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Asian FX steady in light Lunar New Year trade

BENGALURU: Emerging Asian currencies and equities were subdued on Monday, with the Lunar New Year holiday keeping...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

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Asian currencies subdued ahead of a slew of central bank meetings

Asian currencies were subdued on Monday in a week packed with central bank meetings in Indonesia and the Philippines...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 09:56am

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Philippines central bank hikes rates by 50 bps, as expected

MANILA: The Philippine central bank raised its benchmark interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday, as...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 12:28pm

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Philippine peso, rupiah lead losses as China data hits mood

Asian currencies slipped on Monday, with the Philippine peso and Indonesian rupiah leading losses as disappointing...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 11:24am

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Most Asian FX weaken, Philippine peso firms on brisk inflation

Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday against the dollar, which tracked US Treasury yields higher amid worries...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 09:51am

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Philippine stocks cheer record low rates, virus spike hits Singapore

Equities in the Philippines outshone their emerging Asian peers on Friday after its central bank kept interest rates...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 12:33pm

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Philippine central bank seen holding rates steady as recovery hopes dim

The Philippines recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 case increase in almost four months on Saturday

Published 09 Aug, 2021 01:28pm

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Philippine central bank set to keep key rate at record low on Thursday

Some economists also believe the BSP will keep interest rates steady for the rest of the year.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:30am

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Philippine central bank sees wider current account surpluses in 2021,2022

For next year, the current-account surplus is expected to reach $6.7 billion.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 01:22pm

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Philippine central bank keeps key rates steady, as expected

The rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were also held steady at 1.5% and 2.5%, respectively.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:40pm

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Philippine central bank vows to retain policy support for economy ahead of meeting

While the BSP has room to "preserve" monetary policy support for the economy, Diokno warned that a resurgence of COVID-19 infections could further dampen domestic demand and overall business and consumer confidence.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:25pm

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Philippine central bank keeps key rate at record low, as expected

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kept the rate on the overnight reverse repurchase facility at a record low of 2.0%, as predicted by all 13 economists in a Reuters poll.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 01:43pm

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Philippine shares climb ahead of central bank meeting; Malaysia muted before GDP data

Currencies in the region, which have seen solid gains recently against a weaker US dollar, were also broadly steady. Malaysian ringgit ticked up 0.2%, while the Thai baht and Indonesian rupiah added 0.1% each.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:19am

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Philippine economy shrinks at slower pace in Q4, posts record contraction in 2020

A recovery hinges on the government's plan to vaccinate as many as 70 million Filipinos, or two-thirds of the population, this year though supply could delay the timeline.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:45am

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Philippine central bank intends to keep rates low, plays down inflation risks

It also provided extra liquidity support by purchasing government securities and extending loans to the government.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:56am

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Philippine central bank seen holding rates steady after surprise cut

The government now expects the economy to contract by 8.5%-9.5% for the year, worse than the previous forecast of a 5.5% decline.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:33am

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Philippine central bank seen holding rates steady after surprise cut

Accordingly, many economists see further monetary easing next year, given the relatively weak fiscal support from the government to pull the economy out of its first recession in nearly three decades.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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