Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes. Most market indicators are created by analyzing the number of companies that have reached new highs relative to the number that created new lows, also known as market breadth.
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS
EXCHANGE RATES | |||||||
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Currency | activity | Friday 20-Apr |
Friday 27-Apr |
Friday 4-May |
Friday 11-May |
Friday 18-May |
Friday 25-May |
DOLLAR | Buying | 117.5 | 118.2 | 118.25 | 117.5 | 117.3 | 118.5 |
Selling | 117.8 | 118.5 | 118.55 | 117.8 | 117.85 | 119.05 | |
POUND | Buying | 164 | 163.85 | 161 | 158.5 | 158.5 | 158 |
Selling | 165.75 | 165.6 | 162.75 | 160.25 | 160.25 | 159.75 | |
EURO | Buying | 144 | 143 | 142 | 138.85 | 138.4 | 138.6 |
Selling | 145.2 | 144.2 | 143.2 | 140.05 | 139.6 | 139.8 | |
CANADIAN $ | Buying | 91.25 | 91.25 | 91.25 | 91.25 | 91 | 91.8 |
Selling | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 91.85 | 92.65 | |
JAP YEN | Buying | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Selling | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.07 | |
HK $ | Buying | 14.65 | 14.65 | 14.65 | 14.65 | 14.65 | 14.65 |
Selling | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | |
SINGAPORE $ | Buying | 88.5 | 88.25 | 87.8 | 86.8 | 86.35 | 87.25 |
Selling | 89.3 | 89.05 | 88.6 | 87.6 | 87.15 | 88.05 | |
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT | Buying | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 28.85 | 28.9 | 28.85 |
Selling | 29.8 | 29.75 | 29.55 | 29.2 | 29.25 | 29.2 | |
UAE DIRHAM | Buying | 32 | 32.05 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 31.85 | 32.25 |
Selling | 32.25 | 32.3 | 32.45 | 32.15 | 32.1 | 32.5 | |
SAUDI RIYAL | Buying | 31.35 | 31.3 | 31.35 | 31.15 | 31.15 | 31.6 |
Selling | 31.55 | 31.5 | 31.55 | 31.35 | 31.35 | 31.8 | |
KUWAITI DINAR | Buying | 383 | 382.5 | 381 | 381.5 | 380.5 | 380 |
Selling | 385.5 | 385 | 383.5 | 384 | 383 | 382.5 |
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Karachi Stock Exchange | ||||||||||
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Date | 30 Share Index |
100 Share Index |
Market Capitalization (Rs. in billion) |
Volume Leader | Leader Volume (Million Shares) |
Total Volume (Million shares) |
Active | Plus | Minus | Unchanged |
Friday-20 Apr | 22,309.17 | 45,259.34 | 9,330.97 | Lotte Chemical | 21.8 | 144 | 369 | 142 | 206 | 21 |
Friday-27 Apr | 22,409.39 | 45,542.78 | 9,391.51 | Byco Petroleum | 29 | 224.76 | 372 | 187 | 168 | 17 |
Friday-4 May | 21,848.80 | 44,536.91 | 9,180.22 | Bank of Punjab | 21.1 | 139.66 | 365 | 172 | 171 | 22 |
Friday-11 May | 21,378.62 | 43,594.79 | 8,973.09 | Dewan Cement | 13.6 | 164.68 | 371 | 91 | 255 | 25 |
Friday-18 May | 20,313.90 | 41,623.52 | 8,640.80 | K-Electric | 5.9 | 82.84 | 313 | 78 | 218 | 17 |
Friday-25 May | 20,620.20 | 42,074.09 | 8,731.44 | Pak Elektron | 11.5 | 109.67 | 313 | 78 | 214 | 21 |
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INTERNATIONAL MARKET INDICATORS
WORLD COMMODITY PRICES | ||
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PETROLEUM PRICES ($/BBL) | ||
THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | |
Nymex Crude | 70.45 | 71.51 |
Dated Brent | 78.34 | 78.17 |
WTI Cushing | 72.26 | 71.01 |
NATURAL GAS ($/MMBTU) | ||
THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | |
Nymex Henry Hub | 2.77 | 2.84 |
Henry Hub | 2.77 | 2.84 |
New York City Gate | 3.41 | 3.41 |
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COMMODITY | |||
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UNITS | PRICES THIS WEEK | PRICES LAST WEEK | |
CRUDE OIL | Barrel | 70.41 | 71.55 |
HEATING OIL | Gallon | 225.4 | 228.81 |
NATURAL GAS | MMBtu | 2.93 | 2.86 |
COCOA | Ton | 2,603.00 | 2,650.00 |
