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Japan’s Nikkei slides into correction zone on tech selloff, Middle East conflict

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei tumbled into correction territory on Friday, as a global rout in chipmakers and an escalation...

Selling at PSX, KSE-100 down nearly 1,200 points

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 06:25pm

Benchmark index settles at 186,255.55

Nikkei posts sharpest weekly gain in nearly two years

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share index recorded its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years on Friday before trimming...

Nikkei gives up early gains as tech shares fall

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average surrendered early gains to end lower on Tuesday, as technology heavyweights...

Nikkei slips from record high on tech drag

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average retreated on Friday from a record high reached the day before, as investors sold...

Japan’s Nikkei ends higher; Astellas surges on US FDA nod for treatment

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 01:19pm

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average reversed course to end higher on Monday as investors took a fresh view on strong...

Japan’s Nikkei ends at 2-1/2-month high as tech stocks rally

Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei index closed at its highest in two-and-a-half months, as technology heavyweights tracked ...

Tokyo stocks close higher on political upheaval

Published 06 Sep, 2021 12:08pm

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 1.83 percent, or 531.78 points, at 29,659.89, while the broader Topix index gained 1.28 percent, or 25.77 points, to 2,041.22

Dollar near 2-week low, investors look to US jobs data for next catalyst

Published 31 Aug, 2021 10:53am

Weaker jobs numbers, due to be released on Friday, could instead cement a case for later action - a pre-announcement in November with a formal decision in December

Nikkei at 1-month low as Fed's hawkish stance dulls risk appetite

Published 21 Jun, 2021 01:21pm

Thousands of corporations from Toyota Motor to telecom giant SoftBank Group are setting up clinics in a massive private-sector vaccination drive, which will begin on Monday.

Tokyo stocks close higher on tech rallies

Published 15 Jun, 2021 11:40am

The dollar fetched 110.07 yen in Asian afternoon trade, against 110.08 yen in New York late Monday.

Japanese shares jump nearly 2% as vaccine rollouts lift recovery hopes

Published 28 May, 2021 11:38am

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, up 7.9%, was the largest percentage gainer on the Nikkei, followed by Hino Motors gaining 7.14% and Yaskawa Electric Corp up 6.57%.

Tokyo stocks open lower with eyes on yields

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:28am

It will take about a month for Renesas to resume operation, the leading business daily Nikkei reported, citing chief executive Hidetoshi Shibata.

Japanese shares gain on recovery hopes, Topix at 20-year high

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:28pm

Travel agency H.I.S. gained 2.09% despite the COVID-19 crisis leading it to a 7.9 billion yen ($72.34 million) quarterly net loss.

Tokyo stocks edge up on sound earnings

Published 10 Feb, 2021 01:15pm

Toyota gained 1.70 percent to 8,130 yen after it said net profit soared 50 percent in the third quarter and upgraded its full-year forecasts.

Tokyo stocks close higher on stimulus hopes

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:52am

The dollar fetched 105.50 yen in Asian trade, against 105.38 yen in New York.

Dollar nurses losses as traders await more data to determine direction

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:16am

In the cryptocurrency market, ethereum spot prices fell 1.21% to $1,595 after the listing of ethereum futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Sunday.

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on earnings

Published 08 Feb, 2021 09:51am

Among other shares, telecom and investment giant SoftBank Group was up 3.71 percent at 9,418 yen ahead of its earnings reports after market close.

Japan shares end higher as IMF forecast boosts hopes of higher earnings

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:31pm

Shionogi & Co gained 1.12% after the drug maker said it sold the development and marketing rights for a COVID-19 treatment to California-based biotech BioAge Labs Inc.

Tokyo stocks close higher led by tech shares

Published 13 Jan, 2021 01:00pm

Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest surged 5.45 percent to 8,710 yen, while chip-making equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron climbed 5.27 percent to 42,950 yen.

Japan shares end near three-decade high after Trump signs stimulus bill

Published 28 Dec, 2020 11:33am

The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd up 4.67%, followed by Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd gaining 2.64%.

Dollar dithers in thin trade as Trump passes pandemic aid package

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:47am

Mitsuo Imaizumi, chief FX strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo, expects the pound and euro to decline against the dollar, reaching $1.30 and $1.15 respectively by the end of the summer.

Japan stocks rise on US stimulus, vaccine hopes; Sharp shares drop

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:37am

The underperformers among the Topix 30 were Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, down 1.20%, followed by Fanuc Corp losing 0.46%.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9.30 ▲ 0.98 (11.78%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.70 ▼ -1.39 (-9.87%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	417.05 ▼ -43.37 (-9.42%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.95 ▼ -2.16 (-8.6%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	80.40 ▼ -7.43 (-8.46%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.11 ▼ -7.68 (-7.26%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50 ▼ -3.79 (-7.05%)
Blessed Tex. / Jul 21 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	945 ▼ -70.74 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,817,194 ▼ -0.68
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	106,913,483 ▲ 0.2
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	65,536,261 ▲ 0.7
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,626,173 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,136,547 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	23,057,753 ▲ 1.13
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,067,153 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,134,234 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,382,910 ▲ 0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,125,465 ▼ -1.76

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