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South Korea holds interest rates steady, as widely expected

Published May 23, 2024 Updated May 23, 2024 11:20am

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SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank extended its interest rate pause for an 11th straight meeting on Thursday as the economy showed no signs of slowing while inflation has begun abating only gradually.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) held its key rate at 3.50% at a policy review in Seoul, as expected by all 43 analysts polled by Reuters.

Bank of Korea cautious in final stage of inflation fight

Governor Rhee Chang-yong will hold a news conference at around 0210 GMT, which will be livestreamed via YouTube.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

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Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	506.46 ▲ 46.04 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	194.02 ▲ 17.64 (10%)

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Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.60 ▼ -5.44 (-9.71%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.80 ▼ -8.03 (-9.14%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.20 ▼ -1.81 (-7.54%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 21 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	185.26 ▼ -12.27 (-6.21%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.40 ▼ -2.03 (-6.07%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jul 21 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	30.76 ▼ -1.72 (-5.3%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.83 ▼ -1.28 (-5.1%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	133 ▼ -6.93 (-4.95%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 21 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	365.11 ▼ -18.06 (-4.71%)
Quetta Textile / Jul 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	16.28 ▼ -0.8 (-4.68%)

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Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,789,209 ▲ 0.23
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	21,533,616 ▲ 0.49
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	16,601,638 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,957,701 ▲ 2.83
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,458,688 ▲ 0.91
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6,885,042 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,216,981 ▲ 0.19
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4,899,110 ▼ -8.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,762,140 ▲ 0.89
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 21 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	3,620,593 ▲ 0.29