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Indian mutual funds to keep buying state bonds, expect yields to fall

MUMBAI: Indian mutual funds are likely to continue swapping the central government debt on their books with...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:44am

Business & Finance

Sovereign dollar bonds jump on political clarity

LONDON: Pakistan’s sovereign dollar bonds jumped on Wednesday after two major political parties said late on...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Disbursement of SBA tranche: Dollar bonds extend rally on IMF approval

Pakistan’s bonds had already rallied sharply in previous session, with all of the issuance rising

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:02pm

Pakistan, Argentina bonds’ surge belies bigger reform hurdles

LONDON: Investors have piled back into bonds in Pakistan and Argentina following cash infusions and optimism over...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:53am

Business & Finance

India’s April-Sept borrowing slightly above market expectations

NEW DELHI: India’s federal government plans to borrow 8.88 trillion rupees ($108.08 billion) - slightly above...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Withdrawn bonds of Rs40,000-7500: Prize Bonds holders given another chance

KARACHI: The Federal Government has given another opportunity to the public to get the withdrawn prize bonds of...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Investors count on bonds to rescue battered 60/40 portfolio in 2023

Proponents of the so-called 60-40 portfolio are betting the strategy may soften the blow of a possible US recession...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Business & Finance

From July 1 to December 2: CDNS receives Rs405bn through fresh bonds

ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) on Wednesday achieved the target of issuing fresh ...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:57am

Kotak Mahindra Bank to issue 7-year infra bonds

MUMBAI: India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank plans to raise 15 billion rupees ($183.46 million) through infrastructure ...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Govt getting $4bn as bonds take battering after floods: SBP

KARACHI: Additional financial international commitments to Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods will offset ...

Updated 11 Oct, 2022 09:59am

Pakistan

Ravaged by floods, Pakistan's economic health has a lot of people worried

ISLAMABAD: Concerns over the health of Pakistan's economy have risen, especially in the wake of floods, as foreign...

Published 01 Oct, 2022 08:04pm

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead: As markets churn, investors hide in cash despite surging inflation

NEW YORK: A tough year in markets is leading some investors to seek refuge in cash, as they capitalize on higher...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars rally for second week, bond yields tumble

SINGAPORE: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on track for a second straight week of gains on Friday, while...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

SBP extends deadline for prize bond encashment

Following directives of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the last date for...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 01:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan plans to raise another $1bn from ESG Eurobonds: report

Finance minister Shaukat Tarin says fund will be utilised for projects such as developing clean water and cleaning up the rural landscape

Published 03 Feb, 2022 06:26pm

Opinion

Think beyond ‘mafias’

Last week, Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) initiated an inquiry into suspected collusion by commercial ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 05:28am

Markets

Pakistan looks to issue US dollar-denominated Sukuk bonds

Action seen as key determinant of foreign investor view on country

Published 18 Jan, 2022 02:11pm

Markets

Chinese property bonds, shares slump as Evergrande angst spreads

SHANGHAI: Bonds and shares issued by Chinese developers slumped on Friday as onshore markets returned from a...

Updated 08 Oct, 2021 11:45am

Markets

China Evergrande bonds suspended as prices slump

The company's 5.9% May 2023 Shenzhen-traded bond, which was also suspended from trading, fell more than 35% after trading resumed on Monday afternoon

Published 06 Sep, 2021 12:54pm

Business & Finance

Yen set for biggest weekly rise in Europe

LONDON: The Japanese yen weakened on Friday as a downward spiral in US Treasury yields ran out of steam and risk...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Business & Finance

Asia’s ESG bond issuances hit record $69bn this year

HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific borrowers more than doubled issuance of bonds tied to environmental, social and governance...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Business & Finance

Linker bonds: inflation-proof or inflated expectations?

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

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Business & Finance

Pakistan to roll out Green Bond in coming days

The WAPDA chief said that the funds generated from the issuance of the green bonds will be used to fund the Diamer Basha and Mohmand dams in Pakistan.

Published 21 May, 2021 12:45pm

Markets

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Friday

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

BR Research

Eurobond issue: not half bad

Finally, Eurobonds have been issued, after waiting in the pipeline for a year or more. Over the past few months,...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:25am

Markets

South Africa's rand firms after trade data, stocks down

South Africa's trade surplus widened to 28.96 billion rand ($1.96 billion) in February from a revised surplus of 12.42 billion rand in January, data from the revenue service showed.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:42pm

Business & Finance

ECC allows Sugar, Cotton import from India

He said that the private sector could import up to 500,000 metric tons of sugar from India.
Hammad Azhar said that they have decided to reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 1. 50 and Rs 3 per litre, respectively.
On the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce, the ECC has decided to allow cotton import from India as well, which will benefit our SMEs, said Azhar.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 05:08pm

Markets

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Markets

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Friday (March 12, 2021)....

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

China approves $1.5bn currency swap with Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: China has approved a 10 billion yuan ($1.54 billion) currency swap with Sri Lanka, a government spokesman ...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
FTSE 100 / May 15	8445.80
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18869.36
France CAC40 / May 15	8239.99
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Diesel/Litre / May 16	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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