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Euro zone banks raised bar for mortgages in third quarter, ECB says

FRANKFURT: Euro zone banks tightened access to mortgages in the three months to September and expected to continue...

Updated 26 Oct, 2021 01:06pm

Business & Finance

ECB charts lonely course through inflation spike

FRANKFURT: Pressure is growing on the European Central Bank to respond to rising inflation in the eurozone, as its...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

Markets

ECB charts lonely course through inflation spike

FRANKFURT: Pressure is growing on the European Central Bank to respond to rising inflation in the eurozone, as its...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 09:28am

Markets

US yields extend rise after soft 20-year auction; curve steepens for 2nd day

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, after a weak auction of 20-year notes, with the yield...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 12:00am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields edge higher, eyes on the ECB

MILAN: Euro zone government bond yields steadied on Wednesday as recent comments by European Central Bank (ECB)...

Published 20 Oct, 2021 12:58pm

Opinion

Dr Copper flashing an SOS signal?

Good things tend to happen to the global economy when copper rises and bad things when its price falls on global...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Markets

German inflation hits highest since 1993 on energy prices

FRANKFURT: German consumer prices rose at their fastest pace since 1993 in September on the back of higher energy...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

Business & Finance

Nexi exec says group interested in digital euro, no formal talks with ECB

MILAN: Nexi is interested in working on a digital version of the euro, but there are no formal talks with the...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

Business & Finance

Eurozone exposure to Evergrande 'limited': Lagarde

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said on Friday that the potential collapse of the troubled...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

Markets

Eurozone exposure to Evergrande 'limited': Lagarde

Markets plunged at the beginning of the week by fears that Evergrande -- one of China's biggest developers in the crucial property sector

Published 24 Sep, 2021 01:29pm

Business & Finance

ECB braces for sticky inflation; eyes end of emergency stimulus

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank policymakers are bracing for inflation to exceed the bank’s already raised...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am

Markets

ECB's de Guindos warns against tying wages to inflation

Some countries in Europe have indexation of pensions and the salaries of public officials to inflation

Published 21 Sep, 2021 01:26pm

Business & Finance

Euro zone yields hit two-month highs

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields reached the highest in over two months on Friday after a report suggested...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Markets

Central banks tiptoe towards tapering

PARIS: To taper or not to taper? That is the question facing central bankers as they debate when they should unwind...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 10:17am

Markets

U.S. dollar raises vs most currencies as Fed taper talk gathers pace

NEW YORK: The dollar climbed to a two-week peak against a basket of currencies on Monday, bolstered by expectations...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 01:04am

Markets

European stocks pare losses

LONDON: Euro zone stocks bounced off session lows to end little changed on Thursday after the European Central Bank...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

Markets

US MIDDAY: Gold gains as dollar slips

NEW YORK: Gold firmed on Thursday, lifted by a slight retreat in the dollar, but renewed bets that the US Federal...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

ECB trims emergency support

Updated 10 Sep, 2021 09:38am

Markets

Euro zone bonds steady ahead of ECB meeting

The bank will set the pace of its pandemic emergency bond buying (PEPP) purchases for the fourth quarter at the meeting

Published 09 Sep, 2021 01:04pm

Markets

Markets await ECB stimulus clues as eurozone bounces back

Revised figures this week showed the economy in the 19-nation club grew by a better-than-expected 2.2 percent between April and June after countries relaxed their virus restrictions

Published 09 Sep, 2021 09:59am

Markets

U.S. yields rise for a second day as auctions eyed

NEW YORK: U.S. government bond yields rose for a second straight day on Tuesday, building on Friday's climb in the...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 01:27am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields steady, stick near recent highs

In early trade, Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield was steady at -0.36%

Published 06 Sep, 2021 01:03pm

Business & Finance

Dollar lower after initial claims

NEW YORK: The dollar was weaker on Thursday following data on the labor market, while the euro remained near a...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Markets

European stocks mark seventh straight month of gains

LONDON: European stocks fell on Tuesday as a spike in inflation caused jitters about a possible shift in monetary...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Markets

ECB needs to take account of improved financing conditions

Villeroy, who is also governor of the Bank of France, said there was no urgency to decide on the future of the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme at the ECB's September meeting because unlike the US Federal Reserve

Published 30 Aug, 2021 01:02pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields hold near one-month high after sell-off

German and Italian 10-year yields had their biggest one-day rise in nearly six months on Wednesday

Published 26 Aug, 2021 01:12pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields steady, flash PMI in focus

Mounting concerns that the best of the global economic recovery may already be in the past has bolstered major sovereign bond markets in recent weeks

Published 23 Aug, 2021 01:52pm

Markets

Euro zone bond yields drift sideways, off multi-month lows for now

An improving US labour market and speculation that the US Federal Reserve could soon start to unwind its bond buying stimulus has pushed up US and European bond yields

Published 13 Aug, 2021 12:36pm

Markets

BNP Paribas posts a profit rise on retail rebound and lower provisions

Revenue was up 0.9%, as a 9.5% rebound in retail banking offset a drop in earnings from corporate and investment banking

Published 30 Jul, 2021 11:37am

Business & Finance

ECB lifts Covid-era curbs on banks’ dividends

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank said Friday it would end pandemic-era restrictions on banks’ payouts to...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fidelity Leas. / Jul 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	3.40 ▲ 0.79 (30.27%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 5 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	3.68 ▲ 0.73 (24.75%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 5 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.37 ▲ 1.00 (13.57%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 5 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.75 ▲ 0.40 (11.94%)
Reliance Ins. / Jul 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.10 ▲ 0.56 (8.56%)
AKD Hospitality / Jul 5 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	177.04 ▲ 12.35 (7.50%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jul 5 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1639.82 ▲ 114.40 (7.50%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 5 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1327.20 ▲ 92.59 (7.50%)
Crescent Steel / Jul 5 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	46.34 ▲ 3.23 (7.49%)
Feroze 1888 / Jul 5 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	74.64 ▲ 5.20 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 5 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.00 ▲ -0.60 (-16.67%)
Escorts Bank / Jul 5 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.00 ▲ -0.50 (-7.69%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 5 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.80 ▲ -0.80 (-7.55%)
Bhanero Tex. / Jul 5 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1355.13 ▲ -109.87 (-7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 5 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	141.34 ▲ -11.46 (-7.50%)
Punjab Oil / Jul 5 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	172.97 ▲ -14.02 (-7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 5 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	123.95 ▲ -10.05 (-7.50%)
Zahid Jee Tex. / Jul 5 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	24.79 ▲ -2.01 (-7.50%)
Universal Network / Jul 5 Universal Network Systems Limited(GEMUNSL)	45.70 ▲ -3.70 (-7.49%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 5 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	51.74 ▲ -4.19 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,353,500 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Jul 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,931,230 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	2,575,105 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,419,699 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	2,395,262 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Jul 5 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	2,009,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Jul 5 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	1,867,500 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Jul 5 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	1,700,779 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Jul 5 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	1,659,832 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Jul 5 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1,569,500 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 4	205.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 4	204.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 4	135.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 4	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 4	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 4	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Jul 4	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 4	3825.33
India Sensex / Jul 4	53234.77
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 4	26153.81
Nasdaq / Jul 4	11127.84
Hang Seng / Jul 4	21830.35
FTSE 100 / Jul 4	7232.65
Dow Jones / Jul 4	31097.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 4	12773.38
France CAC40 / Jul 4	5954.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 4	110.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 4	16880.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 4	118900.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 4	1809.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 4	97.48

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