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KSE-100 closes above 50,000 after six years with massive 934-point gain

Across-the-board buying witnessed among index-heavy sectors

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:31pm

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Developer China Evergrande says debt level down to 570b yuan

The company had said early this month the debt level would drop below 600 billion yuan by the end of June

Published 29 Jun, 2021 10:40am

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Turkish budget surplus 23.17bn lira in Feb

The primary balance, which excludes interest payments, showed a surplus of 35.93 billion lira in February, the data showed.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:18pm

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South Africa's Absa holds off on dividend, reports 58% profit drop

This was driven by a 163% increase in credit impairments, which hit 20.6 billion rand.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:41am

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Australia gets a $156bn pension merger as new laws spur consolidation

The statement said Luke will become chair of the merged fund.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:39am

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Hong Kong plans lower budget deficit as economy expected to recover

Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 6.1% in 2020, its worst annual performance on record since 1962.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 02:57pm

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Spectre of inflation rears its head over stock markets

"Inflation potential can only come if there is an issue in terms of resources, in particular if there is more or less full employment and that something we are not seeing right now," Blanco explained.

Updated 24 Feb, 2021 05:52pm

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US Treasury's Yellen discusses boosting cooperation in call with EU executive

Yellen committed to re-engaging in discussions on international taxation to forge a timely international accord, and to seek solutions to key bilateral trade issues, it said.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:44pm

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Indonesia to give tax incentives for sales of some cars

The automakers association Gaikindo had previously been pushing the government for months for tax breaks to entice buyers.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:52am

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China Jan new bank loans rise to 3.58 trln yuan, beat forecast

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted new yuan loans would jump to 3.5 trillion yuan in January, up from 1.26 trillion yuan in the previous month and 3.34 trillion yuan a year earlier.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 01:26pm

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Fitch retains Japan credit rating with negative outlook

Fitch said it assumed yields will stay low over the next few years given continued money printing by the Bank of Japan, despite the risk of high debt, leaving the economy vulnerable to future tightening of financial conditions.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 01:14pm

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Alibaba sets initial price guidance on $5bn bond offering

It is selling the debt in four tranches which also includes 30 and 40-year bonds, the term sheet showed.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:36am

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US Treasury says more time needed to decide on Trump tax returns

House Democrats have been examining whether Trump's business dealings involved money laundering or left him vulnerable to foreign influence.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:55am

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China's short-term money rates fall to 2-week low as PBOC injects liquidity

Yuan borrowing also declined in Hong Kong. The CNH Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate benchmark (CNH HIBOR) for overnight tenor fell to 2.34183%, down from 3.64591% on Monday.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

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China's seven-day repo hits near six-year high despite PBOC cash injection

Seven-day reverse repo rate, one of the PBOC's main policy rates, now stands at 2.2%.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:28am

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Vietnam says January FDI inflows up 4.1% y/y to $1.51bn

FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:52am

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China 2020 fiscal spending up 2.8% y/y, revenues fall 3.9%

The ratio of 2020 government debt to GDP stood at 45.8%.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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China short-term rate hits near 6-yr high on holiday demand, policy tightening worries

However, the state-run Securities Times in a front-page commentary urged investors not to over-exaggerate the impact of the central bank's short-term liquidity operations on stock and bond markets.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:26pm

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South Africa's Life Healthcare sees first quarter revenue up 5%

It did not disclose the expected change in net profit or revenue.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:53pm

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China's benchmark overnight repo rate jumps to highest since Nov 2019

The volume-weighted average of the overnight repo, considered one of the best indicators of general liquidity in China, jumped to 2.6890%, the highest since Nov. 18, 2019. The rate closed at 2.4955% on Monday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:17pm

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Indonesia raises economic recovery budget to $39bn

At the same forum, Febrio Kacaribu, a finance ministry official, estimated the fiscal deficit for 2021 would be 5.7% of gross domestic product, unchanged from the ministry's previous outlook.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:38am

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US-China investments dwarf official figures

In office less than a week, Biden's foreign-policy and trade teams have inherited a series of hardline policies put in place by the administration of former US President Donald Trump.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:28am

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Thailand to sell $2bn savings bonds to finance stimulus measures

All of the debt is under a 1 trillion Thai baht ($33.37 billion) borrowing plan announced last year in response to the pandemic.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 12:42pm

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JGB yields rise after inflation expectations lift U.S. Treasury yields

The tenders were 4.78 times oversubscribed, compared with 3.59 times last time.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:52am

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Italian yields rise to seven-week high as ECB brings PEPP into focus

