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S&P Dow Jones opens cryptocurrency indexes

NEW YORK: The S&P Dow Jones Indices launched new cryptocurrency indexes, it said on Tuesday, further...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

Business & Finance

Economic downturn fueling Argentine crypto craze

In Argentina, crypto-investors tend to be people who are risk averse, said Emiliano Limia.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:51am

Markets

Govt, industry push bitcoin regulation to fight ransomware scourge

SAN FRANCISCO: Government and industry officials confronting an epidemic of ransomware, where hackers freeze the...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Bitcoin extends gain on reports of JPMorgan fund

The cryptocurrency had slumped almost a fifth from its all-time high hit earlier this month.
It was last up 9.5% at $53,792.0 after touching its lowest since early March on Sunday. Other major coins ethereum and XRP, which tend to move in tandem with bitcoin, were up around 7.7% and 20.4% respectively.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 08:49pm

Markets

Euro and US dollar waffle as markets weigh ECB policy talk

Euro gains then falls around central bank press conference.
Dollar index remains near multi-week lows.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 08:17pm

Markets

ARK buys another $64 mln in Coinbase shares, sells $99.5 mln of Tesla shares

ARK on Friday bought 187,078 shares of Coinbase, which debuted on the Nasdaq earlier this week, in a purchase worth nearly $64 million at the day’s closing price of $342.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 12:09pm

Business & Finance

Coinbase reference price set at $250/share, values exchange at $65bn

That price for Coinbase, which has opted against a traditional IPO but instead will use a direct listing, means the company is valued at $65.3 billion.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:27am

Opinion

Coinbase brings cryptocurrencies to Wall Street

The arrival Wednesday of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Nasdaq is one of the most anticipated events of the ...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits record high above $62,000

LONDON: Bitcoin hit a record high above $62,000 Tuesday as the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase prepares to launch...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits record high above $62,000

Banks and payment services such as Paypal allow transactions in certain digital currencies.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 02:49pm

Markets

Bitcoin above $60,000 again, rises 1.32% to $60,555.97

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 118.3% from the year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4.

Updated 11 Apr, 2021 05:51pm

Markets

Crypto market cap surges to record $2trln, bitcoin at $1.1trln

NEW YORK: The cryptocurrency market capitalization hit an all-time peak of $2 trillion on Monday, according to data...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:51am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar slips against basket of currencies

NEW YORK: The US dollar slipped to a two-week low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as traders booked...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:50am

Business & Finance

Atari creates blockchain division for cryptocurrency, games

PARIS: Video game pioneer Atari announced on Tuesday the creation of a blockchain division that will seize on the...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:50am

Business & Finance

Crypto market cap soars to record $2trn, bitcoin at $1.1trn

Bitcoin was last up 1pc at $58,820. Since hitting a lifetime peak of more than $61,000, but has since traded in a relatively narrow range.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 12:26am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar on track for third weekly gain

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Friday in thin trading, on pace for its third weekly gain, after data showed the...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar hits one-year high against yen

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Wednesday, hitting a one-year high versus the yen and multi-month peaks with other...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Business & Finance

Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency

NEW YORK: Visa Inc said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Business & Finance

Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, the most popular crypto coin, jumped to a one-week high on the news, rising as much as 4.5% to $58,300 and heading back toward a record-high above $61,000 hit earlier this month.
The USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin cryptocurrency whose value is pegged directly to the US dollar.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:20pm

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar pares gains

NEW YORK: The US dollar reached a fresh four-month high before slashing its gains on Thursday, as yields on US...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:26am

KP plans to build pilot crypto currency mining farms

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is planning to build two hydroelectric-powered pilot "mining farms" to...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:33am

Business & Finance

KP eyes to utilize hydropower for cryptomining

The first meeting of the KP Crypto Advisory Committee held at KPITB. KP government on the directions and guidance of Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan is taking serious steps regarding cryptocurrency and crypto mining.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 11:59am

Business & Finance

Bitcoins under the hammer in France

PARIS: Governments might look askance at bitcoin but it doesn’t mean they don’t want to cash in its soaring ...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Dollar firms as investors keep eagle eye on Fed guidance

Commodity-linked currencies including the Australian dollar , the New Zealand dollar and the Canadian dollar eased slightly against the US dollar, tracking weakness in commodity prices.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 11:29am

Business & Finance

KP launches Pakistan's first Advisory Committee for cryptocurrency & cryptomining

Bangash also thanked Waqar Zaka, one of the leading voices supporting cryptocurrency in Pakistan for his full cooperation and support to the KP government.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 11:03am

Business & Finance

MicroStrategy buys 205 bitcoin for $10m

BENGALURU: MicroStrategy Inc, a major corporate backer of bitcoin, has bought about 205 bitcoin for about $10 ...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Business & Finance

Chinese beauty app Meitu shares surge after cryptocurrency investment

Ether powers contracts and applications on the Ethereum network, and so purchasing it was a "logical preparation", the filing said.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 10:13am

Business & Finance

Cryptocurrency trading volumes spike 17pc in Feb

LONDON: Cryptocurrency trading volumes soared by 17% last month in the wake of Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin bet,...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:16am

World

Twitter’s Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

NEW YORK: “just setting up my twttr” - the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Twitter boss...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:20pm

Business & Finance

Software icon McAfee charged in cryptocurrency scam

NEW YORK: The creator of McAfee computer security software was facing charges Friday that he cashed in on a...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	272.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	666.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jul 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	272.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	666.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jul 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	135.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.21
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Jul 1	1.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 1	3825.33
India Sensex / Jul 1	52907.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	26935.62
Nasdaq / Jul 1	11127.84
Hang Seng / Jul 1	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	7168.65
Dow Jones / Jul 1	31097.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	12813.03
France CAC40 / Jul 1	5931.06

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	108.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17380.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	119100.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	1811.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	97.48

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