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Kenyan shilling steady, rising debt yields to support

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Thursday, supported by an uptick in yields on the debt ma

Published 20 Sep, 2012 08:28am

Financial

South Africa's rand weakens, bonds muted ahead of MPC

JOHANNESBURG: The rand weakened on Thursday to its lowest level against the dollar in a week after a contraction in the

Published 20 Sep, 2012 07:56am

Financial

Kenyan shilling extends fall vs dollar, bond inflows eyed

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling slipped further on Wednesday as oil sector importers bought dollars, but it could benefit

Published 19 Sep, 2012 08:23am

Financial

Importers weaken Kenyan shilling, tea expected to support

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, weighed by energy importers buying dollars, bu

Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:56am

Financial

Rand steady vs dollar, vulnerable to mine strife

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand hovered in the 8.20s against the dollar on Monday, unable to build on recent strength

Published 17 Sep, 2012 09:15am

Financial

Kenyan shilling dips, lower rate to weigh

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling weakened early on Monday, dragged down by energy sector importers buying dollars, and trade

Published 17 Sep, 2012 08:08am

Financial

Kenya shilling steady against dollar

NAIROBI: Kenyan shilling ended steady against the dollar on Friday, but was seen weakening as falling interest rates mak

Published 14 Sep, 2012 02:58pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Rand recovers after Fed support, mining woes could weigh

JOHANNESBURG: The rand rallied 0.6 percent against the dollar on Friday, strengthening with other emerging market assets

Published 14 Sep, 2012 07:30am

Financial

Kenyan shilling weakens vs dollar on oil sector orders

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling weakened against the dollar in early trade on Thursday, undermined by oil sector importers

Published 13 Sep, 2012 09:17am

Financial

S.Africa's rand hit by mining strikes, current account shock

JOHANNESBURG: The rand fell 3 percent against the dollar, recording it biggest daily plunge in nearly three months on We

Published 12 Sep, 2012 11:03pm

Financial

South Africa's rand steady but labour unrest could weigh

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand held steady against the dollar on Wednesday in anticipation of further stimulus for th

Published 12 Sep, 2012 08:30am

Financial

South Africa's rand hits fresh one-month high

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand followed the euro and firmed against the dollar on Tuesday despite the local current a

Published 11 Sep, 2012 06:53pm

Financial

South African rand steadies, bonds flat ahead of data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Tuesday, trading cautiously ahead of key local data rel

Published 11 Sep, 2012 09:04am

Financial

Nigeria's naira eases on strong dollar demand

LAGOS: Nigeria's naira eased against the US dollar on the interbank market on Monday after a surge in demand by one lend

Published 10 Sep, 2012 02:09pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Weak importer dollar demand helps Ugandan shilling firm

KAMPALA: Weak demand for dollars from importers in Uganda dampened expectations on Monday of a spike in appetite for the

Published 10 Sep, 2012 12:37pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling holds steady, KenolKobil shares plummet

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Monday, and was seen firming in coming days with the cent

Published 10 Sep, 2012 08:51am

Financial

Ghana's cedi extends gains after bond issues

ACCRA: Ghana's cedi rose against the dollar on Friday, adding to recent gains triggered by a series of oversubscribed go

Published 07 Sep, 2012 03:13pm

Financial

Ugandan shilling edges up vs dollar, seen bearish

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling edged up against the dollar on Friday as commercial banks pared down their greenback posit

Published 07 Sep, 2012 12:12pm

Financial

S.Africa's rand hits 2-week highs vs euro, dollar after ECB

JOHANNESBURG: The rand hit two-week highs against the euro and dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank failed

Published 06 Sep, 2012 11:26pm

Financial

South Africa's rand jumps to two-week high vs dollar

JOHANNESBURG: The rand gained 1.6 percent against the dollar on Thursday after a highly anticipated European Central Ban

Published 06 Sep, 2012 03:12pm

Financial

South African rand retreats vs dollar, bonds also weaker

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was a bit softer against the dollar early on Wednesday, largely reflecting the greenba

Published 05 Sep, 2012 06:57am

Financial

South African rand relinquishes gains, bonds firmer

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand retreated from 1-1/2 week highs against the dollar on Tuesday as euro zone worries hit

Published 04 Sep, 2012 06:58pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Kenyan shilling hits 2-month low ahead of rate decision

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling hit a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, breaking through the 84.50 resistance le

Published 04 Sep, 2012 06:43pm

Financial

South Africa's rand firms, tests 8.35 vs dollar

JOHANNESBURG: The rand firmed for the second day against the dollar on Tuesday, bouncing from major support around 8.50

Published 04 Sep, 2012 08:19am

Financial

Kenyan shilling weakens on rate cut concerns

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling weakened on Monday as investors anticipating a big interest rate cut from the central bank

Published 03 Sep, 2012 04:20pm

Financial

Nigerian naira falls on strong dollar demand

LAGOS: The Nigerian naira weakened against the U.S dollar on the interbank market on Monday, on strong dollar buying by

Published 03 Sep, 2012 02:00pm

Financial

Ugandan shilling stable against dollar

KAMPALA: Ugandan shilling was flat against the dollar on Monday but was expected to weaken later on a surge in dollar de

Published 03 Sep, 2012 10:49am

Financial

South Africa's rand steady, bonds gain

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand was steady against the dollar on Monday with investors trading cautiously ahead of a U

Published 03 Sep, 2012 07:24am

Financial

Rand drops through support vs dollar, 8.50 barrier next

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand fell through key support against the dollar on Thursday with investors selling the cur

Published 30 Aug, 2012 08:10pm

Middle East Africa Forex

Egypt money supply rises 8pc in year to July

CAIRO: Egypt's M2 money supply rose 8 percent in the year to the end of July, the central bank said on Thursday. Money

Published 30 Aug, 2012 10:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40
France CAC40 / Apr 18	8023.26
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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