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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

Tokyo shares open lower ahead of state of emergency

Officials have said the measure will be "focused" and "limited" and reports suggest it will last about a month.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 11:09am

Markets

Dollar gets respite as virus surge, Georgia runoffs curb risk sentiment

The euro was steady at $1.22535 after reaching $1.231 on Monday for the first time since April 2018.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 10:41am

Markets

China lifts yuan midpoint by most since revaluation in 2005

Tuesday's official guidance, the strongest in more than 30 months, also came in higher than Reuters' estimate of 6.4978.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 10:28am

Markets

Tokyo shares open lower on Wall Street loss, virus fears

"Still, the greater Tokyo area accounts for a third of Japan's GDP, and damage to the economy is inevitable," Okasan Online said in a note.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:04am

Markets

Dollar slips in to 2021 as investors ride downtrend

Against a basket of currencies the dollar was a fraction below where it ended 2020 at 89.766.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:42am

Markets

Tokyo shares sink on expected virus emergency

"The global economy in 2021 should move gradually toward normalisation... With excessive liquidity, the market's upward momentum should strengthen further," the brokerage said.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:42am

Markets

Yuan inches higher on dollar weakness, year-end cash demand

Foreign exchange forward curves moved upward as a result of higher demand for the yuan. Spot-next contract for dollar/yuan jumped to 70 points on Tuesday morning, the highest since late September.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 12:01pm

Markets

Dollar languishes amid pandemic aid optimism, pound meanders

While the agreement came as a relief to investors, the pact leaves Britain far more detached from the EU, analysts say.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 09:29am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher after US gains

The number of virus cases continues to soar in Japan and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid gatherings, saying "the virus has no holidays".

Published 29 Dec, 2020 08:59am

Markets

Wall St follows European stocks higher on stimulus, Brexit

But crude prices slumped as weak demand and a potential increase in production offset the effects of the fiscal aid package.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 01:00am

Markets

Swiss franc falls against euro on Brexit relief, dollar dips on US stimulus

The yuan crept up after China's central bank lifted its official guidance level to the highest in 30 months , to as high as 6.5280 against the dollar in the onshore market, but was last unchanged at 6.5408.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 03:15pm

Markets

Yuan inches up after PBOC sets guidance at 30-month high

Official data showed robust growth in profits at China's industrial firms in November, their seventh straight month of gains, supported by strong industrial production and sales, as manufacturers continue their recovery from the COVID-19 downturn.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 11:53am

Markets

China lifts yuan midpoint to strongest level in 30 months

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the midpoint rate at 6.5236 per dollar prior to the market open.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:56am

Markets

Dollar dithers in thin trade as Trump passes pandemic aid package

Mitsuo Imaizumi, chief FX strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo, expects the pound and euro to decline against the dollar, reaching $1.30 and $1.15 respectively by the end of the summer.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:47am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher on US relief bill

In Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rallied 2.60 percent to 2,977.5 yen following a report that the firm plans to build a massive zero-carbon steel plant running on hydrogen in Austria.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 08:53am

Markets

BOK to extend loans by six months to keep credit flowing to debt mkt

The Bank of Korea provided financing to a SPV which directly purchased 3 trillion won.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 10:31am

Markets

China's central bank to conduct bill swaps worth 5bn yuan on Dec 24

The bill swaps, with a three-month tenor, will total 5 billion yuan ($764.53 million).

Published 24 Dec, 2020 10:29am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher ahead of holiday season

The Dow ended up 0.4 percent to 30,129.83 and the broad-based S&P 500 advanced 0.1 percent, while the tech-rich Nasdaq dropped 0.3 percent.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 09:08am

Markets

Yuan treads water ahead of holidays, new virus strain uncertainty

The global dollar index rose to 90.252 from the previous close of 90.132.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 11:58am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower on virus worries

SoftBank Group was down 1.13 percent at 8,393 yen following reports that it applied for an initial public offering of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called SVF Investment to raise up to $525 million.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 08:58am

Markets

Yuan eases to 1-week low on dollar bounce

China will maintain policy support for its economic recovery, avoiding a sudden shift in policy, to help keep economic growth within a reasonable range in 2021, the Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 12:08pm

Markets

South Africa's rand drops on fears over new virus strains, travel bans

South Africa said on Friday a virus strain similar to the one reported in the United Kingdom was driving a second wave in the country, prompting some countries to include South Africa in their travel bans.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:50am

Markets

Stocks, pound, oil sink as virus surge trumps stimulus deal

Oil prices also sank as the new containment measures hammered expectations for travel over the Christmas period, with the discovery of a mutated and more infectious strain of the coronavirus in Britain also leading several governments to ban flights from the country.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:35am

Markets

Dollar friendless as bears pile in, poised for worst week in a month

The Bank of Japan ends its two-day policy meeting on Friday and is expected to leave rates steady but announce an extension of a package of steps aimed at easing corporate funding strains.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:44am

Business & Finance

Japan eyes new bond issuance at $423bn to fund FY2021/22 budget

The amount was a little shy of a record 44.3 trillion yen issued on an initial basis in fiscal 2010, in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:49pm

Markets

Taiwan central bank says US move to monitor its currency reflects trade surplus

The Taiwan dollar has strengthened more than 6% against the US dollar this year.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:52am

Markets

Sterling slips in Brexit countdown, Aussie rallies

It last traded at $0.7547 and is set for a sixth consecutive weekly rise. Over that time, it has gained five cents, or 7% against the dollar.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 11:34am

Markets

Dollar, yen nurse losses as US stimulus hopes help 'risk-on' mood

The euro edged up to $1.1782. The risk-sensitive Australian dollar rose 0.3% to $0.7163.

Published 08 Oct, 2020 04:37pm

Markets

Yen jumps after Trump catches COVID-19, rattles financial markets

Trump said on Twitter that he and his wife Melania had COVID-19 and would begin quarantine and recovery immediately.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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