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Financial

Sri Lanka rupee ends 1pc firmer on dollar sales

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee ended over 1 percent firmer on Friday, posting a weekly gain of 2.8 percent, as foreign inves

Published 01 Feb, 2019 03:13pm

Financial

EM ASIA FX-Asian currencies mount strong gains after Fed's dovish outlook

The Federal Reserve's dovish turn supported Asian currencies on Thursday and sent the dollar lower as the move improved

Published 31 Jan, 2019 02:20pm

Financial

Dollar falls, euro lifted as Fed turns cautious

LONDON: The dollar weakened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve pledged to be patient with further interest rate hikes

Published 31 Jan, 2019 01:05pm

Financial

China sets yuan mid-point at strongest in 6-1/2 months

SHANGHAI: China's central bank on Thursday lifted its official yuan midpoint to the strongest level in 6-1/2 months to 6

Published 31 Jan, 2019 11:53am

Financial

Yuan rises to new 6-1/2-mth high as Fed takes dovish turn

SHANGHAI: China's yuan rose for a seventh straight session on Thursday, breaching a key threshold to a fresh 6-1/2-month

Published 31 Jan, 2019 09:12am

Financial

Yuan rises to 6-1/2-mth high on trade talk hopes

SHANGHAI: China's yuan strengthened for a sixth straight trading session on Wednesday to a 6-1/2-month high against the

Published 30 Jan, 2019 02:14pm

Financial

Australia dlr gets lift from inflation, jump in iron ore

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar bounced on Wednesday after a reading on domestic inflation proved not to be as weak as bea

Published 30 Jan, 2019 08:46am

Asia Forex

Yuan rises to 6-1/2-mth high on trade talk hopes

SHANGHAI: China's yuan strengthened for a sixth straight trading session on Wednesday to a 6-1/2-month high against the

Published 30 Jan, 2019 08:36am

Financial

Pound stable after Brexit drop, Asia stocks mixed before trade talks

HONG KONG: The pound ticked up slightly in Asia on Wednesday after suffering heavy losses on worries about a possible no

Published 30 Jan, 2019 06:48am

Financial

China's yuan flat as trade talks, holiday draw near

HONG KONG: China's yuan was flat on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the next round of U.S.-China trade t

Published 29 Jan, 2019 08:09am

Financial

Yuan rises to over 6-mth high on weaker dollar, state bank support

SHANGHAI: China's yuan rose to its strongest level against the dollar in more than six months on Monday as the greenback

Published 28 Jan, 2019 04:27pm

Financial

Chinese yuan weakens slightly last week: index

BEIJING: China's yuan weakened slightly against a basket of currencies in the last trading week, according to a China Fo

Published 28 Jan, 2019 02:19pm

Financial

China's outstanding yuan property loans rise 20pc y/y by end-2018

BEIJING: China's outstanding yuan property loans grew 20 percent from a year earlier to 38.7 trillion yuan ($5.72 trilli

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:01pm

Financial

Sterling reaches 11-week peak on hopes for May's new Brexit plan

SINGAPORE: Sterling scaled an 11-week high on Friday after The Sun reported that Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist

Published 25 Jan, 2019 06:59am

Asia Forex

China's yuan lifted by weak dollar; month-end settlements limit gains

HONG KONG: The yuan edged higher against the struggling dollar on Thursday but later pared gains as businesses looked

Published 24 Jan, 2019 02:59pm

Financial

Sri Lanka rupee edges down on importer, state bank dollar demand

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed slightly weaker on Wednesday due to dollar demand from importers and state banks, whil

Published 23 Jan, 2019 02:00pm

Financial

Yuan rebounds, regains key support level on profit taking

SHANGHAI: China's yuan rebounded against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, recovering all of its losses in the previous sess

Published 23 Jan, 2019 08:45am

Financial

Yen weakens in Asian trade; Aussie, kiwi dollar strengthen

SINGAPORE: The safe-haven yen fell versus its peers on Wednesday as risk appetite marginally improved in Asian trading,

Published 23 Jan, 2019 08:21am

Financial

Sri Lanka rupee slips on importer, bank dollar demand; stocks down

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed slightly weaker on Monday, snapping two straight sessions of gains, due to dollar dema

Published 21 Jan, 2019 01:26pm

Financial

Pound holds its ground after May's Brexit battering

HONG KONG: The pound edged down Wednesday after the record defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan bu

Published 16 Jan, 2019 07:25am

Financial

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker in dull trade

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed weaker on Monday in thin trade due to dollar demand from banks and importers, whil

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Sri Lanka rupee ends steady; shares post over 6-wk closing low

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed steady on Friday in dull trade as dollar selling by banks offset importer demand f

Published 11 Jan, 2019 01:57pm

Asia Forex

China promotes use of yuan among Southeast Asian nations

SHANGHAI: China published a five-year blueprint on Friday seeking economic and financial integration between souther

Published 11 Jan, 2019 01:48pm

Financial

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker on importer, bank dollar demand; stocks at 6-week low

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee ended weaker on Tuesday as importer dollar demand and continued outflows of foreign funds

Published 08 Jan, 2019 03:04pm

Financial

China's yuan softens on weak hopes for trade talks; dollar recovers

HONG KONG: The Chinese yuan weakened on Tuesday amid skepticism over whether the first negotiations in Beijing would

Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:32pm

Financial

Indonesia sells 8.655 trln rupiah of Islamic bonds

JAKARTA: * Indonesia's finance ministry sold 8.655 trillion rupiah ($611.88 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction on

Published 08 Jan, 2019 11:03am

Financial

Sri Lankan rupee ends firmer on mild dollar inflows; stocks down

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee recovered further on Monday, after hitting a record low in the previous week, helped b

Published 07 Jan, 2019 03:14pm

Financial

Sri Lankan rupee recovers; bourse turnover hits 10-yr low

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee recovered from a near record low hit in the previous session to end higher on Friday, boos

Published 04 Jan, 2019 02:27pm

Asia Forex

Yen weakens but moves limited by global growth worries

SINGAPORE: The safe-haven yen weakened versus the dollar on Friday on hopes upcoming U.S.-China trade talks would make s

Published 04 Jan, 2019 10:09am

Financial

Yuan climbs cautiously on hopes for U.S.-China trade deal

HONG KONG: The Chinese yuan firmed on Friday on hopes that trade talks next week would help end the bitter U.S.-Sino tra

Published 04 Jan, 2019 09:44am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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