At its policy meeting, the ECB kept its deposit rate unchanged at -0.5% and maintained the overall quota for bond purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at 1.85 trillion euros, as expected.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:39pm

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Italian bond yields drop to 1-week low after confidence vote win

Analysts suggested that may have also played a role in pulling down Italian borrowing costs from last week's highs.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 03:14pm

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Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop for 4th month in October

Foreign investors held $7.053 trillion in Treasuries in November, down from $7.068 trillion the previous month.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:21am

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Bahrain hires banks for multi-tranche dollar bonds

An issuance comprising benchmark tranches of seven years, 12 years and/or 30 years will follow.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:45pm

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JGBs firm as investors price in auction results, Biden's stimulus proposal

The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis point to 0.025%, while the 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.410%.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 03:17pm

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Italian bond yields dip but set for biggest weekly rise since Oct

But the spread, effectively the risk premium Italy pays on its debt, is up over 10 bps this week.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:18pm

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US Treasury overhauls stake in Fannie, Freddie with eye towards government exit

Government officials also acknowledged that a number of complicated issues must still be resolved by the incoming Biden administration.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:29pm

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Australian govt to sell new 2032 bond line by syndication

Issuance via tender would be at a rate of A$2 billion to A$3 billion in most weeks. No other new bond line would be sold this fiscal year.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:48am

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German bond yields dip again over Italian political chaos

The moves on German Bunds run counter to other major government bonds around the world, where yields have been pushed up by the promise of a big stimulus package from US President-elect Joe Biden.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:23pm

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Allianz announces medium-term green targets for some investments

The 25% reduction by 2025 affects equities and corporate bonds and is based on investment levels from 2019.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Some JGB yields rise ahead of Powell speech, US stimulus details

The 10-year JGB yield was flat at 0.025%. The 20-year JGB yield was flat at 0.405%.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:43am

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Italian government bond yields fall amid political uncertainty

Other European government bond yields were also lower, but the drop was more moderate, with peripheral countries roughly in line with the core, tracking U.S. Treasuries.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:38am

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Ireland set to receive 1bn euros from EU Brexit fund

The first 4.2 billion of the 5.4 billion euro fund is due to be distributed this year and Ireland will receive 25%, subject to approval by EU heads of state and the European Parliament, Coveney said in a Twitter post.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

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Italian bond yields jump on political uncertainty, 5-year yields turn positive

Italia Viva could bring down Conte's government and unleash political chaos as Italy struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:07am

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U.S. yields climb further, Brent at 11-month high

The 10-year U.S. yield touched its highest going back to March as prices were pressured ahead of a $38 billion offering later from the Treasury.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:00am

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Euro zone bond yields rise on US reflation trade

Italy's benchmark 10-year bond yield was up 2 basis points at 0.563%. Outperforming Portuguese and Spanish yields were up 1.5 to 2 basis points.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:22pm

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Alibaba plans $5bn bond this month amid regulatory scrutiny

Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:12pm

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Long-term JGB yields track Treasuries higher on recovery hopes

US manufacturing activity rose in December to the highest since August 2018, data released on Tuesday showed, which gave yields a boost.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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Nigeria to repay $500mn Eurobond, eyes debt market

The West African country held its last Eurobond sale in 2018, its sixth such issue, where it raised $2.86 billion.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

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Slovakia to auction four bonds in January

ARDAL said in December Slovakia's gross funding needs would ease in 2021 to 10.4 billion euros, from around 12 billion in 2020.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:03pm

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JGBs gain on imminent COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo

The 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point to 0.010% while the 20-year yield dropped as much to 0.390%.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 01:01pm

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Oman expects public debt to top $56 billion by end-2021

That would mean a rise of about 23% since end-2019, when the figure stood at 17.6 billion, according to a government bond prospectus.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

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Last day of 2020 trading sees yields dip, curve flatten

Yields on long-dated Treasury bonds fell despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims for a second straight week.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:54am

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U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021

Prices for gold, which often struggles to compete with yield-bearing investments, are up about 24% year-to-date, its best year in a decade.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:55am

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JGB yields drift higher after weak BOJ buying operation

Yields were also supported by a sense of relief after Britain and the European Union agreed a free trade deal, averting economic turmoil at the year's end - the deadline for Brexit.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 12:38am

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Yields jump as Brexit deal seen near, curve steepest since 2017

The yield curve between two-year and 10-year yields steepened to 85 basis points, the widest spread since October 2017.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:15am

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Euro zone government bond yields edge up, focus on stimulus

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said COVID-19's worsening toll meant that failure to agree on a new round of aid was no longer an option.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:59pm

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Japan eyes new bond issuance at $423bn to fund FY2021/22 budget

The amount was a little shy of a record 44.3 trillion yen issued on an initial basis in fiscal 2010, in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:49pm

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German bond yields dip after issuance outlook

McCallum said Thursday's drop in yields was "perhaps to be expected after such a sell-off yesterday in core euro zone government bonds".

