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South African rand edges higher with eyes on Fed

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand edged higher early on Monday, as risk sentiment remained positive ahead of the US...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 02:49pm

Markets

South African rand steady as focus shifts toward elections, rate decision

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was little changed early on Monday at the start of a packed week headlined by the...

Published 27 May, 2024 01:35pm

Markets

South African rand little changed as leading indicator due

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand was broadly unchanged in early trade on Tuesday, before the release of a leading...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 12:13pm

Business & Finance

South Africa lifts interest rates to 14-year high to fight inflation

PRETORIA: South Africa’s central bank raised its main interest rate on Thursday to a 14-year high, a move Governor...

Published 25 May, 2023 07:40pm

World

South Africa targets $111bn investment goal in tough investor climate

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa needs to urgently fix energy, transport and security challenges if it is to reverse...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 11:25pm

Business & Finance

South African central bank governor’s comments on rate decision

JOHANNESBURG: Below are some quotes from South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as he announced the...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:39pm

Business & Finance

South Africa again hikes rates to curb inflation

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s central bank Thursday hiked its benchmark interest rate for the second time in a row in...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 08:11pm

Markets

South African markets sink on new COVID-19 variant

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand sank to its lowest since October 2020, government bond yields briefly hit 10%...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 09:55pm

Markets

South African rand hovers as markets U.S. inflation signals

South African government bonds were also strengthened slightly, with the yield on the benchmark 2030 instrument dipping 6 basis points to 8.890.

Updated 25 Jun, 2021 12:26am

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South Africa's rand flat ahead of expected inflation surge

It also risks turning off investors seeking high returns.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:31pm

Markets

South Africa's rand weaker as rising Asian coronavirus cases dent risk demand

In a poll by Reuters last week, all 25 of economists surveyed see the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of South Africa's Reserve Bank (SARB) keeping its repo rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting at a record low 3.5% next week.

Published 17 May, 2021 03:36pm

Business & Finance

South Africa's electricity, water price hikes pose risk to inflation outlook: central bank

"These risks, should they materialise, could drive headline above the 4.5% target midpoint and possibly dislodge inflation expectations away from the midpoint," the bank said in its bi-annual Monetary Policy Review (MPR).
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) targets consumer price inflation of between 3% and 6%, and the rate stood at 2.9% in February.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 08:30pm

Business & Finance

South African central bank keeps repo rate unchanged

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s central bank bucked the trend of emerging markets raising interest rates by keeping...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:25am

Markets

South African central bank keeps repo rate at 3.5pc

Policy makers in Brazil, Russia and Turkey delivering cumulative rate increases 300 basis points last week.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:05am

Markets

EM FX on longest losing run this year, rand eases after central bank decision

South African central bank holds rate as expected.
MSCI emerging market currency index slips to two-week low.
Developing world stocks hit lowest level so far in 2021.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:19pm

Markets

South African rand firms as c.bank holds rates; stocks edge up

The All-share index gained 0.1% to end the day at 64,175 points, while the Top-40 index closed up 0.19% at 58,969 points.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:36pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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