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The darkness deepens

They say the night is darkest before the dawn. On Monday, it couldn’t have gotten darker—somewhere, someone in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Opinion

Why the USD matters?

Whenever I meet clients and investors, the one discussion I always end up having, regardless of market conditions, ...

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 07:34am

Editorials

PKR: woeful decline

EDITORIAL: The gap between the currency markets — the interbank and the open market — is widening on a daily...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

US, Japan agree to tackle currency, economic impact of Ukraine war

Both sides say war raised exchange rate volatility, which could adversely affect economic and financial stability

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Keeping them poor to keep them alive

A special report in Business Recorder the other day revealed that it might not suffice to cut subsidies to revive ...

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 07:34pm

BR Research

Wanted: Shehbaz speed in Islamabad

Stocks, bonds, and currency markets rallied soon after the new government took office. Markets were jittery due to...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 08:09am

Markets

Currency markets nervously eye Ukraine headlines, take heart from possible summit

HONG KONG: Currency markets started the week nervously eying tensions in eastern Europe, with the safe-haven yen not...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 11:32am

Business & Finance

Sterling gains on broadly struggling dollar; central bank eyed

LONDON: Sterling firmed on Thursday as the discovery of the first case of the Omicron variant in the United States...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

Markets

Currencies recover from Omicron chaos but analysts warn more volatility ahead

OTTAWA: Currency markets calmed on Monday in Asia after the initial shock of the discovery of the Omicron ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 11:38am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains, euro recovers on better than expected data

NEW YORK: The dollar index held near 16-month highs on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was picked...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Markets

Global shares linger at peaks ahead of Fed move

HONG KONG: Global shares hovered at record highs while currency markets and US Treasuries were steady on Wednesday,...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 10:30am

Business & Finance

US dollar index falls

NEW YORK: The U.S. dollar lost value against major currencies on Wednesday as the Bank of Canada started off a ...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

Business & Finance

Early trade: Dollar swings with currency markets nervous ahead of upcoming jobs data

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar recovered from a fall on Wednesday brought on by the release of an unexpectedly weak...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Sterling shoots up 0.9% after falling overnight below $1.38

The pound rose 0.9% versus a weakening dollar to $1.3910, after falling to $1.3786, its lowest of since April 16.
Currency markets are fully pricing in a 30 basis point hike in rates by the BoE by December 2022.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 08:08pm

Markets

Sterling slips to one-month low versus dollar

Versus the euro, it was down 0.4% at 86.24 pence per euro .
"Sterling's bearish bias has been in place over the past week or so as it toyed with breaking below 1.41 against the dollar."

Published 15 Jun, 2021 05:42pm

Markets

Dollar looks stronger as euro and sterling dip

Currency markets had been sluggish all week in anticipation of Thursday's release of U.S. consumer prices, which rose 5pc year-on-year in May.

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 12:42am

Markets

FX volatility at Feb 2020 lows with dollar gaining slightly

FX volatility index falls to Feb 2020 levels.
Euro lower ahead of ECB meeting on Thursday.
Traders wait for policy cues before making new bets.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 08:01pm

Markets

FX volatility falls to pre-pandemic lows as traders wait it out

FX volatility index falls to Feb 2020 levels.
Euro lower ahead of ECB meeting on Thursday.
Traders wait for policy cues before making new bets.
Sterling dips after recent run higher.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 05:16pm

Business & Finance

Dollar steadies in Europe

LONDON: The dollar index held near a three-week high on Friday and moves in currency markets were muted as traders...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Sudan issues new rules for selling dollars

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s central bank on Thursday relaxed restrictions to allow commercial banks more flexibility in...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Dollar drifts higher before Fed decision

While currency markets were generally calm, signs of nervousness were evident in the bond markets where yields on 10-year US Treasury notes rose above 1.60% after tepid auction results.
The dollar index rose 0.2% at 91.047, bouncing from Monday's low of 90.679, its weakest level since March 3, though investors were not convinced a recent downtrend had ended.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 05:21pm

Business & Finance

Dollar surges in Europe

LONDON: The dollar edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a pick-up in US Treasury yields, while riskier currencies...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Markets

Asian shares, currencies tread lower; Indian shares drop as cases spike

"With Europe on holiday today, volumes will rapidly taper this afternoon in Asia," said Jeffrey Halley, a senior Asia Pacific market analyst at OANDA.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:18am

Markets

Your rupee last week

KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (March 15 to 19,...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 04:18am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar edges higher

NEW YORK: The dollar ticked higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a slight dip after a tame US inflation report, ...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Markets

Risk currencies recover from Friday carnage, dollar consolidates

The dollar slipped 0.1% to 106.415 yen, but still near the six-month high of 106.69 touched Friday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 09:58am

Business & Finance

Risk units, euro rise in Europe

LONDON: The dollar index dropped on Thursday, risk currencies rose to three-year highs and the euro continued its...

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 09:30am

Markets

Loonie notches a 3-year high as Canada's bond yields jump

Canadian dollar strengthens 0.2% against the greenback.
Loonie touches its strongest since February 2018 at 1.2468.
Price of US oil falls 0.9%.
Canada's 10-year yield touches a 13-month high at 1.481%.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 08:21pm

Business & Finance

Sterling consolidates above $1.38

LONDON: Sterling held above the $1.38 mark hit earlier this week on Thursday in relatively quiet currency markets...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:30am

Markets

Russian rouble recovers after sell-off led by sanction risk

Risk of sanctions linked to the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny upon his return to Russia for the first time since being poisoned last summer hit the rouble on Monday.
Rouble was 0.3% stronger against the dollar at 73.75 and was flat against the euro, trading at 89.45.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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