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South Africa rand holds firm, US shutdown supports emerging markets

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was slightly stronger from overnight closing levels against the dollar on Tuesday,

Published 08 Oct, 2013 07:32am

Financial

Steady Kenyan shilling looks for boost from tea sector inflows

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady on Monday, with traders saying the currency could firm up in coming days on dol

Published 07 Oct, 2013 08:28am

Financial

Kenyan shilling firms as banks shed dollars

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling firmed on Friday as tight supply of the currency pushed commercial banks to switch US dolla

Published 04 Oct, 2013 12:09pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling firms against globally weaker dollar

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling firmed slightly on Thursday as demand for a broadly weaker dollar by importers slowed down,

Published 03 Oct, 2013 08:55am

Financial

South Africa's rand slips vs softer dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand slipped against the dollar on Thursday despite the unresolved budget impasse in th

Published 03 Oct, 2013 06:30am

Financial

Kenyan shilling extend gains after inflation jumps in Sept

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling firmed for the fourth straight session on Tuesday after data released the day showed a shar

Published 01 Oct, 2013 09:13am

Financial

Kenya forex reserves rise third straight week to $5.903bn

NAIROBI: Kenya's central bank said that its official usable foreign exchange reserves rose to $5.903 billion in the

Published 27 Sep, 2013 04:11pm

Middle East Africa Forex

South Africa's rand falls to two-week low, Amplats strike weighs

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand retreated 1 percent on Friday to a two-week low against the dollar, weighed down b

Published 27 Sep, 2013 04:05pm

Financial

Ugandan shilling firms, seen rangebound before central bank meeting

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling edged higher on Friday and was seen rangebound next week ahead of the central bank's O

Published 27 Sep, 2013 12:47pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling firms before infrastructure bond auction

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling firmed on Wednesday ahead of a 12-year infrastructure bond auction expected to see foreign

Published 25 Sep, 2013 08:01am

Financial

South Africa rand range-bound in thin trading

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Monday but traded in a narrow range amid thin liquidi

Published 23 Sep, 2013 05:41pm

Financial

Ugandan shilling stable, market awaits T-bill results

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling was unmoved on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a Treasury bill auction, trad

Published 18 Sep, 2013 02:56pm

Financial

Nigeria to raise 125bn naira in treasury bills

LAGOS: Nigeria plans to issue 124.69 billion naira ($768 million) in treasury bills with maturities ranging between thre

Published 18 Sep, 2013 12:14pm

Financial

Egypt's pound climbs at central bank currency sale

CAIRO: Egypt's pound strengthened at a central bank foreign currency sale on Wednesday, but inched lower on the blac

Published 18 Sep, 2013 12:05pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Kenyan shilling firms slightly, US Fed meeting eyed

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling was a touch firmer on Monday, with traders eyeing a US Federal Reserve meeting this week wh

Published 16 Sep, 2013 09:10am

Financial

South Africa's rand at 5-week highs, bonds also gain

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand touched its strongest level in five weeks against the dollar on Monday amid specul

Published 16 Sep, 2013 07:21am

Financial

South African rand firms, helped by construction workers' pay deal

JOHANNESBURG: The rand ended firmer against the dollar on Friday, helped by construction workers agreeing a wage deal th

Published 13 Sep, 2013 06:22pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling steady, eyes on central bank mop-up

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling was steady on Thursday, but the central bank's mopping up of excess liquidity from the

Published 12 Sep, 2013 07:12am

Financial

South Africa rand recovers as strong factory data eases pressure

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand recovered the previous day's losses against the dollar on Wednesday as manufac

Published 11 Sep, 2013 06:12pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling steady after interest rate left unchanged

NAIROBI: Kenya's shilling held steady on Wednesday in the first trading session after the central bank left its key

Published 04 Sep, 2013 08:48am

Financial

South Africa's rand steady ahead of gold strike

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was steady against the dollar on Tuesday ahead of a strike in the gold sector and

Published 03 Sep, 2013 06:56am

Financial

South Africa's firms vs dollar as Syria concerns ease

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand strengthened to its highest in over a week on Monday with global markets cheered b

Published 03 Sep, 2013 12:32am

Middle East Africa Forex

Egypt pound firms slightly

CAIRO: Egypt's pound strengthened marginally on Monday on both the official and black markets.Black market dealers w

Published 02 Sep, 2013 12:15pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling steady ahead of interest rate decision

NAIROBI: Kenya's shilling traded flat on Monday as investors waited for the outcome of a central bank interest rate-

Published 02 Sep, 2013 08:37am

Financial

South Africa's rand firms, cautious trading seen

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand extended its rally against the dollar to hit its highest level in more than a week

Published 02 Sep, 2013 07:12am

Financial

Nigerian naira falls to its weakest in 9-weeks

LAGOS: Nigeria's naira fell to its weakest in nearly nine weeks on the interbank market on Wednesday, after the cent

Published 28 Aug, 2013 02:33pm

Financial

South African rand falls near 4-year low vs dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened near a 4-year low against the dollar, driving short-dated government bond

Published 27 Aug, 2013 05:13pm

Financial

Yemen FX reserves drop for third month in a row

ADEN: The foreign reserves of Yemen's central bank dropped for the third month in a row in June as the troubled coun

Published 27 Aug, 2013 03:44pm

Financial

South Africa's rand, bonds firm slightly

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand strengthened slightly against the dollar on Monday and was expected to start the w

Published 26 Aug, 2013 07:02am

Middle East Africa Forex

South Africa's bonds, rand currency end firmer in correction

JOHANNESBURG: South African government bonds and the rand currency ended the week firmer, recouping some losses as emerg

Published 23 Aug, 2013 07:33pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.72
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 13	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 13	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 13	1.28
Euro to USD / Jun 13	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 13	5421.03
India Sensex / Jun 13	76818.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 13	38793.17
Nasdaq / Jun 13	17608.44
Hang Seng / Jun 13	18017.22
FTSE 100 / Jun 13	8215.48
Dow Jones / Jun 13	38712.21
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 13	18630.86

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jun 13	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 13	78.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 13	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 13	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 13	2311.94
Diesel/Litre / Jun 13	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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