter post.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

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Italian bond yields jump on political uncertainty, 5-year yields turn positive

Italia Viva could bring down Conte's government and unleash political chaos as Italy struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:07am

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U.S. yields climb further, Brent at 11-month high

The 10-year U.S. yield touched its highest going back to March as prices were pressured ahead of a $38 billion offering later from the Treasury.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:00am

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Euro zone bond yields rise on US reflation trade

Italy's benchmark 10-year bond yield was up 2 basis points at 0.563%. Outperforming Portuguese and Spanish yields were up 1.5 to 2 basis points.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Alibaba plans $5bn bond this month amid regulatory scrutiny

Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:12pm

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Long-term JGB yields track Treasuries higher on recovery hopes

US manufacturing activity rose in December to the highest since August 2018, data released on Tuesday showed, which gave yields a boost.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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Nigeria to repay $500mn Eurobond, eyes debt market

The West African country held its last Eurobond sale in 2018, its sixth such issue, where it raised $2.86 billion.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

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Slovakia to auction four bonds in January

ARDAL said in December Slovakia's gross funding needs would ease in 2021 to 10.4 billion euros, from around 12 billion in 2020.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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JGBs gain on imminent COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo

The 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point to 0.010% while the 20-year yield dropped as much to 0.390%.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:01pm

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Oman expects public debt to top $56 billion by end-2021

That would mean a rise of about 23% since end-2019, when the figure stood at 17.6 billion, according to a government bond prospectus.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

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Last day of 2020 trading sees yields dip, curve flatten

Yields on long-dated Treasury bonds fell despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims for a second straight week.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:54am

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U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021

Prices for gold, which often struggles to compete with yield-bearing investments, are up about 24% year-to-date, its best year in a decade.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:55am

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JGB yields drift higher after weak BOJ buying operation

Yields were also supported by a sense of relief after Britain and the European Union agreed a free trade deal, averting economic turmoil at the year's end - the deadline for Brexit.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 12:38am

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Yields jump as Brexit deal seen near, curve steepest since 2017

The yield curve between two-year and 10-year yields steepened to 85 basis points, the widest spread since October 2017.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:15am

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Euro zone government bond yields edge up, focus on stimulus

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said COVID-19's worsening toll meant that failure to agree on a new round of aid was no longer an option.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:59pm

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Japan eyes new bond issuance at $423bn to fund FY2021/22 budget

The amount was a little shy of a record 44.3 trillion yen issued on an initial basis in fiscal 2010, in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:49pm

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German bond yields dip after issuance outlook

McCallum said Thursday's drop in yields was "perhaps to be expected after such a sell-off yesterday in core euro zone government bonds".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:25pm

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Euro zone bond yields edge up on positive PMI surprises

French business activity unexpectedly also almost returned to growth this month as some coronavirus restrictions were eased and the manufacturing sector saw a minor rebound.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:56pm

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German bond yields rise to one-week high after positive PMI surprises

Italy's 10-year bond yield was up 1 basis point to 0.49% after hitting a record low at 0.48% on Tuesday.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:07pm

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Euro zone bond yields dip as caution returns

Bond yields rose on Monday after an extension of trade talks between Britain and the European Union eased fears of a messy parting of ways between the two.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 04:46pm

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Germany earned 7bn euros from new bonds this year

The average yield on new German bonds issued until end of November was -0.56 percent, resulting in revenues of 7.07 billion euros, according to the finance ministry document.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:43pm

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Hungary plans to issue 30-year forint green bond from Q2 2021

Hungary will not hold 3-year government bond auctions next year but will boost its switch bond auctions.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:28pm

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ECB debated 750bn euros bond buys before settling for less

The expansion of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme was the centre-piece of the ECB's pandemic-fighting package, which was unveiled on Thursday after a tense meeting.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 06:17pm

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Long-dated yields capped as higher CPI raises prospect of Fed action

Inflation remains well below the Fed's 2pc target, but any increase could still potentially push rates on the 10-year note and 30-year bond higher.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 09:37pm

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Indonesia govt sells 100.53 trillion rupiah of bonds to central bank

The ministry said the sale was its eighth and final transaction for 2020, under a special agreement with Bank Indonesia, with the central bank relinquishing interest payments.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:27pm

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Euro zone periphery's yields fall to record lows before ECB meets

Germany's 10-year bond yield was down 1 basis point, after reaching its lowest since Nov. 9 at -0.618pc.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

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Italy's funding costs fall to record lows at auction

In the last BTP bond auction this year, the Treasury sold the top planned 5.75 billion euros ($6.96 billion), attracting orders for 8.07 billion euros.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 04:53pm

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Yields rise on stimulus, vaccine hopes for economy

The benchmark 10-year yield was up 3.1 basis points at 0.9444pc in morning trading, as major Wall Street indexes opened at record highs.

