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Latest | Last | |
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US Dollar | 305.1018 | 305.3339 |
UK Pound | 386.9523 | 387.2371 |
Euro | 330.8712 | 332.1141 |
Aus Dollar | 201.0018 | 201.4980 |
Yen | 2.0266 | 2.0278 |
Latest | Last | |
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Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
pts | % | |
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S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
Latest | Last | |
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3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
today | yesterday | |
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Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
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