Markets / Commodities

China's rare earths curbs extend pressure on supply to Japan

Published 20 Jun, 2026 11:37am

Beijing introduces export controls on certain heavy rare earths and the magnets that contain them in April 2025

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 0.46pc

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:38am

ISLAMABAD: The inflation based on Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has increased by 0.46 percent for the week ended June...

Copper eases, heads for weekly dip as US-Iran peace talks postponed

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:06pm

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME was down 0.6% at $13,604 a metric ton

Palm oil ends higher, posts weekly gain

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:03pm

Benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery on the BMDE was up 72 ringgit, or 1.57%, at 4,645 ringgit a metric ton

Palm oil steady with major markets closed for holidays

Published 19 Jun, 2026 11:12am

Palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1 ringgit, or 0.02%, at 4,572 ringgit

Palm oil slips, tracking rival vegetable oils

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed slightly lower on Thursday, tracking crude oil prices and rival Dalian...

Gold slips as hawkish Fed signals lift dollar

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

NEW YORK: Gold edged lower on Thursday, pressured by hawkish policy signals from the Federal Reserve and a stronger...

India’s thermal coal imports drop to 4-year low

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

NEW DELHI: India’s thermal coal imports fell to a 4-year low in January-May due to higher local output and rising...

NPMC reviews price situation of essential commodities

Published 19 Jun, 2026 07:17am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the...

Coffee slips after hitting multi-week highs

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

LONDON: Coffee futures on ICE slipped on Thursday after hitting multi-week highs earlier in the session due to fears...

Japan rubber futures decline on softer oil

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell for the second consecutive session after a US and Iran interim agreement to end...

Gold price drops marginally per tola in Pakistan

Published 20 Jun, 2026 01:20pm

International rate of gold declines by $0.4 to reach $4,155 per ounce

Vietnam coffee prices higher

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

HANOI: Vietnam’s domestic coffee prices edged up from a week earlier, tracking gains in Robusta futures on ICE,...

Sindh agriculture output grows over 14 years, but sustainability concerns emerge

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:18am

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday the provincial agronomy – crops, livestock, and...

India's thermal coal imports drop to 4-year low as green power rises

Published 18 Jun, 2026 04:54pm

Says overall, thermal coal imports declined by an annual 12%

Palm oil falls, tracking rival vegetable oils, crude

Published 18 Jun, 2026 11:00am

Palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 22 ringgit, or 0.48%, at 4,552 ringgit

Gold price drops by Rs14,900 per tola in Pakistan

Published 19 Jun, 2026 02:47pm

International rate of gold declines by $149 to reach $4,156 per ounce (with a premium of $20)

Gold ticks up; spotlight on Fed meet

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

NEW YORK: Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the US central bank’s first policy decision...

Japan rubber futures fall from 15-year highs

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell from 15-year highs on Wednesday, tracking oil prices lower and pressured by a...

Soybeans extend rebound on Chinese demand hopes

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

SINGAPORE/PARIS: Chicago soybeans hit a two-week high on Wednesday as rumoured Chinese interest in US supplies and...

China May aluminium production climbs on export demand

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

BEIJING: China’s production of aluminium rose 1.7 percent in May from a year earlier to mark a ninth month of gains...

Brazil’s sugar output sinks in May

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

SAO PAULO: Sugar production in Brazil’s main center-south (CS) production region fell 24.8 percent in the second...

Gold price per tola gains Rs100 in Pakistan

Published 17 Jun, 2026 06:42pm

Price of silver decreases by Rs6 to reach Rs7,503 per tola

Soybeans rise for third session on Chinese buying hopes, upside limited

Published 17 Jun, 2026 12:16pm

Wheat inched higher, while corn was largely unchanged

Palm surges more than 2pc on Indonesia biodiesel hopes

10-gram gold sold at Rs387,615 after it fell by Rs2,070

Palm surges more than 2% on Indonesia biodiesel hopes

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:46pm

The benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery was up 93 ringgit

Indian soybean acreage expected to rise on higher prices, weak monsoon outlook

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:10pm

Soybean prices climbed to 7,587 rupees per 100 kg last month while corn prices remain below the floor price of 2,400 rupees

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	161.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 19	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,250.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	10,363.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	24,985.82
France CAC40 / Jun 19	8,421.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	77.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	4,155.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 20	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 20	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 19 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.34 ▲ 0.73 (11.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	40.57 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Avanceon Ltd / Jun 19 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	38.39 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 19 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	120.97 ▲ 11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15.72 ▼ -1.75 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.90 ▼ -2.3 (-9.91%)
Sally Textile / Jun 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.57 ▼ -1.32 (-8.31%)
ICC Industries / Jun 19 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.37 ▼ -1.04 (-7.76%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 19 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.11 ▼ -2.77 (-7.31%)
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.24 ▼ -0.8 (-7.25%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	32.28 ▼ -2.45 (-7.05%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	39.78 ▼ -2.94 (-6.88%)
Quice Food / Jun 19 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.18 ▼ -2.46 (-6.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.83 ▼ -0.81 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	87,347,852 ▲ 0.69
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	80,623,569 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	47,045,284 ▼ -1.75
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,168,331 ▼ -0.85
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,155,810 ▼ -0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,689,766 ▼ -0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,520,392 ▼ -0.02
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,177,846 ▼ -0.25
Saif Power Ltd. / Jun 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	28,289,747 ▲ 0.69
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,842,938 ▼ -1.95

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