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Tokyo plunges as equity markets track Wall St

HONG KONG: Tokyo tanked as it led losses across Asia on Friday owing to a stronger yen and expectations for more...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

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Markets mixed, Tokyo rallies as BoJ nominee backs loose policy

HONG KONG: Equity markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries,...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 02:10pm

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Stocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops $2,000 on Ukraine fears

HONG KONG: Equity markets plunged Monday, while oil prices soared to a near 14-year high and safe-haven gold broke...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:23am

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Asian markets drop as Fed signals end of pandemic-era cheap cash

HONG KONG: Equity markets tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a late sell-off on Wall Street in reaction to a...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:18am

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Financials power S&P 500, Dow to record peaks; Ford shines

NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 hit record highs on Tuesday as worries about the Omicron variant of the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am

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Most Asian markets drop as data points to faster Fed taper

HONG KONG: Equity markets in Asia mostly fell Thursday as a batch of strong economic data spurred expectations that...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 10:12am

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Asian markets start week with gains but eyes on Evergrande

While concerns about an economically disastrous collapse of the firm have abated for now, analysts warned there was a long way to go before markets were out of the woods

Published 27 Sep, 2021 09:58am

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World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act

Meantime, oil prices held near multi-year highs on an improved outlook for worldwide fuel demand.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:22pm

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Inflation fears rout global equity markets

"This is a cutting of the fat," O'Hare said. "It's also a reminder that valuation always matters."

Published 12 May, 2021 10:33am

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Inflation fears rout global equity markets

The Dow snapped a three-day streak of records and the S&P 500 lost more than one percent, while the Nasdaq shed 2.6 percent.

Published 11 May, 2021 07:23pm

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Markets tumble as inflation fears haunt trading floors

Signs that this is having an effect were seen in data from China that showed prices paid at the country's factory gates rose last month at their fastest pace in almost four years.

Published 11 May, 2021 04:09pm

Markets

Markets tumble in Asia as inflation fears haunt trading floors

"We're going to see volatility definitely over the next couple of months" given uncertainty over the path of growth, Kristen Bitterly, of Citi Private Bank, told Bloomberg TV.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:30am

Business & Finance

Software firm SUSE seeks valuation of nearly $7 billion in IPO

IPO price range set at 29-34 euros/share.
Seeks proceeds of around 1 billion euros.
SUSE to issue shares to pay down debt.
Swedish investor EQT doubles its money in three years.

Published 05 May, 2021 06:31pm

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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US jobs data

Sydney, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were also up but there were losses in Singapore, Seoul and Taipei.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:59am

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Europe's STOXX 600 hits record high on global recovery optimism

STOXX 600 reclaims pre-pandemic highs.
UK cheers reopening plan next week.
Miners, automakers, banks lead gains.
Credit Suisse slips after $4.7 bln hit on Archegos.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

Markets

Tech stocks lift S&P 500, Nasdaq as Fed meeting kicks off

Apple biggest boost to S&P 500, Nasdaq.
Retail sales drop more than expected in Feb.
Indexes: Dow down 0.35%, S&P up 0.17%, Nasdaq up 1.07%.

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:08pm

Markets

Asia markets tumble as rate hike fears take hold

And Silvia Dall'Angelo at fund manager Federated Hermes added: "Central banks' liquidity will continue to flow abundantly throughout 2021 at least, yet it's unclear whether markets can ever get enough of it."

Published 26 Feb, 2021 10:11am

Budget

Asian business confidence gains steam, pandemic still top risk

"While I still see some uncertainty, the numbers are good," said Fatas. "It looks like a recovery that is taking speed and where more businesses feel confident."

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.80 ▲ 0.81 (13.52%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 26 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	51.25 ▲ 4.66 (10.00%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Dec 26 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	41.97 ▲ 3.47 (9.01%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 26 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	111.98 ▲ 9.16 (8.91%)
JS Global Cap. / Dec 26 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	134 ▲ 8.50 (6.77%)
Rafhan Maize / Dec 26 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,800 ▲ 600.00 (6.52%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	40.50 ▲ 2.13 (5.55%)
Pakgen Power / Dec 26 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	100 ▲ 4.71 (4.94%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Dec 26 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.58 ▲ 0.07 (4.64%)

Stock	Price
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 26 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	2,565 ▼ -285.00 (-10.00%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 26 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.85 ▼ -0.31 (-9.81%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.72 ▼ -0.43 (-6.01%)
Unity Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	33.55 ▼ -0.97 (-2.81%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 26 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33 ▼ -0.95 (-2.80%)
Bestway Cement / Dec 26 Bestway Cement Limited(BWCL)	334.25 ▼ -7.96 (-2.33%)
JS Bank Ltd / Dec 26 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	8.70 ▼ -0.20 (-2.25%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Dec 26 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	68 ▼ -1.27 (-1.83%)
Millat Tractors / Dec 26 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	613 ▼ -11.44 (-1.83%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	67,135,769 ▲ 0.10
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.05
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,562,935 ▲ 0.23
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▼ -0.18
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▼ -0.01
Sui North Gas / Dec 26 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	26,262,710 ▼ -0.98

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