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Yen struggles before BOJ decision; dollar steady ahead of jobs data

TOKYO: The yen remained under pressure on Thursday as the Bank of Japan looked set to keep ultra-low interest rates...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:40am

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Dollar slips on cooler US inflation; yen fragile ahead of BOJ

SINGAPORE: Asian currencies were firm on Thursday against a dollar knocked by softer-than-expected US inflation,...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am

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Australia, NZ dollars go flat, China data disappoints

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars took a breather on Friday after a week of choppy trading, with a...

Published 31 May, 2024 11:07am

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Australian shares close higher on mining, energy boost

Australian shares rose on Monday, supported by mining and energy stocks, even as market expectations for a rebound...

Updated 07 Nov, 2022 01:52pm

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Better risk sentiment help antipodeans, but traders wait for US inflation data

HONG KONG: The Aussie and Kiwi dollars were trading near multi-week highs on Thursday as investors turned more...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 09:36am

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ANZ shares near one-year low as home lending competition crimps margins

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group on Monday joined rival Westpac in flagging lower margins and warned of a...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 11:25am

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Australia shares dip on weak corporate earnings, COVID-19 jitters

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.6% to 7,539.60 points by 1247 GMT to mark its worst day since July 28. The benchmark snapped a four-day winning streak to close 0.6% lower on Monday

Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:47am

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Australian shares end at record high as CBA boosts financials

US inflation data is due later in the day, and investors believe a higher reading can benefit commodity and related stocks in Australia

Published 11 Aug, 2021 02:23pm

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Australia, New Zealand dollars dragged lower by Delta spread

The kiwi dollar also fell 0.18% to trade at $0.6965 , having buckled to an eight-month trough of $0.6882 last week

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:51am

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Dollar drives higher as traders look to Fed clues from US jobs data

Morning trading in Asia did not move majors much from those levels, with the euro last at $1.1902 and the yen at 110.58 per dollar. The Aussie bought $0.7517.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 10:56am

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Vicious post-Fed bounce has dollar headed for year's best week

Ahead on Friday the Bank of Japan ends its two-day meeting, but it is expected to maintain its massive stimulus

Published 18 Jun, 2021 10:50am

Technology

Internet outages hit Virgin Australia, Australian lenders

Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ were among the lenders that tweeted about the outages, as did Virgin Australia.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:49am

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Australia, NZ dollars becalmed, bond yields hit 4-month lows

Kent reiterated that the bank did not expect domestic inflation to return to its 2-3% target band until 2024 at the earliest, so policy would need to stay very accommodative.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:16pm

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Australia, NZ dollar steady in cautious trade before central bank meetings

The Aussie was unchanged at $0.7713, after gaining 1.5% last month thanks to strength in iron ore and other commodity prices.

Published 03 May, 2021 12:06pm

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Australia, NZ dollars climb as iron ore prices soar

Yields on New Zealand 10-year bonds were trading 4 basis points higher at 1.625%.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 11:20am

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Dollar languishes near three-week lows as traders brace for inflation data

"A strong (CPI) print may re-invigorate inflation fears and lend support to the USD."

Published 13 Apr, 2021 10:50am

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Australia's Westpac sued over consumer credit insurance sales

The regulator did not specify the penalty amount.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:16pm

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Australia, NZ dollars extend losses as US recovery supports greenback

The housing curbs triggered a huge rally in debt markets as investors sharply scaled back wagers on a rate hike next year.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 10:52am

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Westpac may find New Zealand hard to leave

A sale would be tricky, though. The big four New Zealand banks - all Australian-owned - control almost 90% of the market, so are unlikely to be allowed to buy.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 01:15pm

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Australia, NZ dollars under water after key chart bulwarks breached

Ten-year bond yields have shed almost 28 basis points this week, the biggest drop since March last year.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:28am

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Australia, NZ dollars surf reflation wave, bonds left drowning

The spread of Australian 10-year yields over Treasuries widened out to almost 20 basis points, from zero a couple of weeks ago.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 12:20pm

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Aussie banks balance above topsy-turvy economy

The Melbourne-based bank and peers look well-placed to deal with pain in the pipeline too.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:22pm

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Australian dollar slips as RBA expands bond buying, won't hike until 2024

The kiwi dollar held firm at $0.7173, after finding support at $0.7150. It remains far from the January top of $0.7314 and has resistance at $0.7225 and $0.7246.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:29pm

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Australia shares jump over 1% as miners, banks rebound

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.1% at 6,725.70 by 2350 GMT, its best session since Jan. 19, after ending about 2% lower on Thursday. But it was on track to rise 1.7% in January, its fourth straight monthly gain.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 12:05pm

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi up

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were again challenging chart resistance on Wednesday as...

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 09:29am

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Australia shares stand pat ahead of US stimulus plan, earnings

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the ASX by 635 to 496, a 1.3-to-1 ratio. There were 65 new highs and 38 new lows.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:35pm

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Australia, NZ dollars firm, keen to say bye bye to Brexit

The news took a toll on safe haven bonds with Australian 10-year futures falling 6 ticks to 98.9600, implying a yield of 1.04% and back toward a recent low at 98.9200.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:57am

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Sterling gains, dollar on back foot amid hopes Brexit deal imminent

The Brexit headlines overshadowed US President Donald Trump's demand for changes to a coronavirus aid bill, effectively threatening a government shutdown next week.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:54am

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Australia, NZ dollars hit fresh highs as economies outperform

"A stronger than expected economy certainly goes in that direction, but this needs to be balanced against other developments such as the sharply higher New Zealand dollar."

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:45am

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China steel futures at near one-week high on demand optimism

However, iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slipped 0.4% to $154.25 a tonne after strong recent gains.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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