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Banks help Australian shares log best week since mid-August

SYDNEY: Australian shares notched up their best week in 12 on Friday, helped by robust gains in banks as the...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

Business & Finance

Australian dollar firmer

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar edged higher on Monday as investors wagered the country’s central bank would sound...

Published 07 May, 2024 07:17am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars bust past resistance as NZ yields spike

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on a roll on Thursday as an uber-hawkish outlook for New Zealand...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 09:26am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars rally for second week, bond yields tumble

SINGAPORE: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on track for a second straight week of gains on Friday, while...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

Australian dollar sees some relief on talk of bigger RBA rate hikes

SINGAPORE: The Australian dollar received a brief respite on Friday after a resoundingly strong jobs report prompted...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Markets

Australia dollar speeds to 7-year peak on yen as RBA changes gear

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar scaled a seven-year peak on the low-yielding Japanese yen on Wednesday as markets...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:09am

Business & Finance

Aussie higher; kiwi gains

SINGAPORE: The Australian dollar hit a six-week high on Friday and along with its New Zealand counterpart was headed...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am

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Australia’s central bank hikes interest rates, flags more to come

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its main cash rate by a surprisingly large 25 basis points to...

Published 03 May, 2022 10:32am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars skid

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were deep under water on Monday as a selloff on Wall Street ...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

Business & Finance

Australia dollar off 10-month top, market bets the farm on June rate hike

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar found broad support on Wednesday as the market narrowed the odds on a local rate hike...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars in holding pattern for payrolls, RBA meeting

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were in a holding pattern on Friday as markets awaited the latest...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Business & Finance

Aussie edges up; kiwi shrugs

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar edged higher on Thursday after strong jobs data raised the likelihood that the central...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars struggle to break resistance

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars dipped against the greenback on Monday, struggling to break above...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Business & Finance

Australian dollar loses

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar pared early gains on Tuesday after the country’s central bank again pushed back...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Aussie edges up, kiwi leads on rate chatter

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars edged higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve began trimming...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Australia shares mark best day in a month as banks, miners rebound

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose on Wednesday by their most in a month as investors were relieved that the central ...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

Business & Finance

Aussie softer after RBA drops yield control

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar fell on Tuesday after the central bank dropped a commitment to keep yields on its ...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Aussie hits 4-month peak

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar was testing four-month highs on Friday as investors piled into bets that interest ...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Markets

Australia shares flat as focus turns to cenbank policy meeting

The S&P/ASX 200 index was flat at 7,514.9 points, as of 0053 GMT

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:49am

Markets

Australian shares drop on COVID-19 woes; RBA decision in focus

The benchmark ASX 200 index fell 1.1% to 7,442.6 by 0032 GMT

Published 06 Sep, 2021 11:06am

Business & Finance

Australia dollar near three-week high

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar held near three-week highs on Thursday as a step up in vaccinations and recent...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Markets

Australia central bank to trim bond buying even as Delta variant slams economy

The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus has taken hold in Sydney with close to 4,000 infections since mid-June despite weeks of lockdown

Published 03 Aug, 2021 10:54am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars softer as sentiment blunted by China's regulatory crackdown

The Aussie was 0.04% lower at $0.7343 as a recent survey showed factory activity in China grew at the slowest pace in 17 months in July

Published 02 Aug, 2021 11:51am

Markets

Australia, New Zealand dollars dragged lower by Delta spread

The kiwi dollar also fell 0.18% to trade at $0.6965 , having buckled to an eight-month trough of $0.6882 last week

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:51am

Markets

Australia shares gain ahead of central bank meeting

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.29% to 7,336.2 points by 0030 GMT

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:39am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi struggle

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were struggling to keep a rally alive on Monday, as tension mounted...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Markets

Australian dollar inches lower on easy policy view

The Australian dollar was last at $0.7543 after going as high as $0.7550 earlier in the day.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 11:54am

Markets

Australian shares scale new high above 7,400 level, Fed decision awaited

Meanwhile, mining stocks slipped, weighed down by weak prices across metals. Global miner BHP Group Ltd and top gold producer Newcrest Mining Ltd fell 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:50pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars becalmed, bond yields hit 4-month lows

Kent reiterated that the bank did not expect domestic inflation to return to its 2-3% target band until 2024 at the earliest, so policy would need to stay very accommodative.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:16pm

Markets

Kiwi dollar holds gains after surprise rate hike projection; dollar steady

Dollar index steady near 5-month lows.
Kiwi dollar jumps after RBNZ hints at rate hike.
Yuan hits new three-year high past 6.40 level.

Published 26 May, 2021 07:49pm

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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