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Euro zone yields dip, ECB says could reduce bonds buys

The central bank ramped up buying of sovereign bonds after a surge in U.S. Treasury yields lifted borrowing costs in the bloc and threatened Europe's tentative recovery.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:08am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields flat, Italy's new issuance in focus

Italy started the process of selling new 50-year and 7-year bonds via a syndicate of banks on Wednesday, having flagged the new issues the previous day.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields up in wake of U.S. jobs data

Lower-rated Southern European bonds underperformed higher-rated peers, with yields rising 3 to 7 basis points. Bond yields move inversely with prices.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 01:09am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields fall despite a surge in inflation

Inflation excluding food and energy prices, a less volatile measure that the ECB watches more closely, slowed to 1%.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:47pm

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone yields rise, but surging COVID-19 cases fuel caution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend pressured states to step up their pandemic response to try to stem the rise in cases.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:23am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields stable in aftermath of EU proposal

 Focus remained on the fund on Thursday and Italy's bonds remained near those levels. 
 The 10-year yield was las

Published 28 May, 2020 10:41am

Financial

Yields rise as European stimulus plan boosts risk appetite

 Benchmark 10-year note yields rose one basis point to 0.706pc. 
 The yields have traded in a range from 0.543pc

Published 27 May, 2020 03:16pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge down; focus on EU recovery fund

 Hopes for a co-ordinated fiscal response to the coronavirus crisis have been boosted since France and Germany made

Published 27 May, 2020 11:54am

Financial

German Bund yield rises to one-week high as world sentiment rebounds

 Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria will sell bonds worth at least 12.7 billion euros later this session.

Published 26 May, 2020 11:40am

Financial

Italy's bond yields fall to 7-week low, Bund yields at one-month high

 As 10-year Italian bond yields fell to their lowest in seven weeks, the gap over top-rated German Bund yields fell

Published 26 May, 2020 10:38am

Financial

Italian bond yields set for biggest weekly fall in 8 weeks

The proposal helped to push Italy's 10-year bond yield down 22 basis points this week, its largest weekly fall in e

Published 22 May, 2020 10:50am

Financial

JGB yields fall taking cues from US Treasuries

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.09 point to 152.36, with a trading volume of 10,396 lots, while the 10-year JG

Published 21 May, 2020 01:26pm

Financial

Italian bond yields up marginally, still close to recent low

The premium Italy pays over the benchmark German 10-year Bund yield rose slightly as well to near 211 bps. Spa

Published 21 May, 2020 11:52am

Financial

Italian bonds react little to hawkish counter-proposal to recovery fund

Italy's 10-year bond yield was up only 2 basis points at 1.66%, near the five-and-a-half-week lows reached after Fr

Published 20 May, 2020 10:26am

Financial

UK sees record 53bn pound demand for new 40-year bond

The 0.5% October 2061 gilt was priced to pay a yield of 0.5852%, the same yield as the 4% January 2060 gilt . This

Published 19 May, 2020 05:15pm

Financial

Romania could issue more eurobonds this year

Romania sold 1.3 billion euros worth of five-year Eurobonds at 305 basis points over mid-swaps and 2 billion euros

Published 19 May, 2020 03:50pm

Financial

Southern European bond yields tumble on EU recovery fund proposal

Spanish and Portuguese yields led the move lower after a big drop in Italian yields on Monday. The proposals

Published 19 May, 2020 03:48pm

Financial

Southern European yields reverse course; Italy ratings test looms

Italian bond yields initially rose on Friday after EU leaders agreed to build an emergency fund to help states reco

Published 24 Apr, 2020 12:07pm

Financial

Italian bonds rally on coronavirus optimism, Macron's joint bond push

Italy's two-year yields were down 11 basis points to 0.83pc, while the 10-year yield was last down 9 basis point at

Published 17 Apr, 2020 01:20pm

Financial

Italy bond yields fall as much as 20 bps, amid talk of intervention

Euro zone finance ministers last week agreed a half-a-trillion-euro plan to support coronavirus-hit economies.