Updated 09 Dec, 2020 08:55pm

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Yields lower as investors gauge vaccine schedules

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 2.7 basis points in morning trading at 0.9014pc, close to the 0.9pc threshold it was last below on Dec. 1.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 08:05pm

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German yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund was down 1 basis point at -0.58pc, after dropping 4 basis points on Monday, to a one-week low.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:19pm

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Hungary central bank buys 40bn forints worth of bonds, yields mixed

The bank also bought 1 billion forints worth of the 2033/A series at an average yield of 2.34pc.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:10pm

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Indonesia raises 6.14trn rupiah from Islamic bond auction

The comparable project-based sukuk were sold with lower average yields than in the previous auction on Nov. 24.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:34pm

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European yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

A two-day EU summit begins Thursday, and the bloc is ready to set up its planned EU stimulus without Hungary and Poland, which are maintaining their veto of the EU budget.

Updated 08 Dec, 2020 07:08pm

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JGBs edge up on US coronavirus surge, upbeat five-year auction

The two-year JGB yield was flat at minus 0.140%, while the five-year yield fell 0.5 basis point to minus 0.115%.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:39pm

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Romania says rejects bids at 2034 treasury bond tender

So far this year, Romania has sold roughly 68.3 billion lei of local currency bills and bonds as well as 2.29 billion euros worth of euro-denominated paper.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

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European government bond yields drop as Brexit deal hopes take a hit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund dropped four bps to -0.58pc, a one-week low.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:36pm

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Argentina bonds pop as new debt offers raise deal hopes

 Earlier, it had knocked back a new counter-offer from two key creditor groups. 
 The South American country's ec

Published 29 May, 2020 04:07pm

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Italy's funding cost falls at auction

 The top targeted amount was slightly lower than at the most recent auctions but there were no redemptions to suppor

Published 29 May, 2020 11:59am

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Yields mostly down at South Africa inflation-linked bond auction

 Yields were mostly lower compared with the previous auctions.

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold a total of 1.4

Published 29 May, 2020 11:34am

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Yields click higher as investors look for reopening progress

"We know the data is bad, so when are we going to recover and what will the trajectory look like?" she said. T

Published 15 May, 2020 08:26pm

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EU could open legal case again Germany over ECB bond-purchases ruling

The German court in Karlsruhe last Tuesday gave the ECB three months to justify its flagship euro zone stimulus sch

Published 10 May, 2020 10:20pm

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Hungary finance minister sees 3pc recession, could exceed 2.7pc/GDP deficit target in 2020: BBG

Varga said the government was ready to modify its 2.7pc/GDP budget deficit target. BUDAPEST: Hungary's govern

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:43am

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Lebanon's debt talks to start soon, will likely last months

Face-to-face negotiations between Lebanon and bond holders are expected to begin in about two weeks, a source famil

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:32pm

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UN trade body predicts big coronavirus hit to foreign direct investment

Most of the profit warnings are from consumer-facing companies, indicating that slowing demand, for now, is expecte

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:29pm

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Investor fears rise over recession, bear market as coronavirus spreads in US

Rabobank in a note earlier this week said the initial strategy in most Western countries, which was to do nothing a

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:14pm

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Greece to auction 375mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Feb 5

The agency rolled over three-month T-bills in January with the paper priced at a negative yield of -0.08pc, an all-

Published 31 Jan, 2020 01:11pm

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Argentine bonds drop after Buenos Aires province seeks payment extension

Buenos Aires bonds added to recent losses on Tuesday after the province asked holders for an extension on a more th

Published 14 Jan, 2020 11:15pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 19	278.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 19	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 19	142.08
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 19	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 19	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 19	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 19	5,713.64
India Sensex / Sep 19	82,948.23
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 19	37,935.58
Nasdaq / Sep 19	18,013.98
Hang Seng / Sep 19	18,316.86
FTSE 100 / Sep 19	8,328.72
Dow Jones / Sep 19	42,025.19
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 19	19,002.38

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 19	72.01
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 19	18,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 19	230,195
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 19	2,592.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 19	73.05
Petrol/Litre / Sep 20	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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