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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

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South African rand weakens in thin trade

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened on Monday in thin year-end trading. At 0921 GMT, the rand traded at 18.77...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:37pm

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South African rand gains in volatile holiday trade

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand gained in volatile holiday-thinned trade on Friday after posting losses for the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 02:33pm

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South African rand sees tailwind from local inflation and retail data

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand extended gains against the dollar on Thursday, supported by subdued local...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 01:31pm

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South African rand weaker before local, US inflation data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened early on Wednesday ahead of domestic and U.S. inflation readings which...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 12:55pm

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South African rand firms ahead of key economic data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand firmed in early trade on Friday ahead of a day packed with local economic data,...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 12:41pm

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South African rand stable ahead of producer inflation data and central bank review

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Thursday, ahead of October producer...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 01:39pm

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South African rand recoups some losses against dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand recouped some losses on Wednesday, as the dollar eased slightly ahead of a US...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 02:51pm

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South African rand slips on Trump tariff jitters

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand slipped on Tuesday as US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat on its...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 01:37pm

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South African rand slips as dollar climbs on global markets

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand slipped slightly in early trade on Friday, as the dollar climbed to a fresh...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:29pm

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South African rand slips ahead of interest rate decision

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand slipped on Thursday ahead of an interest rate decision by the central bank. At...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 01:02pm

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South African rand firms on S&P outlook upgrade

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand gained on Monday, as markets welcomed rating agency S&P’s decision to raise...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:17pm

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South African rand extends losses; S&P rating review due

JOHANNESBURG: The rand eased early on Friday, extending a week of losses following Donald Trump’s U.S. election win,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 12:43pm

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South African rand stable after big losses, mining data ahead

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was stable early on Thursday after trading turbulently in the days after Donald...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 02:21pm

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South African rand extends losses before unemployment, manufacturing data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand extended its losses in early trade on Tuesday to hit a two-and-a-half month low,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:02pm

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South African rand stable; local jobs data in focus this week

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Monday, with local unemployment figures a...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 01:25pm

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South African rand slips against stronger dollar

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand was slightly weaker in early trade on Friday, tracking the dollar which was...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 01:53pm

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South African rand drops sharply as markets tilt towards Trump win

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand dropped sharply against a surging dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 12:34pm

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South African rand stable as markets gear up for US vote

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was little changed in early trade on Tuesday as the world’s biggest economy headed...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 02:43pm

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South African rand gains as markets brace for US election, rate decision

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand gained in early trade on Monday against a weaker dollar, as investors geared up...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 12:49pm

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South African rand softer before manufacturing PMI, US jobs data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was weaker in early trade on Friday ahead of a purchasing managers’ index (PMI)...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 02:34pm

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South African rand slips ahead of producer inflation, trade data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand slipped in early trade on Thursday ahead of September producer inflation and trade...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 01:57pm

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South African rand edges higher as investors await mid-term budget

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, as investors held off from placing big...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 02:56pm

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South African rand flat; mid-term budget the week’s highlight

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was little changed in early trade on Monday, with Wednesday’s mid-term budget the...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 01:15pm

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South African rand softer; focus on mid-term budget next week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand weakened in early trade on Friday while local investors geared up for the...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:42pm

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South African rand little changed; CPI data in focus

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Wednesday, before the release of local...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 01:44pm

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South African rand slips as investors eye inflation data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Monday, as investor focus shifts towards...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 02:03pm

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South African rand weakens, local data to have little influence

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand softened in early trade on Monday, and with few major domestic data points this...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 02:58pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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