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:40pm

Financial

UK bonds retain strong auction demand as record issuance mounts

British government bond futures rallied by around 10 ticks to touch their day's high after the auction, up 38 ticks

Published 15 Apr, 2020 11:34am

Financial

Italian yields falls as EU finance ministers meet again on rescue package

However, euro bonds remain out of the question, Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel said on Thursday. The 10-year

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:56am

Financial

German Bond yields touch one-week highs on coronavirus slowdown hopes

Italy reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday, while France's daily death c

Published 06 Apr, 2020 01:04pm

Financial

Bank of England keeps 13.5bn pound weekly pace of gilt purchases

The central bank will hold three reverse auctions a day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, buying 1.5 billion poun

Published 03 Apr, 2020 01:34pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise with new supply due from Spain, France

The 10-year German government bond yield rose 4 basis points to -0.426pc, pulling away from the lows of -0.55pc tou

Published 02 Apr, 2020 10:55am

Financial

European yields fall as investors search for safety

More than 850,000 cases and 42,000 deaths have been reported across 205 countries and territories, according to a R

Published 01 Apr, 2020 01:57pm

Financial

Italian bonds 'encouragingly' steady as debt auction flies

Italy's Treasury comfortably sold the top planned volume of 8.5 billion euros ($9.4 billion) over four bonds on Tue

Published 31 Mar, 2020 01:07pm

Financial

German yields fall to 10-day low; ECB impact remains in focus

Germany's 10-year bond yields fell to a 10-day low in early trade at -0.45%. Ten-year Italian bond yields were

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:56pm

Financial

Italian bonds rally as ECB removes barriers in crisis fighting purchases

The ECB also said it would buy debt with maturity as short as 70 days, compared with one year under previous purcha

Published 26 Mar, 2020 01:52pm

Financial

Southern Europe bonds rally as ECB pushes boundaries with new plan

The ECB said it would not apply its self-imposed purchase limits for any individual countries and would buy debt wi

Published 26 Mar, 2020 11:39am

Financial

German govt bond yields edge down after ultra-weak PMIs

Euro zone business activity crumbled, with IHS Markit's euro zone composite flash purchasing managers index (PMI) p

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:31pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets little changed; Bund yields down from 10-month highs

The 10-year Bund yield last traded at around -0.36pc, down more than 20 bps from last week's 10-month highs. U

Published 23 Mar, 2020 11:35am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields tumble as risk sentiment picks up

Norway's central bank became the latest to cut rates while China was set to unleash trillions of yuan of fiscal sti

Published 20 Mar, 2020 01:25pm

Financial

German Bund yields back within striking distance of record lows

The prospect of a prolonged economic slowdown across the globe whacked equity markets and sent investors, once aga

Published 06 Mar, 2020 01:40pm

Financial

German government yield up slightly as China promises stimulus

Germany's finance minister and his counterparts in the bloc said they would be ready to spend more if a downturn hi

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:31am

Financial

Foreign investors sold net 6.3bn euros in Italian government bonds in Dec

The sales in December followed purchases of a net 4.3 billion euros in November and 11.7 billion euros in October.

Published 19 Feb, 2020 09:52am

Financial

Croatia's T-bill auction meets target, yield unchanged

The ministry occasionally also offers three-month and six-month bills as well as those denominated in euros. A

Published 18 Feb, 2020 01:39pm

Financial

German bond yields most negative in two weeks on coronavirus caution

The statement provided the latest warning on the extent to which the outbreak will impact the global economy, sendi

Published 18 Feb, 2020 10:12am

Financial

Czechs to auction new 2031 bond as part of offer in March

The ministry confirmed the maximum expected nominal value of bonds sold in auctions in the first quarter was planne

Published 17 Feb, 2020 04:18pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 182 million euros of 2028 bonds

The bid/cover ratio was 1.53, compared with 2.01 in the previous sale in October, 2019. PRAGUE: Slovakia sold

Published 17 Feb, 2020 03:35pm

Financial

Romania finmin sells 1.16bn lei of 2029 treasury bonds

Earlier this month, debt managers sold Feb. 2029, bonds at an average yield of 4.17pc. On Monday, they had pla

Published 17 Feb, 2020 02:52pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge up as China takes more steps to support economy

Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield traded at -0.39pc , continuing to hold a tight range. The euro zone's l

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:52am

Financial

Italian yields rise as investors digest coronavirus impact on markets

Italian yields were underperforming the market, trading last up 3 basis points at 0.92pc, away from the 0.86pc low

Published 14 Feb, 2020 10:43am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields falls as coronavirus death toll jumps

The new methodology effectively lowers the bar for classifying new infections, contributing to the spike in cases.

