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Austria sets guidance for 100yr bond tap at 2117 +55 bps area-lead

Austria has set the initial price guidance for its tap of the 2117, 100-year issue around 55 basis points above its 2047

Published 26 Jun, 2019 08:22am

Financial

Australia dollar dives, bonds surge on rate cut frenzy

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar tumbled to six-week lows on Wednesday and short-term bond futures shot to record highs aft

Published 24 Apr, 2019 09:53am

Financial

Australia economy seen stretching record run as budget back in black

CANBERRA: Australia is expected to extend its enviable recession-free run of growth into a third decade, the government

Published 02 Apr, 2019 01:54pm

Financial

Australia, NZ dlrs hold their ground, bonds rally as oil falls

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were holding their ground on Wednesday as the market waited f

Published 28 Nov, 2018 09:33am

Financial

Australia, NZ dlrs shoved around by safe haven flows, soft data

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars pared some losses on Wednesday as jitters over Italy's budget

Published 03 Oct, 2018 11:58am

Financial

Australia, NZ dlrs off multi-wk highs on geopolitical risks

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars came off multi-week highs on Wednesday as risk appetite took a

Published 11 Apr, 2018 02:11pm

Financial

Australia government 2017/18 bond sales put at A$74bn

SYDNEY: The Australian government expects to issue around A$74 billion ($56.68 billion) of debt over the year to June 20

Published 18 Dec, 2017 11:52pm

Australia Fixed Income

Australia pension fund Hostplus upbeat on credit, shuns govt bonds

SYDNEY: Australian pension fund Hostplus is keen to invest in credit, property and infrastructure, but sees no value in sovereign bonds, its chief executive said on Friday.

Published 25 Nov, 2016 07:25am

Financial

Rising rents in Sydney matched by increase in homeless

SYDNEY: An informal "street count" by staff of City of Sydney council and volunteers has identified 486 homeless people

Published 05 Mar, 2016 09:51am

Financial

Yields rise on manufacturing data, Fed's Fischer notes on inflation

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday, reversing earlier bond strength, after a manufacturing survey showed econ

Published 16 Apr, 2015 04:10pm

Financial

Japanese demand feeds Kangaroo spree

SINGAPORE: The retreating Australian dollar and the resumption of monetary easing have yet to dampen offshore demand for

Published 02 Mar, 2015 06:50am

Financial

Australian & NZ dollars subdued, Aussie pinned near lows vs kiwi

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were subdued on Monday against a broadly firmer greenback in t

Published 29 Dec, 2014 05:13am

Financial

Australian & NZ dollars off lows, await RBA

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian dollar eased off four-year lows on Tuesday after a rebound in commodity prices caused

Published 02 Dec, 2014 04:50am

Financial

Australia, NZ dollars set for largest monthly fall in over a year

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars clawed their way off lows on Tuesday but still seemed destined

Published 30 Sep, 2014 04:15am

Australia Fixed Income

New Zealand dollar eyes post-float high, Aussie also bid

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar flew close to a near three-year peak on Wednesday, having picked up a tailwind

Published 09 Jul, 2014 04:36am

Financial

Dollar holds job-inspired gains in quiet start to week

SYDNEY: The dollar clung on to most of last week's payrolls-inspired gains early on Monday after a holiday in the Un

Published 07 Jul, 2014 04:12am

Financial

Aussie and kiwi dollars on the defensive, awaiting major data

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The Australian dollar struggled to find a foothold on Monday, having posted its biggest weekly fall i

Published 07 Jul, 2014 03:49am

Financial

NZ dollar hits three-year high, Aussie buoyant

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar rose to a three-year high on Friday, benefiting from a broad chase for higher

Published 27 Jun, 2014 01:18pm

Financial

Australia & NZ dollars off multi-month highs

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were off multi-month highs on Tuesday with investors cautious

Published 17 Sep, 2013 04:58am

Financial

Euro tripped by ECB, Aussie eyes rate decision

SYDNEY: The euro struggled to gain any momentum in early Asian trade on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar nursed loss

Published 06 May, 2013 11:19pm

Financial

Australian shares rise on Wall St records, financials lead

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose 0.7 percent on Thursday, underpinned by the financial sector as record overnight highs fo

Published 11 Apr, 2013 05:11am

Financial

Yen holds gains as euro suffers on Italy uncertainty

SYDNEY: The yen held near one-month highs on Wednesday, remaining susceptible to bursts of short-covering as political

Published 26 Feb, 2013 11:05pm

Australia Fixed Income

NZ's Auckland Council puts off bond issue

WELLINGTON: The local government authority for New Zealand city's biggest city Auckland said on Thursday it was putting

Published 11 Oct, 2012 05:30am

Financial

NZ's Auckland Council opens bond issue

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Auckland Council said on Monday it would look to raise up to NZ$175 million ($143 million) thr

Published 08 Oct, 2012 04:18am

Financial

Soybeans firm as investors look for bargains, hover below $16 a bushel

SYDNEY: US soybeans rose on Thursday to hover below $16 a bushel, as investors looked for bargains following declines in

Published 27 Sep, 2012 04:35am

Financial

Aussie & kiwi dollars hold ground on USD, nurse losses vs yen

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were holding ground on the US dollar on Tuesday, but nursed lo

Published 25 Sep, 2012 04:07am

Financial

South Korea's MFG buys 55,000 T soybean meal for Jan

SEOUL: South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) has purchased 55,000 tonnes of soybean meal via a tender closed late on

Published 20 Sep, 2012 04:22am

Financial

Bonds extend losses after ADP July job growth

NEW YORK: US Treasuries extended early losses on Wednesday after the ADP National Employment Report showed higher-than-f

Published 01 Aug, 2012 03:20pm

Financial

Australia govt debt agency sees global uncertainty underpinning bonds

CANBERRA: Foreign ownership in Australian government debt is at record levels with sovereign wealth funds among keen buy

Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:58am

Australia Fixed Income

Euro bond would get weakest member's rating

ALPBACH: A joint bond issued by euro zone countries would get the weakest member's rating if the issue was jointly guara

Published 03 Sep, 2011 11:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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