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Oil drops for 2nd session on unexpected rise in US inventories

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dropped for a second session Thursday, under pressure from an unexpected rise in US crude...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 11:16am

Markets

Asian shares stem recent losses, attention on central bank tapering

Asian gains followed a wobbly Thursday when markets had struggled to gain clear direction

Published 10 Sep, 2021 11:54am

Markets

Most Asian currencies tick lower, South Korea's won slips to 11-month low

South Korean markets, opening after a long weekend, were dented by concerns about slower growth in China, its biggest trading partner, as well as over rising Delta variant cases

Published 17 Aug, 2021 12:10pm

Markets

US oil heads for largest weekly loss since Oct as Delta variant fans demand worries

Daily new COVID-19 cases in the United States have climbed to a six-month high

Published 06 Aug, 2021 10:26am

Markets

Dollar pressured ahead of jobs data; kiwi leaps as rate hikes loom

The Aussie last bought $0.7406

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:01pm

Markets

Yuan bounces from 1-week low, investors eye stock risks

Prior to market opening, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the midpoint rate at 6.4734 per dollar, 29 pips firmer than the previous fix of 6.4763

Published 27 Jul, 2021 12:20pm

Technology

Internet outages hit Virgin Australia, Australian lenders

Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ were among the lenders that tweeted about the outages, as did Virgin Australia.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:49am

Markets

Gold heads for weekly rise on subdued US Treasury yields, dollar

Palladium rose 0.1% to $2,839.21 per ounce but was off a record $2,891.50 hit on Thursday.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:29am

Markets

Strong global steel demand lifts Asia's iron ore benchmarks

Construction steel rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 1%, while hot-rolled coil slipped 0.3%. Still, Shanghai's most-traded steel contracts are among this year's top gainers in China's ferrous metals complex.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:53am

Markets

Gold firms as softer US dollar, yields lift appeal

Some investors view gold as a hedge against higher inflation that could follow stimulus measures.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:24am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars drift off, bond sale draws strong demand

Since the last meeting, the government has introduced new measures to cool the red-hot housing market which should make it easier for the central bank to maintain its stimulus.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 10:53am

Business & Finance

China factory gate prices rise by most in nearly 3 years as economic recovery quickens

It is the latest indicator to point to robust economic growth in the January-March quarter, after recent data showed Chinese manufacturing activity was strong last month.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 09:28am

World

Australia job ads jump to 12-year high in March: ANZ

Tuesday's figures from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group showed total job ads grew 7.4% in March from February, when they jumped an upwardly revised 8.8%.
"We estimate that 100,000-150,000 people will lose employment, equivalent to 0.8-1.2% of the current workforce," said Birch.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:26am

Markets

Soybeans set for second weekly loss on Argentine rains

Consultancy Strategie Grains on Thursday lowered its monthly forecast of soft wheat exports from the European Union and Britain in the 2020/21 season by 900,000 tonnes to 25.2 million to take account of a drop in demand, notably from China.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 10:08am

Markets

Oil prices edge up ahead of US inventories data

"The current WTI oil price is well above the level needed to incentivise a substantial increase in US production, which according to surveys by the Dallas Fed and the Kansas City Fed stands at around $56 per barrel," EFG said.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 11:06am

Markets

Goldman's 1MDB pain looks light next to AmBank's

To that extent, the Malaysian lender's misery is an ominous warning for other global banks yet to draw a line under their roles in the scandal.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:45pm

Markets

Gold scales 1-week peak as dollar falters, yields ease

The European Central Bank on Monday signalled that policymakers are becoming uncomfortable with the recent surge in government bond yields.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 10:56am

Markets

Shanghai copper nears decade high on demand optimism, supply concerns

Tin gained 2% to $25,050 a tonne, after earlier hitting $25,125, its loftiest since February 2013, due to tight supply and limited availability of ships to transport the material.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 02:30pm

Markets

Dalian iron ore jumps 7% on China post-holiday demand outlook

Dalian coke gained as much as 5.7% to 2,751.50 yuan a tonne, the strongest since Jan. 25.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 11:57am

Markets

Copper hits highest since 2012 on inflation concerns and healthy demand

LONDON: Copper prices jumped to their highest since 2012 on Monday as investors continued their buying spree on...

