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ECB faces complex meeting in June, Dutch central bank governor Knot says in FD report

AMSTERDAM: The European Central Bank’s next policy meeting will be complex, as policymakers need to balance the...

Published 28 Apr, 2025 11:40am

Markets

FTSE 100 posts biggest weekly gain in over 2 years

LONDON: Britain’s benchmark FTSE 100 index posted its biggest weekly gain since October 2022 on Thursday ahead of...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

ECB cuts rates, promises agility in face of trade war uncertainty

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday, looking to prop...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:33pm

Markets

Tech rally lifts European shares as Trump eases China tariffs on key electronics

A rally in technology stocks helped lift European shares on Monday after US President Donald Trump granted...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 12:39pm

World

EU brainstorms on how to brace for US tariffs as 90-day window opens

WARSAW: With higher US tariffs postponed by 90 days, European Union finance ministers will brainstorm on Friday how...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 10:45am

Business & Finance

ECB warns about financial risk coming from shadow banks

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is particularly concerned about financial stress spreading from non-bank...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 07:46am

World

Trump’s tariffs mean Europe must take control of its future, says ECB’s Lagarde

PARIS: The likely implementation of tariffs imposed by the United States on April 2 means Europe will have to take...

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 03:08pm

Business & Finance

ECB cuts interest rates and keeps door ajar to more easing

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept the door ajar to more, even...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:34pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Wunsch warns of risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into excessive rate cuts, FT reports

European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the euro zone faces the risk of “sleepwalking” into excessive...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 10:37am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Villeroy reaffirms deposit rates could be at 2% by this summer

PARIS: The European Central Bank could cut its deposit rate down to 2% by this summer, said Bank of France head and...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 01:21pm

Markets

ECB rate hikes result in record loss in 2024

FRANKFURT: The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:27pm

Business & Finance

ECB getting closer to rate cut pause, Schnabel says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is getting closer to a pause in interest cuts since it is no longer clear that...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:51pm

Business & Finance

ECB can keep cutting rates even if Fed takes it slow, Vujcic says

ZAGREB: The European Central Bank could cut interest rates three more times this year even if its U.S. counterpart...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 11:18am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Villeroy says Trump tariffs will increase economic uncertainty

PARIS: Trade tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump will increase economic uncertainty, French central bank...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 01:44pm

Business & Finance

ECB to cut rates again, keep door open to further easing

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates on Thursday and is likely to keep open...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 12:56pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s Stournaras sees rates approaching 2% by year end, Trump tariffs could speed cuts

European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras expects the ECB to reduce interest rates gradually towards 2% by...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 02:21pm

Business & Finance

ECB should debate how much more it can cut rates, Schnabel says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is on track to lower inflation and cut interest rates but needs to have a deep...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:32pm

Markets

Europe’s shares in longest weekly winning streak

FRANKFURT: European shares ended on a positive note on Friday, benefiting from a broad-based rally which was fuelled...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

ECB’s Centeno sees interest rates falling to about 2% as inflation under control

LISBON: The European Central Bank should continue to lower interest rates to about 2% as inflation in the euro zone...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 08:33am

Business & Finance

Euro zone households could increase consumption, ECB chief economist says

Euro zone households are likely to reduce their savings this year and consume more of their disposable income,...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:10am

Business & Finance

ECB to end policy restriction by midsummer at latest, Rehn says

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates and should end policy restriction in the...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 11:52am

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation rises, likely forcing slower ECB rate cuts

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Eurozone inflation rose in December as energy prices slightly ticked up, official data showed...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Markets

Euro zone yields hold steady ahead of inflation data

Euro area bond yields held broadly steady on Tuesday ahead of inflation figures from the euro zone later in the day....

Published 07 Jan, 2025 01:06pm

Markets

Shares patchy in Asia, Canadian dollar up on Trudeau report

SYDNEY: Share markets got off to a patchy start in Asia on Monday ahead of a week brimming with economic news that...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:11am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields steady ahead of German and US data

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields were little changed in subdued post-holiday trading on Friday, with German...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 01:45pm

Business & Finance

Euro zone bank lending is stuck in low gear, ECB data shows

FRANKFURT: Lending to euro zone companies and households grew at a modest pace in November, pointing to a lacklustre...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 03:36pm

Markets

Dollar starts 2025 higher; yen rooted at five-month lows

SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar kicked off 2025 on the front foot on Thursday after a strong year of gain against most...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 08:06am

Markets

Dollar reigns with the support of higher yields

SINGAPORE: The Japanese yen traded around five-month lows on Monday against a dollar underpinned by rising U.S....

Published 30 Dec, 2024 07:57am

Markets

Euro zone bond yields edge up to one-month high

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields ticked up to their highest level in around a month on Monday as investors continued to...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:21pm

Business & Finance

Christine Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “very close” to reaching the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:46am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5,659.91
India Sensex / May 9	79,454.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Nasdaq / May 9	17,928.92
Hang Seng / May 9	22,867.74
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,554.80
Dow Jones / May 9	41,249.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,499.32
France CAC40 / May 9	7,743.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	61.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	300,840
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,324.98
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 12	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 12	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 12 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.49 ▲ 0.44 (21.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / May 12 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	2.86 ▲ 0.49 (20.68%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 12 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	5.88 ▲ 1 (20.49%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / May 12 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	3.60 ▲ 0.6 (20%)
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.71 ▲ 0.72 (18.05%)
Media Times Ltd / May 12 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.78 ▲ 0.27 (17.88%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 12 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.25 ▲ 0.75 (16.67%)
B. F. Mod. / May 12 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.35 ▲ 1 (15.75%)
HBL Invest Fund / May 12 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.42 ▲ 0.46 (15.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / May 12 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	4.69 ▲ 0.63 (15.52%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 12 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.50 ▼ -0.5 (-16.67%)
Archroma Pak / May 12 Archroma Pakistan Limited(ARPL)	355.50 ▼ -39.5 (-10%)
Hussain Industries / May 12 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27 ▼ -2.29 (-7.82%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	39.50 ▼ -3.07 (-7.21%)
Ali Asghar / May 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	41.99 ▼ -2.88 (-6.42%)
Gillette Pak / May 12 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	220 ▼ -8.86 (-3.87%)
Habib Sugar / May 12 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	69 ▼ -2.78 (-3.87%)
Bank of Khyber / May 12 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	14.12 ▼ -0.54 (-3.68%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 12 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	48.60 ▼ -1.76 (-3.49%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 12 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9 ▼ -0.29 (-3.12%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	39,323,171 ▲ 0.34
WorldCall Telecom / May 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,257,927 ▲ 0.12
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,854,905 ▼ -3.07
Cnergyico PK / May 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,909,420 ▲ 0.72
B.O.Punjab / May 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,427,491 ▲ 0.86
Power Cement / May 12 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	10,658,841 ▲ 0.98
Pak Elektron / May 12 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,337,787 ▲ 3.69
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,769,680 ▲ 0.72
Pak Int.Bulk / May 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	8,801,066 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Cement / May 12 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	7,109,588 ▲ 1

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