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US stock index futures

Wall St to test record high on Fed balm as dollar languishes

Published 25 May, 2021 05:39pm

US stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were up 0.3%, pointing to a steady open on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index closed at 4,197.05 points on Monday, near its lifetime high of 4,238.04 of May 7.
"You see risk appetite remain quite firm, with US futures markets running back towards their recent highs."

Futures extend recovery ahead of US business surveys

Published 21 May, 2021 04:56pm

Futures up: Dow 0.30%, S&P 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.21%.
Dow e-minis were up 103 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 10.75 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 28 points, or 0.21%.

Futures slip as US calls for pause in J&J's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine

Published 13 Apr, 2021 05:52pm

J&J falls after health agencies' recommendation.
Big bank earnings to kick off from Wednesday.
Futures: Dow down 0.33%, S&P dips 0.24%, Nasdaq off 0.04%.

Wall Street set to slip as bank stocks fall on hedge fund default concerns

Published 29 Mar, 2021 08:15pm

Boeing rises on Southwest's orders for 737 MAX jets.
Archegos-linked stocks extend losses from last week.
Futures down: Dow 0.57%, S&P 0.55%, Nasdaq 0.31%.

Canadian dollar retreats from 3-year high as bond yields climb

Published 18 Mar, 2021 09:57pm

Loonie touches a 3-year high intraday at 1.2365.
Canadian new home prices rise 1.9% in February from January.
Price of US oil falls 0.9%.
Canadian bond yields rise across a steeper curve.

Canadian dollar gains as lower bond yields boost sentiment

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:34pm

Canadian dollar rises 0.3% against the greenback.
Loonie trades in a range of 1.2590 to 1.2685.
Price of US oil dips 0.1%.
Canadian bond yields ease across a flatter curve.

Futures lower ahead of weekly jobless claims, Powell talk

Published 04 Mar, 2021 04:53pm

Futures down: Dow 0.5%, S&P 0.7%, Nasdaq 0.8%.
Ahead of Powell's remarks, the 10-year Treasury yields were at 1.47% but held below last week's one-year high of 1.614%.

Futures advance as vaccines, stimulus boost bets on economic rebound

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:44pm

Futures up: Dow and S&P 0.6%, Nasdaq 0.7%.
President Joe Biden also said the United States will have enough COVID-19 vaccine for every American adult by the end of May.

Futures fall as tech stocks slide again

Published 26 Feb, 2021 06:48pm

Futures down: Dow 0.6%, S&P 0.4%, Nasdaq 0.7%.
Shares of Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc and Netflix Inc were down between 0.6% and 0.9% before the bell.

Futures fall on concerns over rising yields, inflation expectations

Published 22 Feb, 2021 06:00pm

Futures down: Dow 0.59%, S&P 0.78%, Nasdaq 1.37%
Shares of Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc, Netflix Inc and Amazon.com Inc resumed their declines from the previous week, falling between 1% and 2.9% in trading before the bell.

Futures edge higher ahead of business activity data

Published 19 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

Futures up: Dow 0.12%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.34%
Strong earnings, progress in vaccination roll-outs and hopes of a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package helped US stock indexes hit record highs at the start of the week.

Futures fall ahead of jobless claims data as investors shift away from tech

Published 18 Feb, 2021 06:18pm

Futures down: Dow 0.24%, S&P 0.41%, Nasdaq 0.78%.
Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs at the beginning of the week but gradually retreated following a rise in treasury bond yields, which led to fears of higher inflation.

Futures muted ahead of retail sales data, Fed minutes

Published 17 Feb, 2021 06:25pm

Futures: Dow flat, S&P down 0.06%, Nasdaq off 0.18%
Retail sales are estimated to rise 1.1% in January, helped by the disbursal of another round of pandemic relief checks to households at the beginning of the month.

Futures tick lower as energy stocks slip

Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

Futures down: Dow 0.26%, S&P 0.29%, Nasdaq 0.22%.
Chevron Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp dipped between 0.9% and 1.2% in premarket trading as oil prices retreated on demand fears.

Futures edge higher ahead of weekly jobless claims report

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:26pm

Futures up: Dow 0.28%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.52%.
Fourth-quarter earnings have also largely topped analysts' expectations, quelling fears of lofty valuations.

Canadian dollar lags other G10 currencies as oil rally stalls

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 11:31pm

Canadian dollar falls 0.2% against the greenback.
Loonie touches its strongest intraday since Jan. 27 at 1.2712.
Price of US oil decreases 0.8%.
Canadian bond yields were mixed across a flatter curve.

Futures edge higher ahead of jobless claims data

Published 04 Feb, 2021 05:30pm

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with Alphabet Inc's shares hitting a record high following strong quarterly results.
Videogame retailer GameStop Corp rose 3.9%, while cinema operator AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc added 2.6% in premarket trading.

Futures rise on strong results from Alphabet, Amazon; private payrolls data on deck

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:17pm

Amazon.com Inc edged 0.4% higher as its founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman. The retail giant also reported quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first time.
More than 80% of reports from S&P 500 companies so far have surpassed analysts' earnings expectations, with 97% of reports from technology companies beating.

Futures climb ahead of Amazon, Alphabet earnings; stimulus in focus

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:17pm

Futures up: Dow 0.82%, S&P 0.86%, Nasdaq 0.84%.
Investors are gauging outlooks from big corporations to justify elevated stock market valuations.

Gasoline pushes US consumer prices higher in December

Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

Consumer price index increases 0.4% in December.
CPI rises 1.4% year-on-year.
Core CPI gains 0.1%; increases 1.6% year-on-year.

Indian shares flat, IT gains offset worries over new virus strain

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:13am

Shares of Wipro Ltd rose as much as 3.65%, after the IT services provider on Tuesday signed a $700 million deal with METRO AG to manage METRO AG's units in Germany and Romania.

Futures rise in choppy trade as election race tightens

Published 04 Nov, 2020 07:46pm

Nasdaq futures surge on Big Tech play.
Banks track declines in Treasury yields.
Investors want decisive result and path to stimulus.
Futures up: Dow 0.38%, S&P 1.23%, Nasdaq 2.80%.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

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