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Japan's jobless rate seen up, Tokyo CPI far below BOJ's inflation goal

Market players are closely watching the Tokyo-area CPI, which is available a month before nationwide figures, as a leading price indicator.

Published 21 May, 2021 11:40am

Sports

IOC veteran Pound says Tokyo Games 'a go'

He drew parallels with the 1984 Games in Los Angeles in which there were concerns "about how many Olympic athletes were going to die because of the smog," and a Zika virus outbreak prior to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Published 21 May, 2021 10:20am

Markets

Dollar steadies before Fed minutes, bitcoin stumbles

Elsewhere, the Australian and New Zealand dollars eased slightly as the Antipodeans struggled to break through heavy technical resistance, but sentiment remains positive due to rising commodity prices, some traders said.

Published 19 May, 2021 11:52am

Sports

McIlroy, Thomas excited for Olympic golf, Rahm to be there

"It's just going to be one of those things down 10-15 years from now you're going to look back at 2021 Olympics and it's going to be a weird year."

Published 19 May, 2021 10:29am

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei falls more than 3% in afternoon trade

The tech-rich Nasdaq dropped 2.6 percent Monday.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:35am

Markets

Markets tumble in Asia as inflation fears haunt trading floors

"We're going to see volatility definitely over the next couple of months" given uncertainty over the path of growth, Kristen Bitterly, of Citi Private Bank, told Bloomberg TV.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:30am

World

Japan faces new virus emergencies, three months before Olympics

Authorities in Osaka have said health facilities there are already overwhelmed, with beds for seriously ill patients running short.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 10:51am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on Japan-US summit

Toshiba dropped 4.29 percent to 4,685 yen after reports said the Japanese company is set to reject a buyout offer from a private equity fund.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:34am

World

South Korea aims to fight Japan's Fukushima decision in world tribunal

"Our industry is on course to suffer annihilating damage, just with people's concerns about a possible radioactive contamination of marine products," it said in a statement.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 12:01pm

Markets

Japan shares gain as optimism builds for earnings season

For the week, the Nikkei index was on course for a 2.3% rise, bouncing back from a 2.1% decline in the previous week.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 11:59am

Sports

Biles hints at retirement U-turn, eyes 2024 Olympics

"The main thing was trying to stay healthy another year, trying to have your mental game up for another year," she said.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 05:00pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei closes slightly higher

The yen was at its weakest since March 2020 with the dollar buying 109.95 yen in Asian afternoon trade compared with 109.78 yen in New York.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 01:25pm

Markets

Dollar holds gains on economic cheer, euro bounces but risks further decline

The Australian and New Zealand dollars rebounded from sharp losses earlier in the week.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 11:12am

Markets

Dollar wobbles after Fed pushes back against rate hike speculation

The kiwi dollar last traded at $0.7247.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 10:58am

World

US Blinken says China is acting aggressively and repressively in Asia

"We look forward to the opportunity to lay out in very clear terms to our Chinese counterparts some of the concerns that we have about the actions they're taking," said Blinken.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 02:02pm

World

Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression' on first Asia trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday against using “coercion and aggression” as he sought to use his first trip abroad to shore up Asian alliances in the face of growing assertiveness by Beijing.
China’s extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly testy Sino-U.S. relationship and are an important security concern for Japan.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 05:16pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei closes up for sixth straight session

Travel agency HIS jumped 1.42 percent to 2,285 yen as investors bought back the company's shares after it posted a quarterly loss.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 01:05pm

World

US will work on denuclearization of North Korea with allies: Blinken

He said democratic values were under threat in places like Myanmar and China.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:14pm

World

Japan's defence minister to discuss China's activities with US counterpart

The security environment in the Indo-Pacific region was "severe", Kishi said as he began a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:57am

Sports

Japan to face South Korea in first home game since pandemic

They will now resume their qualifying campaign against Mongolia on March 30.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:12pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei index opens lower after mixed US close

Sony dropped 3.22 percent to 10,665 yen after a brokerage firm downgraded its evaluation of the shares.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:44am

Markets

Tokyo shares rebound after US yields drop

Other high-tech issues also enjoyed gains.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 02:04pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei ends down 4 percent after US rout

Sony fell 3.89 percent to 11,120 yen. Tokyo Electron, the world's third-largest producer of tools to produce semiconductors, fell 4.70 percent to 43,550 yen.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 02:43pm

World

Japan's jobless rate seen up in January due to COVID-19 emergency measures

"So, their willingness to hire employees appear to be subdued and it is difficult to see the jobs market recovering soon."

Published 26 Feb, 2021 12:26pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei down more than 3.0% after US rout

Its rivals were also lower, with Honda trading down 1.64 percent at 2,976.5 yen and Nissan off 1.33 percent at 578.2 yen.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 11:12am

World

Japan hopes to end state of emergency for 6 prefectures this month

Japan has recorded about 426,000 coronavirus cases and 7,645 deaths as of Feb. 24, according to the health ministry.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 09:40am

Markets

Dollar hits six-week low as focus turns to Powell

"The broad dollar retains a heavy tone, expect the dollar index to continue testing the 90.00 support," said OCBC Bank strategist Terence Wu.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:12am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower extending US falls

The dollar fetched 105.69 yen in early Asian trade, against 105.66 yen in New York late Thursday.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:57am

World

Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far

"As a Myanmar national, I absolutely cannot accept the military's coup in Myanmar," said Thwe Thwe Tun, 27, who works at a construction company.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:23pm

World

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan

The agency said the quake was centered about 37 miles beneath the ocean bed.
It is interesting to note that today's quake occurred in almost the same location as the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake from 11 March 2011. In fact, it is likely a late aftershock.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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