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:25pm

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Euro zone bond yields edge up on positive PMI surprises

French business activity unexpectedly also almost returned to growth this month as some coronavirus restrictions were eased and the manufacturing sector saw a minor rebound.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:56pm

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German bond yields rise to one-week high after positive PMI surprises

Italy's 10-year bond yield was up 1 basis point to 0.49% after hitting a record low at 0.48% on Tuesday.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 04:07pm

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Euro zone bond yields dip as caution returns

Bond yields rose on Monday after an extension of trade talks between Britain and the European Union eased fears of a messy parting of ways between the two.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 04:46pm

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Germany earned 7bn euros from new bonds this year

The average yield on new German bonds issued until end of November was -0.56 percent, resulting in revenues of 7.07 billion euros, according to the finance ministry document.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:43pm

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Hungary plans to issue 30-year forint green bond from Q2 2021

Hungary will not hold 3-year government bond auctions next year but will boost its switch bond auctions.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:28pm

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ECB debated 750bn euros bond buys before settling for less

The expansion of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme was the centre-piece of the ECB's pandemic-fighting package, which was unveiled on Thursday after a tense meeting.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 06:17pm

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Long-dated yields capped as higher CPI raises prospect of Fed action

Inflation remains well below the Fed's 2pc target, but any increase could still potentially push rates on the 10-year note and 30-year bond higher.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 09:37pm

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Indonesia govt sells 100.53 trillion rupiah of bonds to central bank

The ministry said the sale was its eighth and final transaction for 2020, under a special agreement with Bank Indonesia, with the central bank relinquishing interest payments.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:27pm

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Euro zone periphery's yields fall to record lows before ECB meets

Germany's 10-year bond yield was down 1 basis point, after reaching its lowest since Nov. 9 at -0.618pc.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

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Italy's funding costs fall to record lows at auction

In the last BTP bond auction this year, the Treasury sold the top planned 5.75 billion euros ($6.96 billion), attracting orders for 8.07 billion euros.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 04:53pm

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Yields rise on stimulus, vaccine hopes for economy

The benchmark 10-year yield was up 3.1 basis points at 0.9444pc in morning trading, as major Wall Street indexes opened at record highs.

Updated 09 Dec, 2020 08:55pm

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Yields lower as investors gauge vaccine schedules

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 2.7 basis points in morning trading at 0.9014pc, close to the 0.9pc threshold it was last below on Dec. 1.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 08:05pm

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German yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund was down 1 basis point at -0.58pc, after dropping 4 basis points on Monday, to a one-week low.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:19pm

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Hungary central bank buys 40bn forints worth of bonds, yields mixed

The bank also bought 1 billion forints worth of the 2033/A series at an average yield of 2.34pc.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:10pm

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Indonesia raises 6.14trn rupiah from Islamic bond auction

The comparable project-based sukuk were sold with lower average yields than in the previous auction on Nov. 24.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:34pm

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European yields lower before ECB meeting; focus on stimulus, Brexit

A two-day EU summit begins Thursday, and the bloc is ready to set up its planned EU stimulus without Hungary and Poland, which are maintaining their veto of the EU budget.

Updated 08 Dec, 2020 07:08pm

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JGBs edge up on US coronavirus surge, upbeat five-year auction

The two-year JGB yield was flat at minus 0.140%, while the five-year yield fell 0.5 basis point to minus 0.115%.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:39pm

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Romania says rejects bids at 2034 treasury bond tender

So far this year, Romania has sold roughly 68.3 billion lei of local currency bills and bonds as well as 2.29 billion euros worth of euro-denominated paper.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

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European government bond yields drop as Brexit deal hopes take a hit

The yield on Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund dropped four bps to -0.58pc, a one-week low.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:36pm

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Argentina bonds pop as new debt offers raise deal hopes

 Earlier, it had knocked back a new counter-offer from two key creditor groups. 
 The South American country's ec

Published 29 May, 2020 04:07pm

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Italy's funding cost falls at auction

 The top targeted amount was slightly lower than at the most recent auctions but there were no redemptions to suppor

Published 29 May, 2020 11:59am

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Yields mostly down at South Africa inflation-linked bond auction

 Yields were mostly lower compared with the previous auctions.

