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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

Australia, NZ dollars softer as sentiment blunted by China's regulatory crackdown

Published 02 Aug, 2021 11:51am

The Aussie was 0.04% lower at $0.7343 as a recent survey showed factory activity in China grew at the slowest pace in 17 months in July

Australia, New Zealand dollars dragged lower by Delta spread

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:51am

The kiwi dollar also fell 0.18% to trade at $0.6965 , having buckled to an eight-month trough of $0.6882 last week

Australia shares gain ahead of central bank meeting

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:39am

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.29% to 7,336.2 points by 0030 GMT

Aussie, kiwi struggle

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were struggling to keep a rally alive on Monday, as tension mounted...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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