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Central European currencies

Forint trades near two-year-low as markets eye US data

Published 08 Jan, 2025 03:51pm

BUDAPEST: Central European currencies were mostly stable on Wednesday, with the Hungarian forint trading near a...

Currencies muted as rate hike expectations unable to lift them

Published 13 Oct, 2021 02:39pm

BUDAPEST: Central European currencies moved sideways on Wednesday, unable to get significant support from rate hike...

Currencies stable, Polish QE schedule in focus

Published 31 May, 2021 06:46pm

Polish bond yields were unmoved as markets were looking forward to the central bank's schedule of June bond purchases, due later in the day.
Currencies kept hovering near strong levels they recently hit on rate hike expectations that were fuelled by higher-than-expected CPI data and signals from central banks.

Currencies and stocks ease as inflation worries dominate

Published 19 May, 2021 02:59pm

The Polish zloty slid 0.17% to 4.5300 versus the common currency after firming in the previous session on increased rate hike prospects in the CEE region.

Currencies mixed as focus turns to Czech central bank

Updated 06 May, 2021 05:11pm

Central European rate-setters are facing rising inflation, but look set to keep rates low for the time being to help their economies recover from the effects of the coronavirus.
"This picture, however, cracked somewhat with the GDP result for the first quarter released last week, which showed the economy did better than thought."

Forint underperforms; investors unwind zloty short bets

Published 16 Apr, 2021 04:42pm

The Hungarian forint slid 0.42% to 360.80 per euro, underperforming its peers. It has lost 1% this week.
The currency weakened in low liquidity because of a zloty-forint flow, traders in Budapest said, adding that the forint was also due for a correction after steady gains in the past few weeks.

FX firms as global mood brightens

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:43pm

The Polish zloty was 0.54% firmer against the euro at 4.5516, the Czech crown had strengthened 0.09% to 25.8210, while the Hungarian forint was 0.13% stronger at 358.70.
"Over the next few days, the yields of 2-year bonds should remain around 0.05%, while the yields of 10-year bonds should remain close to 1.60%," PKO BP analysts said in a note.

Zloty brushes off virus worries to lead FX gains

Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:05pm

This is ahead of holidays -- the zloty was underperforming earlier, now it's outperforming... it seems like the main reason is probably the market was long, squaring positions ahead of the Easter holidays.
The zloty was 0.17% firmer against the euro at 4.624. The Czech crown was 0.12% firmer at 26.08 and the Hungarian forint was little changed at 362.10.

FX holds gains ahead of ECB meeting

Published 21 Jan, 2021 07:24pm

"Today, a positive reception of the ECB's decision by the euro may indirectly support the zloty and the currencies of the region," Konrad Bialas, chief economist at DM TMS Brokers said in a note.

Currencies nearly flat ahead of Polish central bank rate decision

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:30pm

The zloty was little changed, edging up 0.1% to 4.5245 per euro.
"Until the decision is published, volatility in the domestic market should remain limited," Bank Millenium wrote in a note.

Zloty, forint halt gains, focus turns to Polish central bank meeting next week

Published 08 Jan, 2021 04:56pm

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit Central Europe's economies hard, and some countries like the Czech Republic and Slovakia are battling a big spike in infections again.
The zloty was flat on the day to trade at 4.5185 versus the euro.

Currencies slide as markets eye EU budget veto developments

Published 04 Dec, 2020 05:40pm

The Hungarian forint slid 0.43pc and was trading at 358.50 per euro as markets waiting for developments regarding the European Union's budget and coronavirus rescue package.

Currencies, stocks ease, shrugging off third-quarter GDP rebound

Published 13 Nov, 2020 05:10pm

The region's economies rebounded mostly better than expected last quarter. On a quarterly basis.
The data "confirmed a strong recovery in the third quarter in CEE," Erste Bank said.

Currencies on roller coaster as US vote count swings; OTP shares shine

Published 04 Nov, 2020 05:47pm

Stock markets were mixed, with Budapest's main BUX index jumping by 2.3% and Prague rising 0.4%. Shares in Hungarian OTP Bank extended its gains from Tuesday, rising 1.3%.
Warsaw's main index, however, fell by almost 2%, which some analysts said was caused by concern about the record numbers of Covid cases and profit taking by some players.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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