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Major banks commit to carbon neutrality by 2050

PARIS: A group of 43 international banks including sector heavyweights have joined a UN-convened pact to reach ...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:46am

Markets

S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on bank earnings boost

S&P 500, Dow set for fourth straight week of gains.
Morgan Stanley wraps up earnings from big banks.
Strong US data boosts economic recovery hopes.
Indexes: Dow up 0.29%, S&P adds 0.07%, Nasdaq off 0.34%.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:55pm

Business & Finance

Bank of America to deploy $1 trillion for sustainable finance by 2030

The initiative will help the bank's push for a greener economy through lending, capital raising, advisory and investment services to help low-carbon and other sustainable businesses, Bank of America said.
In February, Bank of America said it would target net-zero greenhouse gas emissions before 2050.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:46pm

Markets

Wall Street week ahead: Investors look to utilities to weather any market rout

NEW YORK: Investors looking for ways to protect themselves from a potential market downturn and rising inflation ...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Business & Finance

French COVID-19 vaccine vial maker SGD Pharma up for sale

Its owner, China Jianyin Investment (JIC), has asked Bank of America to look for a potential buyer of the business, which has core earnings of about 100 million euros and could be valued at 10-12 times that, they said.
The business is being marketed to buyout firms including PAI, Ardian, Eurazeo, CVC and Cinven, the people said, adding that first-round offers were expected next month.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 06:09pm

Business & Finance

Kuwait liquidity crunch unlikely until Q3: BofA

DUBAI: Steps taken by the Kuwaiti government to mitigate depletion of the treasury’s liquid assets could push back...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Markets

Goldman holds top rank in activism defence, Spotlight takes No. 2 spot

Elliott Management held onto its spot as the busiest activist, having launched 17 campaigns last year after 11 in 2019.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:20am

Business & Finance

Tech and financials boost $46.2bn flows into global equity funds: BofA

The data, collected by EPFR before a rise in US real-yields triggered a global stock market correction on Thursday, also showed bond funds attracted $7.1 billion in a 16th straight week of inflows and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) added $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile investors pulled $5.5 billion out of cash and withdrew $500 million from gold funds.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 07:26pm

Business & Finance

BofA hikes 2021 Brent price view by $10/bbl on strong oil balances

The bank now expects Brent crude oil to average $60 per barrel in 2021, up from a previous estimate of $50. BofA also forecasts West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices to average $57 a barrel this year.
Brent prices could temporarily spike to $70 a barrel in the second quarter of the year, the bank's analysts said in a note.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:01pm

Markets

Safe-haven dollar looks to end week strong as market jitters persist

"The overall trend does reflect these supply issues around the US dollar," said Michael McCarthy, chief strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 10:25am

Markets

Wall St closes higher as Yellen backs more stimulus

Tesla Inc shares rose after Jefferies raised its earnings estimates ahead of the electric-car maker's fourth-quarter results next week.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:15am

Business & Finance

Under govt pressure, big US lenders rush to launch more pandemic loans

WASHINGTON: The US government is pressuring large lenders to go live this week with another round of a key federal...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Wall St opens higher ahead of Yellen speech; spotlight on earnings

Yellen's speech begins at 10 a.m. ET.
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs rise on profit beat.
Halliburton up after higher sequential profit.
Indexes up: Dow 0.74%, S&P 0.79%, Nasdaq 1.03%.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:55pm

Markets

Bitcoin, US tech stocks seen as biggest market bubbles

According to nearly 90% of respondents in Deutsche Bank's monthly money-manager study.
The cryptocoin hit a record high $40,000 earlier this month, having rallied more than 900% since a low in March and having only just breached $20,000 in mid-December.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 07:11pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoin overtakes "long tech" as most crowded trade

The expectation of higher bond yields was at or close to all-time highs.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

Markets

Dollar bears grow cautious as U.S. yields rise

Still, the prospect that rising yields will continue burnishing the dollar's attractiveness has given pause to some investors betting on more declines in the greenback.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:38pm

Markets

UBS hires StanChart's Granger as head of Southeast Asia M&A

UBS confirmed the appointment.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:10pm

Markets

US Treasury-led report calls for overhaul of money market funds

The crunch prompted the Fed to buy $1.6 trillion in Treasuries and take other measures to stabilize the markets.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:26am

Business & Finance

Brazilian steelmaker CSN hires banks for IPO of mining unit: Report

Bank of America, XP Inc, Banco BTG Pactual SA and Morgan Stanley will manage an offering that may raise 10 billion reais ($1.81 billion).
Shares in CSN closed the trading day up 1.99% at 14.84 reais, after starting the day down 2.2%.

Published 26 Aug, 2020 04:39pm

Markets

China poised to beat US in digital currency race, admits Bank of America

Analysts say digital yuan could increase the Chinese currency’s use in international commerce

Updated 08 Jul, 2020 09:15pm

Business & Finance

Bank of America shuffles Asia capital markets leaders

They will replace Chris Gammons who will become vice chairman of emerging growth and regional coverage, the bank said.
Coben has been BofA's vice chairman of global capital markets since 2018 and has been with the bank for 15 years.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 07:25pm

Business & Finance

Bank of America to pay $7.23 million after overcharging mutual fund customers

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said on Thursday that the accord resolves charges that customers with more than 13,000 accounts.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 07:41pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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