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Dollar steady as traders brace for labour data deluge

SINGAPORE: The dollar held close to a two-week high against the yen and the euro on Tuesday as investors geared up...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 10:07am

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Oil climbs $2/barrel

HOUSTON: US light crude oil gained more than $2 a barrel on Friday after comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

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India bond yields flat; investors eye inflation prints for cues

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields did not react much to US Treasuries reversing some of their recent gains on...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 10:25am

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Dollar firm on Powell caution, kiwi bides time before rates decision

TOKYO: The dollar was on the front foot on Wednesday having rebounded from a three-week low after Federal Reserve...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 09:57am

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China’s yuan slumps to seven-month low on weaker guidance

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan slumped to a fresh seven-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, as the greenback...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 10:56am

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Asian shares rise as US rate cut fever lingers, oil holds gains

SYDNEY: Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Wednesday as US rate cut fever lingered near the year’s end,...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 10:15am

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London’s FTSE 100 fall as miners drag; ECB decision on tap

London’s FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, with losses from miners dragging the commodity-heavy index down, while broader...

Published 04 May, 2023 12:48pm

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Tokyo shares close higher for fifth day

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher for a fifth straight day on Thursday, with investors taking heart from recent...

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 01:48pm

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Australian shares flat as miners offset gains from banks

Australian shares struggled for direction on Thursday as mining stocks partially countered strength in banking and...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 10:28am

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Gold lower in thin trading

NEW YORK: Gold prices inched lower on Monday as weakness in the US dollar countered rising yields on expectations of...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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Indian shares rally for eighth day

BENGALURU: Indian shares extended their rally for eighth straight session on Thursday, after US Federal Reserve ...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

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Copper extends gains on China demand hopes

LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday added to gains from the previous session as investors bet that slower US interest...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

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Russian rouble slumps to near 5-month low vs euro

MOSCOW: The rouble dived on Thursday to a near five-month low against the euro and its lowest in almost seven weeks...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

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Benchmark yield eases to 7.25% as US peers fall after Fed comments

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields declined on Thursday, with the benchmark yield easing back to 7.25% levels,...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 12:31pm

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Oil buoyed by OPEC+ output speculation and easing China COVID curbs

LONDON: Oil rose about $1 a barrel on Thursday, supported by the potential for OPEC+ to cut supply further and as...

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 06:50pm

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Dollar ascendant; sterling slumps on lower rate expectations, bleak outlook

SINGAPORE: The dollar looked set to post its best week in over a month on Friday on expectations that US rates could...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 09:59am

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ECB can’t just mirror Fed moves, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank must be attentive to policy decisions by the US Federal Reserve, which...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 03:18pm

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Gold wallows in range as Fed’s Powell shoots down pivot hopes

Gold prices oscillated in a narrow range on Thursday, following a volatile session, after US Federal Reserve Chair...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 11:38am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
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
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
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

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
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 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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