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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 / 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

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