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold a total of 1.4

Published 29 May, 2020 11:34am

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Yields click higher as investors look for reopening progress

"We know the data is bad, so when are we going to recover and what will the trajectory look like?" she said. T

Published 15 May, 2020 08:26pm

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EU could open legal case again Germany over ECB bond-purchases ruling

The German court in Karlsruhe last Tuesday gave the ECB three months to justify its flagship euro zone stimulus sch

Published 10 May, 2020 10:20pm

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Hungary finance minister sees 3pc recession, could exceed 2.7pc/GDP deficit target in 2020: BBG

Varga said the government was ready to modify its 2.7pc/GDP budget deficit target. BUDAPEST: Hungary's govern

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:43am

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Lebanon's debt talks to start soon, will likely last months

Face-to-face negotiations between Lebanon and bond holders are expected to begin in about two weeks, a source famil

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:32pm

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UN trade body predicts big coronavirus hit to foreign direct investment

Most of the profit warnings are from consumer-facing companies, indicating that slowing demand, for now, is expecte

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:29pm

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Investor fears rise over recession, bear market as coronavirus spreads in US

Rabobank in a note earlier this week said the initial strategy in most Western countries, which was to do nothing a

Published 08 Mar, 2020 10:14pm

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Greece to auction 375mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Feb 5

The agency rolled over three-month T-bills in January with the paper priced at a negative yield of -0.08pc, an all-

Published 31 Jan, 2020 01:11pm

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Argentine bonds drop after Buenos Aires province seeks payment extension

Buenos Aires bonds added to recent losses on Tuesday after the province asked holders for an extension on a more th

Published 14 Jan, 2020 11:15pm

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Yields fall as year-end approaches

US Treasury yields fell on Friday as the debt found support following a selloff that sent yields. Yields have

Published 29 Dec, 2019 11:21pm

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Greece says to borrow up to 8 billion euros in 2020

Greece aims to borrow between 4.0 and 8.0 billion euros ($4.4-9 billion) in 2020. The public agency said Greec

Published 25 Dec, 2019 11:32pm

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Saudi Arabia sets size of December domestic Sukuk issue at 5.099bn Saudi riyals

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday closure of the December 2019 issuance. The issuance s

Published 23 Dec, 2019 11:47pm

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US sells $40bn 2-year note at high yield of 1.653pc

The US Treasury Department said on Monday its Dutch bidding auction of 2-year. Term and Type of Security: 2-Ye

Published 23 Dec, 2019 11:15pm

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Bond sell-off pauses, US-China trade deal in focus

US Treasury prices gained on Wednesday on a report that a US-China meeting to sign a trade deal could be delayed un

Published 06 Nov, 2019 11:16pm

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Yields notch biggest daily drop in 3 months on trade fears

Two and 10-year US Treasury yields on Thursday recorded their biggest daily drop since Aug. 5 on trade fears.

Published 31 Oct, 2019 11:10pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield higher at 6.93pc

The bid-to-cover ratio fell to 1.1 from 1.3 last week. JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 770 million rand ($52

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:38pm

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Greece sells 3-month T-bills at negative yield

The amount raised included 112.5 million euros in non-competitive bids. The debt agency sold the new paper at

Published 09 Oct, 2019 09:56am

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Slovenia issues 72mn euros of T-bills, yields deeper into negative

It sold 60 million euros of 18-month bills at a yield of minus 0.51pc, having paid minus 0.37pc at the last such au

Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:32pm

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield steady at 6.85pc

South Africa sold 1.914 billion rand ($126.27 million) of three-month Treasury bills, at an average yield of 6.85pc

Published 04 Oct, 2019 10:34am

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JGB yields drop as soft U.S. data fans slowdown worries

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.14 point to 155.15, with a trading volume of 19,833 lots. In the super-lo

Published 04 Oct, 2019 08:24am

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JGB futures post biggest fall under BOJ's yield curve control

Japanese government bond (JGB) prices slumped across the board on Tuesday after a 10-year debt auction received wea

Published 01 Oct, 2019 09:16am

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US 10-Year Treasury note futures prices rise

US 10-Year Treasury note futures prices rose 0.2pc. S&P 500 e-mini futures fell 0.4pc. NE

Published 15 Sep, 2019 10:59pm

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U.S. sells 10-year notes at highest demand since June

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sold $24 billion of 10-year notes at the strongest demand in three months, res

Published 11 Sep, 2019 08:40pm

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JGB yields pull back from 3-year lows as risk appetite returns

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields pulled back from three-year lows on Friday as investor appetite for risk assets r

