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Australia, NZ dollars' slow-motion rally meets stiff chart resistance

As a result, he expected the RBA to extend its current bond buying programme by another A$100 billion ($77.8 billion) at the July policy meeting.

Published 19 May, 2021 11:50am

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Dollar falls as risk appetite improves, sterling steady before BoE

Dollars slips off two-week high.
Aussie dollar falls overnight.
Sterling steady before BoE meeting.

Published 06 May, 2021 05:08pm

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Australia, NZ dollar steady in cautious trade before central bank meetings

The Aussie was unchanged at $0.7713, after gaining 1.5% last month thanks to strength in iron ore and other commodity prices.

Published 03 May, 2021 12:06pm

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi up

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were poised for another week of gains on Friday, led by...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi climb

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand currencies rose against the US dollar on Monday, underpinned by higher iron...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

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Australia, NZ dollars climb as iron ore prices soar

Yields on New Zealand 10-year bonds were trading 4 basis points higher at 1.625%.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 11:20am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi down

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars eased off highs on Friday but were on track for solid weekly takings...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

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Australia, NZ dollars rally as risk sentiment survives US inflation test

"Consumers are in a sweet spot at the moment. The labour market is strong, accumulated savings are elevated and it appears households are resilient to a slow vaccine rollout," said CBA economist Belinda Allen.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 11:36am

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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

Aussie down, kiwi steadies

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian dollar opened the week slightly lower on Monday, as investor mood soured following...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:29am

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Australia dollar eases amid disappointing vaccine rollout, NZ kiwi unchanged

The Kiwi's major barrier is $0.7053, and support lies around $0.70.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 01:32pm

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Dollar near two-week lows as investors await Fed minutes

The US Dollar Currency Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was 0.101% lower at 92.213.
Upbeat European data on Wednesday showing euro zone business activity bounced back to growth last month, also supported the common currency against the greenback.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 08:22pm

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Australia, NZ dollars carried higher by global growth tide

Analysts at Westpac noted that net buying of Australian government bonds was the highest in two years in March, led by foreign sovereign accounts.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 11:25am

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Australia, NZ dollars lean on support as US$ barges ahead

The euro was at A$1.5461, against $1.6000 at the start of the year.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 10:27am

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Australia, NZ dollars find some support from upbeat economic news

"If the AOFM sticks with issuance of A$230 billion there will be a significant pre-funding of next year's deficit, which is on track to be much smaller than expected."

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:38am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi plummet

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were ending the week deep

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars under water after key chart bulwarks breached

Ten-year bond yields have shed almost 28 basis points this week, the biggest drop since March last year.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:28am

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Australia, NZ dollars swept lower as markets re-think rate outlooks

However, the conservative government has often ruled out any changes to taxes for investment in housing and is unlikely to follow New Zealand's example.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:00pm

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Australia, NZ dollars caught out by oil spill, soft data

Yields on Australian 10-year paper eased to 1.82%, from 1.87%. That left the spread over Treasuries at 12 basis points, a long way from the 39 basis points seen at one stage of the mass sell-off in February.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:37am

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Dollar slips, lacking direction before Fed meeting

The dollar index held steady overnight then rose as European markets opened, before slipping to 91.807 at 1237 GMT, down by less than 0.1%.
Markets are in this flux period where they're gripping on to marginal bits of information, but there's nothing to define a new broad dollar trend until we get some more colour from the Federal Reserve tomorrow.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 08:09pm

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Australia, NZ dollars tread water ahead of Fed policy decision

The three-year government bond futures contract was slightly lower at 99.73 while the 10-year contract was five ticks higher at 98.255.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:01am

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Australian 3-year bond yields hit record low, A$ at 1-week high

Investor attention next week will be on a speech by RBA's Lowe on Monday, followed by the RBA minutes of its March 2 policy meeting on Tuesday.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 11:16am

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Australia, NZ dollars hold gains, house prices run hot

The dovish outlook helped three-year bond futures rally further to 99.770, and away from a 12-month trough of 99.615 hit late last month.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:07am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi down

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped against their US counterpart on Tuesday as investors sought...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am

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Australia, NZ dollars edge lower as investors seek safety of greenback

Yields in 10-year bonds were one basis point higher at 1.78%. They reached a 23-month high of 1.97% on Feb. 26 on bets of rate hikes as early as next year. Bond futures were also stable at 98.229.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:18am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi recover

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars recovered against the greenback on Monday after riskier currencies...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:44am

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Aussie, kiwi extend rally

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars extended their rapid rally on Wednesday as relatively high local...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

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Australia, NZ dollars extend rally, RBNZ emphasises policy patience

Yields on NZ 10-year bonds were last at 1.715%, just off that peak, and remained far above the 1.01% held at the start of this year.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 10:18am

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Australia, NZ dollars surf reflation wave, bonds left drowning

The spread of Australian 10-year yields over Treasuries widened out to almost 20 basis points, from zero a couple of weeks ago.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 12:20pm

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Australia, NZ dollars boosted by data, market optimism

New Zealand inflation expectations for the year posted a large rise to 1.77%, from 1.23% previously, a survey by the central bank showed, while two-year expectations rose 30 basis points to 1.89%.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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