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Dollar

Australia, NZ dollars lift from one-week lows on benign Fed

The prospect of extended US monetary stimulus, boosted riskier assets such as the Aussie and kiwi dollars

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:35pm

Markets

Yuan rises to 1-week high, recovers all loss earlier this week

The dollar hovered around a two-week low, weighed down by the latest insistence from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that rate increases are still some way off

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:30pm

World

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

The bipartisan group negotiating the blueprint overcame a key sticking point: how to pay for the spending

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:12am

Markets

Dollar stands firm as investors eye Fed decision

The 10-year inflation-linked bond yield hit a record low overnight

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:36pm

Markets

Sterling holds firm after UK COVID-19 infections drop

But the pound was an outlier, mostly holding on to its recent gains

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:33pm

Markets

Australian shares slip on lockdown extension; Spark Infra outperforms

Miners fell more than 0.5%, with heavyweights BHP , Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group shedding between 0.9% and 1.1%

Published 28 Jul, 2021 12:25pm

Business & Finance

Early trade: Dollar eases slightly with Fed in focus

NEW YORK: The US dollar dipped slightly against a basket of peer currencies on Tuesday as investors held off from...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

Business & Finance

Sterling’s sudden surge at FX fixing sends it to highest in over a week

LONDON: Sterling recovered against the dollar to hit its highest in over a week on Tuesday, in a sudden move that...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

Markets

Wall Street comes off record highs ahead of big tech earnings

Apple, Microsoft and Google set to report results
GE rises on strong cash flow position
Chinese stocks extend declines
Indexes down: Dow 0.50%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.53%

Published 27 Jul, 2021 08:24pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on US Fed

The dollar fetched 110.28 yen in early Asian trade, against 110.31 yen in New York late Monday

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:13am

Markets

Yuan nears 1-week low

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan touched a near one-week low against the dollar on Monday, as investors cautiously awaited...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

ICE cotton up slightly as lower dollar counters dip in grains

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures inched higher in choppy trading on Monday as a weaker dollar warded off the effect of a...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Dollar edges lower with Fed in focus

NEW YORK: The dollar edged lower on Monday against a basket of other currencies as investors’ focus turned to this...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Copper climbs to 6-week high on floods in top buyer China

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday as floods in top consumer China sparked demand hopes at a time when inventories...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Dollar dips ahead of Fed meeting, cryptocurrencies jump

China reported its highest number of cases since the end of January

Published 26 Jul, 2021 01:09pm

Markets

Yuan nears 1-week low, eyes on China's Politburo, US Fed

Prior to market opening, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the midpoint rate at 6.4763 per dollar, 113 pips or 0.17% weaker than the previous fix of 6.4650

Published 26 Jul, 2021 10:52am

Markets

Dollar holds near multi-month highs as Fed meeting in focus

The greenback was also close to a 12-day high on the safe-haven yen as record-high US equity markets buoyed risk sentiment

Published 26 Jul, 2021 10:18am

Markets

Russian rouble steadies before central bank rate meeting

Versus the euro, the rouble was flat at 86.79

Updated 23 Jul, 2021 01:34pm

Markets

Hong Kong shares tick up at open

The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.06 percent, or 17.11 points, to 27,740.95

Published 23 Jul, 2021 12:32pm

Markets

Yuan set for slight weekly gain, traders eye Fed, Politburo next week

In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.4685 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.4716 at midday, 15 pips weaker than the previous late session close

Published 23 Jul, 2021 12:15pm

Markets

Dollar eases amid recovery in risk appetite with Fed meeting in focus

The dollar index is on track to advance 0.1% for the week, having barely budged overnight to stand at 92.782 in Asia on Friday

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:54am

Markets

Yuan advances to 1 week high on capital inflows, basket index highest since 2016

A chief dealer at a Chinese bank said he expected the index to test 99 to 101 in the near-term

Published 22 Jul, 2021 11:50am

Business & Finance

Yuan rebounds from 10-day low on heavy corporate demand, steady LPR fix

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan rebounded from a 10-day low against the dollar, as the local currency got a helping hand...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

Business & Finance

Pound hits more than 5-month lows

LONDON: Britain’s pound hit a more than five-month low against the dollar and traded close to a five-week low...

Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am

Markets

Yen, dollar rise as Delta variant spurs rush to safety

Cryptocurrencies also sank, with bitcoin falling below $30,000 for the first time in about a month

Published 20 Jul, 2021 11:29am

Business & Finance

Dollar, yen gain as Delta variant weighs on risk sentiment

• Aussie, Canadian, NZ dollar fall vs greenback • Dollar supported by risk aversion

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Markets

Rupee declines to nine-month low as import bill mounts

Pressure on currency comes amid widening current account deficit

Published 19 Jul, 2021 05:22pm

Markets

Dollar on track for weekly gain amid virus concerns

The dollar index, tracking the greenback against major currencies, is on course for a 0.5% gain this week, which would be close to its biggest weekly gain in about a month.

