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Sterling rises as Britain gets ready for April re-opening

After rising above $1.42 in February to its highest level against the dollar since April 2018, sterling lost some ground versus the greenback in March.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 12:07am

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Big tech lifts equities as Biden rebuilding plan in focus

Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.9pc as online food delivery firm Deliveroo closed down 30pc on its first day of trading.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

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Copper climbs on Chinese factory data, infrastructure hopes

A stronger U.S. currency makes dollar-priced metals more expensive and less appealing to holders of other currencies.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

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Gold rises on softer dollar, but set for worst quarter in over 4 years

Gold is down over 9pc for the quarter and is on track for its worst quarterly performance since end-December 2016.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

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Pakistani Rupee continues to appreciate against US Dollar

The PKR opened the trading day at 153.100 against USD, it dropped to the day low of 151.200 before it rebounded.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 07:57pm

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Dollar hits new one-year high to yen on US pandemic recovery optimism

The Chinese yuan traded around 6.57 per dollar in the offshore market, from the weakest since November at 6.5838, touched on both Monday and Tuesday.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:36am

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Dollar gains as investors bet on strong US recovery

Investors will watch closely the monthly US nonfarm payrolls on Friday, with Federal Reserve policymakers so far citing slack in the labor market for their continued lower-for-longer stance on interest rates.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:32am

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Dollar, inventories weigh on copper prices

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Tuesday as a firmer dollar and higher inventories triggered a bout of selling while ...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

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Arabica coffee slides to 1-1/2 month low, cocoa also plunges

Rains are expected in Brazil coffee areas from April 4, which could improve conditions for final stage of beans growth before the harvest.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 01:22am

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Sterling falls versus stronger dollar, stabilises versus euro

The UK's 2-year gilt yield also rose in early trade on Tuesday, up as much as 3 basis points at the 8-day high of 0.112pc.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 01:00am

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South Africa's rand and stocks firm ahead of Ramaphosa speech

The currency had a volatile session that saw it weaken to a session low of 14.9950 before recovering, as investors continue to look to moves in global markets for direction.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 12:51am

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Cotton eases on firm dollar, traders await federal acreage report

Cotton contracts for May fell 0.19 cent, or 0.2pc, to 80.30 cents per lb by 12:01 P.M EDT. It traded within a range of 79.82 and 81.2 cents a lb.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 12:02am

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Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs

The stronger dollar and rising yields, along with expectations of a strong economic recovery, sapped demand for safe-haven bullion and pushed gold prices lower.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 11:50pm

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Gold slides 2pc to near 3-week trough as U.S. yields surge

The dollar index jumped to a more than four-month high, making greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

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Oil falls as Suez Canal opens, dollar rallies; eyes on OPEC+ meeting

Ships were moving through the Suez Canal again a day after tugs refloated the Ever Given container carrier, which had blocked the passage for almost a week.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

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Soy, corn, wheat futures down ahead of USDA data, quarter's end

Wheat also declined, with a firmer dollar hanging over the market along with spillover weakness from broad declines in commodities.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 12:05am

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Dollar hits one-year yen high but stocks split

Wall Street's major indices were lower in late morning trading, while the yield on US government debt rose.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:15pm

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Dollar rallies as US economic optimism boosts Treasury yields

Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose to 14-month highs on Tuesday at 1.776%, and were last up 2 basis points on the day at 1.742%.
Treasury yields are rising a day before President Joe Biden is set to outline how he intends to pay for a $3 trillion to $4 trillion infrastructure plan.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 08:25pm

Pakistan

Rupee surges 94 paisas against dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs153 and Rs153.8 respectively.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 06:36pm

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Markets rise on recovery hope, dollar hits one-year yen high

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Mumbai and Wellington all rose, though Sydney, Manila and Jakarta fell.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:33pm

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Dollar drops to two-year low against Pakistani Rupee

After a high of Rs 168.43 on August 20, the dollar has depreciated by Rs 15.23 so far.
As per local media reports, the trading session of the second day of the business week today, the dollar lost 95 paise in the interbank market as the dollar dropped to Rs 153.20 at closing.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 04:01pm

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Dollar breaks 110 yen for first time since March 2020

The dollar is up almost six percent from its recent low seen at the start of January.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:16pm

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Yuan slips to 4-month low, set for worst month since Aug 2019

Foreign capital inflows were among one of the key factors supporting the yuan last year.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 10:52am

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Dollar hits 1-year high versus yen as inflation worries lift yields

In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin pushed back above $58,000 overnight after Visa Inc said it would allow the use of cryptocurrencies to settle transactions on its payment network, in the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies on both Wall Street and Main Street.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 10:45am

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Tokyo's Nikkei rangebound in early trade

Among major shares, SoftBank Group rose 1.44 percent to 9,211 yen.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:52am

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New York cotton futures dip

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures edged lower in choppy trading on Monday, pressured by a firmer dollar, while...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

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Copper prices slide

LONDON: Copper prices slid on Monday as worries about higher freight costs receded after a container ship blocking...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Money trail from Daphne murder probe stretches to China?

VALLETTA/SHANGHAI: A widening investigation into allegations of high-level corruption on the island of Malta, first...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

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U.S. dollar rises as sentiment turns cautious on hedge fund default concerns

The dollar index, a measure of the greenback's value against six other major currencies, hit as high as 92.919, its strongest level since November last year.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:34am

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Sterling steadies below $1.38

Expectations that Britain's economy will reopen quickly after its rapid vaccine rollout lifted sterling to $1.42 in February, at the time making it the best performing G10 currency.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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