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What’s behind bitcoin’s latest surge?

LONDON: At the turn of the year, bitcoin was in the grip of a bleak midwinter, down and out after a 2022 defined by...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 07:56am

Technology

Cryptoverse: New bitcoin NFTs on a multi-million roll

BENGALURU: Imagine digitally inscribing 3D images of objects such as multi-colored spheres onto a tiny fragment of...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

Markets

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin passes the bank stress test

As crisis stalks the traditional world of stocks and bonds, bitcoin is suddenly looking like a safe haven. The...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 12:41pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoin rises 5.19% to $28,380

Bitcoin rose 5.19% to $28,380 at 20:01 GMT on Sunday, adding $1,400 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 01:31am

Markets

Bitcoin rises to highest level since June 2022

LONDON: Top cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a nine-month high of $26,533 on Tuesday, in its fourth consecutive day of...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 07:45pm

Markets

Bitcoin, USDC stablecoin rally after US intervenes on SVB

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rallied on Monday after US authorities announced plans to limit the...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 10:15am

Markets

Dollar squeezed as inflation drives up euro

SINGAPORE: The dollar nursed losses on Thursday as optimism about China’s reopening was supported by encouraging...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 10:25am

Markets

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin moves towards Satoshi’s payment dream

Satoshi Nakamoto would be proud. Adolescent bitcoin may finally be repaying its creator’s faith. The 15-year-old...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 12:14pm

Markets

IMF lays out crypto action plan, recommends against legal tender status

LONDON: The International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 09:16am

Markets

Bitcoin tops $25,000 to hit eight-month high

LONDON: Bitcoin hit an eight-month high to surge past $25,000 on Thursday as the volatile cryptocurrency rises...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 10:46pm

Markets

Cryptoverse: Is bitcoin out of the woods? Consider the options

Have bitcoin and ether finally turned a corner? It’s looking that way, if crypto options traders are anything to go...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 12:25pm

Technology

Cryptoverse: Big investors edge back to bitcoin

Big investors are dipping their toes into crypto waters again after a bumper month for bitcoin. Digital asset...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 12:18pm

Technology

FTX sues Voyager Digital to claw back $446 million in 2022 loan payments

NEW YORK: Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX sued crypto lender Voyager Digital on Monday, seeking to claw back $445.8...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 10:06am

Technology

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

Paranoid? The domino downfall of FTX and other crypto custodians is enough to make the most trusting investor grab...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 11:59am

Markets

Bitcoin rises 2.3% to $23,199

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 40.6% from the year's low of $16,496 on January 1

Published 21 Jan, 2023 04:15pm

Markets

Crypto news site CoinDesk hires banker to explore potential sale

Crypto outlet CoinDesk Inc is exploring a full or partial sale of its business and has hired investment bank Lazard...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:36am

Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $20,000 first time in over two months

Bitcoin rose on Saturday above $20,000 for first time in over two months. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 01:09pm

Markets

Crypto could cause next financial crisis: India central bank chief

MUMBAI: India’s central bank governor warned Wednesday that cryptocurrency markets risked causing the next global...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 03:23pm

Technology

Cryptoverse: Bye-bye to the year that broke bitcoin

Bitcoin staggered into 2022. It ends the year slumped in an alleyway, robbed of its cocktail of cheap money and...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 03:18pm

Technology

Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’

“I’m nearly bankrupt,” says Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. “I’m laughing because there’s no point in...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 12:59pm

Business & Finance

Dollar retreats as investors tiptoe back into riskier currencies

NEW YORK: The dollar retreated across the board on Tuesday, ceding some of the ground gained in the previous ...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

World

India’s Modi says digital currencies being used to fund terror

NEW DELHI: Digital currencies need more regulation to stamp out funding for terror operations, India’s Prime...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 02:33pm

Business & Finance

Crypto turmoil ‘not a surprise’, says ECB

FRANKFURT: The recent collapse of a major cryptocurrency exchange platform that has sent shockwaves through the...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50pm

