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Asian markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed; US vote in focus

HONG KONG: Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:15pm

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KSE-100 closes 229 points higher as profit-taking trims intra-day gains

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index closed 229 points higher on Thursday as late-session...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 11:57pm

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Asian equities regain some ground from Monday’s carnage; ringgit slips

Equities in Asian emerging markets regained some footing on Tuesday after a brutal global sell-off a day earlier,...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 10:21am

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Asian markets rise with Wall St as traders eye latest US data

HONG KONG: Asian equities rallied Tuesday, tracking another tech-driven record on Wall Street, while investors...

Published 18 Jun, 2024 01:26pm

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Asia stocks rally, bond yields fall as investors assess Fed outlook

TOKYO: Asian equities rallied on Thursday, while bond yields slid, as investors weighed cooling US inflation against...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 10:00am

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China stocks fall on shrinking trade

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell on Friday tracking broadly weaker Asian equities, as traders scaled back bets on US...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

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Stocks muted, gold at new peak as markets weigh Fed cut timing

TOKYO: Asian equities were in a subdued mood on Friday as investors pondered the path for Federal Reserve interest...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 11:43am

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Stocks hemmed in by rate risks; yuan wobbles

SINGAPORE: Asian equities climbed on Tuesday but could not break this month’s highs as mixed messages from US...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 11:04am

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China stocks lead Asia lower, gold drifts after record peak

SINGAPORE: Asian equities eased on Wednesday in cautious trading, with Chinese stocks slipping as the lack of big...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 10:07am

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Asia stocks sputter before US inflation data; yen gains

TOKYO: Asian equities were mostly weaker on Thursday, while the dollar and US Treasuries were largely steady ahead...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 10:41am

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Most Asian currencies, stocks decline after hawkish Fed rhetoric

Most Asian currencies extended a sell-off on Wednesday, with the South Korean won and Malaysian ringgit leading...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 11:01am

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Asian stocks waver, yen wobbles as BOJ takes centre stage

SINGAPORE: Asian equities eased on Tuesday, while the yen remained close to a two-week high as traders braced for...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 10:32am

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Asian markets rise again on recovery hope as inflation data looms

HONG KONG: Asian equities pushed higher Wednesday as investors were buoyed by China’s reopening and optimism that...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 11:49am

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Slim chance of Asian equities rebounding

2022 turned out to be an annus horribilis for Asian equities as an uber-hawkish Fed and unrelenting dollar strength...

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 06:26am

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Asian FX broadly weak in holiday-thinned trade, stocks mixed

The Indonesian rupiah was little changed on Wednesday even as the country announced a ban on bauxite exports, while...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:24pm

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Asia stocks edge up despite global growth worries

SINGAPORE: Asian equities edged higher on Thursday, propped up by Hong Kong and China stocks even as growing fears...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:48am

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Asian markets mostly rise after calm night in China

HONG KONG: Asian equities rose and the dollar weakened Tuesday as China avoided another night of protests after a...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 10:02am

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Asian currencies mixed despite hot US CPI, shares rise

Most Asian currencies were mixed against a volatile dollar on Friday as investors digested a red-hot U.S inflation...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 10:45am

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Shares sombre, dollar on a high as Fed seen going big

SYDNEY: Asian markets were in a pensive mood on Wednesday as shell-shocked investors waited to see just how...

Updated 15 Jun, 2022 11:05am

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Asian markets track Wall St rally ahead of jobs data, oil holds gains

HONG KONG: Asian equities rose Friday following a strong performance on Wall Street ahead of a key US jobs data...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 11:01am

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Asian stocks, currencies extend losses on hawkish Fed, China woes

Asian equities and currencies fell on Thursday as hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve sparked a selloff in...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 10:45am

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Most Asian markets extend global rally

HONG KONG: Asian equities mostly rose Friday to end the week on a strong note after a blockbuster rebound boosted by...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:33am

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Asian traders take breather, Hong Kong slips after huge surge

HONG KONG: Asian equities were mixed Friday as investors took a breather from a strong rally, with Hong Kong giving...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:20am

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Asian markets rally with Wall St as Powell eases inflation fears

HONG KONG: Asian equities rallied Wednesday, tracking a strong performance on Wall Street as Federal Reserve chief...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 09:53am

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Asian markets mixed as attention turns to US jobs

HONG KONG: Asian equities were mixed Friday as investors battled to instigate a recovery after this week's volatile...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 09:58am

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Markets waver on Christmas Eve as Covid fears recede

LONDON: World stock markets wavered Friday in subdued Christmas Eve trade as investors mulled receding Omicron...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 06:56pm

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Asian shares near year-low as inflation, Omicron fears sap confidence

HONG KONG: Asian stocks tested 13-month lows on Friday, as fears about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus,...

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 12:34pm

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Asian markets hit by recovery worries as tech drags Hong Kong

After enjoying a broadly healthy run-up at the start of September, markets were again on the back foot as traders reassess their growth outlook for this year in light of the fast-spreading Delta variant

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:34am

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Most Asian markets rise as dealers focus on recovery outlook

Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta rose
Sydney, Seoul and Wellington dipped

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 12:37pm

Markets

Asian markets mostly up as recovery optimism takes centre stage

Still, in the morning Wednesday was an up day following a record close for the S&P 500 on Wall Street and helped by some bargain-hunting

Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	153.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
India Sensex / Oct 30	79,850.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	39,116.79
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Hang Seng / Oct 30	20,489.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	68.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	2,786.14
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	69.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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