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Switzerland ups 2026 GDP growth forecast

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

SWITZERLAND: The Swiss government on Thursday upped its 2026 economic growth forecast to 1.7percent, citing an...

Yen jumps, dollar slips on Waller comments

Published 04 Sep, 2026 05:29am

NEW YORK: The yen jumped by 2 percent against the US dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan...

Elevated oil prices significantly affect foreign exchange reserves

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 06:04am

Last week proved to be very challenging for global financial markets, which are hoping for a resolution to the...

Euro, yen slide as ME conflict escalates

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

NEW YORK: The euro and yen fell on Monday as concerns about higher oil prices dented the currencies of countries...

Swiss National Bank reports annual profit of $34 billion

Published 02 Mar, 2026 12:03pm

The SNB made a valuation gain of 36.3 billion francs on the 1,030 metric tonnes of gold it holds, it said on Monday

Gold is set for another predictable week

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is set to be the major highlight of the week. While the market is...

Currencies muted as traders await economic data for US rate path clues

Published 25 Sep, 2025 10:45am

The dollar has edged higher since the Fed lowered interest rates last week

SNB’s Martin strikes cautious note on prospect of negative rates

Published 27 Aug, 2025 11:51am

ZURICH: The bar is higher for the Swiss National Bank to move interest rates into negative territory than it would...

Swiss National Bank posts H1 loss of 15.3bn francs as dollar weakness weighs

Published 31 Jul, 2025 11:09am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank on Thursday reported a loss of 15.3 billion Swiss francs ($18.83 billion) for the...

Swiss National Bank flags uncertainty due to trade, tensions in stability report

Published 19 Jun, 2025 10:37am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday the economic and financial outlook is highly uncertain,...

Swiss National Bank denies currency manipulation after being put on U.S. watch list

Published 06 Jun, 2025 02:23pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank said on Friday it would intervene in foreign currency markets where necessary to...

Swiss National Bank bought forex worth 1.2 billion francs in 2024

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:19pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank bought foreign currency worth 1.2 billion Swiss francs ($1.36 billion) in 2024, the...

SNB lowers threshold factor for sight deposit interest payments

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:37pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank will lower the threshold factor where it pays interest on sight deposits to...

Loonie, Aussie in focus while US dollar idles

Published 09 Dec, 2024 09:52am

SINGAPORE: The Canadian dollar and Australian dollar were in focus on Monday ahead of their central bank meetings...

Swiss National Bank not locked into rate cuts, Vice Chairman says

Published 11 Nov, 2024 11:09am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank is not locked into more interest rate cuts in December, Vice Chairman Antoine Martin...

UBS fund management arm reports 3% stake in Swiss National Bank

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG now holds a 3% stake in Swiss National Bank, according to an October filing...

New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

Published 30 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

ZURICH: As the Swiss National Bank’s new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the...

SNB cuts interest rates by 25 basis points for third time this year

Published 26 Sep, 2024 01:53pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, its third such reduction this...

Swiss franc rallies broadly after 25-bp SNB rate cut

Published 26 Sep, 2024 01:49pm

The Swiss franc strengthened on Thursday after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its benchmark rate for a third time...

Swiss authorities draw flak in Credit Suisse probe: report

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

ZURICH: Preliminary findings in an eagerly awaited parliamentary report into the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse have...

Australian dollar hits highs on yen and euro as rates diverge

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar was heading for hefty weekly gains on Friday as a diverging outlook for interest rates...

Swiss central bank cuts rate for second straight time

Published 20 Jun, 2024 02:35pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank announced Thursday its second straight interest-rate cut, after becoming in March...

Dollar set for weekly rise

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

NEW YORK: The dollar headed for a second week of gains on Friday, with a slight rate hike in Japan unable to halt ...

Dollar gains on risk sentiment

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Thursday as the strength of the US economy and high interest rates along with a ...

Sterling steady ahead of Bank of England decision

Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:31pm

LONDON: The pound steadied against the dollar on Thursday, ahead of a Bank of England meeting at which the central...

Swiss central bank calls for more action on capital regulation

Published 19 Mar, 2024 12:55pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Tuesday said more action needed to be taken on capital regulation following...

Swiss National Bank loses $3.6 billion in 2023

Published 04 Mar, 2024 12:42pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion) for 2023, the...

Swiss National Bank posts annual loss of 3 billion Swiss francs

Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:09pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.54 billion) for 2023, the...

Swiss National Bank keeps interest rate at 1.75% as expected

Published 14 Dec, 2023 01:53pm

BERN: The Swiss National Bank held its policy interest rate steady at 1.75% on Thursday, kicking off a busy day for...

Dollar on back foot as traders look to Fed for cut timing clues

Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:32am

TOKYO: The dollar remained on the back foot versus major rivals on Wednesday, as traders braced for the conclusion...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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