Markets / Commodities

Copper gains on Chinese demand, tight stocks

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:32am

The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange increased 0.29% to $13,661 a metric ton

Corn, soybeans decline as US crop ratings top expectations

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:30am

The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.4% to $4.71-1/4 a bushel

Palm falls tracking weaker Dalian rivals, crude oil

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 40 ringgit, or 0.86%, to 4,603 ringgit ($1,126.81) a metric ton

BHP resumes negotiations with Port Hedland iron ore unions

Published 21 Jul, 2026 08:09am

Port Hedland is a major artery for Australia’s iron ore, through which $80 million of BHP’s iron ore transits each day

Cocoa to extend recent gains by year-end as super El Nino looms

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

LONDON: Cocoa prices are expected to extend their recent gains by year-end, with production in West Africa set to...

PMEX daily trading report

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

KARACHI: On Friday, at PMEX, the total traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS, Indices, and Agricultural commodities...

Gold steady as investors gauge ME risks, Fed signals

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

LONDON: Gold prices were steady on Monday, as market participants weighed developments in the US-Iran conflict and...

Copper holds firm as supply fears offset demand gloom

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

SINGAPORE: Copper nudged up slightly on Monday, supported by shrinking inventories and underwhelming supply from top...

India says coal power plants have adequate stocks despite rising demand

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:58pm

Coal stocks at power plants stood at 42.8 million tonnes as of July 12, enough for 14 days of operation at an 85% plant load factor

China imports at nine-month high buoy copper prices

Published 20 Jul, 2026 04:47pm

Benchmark copper on the LME was up 0.5% to $13,593.5 a metric ton

Palm oil climbs to near one-month peak as crude, Dalian oils gain

Published 20 Jul, 2026 04:44pm

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract gained 0.58%

South korea’s nofi tenders to buy up to 138,000 metric tons corn, traders say

Published 20 Jul, 2026 02:08pm

The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is Tuesday, July 21

China June refined copper imports hit nine-month high as domestic supply falls

Published 20 Jul, 2026 11:59am

In the first half of 2026, total imports slid by 14.3% from the year before to 1.41 million tons

French wheat crop sheds 7.6% after heatwave hit yields, Argus says

Published 20 Jul, 2026 11:44am

France’s soft wheat crop is expected to fall to 30.80 million metric tons this year, down 7.6% from 2025

China's June US soybean imports fall 21%, Brazil shipments rise 14%

Published 20 Jul, 2026 11:12am

China also began purchasing new-crop US soybeans after a May 14–15 summit this year between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

Palm oil gains on surging crude prices, El Niño worries

Published 20 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 39 ringgit, or 0.85%, at 4,636 ringgit ($1,134.33) a metric ton

Prices of essential food items remain high

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:50am

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained high in the retail market. No change in prices of live...