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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 / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
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
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	69.13
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