Published 30 Aug, 2019 10:00am

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Treasury chief says US seriously considering ultra-long bonds

WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the possibility of issuing ultra-long US bonds is "under

Published 28 Aug, 2019 10:38pm

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JGB yields edge higher as renewed trade hopes soothe nerves

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose on Tuesday as some calm has returned to the market after U.S. President Dona

Published 27 Aug, 2019 09:55am

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Most Asian units slip as Sino-U.S. trade tensions spike

Most emerging Asian currencies slipped on Monday, tracking the broader sell-off in equity markets, as investors scurried

Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:51am

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JGBs jump, 10-year yield near record low on U.S-China standoff

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices shot up on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year yield edging near its all-time low

Published 26 Aug, 2019 06:47am

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Longer-dated JGBs track U.S. Treasuries lower

TOKYO: Prices of longer-dated Japanese government bonds (JGBs) dipped on Thursday, tracking an overnight retreat by thei

Published 22 Aug, 2019 10:12am

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Yields rise as Treasury considers ultra-long bonds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after the Treasury Department late on Friday said it was gauging market

Published 19 Aug, 2019 09:59pm

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Egypt sells 610mn euros in euro-denominated t-bills

CAIRO: Egypt sold 610 million euros in one-year euro-denominated treasury bills on Monday at an average yield of 1.49pc,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:21pm

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JGB yields rise as policy hopes ease global recession fears

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields edged up on Monday, moving further away from three-year lows hit late last week,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 06:46am

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South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield slips at 7.13pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.4 billion rand ($158.13 million) of three-month Treasury bills, at an average yield of

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:30am

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JGB rally stalls as risk aversion lessens

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices were flat to a touch lower on Friday, with the safe-haven debt market's rally sta

Published 16 Aug, 2019 07:07am

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JGB yields sink to 3-year lows even as BOJ cuts buying long-dated bonds

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices gained sharply on Friday, with yields hitting three-year lows, on broad concerns

Published 09 Aug, 2019 07:33am

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Greece sells 3-month T-bills at lower 0.095pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($909.34 million) of three-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, the

Published 07 Aug, 2019 12:47pm

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Qatar issues 600mn riyals in T bills: central bank

DUBAI: Qatar's central bank sold 600 million riyals ($164.77 million) of treasury bills split into maturities of three,

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:45am

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JGBs rally after RBNZ follows big rate cut with hint at negative rates

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures hit a record high and yields hit multi-year lows after New Zealand's central ban

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:52am

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JGB yields slide as yuan slumps; 10-year yield hits lower end of BOJ target

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields slid on Monday as a sharp fall in the Chinese yuan heightened worries about the f

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:59am

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China lets yuan slide past key 7 level for first time in over decade as trade war intensifies

SHANGHAI: China on Monday let the yuan tumble beyond the key 7-per-dollar level for the first time in more than a decade

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:43am

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JGB futures soar as Trump threat boosts allure of debt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures on Friday gained the most since January as yields on cash bonds sagged across th

Published 02 Aug, 2019 08:27am

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South Africa's treasury increases weekly bond issuance

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's treasury said on Thursday it would increase the amount it raises through weekly fixed-rate

Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:35pm

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Turkish lira gains, investors await cenbank inflation report

ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira strengthened slightly on Wednesday ahead of an expected revision in the central bank's inflation

Published 31 Jul, 2019 08:29am

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JGBs slip after U.S. GDP; focus on BOJ's policy meet

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices edged down on Monday after stronger-than-expected U.S. GDP data, while trading wa

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:08am

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Oman issues $3 bn bonds out of nearly $14 bn in demand

DUBAI: Oman raised $3 billion with its first foray in the international debt markets this year after receiving strong de

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:03am

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South Korea to sell 5.6trn won T-bonds in August

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell 5.6 trillion won ($4.74 billion) worth of treasury bonds through auctions in August, th

Published 25 Jul, 2019 01:56pm

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Euro zone bond yields rise before key economic data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday before key manufacturing and services data that are likely to play into

Published 24 Jul, 2019 08:30am

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JGB futures dip as risk aversion ebbs, focus on ECB and Fed

TOKYO: Japanese government bond futures dipped on Wednesday as risk aversion ebbed amid hopes for some progress in U.S.-

Published 24 Jul, 2019 07:25am

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Euro eases towards $1.12 as investors await central bank moves

LONDON: Foreign exchange markets paused on Monday as investors wait to see by how much and how fast policymakers might e

Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:39am

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China issues 4 trillion yuan of bonds in June

