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Deutsche Bank says now expects a faster ECB rate-cutting cycle

LONDON: Deutsche Bank said on Thursday it now anticipated a faster European Central Bank rate-cutting cycle, with...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 01:50pm

Business & Finance

ECB cannot commit to rate path even after first cut, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cannot commit to a pre-set number of interest rate cuts even after it starts...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 04:56pm

Business & Finance

ECB keeps rates on hold with inflation still sticky

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank froze interest rates again on Thursday as it held off from starting to cut...

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 07:01pm

Business & Finance

ECB reports record loss for 2023 as rate hikes bite

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank on Thursday reported a record annual loss for 2023 and said further losses were...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 04:24pm

Markets

ECB’s Lagarde hopes to join economists’ ‘tribe’ she criticised

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she hoped to join the “tribe” of professional...

Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:14pm

Business & Finance

ECB needs more inflation evidence before easing: policymakers

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank still needs more evidence that inflation is heading back to its 2% target...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 09:21pm

Business & Finance

ECB likely to cut rates in small increments with pauses

ZAGREB: The exact date for the start of European Central Bank rate cuts is secondary, but once the bank starts...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:44pm

Business & Finance

ECB will start cutting rates sooner or later as inflation eases, De Guindos says

MADRID: The European Central Bank will cut interest ratees sooner or later given recent encouraging inflation...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 01:08pm

ECB keeps rates unchanged

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at a record-high 4% as expected on Thursday and...

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 09:55am

Business & Finance

ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2% to curb inflation

PRAGUE: European Central Bank policymakers see a rising risk that they will have to raise their key interest rate to...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 07:58pm

Business & Finance

ECB ramps up rates by unprecedented 75 bps to fight inflation

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points on Thursday...

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 10:07pm

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
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
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

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