News Archives for Print - 2018-10-19

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (October 18, 2018).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

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 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

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 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Aaj TV - Friday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Soelden giant slaloms on, in spite of Austria's Indian summer

The International Ski Federation (FIS) on Thursday confirmed the season-opening World Cup event in Soelden is on, in spite of unusually high temperatures at the Austrian venue. "Positive snow control for Soelden," said a statement on the official FIS webs

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Peshawar Red and Mari Petroleum in hockey final

The hockey teams of Peshawar Red and Mari Petroleum have qualified to hockey final as Peshawar Greens were outclassed by Peshawar Red by 6-3 in a touch competition that took place yesterday at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium. The squash legend, Qamar Zaman was t

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Sprint king Bolt rejects Malta football offer

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has turned down a contract from Maltese champions Valletta and will remain in Australia to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer, his agent said Thursday. The eight-time Olympic champion has been on trial with

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Top-ranked Halep out of WTA Finals

World number one Simona Halep withdrew from the WTA Finals in Singapore with a back injury on Thursday, bringing her season to a premature end. The French Open champion pulled out of last month's China Open after just 31 minutes, and withdrew from this we

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Vidal fined 800,000 euros for fight

Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal has been hit with a 800,000 euros ($921,812) fine by a Munich court after being found guilty of assault during a nightclub fight last year. Munich district court fined the Chile international based on 80 days worth of wag

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Nigerian football officials charged with $9.5 million fraud

Three Nigerian football officials have been charged with fraud after allegedly diverting $9.5 million in FIFA grants for personal use, the country's anti-corruption unit said Thursday. Christopher Andekin, Jafaru Fadanari Mamza and Rajan Zaka allegedly co

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

First-ever Deaf Football Tournament begins

Pakistan Deaf Sports Federation (PDSF) is organising the country's first-ever All Pakistan Deaf Football Tournament at Pakistan Sports Board, Sports Complex on Friday. Deafs' football teams from Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are taking p

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Pakistan 'A' squad for New Zealand series announced

The National selection committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq has selected 14-member one-day squad for Pakistan 'A' series against New Zealand 'A'. The three-match series will be played in Abu Dhabi on October 21, 24 and 26, 2018, respectively.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Amir out, Waqas in for Australia T20 series

Pakistan selectors once again left out fast bowler Mohammad Amir from the country's 15-member squad set to square off against Australia during the three-match Twenty20 series starting next week. The 26-year-old went wicketless in three Asia Cup matches in

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

T20 tournament adds glamour to Afghan cricket

Afghanistan defied decades of conflict to join cricket's elite club of Test nations, but now they have added a dash of glamour with their inaugural Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates. Ten years after India's IPL changed the face of cricket with m

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Former USA Gymnastics president arrested for alleged tampering

Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny, who resigned from his post last year, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Larry Nassar molestation scandal, US media reported. The arrest came after Penny was indicted three weeks ago by a grand jury

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

England's Shaw extends Manchester United contract to 2023

England left-back Luke Shaw has ended speculation over his future by signing a new five-year deal with Manchester United, the club announced on Thursday. Shaw, 23, was in the final year of the deal he signed four years ago when joining from Southampton as

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Pakistan close on series victory over Australia

Pakistan grabbed an early wicket after Babar Azam struck a fluent 99 to edge closer to claiming a series victory over Australia in the second Test at Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Azam narrowly missed out on a hundred after an aggressive innings, while skipper S

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Saudi index trades in tiny range as fears over Khashoggi case abate

Saudi Arabia's stock index traded very narrowly on Thursday as fears partially eased that the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi could damage the market by hurting foreign investment. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not w

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Thursday's early trade: stocks sink on weak earnings, hawkish Fed, Saudi concerns

US stocks sank more than 1 percent on Thursday as weak industrial earnings raised worries about rising expenses and the impact of tariffs, adding to concerns over higher borrowing costs after hawkish commentary in the Federal Reserve's minutes. The market

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Wall Street falls as investors eye a united hawkish Fed

Wall Street's major indexes edged lower after a choppy session on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve showed broad agreement on the need to raise borrowing costs further, cementing investor concerns that had helped cause a major sell-off the week before.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Australian shares hold onto gains; New Zealand flat

