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Print - 2018-04-24
Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Finance Ministry said on Monday that the federal government''''s liabilities of power sector''''s circular debt, outstanding refunds and rebate, PSEs'''' debt and circular debt of LNG (around Rs1.5 trillion) will be parked outside the budget for the next
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Finance Ministry said on Monday that the federal government''s liabilities of power sector''s circular debt, outstanding refunds and rebate, PSEs'' debt and circular debt of LNG (around Rs1.5 trillion) will be parked outside the budget for the next fiscal
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Finance Ministry said on Monday that the federal government's liabilities of power sector's circular debt, outstanding refunds and rebate, PSEs' debt and circular debt of LNG (around Rs1.5 trillion) will be parked outside the budget for the next fiscal ye
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Rs 1.5 trillion liabilities to be parked outside budget

Finance Ministry said on Monday that the federal government's liabilities of power sector's circular debt, outstanding refunds and rebate, PSEs' debt and circular debt of LNG (around Rs1.5 trillion) will be parked outside the budget for the next fiscal ye
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Van runs over Toronto pedestrians, several feared dead

Van runs over Toronto pedestrians, several feared dead

A man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in the center of Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, police said, with several people feared dead. Police said up to 10 people were struck, adding they could not confirm any deaths, but loca
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Van runs over Toronto pedestrians, several feared dead

Van runs over Toronto pedestrians, several feared dead

A man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in the center of Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, police said, with several people feared dead. Police said up to 10 people were struck, adding they could not confirm any deaths, but loca
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (April 23, 2018).

Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (April 23, 2018).
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
Exchange

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (April 23, 2018).

Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest
Exchange

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
Exchange

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Asian gasoline recovers to two-session high

Asian gasoline recovers to two-session high

Asia's gasoline crack recovered 18 cents to a two-session high of $5.60 a barrel on Friday after diving to its lowest since August 2016 in the previous session as high oil prices and oversupply dragged. The persistent weak gasoline fundamentals had caused
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
CBOT corn futures down

CBOT corn futures down

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday, hitting their lowest since April 4. Traders said forecasts for warmer weather that will allow farmers in key growing areas of the US Midwest to plant in the coming week
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil little changed on European vegoils market
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil little changed on European vegoils market

Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was little changed on Friday as firmer Malaysian palm oil futures was offset by weak export data and a strengthening dollar. Asking prices for palm oil were between $2.50 per tonne up and $5 a tonne down from
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Brazilian sugar exports likely to fall in 2018-19

Brazilian sugar exports likely to fall in 2018-19

Brazilian sugar exports are expected to fall by 6.5 million tonnes in the 2018-19 crop compared with the previous season due to a smaller cane crush and falling sugar production in both the center-south and northeast regions, according to a report release
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures lower

CBOT soyabean futures lower

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures fell to a two-week low on Friday, with traders focused on the possibility of declining demand from top global importer China. The US Department of Agriculture has not reported any new soyabean sales this week. Soyam
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
EU wheat falls on improving crop weather in Europe
Exchange

EU wheat falls on improving crop weather in Europe

European wheat futures were lower on Friday and on track for a second consecutive weekly loss, weighed by a slide in Chicago futures and improving crop weather in Europe. May milling wheat, the most active contract on the Paris-based Euronext exchange, wa
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
US natural gas net longs boost for first time in five weeks
Exchange

US natural gas net longs boost for first time in five weeks

US natural gas speculators boosted their net long positions for the first time in five weeks betting prices will rise as exports increase and lingering cold weather cuts further into already low inventories. Speculators in four major New York Mercantile E
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Chinese iron ore prices fall after nearly 7 percent jump
Exchange

Chinese iron ore prices fall after nearly 7 percent jump

Chinese iron ore prices fell on Friday after a nearly 7-percent jump in the previous session, ending their strongest week since December on expectations of rising demand for restocking at steel mills. The most-active iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodi
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Cotton prices hit season's high
Cotton

Cotton prices hit season's high

Cotton prices touched the season's high level on the local market on Monday in the process of moderates trading, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 7500, they added. In both Sindh and Punjab, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2800-3100,
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Exchange

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,440. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 7.274 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,379. Major business was contributed by gold amounting
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Canadian canola futures mixed