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 07:50pm

Markets

Sterling slips against dollar, heads for worst week in a month

Sterling slips 0.2% versus dollar, 0.1% versus euro
Heading for worst week in a month
Dollar strength presents headwind

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 02:13pm

Markets

Dollar on course for weekly gain; kiwi leaps with inflation

US dollar index heads for 0.5% weekly rise
Virus jitters, rates outlook keeps USD supported
NZD jumps as inflation surges to decade-high

Published 16 Jul, 2021 10:50am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sally Tex. / Jul 29 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.39 ▲ 0.79 (17.17%)
Security Bank / Jul 29 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.35 ▲ 0.91 (14.13%)
Ist Paramount / Jul 29 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.78 ▲ 0.98 (12.56%)
Dewan Farooque Motors / Jul 29 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	11.68 ▲ 1.00 (9.36%)
Bilal Fibres / Jul 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	3.63 ▲ 0.28 (8.36%)
Ghazi Fab. / Jul 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	13.60 ▲ 1.00 (7.94%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 29 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	87.09 ▲ 6.07 (7.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Jul 29 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	38.19 ▲ 2.66 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	35.78 ▲ 2.49 (7.48%)
Leiner Gelatine / Jul 29 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	26.62 ▲ 1.85 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd. / Jul 29 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.97 ▲ -0.97 (-24.62%)
Image Pakistan / Jul 29 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	27.91 ▲ -6.29 (-18.39%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 29 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.72 ▲ -0.33 (-10.82%)
Gatron Ind. / Jul 29 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	520.78 ▲ -42.22 (-7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Jul 29 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	392.73 ▲ -31.84 (-7.50%)
Khairpur / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	65.59 ▲ -5.31 (-7.49%)
Sitara Energy / Jul 29 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	13.09 ▲ -1.06 (-7.49%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 29 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	19.68 ▲ -1.59 (-7.48%)
TPL Ins. / Jul 29 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	37.35 ▲ -2.99 (-7.41%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 29 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.50 ▲ -0.25 (-6.67%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,249,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Jul 29 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	40,185,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Jul 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	14,314,657 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Jul 29 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	8,577,000 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Jul 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	7,786,969 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Jul 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7,718,000 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Jul 29 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	6,825,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Jul 29 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	6,354,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Jul 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,342,639 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Jul 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,243,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 29	162.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 29	161.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	109.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.39
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.18
UK LIBOR % / Jul 29	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 29	4400.64
India Sensex / Jul 29	52443.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	27725.72
Nasdaq / Jul 29	14762.59
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25473.88
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	7016.63
Dow Jones / Jul 29	34930.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	15570.36
France CAC40 / Jul 29	6609.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jul 29	72.32
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jul 29	13080.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jul 29	94050.00
Gold Spot / Jul 29	1810.11
Cotton / Jul 29	90.52

Dollar

Australia, NZ dollars lift from one-week lows on benign Fed

Yuan rises to 1-week high, recovers all loss earlier this week

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

Dollar stands firm as investors eye Fed decision

Sterling holds firm after UK COVID-19 infections drop

Australian shares slip on lockdown extension; Spark Infra outperforms

Early trade: Dollar eases slightly with Fed in focus

Sterling’s sudden surge at FX fixing sends it to highest in over a week

Wall Street comes off record highs ahead of big tech earnings

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on US Fed

Yuan nears 1-week low

ICE cotton up slightly as lower dollar counters dip in grains

Dollar edges lower with Fed in focus

Copper climbs to 6-week high on floods in top buyer China

Dollar dips ahead of Fed meeting, cryptocurrencies jump

Yuan nears 1-week low, eyes on China's Politburo, US Fed

Dollar holds near multi-month highs as Fed meeting in focus

Russian rouble steadies before central bank rate meeting

Hong Kong shares tick up at open

Yuan set for slight weekly gain, traders eye Fed, Politburo next week

Dollar eases amid recovery in risk appetite with Fed meeting in focus

Yuan advances to 1 week high on capital inflows, basket index highest since 2016

Yuan rebounds from 10-day low on heavy corporate demand, steady LPR fix

Pound hits more than 5-month lows

Yen, dollar rise as Delta variant spurs rush to safety

Dollar, yen gain as Delta variant weighs on risk sentiment

Rupee declines to nine-month low as import bill mounts

Dollar on track for weekly gain amid virus concerns

Sterling slips against dollar, heads for worst week in a month

Dollar on course for weekly gain; kiwi leaps with inflation

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