Australian shares eked out gains on Thursday as broader global sentiment was capped after US Federal Reserve minutes indicated broad agreement among members to continue raising rates. The spectre of rising US dollar yields, which along with global trade t

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Treasury yields little changed

US Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as traders wait for the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes on its meeting last month when policy-makers agreed to raise key interest rates for a third time in 2018. Benchmark 10-year yield has been

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Treasury yields little changed

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

China stocks plummet

Chinese stocks fell sharply on Thursday as heavy selling in the energy sector and worries about the levels of borrowing in the stock market added to broader concerns over growth and the global sell-off in equities. The Shanghai Composite index closed down

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

European shares surrender to falling bank, tech stocks

European shares swung back into the red on Thursday as fears of rising rates and disappointing earnings from US industrials dragged Wall Street down, while HeidelbergCement's profit warning sank European construction stocks. The euro zone's leading stocks

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Hong Kong stocks steady

Hong Kong stocks clawed back to end flat, after early losses and on pressure from a tepid energy sector. However, risks from the mainland stocks continue to hang over the local market, limiting the room for rebound. The city's main Hang Seng index ended a

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Most Southeast Asian stocks down

Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed lower on Thursday, in line with losses across broader Asia, while Philippine shares extended their gains to a third straight session. MSCI broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7 percent. Indo

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

FTSE 100 slips into red on Q3 earnings

Britain's top share index eased on Thursday as disappointing earnings hurt construction materials companies and consumer giant Unilever, while investors sought sectors seen as safe amid growing economic uncertainty. US equities also came under pressure as

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Ice cream boosts Unilever sales despite HQ meltdown

Unilever saw underlying sales accelerate due partly to heatwave-driven ice cream consumption, the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant said Thursday, as it tries to recover from axing a move of its headquarters. The firm behind Ben and Jerry's and Magnum as well as

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Libor

Two former Deutsche Bank traders convicted in Libor scandal

Two former Deutsche Bank traders were convicted of fraud on Wednesday for their roles in manipulating a benchmark interest rate, the US Justice Department announced. The convictions of Michael Connolly, 53, of New Jersey, and Gavin Campbell Black, 48, of

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Japan trade surplus with US shrinks further

Japan's trade surplus with the United States shrank for the third consecutive month, according to official data published Thursday, as Tokyo nervously eyes Washington's trade war with China. The figures also showed an overall global trade surplus, but tha

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Global trade wars risk 'millions of jobs': WTO chief

Escalating trade wars "pose real risks" to the global economy, potentially threatening millions of jobs, head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo warned in a London speech on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump is locked in a trade war

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Australia jobless rate dives to 6-1/2-year low

Australia's jobless rate unexpectedly dived to its lowest since 2012 last month, but the decline smacked more of statistical noise than a true signal of incipient inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Stat

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Slump in food shopping drags down UK retail sales

A free-spending summer by British consumers came to an abrupt end last month with the biggest fall in sales in six months, raising questions about one of the main drivers of the economy ahead of Brexit, official figures showed.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

China's new loans rebound

China's new bank loans rebounded in September after dipping in the two previous months, central bank data showed, but overall credit conditions stayed tight in an economy chilled by an ongoing tariff war with the United States. Growth of outstanding total

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

China not manipulating currency but lacks transparency: US

Beijing is not a currency manipulator but China's exchange rate practices and the yuan's recent decline are of "particular concern," US Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Russian high technology project flounders after US sanctions

US sanctions targeting Russia's nascent high tech industry have caused a Russian microchip company significant financial woes and delayed the launch of an initiative meant to produce substitutes for Western products, the firm's owner said.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

South Africa's retail sales jump

South Africa's retail sales rose in August as household goods, clothing and cosmetics grew, data showed on Wednesday, with recovering consumer spending a sign the economy is climbing out of a recession that has piled pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

New emission tests brake EU car sales in September

Car sales slumped across Europe in September, industry data published Wednesday showed, with the hangover from a sales binge before new emissions tests came into force knocking Volkswagen out of its traditional top spot in monthly sales.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar broadly up in Asia