Opinion

After FTX collapse, cryptocurrency sector fights back

The failure of the FTX platform has undermined investor confidence and threatened the young cryptocurrency sector,...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Dollar dives as investors cheer after US inflation misses forecasts

SINGAPORE: The dollar languished on Friday after US inflation data came in cooler than expected, raising market...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 10:30am

Technology

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin wants to break its bond with stocks

After months of tears and tantrums, bitcoin wants to split up with stock markets. The cryptocurrency, which has been...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 11:56am

Business & Finance

Dollar edges up but gains in check as risk appetite rebounds

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, shaking off some of the weakness of...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Technology

Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows

LONDON: Bitcoin is struggling to go green, with the cryptocurrency making only slim gains in its usage of...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 01:08pm

Markets

Cryptoverse: After Merge, ether heads for a $20 billion Shanghai splurge

The Merge came, saw and conquered. Not that you’d guess from crypto prices. The Ethereum blockchain’s mega-upgrade...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 12:50pm

Technology

Bitcoin falls below $19,000 as cryptos creak under rate hike risk

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies fell to fresh lows on Monday on regulatory concerns and as investors globally turned shy...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 12:09pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Reliance Ins. / Mar 31 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	6.31 ▲ 0.52 (8.98%)
Soneri Bank Ltd / Mar 31 Soneri Bank Limited(SNBL)	9.28 ▲ 0.76 (8.92%)
Asim Textile / Mar 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	6.48 ▲ 0.53 (8.91%)
Pak Engineering / Mar 31 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	325.40 ▲ 22.70 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 31 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	303.15 ▲ 21.15 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Mar 31 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	44.42 ▲ 3.09 (7.48%)
B.R.R.Guardian / Mar 31 B.R.R. Guardian Modaraba(BRR)	12.90 ▲ 0.86 (7.14%)
Invest Bank / Mar 31 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.20 ▲ 0.08 (7.14%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Mar 31 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	9.50 ▲ 0.60 (6.74%)
Hascol Petrol / Mar 31 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	5.99 ▲ 0.32 (5.64%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products / Mar 31 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	8.55 ▼ -0.95 (-10.00%)
Tri-Pack Films / Mar 31 Tri-Pack Films Limited(TRIPF)	125 ▼ -11.14 (-8.18%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 31 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	7.50 ▼ -0.65 (-7.98%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Mar 31 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	270.73 ▼ -21.95 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 31 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	426.43 ▼ -34.57 (-7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Mar 31 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	210 ▼ -15.90 (-7.04%)
Agriautos Ind. / Mar 31 Agriauto Industries Limited(AGIL)	60.50 ▼ -4.50 (-6.92%)
Data Textile / Mar 31 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	3 ▼ -0.21 (-6.54%)
Escorts Bank / Mar 31 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	3.15 ▼ -0.21 (-6.25%)
Sapphire Textile / Mar 31 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1035.02 ▼ -64.98 (-5.91%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,211,500 ▼ -0.13
Pak Elektron / Mar 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,152,500 ▲ 0.14
Engro Corp / Mar 31 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	5,429,492 ▼ -1.89
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,946,279 ▲ 0.01
Pakgen Power / Mar 31 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	4,417,000 ▲ 1.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 31 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	3,823,500 ▲ 0.32
Agha Steel Ind. / Mar 31 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	3,689,500 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,416,092 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Mar 31 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	3,343,193 ▼ -0.53
Bankislami Pak. / Mar 31 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	2,894,500 ▼ -0.09

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 31	283.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 31	283.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 31	132.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Mar 31	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 30	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 30	4050.83
Nasdaq / Mar 30	12013.47
FTSE 100 / Mar 30	7620.43
Dow Jones / Mar 30	32859.03
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 30	15522.40
France CAC40 / Mar 30	7263.37
India Sensex / Mar 31	58640.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 31	28047.34
Hang Seng / Mar 31	20427.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 30	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 30	178241
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 31	74.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 31	1979.09
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 31	83.42

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