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Australia's central bank lifts rates to 18-year high, split vote points to pause ahead

Published 03 Nov, 2026 11:01am

The Aussie dollar slipped 0.3% to $0.6979 and three-year government bond futures fell 3 ticks to 95.14

Australian central banker says policy working, but inflation outlook worse

Published 25 Oct, 2026 02:25am

SYDNEY: A top Australian central banker on Wednesday said tighter monetary policy was working to slow the economy...

Fed decision may adversely affect stock, bond markets

Updated 21 Sep, 2026 06:00am

The primary conclusion drawn from the Federal Reserve’s recent decision is the unanimous agreement of all 12 voting...

Australia’s central bank chief warns inflation risks materialising

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

CANBERRA/SYDNEY: Australia’s top central banker said on Friday some of the upside risks to inflation flagged by...

Australia, NZ dollars squeezed as yield spreads shrink

Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on the defensive on Friday as mounting wagers on US rate hikes...

Australian shares snap eight-session losing streak

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose for the first time this week on Friday, with miners leading a broad-based rebound, as...

Gold, silver most secure choices for investments?

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 06:01am

Last week was relatively quiet on the geopolitical stage as the US and Iran continued their negotiations, with...

Stocks settle at new all-time high as IMF approves $1.2bn for Pakistan

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 05:17pm

Benchmark KSE-100 Index closes at 169,456.38

Banks help Australian shares log best week since mid-August

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

SYDNEY: Australian shares notched up their best week in 12 on Friday, helped by robust gains in banks as the...

Australian dollar firmer

Published 07 May, 2024 07:17am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar edged higher on Monday as investors wagered the country’s central bank would sound...

Australia, NZ dollars bust past resistance as NZ yields spike

Published 24 Nov, 2022 09:26am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on a roll on Thursday as an uber-hawkish outlook for New Zealand...

Australia, NZ dollars rally for second week, bond yields tumble

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am

SINGAPORE: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on track for a second straight week of gains on Friday, while...

Australian dollar sees some relief on talk of bigger RBA rate hikes

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

SINGAPORE: The Australian dollar received a brief respite on Friday after a resoundingly strong jobs report prompted...

Australia dollar speeds to 7-year peak on yen as RBA changes gear

Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:09am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar scaled a seven-year peak on the low-yielding Japanese yen on Wednesday as markets...

Aussie higher; kiwi gains

Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am

SINGAPORE: The Australian dollar hit a six-week high on Friday and along with its New Zealand counterpart was headed...

Australia’s central bank hikes interest rates, flags more to come

Published 03 May, 2022 10:32am

SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its main cash rate by a surprisingly large 25 basis points to...

Australia, NZ dollars skid

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were deep under water on Monday as a selloff on Wall Street ...

Australia dollar off 10-month top, market bets the farm on June rate hike

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar found broad support on Wednesday as the market narrowed the odds on a local rate hike...

Australia, NZ dollars in holding pattern for payrolls, RBA meeting

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were in a holding pattern on Friday as markets awaited the latest...

Aussie edges up; kiwi shrugs

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar edged higher on Thursday after strong jobs data raised the likelihood that the central...

Australia, NZ dollars struggle to break resistance

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars dipped against the greenback on Monday, struggling to break above...

Australian dollar loses

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar pared early gains on Tuesday after the country’s central bank again pushed back...

Aussie edges up, kiwi leads on rate chatter

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars edged higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve began trimming...

Australia shares mark best day in a month as banks, miners rebound

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose on Wednesday by their most in a month as investors were relieved that the central ...

Aussie softer after RBA drops yield control

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar fell on Tuesday after the central bank dropped a commitment to keep yields on its ...

Aussie hits 4-month peak

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar was testing four-month highs on Friday as investors piled into bets that interest ...

Australia shares flat as focus turns to cenbank policy meeting

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:49am

The S&P/ASX 200 index was flat at 7,514.9 points, as of 0053 GMT

Australian shares drop on COVID-19 woes; RBA decision in focus

Published 06 Sep, 2021 11:06am

The benchmark ASX 200 index fell 1.1% to 7,442.6 by 0032 GMT

Australia dollar near three-week high

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar held near three-week highs on Thursday as a step up in vaccinations and recent...

Australia central bank to trim bond buying even as Delta variant slams economy

Published 03 Aug, 2021 10:54am

The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus has taken hold in Sydney with close to 4,000 infections since mid-June despite weeks of lockdown

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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