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Asian currencies: Philippine peso set for best day in 14 years

BENGALURU: Emerging Asian currencies and stocks rallied on Friday, with the Philippine peso set for its strongest...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Investors count on bonds to rescue battered 60/40 portfolio in 2023

Proponents of the so-called 60-40 portfolio are betting the strategy may soften the blow of a possible US recession...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Global bonds move in lockstep, ramping up investors’ risk

Government bond prices around the world are moving in tandem, reducing investors’ ability to diversify their...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Credit investors see more risk ahead as recession fears rise

Rising recessionary concerns are seeing some investors reduce risk in their credit exposure as they brace for an...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Markets

Yields drop as Ukraine fears spark safety buying

NEW YORK: Treasury yields dropped on Friday as concerns about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine dented risk...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Markets

US bonds sell-off extends as Fed flags earlier start to rate hikes

SYDNEY: Treasury yields edged higher along the curve on Thursday, as traders narrowed the odds on an early hike in ...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 11:46am

Markets

US yield curve flattens as rate hike bets build

BOSTON/LONDON: Mid-term US Treasury yields resumed their upward march on Monday with five-year yields rising to ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 10:29pm

Markets

US yields rise on potential higher rates in 2022

The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was up 3.7 basis points to 1.447% in early trade, up from the closing yield of 1.304% on Wednesday

Published 24 Sep, 2021 07:37pm

Markets

10-year Treasury yield stalls below 1.5pc after Biden infrastructure deal

President Joe Biden's midday announcement that a bipartisan group of Senators had reached a deal to pass an infrastructure bill had little effect on the bond market.

Updated 24 Jun, 2021 11:00pm

Markets

US yields trade flat after strong May manufacturing data

"Does this (report) fall into 'maybe inflation is not going to be as transitory as the Fed thinks?' I would say 'Yes,'" Flanagan said.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was unchanged at 1.634%, well off a more than one-year high of 1.776% reached in late March.

Published 21 May, 2021 09:15pm

Markets

Yields erase earlier rise to be little changed before Fed meeting statement

Business reopenings from COVID-19-related shutdowns have accelerated this month, and investors are also pricing for higher inflation as fiscal spending increases.
"With the reopening process, it seems to have hit a higher gear in April," said Tom Simons, a money market economist at Jefferies in New York.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 08:31pm

Markets

Yields drop on weak stocks, quarter-end demand, Treasury to sell 7-year notes

We're focused on the flows associated with rotation out of equities and into bonds as people close the books on the first quarter of 2021.
Treasury yields also fell overnight on safety buying after North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:17pm

Markets

US/German 10-year yield gap at 13-month high as bonds await Fed

Bond yields rise ahead of Fed.
Gap between US, German 10-year yields widest since Feb 2020.
Greece to raise 2.5 billion euros from 30-year bond sale.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:35pm

Markets

South Africa's rand tumbles in broad EM slide

Rand was 0.54% weaker at 15.4350 per dollar, having earlier plunged to a session-low 15.5700, its weakest since Jan. 12 in a fourth straight day of losses.
"We continue to believe that the domestic currency will average weaker in Q2.21, around R15.40/USD, with high risks to the downside."

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:18pm

Markets

Japanese investors dump record amount of bonds

TOKYO: Japanese investors sold a record amount of foreign bonds late last month, with banks seen dumping US bonds,...

Published 08 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Markets

UK gilt yields close to biggest calendar-month rise since 2009

Ten-year gilt yields rose to 0.835%, 4 basis points up on the day, after Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane warned that an inflationary "tiger" might be on the loose which could require more BoE action than markets expect.
Five-year gilt yields also rose to their highest since March 2020 at 0.413% and their spread over German five-year bonds widened above 93 basis points , also the widest since March 2020.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 06:27pm

Markets

US bill rates risk going negative, but stimulus could change the course

The US Treasury Department, slashing its cash balance after amassing liquidity to pay for fiscal stimulus, which was delayed.
It plans to cut its cash balance to $500 billion in June, from $1.7 trillion at year-end.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:58pm

Business & Finance

Dollar rises against low-yielding units in Europe

LONDON: The dollar rose against low-yielding currencies on Wednesday, reaching a five-month high against the yen, as...

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 09:27am

Markets

US 10-yr yield rises to 1.2pc, inflation expectations build

The $1.9 trillion stimulus package looks likely to be approved by Congress, bypassing Republican roadblocks.
Ten-year borrowing costs extended their rise to the highest since last March at 1.2%, while 30-year yields touched 2% for the first time since mid-February 2020 .

Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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