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BOJ’s Ueda expects further progress in hitting price target next year

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank expects the economy to move closer to...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:04am

Business & Finance

Dollar rally stalls as market digests Fed’s cooler approach to easing

NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE: The dollar on Thursday edged back from a two-year peak hit the prior session after the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Markets

JGB yields fall as BOJ’s rate hike bets weaken

TOKYO: Japan’s mid-to-long-term government bond yields fell on Friday as the market saw it as less likely that the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 12:19pm

Markets

BOJ may offer hints of next rate-hike timing in Ueda’s closely watched speech

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech and hold a news conference in the central Japan city...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 09:48am

Business & Finance

Japan’s rising wholesale inflation heightens uncertainty on BOJ’s rate hike timing

TOKYO: Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 12:23pm

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei books best week since mid-Aug

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday and logged its best week since mid-August, but gains were ...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

Markets

Tech surge, BOJ’s dovish comments boost Wall Street

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes advanced on Wednesday, aided by gains in megacap stocks and a dovish turn by...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Markets

Japanese shares tumble as yen gains rattle market

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average declined on Thursday as the yen rallied further following the Bank of ...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

Markets

Japan banks lead Nikkei higher after BOJ raises rates

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, helped by banks after the Bank of Japan raised interest...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Business & Finance

Yen jumps as BOJ hikes rates

NEW YORK: The Japanese yen hit a four-month high against the dollar on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan raised ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Business & Finance

BOJ lifts rates, outlines plan to trim bond purchases

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates in a mostly unexpected move on Wednesday and unveiled a detailed plan...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Business & Finance

Yen weakens before BOJ rate decision

NEW YORK: The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday before the Bank of Japan’s decision on whether to hike rates while...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am

Business & Finance

Dollar falls against resurgent yen

NEW YORK: The dollar fell to its lowest in more than two months against the yen on Wednesday as short-yen carry...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

Business & Finance

Japan’s yen hits new 34-year low

NEW YORK: The dollar soared to a fresh 34-year high against the yen on Friday, bolstered in part by US inflation ...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Business & Finance

US dollar higher against euro, yen

NEW YORK: The dollar ticked higher against the euro and yen in subdued trade after last week’s volatility, with...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Business & Finance

BOJ policymakers saw need to go slow in future rate hikes

TOKYO: Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to go slow in phasing out ultra-loose monetary policy with one...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Business & Finance

Expected bump in Japan inflation may add to BOJ’s communication challenge

TOKYO: An expected end to government subsidies to curb fuel bills will likely bump up Japan’s inflation rate later...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:44am

Business & Finance

Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for ‘slow but steady’ interest rate hikes

TOKYO/AOMORI, JAPAN: The Bank of Japan must proceed “slowly but steadily” toward normalising its ultra-loose...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:44am

World

Japan’s mixed inflation picture complicates BOJ rate hike path

TOKYO: Japan’s business-to-business service prices continued to rise steadily but a key measure of trend inflation...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Business & Finance

Asian currencies drop with central bank meetings in focus

BENGALURU: Most Asian currencies eased against the US dollar on Tuesday, while equities fell, as the focus shifts...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Business & Finance

BOJ scraps radical policy, makes first rate hike in 17 years

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Business & Finance

Dollar dips, yen steady as BOJ policy shift beckons

NEW YORK: The dollar was little changed on Monday ahead of a slew of central bank meetings this week, with the Bank...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Markets

Dollar on guard; BOJ speculation keeps yen supported

SINGAPORE: The dollar held broadly steady on Tuesday ahead of key US inflation data due later in the day, while the...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 10:08am

Business & Finance

Yen firms after revisions to Japan GDP

NEW YORK: The yen edged up for a fourth straight session against the US dollar in choppy trading on Monday, ...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:27am

Markets

Nikkei posts first weekly drop in six on profit-taking

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday but ended the week lower for the first time in six weeks due to...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Markets

Nikkei races to fresh 34-year high, all-time peak in sight

TOKYO: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei got off to a roaring start on Friday, hitting 34-year highs and was on the cusp of...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:48am

Markets

IMF urges BOJ to end bond yield control, huge asset buying

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan should consider ending its yield curve control and massive asset purchases now, then...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 09:43am

Business & Finance

US dollar little changed ahead of BOJ, ECB meetings

NEW YORK: The US dollar was little changed to slightly lower against a basket of currencies on Monday ahead of...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Business & Finance

Dollar dips against yen

NEW YORK: The dollar fell against the Japanese yen but clawed back most of its earlier losses against the euro on...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures rally

BEIJING: Japanese rubber futures rose more than 2% on Wednesday, the biggest daily rise in over two months, buoyed ...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	156.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,248.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,111.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	71.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,604.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.87 ▲ 0.57 (17.27%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.63 ▲ 0.63 (15.75%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 31 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	64.67 ▲ 5.88 (10.00%)
Ellcot Spinning / Dec 31 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	114.40 ▲ 10.40 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 31 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.54 ▲ 13.69 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 31 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	131.86 ▲ 11.99 (10.00%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Dec 31 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27.75 ▲ 2.52 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	42.91 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.81 ▼ -22.65 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Dec 31 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	425.82 ▼ -47.31 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.89 (-9.75%)
Zephyr Textile / Dec 31 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	10.55 ▼ -0.96 (-8.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.25 ▼ -0.74 (-8.23%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13 ▼ -0.99 (-7.08%)
Noon Sugar / Dec 31 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	84.10 ▼ -6.24 (-6.91%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 31 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	301.02 ▼ -19.10 (-5.97%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,613,935 ▲ 0.63
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▼ -0.06
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.09
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▲ 0.30
Sui South Gas / Dec 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,315,237 ▼ -0.66
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	29,958,060 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	29,105,477 ▲ 0.77

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