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China's yuan firms as dollar slips on spending talk

The global dollar index fell to 90.371 from the previous close of 90.421.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 11:16am

Markets

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (January 19, ...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Rupee sheds 08 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.3 and Rs160.9 respectively.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 06:54pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoin overtakes "long tech" as most crowded trade

The expectation of higher bond yields was at or close to all-time highs.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

Pakistan

Rupee sheds 19 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.1 and Rs160.8 respectively.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:52pm

Markets

Dollar at 1-month highs as markets eye Biden's FX policy; euro slips

With US markets shut for a holiday on Monday and Joe Biden set to be inaugurated as the next US president on Wednesday.
"I would expect differences in fiscal stimulus to be a driving force for relative performance of currencies this year as it is directly linked to the economic recovery story.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 04:48pm

Markets

Gold gains as US stimulus prospects offset firm dollar

"Our market view remain bullish for the long term as the US dollar is expected to remain structurally weak in the long term."

Published 18 Jan, 2021 01:57pm

Markets

Gold steadies as US stimulus prospects offset firm dollar

Gold is considered a hedge against inflation and currency debasement, likely from large stimulus.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 10:50am

Markets

China, Hong Kong stocks climb on upbeat GDP data

Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index was weaker by 0.67% while Japan's Nikkei index was down 1.00%.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 10:10am

Markets

Kenya shilling steady, to weaken due to importer demand, dividends

At 0738 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 110.00/110.20 to the dollar, unchanged from Thursday's close.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:27pm

Pakistan

Rupee gains 16 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs159.8 and Rs160.5 respectively.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 06:59pm

Pakistan

Rupee gains 3 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160 and Rs160.7 respectively.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:32pm

Pakistan

Rupee gains one paisa against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.1 and Rs160.9 respectively.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 06:42pm

Markets

Dollar holds firm as Treasury yield jumps, spurring rebound

Osamu Takashima, head of G10 FX strategy at Citigroup Global Markets Japan in Tokyo, said that he remained bearish on the dollar, with dollar assets looking "expensive".

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:24pm

Pakistan

Rupee loses 21 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160 and Rs160.8 respectively.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:28pm

Pakistan

Rupee gains 28 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.1 and Rs160.8 respectively.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

Markets

Dollar wallows near multi-year lows after Democrats take control of Senate

Currency markets were largely unperturbed by scenes of chaos in Washington as supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:17am

Markets

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Wednesday (January 6,...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Pakistan

Rupee gains 03 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.2 and Rs160.9 respectively.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 06:51pm

Markets

Dollar squeezed as Georgia counts crucial Senate votes

Against a basket of currencies the dollar index hit a fresh 2-1/2 year low on Wednesday before firming about 0.1% to 89.575. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose above 1% for the first time since March.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:57pm

Pakistan

Rupee loses 35 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160 and Rs160.8 respectively.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 06:13pm

Markets

China's blue-chip index scales 5-1/2-year high on consumer strength

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.9%, to 5,368.50, its highest since June 9, 2015, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.7% to 3,528.68.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 12:51pm

Markets

Dollar extends 2020 losing streak amid upbeat sentiment; yuan shines

Dollar softens against most majors; virus worries lift yen.
China's yuan soars.
Focus turns to Georgia Senate race.
Bitcoin slumps after stellar rally.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:32pm

Pakistan

Rupee loses 14 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs159.8 and Rs160.6 respectively.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:56pm

Markets

Asian FX, stocks upbeat in new year on vaccine-led recovery hopes

"The rupiah may continue its outperformance the global hunt for yields should drive more inflows into its bond markets which would be a major supportive element for the Indonesian currency," Tan added.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 01:57pm

Pakistan

Rupee appreciates 45 paisas against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs159.9 and Rs160.5 respectively.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 07:53pm

Pakistan

Rupee weakens 11 paisa against US dollar

Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs160.25 and Rs160.6 respectively.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 07:45pm

Markets

Kenyan shilling weakens due to increased importer dollar demand

At 0812 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.15/109.35 to the dollar.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:06pm

Markets

Hong Kong stocks mark 10-month closing high on recovery hopes

At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 578.62 points, or 2.18%, at 27,147.11, its highest close since Feb. 21. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 2.05% to 10,662.93.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 02:46pm

Markets

South African rand firms against weaker dollar

This has seen the currency flit between negative and positive territories since the start of this week.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:24pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.26
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5116.17
India Sensex / Apr 29	74671.28
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 29	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 29	15983.08
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17746.91
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8147.03
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18118.32

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	82.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2334.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 29	81.52
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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