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Asia stocks bounce from one-year low, China gains on monetary easing

Published 07 Dec, 2021 11:44am

SINGAPORE: Asian shares staged a recovery on Tuesday on receding worries about the impact of the Omicron variant...

Asian shares down on slow-growth fear; dollar stays near three-week low

Published 01 Sep, 2021 09:56am

Chinese blue chips fell 0.44% and Hong Kong 0.5%, as worries about slowing growth in China remained a drag

Asia stocks fight back, gold slides and oil takes a spill

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:36am

That took the US currency index up to 92.882 and nearer to the July peak of 93.194

Asia equities tick up, as investors look to the US

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:37am

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.58%
Chinese blue chips rose 0.15%, and the Hong Kong benchmark rose 0.31%, though real estate, healthcare, education stocks were still down

Asian shares dragged by vaccination lag, Wall St fares better

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:20am

Japan's Nikkei was closed for a holiday, but off 1.7% for the week and a whisker away from a seven-month trough

Asian stocks extend global rally after US jobs report

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:27am

Gold edged up 0.1% to $1,789.46 an ounce

Bonds stung, dollar cheered by sudden hawkish turn at Fed

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:40am

Ahead for currency markets is an interest rate decision from Turkey's central bank due at 1100 GMT, which has the lira on edge.

World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act

Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:22pm

Meantime, oil prices held near multi-year highs on an improved outlook for worldwide fuel demand.

Asia shares turn subdued ahead of US inflation test

Published 07 Jun, 2021 11:54am

So far, the reaction was muted with both Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures down 0.1%. EUROSTOXX 50 futures and FTSE futures eased 0.1%.

Asian shares at 6-week highs, eyes on Fed, US GDP

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:08pm

The US dollar's index slipped to 90.679 against a basket of major currencies, a level not seen since March 3.

Asian shares slip, dollar wallows at 1 month lows

Published 15 Apr, 2021 11:58am

Its New Zealand peer was upbeat at $0.7147, a level not seen since March 23.

Asia shares trudge behind as S&P futures scale new peak

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:59am

"This phenomenon is broad-based across European economies."

Asian shares defensive, set for monthly loss on bond rout

Published 31 Mar, 2021 02:13pm

The dollar is on track for a third straight monthly rise against the yen and its biggest since end-2016.

Indonesia's rupiah at near 5-mth low as US bond yields rise

Published 31 Mar, 2021 01:56pm

"The additional spending boost could further support the US dollar," Mizuho said in a note.

Asia shares edge higher, oil slips as Suez Canal ship re-floated

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:56am

Oil prices eased as markets assumed the re-floating of the Ever Given would allow tankers to use the waterway again. There were over 300 vessels waiting to pass through the shipping route which accounts for 12% of global trade.

Asia shares edge higher, oil slips as Suez Canal ship re-floated

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:56am

Oil prices eased as markets assumed the re-floating of the Ever Given would allow tankers to use the waterway again. There were over 300 vessels waiting to pass through the shipping route which accounts for 12% of global trade.

Asian stocks trip on China tech woes, some cyclical shares bought

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:57am

"We know that the economy is primed to begin to really accelerate in the second quarter," Kelly said. "But we haven't seen that acceleration yet so that's what we're waiting for."

Asian stocks edge higher, Aussie in demand on recovery signs

Published 03 Mar, 2021 10:12am

US West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed at $59.74 a barrel, while Brent futures rose 0.22% to $62.84 a barrel.

Asian shares fall amid China's asset-bubble warning

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:20pm

There were also fears among energy investors that OPEC may increase global supply following a meeting this week.

Asian stocks rally, battered bond market tries for stability

Published 01 Mar, 2021 09:45am

Non-yielding gold was still nursing losses after hitting an eight-month low on Friday en route to its worst month since November 2016. It was last at $1,750 an ounce, just above a trough around $1,716.

World stocks look to extend bull run to 12th day on economic optimism

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:44pm

The offshore Chinese yuan hit a 2-1/2-year high of 6.4010 per dollar overnight and last stood at 6.4032.

Asia sets up global stocks for extended bull run on economic optimism

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:52pm

MSCI's emerging market currency index hit a record high as well.

Economic optimism lifts HK stocks to 2-1/2-year high after Lunar New Year break

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:03pm

The top gainer in the Hang Seng Index was PetroChina , which was up 10.29%, while the biggest percentage loser was Meituan, which dropped 1.66%.

Asian shares stuck in holiday lull, bitcoin powers higher

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:56am

The yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose to 1.1632%, while the 30-year yield edged up to 1.9468%.

Malaysian shares pare gains on dour GDP data; most others muted in holiday trade

Published 11 Feb, 2021 12:40pm

"In our view, the Fed stance is still extremely dovish, and this fundamentally holds back the bullish-USD story", OCBC Treasury Research analysts wrote.

Asia stocks hold at highs, sustained by bottomless stimulus

Published 11 Feb, 2021 09:59am

In commodity markets, gold was sidelined at $1,838 an ounce as investors drove platinum to a six-year peak on bets of more demand from the automobile sector.

Stocks, oil rise in Asia after US records

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:22pm

Spot gold rose 0.37% to $1,837 an ounce as expectations of a large US economic stimulus package bolstered its appeal as an inflation hedge.

Asian shares, oil buoyant on economic revival hopes

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:19am

The euro was a tad weaker after rising 0.7% on Friday to a one-week high of $1.2054. It was last at $1.2034.

US stimulus, vaccine progress encourage equity bulls

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:23pm

Oil prices continued their upswing as producers limited supply in the face of increased fuel demand from a bad winter storm in the US Northeast.

Asian equities rebound but short-squeeze nerves persist

Published 29 Jan, 2021 11:32am

"Fears of (People's Bank of China) de-leveraging could trigger the correction of China equities, and discourage capital inflow for China stock markets," said Mizuho's chief Asian FX strategist Ken Cheung.

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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