Published 16 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Business & Finance

Long bets cut on Asian FX on dollar resilience

SINGAPORE: Long positions on most Asian currencies were scaled back, a Reuters poll showed, as investors contended...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Markets

Gold eases as dollar rises, still on track for best week in three

But the autocatalyst metal was set to post its best week since early December, with a gain of 7.6%.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:59am

Markets

Long bets cut on Asian FX on dollar resilience; Ringgit bears on the prowl

The poll uses estimates of net long or short positions on a scale of minus 3 to plus 3.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 01:59pm

Markets

Philippine central bank to hold rates despite inflation pressures

While the BSP has dismissed the inflation uptick as "transitory", some economists have ruled out further policy easing this year and have raised the possibility of a rate hike.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:01pm

Business & Finance

China's factory prices snap year-long decline as demand recovers

The consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.3% in January from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said in a separate statement, compared with no change tipped by the Reuters poll and a 0.2% rise in December.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:40am

Currency speculation case: Taiwan punishes Deutsche Bank, others

TAIPEI: Taiwan's central bank said on Sunday it had banned Deutsche Bank from trading Taiwan dollar deliverable and...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Business & Finance

Australia's exporters weather China squall, find new harbours

"The complete collapse of exports to China has been more than offset by gains in exports to Japan, India, South Korea and Thailand."

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:40am

Markets

Australia shares rise on tech-led Wall Street rebound; central bank policy meeting in focus

Following a strong lead from US peers, local tech stocks gained 3.8%, with industry giant Afterpay rising 6.5%.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 10:01am

Markets

Australia shares retreat from 11-mth high as resource firms fall

Fortescue Metals slumped 6.4% to see its worst session in more than four months, while global miners Rio Tinto and BHP recorded significant losses.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 02:42pm

Markets

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Oct 22 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.00 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
1st Dawood / Oct 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.35 ▲ 0.18 (8.29%)
Dynea Pak / Oct 22 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	241.87 ▲ 16.87 (7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Oct 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	410.56 ▲ 28.64 (7.50%)
Thal LTD / Oct 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	401.72 ▲ 28.02 (7.50%)
Buxly / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	115.37 ▲ 8.04 (7.49%)
Pak Int Cont. / Oct 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	171.25 ▲ 11.94 (7.49%)
Leiner Gelatine / Oct 22 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	20.55 ▲ 1.43 (7.48%)
Philip Morris / Oct 22 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	833.00 ▲ 58.00 (7.48%)
Image Pakistan / Oct 22 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	18.89 ▲ 1.31 (7.45%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Oct 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	896.00 ▲ -224.41 (-20.03%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Oct 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.29 ▲ -1.00 (-18.90%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 22 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.88 ▲ -1.00 (-17.01%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.33 ▲ -0.56 (-14.40%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	10.25 ▲ -1.00 (-8.89%)
Wyeth Pakistan / Oct 22 Wyeth Pakistan Limited(WYETH)	1558.63 ▲ -126.37 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Oct 22 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	83.00 ▲ -6.72 (-7.49%)
Apna Microfin.Bank / Oct 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.30 ▲ -1.56 (-7.48%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Oct 22 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	18.06 ▲ -1.46 (-7.48%)
J. K. Spinning / Oct 22 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	41.61 ▲ -3.35 (-7.45%)

Stock	Volume
Bank of Punjab / Oct 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,568,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,961,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,424,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,691,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	19,102,115 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Oct 22 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	15,879,000 ▼ 0.00
Service Fab. / Oct 22 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	14,936,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,000,841 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Oct 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	7,395,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,611,000 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	173.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	173.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	114.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 20	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	4486.46
India Sensex / Oct 20	61765.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 20	29025.46
Nasdaq / Oct 20	15021.81
Hang Seng / Oct 20	25409.75
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	7203.33
Dow Jones / Oct 20	35258.61
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	15474.47
France CAC40 / Oct 20	6673.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 20	83.87
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 20	14680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 20	97700.00
Gold Spot / Oct 20	1781.95
Cotton / Oct 20	110.73

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