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Dollar eases after US data

NEW YORK: The dollar eased broadly on Thursday after US data suggested upward price pressures continue to ease,...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Dollar drops on softer than expected May inflation

NEW YORK: The dollar tumbled on Wednesday after data showed that consumer prices in May rose less than economists...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

Fed may remain on pause and pare back rate cut expectations

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates unchanged this week, but could pare back the...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Fed to meet amid dwindling hopes of summer rate cuts

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is highly likely to keep interest rates unchanged later this week, as...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:20am

Markets

European shares fall as hot US inflation data rains on rate-cut hopes

PARIS: European shares ended lower on Thursday after a hotter-than-anticipated US inflation reading doused hopes of...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Business & Finance

Dollar hits four-month low after Fed pivots, ECB leaves rates unchanged

LONDON: The dollar touched a fresh four-month low on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that its...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Markets

European shares rise on retail, healthcare boost

PARIS: Europe’s benchmark index rose on Wednesday, led by healthcare and retail stocks, with investors bracing for...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

Markets

Wall Street muted as investors digest inflation data

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued in choppy trading on Thursday, as data showed consumer prices...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

Business & Finance

Fed should proceed ‘carefully’ on rate hikes: officials

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve should proceed carefully when deciding whether or not to hike interest rates...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars calm ahead of central bank moves this week

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were calm on Monday ahead of a slew of central bank rate decisions...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 10:05am

Markets

US Fed likely to pause rate hikes despite higher inflation

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a summer of...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:35pm

Opinion

Fed doublespeak

Traders with long US equity and long dollar positions that laughed all the way to the bank after the Fed’s latest...

Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Markets

Rupee ends 8-session losing streak, settles at 287.04 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.52% in inter-bank market

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:27pm

Editorials

Caution from Basle

EDITORIAL: The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the global umbrella body for central banks, sure poured ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 06:58am

Business & Finance

US Fed official says more rate hikes necessary

WASHINGTON: A senior US Federal Reserve official said Thursday that additional interest rate hikes are needed to...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Fed leaves rates steady, sees two small hikes by end of 2023

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but signaled in new economic projections...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

Divided Fed expected to rally around a US interest rate pause

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to pause its campaign of interest rate increases on Wednesday...

Updated 12 Jun, 2023 08:40am

Business & Finance

Top Fed official sees rates rising and staying high

WASHINGTON: US interest rates are likely to rise further, and will need to remain high to effectively tackle...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Business & Finance

Dollar dips before Fed rate decision

NEW YORK: The dollar fell on Wednesday before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by an ...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Markets

Dollar rises as inflation pressures persist; FOMC meeting in focus

SINGAPORE: The dollar firmed on Monday after data showed producer prices in the United States rose more than...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 09:40am

Markets

Yields rise, FOMC minutes in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Friday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue hiking rates ...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am

Markets

Rupee marginally weakens against US dollar, settles at 221.91

Currency has remained largely stable in recent weeks

Updated 15 Nov, 2022 09:02pm

Business & Finance

US dollar climbs as Fed likely to deliver another big hike; sterling slumps

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar gained across the board on Monday, regaining some ground it lost earlier in the month,...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Fed set for further steep rate hike as recession fears loom

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is pegged to make a fourth straight steep hike in the key interest rate this week...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:27am

Markets

4th successive decline: rupee settles at 218.89 against US dollar

Depreciates 0.21% in inter-bank market on Monday

Updated 17 Oct, 2022 07:45pm

Fed unveils 75-basis-point rate hike

Move aimed at cooling down most intense breakout of inflation since the 1980s

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 10:56am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei ends flat ahead of Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei ended flat on Wednesday in cautious trade ahead of a crucial policy decision by the U.S....

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Markets

US Fed poised to face down inflation dragon

WASHINGTON: After more than a decade of tame inflation, a wave of prices increases has washed through the US ...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 11:35am

Business & Finance

US Fed opens policy meeting focused on inflation threat

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, focused squarely on how to address the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2021 08:25pm

Business & Finance

Japan’s 10-year bond yields gain

TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond yields rose on Friday amid cautious trade ahead of US inflation data and...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

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 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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