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South Africa govt bonds in demand

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds rallied on Monday, pushing the yield on the 13-year benchmark to a 6-month

Published 14 Jan, 2013 05:00pm

Financial

Uganda 91 days T-bill yield dips to 9.782pc

KAMPALA: The yield on Uganda's benchmark 91-day Treasury bills edged down at auction on Wednesday to 9.782 percent from

Published 09 Jan, 2013 02:16pm

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South Africa bonds weaken

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government bonds weakened and yields were higher on Friday as the local market scales back

Published 04 Jan, 2013 04:51pm

Financial

Uganda's 5 year T-bond yield climbs to 15.3pc

KAMPALA: The weighted average yield on Uganda's five-year bond jumped at an over-subscribed auction worth 100 billion sh

Published 02 Jan, 2013 01:24pm

Financial

Saudi Arabia to issue bonds for Jeddah, Riyadh airports

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's government will issue bonds next year backed by the kingdom's ministry of finance to fund construc

Published 30 Dec, 2012 10:53am

Financial

Kenya's 91-day T-bills yield falls to 8.445pc

NAIROBI: The yield on Kenya's benchmark 91-day Treasury bills fell for a third straight week to 8.445 percent on Thursda

Published 29 Nov, 2012 02:08pm

Financial

Bunds fall as equities rise, Italian sale eyed

LONDON: German Bund futures dipped on Thursday as global equities rose overnight, with investors looking to Italy's last

Published 29 Nov, 2012 07:33am

Middle East Africa Fixed Income

South Africa's bonds, rand post momentary recovery

JOHANNESBURG: Yields on benchmark South African government bonds dropped 2.5 basis points, reflecting a recovery in the

Published 16 Nov, 2012 08:33am

Financial

South Korea won edges down on US fiscal cliff, Greece; bonds up

SEOUL: The South Korean won fell slightly against the dollar on Tuesday on global uncertainties over the US fiscal row a

Published 13 Nov, 2012 07:46am

Financial

US bonds underpinned one day before close elections

LONDON: US Treasuries rose on Monday as investors sought safety in lower-risk markets one day before uncertain president

Published 05 Nov, 2012 12:02pm

Financial

Cameroon cocoa exports drop 7.7pc in September

YAOUNDE: Cameroon cocoa exports hit 25,490 tonnes in September, the second month of the 2012/13 harvest season, down mor

Published 26 Oct, 2012 04:11pm

Financial

South Africa bonds, rand firm ahead of medium-term budget

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds rose on Thursday after higher-than-expected inflation data in the previous

Published 25 Oct, 2012 08:45am

Financial

Morocco delays $1bn sovereign bond sale: minister

RABAT: Morocco has delayed its maiden dollar bond sale to end-November pending market stability, the budget minister sai

Published 10 Oct, 2012 08:12pm

Middle East Africa Fixed Income

South African bonds weaken as market sees more issuance

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds weakened in early Thursday trade and the rand hovered near early-September

Published 04 Oct, 2012 07:14am

Financial

South African bonds weaken as market sees more issuance

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds weakened in early Thursday trade and the rand hovered near early-September

Published 04 Oct, 2012 07:14am

Financial

South Africa to sell 2023, 2021 and 2031 bonds next week

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Treasury will auction 2.1 billion rand ($250 million) in total of its 2023, 2021 and 2031 g

Published 03 Oct, 2012 09:59am

Financial

South Africa bonds edge up, rand declines

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds edged higher on Wednesday with the market still receiving a boost by the in

Published 03 Oct, 2012 07:54am

Financial

South Africa bonds steady in cross winds, rand weaker

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government bonds held mostly steady on Tuesday, balancing between a downgrade by Moody's la

Published 02 Oct, 2012 07:15am

Financial

Yields tumble at Egypt T-bill auction

CAIRO: The average yields on 4.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($738.49 million) of 91- and 266-day treasury bills fell sharpl

Published 23 Sep, 2012 04:17pm

Financial

Bonds pare gains after 10-year TIPS sale

NEW YORK: US government debt prices pared earlier gains mid-afternoon Thursday after weak demand at an auction of $13 bi

Published 20 Sep, 2012 06:10pm

Financial

South Africa bonds ease, rand softens on mine deal hopes

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds eased on Tuesday after weakening on the longer end of the yield curve in th

Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:27am

Financial

Nigeria T bill yields fall, foreign demand ups naira

LAGOS: Yields on Nigeria's treasury bills fell at its bi-monthly auction, dealers said on Thursday, as they were oversub

Published 06 Sep, 2012 01:38pm

Middle East Africa Fixed Income

Egypt sells 2.5bn EG pounds of bonds

CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold 2.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($409.65 million) of reopened five and seven-year bonds on

Published 03 Sep, 2012 12:45pm

Financial

Yields eases at Egypt 91-, 273-day T-bill auction

CAIRO: Average yields declined on treasury bills auctioned by Egypt's central bank on Sunday, the Ministry of Finance sa

Published 02 Sep, 2012 02:24pm

Financial

Yields on Egyptian 266-day T-bills climbs

CAIRO: Yields on 266-day treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday and the central bank bought fewer than it had asked

Published 26 Aug, 2012 01:29pm

Financial

Nigeria yields fall, foreign demand pushes naira up

LAGOS: Nigeria sold 20 billion less than planned at a bi-monthly sale of treasury bills on Thursday but the yields on it

Published 24 Aug, 2012 12:35pm

Financial

Yields rise on Egyptian 91-day, 364-day T-bills

CAIRO: Yields rose at an auction of Egyptian treasury bills on Thursday, with the government selling 3.5 billion Egyptia

Published 23 Aug, 2012 01:53pm

Financial

Eskom sell 2028 bond at lower yield

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's power utility Eskom sold 300 million rand ($36.51 million) of its EL28 inflation-linked bon

Published 22 Aug, 2012 10:16am

Financial

South Africa bonds yields rise on oil, food prices

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday while government bond yields climbed in line with global debt mar

Published 16 Aug, 2012 09:07am

Middle East Africa Fixed Income

Nigeria to sell 75bn naira of domestic bonds in August

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to raise 75 billion naira ($472 mln) in local bonds with maturities of between five and 10 years at

Published 10 Aug, 2012 12:07pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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