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Santander lifts outlook after record first half profit

MADRID: Spanish banking giant Santander lifted its outlook for 2024 on Wednesday after posting a record first-half...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

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Spain’s Santander Q1 net profit rises 1% vs same period a year ago

MADRID: Spain’s Santander on Tuesday said its net profit in the first quarter rose 1% compared to the same period of...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 10:31am

Business & Finance

Santander bank posts record profit as rates rise

MADRID: Spanish banking giant Banco Santander reported on Thursday record profits for 2022, becoming the latest...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 05:31pm

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Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023

LONDON: Santander will block UK customers from sending real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges next year as...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 08:41pm

Business & Finance

Santander profits soar to pre-pandemic levels

MADRID: Spanish banking giant Santander bounced back from the pandemic as it returned to profit last year, beating...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 05:59pm

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Santander to pay Italy top banker $76m for job U-turn

MADRID: Spanish bank Santander was on Friday ordered to pay almost 68 million euros ($76 million) to Italy’s ...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

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Santander's Q3 net profit rises 24% y/y on US and UK markets

MADRID: Spain's Santander on Wednesday said its net profit in the third quarter rose 24% against the same period of...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 10:49am

Business & Finance

Santander US holding to buy 20pc of US consumer unit for $2.5bn

MADRID: Santander's US business is to buy the minority stake in its U.S. consumer unit it does not already own for...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Business & Finance

Santander to pump up payments business in bid to boost valuation

Expects payments unit revenue to hit 1 bln euros.
Chairman Botin says may list PagoNxt, no plans now.
Looking at small acquisitions.

Published 20 May, 2021 09:25pm

Business & Finance

Santander says technical difficulties affecting UK customers

The bank has 14 million customers in Britain and said in a statement on Twitter it was working hard to fix the problem.
"You can access cash from other bank's ATMs and at the Post Office."

Published 15 May, 2021 07:08pm

Business & Finance

Santander's asset management arm to launch trade finance fund

The fund - aimed at institutional and accredited investors - will primarily buy assets created by the banking group's trade finance business in transactions with its large corporate clients, the sources said.
The recent collapse of British supply chain finance company Greensill, however, has raised investor concerns on some of the risks involved and in some cases, the sector's lack of transparency.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:10pm

Business & Finance

Brazil health crisis forces Santander into office retreat

Santander Brasil's retreat is the latest sign of tension between a corporate eagerness to re-open offices and the growing risk of contagion as Brazil's COVID-19 crisis worsens.
"There are no hospital beds left, so banks are sending workers back home," Ivone Silva, head of the bank workers' union in the Sao Paulo region said.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 08:01pm

Business & Finance

Aviva pushes back bid deadline for Polish unit over Santander contract

Germany's Allianz is also in the race after missing out on Aviva's French business, which was snapped up by mutual insurer Aema Groupe for 3.2 billion euros on Tuesday, the sources said.
Aviva, which initially requested binding offers by Feb. 26, needs more time to renegotiate a bancassurance partnership in Poland with Santander, the sources said.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 09:25pm

Business & Finance

Virus pushes Santander into massive annual loss

Santander reached an agreement with unions in December to cut almost 3,600 jobs and close over 1,000 branches in its home market Spain.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:40pm

Markets

Bank of England set to wait for end to Brexit stand-off

The BoE's bond-buying programme is widely seen as its most likely weapon should it need to return to the stimulus pumps.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:55am

Business & Finance

Santander plans to cut 4,000 jobs and up to 1,000 branches in Spain

The sources said another 1,000 staff would move on to different jobs within its Spanish branches.
Banks across Europe are struggling to cope with record low interest rates.

Published 13 Nov, 2020 07:14pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

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Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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