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BOJ’s Ueda vows to raise rates if inflationary pressures broaden

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates if persistent increases in food costs lead to broad-based...

Published about 11 hours ago

Markets

Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits fresh multi-year high amid rate hike bets

TOKYO: The yield on Japan’s 10-year government bond hit a more than 15-year high on Thursday amid expectations of an...

Published a day ago

Business & Finance

BOJ says to raise rates if price target to be achieved, despite losses on JGBs

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 12:04pm

Markets

Japan’s Topix ends at 8-month high

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index ended at an eight-month high on Friday as banks gained after stronger-than-expected...

Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am

Business & Finance

BOJ keeps interest rates steady as Trump risks loom

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as policymakers chose to spend more time...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:03am

Markets

Yen steady, dollar dithers as traders await BOJ, Fed decisions

SINGAPORE: The yen steadied on Wednesday while the dollar struggled to regain some lost ground ahead of key rate...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:55am

Business & Finance

US dollar pares gains after data

NEW YORK: The US dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday, partly retracing losses versus the yen...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Business & Finance

Japan’s core inflation hits 19-month high, keeping alive BOJ rate-hike bets

TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday,...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:11am

Markets

Nikkei gains despite US tariff threats

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average gained in choppy trade on Monday, boosted by financials as the economy grew more...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

Business & Finance

Japan’s wholesale inflation jumps, reinforcing BOJ rate-hike bets

TOKYO: Japan’s annual wholesale inflation jumped to 4.2% in January, accelerating for the fifth straight month, data...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 10:38am

Markets

Nikkei lower as strong yen hurts appetite

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a three-day winning streak to end lower on Friday as a stronger yen...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

BOJ’s fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

IMF warns Japan of spillovers from rising foreign market volatility

TOKYO: Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:10am

Markets

Hawkish BOJ policymaker urges raising rates to at least 1%

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 10:26am

Markets

Yuan slumps on trade-war anxiety; yen jumps

SINGAPORE: The yuan sank on Wednesday as a new Sino-US trade war shook Chinese markets returning from an extended...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 10:52am

Markets

Wall St futures slip, dollar gives ground to yen

SYDNEY: Asian stock markets struggled to make headway on Wednesday as Wall Street futures took a knock from earnings...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 10:45am

Business & Finance

BOJ aims to achieve 2% inflation as measured by overall CPI, governor Ueda says

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will aim to achieve 2% inflation, as...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 11:56am

Business & Finance

BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:37am

Markets

Yen set for best January in seven years as rates path diverge

SINGAPORE: The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:30am

Business & Finance

BOJ to raise rates again by July, eventually eye hike to 1.5%, says ex-policymaker

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to hike its policy...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 12:19pm

Business & Finance

BOJ raises short-term interest rates to 0.5% in widely expected move

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday in a widely expected move, reflecting its growing optimism...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:50am

Business & Finance

Japan’s core inflation hits 16-month high, markets brace for BOJ hike

TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months,...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:26am

Markets

Yen rises after BOJ hike; yuan, Antipodean peers get Trump boost

SINGAPORE: The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation forecasts,...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:45am

Business & Finance

Japan wage growth gathers steam as reluctant retailers raise pay

TOKYO: Japan’s retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:58am

Markets

Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S....

Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:20am

Business & Finance

Dollar strengthens against yen

NEW YORK: The dollar strengthened against the yen on Friday, but remained on track to end the week lower after a...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

Japan wholesale inflation steady near 4%, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike chance

TOKYO: Japan’s annual wholesale inflation held steady at 3.8% in December on stubbornly high food costs, data showed...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 08:24am

Markets

Dollar slips after CPI data

NEW YORK: The dollar weakened against major peers on Wednesday after cooler-than-expected data eased fears that...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

Business & Finance

Japan likely to miss primary budget surplus target for FY2025, sources say

TOKYO: Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year,...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:08am

Business & Finance

BOJ deputy governor flags chance of rate hike next week

YOKOHAMA: The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, as prospects of sustained wage...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 08:37am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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