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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	155.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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