COFFEE ‘C’ | lbs | 120.55 | 118.25 |
CORN | bu | 405.25 | 400.75 |
COTTON | lbs | 86.17 | 85.72 |
SUGAR #11 | lbs | 12.38 | 11.58 |
WHEAT FUTURE | CBT | 533 | 506.25 |
COPPER | lbs | 308.5 | 306.6 |
GOLD | Oz | 1,308.10 | 1,286.00 |
SILVER | Troy ounce | 16.63 | 16.41 |
*Commodity and energy prices are in U.S. dollars. |
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Central bank discount rate (%) 2018 Country Ranks | |||
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Rank | Country | Value | Date of Info |
1 | Venezuela | 29.50% | 2015 |
2 | Ghana | 25.50% | 31-Dec-16 |
3 | Malawi | 24% | 25-Nov-16 |
4 | Guinea | 22.25% | 31-Dec-05 |
5 | Ukraine | 22% | 23-Dec-15 |
6 | Vanuatu | 20% | 31-Dec-10 |
7 | Mali | 16% | 31-Dec-10 |
7 | Tajikistan | 16% | 20-Mar-17 |
7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16% | 31-Dec-09 |
8 | Azerbaijan | 15% | 10-Mar-17 |
9 | Belarus | 14% | 19-Apr-17 |
9 | Papua New Guinea | 14% | 31-Dec-10 |
9 | Uganda | 14% | Dec-14 |
10 | Brazil | 13.75% | 31-Dec-16 |
11 | Mongolia | 12% | 14-Jan-16 |
12 | Kenya | 11.50% | 20-Jan-16 |
13 | Burundi | 11.25% | 31-Dec-10 |
14 | Seychelles | 11.17% | 31-Dec-10 |
15 | Kazakhstan | 11% | 10-Apr-17 |
16 | Montserrat | 10.99% | 31-Dec-10 |
17 | Russia | 10% | 31-Dec-16 |
17 | Suriname | 10% | 2013 |
18 | Burma | 9.95% | 31-Dec-10 |
19 | Belize | 9.86% | 1-Sep-16 |
20 | Egypt | 9.75% | 30-Oct-14 |
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Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) 2018 Country Ranks | |||
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Rank | Country | Value | Date of Info |
1 | Madagascar | 64% | 31-Dec-17 |
2 | Brazil | 48.70% | 31-Dec-17 |
3 | Malawi | 42.30% | 31-Dec-17 |
4 | Congo, Democratic Republic Of The | 35.90% | 31-Dec-17 |
5 | Syria | 33.30% | 31-Dec-17 |
6 | Gambia, The | 30.60% | 31-Dec-17 |
7 | Tajikistan | 30% | 31-Dec-17 |
7 | Ghana | 30% | 31-Dec-17 |
8 | Mozambique | 27% | 31-Dec-17 |
9 | Yemen | 26% | 31-Dec-17 |
10 | Argentina | 24.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
11 | Venezuela | 23.80% | 31-Dec-17 |
12 | Guinea | 21.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
13 | Suriname | 20.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
14 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.10% | 31-Dec-17 |
15 | Angola | 20% | 31-Dec-17 |
16 | Mongolia | 19.90% | 31-Dec-17 |
17 | Honduras | 19.70% | 31-Dec-17 |
18 | Egypt | 19.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
19 | Uganda | 19.10% | 31-Dec-17 |
20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.90% | 31-Dec-17 |
21 | Sierra Leone | 18.60% | 31-Dec-17 |
22 | Paraguay | 18.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
22 | Laos | 18.50% | 31-Dec-17 |
23 | Zimbabwe | 18% | 31-Dec-17 |
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WORLD STOCK EXCHANGES | |||||||||
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DAY | DJIA index |
NASDAQ index |
S&P index |
FTSE index |
DAX index |
CAC-40 index |
Nikkei index |
H.Seng index |
Sensex index |
Friday-20 Apr | 24,462.94 | 7,146.13 | 2,670.14 | 7,368.17 | 12,540.50 | 5,412.83 | 22,162.24 | 30,418.33 | 34,415.58 |
Friday-27 Apr | 24,322.34 | 7,118.68 | 2,666.94 | 7,487.50 | 12,602.35 | 5,467.34 | 22,467.87 | 30,280.67 | 34,969.70 |
Friday-4 May | 23,930.15 | 7,088.15 | 2,629.73 | 7,526.11 | 12,737.36 | 5,491.16 | 22,472.78 | 29,926.50 | 34,915.38 |
Friday-11 May | 24,831.17 | 7,402.88 | 2,727.72 | 7,724.55 | 13,001.24 | 5,541.94 | 22,758.48 | 31,122.06 | 35,535.79 |
Friday-18 May | 24,713.98 | 7,382.47 | 2,720.13 | 7,777.31 | 13,108.61 | 5,624.74 | 22,930.36 | 31,047.91 | 34,848.30 |
Friday-25 May | 24,811.76 | 7,424.43 | 2,727.76 | 7,747.60 | 12,855.09 | 5,571.85 | 22,450.79 | 30,561.17 | 34,824.39 |
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