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Japan's economy

Japan finance minister warns against forex volatility as yen weakens

Published 07 Oct, 2025 09:40am

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that the government will be vigilant for volatile...

Japan’s economy shows strain as factory output and retail sales drop

Published 30 Sep, 2025 09:28am

Industrial output fell 1.2% in August from a month earlier, data from the Ministry of Economy

Japan’s Nikkei rises as weaker yen boosts automakers; BOJ stands pat

Published 19 Mar, 2025 10:47am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, with automaker shares helped by a weaker yen, while the Bank...

BOJ keeps interest rates steady as Trump risks loom

Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:03am

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as policymakers chose to spend more time...

Japan Q4 GDP revised up to slight expansion, economy avoids recession

Published 11 Mar, 2024 09:41am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy avoided a technical recession, revised government GDP data showed on Monday, even though the...

Japan’s Q3 GDP falls faster than first estimates as consumption sags

Published 08 Dec, 2023 11:10am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy fell faster than first estimated in the third quarter, revised data showed on Friday, as the...

Japan economic growth beats expectations in first quarter

Published 17 May, 2023 11:02am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, official data showed Wednesday, helped by a...

Japan warns of action as yen slides to 24-year low

Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:19am

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that Tokyo will take “appropriate” action as needed...

Japan’s Q2 GDP likely revised up on robust capex, outlook murky

Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:16am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business...

Japan 1st-quarter GDP shrank as Omicron wave hit

Published 18 May, 2022 09:47am

TOKYO: Japan’s economy shrank slightly in the first quarter of 2022, official data showed Wednesday, hit by Covid-19...

Japan's economy likely rebounded in Q4 on solid consumption

Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:13am

TOKYO: Japan's economy likely rebounded in the final three months of 2021 as consumption rose during a drop off in...

Japan's economy seen rebounding in Q4, analysts wary about rising material costs

Published 16 Dec, 2021 10:33am

TOKYO: Japan's economy will likely grow sharply in the current quarter and the first three months of next year, as...

Tokyo stocks close higher

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday as investors took heart from US rallies and digested the Bank of...

Japan downgrades Q3 GDP on deeper hit to consumer spending

Published 08 Dec, 2021 11:33am

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank slightly faster than initially reported in the third quarter, as a sharp rise in local...

Japan's economy shrinks more than expected as supply shortages hit

Published 15 Nov, 2021 09:55am

TOKYO: Japan's economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit...

Japan's economy seen back in decline on COVID-19, supply issues

Published 11 Nov, 2021 09:13am

TOKYO: Japan's economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to stop a coronavirus resurgence and supply...

Tokyo rubber

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday and were heading for their first weekly decline in six weeks, after a...

Tokyo stocks open lower after mixed US close

Published 08 Jun, 2021 10:34am

The latest reading, released before the opening bell, did not prompt strong market reaction.

Japan Q1 GDP shrinks 1.3%, hit by virus restrictions

Published 18 May, 2021 10:04am

The quarter-on-quarter fall came after the world's third-largest economy expanded for two quarters to December.

Japan under the fading spotlight

Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am

Japan is a fascinating country. I personally rate the Japanese as one of the ‘master’ races of the world. But ...

BOJ's Kuroda warns of lingering pandemic pain for economy

Published 15 Apr, 2021 12:14pm

A restaunt operator in Nagoya, central Japan, complained that customers weren't returning much due to caution over the pandemic, according to the report.

Japan's soft household spending, wages signal prolonged COVID-19 economic strains

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:13am

Feb household spending falls 6.6% vs f'cast -5.3%.
Household spending down for 3rd straight month.
Consumer spending seen recovering but only moderately.

BOJ's Kuroda offers cautiously upbeat view on global, Japan growth

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:47pm

After rebounding from the initial hit of COVID-19, Japan's economy is seen suffering a contraction in the current quarter due to weak consumer demand.

Japan downgrades Q4 GDP as companies scale back spending

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:28am

Household spending, however, fell 6.1% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, worse than the 2.1% drop expected by economists in a Reuters poll.

Japan extends economic recovery as exports, capex shake off COVID hit

Published 15 Feb, 2021 06:09pm

Q4 GDP beats forecasts.
Strong exports, rebound in capex underpin economy.
New curbs to contain pandemic cloud economic outlook.
Sustained recovery dependent of vaccine rollout – analysts.
Other Asian economies seen improving.

Japan to suffer bigger-than-expected slump in Q1 amid pandemic curbs

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:44am

Around 69% said there would be little impact on the economy if the Olympics were canceled.

BOJ's Kuroda vows more stimulus if pandemic derails recovery

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:51am

Having already extended a raft of measures last month to ease funding strains for firms hit by the pandemic, the BOJ is expected to hold off ramping up stimulus at the Jan. 20-21 policy meeting, the sources said.

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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
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

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
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%)
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%)
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%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	130.17 ▲ 11.83 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98 ▼ -7.79 (-7.36%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.50 ▼ -1.51 (-6.29%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	115.05 ▼ -7.54 (-6.15%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Dadex Eternit / Jul 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	90 ▼ -5.7 (-5.96%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,549,919 ▲ 0.23
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	40,981,934 ▲ 0.45
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,319,520 ▲ 0.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	19,559,501 ▲ 2.99
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,863,204 ▲ 0.51
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,638,505 ▲ 0.02
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,486,221 ▲ 0.01
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,574,994 ▲ 0.58
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,572,807 ▲ 0.14
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,901,854 ▼ -0.49

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