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In year-end meetings, top central banks may diverge over inflation, Omicron

Major central banks meet this week to assess risks from the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus even as they...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:44pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars steady as high commodity prices, rising yields support

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were largely steady on Tuesday as sellers were held at bay by higher...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 10:42am

Markets

Euro zone yields at highest since early July as central bank anxiety holds

Euro zone bond yields rose to their highest since early July on Tuesday, tracking moves in US Treasuries, as markets...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 02:00pm

Markets

French and Swiss central banks to trial wholesale digital currencies

ZURICH/LONDON: The Swiss National Bank and the Bank of France will trial Europe’s first cross-border central bank...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Markets

Asian stocks lifted by US jobs miss, oil rises on pipeline attack

The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday, while the company was unable to say when operations would return to normal.

Published 10 May, 2021 10:54am

Markets

Dollar wallows as traders reassess taper timing; cryptocurrencies tumble

Bitcoin slumped 4.2% to below $50,000, and briefly touched $48,338. It has fallen every day but two since reaching a record high of $64,895.22 on April 14.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:41am

Business & Finance

BoJ sees scope to set common rules on CBDCs with major central banks

TOKYO: A group of the world’s seven major central banks has scope to set common rules and platforms for their own...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:15am

Markets

Asian markets extend gains after Wall St record, eyes on US data

But Axi strategist Stephen Innes said this week's data releases would be crucial to driving further gains.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 09:40am

Markets

BOJ must prepare 'thoroughly' on digital currency, says Kuroda

While the BOJ currently has no plan to issue CBDC, central banks must not wait idly until the need to roll out its own digital currency arises, he told a seminar.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:03pm

World

Bundesbank chief re-elected as BIS head

ZURICH: Deutsche Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann was re-elected Wednesday as head of the Bank for International...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:46am

Markets

Asia markets swing as rate hike fears offset reflation trade

European indexes enjoyed a much-needed blast upwards -- led by a record close in Frankfurt -- after EU leaders pledged to double vaccine deliveries to 300 million doses between April and June, having been too slow out of the blocks in its immunisation programme.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:34am

Business & Finance

Asian bonds see foreign inflows for eighth straight month in Jan

SINGAPORE: Asian bonds enjoyed foreign inflows for the eighth consecutive month in December as investors hunting for...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Markets

Gold’s rally to slow, not stop, as global economy recovers

BENGALURU: Analysts and traders have downgraded their forecasts for gold but still expect prices to recover from...

Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am

Markets

Gold demand plunged to 11-year low in 2020 as virus upended trade

That was 34% lower than in 2019 and the lowest annual total on record, though demand was reviving by year-end, the WGC said.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:23am

Markets

Dollar consolidates losses after week-long drubbing

The dollar index recovered on the day and was last up 0.2pc just short of 90, but remained on track for a fall of 1pc over the week. It had reached its lowest in more than two years at 89.723 on Thursday.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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