Published 13 Feb, 2020 10:02am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise on slowing coronavirus hopes

Most 10-year bond yields in the euro zone were up three basis points in early trade, with Germany's benchmark risin

Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:40pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch up, Fed's Powell in focus

Germany's benchmark Bund yield was up 1.6 bps at -0.398pc , not far off a low of -0.41pc hit on Monday. The te

Published 11 Feb, 2020 11:32am

Financial

Italian, Irish bonds in focus after negative outlook, election

Fitch affirmed the negative outlook on Italy's investment-grade BBB credit rating on Friday. Showing little im

Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:34pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall on coronavirus fears

The pan-European stocks benchmark STOXX 600 was down 0.2pc after four straight days of gains. Most 10-year go

Published 07 Feb, 2020 10:51am

Financial

Euro zone yields edge higher as investors gauge fallout from coronavirus

The 10-year German government bond yield bobbed around the -0.40pc level, before rising 2 basis points to -0.386pc.

Published 05 Feb, 2020 10:31am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up as China tries to ease virus impact on economy

The benchmark German 10-year Bund yield was last up nearly 2 bps at -0.42pc, but remained within sight of the -0.45

Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:29pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch up, keep multi-month lows in sight

Chinese markets sold off sharply on Monday -- the first trading session after an extended Lunar New Year break.

Published 03 Feb, 2020 11:01am

Financial

Euro zone bonds steady; investors await inflation and GDP data

Investor attention will turn to "flash" or first estimate euro zone inflation and GDP numbers due at 1000 GMT.

Published 31 Jan, 2020 01:33pm

Financial

'Flight to yield' boosts demand for Italy's government bonds

Fears about the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak in China have boosted demand for fixed income in the

Published 29 Jan, 2020 11:40am

Financial

Romania 2019 budget deficit breaches EU limit

It may now run the risk of disciplinary action from Brussels. At a press conference, Citu indicated that the p

Published 28 Jan, 2020 02:56pm

Financial

European yields extend falls as investors assess coronavirus impact

The yield on the benchmark German Bund fell 2 basis points to -0.402pc, a three-month low. The gap between yie

Published 28 Jan, 2020 10:09am

Financial

Italian yield sinks after Salvini election failure, German Bund yield down

The incumbent Democratic Party (PD) governor had won 51.4pc of the vote compared to 43.7pc for the League's candida

Published 27 Jan, 2020 10:52am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up; PMI suggests worst may be over for economy

The euro zone-wide PMI showed business activity remained weak, although there were some signs that the worst may be

Published 24 Jan, 2020 10:32am

Financial

Italy bond yields stabilise after surge on report Di Maio to quit

Di Maio will step down as leader of Italy's co-governing 5-Star movement on Wednesday. The populist party, the

Published 22 Jan, 2020 10:47am

Financial

German government bond yield bounces back from one-week lows after ZEW data

The result suggested investors believe the German economy might not be hurt as badly by trade tensions as previousl

Published 21 Jan, 2020 12:58pm

Financial

Romania's finmin sells 715.5mn lei of 2026 bonds: central bank

Debt managers, who planned to sell 600 million lei last issued the paper in December at an average yield of 4.10pc.

Updated 20 Jan, 2020 03:53pm

Financial

German Bund yield rises to 7-month high as stellar year draws to a close

Bond yields, which move in the opposite direction to the price, have risen since September as worries surrounding U

Published 30 Dec, 2019 01:13pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields drift lower in pre-holiday lull

Euro zone periphery govt bond yields Bond yields off 6-month highs ECB's Knot says rates could stay low f

Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:49pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise, central banks in focus

The European Central Bank, Denmark and Switzerland had already gone sub-zero. The Bank of Japan on Thursday su

Published 19 Dec, 2019 10:59am

Financial

Germany issues first ‘green bond’ in second half of 2020

The new type of bond, which is part of the government's efforts to roll over maturing debt. The German governm

Published 19 Dec, 2019 09:46am

Financial

Euro zone yields steady after falling on renewed Brexit jitters

November inflation numbers for the 19-country bloc are due at 1000 GMT. The 10-year German bond yield could ri

Published 18 Dec, 2019 01:36pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall after Brexit cliff-edge talk

The implied uncertainty ahead may be providing some support for safe-haven government bonds. Most 10-year euro

Published 17 Dec, 2019 11:43am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields steady ahead of PMIs

Bond yields rose sharply late last week on signs of a first phase trade deal between the United States and China.

