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Uganda shilling holds steady against the dollar

At 0953 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,690/3,700, unchanged from Thursday's closing level.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 04:09pm

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Oil edges higher on weaker dollar, but demand threats cap gains

Brent crude rose by 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $43.37 a barrel by 0634 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 1 cent to $41.08.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 11:59am

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Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (July 23, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate Rs...

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am

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Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (July 23, 2020)....

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am

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LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (July 23, 2020)....

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am

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Early trade in New York: Dollar tumbles, yuan recovers

NEW YORK: The dollar dropped to a more than four-month low on Thursday, as investors continued to sell the buck on...

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am

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Dollar hits 4-month low in Europe

LONDON: The US dollar hit four-month lows against a basket of peer currencies on Thursday and China's yuan partially...

Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am

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C$ rises as uncertain US economic outlook drags US dollar lower

Canadian dollar at C$1.3407 or 74.59 US cents.
Bond prices mixed across the maturity curve.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 01:24am

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Gold rallies on US-China row, Apple news slams stocks

Potential probe of Apple hits red-hot tech-sector.
Euro marches higher, dollar slides to almost two-year low.
Markets eye escalating US-China tensions.
Gold extends gains to new 9-year peak.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 01:22am

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Oil falls as coronavirus demand concerns outweigh weak dollar

US dollar trades at lowest since September 2018.
Rising coronavirus cases hit US summer fuel consumption.
US-Chinese dispute a drag on prices.
US Senate, White House haggle over coronavirus aid.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 12:44am

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Gold nears $1,900/oz on weaker dollar, stimulus hopes

Spot gold hits $1,897.91 per ounce.
US weekly jobless claims rise to 1.416 million.
Palladium prices could reach $2,500/oz by mid-2021 –UBS.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 12:25am

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C$ softer as a rise in U.S. jobless claims lifts bruised U.S. dollar

The Canadian dollar was at C$1.3421 to the greenback, or 74.51 U.S. cents, weaker than Wednesday's close of C$1.3416, or 74.54 U.S. cents.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 09:40pm

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Rupee gains one paisa against US dollar

The State Bank of Pakistan reported that in interbank, the price of euro appreciated by Rs. 1.20 to close at Rs. 194.22 against the last day’s trading of Rs. 193.06.

Updated 23 Jul, 2020 06:17pm

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Dollar hits 4-month lows as Sino-US tensions loom

The United States gave China until Friday to close its consulate in Houston following allegations of spying.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 04:40pm

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Oil rises on weaker dollar, high US stocks weigh

The US dollar index against a basket of currencies was trading on Thursday near its lowest since early March.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 04:21pm

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Kenyan shilling under pressure against the dollar

At 0845 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 108.15/35 per dollar, compared with 108.10/30 at Wednesday's close.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 04:16pm

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Battered U.S. dollar 'hanging by a thread' as coronavirus cases grow

“The dollar is hanging by a thread,” said Mazen Issa, senior currency strategist at TD Securities in New York.

Published 23 Jul, 2020 10:35am

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Euro hits 1-1/2 year high vs dollar after EU virus deal

EU deal cheered, although largely priced in.
Analysts say dollar set to struggle for now.
Commodity currencies soar as risk sentiment improves.

Published 21 Jul, 2020 10:55pm

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Russian rouble hits 72 vs dollar on limited risk appetite, falling oil prices

A strengthening dollar and falling oil prices also played against the rouble, as the Russian currency was set to end the week in negative territory.
Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was down 0.4% at $43.22 a barrel.

Published 17 Jul, 2020 09:10pm

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Cautious optimism on crucial EU summit lifts euro

No outcome is expected at the summit until evening, at best, but an agreement or a collapse in the talks would have a major impact on the currency when trading resumes.
Markets appear to be constructive on the euro in an anticipation of progress towards the recovery fund at the EU summit over the weekend.

Published 17 Jul, 2020 05:44pm

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C$ retreats from 1-week high as oil producers ease output curbs

Canadian dollar falls 0.2% against the greenback.
Loonie touches its strongest intraday level since July 9.
Price of US oil decreases 1.1%.
Canada's 10-year yield eases 3.1 basis points to 0.507%.

Published 16 Jul, 2020 06:45pm

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Pound slips to two-week low vs euro on disappointing growth data

Gross domestic product rose by 1.8% in May after falling by a record 20.8% in April, the Office for National Statistics said.
The pound fell 0.33% to $1.2510 versus the dollar and traded 0.4% lower against the euro at 90.77 pence.

Published 14 Jul, 2020 05:11pm

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C$ recovers from 10-day low after record jobs gain

Canadian dollar trades near flat against the greenback.
Loonie touches its weakest level since June 30 at 1.3631.
Canada adds 952,900 jobs in June.
Canadian bond yields mixed across a flatter curve.

Published 10 Jul, 2020 07:07pm

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Rouble strengthens on weaker dollar, modest risk appetite

Prices for Russia's OFZ treasury bonds rose sharply, as investors around the world sought higher-yielding.
Rouble was 0.8% stronger against the dollar at 70.53 and had gained 0.7% to trade at 80.00 versus the euro.

Published 09 Jul, 2020 06:42pm

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Sterling clings to 3-week highs, unfazed by Sunak's new economic plan

Sterling's unfazed reaction to Sunak's fiscal stimulus measures is in part due to the rally seen in the pound during yesterday's session.
Sunak also temporarily scrapped a property tax on purchases of homes costing up to 500,000 pounds.

Published 08 Jul, 2020 06:30pm

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South African rand slides as coronavirus infection rise dims outlook

Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in India surpassed 20,000 and case numbers increased.
Locally, COVID-19 deaths passed the 3,000 mark, with infections at more than 200,000.

Published 07 Jul, 2020 09:09pm

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Dollar edges higher as virus worries sap risk appetite

Dollar index 0.03% lower.
Pound near 3-week highs before government releases spending plans.

Published 07 Jul, 2020 09:02pm

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Sterling rises to three-week highs on news of Brexit talks dinner

I think there is a little bit of optimism today for the dinner that is taking place tonight at 10 Downing Street.
"The market is looking at what is going to give a boost in the next six months... but I think it's mostly flow driven and volumes that are not really heavy."

Published 07 Jul, 2020 08:21pm

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Risk currencies breathe after rally, virus resurgence buoys dollar

Aussie dollar down 0.6% as Melbourne enters lockdown.
Dollar index climbs 0.3%.
Yuan hugs 7 per dollar mark.

Published 07 Jul, 2020 05:25pm

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Canadian dollar, 'stuck in a range,' clings to weekly gain

Canadian dollar trades near flat against the greenback.
For the week, the loonie is on track to rise 0.9%.
Price of US oil decreases 1.2%.
Canadian bond yields dip across much of a flatter curve.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 07:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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