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South African rand strengthens, Trump tariff worries linger

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand traded stronger early on Friday, capitalising on recent dollar weakness as...

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South African rand edges up, central bank bulletin and PPI due

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand opened stronger on Thursday, ahead of the release of a quarterly bulletin by the...

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South African rand on front foot, US tariff worries remain

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand extended its recent rally on Tuesday, as markets continued to look for clarity on...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 08:01pm

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South African rand firms as markets await US tariff clarity

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand strengthened on Monday as investors awaited clarity on the next round of tariffs...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 02:05pm

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South African rand takes a pause; gold scales new peak

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand took a breather on Tuesday, shedding some of its gains that have been fuelled...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 09:01pm

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South African rand gains as gold scales new peak

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand strengthened on Tuesday, helped by the gold price extending its historic run to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 02:29pm

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South African rand little changed even as ties with US plumb new lows

JOHANNESBURG: The rand was little changed early on Monday, as market participants appeared to shrug off the United...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 02:23pm

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South African rand jumps as gold high boosts commodity-backed currency

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand gained on Friday due to record high gold prices that were driven by investors...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 08:20pm

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South African rand weakens as budget disagreements remain

PRETORIA: The South African rand fell on Wednesday as disagreements in the ruling coalition persisted despite the...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 07:22pm

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South African rand opens weaker before budget showdown

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand opened weaker early on Wednesday, hours before the finance minister was set to...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 10:49am

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South African rand gains ahead of delayed budget, US recession fears

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand gained on Tuesday against a weaker dollar as investors awaited a delayed national...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 09:01pm

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South African rand softens, focus on local budget this week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was slightly weaker on Monday as investors awaited a national budget speech later...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 08:26pm

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South African rand jumps as Trump tariff drive weighs on US dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand hit its highest in nearly three months against the dollar on Thursday, which is...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 09:49pm

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South African rand firms ahead of manufacturing PMI

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand firmed early on Monday, ahead of a purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey for the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

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South African rand slips ahead of local data, US inflation reading

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand softened early on Friday, as markets awaited a flurry of local economic data...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 01:50pm

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South African rand weaker as dollar gains on Trump tariff comments

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed tariffs...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:53pm

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South African rand gains amid data whirlwind

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand strengthened on Monday after soft U.S. data and ahead of a data-packed week, as...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 09:04pm

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South African rand firms ahead of data-packed week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand strengthened on Monday, ahead of a flurry of local data this week which will give...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

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South African rand stable after volatile week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was stable on Friday after a volatile week in which it weakened over the...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:23pm

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South African rand partially recoups losses, with focus on G20 meeting

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand firmed slightly in early trade on Thursday, recouping some of the previous...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 04:58pm

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South African rand slides after national budget postponed

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened on Wednesday, after the national budget was postponed until further...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 08:29pm

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South African rand weakens ahead of budget speech

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand edged lower on Tuesday against a buoyant dollar, ahead of a highly anticipated...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 08:40pm

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South African rand slips as markets await budget speech

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened on Monday, ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 08:22pm

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South African rand stable as markets await Trump’s new tariffs

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was stable in volatile trade on Thursday, as financial markets awaited “reciprocal...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 09:48pm

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South African rand stable after Powell’s cautious comments; US inflation in focus

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was steady in early trade on Wednesday, as markets processed US Federal Reserve...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 12:55pm

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South African rand steady as president promises reforms

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was steady in early trading on Friday, after President Cyril Ramaphosa said his...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 02:22pm

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South African rand weakens; traders focus on president’s address

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand weakened early on Thursday as investors focussed on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 12:52pm

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South African rand firms ahead of Trump inauguration

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand strengthened in cautious trade on Friday, as investor focus shifted towards US...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:16pm

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South African rand claws back as Trump tariff debate weakens dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand firmed early on Tuesday against a softer dollar on hopes for less aggressive...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 01:14pm

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South African rand eases in choppy trading

The rand traded at 18.7775 against the dollar

Published 03 Jan, 2025 03:24pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 30	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 30	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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