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Japan rubber futures rise on softer yen

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures rose for a third session on Tuesday, supported by a weaker yen and firmer oil prices,...

JGB yields fall from multi-decade highs after strong 30-year auction

Published 07 Jul, 2026 11:35am

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield eased 2.5 basis points to 2.805%

Japan finance minister says ready to respond on yen

Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday the government will respond appropriately on...

Honda CEO apologises for company's loss, wins investor backing at annual meeting

Published 26 Jun, 2026 12:16pm

Honda is ‌seeking to recover from costly strategic missteps after posting its first annual loss in seven decades last month

Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Japan says

Published 19 Jun, 2026 02:09pm

The vessel is a Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker owned by Japan's Kyoei Tanker, the company said

Japan rubber futures decline on softer oil

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell for the second consecutive session after a US and Iran interim agreement to end...

Japan to send delegation to Greenland to evaluate rare earth extraction, Nikkei says

Published 14 Jun, 2026 10:12am

The visit would include officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, ⁠trading companies and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security

The yen warning

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:49am

The yen’s slide back to 160 against the dollar may look like a Japanese problem. Tokyo certainly thinks it is....

Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming

Published 31 May, 2026 10:57am

In May, China's foreign ministry called on Asia-Pacific countries to be vigilant and 'jointly resist the reckless actions of Japan's neo-militarism'

Japan spent USD73bn in yen-buying intervention

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

TOKYO: Japanese authorities spent 11.7 trillion yen (USD73.5 billion) intervening in foreign exchange markets over...

Australia-India-Japan-US Quad urged to address 'connectivity choke points'

Published 26 May, 2026 10:36am

The Quad meeting comes as the US ⁠and Iran have circled around a possible deal to end their three-month conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Japanese security guard finds fame as designer of duct tape signs

Published 25 May, 2026 11:56am

Shuetsu Sato found his hidden passion when he was asked in 2004 to help travellers navigate the crowded

Power outages recorded in Ukraine's Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region, media say

Published 22 May, 2026 10:39am

There were no casualties in the regions of Yaroslavl and Leningrad, local governors said

Putin says Russia, China ready to back each other on issues such as protecting sovereignty

Published 19 May, 2026 11:00am

Relations between Russia and China have reached an ‘unprecedented level’ of mutual understanding and trust

Global bond rout deepens as inflation fears mount

Published 18 May, 2026 07:59am

The two-year yield touched a 14-month top of 4.1020%, while the 30-year US Treasury yield rose to a one-year high of 5.1590%

Nikkei blazes past 63,000 on earnings

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average shot to a record high on Thursday and the nation’s bonds rallied as financial...

Indonesia, Japan sign defence pact

Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am

JAKARTA: The defence ministers of Indonesia and Japan signed a cooperation agreement on Monday, Jakarta said,...

Toyota to post fourth straight quarterly profit drop as Middle East risks, costs mount

Published 01 May, 2026 10:38am

The world's ‌biggest automaker is forecast to post operating profit of 813 billion yen ($5.17 billion) for the January-March quarter, down 27% from a year earlier

Benchmark Japanese bond yields rise towards 29-year high ahead of BOJ

Published 28 Apr, 2026 11:51am

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 2.475% in early trading, closing in on the 2.49% level hit earlier this month

Nikkei closes above 60,000 for first time on earnings optimism

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei closed above the key 60,000 mark for the first time on Monday as optimism over corporate...

Toyota sales fall for second month in March on Middle East slump, RAV4 model change

Published 27 Apr, 2026 12:37pm

Global sales shrank 7.3% from the same month a year earlier to 897,871 vehicles

Japan overhauls decades-old weapons export rules

Published 22 Apr, 2026 05:37am

TOKYO: Japan will ease decades-old arms export curbs, the government said Tuesday, in a major policy shift that...

Japanese government bonds rally ahead of BOJ inflation report

Published 20 Apr, 2026 11:51am

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield, which last week touched a 29-year high of 2.49%, fell 2 basis points (bps) to 2.4%

Sony to get up to $380 million image sensor factory Japan subsidy

Published 17 Apr, 2026 08:10am

*Sony is a leading manufacturer of ⁠image sensors used in smartphones

Big screens, bigger fandom: BTS brings ‘ARIRANG’ tour to AMC theaters

Published 12 Apr, 2026 11:36am

BTS consists of seven members: RM, ⁠Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who are managed under Big Hit Music

Japan April-June crude steel output is set to fall 0.7% on slack demand, METI says

Published 09 Apr, 2026 11:39am

Output from the world's fourth-largest steel producer is forecast at 20.0 million metric tons for the three months

JGB yields jump as Trump says US to continue Iran war

Published 02 Apr, 2026 11:13am

The 20-year bond yield jumped 15 bps to 3.21%, and the 30-year bond yield rose 9 bps to 3.705%

Euro falls on US-Israeli war growth concerns

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 7	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 7	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	162.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 7	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
India Sensex / Jul 8	77,782.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	67,268.49
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,241.74
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,604.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	25,225.57
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,377.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 7	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 7	372,887
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	72.62
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	4,127.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	80.72
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.55 ▲ 1 (13.25%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.72 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 8 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.34 ▲ 1.58 (10.03%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	60.12 ▲ 5.47 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	392.15 ▲ 35.65 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Jul 8 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	57.20 ▲ 5.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	26.62 ▼ -2.96 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,720.29 ▼ -191.14 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	95.05 ▼ -10.56 (-10%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 8 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	709.69 ▼ -78.85 (-10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 8 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	20.73 ▼ -2.3 (-9.99%)
Stylers International / Jul 8 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.54 ▼ -5.24 (-9.74%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 8 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	206.29 ▼ -22.08 (-9.67%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 8 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.12 ▼ -5.77 (-9.63%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.48 ▼ -2.12 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.22 ▼ -1.71 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	220,440,029 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Jul 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,673,041 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	90,576,284 ▼ -0.25
LSE Capital / Jul 8 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	63,958,482 ▲ 0.57
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	58,318,246 ▲ 1.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,063,397 ▲ 1.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	46,341,604 ▼ -1.44
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 8 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,465,659 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	32,660,508 ▼ -4.89
Hira Textile / Jul 8 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	29,072,538 ▼ -0.43

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