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Hong Kong stocks open lower after rally

  • HONG KONG, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks turned negative in the first few minutes of trade Tuesday as investors took a breather after a four-day rally. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.32 percent, or 74.81 points, to 23,636.17. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, edging down 0.70 points to 3,216.14 but the Shenzhen […]

  • Tokyo stocks up at break after US-Japan summit

    TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning with investor sentiment lifted by cordial talks over the weekend between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.54 percent, or 104.45 points, to 19,483.38 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.61 […]

  • Tokyo stocks open higher

    TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday despite underwhelming data on Japan’s economic expansion during the last quarter, with investor sentiment lifted by cordial talks between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the weekend. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.59 percent, or 114.11 points, to 19,493.04 in the […]

  • Tokyo stocks up at break after US-Japan summit

    TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning with investor sentiment lifted by cordial talks over the weekend between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.54 percent, or 104.45 points, to 19,483.38 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.61 […]

  • Japan’s economy expands 0.2% in Q4: government

    TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Japan’s economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company investments propped up growth. The figures marked the fourth straight quarter of expansion in the world’s third largest economy but came slightly lower than market expectations for 0.3 percent growth between October and […]

  • Bullion Prices on Saturday

    KARACHI, Feb, 11, (MILLAT): Following were the Bullion Prices in Karachi and Hyderabad on Saturday. KARACHI: (per 10 gram) Gold Tezabi 24 CT Rs. 43285.00 Silver Tezabi Rs. 651.42 HYDERABAD: (per 10 gram) Gold Tezabi 24 CT Rs. 42950.00 GOLD 22 CT Rs. 39370.00 Silver Tezabi Rs. 654.00 Note: Bullion rates from Multan and Lahore […]