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Tokyo’s Nikkei ends at highest this year after OPEC deal

  • TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo’s benchmark stock index on Thursday jumped to its best close this year, as energy companies soared on an OPEC deal to cut oil production and boost prices. Exporters, meanwhile, benefited from a fall in the yen to its weakest level in more than nine months as investors welcomed the agreement at […]

  • Market rates of bullion in Multan

    MULTAN,(MILLAT+APP)-Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Wednesday,2016: BULLION (PER 10 GRAM) ===================== GOLD TEZABI-24 CT—- 42580.00 GOLD 22 CT————-38880.00 SILVER TEZABI————651.00 SILVER THOBI————-597.00

  • European stocks hold steady at open

    LONDON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Europe’s main stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index almost unchanged at 6,770.07 points. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 was also flat at 10,615.79 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 shed almost 0.1 percent to 4,548.98 compared with the close on Tuesday.

  • Tokyo stocks close marginally up ahead of OPEC meeting

    TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo shares ended barely up on Wednesday as investors grew nervous ahead of an OPEC meeting later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.01 percent, or 1.44 points, to close at 18,308.48, while the Topix index of all first-section issues gained 0.06 percent, or 0.86 points, at 1,469.43.

  • Currency rates of NBP

    KARACHI, (MILLAT+APP): Following are the selling/buying rates of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Wednesday. U.S.A 105.65/ 103.14 S.ARABIA 28.02/ 26.37 U.K 131.81/ 128.69 JAPAN 0.9382/ 0.9154 EURO 112.32/ 109.66 U.A.E 28.76/ 26.36

  • Foreign exchange rates

    KARACHI, (MILLAT+APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin, here on Wednesday. LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS VIDE SBP F.E. CIRCULAR NO.42 & 21.07.98 & 04.08.98 RESPECTIVELY. LIBOR VALUE 6 MONTHS US DOLLAR 1.2899 30.11.16 CONVERSION RATES FOR 30TH OCTOBER 2016 FOR […]