[GNC] finance quote - % not recognised as a currency.

[Sherlock]

I suggest filing the currency issue with the quote retrieved from AEX 
at: https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote

Regards,

Sherlock


On 11/8/25 6:47 AM, Public Address wrote:
> 
> Hi I am trying to use the price database to get quotes for UK Gilts (UK Treasuries).  They are bonds and are expressed in %.
> 
> I have found some sources of quotes but the currency is "%"
> 
> C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>gnucash-cli -V --quotes dump aex GB00BPCJD997
> GB00BPCJD997:
>      currency => %
>          last => 77.97
>          high => 77.97
>          date => 11/07/2025
>       isodate => 2025-11-07
>          isin => GB00BPCJD997
>          open => 77.90
>           low => 77.90
>        volume => 29000
>       success => 1
>          name => UNITED KINGDOM FX 3.75% OCT53 GBP
> 
> GNU cash then comes back with an error: returned a quote with a currency GNUCash doesn't know about.
> 
> [cid:f1fa3586-5f51-4ad7-98f5-7852baf17b66]
> 
> yahoo_json gives one gilt as currency = GBP which is fine but yahoo has very limited coverage.  Can gnucash be updated to recognise & as a "currency" please?
> 
> C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin>gnucash-cli -V --quotes dump yahoo_json GB00BPCJD997.sg
> GB00BPCJD997.sg:
>        volume => 0
>      currency => GBP
>           low => 78.95
>          name => GB00BPCJD997.sg ()
>        symbol => GB00BPCJD997.sg
>       isodate => 2025-10-29
>       success => 1
>          high => 79.14
>          type => EQUITY
>            pe => null
>          open => 78.96
>      exchange => Stuttgart
>    year_range =>        78.95 - 79.14
>        method => yahoo_json
>         close => 78.9
>          last => 79.067
>          date => 10/29/2025
>           eps => null
>     div_yield => 0
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Chi-pa
> 
> Version: 5.12
> Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28)
> Finance::Quote: 1.61
>