Canadian canola futures mixed

ICE Canadian canola futures closed mixed on Friday, with the nearby May contract firming on short-covering. Some profit-taking as well as expectations for huge plantings this spring pressured July canola futures while new crop November rose on export hope
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China's 2018 soyabean output likely to rise

China's 2018 soyabean output likely to rise

China's 2018 soyabean output will increase 1.9 percent year-on-year to 15.18 million tonnes, according to a report issued by the early warning expert committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Friday. Higher soyabean output will be driv
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Brazilian corn fields at risk due to dry weather

Brazilian corn fields at risk due to dry weather

Some corn fields in the southern part of Brazil are at risk of losses due to the lack of rains, with the worst in Parana, Brazil's second-largest corn-producing state, grains consultancy AgRural said on Friday. Brazil is currently growing its second corn
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 234,771 tonnes of cargo comprising 161,141 tonnes of import cargo and 73,630 tonnes of export cargo including 5,252 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 161
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
US wheat futures decline

US wheat futures decline

US wheat futures fell on Friday on forecasts for rain in the US Plains that could improve harvest prospects for drought-stressed crops. Profit-taking also featured in the market following three straight days of gains, traders said. Spring wheat futures we
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Iran bans banks from using cryptocurrencies
Currency

Iran bans banks from using cryptocurrencies

Iran banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by banks and financial institutions on Monday amid ongoing debate over how best to regulate the technology. "The use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in all the country's monetary and financia
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
German wage growth outpacing rest of eurozone
Currency

German wage growth outpacing rest of eurozone

Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. Pay packets in
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Eurozone business growth stabilises but euro a rising concern
Currency

Eurozone business growth stabilises but euro a rising concern

Business activity across the euro zone was still growing as the second quarter began, but at a more modest rate than around the turn of the year, a survey showed on Monday. The euro zone unexpectedly was one of the best-performing major economies last yea
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Qatar Airways to expand despite 'large loss': chief

Qatar Airways to expand despite 'large loss': chief

Qatar Airways will continue to expand even as it prepares to announce "large" annual losses due to a blockade by neighbours, the airline's chief executive said on Monday. Akbar al-Baker said the Gulf carrier remained a "very robust company" despite being
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Britain 'clearly' leaving EU customs union: Johnson

Britain 'clearly' leaving EU customs union: Johnson

There is no doubt Britain's departure from the European Union means it will also leave its customs union and single market, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told reporters on Friday. Last week, a vote in the House of Lords to amend a key piece of Brexit le
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Record US wage gains gnawing at corporate profits

Record US wage gains gnawing at corporate profits

Record increases in wages and materials costs are eating into corporate profits despite robust sales, according a survey of business economists released Monday. The survey by the National Association for Business Economics also found companies had not cha
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
US home sales up strongly; inventory remains tight

US home sales up strongly; inventory remains tight

US home sales increased for a second straight month in March amid a rebound in activity in the Northeast and Midwest regions, but a dearth of houses on the market and higher prices remain headwinds as the spring selling season kicks off. The supply squeez
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China's yuan inches up
Currency

China's yuan inches up

China's yuan inched up against the US dollar on Monday, as a much weakened official yuan midpoint prompted corporate dollar selling to prevent the yuan breaching a key threshold, traders said. Prior to the market opening on Monday, the People's Bank of Ch
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Dollar edges up in Asia
Currency

Dollar edges up in Asia

The dollar traded near a two-week high against a basket of major currencies on Monday, bolstered by rising US bond yields, while easing concerns over global political risks weighed on the safe haven yen. The dollar's index against a basket of six major pe
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Early trade in New York: dollar jumps to seven-week high
Currency

Early trade in New York: dollar jumps to seven-week high

The US dollar rallied to a seven-week high on Monday as investors bought the greenback on the rise in the 10-year US Treasury yield toward the psychologically important 3 percent level, leaving the euro and yen lower. The 10-year yield hit its highest in
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Dollar bounces across the board in Europe
Exchange

Dollar bounces across the board in Europe

The US dollar rallied to a seven-week high on Monday after a rise in the 10-year US Treasury yield to within a whisker of the psychologically important 3-percent level prompted buying of the greenback, leaving the euro and yen sharply lower.
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Dollar bounces across the board in Europe
Exchange

Dollar bounces across the board in Europe

The US dollar rallied to a seven-week high on Monday after a rise in the 10-year US Treasury yield to within a whisker of the psychologically important 3-percent level prompted buying of the greenback, leaving the euro and yen sharply lower.
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee slips to record low
Currency