The dollar was firmer against its major peers on Thursday after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's September meeting affirmed expectations that the central bank is likely to continue raising interest rates this year. The minutes from the Fed's Septembe

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar snaps gains in European trade

The dollar stepped back from a one-week high on Thursday as investors took profits after a rally this week encouraged by upbeat Fed minutes signaling more rate hikes in store. A pause in the greenback's rally boosted emerging market currencies led by the

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Early trade in New York: higher Treasury yields boost dollar

The US dollar index traded near one-week highs on Thursday as Treasury yields edged higher, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting showed that Fed policy makers are largely united on the need to raise borrowing costs further. That came

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar index climbs in New York

The US dollar index rose to its highest levels in a week on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting affirmed expectations that the US central bank is likely to continue raising interest rates. Every Fed policymaker backed rais

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Aussie up, kiwi subdued

The Australian dollar got a fillip on Thursday as data showed the country's jobless rate fell to its lowest since 2012, though the detail was considered too mixed to bring forward the likely timing of any interest rate hike.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Asian currencies slide; yuan hits 21-month low

Asian currencies slipped against the dollar on Thursday as hawkish Federal Reserve minutes reinforced expectations for more rate hikes, heightening concerns about the widening interest rate spread between the United States and emerging markets. South Kore

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Pound falls to intraday lows

The pound fell to intraday lows in late Thursday trade, as summit talks in Brussels failed to resolve a Brexit standoff between London and the EU over the status of the Irish border, an issue playing an increasingly dominant role in negotiations.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Asian gasoline falls to 3-1/2 months low

Asia's gasoline extended losses for the third day on Wednesday, nearing a 3-1/2 month low of $4.48 a barrel as supplies were seen ample. Singapore cash trades were unusually busy with 13 deals totalling 650,000 barrels of the fuel changing hands, the high

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,698. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 13,567 billion and the number of lots traded 16,721. Major business was contributed by WTI crude oil

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

European gasoline margins slightly higher

Benchmark northwest European gasoline refining margins edged slightly higher on Tuesday, but remained near their lowest in five years as heavy supplies weighed. Bloated Atlantic basin stocks are weighing on the gasoline complex. Traders are taking advanta

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 161,939 tonnes of cargo comprising 110,270 tonnes of import cargo and 51,669 tonnes of export cargo including 6,668 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargos of

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Rates gain further ground

Prices gained further ground on the cotton market on Thursday after the issuance of the Pakistan cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) fortnightly report, dealers said. The official spot rate was up by Rs 100 to Rs 8900, they added. Prices of seed cotton in S

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Canadian canola futures higher

ICE Canadian canola futures closed higher on Wednesday on a technical bounce after Tuesday's 1 percent decline, traders said. A softer Canadian dollar lent support. The currency weakened against its US counterpart as domestic data showed lower factory shi

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sharp rise in cotton prices

Cotton prices have risen sharply since the beginning of this month by about Rs 1200 to Rs 1300 per maund (37.32 Kgs) in the ready market. Due to the devaluation of the Pakistani rupee obtaining currently at Rs 133 to Rs 134 against the American dollar and

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sharp rise in cotton prices

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Legendary Istanbul photographer Ara Guler dies

Legendary Turkish photographer Ara Guler, famed for iconic images of Istanbul which captured almost three quarters of a century of the city's history, has died aged 90, state media said. Guler passed away after being rushed to hospital in Istanbul for eme

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Israeli supreme court overturns entry ban on US student

Israel's supreme court on Thursday overturned an entry ban imposed on a US student over past support for a pro-Palestinian boycott campaign, leading to her release after more than two weeks of detention. The three-judge panel upheld Lara Alqasem's appeal

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

EU says Brexit deal can be done, but UK must act now

European Union leaders warned Britain on Thursday they would offer no more concessions to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations but expressed confidence that a deal can be done before the country leaves the bloc next March.

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

EU leaders vow tough action on cyber attacks

EU leaders on Thursday condemned the attempted hack on the global chemical weapons watchdog and vowed to step up the bloc's efforts to tackle cyber attacks. With concerns growing about the malign cyber activities of several countries around the world, not

Published 19 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Mexico deploys hundreds of riot police as migrants near

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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