Beijing: A total of 4-trillion-yuan (about 588 billion U.S. dollars) worth of bonds were issued in June, data from the P

Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:33am

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Belgium sells 2 bn euros of bonds, 10-year yield turns negative

BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.987 billion euros ($2.23 billion) in an auction of its OLO bonds on Monday, with the average yi

Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:40am

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Turkey dollar bonds rally after Trump says no decision on sanctions yet

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated government bonds rallied on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said his admini

Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:04am

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JGBs firm after Fed fans expectations of aggressive rate cut

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices ticked up on Friday after two influential Federal Reserve officials sharpened the

Published 19 Jul, 2019 09:18am

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Euro zone bonds resume rally, led by Italy's 10bps yield drop

LONDON: Euro zone government bonds rallied on Monday as buyers returned in force after last week's sharp selloff, compre

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:41pm

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Italy's seven-year yields hit 20-month low at auction

MILAN: Italy paid the cheapest seven-year yields in 20 months at auction on Thursday, thanks to solid demand from invest

Published 11 Jul, 2019 11:12am

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Euro zone growth, inflation outlook cut as risks from U.S. trade grow

BRUSSELS: The European Commission lowered its estimates on Wednesday for euro zone growth and inflation, saying uncertai

Published 10 Jul, 2019 11:25am

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Tunisia starts marketing 7-year euro-denominated bond

DUBAI: The Republic of Tunisia has started marketing a seven-year euro-denominated bond with an initial price guidance o

Published 10 Jul, 2019 10:06am

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Saudi Arabia's Savola issues 1bn riyals sukuk

DUBAI: Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's largest food products company, confirmed on Tuesday it had raised 1 billion riyals (

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:01pm

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Italy's Treasury to top up 50-year BTP bond via syndication

MILAN: Italy's Treasury said on Monday it had hired Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and UniCredit to top up its

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

Managed Funds

Romania rejects bids at T-bill tender

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry rejected all bids at a tender to sell 300 million lei ($71.73 million) worth of on

Published 04 Jul, 2019 10:05pm

Managed Funds

Offshore China govt bond holdings in June rise at fastest pace this year

SHANGHAI: Offshore investors bought Chinese government bonds at the fastest pace so far this year in June, lifting their

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:56am

Managed Funds

Euro zone producer prices fell 0.1% m/m in May

BRUSSELS: Euro zone industrial producer price were down in May from April, data showed on Tuesday, dragged down by a dro

Published 02 Jul, 2019 11:04am

Managed Funds

Thailand plans to sell up to $4.17 bn of govt bonds in July-September

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to sell up to 128 billion baht ($4.17 billion) of government bonds in the July-September quarter

Published 02 Jul, 2019 09:46am

Managed Funds

Saudi Arabia starts marketing debut euro debt sale

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia started marketing its debut euro-denominated bonds on Tuesday with initial price guidance of around

Published 02 Jul, 2019 09:23am

Managed Funds

Italy bond yields slide on better data, trade talk progress

LONDON: Italian and Greek government bond yields fell on Monday, as encouraging economic data and an agreement by the Un

Published 01 Jul, 2019 11:22am

Managed Funds

Croatia's T-bill sale above target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 965 million Croatian kuna ($148 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Wednesday against the

Published 26 Jun, 2019 08:29pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise on trade deal hopes, pare gains on weak data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as investors sold the safe-haven assets on hopes that the US and Chin

Published 26 Jun, 2019 02:03pm

Managed Funds

Italy assigns 2.17 bn euros of 2028 BTP in exchange auction

MILAN: Italy's Treasury assigned on Friday 2.17 billion euros ($2.5 billion) of a nominal BTP bond maturing in February

Published 21 Jun, 2019 10:23am

Managed Funds

JGBs boosted by surge in Treasuries, BOJ in focus after Fed's dovish tilt

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) prices gained on Thursday, boosted as U.S. Treasuries rallied after the Federal Re

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:45am

Managed Funds

Portugal sells 1.25bn euros of T-bills, yields drop

Portugal sold all 1.25 billion euros ($1.40 billion) on offer of 3 and 11-month Treasury bills in an auction on Wednesda

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:41pm

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 700mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday it would offer 700 million kuna ($106 million) worth of bills at an

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:12pm

Managed Funds

JGB yields hit almost 3-year low after ECB chief's dovish stance

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields skidded to the lowest in nearly three years as European Central Bank President Ma

Published 19 Jun, 2019 08:23am

Managed Funds

US yields plummet after Draghi comments; Fed decision ahead

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields plunged on Tuesday, in line with the European market, after European Central Bank Presi

