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Asian currencies: Ringgit extends fall to 10th session

BENGALURU: Asian currencies and stocks lost more ground on Friday and were poised to close the week lower, as a...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:24am

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Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

SYDNEY: Asian shares were pinned near three-month lows on Friday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data that...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:06am

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Asian currencies tumble on Fed’s hawkish rate outlook

THAILAND: Emerging Asian stocks tumbled to multi-month lows and currencies weakened against a strong dollar on...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

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Asian shares drift, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks edged higher and the dollar held firm on Tuesday as traders braced for a slate of central...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 12:08pm

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Asia stocks rally on Fed cut bets; Aussie jumps on jobs data

TOKYO: Asian stocks gained on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s tech-led rally overnight after an as-expected reading...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 10:22am

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Asian stocks fall, currencies tepid ahead of US inflation print

Most Asian equities were under pressure on Wednesday, while currencies traded largely steady, as investors awaited...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 10:50am

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Bitcoin breaks $100,000, stocks mixed as traders eye S. Korea drama

HONG KONG: Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders welcomed Donald Trump’s pick to head...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 12:33pm

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Asian stocks slip, rattled by South Korean political unrest

SINGAPORE: Asian equities stumbled on Wednesday while currencies were volatile as traders scrambled to contend with...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 11:15am

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Asian stocks climb on Wall Street lead; yuan, euro sag

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose on Tuesday led by an outperforming tech sector following record highs on Wall Street...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 11:27am

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Asia stocks rise after Wall Street records; dollar rebounds

TOKYO: Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by record high closes on Wall Street, while the dollar bounced back...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 11:42am

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Asian stocks weak amid Trump tariff worries; yen firm

TOKYO: Asian stocks were heavy on Wednesday as investors fretted over what countries could be targeted for tariffs...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 10:24am

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Most Asian markets drop, dollar gains as Trump fires tariff warning

HONG KONG: Asian markets fell and the dollar rallied Tuesday after Donald Trump warned he would impose huge new...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 10:24am

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Stocks bounce, dollar slides with bond yields on Bessent pick

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rallied with US equity futures on Monday, while the dollar retreated against rivals as bond...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:20am

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Most Asian markets track Wall St gains, bitcoin closes on $100,000

HONG KONG: Most Asian markets gained Friday after a bounce on Wall Street, while bitcoin continued its march higher...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 10:04am

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Asian stocks ease as Nvidia’s forecast dampens risk appetite

SINGAPORE: Asian equities fell on Thursday after AI darling Nvidia disappointed investors with a subdued revenue...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 10:49am

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Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while US bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs as traders...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 10:26am

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Shares rise ahead of Nvidia results; BOJ’s Ueda offers few rate hints

SINGAPORE: Global stocks began the week on firmer footing ahead of a highly anticipated earnings release from...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 10:34am

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Asian markets fluctuate at end of tough week

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Friday after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell tempered expectations for...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 10:27am

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Asia shares wobble on China angst; long-end US bond yields rise with dollar

SINGAPORE: Weak China markets dragged broader Asian shares lower on Thursday, while longer-dated US bond yields rose...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:16am

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Stocks slide on unease over jump in bond yields as US inflation eyed

TOKYO: Asian stocks slumped on Wednesday as a sharp rise in US bond yields unnerved investors ahead of key inflation...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 10:04am

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Asian stocks retreat, bitcoin soars to record on Trump euphoria

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks eased while the dollar held at four-month highs on Tuesday, though all the excitement was...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:47am

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Asian stocks slide as China stimulus disappoints; bitcoin extends record rally

TOKYO: Hong Kong stocks led declines in Asia on Monday after Beijing’s latest stimulus fell short of investor...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 10:11am

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Asian markets extend rally after Fed cut

HONG KONG: Asian equities extended gains Friday, tracking another Wall Street record after the Federal Reserve cut...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 12:28pm

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Asian stocks mixed as Trump impact weighed; dollar firm before Fed decision

TOKYO: Asia-Pacific equity markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed the implications of a Donald Trump...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 10:37am

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Dollar soars, bitcoin hits record and stocks rally as Trump win seen

HONG KONG: The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday while equity markets advanced as traders bet on...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:01am

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Stocks, dollar on tenterhooks with all eyes on US Election Day

SINGAPORE: Stock markets moved sideways and an uneasy calm settled over currencies and bonds as investors waited for...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:54am

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Asian markets rise ahead of US election, Chinese stimulus meeting

HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Monday as investors steel themselves for a too-close-to-call US presidential election,...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 10:35am

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Asian stocks dragged by tech, yen gains little traction as BOJ holds

TOKYO: Asian stocks slid on Thursday as chip-sector stocks tracked overnight declines by Wall Street peers and...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:04am

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Asian stocks mixed, dollar drifts before megacap earnings, jobs data

TOKYO: Asian stocks were mixed in volatile trading on Tuesday as investors girded for three days of tech megacap...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 09:48am

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Asia markets split after Tesla boosts Wall Street

HONG KONG: Japanese shares fell but Chinese markets gained in a disjointed start to Asian trade on Friday, after...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 11:04am

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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