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In Japan, a weaker yen may not be the blessing it once was

A weak yen, once seen as favourable for Japan’s exports-focused economy, has now become a pain point as it eats...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

Markets

Gold dips below $1,800 in Europe

LONDON: Gold eased below $1,800 on Tuesday as the dollar hit 16-month highs and Treasury yields firmed, with...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains, euro recovers on better than expected data

NEW YORK: The dollar index held near 16-month highs on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was picked...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Markets

PKR records gains

KARACHI: During five days of trading last week, PKR recorded gains for first three days and recorded losses in last...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

Fed officials depart amid scrutiny over investment trades

WASHINGTON: Two Federal Reserve officials who came under scrutiny for investment trades they made last year ...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 04:01am

Markets

Gold reclaims $1,800 level in Europe

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Gold prices bounced past the key $1,800 level on Tuesday as US bond yields held near a two-week...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Markets

Latam FX rallies as US jobs data dents dollar; Colombia hit by downgrade

Brazil's real rose as much as 1.2% before trading flat, while Mexico's peso rose almost 1%. Chile's peso firmed 1.1%, while Peru's sol snapped a three-day losing streak.

Published 02 Jul, 2021 08:35pm

Markets

Stocks rise but virus, inflation fears linger

Brent crude briefly broke $70 a barrel, hitting the highest level since March on solid demand as coronavirus-hit economies reopen around the world.

Published 18 May, 2021 06:49pm

Business & Finance

South African rand hits new high

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand touched a 16-month high against the dollar on Tuesday afternoon, helped by...

Updated 12 May, 2021 10:16am

Markets

Dollar slides to more than two-month low after big US jobs miss

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 266,000 jobs vs forecast of 978,000.
Dollar down broadly.
MSCI EM currency index hits record high.

Published 07 May, 2021 08:39pm

Markets

Dollar hits two-week high in wake of rates talk

The dollar's bounce on Tuesday put pressure on the euro, which dropped once again below the $1.20 mark on Wednesday, hitting its lowest against the buck in over two weeks.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of peer currencies, rose as high as 91.436, its highest since April 19.

Published 05 May, 2021 05:38pm

Markets

Dollar tries to build rally, eyes major euro bulwark

One drag for the dollar is the US trade deficit, which expanded to a record $74.4 billion in March.

Published 05 May, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

US interest rates may have to rise if economy heats up: Yellen

Though Yellen acknowledged the higher growth "could cause some very modest increases in interest rates," the United States needs the investments "to be competitive and to be productive."

Published 05 May, 2021 10:44am

Markets

Asian FX bulls return as dollar slips; short bets on Indian rupee spike

The poll uses estimates of net long or short positions on a scale of minus 3 to plus 3.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 12:04pm

Markets

Japanese shares fall on profit booking, checking US rates

Nikkei share average lost 0.81% to 29,844.81 by 0208 GMT, after hitting the 30,000 mark for the first time in more than two weeks on Monday. The broader Topix fell 0.74% to 1,968.80
"The market fundamental is strong. But ultimately the stimulus packages in the US and the direction of the long term interest rates could determine the move of the Japanese market."

Published 06 Apr, 2021 10:54am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar little changed

NEW YORK: The dollar was little changed to slightly higher on Tuesday in choppy trading, with currencies generally...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:41am

Markets

Currencies firm against steady dollar; Brazil's real rebounds

Russia's rouble nears seven-month high against dollar.
Brazil's real up 0.9%, on track to offset Monday's losses.
BlackRock overweight on EM equities.
Argentine peso depreciation to slow in coming months –Guzman.

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 10:02pm

Markets

US MIDDAY: Gold slides to 9-month low

NEW YORK: Gold slid more than 2% to its lowest in nearly nine months on Wednesday as elevated US Treasury yields and...

Published 04 Mar, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

Dollar struggles; bitcoin soars in Europe

LONDON: The US dollar was firmly pinned at a one-week low on Tuesday as an overnight slide in US Treasury yields...

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:12am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Energy / Dec 1 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	38.59 ▲ 2.69 (7.49%)
Pak Engineering / Dec 1 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	433.00 ▲ 27.01 (6.65%)
NBP PGETF / Dec 1 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	10.79 ▲ 0.54 (5.27%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Dec 1 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.18 ▲ 0.05 (4.42%)
Kohat Cement / Dec 1 Kohat Cement Company Limited(KOHC)	188.89 ▲ 6.68 (3.67%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 1 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.50 ▲ 0.50 (3.57%)
Nishat Power / Dec 1 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	18.49 ▲ 0.60 (3.35%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Dec 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	9.10 ▲ 0.29 (3.29%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Dec 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.32 ▲ 0.13 (3.10%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 1 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	185.00 ▲ 5.49 (3.06%)

Stock	Price
Pak TobaccoXD / Dec 1 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1005.00 ▲ -77.45 (-7.16%)
Masood Textile / Dec 1 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	44.02 ▲ -3.17 (-6.72%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.35 ▲ -0.27 (-3.13%)
National Foods / Dec 1 National Foods Limited(NATF)	158.00 ▲ -1.55 (-0.97%)
Power Cement / Dec 1 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	6.76 ▲ -0.02 (-0.29%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Dec 1 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	90.27 ▲ -0.13 (-0.14%)
Mod.Al-Mali / Dec 1 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	10.40 ▲ -0.01 (-0.10%)
Pak Oilfields / Dec 1 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	355.51 ▲ -0.02 (-0.01%)
Allied Bank / Dec 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	79.24 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	740.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Food (R) / Dec 1 Fauji Food Limited (R)(FFLR1)	2,058,000 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Dec 1 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	1,935,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Dec 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	1,147,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,007,500 ▼ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	865,688 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / Dec 1 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	836,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 1 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	805,988 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	777,537 ▼ 0.00
F. Nat.Equities / Dec 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	687,000 ▼ 0.00
P.S.O. / Dec 1 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	671,204 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	176.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	176.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	113.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4655.27
India Sensex / Nov 30	57260.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	28605.38
Nasdaq / Nov 30	15782.84
Hang Seng / Nov 30	23694.33
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7109.95
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35135.94
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	15280.86
France CAC40 / Nov 30	6776.25

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Nov 30	70.89
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Nov 30	17680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Nov 30	101700.00
Gold Spot / Nov 30	1788.35
Cotton / Nov 30	109.70

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