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Tech rally drives Tokyo, Taipei stocks to record highs; US dollar gains

TOKYO: A rise in tech shares lifted Japan’s Nikkei and Taiwan’s TAIEX to all-time highs on Tuesday, though other...

Published 04 Nov, 2025 08:35am

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Asian stocks rise on AI sentiment, dollar near 3-month high

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Monday as the US-China trade truce and soaring spending on artificial intelligence...

Published 03 Nov, 2025 10:02am

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Asian shares poised for 7th month of gains; dollar climbs

SYDNEY: Asian shares are set for a seventh straight month of gains on Friday, after upbeat earnings from Amazon and...

Published 31 Oct, 2025 08:35am

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Asia stocks wobble as Fed cuts, BOJ and Trump-Xi meeting in view

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fluctuated between gains and losses early on Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut interest...

Published 30 Oct, 2025 11:27am

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S Korea, Taiwan stocks rise

BENGALURU: Stocks in South Korea and Taiwan extended their record rallies on Wednesday, lifted by renewed optimism...

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

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Late selling pares intra-day gains, but KSE-100 still ends at record high

Benchmark index gains 4.15% week-on-week

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 07:15pm

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AI boom take Asia stocks to multi-year highs

BENGALURU: Stocks in South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore scaled records on Thursday and broader emerging Asia ...

Published 03 Oct, 2025 05:47am

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Stocks churn as traders assess Fed outlook following rate cut

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1%

Published 18 Sep, 2025 09:20am

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Asia stocks scale new highs, dollar tentative as investors eye Fed cut

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose to a more than four-year top early on Tuesday and last traded 0.3% higher

Published 16 Sep, 2025 07:35am

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Asia stocks measured ahead of Fed rate cut

BENGALURU: Emerging Asia equities traded prudently on Monday, with Indonesian stocks extending gains into a fourth...

Published 16 Sep, 2025 05:59am

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Asia stocks falter, NZ dollar stumbles as RBNZ signals hikes over

TOKYO: Asian stocks on Wednesday extended a global sell-off as US debt ceiling negotiations dragged on without...

Published 24 May, 2023 09:48am

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Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher amid debt ceiling optimism

TOKYO: Asia-Pacific share indexes rallied on Thursday, following Wall Street’s lead, and the dollar held just below...

Published 18 May, 2023 10:07am

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Asian markets mixed after US fed hikes rates again

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed in early trade on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve soured the mood on Wall...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:36am

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Asian stocks decline ahead of US rate decision

Stocks across Asia declined on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, while currencies edged up against a...

Published 03 May, 2023 10:17am

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Stocks on edge as traders wait on central bankers

SINGAPORE: Asian shares wobbled in cautious trade on Tuesday, while the dollar was firm ahead of a series of data...

Published 02 May, 2023 10:21am

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Asian finance leaders look to improve market safeguards

INCHEON: Asian finance leaders will on Tuesday look for ways to tighten safeguards to address emergency funding...

Published 02 May, 2023 09:42am

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Asian markets swing on recession fears as inflation data looms

HONG KONG: Most markets fluctuated in Asian trade Tuesday as traders grow increasingly fearful that more big...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 10:05am

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Asian markets sink as US jobs data fan rate hike bets

HONG KONG: Asian markets sank Monday as forecast-beating US jobs data fanned expectations for another big Federal...

Published 10 Oct, 2022 11:23am

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Asian stocks drop, dollar holds rally as US jobs report looms

HONG KONG: Asian markets fell and the dollar held an advance as the optimism that coursed through trading floors...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 09:33am

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Equities extend rally on rate hopes, traders await OPEC decision

HONG KONG: Asian investors joined their Wall Street and European counterparts in an equity buying spree Wednesday as...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 09:56am

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Asia stocks gain on China stimulus hopes; Fed in focus

BANGKOK: Emerging Asia’s stocks and currencies rose on Wednesday, driven by hopes of more economic stimulus in...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

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Asian shares slip, oil above $110 as Russia sanctions bite

SHANGHAI: Asian stocks came under renewed pressure on Wednesday and the price of oil surged past $110 per barrel as...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 12:06pm

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Stock markets, oil rise after sell-off but virus casts shadow

HONG KONG: Equities stabilised and oil prices saw a much-needed gain Tuesday after their latest flop as...

