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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 / 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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.60
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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