Sri Lankan rupee slips to record low

The Sri Lankan rupee slipped to an all-time low on Monday, with dollar demand from importers outpacing limited selling of the US currency by exporters, dealers said. The rupee hit a record low of 156.90 against the dollar during the session, weakening fur
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Most Asian currencies weaken
Currency

Most Asian currencies weaken

Most emerging Asian currencies slipped on Monday as rising US bond yields buoyed the dollar, a move that particularly hurt sentiment toward countries where foreign investors have large domestic bond holdings. The dollar's index against a basket of six maj
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 82.98-82.98 (Previous 82.98-82.98).
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Latin American currencies weaken

Latin American currencies weaken

Latin American currencies weakened sharply on Monday as expectations of accelerating US inflation pushed US bond yields higher, reducing the allure of emerging market assets. Yields on 10-year US debt hit their highest in over four years as huge tax cuts
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
April gains prove to be brief for struggling sterling
Exchange

April gains prove to be brief for struggling sterling

Sterling fell to a one-month low on Monday as the dollar rebounded across the board thanks to firmer US Treasury yields while governor Mark Carney's comments last week raised doubts on the likelihood of an interest rate increase next month. With no breakt
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Aussie, kiwi at multi-week lows
Currency

Aussie, kiwi at multi-week lows

The Australian and New Zealand dollars loitered around multi-week lows on Monday while bonds skidded as the greenback jerked higher amid rising inflation expectations in the United States. The Australian dollar held at $0.7676 after hitting a two-week tro
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Saudi index surges again on inflows, earnings as Dubai sags
Exchange

Saudi index surges again on inflows, earnings as Dubai sags

Saudi Arabia's stock market continued a strong upwards trend on Monday because of inflows of foreign funds and strong corporate earnings, while the rest of the Gulf was lacklustre. Latest exchange data showed foreigners bought a record $384 million of Sau
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
TCS hits $100 billion in market cap

TCS hits $100 billion in market cap

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) on Monday became the first Indian technology company to hit the $100 billion market capitalisation mark, riding on the back of record quarterly profit and a weaker rupee. Energy-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industri
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
TCS hits $100 billion in market cap

TCS hits $100 billion in market cap

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) on Monday became the first Indian technology company to hit the $100 billion market capitalisation mark, riding on the back of record quarterly profit and a weaker rupee. Energy-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industri
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Indian shares up

Indian shares up

Indian shares ended higher for a third consecutive session on Monday, driven by gains in IT and financial stocks, with software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crossing $100 billion in market capitalisation. The benchmark BSE index close
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Tokyo stocks lower

Tokyo stocks lower

Tokyo stocks ended lower on Monday with tech firms following losses on Wall Street, while investors digested North Korea's pledge to halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.33 percent, or 74.20 po
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lankan stocks hit one-week low

Sri Lankan stocks hit one-week low

Sri Lankan share index ended marginally weaker on Monday, hitting a one-week closing low, as investors awaited fresh cues as a new cabinet is expected to be sworn in this week, stockbrokers said. The market has been waiting for some political stability af
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Southeast Asian markets: Vietnam plunges to 2-month low

Southeast Asian markets: Vietnam plunges to 2-month low

Vietnam stocks plummeted nearly 4 percent on Monday, extending a market rout after a near 7 percent decline over the last two weeks, while most other stock markets in the region slipped as US bond yields rose to a multi-year peak.
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Hong Kong shares lower

Hong Kong shares lower

Hong Kong shares ended lower on Monday, led by technology stocks, amid lingering worries over Sino-US trade disputes that has embroiled Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE. The Hang Seng index ended 0.5 percent lower at 30,254.40, while the China Enterpri
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China stocks steady

China stocks steady

China's major stock indexes ended little changed on Monday, though tech firms were sold amid ZTE woes. The blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 0.2 percent at 3,766.33 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.1 percent to 3,068.01 points. All eyes
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
European shares supported by financials; UBS disappoints

European shares supported by financials; UBS disappoints

European shares edged up on Monday as a rise in US Treasury yields helped lift bank stocks to nearly 5-week highs, more than offsetting a disappointing update from UBS and losses among bond-proxy sectors. The pan-European STOXX 600 benchmark index rose 0.
Published 24 Apr, 2018 12:00am
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