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US dollar firms on prospect of more sanctions over Ukraine

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar gained on Monday, rising for three straight sessions, as civilian killings in north...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

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Volatile Turkish lira seesaws after inflation surges

ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira briefly rallied as much as 3% on Monday afternoon, reversing an early plunge and continuing ...

Updated 03 Jan, 2022 05:09pm

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Turkey's lira nears record low to dollar

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira weakened as much as 0.8% against the dollar on Friday as persisting investor worries ...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 12:38pm

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Dollar holds firm as Fed decision looms; yen dips on LDP victory

TOKYO: The dollar traded near a 2 1/2-week high to major peers on Monday as quickening inflation in the United ...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 10:16am

Pakistan

Dubai-bound flights: Strict profiling leads to reduction in flight of dollars

LAHORE: Strict profiling of Dubai-bound flights by the customs department and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has...

Updated 31 Oct, 2021 12:58pm

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Dollar holds near 14-month high to euro on inflation fears

TOKYO: The safe-haven dollar held close to a 14-month high against the euro on Thursday as a surge in energy prices...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 11:11am

2 million US dollars being smuggled to Afghanistan daily

LAHORE: About 2 million US dollars are being smuggled to Afghanistan on daily basis, said well-placed sources in the...

Updated 06 Oct, 2021 09:44am

Markets

US dollar rises, lifted by higher Treasury yields

Dollar rises to nearly 3-month high vs yen
Euro falls after German elections
Focus on Fed speakers this week

Published 27 Sep, 2021 08:24pm

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Dollar index jumps after US retail sales show surprise rebound

US retail sales show surprise rebound in August
Weekly US jobless claims slightly above expectations

Published 16 Sep, 2021 08:08pm

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Dollar pinned near three-week low as U.S payrolls test looms

The US currency was about flat at $1.18015 per euro , after touching the weakest since Aug. 5 at $1.1845 in the previous session

Published 01 Sep, 2021 09:44am

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Dollar near 2-week low, investors look to US jobs data for next catalyst

Weaker jobs numbers, due to be released on Friday, could instead cement a case for later action - a pre-announcement in November with a formal decision in December

Published 31 Aug, 2021 10:53am

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South African rand on course for losses of over 3% this week

The rand has also been hurt by a souring in risk sentiment worldwide over the spread of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant

Published 20 Aug, 2021 12:11pm

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Dollar holds firm near 4-month high, retains weekly gains on Fed bets

The US currency was underpinned by data, released on Thursday, showing US producer prices posted their largest annual increase in more than a decade in the 12 months through July

Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:32am

Markets

Chile supply concerns help copper bounce

LONDON: Copper bounced on Tuesday as worries about supplies from top producer Chile gathered pace, while concerns...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Business & Finance

Dollar higher but still set for biggest weekly loss since May

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Friday as upbeat economic data helped reverse some of the losses from earlier this week...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

Dollar at 1-month low after Fed knock; US data disappoints

NEW YORK: The dollar slipped to a one-month low on Thursday, a day after the US Federal Reserve's reassurance that...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

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Yen, Swiss franc stand tall as risk aversion pummels Aussie, kiwi

The benchmark US Treasury yield dipped to a nearly five-month low of 1.25% overnight

Published 09 Jul, 2021 10:18am

Business & Finance

Euro remains down in Europe

LONDON: The euro traded near a three-month low against the dollar on Wednesday after German data raised doubts about...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Markets

Copper under pressure

LONDON: Copper came under pressure on Thursday as weak manufacturing data from top consumer China and a stronger...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

Markets

Dollar little changed ahead of US payrolls; short-term trend tilted to upside

Dollar index rises to highest since April 6.
Dollar climbs to 15-month high vs yen.
Aussie falls to December lows.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 09:25pm

Business & Finance

Brazilian real hits 1-year high against dollar

BRASILIA: Brazil’s real surged to a one-year high against the dollar on Wednesday, as the prospect of another...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

Markets

Dollar higher on upbeat US manufacturing data; weekly loss on cards

The dollar index, measuring the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was 0.27% higher at 90.036. The index hit a four-month low earlier in the session.
"We continue to expect the USD to remain soft while US yields remain contained," Osborne said.

Published 21 May, 2021 08:42pm

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Copper prices up

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Thursday as a softer dollar and worries about a strike in Chile spurred purchases, but...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar struggles to hold gains

NEW YORK: The US dollar was volatile on Wednesday morning after inflation data showed a surge in consumer prices in...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Markets

Dollar struggles to hold gains after US reports jump in inflation

"The dollar is really going to struggle to hold onto gains," said Mazen Issa, senior foreign exchange strategist at TD Securities.
"The Fed has made it clear in no uncertain terms that they intend to look through transitory inflation factors and they are not perturbed by these moves," said Issa.

Published 12 May, 2021 07:44pm

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar languishes at 10-week lows after weak jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar held at 2-1/2 month lows on Monday as a weak US employment report spurred investors to ditch ...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:12am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar falls against basket of currencies

NEW YORK: The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Monday, ceding some of the ground gained in the previous...

Updated 04 May, 2021 09:51am

Markets

Dollar firms from 7-week lows as risk appetite fades

The euro was down 0.25% at $1.2000, after touching a seven-week high of $1.2079 overnight.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:51pm

Markets

Dollar at 2-week low as US yields slip on reduced Fed tightening bets

The risk for interest rates is still on the upside," State Street's Kaida.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 11:29am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar slips against basket of currencies

NEW YORK: The US dollar slipped to a two-week low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as traders booked...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:50am

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	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	75.94
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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