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Euro mired while Ukraine war weighs on growth

SINGAPORE: The euro was pinned near a 22-month low on Tuesday as war in Ukraine has darkened Europe’s economic...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 10:10am

Asia Forex

China's yuan ends at 5-1/2-month high as investors welcome Biden-Xi meeting

SHANGHAI: China's yuan ended Tuesday's domestic trading session at a 5-1/2-month high against the dollar, as...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 05:02pm

Asia Forex

Dollar eases from 16-month high as market seeks clues on Fed policy

TOKYO: The dollar eased back from near an almost 16-month high versus major peers on Monday, as traders awaited ...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 11:44am

Asia Forex

Australia, NZ dollars buoyed by Chinese data, greenback weakness

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were higher against the greenback on Monday, buoyed by better than...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 11:11am

Asia Forex

China's yuan hovers at 3-week high ahead of Biden-Xi meeting

SHANGHAI: China's yuan hovered at a three-week high against the dollar on Monday on rising hopes for an improvement...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 09:39am

Asia Forex

Offshore yuan wallows near record low as Sino-US tensions worsen

 The offshore yuan rebounded to 7.1845 per dollar as of midday, up from a record low of 7.1966 hit overnight. 
 S

Published 28 May, 2020 11:35am

Financial

Dollar stands its ground as Hong Kong tensions weigh

 The yuan, a barometer of US-China relations, hit a record low of 7.1966 per dollar in offshore trade on Wednesday a

Published 28 May, 2020 11:30am

Asia Forex

Australia, NZ dollars rebuffed by resistance, fret on yuan fall

 The Aussie faded 0.4pc to $0.6592, having reached an 11-week top of $0.6680 on Wednesday only to stall short of res

Published 28 May, 2020 11:28am

Asia Forex

Turkmenistan to introduce 100pc mandatory forex sales

The further tightening of foreign exchange controls could indicate a worsening of hard-currency shortages in the ti

Published 18 May, 2020 01:11pm

Asia Forex

Chinese yuan falls on US tariff threat, Australian dollar sinks

Yuan set for biggest daily drop since March 25 Euro relatively stable, sterling gives back gains LON

Published 01 May, 2020 01:09pm

Asia Forex

Dollar falls after Fed bolster lending and coronavirus fears ease

New York, the US state most afflicted by the coronavirus, offered fresh evidence that the arc of the disease caused

Published 10 Apr, 2020 02:28pm

Asia Forex

China says will keep yuan stable, increase flexibility

China will also increase the flexibility of the yuan and keep the currency basically stable, it said. BEIJIN

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:40am

Financial

Yuan strengthens as traders profit from dollar woes

The onshore yuan finished domestic trading 0.19pc stronger at 7.0960 per US dollar, after flatlining earlier in the

Published 26 Mar, 2020 01:29pm

Asia Forex

Yuan eases to 2-week low on weaker midpoint fixing, virus concerns

The yuan was changing hands at 7.0044, 64 pips weaker than the previous late session close. The dollar stood t

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:58am

Asia Forex

Yen slips as infection rate slows, Chinese stimulus eyed

China posted the lowest daily rise in new infections since Jan. 29, seen by some investors as an indication contain

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:53am

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX-Most Asian currencies slip against stronger dollar; weaker yuan fix weighs

The People's Bank of China set the midpoint rate at 7.0012 per dollar, 186 pips or 0.27pc weaker than the previous

Published 19 Feb, 2020 11:37am

Asia Forex

Australia, NZ dollars swoon as economic costs of epidemic mount

The Aussie weakened 0.4pc to $0.6687, towards its recent decade trough at $0.6657. The failure on Monday to cl

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:41pm

Asia Forex

Yuan weakens to near 7/dlr on virus concerns, policy easing expectations

The trade dispute between Beijing and Washington was one of main pressure points for the yuan last year. The g

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:24pm

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX-Asian currencies slip on concerns over rising virus impact to businesses

Apple Inc became one of the biggest corporate casualties of the epidemic after it warned on Monday it was unlikely

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:16pm

Asia Forex

Yuan firms as authorities steps to reduce epidemic's economic impact

The onshore yuan rose 0.17pc to 6.9760 per dollar by midday, while the offshore yuan was trading 0.21pc stronger at

Published 17 Feb, 2020 01:01pm

Financial

Yen edges up on virus woes, euro hounded before GDP data

The Chinese yuan nursed losses as the flu-like virus, which emerged late last year in China's central Hubei provinc

Published 14 Feb, 2020 12:55pm

Financial

EM ASIA FX-Most Asian units weaken on virus anxiety, but set for weekly gains

The outbreak in China showed no signs of peaking with health authorities on Friday reporting more than 5,000 new co

Published 14 Feb, 2020 11:45am

Financial

Yen gains, yuan and Aussie down as virus cases and deaths rise

The yen rose 0.2pc on Thursday to 109.89 yen, pulling back from its weakest since Jan. 21. The Australian doll

Published 13 Feb, 2020 01:03pm

Asia Forex

Yuan drops after virus death toll hit like ‘ton of bricks’

The PBOC has vowed it will use tools to support key sectors, having already pumped billions of dollars into the mon

Published 13 Feb, 2020 12:53pm

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX-Most Asian currencies weaken as virus cases jump

The Singapore dollar weakened 0.2pc on the day, while the baht dipped slightly. The Indonesian rupiah weakened

Published 13 Feb, 2020 10:27am

Asia Forex

New Zealand dollar jumps as RBNZ takes hawkish shift

The kiwi dollar jumped 0.9pc to $0.6460 on the surprise shift, taking it away from a recent three-month low at $0.6

Published 12 Feb, 2020 10:55am

Asia Forex

Yuan inches higher as new virus infections in China fall to near 2-week low

The People's Bank of China set the midpoint rate - which spot can trade 2pc either side of - at 6.9718 per dollar p

Published 12 Feb, 2020 10:28am

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX Asian units gain on China stimulus hopes, drop in new virus cases

The onshore yuan firmed 0.2pc against the dollar, set for the second straight session of gains. The death toll

Published 11 Feb, 2020 12:34pm

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX Most Asian currencies firm as China returns to work

The Chinese yuan rose 0.2pc to 6.988 per dollar, supported by strong corporate demand for the local currency.

Published 10 Feb, 2020 11:49am

Asia Forex

EM ASIA FX-Asian currencies ease as virus weighs on global economic outlook

The yuan slipped as much as 0.2pc to 6.983 per dollar, and was poised for its second weekly decline. The toll

Published 07 Feb, 2020 12:38pm

Financial

China's Jan yuan loans set to jump to 3 trln yuan, virus darkens growth outlook

Chinese banks tend to front-load loans at the beginning of the year to get higher-quality customers and win market

Published 07 Feb, 2020 11:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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