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JGBs mixed in market lull as US starts talks with trade partners

TOKYO: Shorter-dated Japanese government bond yields declined on Friday while super-long yields rose as investors...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:45am

Markets

Japan’s 30-year bond yield at 21-year high as bonds sell off

TOKYO: Japanese 30-year government bond yields surged to 21-year highs on Wednesday as investors dumped their most...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 01:54pm

Markets

Japanese bond market pauses before expected tariff salvo

SINGAPORE: Japanese government bonds took a breather on Tuesday following their sharpest jump in eight months, as...

Published 01 Apr, 2025 10:55am

Markets

Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits fresh multi-year high amid rate hike bets

TOKYO: The yield on Japan’s 10-year government bond hit a more than 15-year high on Thursday amid expectations of an...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 01:05pm

Business & Finance

BOJ says to raise rates if price target to be achieved, despite losses on JGBs

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 12:04pm

Markets

Nikkei ends higher after BOJ chief’s comments

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average reversed losses to end higher on Friday, as comments from Bank of Japan Governor...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Markets

Japan’s longer-end bond yields jump as weak auction triggers selling

TOKYO: Yields on longer-dated Japanese government bonds jumped on Friday, as weak demand at the Ministry of...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 01:51pm

Markets

Japan govt to lower JGB sales for third straight year

TOKYO: Japan’s government is set to reduce scheduled sales of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) by 11.3% to 171...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 01:30pm

Markets

JGB yields fall amid pause in US Treasury yield climb

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields fell on Monday, underpinned by a pause in a climb in US Treasury yields...

Published 08 May, 2023 02:14pm

Markets

Japan’s 10-year JGB yield off early highs after report BOJ to keep policy unchanged

TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond yields were off early highs on Friday, after the local media reported that...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 09:42am

Markets

JGB yields mostly up amid caution over possible BOJ policy change

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields largely rose on Thursday as investors remained cautious about a possible...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 11:08am

Markets

JGB yields slide as bank worries resurface; BOJ meeting looms

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields fell on Wednesday, tracking declines in US yields as concerns about the...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 12:01pm

Markets

Japan’s 10-year govt bond yield rises amid caution over BOJ policy tweak

TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond yield rose on Tuesday, as investors remained cautions about a possible...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:22pm

Markets

JGB yields pinned in narrow ranges as BOJ’s Ueda sticks with stimulus

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields stuck to recent narrow ranges on Friday, as the new Bank of Japan chief again...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 10:28am

Markets

Bank of Japan's holdings of JGBs hit record in March

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) holdings of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) hit a record at the end of March, the...

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 03:03pm

Markets

BOJ bought record JGBs last year to defend ultra-low rate policy

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) purchased a record amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) last fiscal year, as...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 12:16pm

Markets

Japan’s MOF lifts coupon rate on 10-yr JGBs to 8-yr high after BOJ move

TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Finance raised the coupon rate on the 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) in an...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 12:03pm

Markets

Yen scales seven-month high on BOJ policy shift hopes

SINGAPORE: The yen spiked to a seven-month high against the US dollar on Tuesday on rising expectations that the...

Updated 03 Jan, 2023 02:46pm

Markets

Bank of Japan to conduct emergency bond buying as yen teeters near 150

TOKYO: Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 11:20am

Markets

Japan finance minister vows stable JGB issuance via dialogue with markets

TOKYO: Japan will work to stably issue government bonds (JGBs) worth 215 trillion yen ($1.89 trillion) in the next...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 11:26am

Business & Finance

JGBs little changed

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Friday but the European Central Bank's dovish...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Business & Finance

JGBs slip after Japan PM Suga offers to step down

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGBs) prices slipped on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would ...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Markets

Yield on 10-year JGBs hits zero as worries mount over Delta variant

The five-year yield fell 0.5 basis point to minus 0.135%, a low last seen in September last year

Published 04 Aug, 2021 11:13am

Markets

Thirty-year JGB yields fall, reversing course after smooth auction

The 10-year JGB yield was flat at 0.075%, and the two-year yield was also unchanged at minus 0.125%.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 11:33am

Markets

JGBs little changed, 10-year auction slightly weak

The five-year yield was flat at minus 0.100%. Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.02 point to 151.49, with a trading volume of 22,938 lots.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 02:46pm

Markets

JGBs flat to weaker, firmer stocks push up 30-year yields to 2-month high

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures fell 0.01 point to 151.47, in thin trading volume of 14,823 lots.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:54pm

Markets

JGBs steady to firmer as stocks slide, global bonds steady

The offer attracted bids 3.82 times the offer, higher than bid-to-cover of 3.07 in the previous auction.

Published 17 May, 2021 03:31pm

Markets

Yields on 10-year JGBs fall on worries around COVID-19 surge

The 30-year JGB yield rose one basis point to 0.635%.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 01:10pm

Markets

JGBs rise on safe-harbour flows, strong auction demand

The 30-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis point to 0.615%.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 01:07pm

Business & Finance

Fitch retains Japan credit rating with negative outlook

Fitch said it assumed yields will stay low over the next few years given continued money printing by the Bank of Japan, despite the risk of high debt, leaving the economy vulnerable to future tightening of financial conditions.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 01:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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