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Australia, NZ dollars up slightly

SYDNEY: The Aussie and kiwi dollars were trading slightly higher on Tuesday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

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Australia, NZ dollars up slightly ahead of cenbank decisions

Given the strength of the New Zealand economy, the kiwi should be poised to challenge resistance at around $0.70 in the coming days, strategists said

Published 03 Aug, 2021 11:02am

Markets

Australian, NZ shares lower

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares closed lower on Tuesday weighed down by tech stocks and as the country’s...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Markets

Australia's central bank to taper bond buying, leaves rate at record lows

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) retained the April-2024 bond for its three-year yield target of 0.1%, as widely expected

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:44am

Markets

New Zealand dollar climbs as market scents risk of early rate hike

The marked shift in pricing came just before the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to tinker with its massive stimulus programme

Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:40am

Markets

Australia's central bank seen hiking rates in Q1, 2023: Westpac economists

The RBA has repeatedly stated a rate hike was unlikely before 2024 at the earliest.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 01:19pm

Markets

Australian shares scale new high above 7,400 level, Fed decision awaited

Meanwhile, mining stocks slipped, weighed down by weak prices across metals. Global miner BHP Group Ltd and top gold producer Newcrest Mining Ltd fell 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:50pm

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Australia shares close at record high as RBA signals continued dovish policy

Top listed gold producer Newcrest Mining lost 1.9%, as bullion prices suffered against a stronger greenback.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 12:47pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars play defence as bond yields fall further

"The RBA has said it wants to be confident in inflation being sustained above 2% before it raises interest rates for the first time, hence our expectation of the first move not occurring until the second half of 2023," said Plank.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 11:04am

Business & Finance

Australian economy recovers to pre-pandemic levels

As a result, domestic demand accounted for 1.6 percentage points of the GDP increase in the first quarter of 2021.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:57am

Markets

Australia shares set to open lower on virus woes; NZ rises

Analysts expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to reaffirm its guidance of a cash rate remaining at record lows "until 2024 at the earliest".

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:48am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars in tight bands awaiting clues on inflation

Australian government bond futures eased too, with the three-year bond contract off 1 tick at 99.74 ticks, implying yield of 0.25% when the cash rate is at 0.1% now.

Published 18 May, 2021 12:30pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars hitch a ride on bull run in global resources

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Guy Debelle recently noted the central bank was now often buying more bonds in a week than the government was selling.

Published 11 May, 2021 12:07pm

Markets

Australia dollar sags as RBA stays super loose while upgrading economic outlook

Underpinning the Aussie has been a bull run in prices for many of Australia's resource exports, notably iron ore.

Published 04 May, 2021 11:40am

Markets

Miners push Australia shares higher ahead of central bank decision

Three of the "Big Four" banks traded in red, while Westpac Banking Corp jumped as much as 0.7%, extending gains into a second day after it reported an over three-fold jump in its first-half cash earnings.

Published 04 May, 2021 11:36am

Markets

Dollar stays firm as traders look to US data for policy cues

It held at $1.2020 per euro and crept to a three-week high of 109.58 yen.

Published 03 May, 2021 12:04pm

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi up

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars touched three-week tops on Thursday as their US counterpart extended...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 09:54am

Markets

Australian bond futures slide on inflation fears, A$ slips

The kiwi has drifted away from a recent trough at $0.7100, which now marks strong support.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:10am

Markets

Australian shares fall as losses in mining, tech stocks weigh

Energy stocks rose, with oil and gas explorers Oil Search and Santos Ltd gaining 0.6% and 1.5%, respectively.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 10:55am

Markets

Australian 3-year bond yields hit record low

SYDNEY: Yields on Australian three-year government bonds slipped to a record low on Friday as the country's central...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Markets

Australia's RBA raises costs for bond bears in battle for yield control

He also re-committed to the three-year yield target.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:46am

Business & Finance

Australia’s central bank to hold rates at record low for years to come

SYDNEY: The head of Australia’s central bank on Wednesday rebuffed market talk of rate hikes, saying it will take...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars restrained as bond selloff resumes

"The trade surplus provides fundamental support for the Australian dollar."

Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:19am

Markets

Australia shares fall in muted response to c.bank stance; weak commodities weigh

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.3% to finish the session at 12,344.49 points.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:30pm

Markets

Australia's central bank commits to keep 3-year yields low amid bond rout

"The market is on notice," ANZ economists said, underlining the RBA's preparedness to buy more bonds if needed.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:10pm

Markets

Australia shares rise as strengthened recovery hopes enliven markets

Sanford Ltd and Genesis Energy were top gainers, each rising close to 4%.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:01am

Opinion

Central banks will happily ignore inflation mongers

The world’s biggest central banks will happily live with higher inflation and investors now aggressively betting ...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

Business & Finance

Australia home prices, job ads surge

SYDNEY: Australian home prices raced at the fastest clip in almost two decades in February and job advertisements...

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Business & Finance

Australia home prices, job ads surge as recovery blitzes expectations

Investor activity was buoyant too.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 01:13pm

Markets

Australian dollar upset by market tumult, RBA tries to staunch bond bleeding

That left the currency flat at $0.7860, from a top of $0.8007, having shed 1.2% late on Thursday. It also wiped out the week's gains and put pressure on support around $0.7820.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 09:47am

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
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17
France CAC40 / May 1	7984.93
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
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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