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Hong Kong stocks sink by the close

  • HONG KONG, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks sank Tuesday, shrugging off a positive lead from Wall Street in post-holiday trade. The Hang Seng Index closed down 1.39 percent, or 337.12 points, to 23,924.54 The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.79 percent, or 25.46 points, to 3,196.71 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks […]

  • Tokyo stocks up as banks, exporters rise

    TOKYO, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday as the yen fell in response to the US treasury secretary reportedly showing his support for a strong dollar — brightening the profit outlook for Japan’s exporters. The market also picked up a strong lead from Wall Street which rose in post-holiday trading on Monday, though […]

  • KPT shipping intelligence report

    KARACHI, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on Tuesday. ALONG SIDE (Bulk Oil Pier) OP-I N. Mars D. Petrol Alpine 17/04/17 OP-II Lahore L. Crude Oil ANSC 17/04/17 OP-III Maersk Trenton D. Petrol Gac 17/04/17 ALONG SIDE (East Wharves) 1 Aurelia […]

  • Foreign Currency Account Scheme

    KARACHI, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The Foreign Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Base Rate, here on Monday. BBA BID MAXIMUM RATES RATES WITH FOR PAYMENT OF VALUE DATE INTEREST BY AUTHORISED DEALERS R A T E S U.S. DOLLARS VALUE 17-04-17 For 3 months and over but less than 6 […]

  • EXCHANGE RATES FOR CURRENCY NOTES

    SELLING BUYING U.S.A 105.70 103.19 S.ARABIA 28.04 26.39 U.K 132.56 129.42 JAPAN 0.9759 0.9522 EURO 112.23 109.58 U.A.E 28.78 26.38 LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS LIBOR VALUE 6 Mths US Dollar 1.4032 17-04-2017 INTEREST RATES ON OLD & INCREMENTAL F.C.Y DEPOSITS Rate % p.a. USD 0.1000 GBP 0.1000 1PY 0.0000 BILL […]

  • NBP Exchange Rates

    KARACHI, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Monday issued the following exchange rates: Selling Buying Buying TT & OD TT Clean OD/T.CHQ U.S.A. 104.65 104.45 104.24 U.K. 131.25 131.00 130.73 EURO 111.12 110.91 110.68 CANADA 78.68 78.53 78.32 SWITZERLAND 104.16 103.96 103.69 AUSTRALIA 79.41 79.26 79.05 SWEDEN 11.58 11.56 […]