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SBP chief says low domestic savings key structural challenge

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 01:02pm

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has cautioned that despite improvements in key macroeconomic...

Is cash king once again?

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Cash can mean different things to different people. Most of us would associate its yield with that on a deposit, but...

UK investors see 113bn pounds of BoE bond sales by 2025

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:33am

LONDON: Bond market experts expect the Bank of England to sell 113 billion pounds ($148 billion) of government bonds...

JGBs slip after Japan PM Suga offers to step down

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGBs) prices slipped on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would ...

China central bank issues guidelines for corporate credit bonds

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

BEIJING: China’s central bank on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines to promote the high-quality development of...

Linker bonds: inflation-proof or inflated expectations?

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

LONDON: Investors are piling into bonds offering protection from rising consumer prices as they brace for the...

UAE's Etisalat plans bond sale ahead of euro maturity

Published 20 Apr, 2021 05:33pm

That deal comprised two euro-denominated tranches worth 1.2 billion euros each and two US dollar-denominated worth $500 million each. One of the euro tranches is due on June 18.
On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) , owned by Abu Dhabi state-owned holding company ADQ, was marketing a two-tranche US dollar bond deal.

Dollar holds near two-week lows as investors await Fed minutes

Published 07 Apr, 2021 05:38pm

Dollar index holds near two-week low.
Aussie, Kiwi dollar slip.

Dollar slips, along with yields on US treasuries; lira tanks

Published 22 Mar, 2021 08:29pm

Dollar slips from four-month high, following US Treasury yields.
Sterling falls against euro, USD.
The dollar index fell about 0.25% at 91.86, following last week's gain of 0.5%.

Reflation bets push German yield curve to steepest since March

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:14pm

German 2s/10s yield curve rises to steepest since March.
Italian risk premium rises from 2015 lows.
Germany auctions 30-year bond with positive yield.

Gazprom taps Eurobond market again with 1 billion euro deal

Published 10 Feb, 2021 09:41pm

The new bond deal comes just three weeks after Gazprom raised $2 billion also via a Eurobond issue.
Gazprom is leading the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany.

Italian bond yields creep up before key votes in parliament

Published 18 Jan, 2021 04:41pm

Italy's Conte faces 2 days of parliamentary votes.
BTP/Bund spread at 113 bps vs low of 98 bps week ago.
Markets look ahead to Thursday ECB meeting.

Telecom Italia debuts on green bond market with 1-bn-euro sale

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:31pm

Former phone monopoly drew over 3.9 billion euros – lead.
Final guidance on price points to yield of 1.75%.
TIM aims to modernise its networks to cut carbon footprint.

Ireland seeking 3-4 billion euros from new 10-year bond

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:00pm

Ireland regularly kicks off its annual funding drive with a syndicated sale and could cover up to a quarter of its funding needs for this year.
Ireland's debt agency said the transaction would be launched in the near future, subject to market conditions.

UK govt debt pool with sub-zero yields jumps in December

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:34pm

Almost 1.25 trillion pounds ($1.71 trillion) of gilts, or just over 48% of a total market worth roughly 2.6 trillion pounds.
The market value of negative-yielding euro zone government bonds on the Tradeweb platform stood at around 6.66 trillion euros as of end-December.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49 ▲ 4.41 (9.89%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	138.90 ▼ -11.39 (-7.58%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,343,444 ▲ 0.53
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,942,351 ▲ 4.41
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,048,554 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	6,910,411 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,478,881 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,168,116 ▼ -0.4
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,157,209 ▼ -0.37
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,114,303 ▼ -0.83
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	3,663,940 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	3,547,422 ▲ 0.06

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