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Dubai snaps four-day winning streak; Saudi edges up

DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Wednesday, with the Dubai index snapping four days of...

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

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Major Gulf bourses mixed in early trade

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Sunday, with the Saudi index extending gains from the...

Updated 07 Nov, 2021 01:35pm

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Stocks rally as US set to avoid debt default

LONDON: Stock markets around the world rallied Thursday as a deal looked set to temporarily resolve a political...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

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Saudi index leads mixed markets with 14-year high

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index finished 0.8% higher, with Al Rajhi Bank rising 2.2%, while oil giant Saudi Aramco gained 1.8%, reaching its highest since Dec. 17, 2019

Published 05 Oct, 2021 06:52pm

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Stocks dip as oil tops $80 mark

LONDON: Stock markets tumbled on Tuesday as traders tracked a strengthening dollar, high oil prices, political...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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Global stocks mostly fall on renewed Evergrande fears

NEW YORK: Stock markets mostly dropped Friday, as traders closed out a volatile week for global equities by booking...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

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Most Gulf bourses decline as lower oil prices weigh

DUBAI: Dubai led declines among stock markets in the Gulf on Monday, as sentiment was weighed by a fall in global...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am

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Australia, NZ dollars weighed down by disappointing Chinese data

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled on Wednesday after key Chinese data for August ...

Published 16 Sep, 2021 04:02am

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Saudi, UAE stocks gain after IEA's oil demand outlook

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index was up 0.3%, led by gains in material and financial shares

Published 15 Sep, 2021 07:05pm

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Oil drags most Gulf bourses lower; Saudi extends gains

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday as oil prices declined, while the Saudi index bucked the...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:25am

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Most Gulf bourses follow global shares higher

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf settled higher on Monday, building on gains from the previous session as...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

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Dubai gains most among major Gulf bourses, Saudi eases

DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday amid rising oil prices, with Dubai’s index...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

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Stocks sag as Covid concerns linger

LONDON: Stock markets around the world slid into the red on Friday as concerns about rising Covid cases weighed on...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

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Most major Gulf bourses gain; Qatar eases

DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday, mirroring gains in oil prices as tight supply...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

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Equities retreat on last day of second quarter

Wall Street drifted lower at the opening bell, a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both struck new records.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 07:05pm

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Major Gulf markets gain

DUBAI: Major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday, supported by their financial stocks, with the Abu...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

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Major Gulf indexes slip on Fed's hawkish shift

The Qatari benchmark fell 0.7%, as nearly all the stocks on the index declined.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 02:11pm

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Major Gulf bourses ease in early trade as financial shares drag

In Qatar, the index was down 0.2%, driven down by a 0.8% fall in Qatar National Bank, the Gulf's biggest bank.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 01:12pm

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Stocks mostly up as inflation spike seen as temporary

Oil prices meanwhile rose as the IEA said crude demand was set to rise above pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 06:11pm

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Stocks drift awaiting key events

Wall Street opened mixed, with the Dow moving marginally lower.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:02pm

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Stocks narrowly mixed awaiting key events

European indices won modest gains approaching the half-way mark Tuesday after Asian equities mostly suffered small losses.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:44pm

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Stocks rise after Yellen rate comments, G7 tax plan

US oil prices briefly topped $70 per barrel for the first time in 2.5 years as the pandemic-hit global economy pushes on with its recovery.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 04:57pm

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Most major Gulf stock markets gain; Qatar index eases

In Qatar, the benchmark index, however, edged down 0.1%, as Industries Qatar fell 0.9%, but Qatar National Bank rose 0.1%.

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:06pm

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Dollar climbs, stocks steady as markets await US data

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1% .
US stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, rose slightly, following a 0.4% loss for the index overnight.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 06:25pm

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Dow, S&P 500 rise on optimism about economic recovery

US manufacturing sector picks up in May – ISM.
Meme stocks extend gains; AMC Entertainment shares jump.
Data analytics firm Cloudera soars on plans to go private.
Indexes: Dow up 0.34%, S&P rises 0.10%, Nasdaq off 0.19%.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 08:46pm

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Stocks push for record high on $6 trillion US spending hopes

Strong US data lifts outlook for global pandemic recovery.
World stocks index pushes for record high.
Value shares in favour as higher bond yields hurt tech.
Oil extends gains as economy outweighs Iran supply concerns.

Published 28 May, 2021 06:23pm

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PSX record volumes: Calm down please!

Brokers, punters, and analysts are upbeat about record breaking volumes traded at the PSX in the last few sessions....

Published 28 May, 2021 07:25am

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Stocks in check, dollar firm ahead of US data

Euro STOXX 600 flat.
Mining gains offset energy losses.
HSBC hit 3-month high after US retail exit.
US dollar stays firm.

Published 27 May, 2021 06:27pm

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Most major Gulf markets gain; Abu Dhabi falls

Saudi Arabia's March oil exports rise to $14 billion.
UAE to get 3 Amazon Web Services data centres in 2022.
Abu Dhabi sells $2 billion in bonds despite oil rebound.

Published 26 May, 2021 08:38pm

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Dollar stuck near 3-month lows, bitcoin struggles

The dollar index hovered around the 90 mark, broadly flat on the day and close to a three-month low of 89.646 hit on Friday.

Published 24 May, 2021 02:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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