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Canadian dollar firms as global equity markets bounce

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar edged higher against its US counterpart on Tuesday as the deterioration in investment...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Markets

Canadian dollar nears 3-year high, underpinned by Fed's dovish stance

The Canadian dollar was trading 0.1% higher at 1.2272 to the greenback, or 81.49 US cents, having traded in a range of 1.2266 to 1.2317. On Friday, it touched its strongest intraday level since February 2018 at 1.2262.

Published 04 May, 2021 11:45am

Markets

Stocks slip from record highs before US bank earnings

MSCI's benchmark for global equity markets fell 0.25% from Friday's record high.
JPMorgan Chase & Co, the largest US bank by assets, reports earnings on Wednesday, as do Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Wells Fargo & Co. The S&P financials sector hit a record high on Monday before retreating in anticipation of bank results, which lead the US earnings season.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 09:24pm

Markets

Stocks edge down as investors hit pause, watch bond yields

"The recovery is looking really good to us. If you look at what's happening in India as well as the US, I think the oil industry is looking like things will be pretty good for us over next couple of years," Hollub said.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 10:10am

Markets

Most Gulf indexes rebound

DUBAI: Most bourses in the Gulf rebounded in early trade on Thursday, tracking a rally in global equity markets and ...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Markets

Top five China commodities to eye for growth in 2021

Prices have eased as vaccine hopes spurred investors to redeploy capital, but bullion's outlook remains upbeat in 2021.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 10:16am

Markets

Stocks drop as virus cases overshadow vaccine rollout hopes

London, Paris and Frankfurt all fell at the open.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 03:40pm

Markets

Stocks fall, dollar gains after Trump gets coronavirus

Stocks fall, oil slumps after Trump gets virus.
US payrolls disappoint, adding to bearish sentiment.
Dollar holds gains, oil currencies fall on tumbling crude.
Gold holds above $1,900 an ounce but heads lower.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 10:38pm

Markets

Equities edge higher, dollar gains on last day of choppy quarter

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled over Trump's record on the coronavirus pandemic.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.65% following modest gains in Europe and mixed trading in Asia.

Published 30 Sep, 2020 11:34pm

Markets

'Relief rally' pushes equity markets higher; bonds flat

MSCI world index jumps nearly 1.8%.
Dollar falls from two-month highs.
US Treasury yields hover near 0.66%.

Published 28 Sep, 2020 11:13pm

Markets

Stocks buckle, dollar slips as investors mull Fed action

US, European, Asian stocks decline.
Fed pledges low rates until 2023 but no new stimulus.

Published 17 Sep, 2020 09:24pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 14	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 14	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 14	155.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 14	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 14	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	5,985.38
Nasdaq / Nov 13	19,230.72
Dow Jones / Nov 13	43,958.19
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,517.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 14	38,680.99
Hang Seng / Nov 14	19,503.42
FTSE 100 / Nov 14	8,042.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 14	19,122.26

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 14	67.97
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 14	2,558.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 14	71.10
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	599.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	62.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.80 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,019.78 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,291,848 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 15 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,201,636 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	31,524,926 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,455,465 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 15 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,996,630 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,013,918 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 15 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	25,704,933 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,694,836 ▲ 0.00
Secure Logistics / Nov 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	23,623,241 ▲ 0.00