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African Currencies Week Ahead: Zambian kwacha seen firming, other African currencies stable

LUSAKA: Zambia’s currency is likely to firm next week as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s hold steady. ZAMBIA ...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenyan, Tanzania units to remain steady, Uganda's shilling up

NAIROBI: The Kenyan and Tanzanian shillings were expected to remain steady in the coming week against the US dollar,...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenyan, Zambian units seen weaker, Uganda's up

NAIROBI: The Kenyan and Zambian currencies are likely to weaken against the US dollar next week, traders said, while...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenya's unit to strengthen, Tanzania's to hold steady

NAIROBI: Kenya's currency is expected to trade stronger against the dollar in the coming week, while Tanzania's is...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

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African currencies week ahead: Zambia's kwacha seen on back foot, Kenyan shilling up

LUSAKA: Zambia's kwacha is expected to remain under pressure against the US dollar next week as the Kenyan shilling...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

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Kenyan, Ugandan and Zambian currencies seen under pressure

The Kenyan shilling will be under pressure in the coming week, as companies are getting ready for their end of month obligations amid projected lower economic growth.
The Uganda shilling is seen trading on a weak footing against the dollar in coming days as traders start to rebuild oversold positions, traders said.

Published 20 May, 2021 08:30pm

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African currencies week ahead: Kenya’s shilling, Zambian kwacha under pressure

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling is expected to come under pressure next week amid higher demand for the US dollar, ...

Updated 17 May, 2021 09:58am

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African currencies week ahead: Nigerian unit seen under pressure, Kenyan rally to pause

NAIROBI: The Nigerian naira is likely to ease in the next week after the central bank offered future contracts at...

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 09:53am

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African currencies week ahead: Zambia, Uganda units under pressure

LUSAKA: Zambia and Uganda’s currencies are expected to weaken under the pressure of the US dollar next week as...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenya’s shilling to ease, Nigeria’s naira to hold steady

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling is expected to weaken against the US dollar in the next week to Thursday, while...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:44am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenyan currency seen up, Zambia, Uganda’s to soften

NAIROBI: Kenya’s currency is likely to firm against the US dollar next week as Zambia’s and Uganda’s soften....

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

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Nigerian, Zambian, Kenyan currencies seen under pressure

The naira is seen easing on the spot market after it fell 0.21% to 410.29 per dollar on Thursday.
The kwacha is likely to face continued pressure against the dollar going into next week due to heightened demand for hard currency amid limited inflows.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

Business & Finance

African currencies week ahead: Major units seen under pressure

JOHANNESBURG: Africa’s major currencies are set to experience a mixed trade next week as worries over economic...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

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African currencies week ahead: Kenya shilling to gain, Zambia kwacha to ease

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling is expected to gain against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Tanzanian,...

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 10:06am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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