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Most Latam FX fall

BRASILIA: Most Latin American currencies slipped after rising in the last session on Friday, capping of a week of...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

Business & Finance

FX up by $59m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves rose by $59 million during the last week. According to State...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am

Business & Finance

Most Latam FX weaken on dollar strength

BRISILIA: Most Latin American currencies dropped against a firm dollar on Friday, with investors awaiting...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Enforcement action: SBP imposes over Rs465mn in penalties on 10 banks

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) imposed penalties worth Rs465.08 million on 10 banks during the quarter ended...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 10:46pm

LoI to IMF: govt pledges fiscal discipline

Says it will restrain non-priority spending including through energy sector measures aimed at credibly containing energy sector subsidies, the public wage bill, and pensions

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:56am

Opinion

The BRICS’s creeping ‘gold currency’

It’s a shame that market pundits have been busy scandalising JP Morgan’s involvement with the late, notorious ...

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:15am

Markets

New historic low: rupee suffers another dramatic fall, closes at 285.09 against US dollar

Currency loses 6.66% or nearly Rs19 in a single session against the US dollar

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:35pm

Business & Finance

Dollar flat as traders eye US midterms, potential partisan gridlock

WASHINGTON/LONDON: The dollar was flat on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to US midterm elections and hopes of China...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Business & Finance

Sterling gains on falling dollar

LONDON: Sterling jumped against the dollar on Friday, as most majors fought back against the greenback’s recent...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls to its lowest since mid-July

LONDON: Sterling fell to its lowest since mid-July against the dollar on Monday as surging energy costs and a summer...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter

NEW YORK: The dollar pared gains on Thursday after data showed that the US economy contracted again in the second...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Business & Finance

Dollar boosted by safety bid on rising recession fears

NEW YORK: Pessimism about the outlook for the global economy boosted demand for the safe haven US dollar on Friday...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

Pound gains, but focus stays on struggling UK economy

LONDON: The British pound rose against the dollar and euro on Thursday, as investors shrugged off official data...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

Business & Finance

Dollar up, euro down as Lagarde keeps July policy options open

LONDON/WASHING-TON: The dollar climbed on Tuesday and the euro held below $1.06 as European Central Bank (ECB)...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Business & Finance

China’s yuan eases

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slipped against the dollar on Thursday, as strong corporate demand onshore bolstered the...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Business & Finance

Yen tanks as BOJ sticks to stimulus, caps volatile week for FX

NEW YORK: The Japanese yen tumbled against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Japan bucked a wave of tightening...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

Business & Finance

Dollar higher as risky assets tumble; yen rebounds from 1998 lows

NEW YORK: The safe-haven dollar rose to a fresh four-week high against a basket of currencies on Monday, supported ...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Dollar eases as traders scale back bets on Fed tightening

NEW YORK: The US dollar dipped on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s May meeting pointed to...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

Sterling rallies to highest vs dollar in over two weeks

LONDON: The pound rallied on Monday to more than two-week highs as broad-based dollar weakness allowed the British...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Sterling hits new lows against dollar

LONDON: Sterling fell to a fresh two-year low against the US dollar on Thursday after a slew of data pointed to a...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Markets

Asian stocks, FX edge up after US inflation data, Indian rupee slips

BANGKOK: Most Asian currencies and stock indexes edged higher as data overnight showed US inflation rose largely in...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

Business & Finance

Euro’s gains fizzle

LONDON: The euro’s gains fizzled and the dollar received a safe-haven boost on Monday after the Kremlin said there...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Business & Finance

Sterling rises to two-week high against euro

LONDON: Sterling strengthened against the euro and the dollar on Thursday as expectations of a rate hike by the Bank...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls below $1.34

LONDON: Sterling hit its lowest level against the US dollar so far this year on Thursday as investors sold off...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:44am

Business & Finance

Turkish lira firms

ISTANBUL: The lira was firmer on Monday after Turkey’s finance minister was cited as saying inflation may rise to...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Business & Finance

Dollar dips after ADP data with Fed minutes on tap

NEW YORK: The dollar dipped on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected report on the labor market and ahead of...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

Business & Finance

Dollar drifts lower in choppy holiday trading

NEW YORK: The dollar edged lower in thin holiday trading on Wednesday, while the safe-haven yen touched a one-month...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Turkish lira slides almost 8pc

ISTANBUL: The lira tumbled almost 8% against the dollar on Monday amid persisting investor concern over Turkey’s...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Turks converted 10bn lira of fx to new deposit accounts

ANKARA: Turks transferred 10 billion lira ($889 million) worth of forex deposits into a new instrument the ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

SBP's foreign exchange reserves up $2.6bn

State Bank of Pakistan's reserves increase by $2,647.9 million to $ 18.66 billion

Updated 10 Dec, 2021 05:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	280.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
India Sensex / Apr 17	78,553.20
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,395.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	34,730.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	64.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 17	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	300,068
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,326.85
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	67.13
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 18 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.75 ▲ 0.3 (12.24%)
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.99 ▲ 0.96 (11.96%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.32 ▲ 0.95 (10.14%)
Oilboy Energy / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Apr 18 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	18.11 ▲ 1.65 (10.02%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	26.91 ▲ 2.45 (10.02%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	46.70 ▲ 4.25 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 18 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	35.63 ▲ 3.24 (10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 18 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	63.90 ▲ 5.81 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 18 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	97.10 ▲ 8.83 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	0.81 ▼ -0.26 (-24.3%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.50 ▼ -1.67 (-23.29%)
Century Ins. / Apr 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	42.75 ▼ -7.07 (-14.19%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 18 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.01 ▼ -0.83 (-12.13%)
Crescent Fib. / Apr 18 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.25 ▼ -5 (-9.95%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.14 ▼ -0.34 (-9.77%)
Shadab Textile / Apr 18 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	20.53 ▼ -2.12 (-9.36%)
Mughal Energy / Apr 18 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20 ▼ -2.02 (-9.17%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.41 ▼ -0.58 (-8.3%)
Service Global Foot / Apr 18 Service GlobalFootwear Limited(SGF)	85 ▼ -7.27 (-7.88%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,092,351 ▲ 1.52
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,230,048 ▲ 0.31
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,678,462 ▲ 0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	9,942,097 ▲ 1.13
Pak Elektron / Apr 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	8,769,637 ▼ -0.26
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,987,373 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,432,924 ▲ 0.01
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 18 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	5,823,104 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Apr 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	5,802,194 ▼ -0.05
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	5,607,083 ▼ -0.26

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