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Stocks sink with bond yield and dollar on recession fears

NEW YORK/LONDON: Global equities suffered heavy losses on Monday as Wall Street joined a global stock rout that...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

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How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

LONDON: Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and...

Updated 22 Dec, 2022 02:52pm

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European stock markets struggle to recover

LONDON: European stock markets struggled to mount a rebound Wednesday as investors weighed the fallout from surging...

Published 25 May, 2022 05:03pm

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Global stocks fall, gold gains as US economic growth slows sharply

NEW YORK/LONDON: Global equities retreated from record highs on Thursday, while safe-haven gold rose after the US...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:55pm

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Stocks struggle as traders jostle before US inflation, ECB

"The tight trading ranges seen so far this month reflect the cautious mood in the market ahead of the inflation numbers," said Fiona Cincotta of City Index.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 05:03pm

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World stocks fall on inflation concerns amid strong US data reports

US weekly jobless claims drop below 400,000; service sector index at record high in May.
European stocks slip. Wall Street opens lower.
Oil prices rise; Gold slips.

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 08:50pm

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Asian markets suffer further as inflation data looms

Asian markets were broadly down for a second day. Tokyo extended Tuesday's more than three percent plunge, while Taipei's tech-rich bourse tumbled more than two percent.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:22am

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Asian markets mostly down but optimism remains

"A lot of investors are worried about the stock market highs, but that doesn't mean it can't get higher, and the economic conditions are certainly set up for a positive equity environment," she told Bloomberg TV.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 10:02am

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Global equities could receive April boost after a pause in rally

NEW YORK: While the pace of the global equity rally has waned in recent weeks, world shares have a better chance of...

Updated 05 Apr, 2021 10:43am

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Stocks dip, oil rebounds: 'The mood is fairly fragile'

European shares dipped to near two-week lows, while oil prices bounced back from steep losses on Tuesday after a ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, though traffic was expected to resume soon.
The mood is fairly fragile as all the optimism that characterised the push higher over the past two or three weeks in shares is starting to bleed away on talk of a European third wave and extensions of pandemic lockdowns in Germany and France.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 09:08pm

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Global equities, oil prices slide on concerns over Europe COVID case counts

US crude fell 4.04% to $59.07 per barrel and Brent was at $61.77, down 4.41% on the day.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 08:02pm

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Global equities stall, bonds gain as Europe COVID cases rise

"The number of new COVID-19 cases is rising rapidly, and an extension of the lockdown inevitable for many European countries. No one will be surprised by such a decision," said Milan Cutkovic, market analyst at Axi.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.04%, with slight gains in Europe but a 2.1% decline in Japan's Nikkei index.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 09:25pm

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Markets hesitant, watching Turkey turmoil

Oil prices were higher and the dollar dipped against the euro and yen.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 09:16pm

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Asia markets stage rebound after last week's rout

Russia is said to be keen to turn on the taps again but Saudi Arabia prefers the status quo.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:37am

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New COVID-19 strain inflicts market pain, triggers volatility

European shares, S&P 500 futures down.
New coronavirus strain shuts much of UK, overshadows US stimulus.
Pound hit, Brexit talks drag on with no deal.
Oil, copper prices slide; dollar higher.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 07:29pm

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Asia shares retreat from record, but US stimulus hopes buoy market mood

Bitcoin rose 1.8% to $23,223, extending its weekly gains to 21.3%, with a break of the $20,000 mark on Wednesday triggering a fresh wave of buying binge.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:40am

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

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