Published 16 Dec, 2019 10:48am

Financial

European bond yields ease before central bank meetings

U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods is due to take effect on Dec. 15, and Britain holds an election on Thursday. Ben

Published 11 Dec, 2019 11:14am

Financial

France fines Morgan Stanley $22mn for manipulating sovereign bonds

The fine relates to manipulations of French and Belgian bonds prices in June 2015. Morgan Stanley said it int

Published 10 Dec, 2019 12:28pm

Financial

European bond yields little changed before a busy week

The Fed is also expected to hold fire on Wednesday. Futures markets foresee no change in policy interest rates.

Published 09 Dec, 2019 11:55am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields off 1-month lows as inflation picks up

Underlying inflation also rose faster than predicted as services inflation continued to accelerate in a comforting

Published 29 Nov, 2019 08:20pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields off 1-month lows before flash inflation data

The European Central Bank is expected to conduct a strategic review of its policies under Christine Lagarde. F

Published 29 Nov, 2019 11:34am

Financial

Euro zone yields fall as Hong Kong tensions unnerve investors

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The 1

Published 28 Nov, 2019 01:13pm

Financial

European bonds await U.S.-China trade talk progress

Risky assets got some help overnight with Wall Street indices reaching a record high. U.S. Treasury yields wer

Published 27 Nov, 2019 11:28am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields boosted slightly by fresh U.S.-China deal hopes

The Irish 10-year yield was down slightly, at 0.082pc . U.S. economic data is due later this week, including g

Published 25 Nov, 2019 11:55am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields slip after PMIs, shrug off Lagarde speech

Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield declined nearly three bps to -0.35pc, down nearly 2 bps for the week. I

Published 22 Nov, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Ferrari shares roar ahead on raised 2019 targets

Ferrari shares were up 6.4 percent at 153.65 euros, outperforming the overall Milan stock market that was up by aro

Published 04 Nov, 2019 01:37pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields near two-week lows, focus on new ECB chief

Bond yields hold near two-week lows, German, French yields set for biggest weekly fall in five weeks Christine

Published 01 Nov, 2019 12:34pm

Financial

Euro zone yields rise as traders hope for Brexit resolution

Yields edge 1-2 bps higher, Brexit, economic uncertainty hovers over markets S&P ratings review scheduled

Published 25 Oct, 2019 11:33am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	157.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 8	5,918.25
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,931.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	39,456.10
Nasdaq / Jan 8	19,478.88
Hang Seng / Jan 8	19,296.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 8	8,251.03
Dow Jones / Jan 8	42,635.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 8	20,329.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	73.22
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 8	237,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,658.83
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 8	68.20
Petrol/Litre / Jan 9	252.66

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JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Jan 9 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	24.15 ▲ 2.15 (9.77%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 9 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	186 ▲ 15.11 (8.84%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Jan 9 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	73.30 ▲ 5.67 (8.38%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 9 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	690 ▲ 51.83 (8.12%)
EFU General / Jan 9 EFU General Insurance Limited(EFUG)	124.70 ▲ 9.25 (8.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 9 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	10.34 ▲ 0.73 (7.60%)
Pak Synthetics / Jan 9 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	42.99 ▲ 2.92 (7.29%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 9 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.02 ▼ -2.95 (-12.31%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	5.35 ▼ -0.65 (-10.83%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 9 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.09 ▼ -2.34 (-9.99%)
Reliance Cotton / Jan 9 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	550.05 ▼ -59.97 (-9.83%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 9 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.56 ▼ -2.44 (-9.76%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 9 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	122 ▼ -11.71 (-8.76%)

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WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.11
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -0.34
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -0.18
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▲ 0.05
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	20,634,946 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.07
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,675,855 ▲ 0.87
Big Bird Foods / Jan 9 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	16,011,857 ▼ -1.30

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