Published 18 Jun, 2019 09:16pm

Managed Funds

US Treasuries "most crowded" as investors flee risk

LONDON: Investors said US Treasuries were the "most crowded" trade for the first time in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's

Published 18 Jun, 2019 02:12pm

Managed Funds

Serbia raises 53.22 million euros in three-year T-bonds

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Tuesday it had raised 53.22 million euros ($59.57 million) in a reopening of a Ja

Published 18 Jun, 2019 02:04pm

Managed Funds

French 10-year government bond yield turns negative after Draghi remarks

PARIS: The yield on the French government's benchmark 10-year bond turned negative on Tuesday for the first time after E

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:27pm

Managed Funds

US yields ease on soft data ahead of Fed decision this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday in choppy trading, weighed down by softer-than-expected U.S. economic da

Published 17 Jun, 2019 07:32pm

Managed Funds

Spain to issue up to 6bn euros in debt this week

Spain will sell between 4 billion and 6 billion euros ($4.5 billion and $6.7 billion) of debt at two scheduled auctions

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:40pm

Managed Funds

Tanzania spending to rise 2pc to 33.11 trillion shillings

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's overall spending will rise 2pc to 33.11 trillion shillings ($14.43 billion) in 2019/2020, whil

Published 13 Jun, 2019 03:55pm

Managed Funds

Long-dated JGB prices fall as 30-year bond auction receives weak demand

TOKYO: Super-long Japanese government bond (JGB) yields jumped back on Thursday, after a 30-year bond auction received w

Published 13 Jun, 2019 07:37am

Managed Funds

Greece sells one-year T-bills at lower 0.47pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($919.99 million) of one-year treasury bills, its fourth such issue since it eme

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:26pm

Managed Funds

Slovenia Tbill auction oversubscribed, yield hardly changed

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia sold 138 million euros ($156.09 million) of treasury bills on Tuesday, versus an earlier target of a

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:48pm

Managed Funds

Qatar sells 600 million riyals in treasury bills

DUBAI: Qatar has sold 600 million riyals ($164.81 million) of treasury bills with maturities of three, six and nine mont

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:41pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 990.1mn lei of June 2024 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 990.1 million lei ($237.37 million) of June 2024, treasur

Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:12pm

Managed Funds

US Treasury seeks 5-yr note large position reports

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Monday asked for large position reports from holders of a 5-year Treasury note due in 202

Published 03 Jun, 2019 03:04pm

Managed Funds

Romania sells 1.31bn lei of Feb. 2029 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romanian debt managers sold a more than planned 1.31 billion lei ($309.01 million) worth of Feb. 2029, treasu

Published 03 Jun, 2019 12:36pm

Managed Funds

Egypt to auction $715 million in one-year dollar T-bills

CAIRO: Egypt will auction $715 million worth of one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills on June 10, the central bank

Published 03 Jun, 2019 10:15am

Managed Funds

Romania aims to sell debt worth 4.4bn lei in June

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry plans to sell 4.4 billion lei ($1.03 billion) worth of leu currency bills and bond

Published 31 May, 2019 02:56pm

Managed Funds

Yield on 10-year German govt bonds hits record low

PARIS: The yield on 10-year German government bonds hit a record low on Friday as investors piled into safe-haven assets

Published 31 May, 2019 12:32pm

Managed Funds

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield unchanged at 7.26pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.4 billion rand ($162.83 million) of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an averag

Published 31 May, 2019 11:54am

Managed Funds

German Bond yield eyes record low as Trump's Mexico tariff row rattles markets

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield fell to within striking distance of record lows on Friday, after U.S. Pre

Published 31 May, 2019 09:17am

Managed Funds

BOJ says to reduce frequency of buying in superlong JGBs in June

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan plans to conduct buying of Japanese government bonds with more than 10 to 40 years to maturity

Published 31 May, 2019 08:40am

Managed Funds

JGBs sag on strong U.S. equity futures, profit-taking

TOKYO:Japanese government bond (JGB) prices sagged on Thursday as U.S. equity futures strengthened, and investors booke

Published 30 May, 2019 08:57am

Managed Funds

Sri Lanka to raise up to $1.5 bn via sovereign bonds

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is planning to raise up to $1.5 billion via sovereign bonds, tapping global capital markets for the s

Published 30 May, 2019 08:56am

Managed Funds

US 2-year note sold to strongest demand in nine months

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $40 billion of two-year government notes to the strongest demand in nine mont

