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KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

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Dollar buoyant as economic outlook brightens, doubts surround euro

Dollar holds gains against major currencies
Rises to highest vs. Japanese yen since June
Full data calendar awaits traders later in day

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

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Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

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US dollar little changed as investors await Fed meeting outcome

Fed seen keeping monetary policy stance.
US retail sales fall unexpectedly in February.
Euro falls vs dollar, yen rises.
Aussie and Kiwi dollars slip.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

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Chinese state banks seen using FX swaps to absorb dollars, sources say

The sources said the bank was seen conducting sell-buy swaps in the dollar-yuan pair, alongside its purchases of dollars from exporters and other corporate clients.
"The big bank has been buying quite huge amounts of one-year dollars in the swap market," said one source, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 08:05pm

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Sterling takes hit as euro zone countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccine

Sterling fell 0.3% versus the dollar to $1.3853 at 1118 GMT, after hitting a one-week low of $1.3809 in earlier trading
Against the euro, it was 0.4% lower at 86.21 pence, having touched at 0926 GMT its lowest level of 86.40 pence since March 5.

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 10:02pm

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South Africa's rand firms as focus turns to Fed meeting

The rand had earlier in the session struggled to make meaningful gains as scheduled power outages by state utility Eskom dragged into their sixth day and weighed on sentiment.
Eskom said on Monday that it aimed to get its power plant performance to "acceptable levels" by late 2021.

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:26pm

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Canadian dollar steadies ahead of Bank of Canada rate decision

Loonie trades in a range of 1.2625 to 1.2683.
Price of US oil rises 0.8%.
Canadian bond yields edge higher across the curve.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 07:32pm

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Dollar regains footing as US yields stabilise

Commodity currencies pare big advances from overnight.
Bitcoin retreats after earlier topping $55,000.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 05:36pm

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Dollar jumps as US jobs growth beats expectations

The jobs improvement came amid falling new COVID-19 cases, quickening vaccination rates and additional pandemic relief money from the government, putting the labor market recovery back on firmer footing and on course for further gains in the months ahead.
"This is a rather impressive nonfarm payroll report," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA in New York.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:26pm

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Dollar gains across the board as Powell sticks to script

The Swiss franc fell to a seven-month low of 0.93110 francs per dollar and was flat at 0.92765.
We didn't get it and the dollar is pushing higher across the board on expectations of further increases in US yields.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

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South Africa's rand edges up, focus on Powell's speech

With a light local data calendar this week, the rand's movements have been mainly driven by offshore events.
Policymakers are generally keeping to the sidelines but markets will be intrigued by comments from the Fed chairman at the WSJ webinar tonight.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:53pm

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Dollar pares gains before Fed's Powell speaks

"The US is assuming the leadership position on growth matters, fiscal dominance and certainly vaccinations," said Mazen Issa, senior FX strategist at TD Securities in New York.
The dollar index was little changed on the day at 91.094, after earlier rising to 91.223. The euro dipped 0.19% to $1.2039.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:51pm

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Mexico's peso dips, markets on edge after Senate approves divisive power bill

The peso weakened 1.08% to 20.8 per US dollar on Wednesday after the Senate approved the bill on Tuesday evening.
The legislation, aimed at strengthening state utility CFE, has frayed market nerves amid criticism it is essentially an "indirect expropriation" that could elbow out private sector renewable energy providers.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 09:12pm

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Dollar index higher, Aussie gains on better risk sentiment

If you do see volatility the natural inclination is to take risk off the table, in this case it just basically means getting out of existing positions and the dollar shorts are extremely elevated at this point.
Short US dollar positions were last at $29.33 billion, according to data by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:33pm

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Canadian dollar adds to Monday's rally as economy grows

Canadian dollar gains 0.1% against the greenback.
Economy grows annualized 9.6% in fourth quarter.
Price of US oil increases 0.9%.
Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 07:59pm

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Sterling knocked back by bond rout and inflation fears

After rising above $1.42 for the first time in three years earlier this week, the pound fell to $1.3890.
Versus the euro, the pound fell 0.1% 87.03, after hitting a 10-day low of 87.30 pence in earlier trading..

Published 26 Feb, 2021 07:31pm

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Nigerian, Zambian, Kenyan currencies seen under pressure

The naira is seen easing on the spot market after it fell 0.21% to 410.29 per dollar on Thursday.
The kwacha is likely to face continued pressure against the dollar going into next week due to heightened demand for hard currency amid limited inflows.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

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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