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Asia stocks notch records; pound calm after Labour landslide

SINGAPORE: Asian share markets scaled new highs on Friday as investors sized up US rate cuts for September and the...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 11:21am

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Asian stocks hold on to gains; BoE in focus

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks took a breather on Thursday, hovering near their highest in two years as traders waited for...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 10:19am

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Asian stocks rise on tech rally, Fed rate cut wagers

SINGAPORE: Asian shares rose to their highest in three weeks on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in tech stocks, while...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 10:28am

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India’s Nifty 50 set for a muted start

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index is set for a muted start on Wednesday following a drop in Asian peers,...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 10:05am

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Asian shares slip as investors gauge China reopening policy

SINGAPORE: Asian equities were subdued on Wednesday, while the dollar held firm, with investors looking for...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 11:16am

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Asian share markets mostly higher despite Omicron threat

HONG KONG: Asian share markets were broadly up on Wednesday as the risk appetite of global investors rises heading...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 11:36am

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Asian markets grapple with Evergrande fallout, China power shortages

HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed across the region on Tuesday as investors fretted over China Evergrande Group's...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 11:53am

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Asia shares sit at 2021 lows ahead of Fed decision, China steadies

The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was little changed from the US close at 1.236% compared to 1.234%

Published 28 Jul, 2021 11:55am

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Asia equities tick up, as investors look to the US

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.58%
Chinese blue chips rose 0.15%, and the Hong Kong benchmark rose 0.31%, though real estate, healthcare, education stocks were still down

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:37am

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Asian shares tread water, markets eye US inflation signals

Japan's Nikkei rose slightly to 28,905.5, while Chinese shares were in the red with the blue-chip CSI300 index off 0.3%.

Published 24 Jun, 2021 08:25am

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Shares subdued as investors flip-flop on rate rises

Benchmark 10-year US Treasury notes were yielding 1.50% again having sunk to around 1.36% at one point on Monday.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 03:25pm

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Hawkish Fed fuels dollar, leaves stocks and bonds bruised

Fed projects two rate rises in 2023, talks tapering
Markets imply risk of first hike by end of 2022
Bonds sell off hard, dollar surges, gold slides

Published 17 Jun, 2021 04:42pm

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Tech selloff extends in Asia on inflation fears, anti-trust crackdown

Oil prices gave up earlier gains as concerns that rising COVID-19 cases in Asia will dampen demand outweighed expectations that a major US fuel pipeline could restart within the week following a cyber attack.

Published 11 May, 2021 11:30am

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Stocks rally into US jobs report as commodity prices surge

The 10-year Treasury note yielded 1.5682% in Asia.

Published 07 May, 2021 11:46am

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Asian stocks edge higher, led by rally in commodities

Cash Treasuries were not traded in Asia with Tokyo shut for holidays, but futures firmed slightly and showed an implied ten-year Treasury yield of 1.34%.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:51am

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Asian shares rise as US stimulus plans offset virus woes

In currencies, major pairs were trapped in a tight range as markets awaited a US Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:34am

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Hong Kong stocks begin with losses

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.70 percent, or 191.47 points, to 27,281.34.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:59am

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Japan stocks lead Asian shares higher as US stimulus fuels rally

Oil prices recovered after falling overnight because of concerns about increased supply and lower demand amid fresh COVID-19 travel restrictions around the world.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 11:46am

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Global shares edge up on news Trump signs aid bill

Bitcoin extended gains over the weekend to reach a new high of $28,377.94 before stepping back to $26,457.32, bringing the total value of the cryptocurrency in circulation to over $500 billion.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:13am

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Asia shares retreat from record, but US stimulus hopes buoy market mood

Bitcoin rose 1.8% to $23,223, extending its weekly gains to 21.3%, with a break of the $20,000 mark on Wednesday triggering a fresh wave of buying binge.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:40am

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Asia stocks climb on vaccine, US stimulus optimism

Against the euro, the greenback was flat at $1.2147 after two straight days of losses while it was down 0.2% at $1.3434 on sterling.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:41am

Forex
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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