Published 28 May, 2019 03:58pm

Managed Funds

Turkey asks local banks to buy its bonds; lenders want 10-year paper

ANKARA: Turkey's Treasury has told the country's top banks it expects them to buy more lira-denominated bonds, prompting

Published 28 May, 2019 01:56pm

Managed Funds

New Zealand Treasury says 'deliberately hacked' after budget details leak

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's treasury department said on Tuesday it was deliberately hacked after the country's opposition

Published 28 May, 2019 11:56am

Managed Funds

Croatia's T-bill sale slightly below target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 253 million kuna ($38.17 million) worth of treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday with flat yield,

Published 28 May, 2019 11:54am

Managed Funds

Italian yields jump as fiscal tensions with Brussels resurface

LONDON: Italy's bond yields rose sharply for a second day on Tuesday as its deputy prime minister hit back over what he

Published 28 May, 2019 09:19am

Managed Funds

Turkish Treasury to issue euro-denominated sukuk

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury said on Monday that it will issue a one-year euro-denominated sukuk for which bids will be c

Published 27 May, 2019 04:53pm

Managed Funds

Serbia raises 74.2 million euros in two-year T-bonds

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Monday it had raised 74.2 million euros ($83.06 million) in a reopening of a Feb.

Published 27 May, 2019 03:39pm

Managed Funds

UK 10-year gilt yields drop to lowest since June 2017 as May's future in doubt

LONDON: British 10-year government bond yields edged past the previous day's low early on Friday to touch their lowest l

Published 24 May, 2019 09:00am

Managed Funds

Croatia to offer 300mn HRK in T-bills next week

ZAGREB: Croatia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it would offer 300 million kuna ($45 million) worth of bills at an a

Published 23 May, 2019 10:59am

Managed Funds

US yields slide on nagging US-China trade issue, Brexit

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, weighed down by worsening trade tensions between the United States and C

Published 22 May, 2019 03:21pm

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 5	277.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 5	277.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 6	157.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 6	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 6	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 6	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 5	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 5	7,723.55
Nasdaq / Aug 5	26,363.44
Dow Jones / Aug 5	54,349.12
India Sensex / Aug 6	78,733.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 6	65,266.67
Hang Seng / Aug 6	25,455.75
FTSE 100 / Aug 6	10,904.77
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 6	26,081.89
France CAC40 / Aug 6	8,726.90

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 5	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 5	375,459
Petrol/Litre / Aug 6	333.01
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 6	74.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 6	4,250.14
Diesel/Litre / Aug 6	383.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 6	82.86

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Aug 6 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	22.17 ▲ 2.02 (10.02%)
Asim Textile / Aug 6 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	56.19 ▲ 5.11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 6 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	208.65 ▲ 18.97 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	56.74 ▲ 5.16 (10%)
Tata Textile / Aug 6 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	145.11 ▲ 13.19 (10%)
East West Ins. / Aug 6 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	66.57 ▲ 6.05 (10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 6 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	42.17 ▲ 3.83 (9.99%)
Supernet Tech. / Aug 6 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	43.38 ▲ 3.85 (9.74%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Aug 6 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	66.45 ▲ 5.23 (8.54%)
Shadab Textile / Aug 6 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	58.25 ▲ 4.48 (8.33%)

Stock	Price
MACPAC Films / Aug 6 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	63.43 ▼ -7.05 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Aug 6 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.05 ▼ -2.39 (-8.12%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Aug 6 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	24.80 ▼ -2.09 (-7.77%)
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	26.46 ▼ -2.11 (-7.39%)
Ellcot Spinning / Aug 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	140 ▼ -11.1 (-7.35%)
Tri-Star Power / Aug 6 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	17.30 ▼ -1.2 (-6.49%)
Redco Textile / Aug 6 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	31.25 ▼ -2.12 (-6.35%)
JS Investments / Aug 6 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.03 ▼ -2.78 (-6.07%)
Olympia Mills / Aug 6 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	102.50 ▼ -5.79 (-5.35%)
Popular Islamic / Aug 6 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	21.50 ▼ -1.1 (-4.87%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 6 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	57,720,643 ▲ 0.86
B.O.Punjab / Aug 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	56,068,248 ▲ 1.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	25,897,835 ▼ -0.04
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,923,524 ▲ 4.16
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Aug 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,178,414 ▲ 0.32
Cnergyico PK / Aug 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	18,034,140 ▲ 0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Aug 6 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	17,379,827 ▲ 0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,585,507 ▼ -0.02
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 6 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	13,866,496 ▲ 0.3
TPL Properties / Aug 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	12,766,036 ▲ 0.24