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Weak spot LNG prices don't help Asia much, but boost Europe: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia: The price of spot cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has ticked up recently in Asia amid tent

Published 19 Aug, 2019 07:00am

Energy

Australian shares set to plunge amid global slump, NZ falls

Australian shares are set to open sharply lower on Thursday, following steep falls in global equity markets, as grow

Published 14 Aug, 2019 11:01pm

Energy

Australia to consider reserving some gas for home market

MELBOURNE: Australia, the world's top liquefied natural gas exporter, on Tuesday said it would consider forcing gas prod

Published 06 Aug, 2019 08:59am

Energy

Australia shares set to open lower, tracking US stocks; NZ inches up

Australian shares are poised to open lower on Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street after US President Donald Tr

Published 30 Jul, 2019 10:39pm

Energy

Crude futures pricing in Hormuz tensions, physical oil not so much: Russell

AUSTRALIA: Crude oil markets have to grapple with how to price the risk of an escalation in the conflict threatening shi

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:58am

Energy

China buys more LNG, but can't offset the rest of Asia's losses: Russell

AUSTRALIA: Notwithstanding the achievement in shipping the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the world's larg

Published 13 Jun, 2019 12:34pm

Energy

ExxonMobil backs LNG imports to world's biggest exporter

BRISBANE: Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Australia - the world's biggest LNG exporter - now appear "highly re

Published 30 May, 2019 01:54pm

Australia Energy

Oil extends gains into fourth straight day on Middle East tensions

SYDNEY: Oil prices edged higher on Friday, extending gains into a fourth session as rising tensions in the Middle East s

Published 17 May, 2019 08:55am

Energy

Oil prices extend losses despite surprise drop in US inventories

SYDNEY: Oil prices edged down on Thursday despite a surprise decline in US inventories, with international benchmark Bre

Published 18 Apr, 2019 07:41am

Energy

China keeps buying crude oil for storage, but difficulties loom

LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA: China appears to have kept the flow of crude into strategic and commercial storage facilities at

Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:40am

Energy

Adani's Australian coal mine languishes for a decade

MELBOURNE: An Australia coal mine proposed by India's Adani Enterprises that has been in planning since 2010 has become

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:34pm

Energy

LNG prices linked to coal are innovative, not game-changing: Russell

AUSTRALIA: The linking of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to the price of coal is a long-overdue step, but while

Published 11 Apr, 2019 07:46am

Energy

Total, partners reach initial agreement on $13 billion Papua LNG project

MELBOURNE: France's Total and its partners signed a long-awaited deal with Papua New Guinea on Tuesday that will allow

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:37am

Energy

Oil prices dip after U.S. crude stocks climb

SYDNEY: Oil prices dropped on Thursday, extending losses into a second consecutive session, following a surprise build i

Published 28 Mar, 2019 11:33am

Energy

Shell, PetroChina spat holds up biggest Australian coal seam gas project

MELBOURNE: Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina are at loggerheads over gas sales pricing at their Arrow Energy joint ventu

Published 21 Feb, 2019 08:07am

Australia Energy

Norway's Equinor aims to start oil exploration off Australia in 2020

MELBOURNE: Norway's Equinor SA on Tuesday said it plans to explore for oil in deep waters off the coast of South Austral

Published 19 Feb, 2019 06:47am

Energy

Oil prices climb as U.S. threatens sanctions against Venezuela

SYDNEY: Oil prices rose on Friday as turmoil in Venezuela triggered concerns that its crude exports could soon be disrup

Published 25 Jan, 2019 09:26am

Energy

South Korean firm proposes building LNG import terminal in Australia

MELBOURNE: A South Korea-based company has proposed building a terminal on Australia's east coast to import liquefied na

Published 05 Dec, 2018 08:27am

Energy

Crude oil focuses on Trump, Putin, Bin Salman nexus, but China looms: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia: The crude oil market is likely to be fixated in coming days on the interactions of U.S. President

Published 29 Nov, 2018 08:45am

Energy

LNG is the new shale oil with the US as disruptor-in-chief: Russell

LAUNCESTON: Crude oil is likely to spring to mind if one is asked to name a commodity where the United States is disrupt

Published 13 Mar, 2018 10:17am

Energy

China's oil product export surge shows risks to OPEC's gains: Russell

LAUNCESTON: The standout feature of China's crude oil and product trade data for December was the surge in exports of re

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:30pm

Energy

Australia closing in on Qatar as world's top LNG exporter

SYDNEY: Australia expects to increase exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 16 percent from mid-2018 as $180 billion

Published 05 Oct, 2017 10:35pm

Energy

Australian deputy PM flags lifting gas drilling bans

SYDNEY: Australia's deputy prime minister said he would support lifting bans on coal seam gas (CSG) drilling if landowners were given a bigger slice of royalties, a significant policy shift as the country scrambles to avoid a looming energy crisis.

Published 18 Mar, 2017 09:48am

Energy

Australia shares set to open marginally lower; NZ steady

SYDNEY: Australian shares are poised to open marginally lower on Friday taking cues from Wall Street which saw a fall in healthcare and utility stocks.

Published 16 Mar, 2017 11:10pm

Energy

Australia shares expected to open lower; NZ slips

SYDNEY: Australian shares are set to open lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as a slump in oil prices is likely to weigh on resources stocks.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 10:51pm

Energy

BP scraps plan to drill off Australia's south coast

MELBOURNE/LONDON: Oil major BP has scrapped plans to drill for oil and gas off the southern coast of Australia because i

Published 11 Oct, 2016 11:34am

Energy

Asia Fuel Oil-380-cst extends gains as inventories decline

SINGAPORE: Cash differentials for Singapore 380-cst fuel oil narrowed their discounts for a fourth consecutive session o

Published 23 Jun, 2016 03:33pm

Energy

Spirited Australia, NZ dollars settle down for Brexit show

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars consolidated recent gains on Wednesday with investors retreati

Published 22 Jun, 2016 09:50am

Energy

OPEC changes nothing of substance, but at least they're being civil: Russell

LAUNCESTON: There are two ways of looking at the OPEC meeting in Vienna, and neither is wrong. Firstly it was a success

Published 03 Jun, 2016 12:31pm

Australia Energy

Oil Search, InterOil should seek competition approvals for merger

SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea may challenge the $2.2 billion merger between Oil Search Ltd and InterOil Corp if they fail to

Published 24 May, 2016 09:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 28	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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