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 02:37pm

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Asia stocks rise after Wall St rally

In Hong Kong,...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 09:47am

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Asian stocks fall on dollar strength, Bank of Korea hikes rates

Asian emerging market shares were broadly weaker on Thursday, hurt by the dollar's strength, as a hawkish tilt by...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 11:39am

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Asia stocks down, dollar holds firm after Powell's renomination

HONG KONG: Asia stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, tracking a retreat on Wall Street after President Joe Biden...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 10:59am

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Asian shares down as Alibaba's slide reignites China worries

HONG KONG: Asian shares fell on Friday as disappointing earnings from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba heightened...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 11:29am

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Hong Kong leads Asia lower as US ban on China Telecom fans tensions

HONG KONG: Hong Kong led most Asian markets lower Wednesday with tech firms in the firing line after China Telecom...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 09:45am

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Asian markets drop on Fed taper talk, Delta fears

Expectations of an end to the largesse that helped drive a global equity rally for more than a year added to the already sombre mood on trading floors caused by the fast-spreading Covid Delta variant, which is forcing a re-evaluation of the economic recovery as fresh curbs are put in place

Published 19 Aug, 2021 12:54pm

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Asian stocks mixed as China recovery weakens

But he added that "the national economy continues to stabilise and recover" overall

Published 16 Aug, 2021 09:53am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 20	279.76
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 20	279.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 23	154.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 23	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 23	1.35
Euro to USD / Feb 23	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 20	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 20	6,909.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 20	56,825.70
Nasdaq / Feb 20	22,886.07
Dow Jones / Feb 20	49,625.97
India Sensex / Feb 23	83,086.64
Hang Seng / Feb 23	26,977.53
FTSE 100 / Feb 23	10,677.93
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 23	25,112.95
France CAC40 / Feb 23	8,497.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 20	451,356
Petrol/Litre / Feb 23	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 23	65.59
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 23	5,159.67
Diesel/Litre / Feb 23	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 23	65.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	13.96 ▲ 1.27 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 23 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Feb 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	563.62 ▲ 51.24 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 23 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	92.88 ▲ 8.44 (10%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	23.56 ▲ 2.14 (9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Feb 23 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	123.45 ▲ 10.93 (9.71%)
Prosperity Weav / Feb 23 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	46 ▲ 4 (9.52%)
Reliance Weaving / Feb 23 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	189.98 ▲ 16.42 (9.46%)
First Treet Manuf / Feb 23 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	17.19 ▲ 1.48 (9.42%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Feb 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	17.34 ▲ 1.49 (9.4%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 23 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	5.71 ▼ -56.35 (-90.8%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 23 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	1.06 ▼ -0.24 (-18.46%)
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	0.43 ▼ -0.09 (-17.31%)
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 23 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.95 ▼ -0.19 (-16.67%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Feb 23 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	4.95 ▼ -0.79 (-13.76%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Feb 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	4.50 ▼ -0.71 (-13.63%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	1.56 ▼ -0.23 (-12.85%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Feb 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.10 ▼ -0.29 (-12.13%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Feb 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	3.90 ▼ -0.51 (-11.56%)
Parmount Sp. / Feb 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5.76 ▼ -0.73 (-11.25%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,787,827 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,569,261 ▼ -0.07
B.O.Punjab / Feb 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,190,388 ▼ -3.29
F. Nat.Equities / Feb 23 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,626,294 ▲ 0.07
Trust Sec.& Brokerage Ltd (R) / Feb 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (R)(TSBLR1)	18,511,334 ▼ -0.09
P.T.C.L. / Feb 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,900,425 ▼ -3.2
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 23 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,238,271 ▼ -1.29
National Bank / Feb 23 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,610,557 ▼ -18.84
Cnergyico PK / Feb 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,263,030 ▼ -0.44
Hascol Petrol / Feb 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,452,911 ▼ -1.92

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