Trends - Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki

Forex intervention had a certain impact: Japan finance minister

TOKYO: Japan’s foreign exchange market intervention in late April and early May had a certain impact, Finance...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 10:58am

Markets

Dollar regains momentum as yen struggles

SINGAPORE: The dollar was back on the front foot on Wednesday, making modest gains after earlier losses from renewed...

Published 08 May, 2024 10:09am

World

Japan must carefully watch markets due to Mideast conflict

TOKYO: Japan must carefully monitor financial markets, including oil and stocks, with a sense of urgency as...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:51am

Markets

Japan finance minister: No comment on IMF remarks on FX intervention

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday declined to comment on remarks by an International...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 10:06am

World

Japan may arrange G7 finance meeting next week

TOKYO: Japan is considering arranging a Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders’ meeting next week on the sidelines of...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:38am

Markets

Japan ministers say BOJ’s move wasn’t shift in monetary easing

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan’s Friday decision to make its yield curve control (YCC) more flexible was not deemed a...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 10:36am

Markets

Japan’s Suzuki: Will stay vigilant to fallout from US bank failure

INCHEON: Japanese authorities will continue to watch “with a strong sense of alarm” the potential fallout from First...

Published 02 May, 2023 10:47am

Markets

Japan banks, JGB yields plunge as traders assess SVB fallout

TOKYO: Japanese banking shares on Tuesday were set for their biggest tumble since the onset of the COVID-19...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 11:45am

Business & Finance

Japan’s policymakers play down contagion risk from SVB collapse

TOKYO: Japanese policymakers on Tuesday played down the risk of the economy taking a hit from the collapse of US...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 11:11am

Markets

Japan ready to take ‘decisive’ steps against yen decline

WASHINGTON: Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said the government was ready to take “decisive” action against...

Published 13 Oct, 2022 10:36am

Business & Finance

Japan warns against yen sell-off, eyes intervention

TOKYO: Japanese policymakers kept up their warnings against investors selling off the Japanese currency as the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 10:45am

Markets

Japan ready to take ‘decisive’ steps on yen

TOKYO: Japan stands ready to take “decisive” steps in the foreign exchange market if excessive yen moves persist,...

Published 03 Oct, 2022 10:51am

Markets

BOJ Kuroda joins warnings against ‘rapid’ yen moves after meeting PM Kishida

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said rapid yen moves were undesirable after a meeting with Prime...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:48am

World

Ukraine prepares for fresh Russian assault, West braces for worsening energy crisis

KYIV: Ukraine expects a fresh assault by Russian ground forces, following widespread shelling which killed more than...

Updated 12 Jul, 2022 12:24pm

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

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki

Most Popular