News Archives for Markets - 2018-12-20

Commodities

Argentina 2018-19 wheat crop on track for 19mn tns despite storms

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's wheat crop is mainly in normal to excellent condition with 68 percent of the harvest completed

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:59pm

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Gold jumps 1pc as Fed stance compounds growth worries

BENGALURU: Gold jumped more than 1 percent on Thursday, boosted by a crumbling dollar and as sliding stocks prompted an

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:57pm

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CBOT corn sinks on rains in South America, ethanol demand worry

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell to a three-week low on Thursday on worries about weak demand fr

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:49pm

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CBOT wheat ends firm in technical buying, short-covering bounce

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures ended firm on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and short coveri

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:48pm

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Soybeans hit three-week low as big supplies outweigh China demand

CHICAGO: US soybean futures fell to three-week lows on Thursday as improving crop prospects in South America overshadowe

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:44pm

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Russia misses out in Egyptian wheat tender as prices keep rising

CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt on Thursday bought no Russian wheat in an import tender for the first time in six months, in a sign o

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:37pm

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Palm edges down on weaker soyoil

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell from an eight week high in the first half of trade on Thursday, weighe

Published 20 Dec, 2018 12:27pm

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Chinese steel prices hit 5-week-high amid demand hopes, supply worries

BEIJING: China's steel prices hit a five-week-peak on Thursday amid expectations of firmer demand as the government

Published 20 Dec, 2018 12:20pm

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Aluminium hits 16-month low as US withdraws Rusal sanctions

BEIJING: London aluminium prices sank to a 16-month low on Thursday after the United States said it would withdraw s

Published 20 Dec, 2018 12:15pm

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Indonesia's palm oil output, exports eased in November

JAKARTA: Indonesia's palm oil production and exports in November are expected to fall from the previous month while

Published 20 Dec, 2018 11:49am

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TOCOM hits 3-1/2-month high on hopes of price-supporting action by producers

TOKYO: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to a 3-1/2-month high, helped by expectation

Published 20 Dec, 2018 11:39am

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Asia Coffee-Vietnam domestic prices rebound; Fed rate hike seen capping gains

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Vietnam's domestic coffee prices bounced back on Thursday after falling to a three-month low a

Published 20 Dec, 2018 11:36am

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UK wheat crop seen at 13.95mn T, down 6pc

LONDON: Britain's farm ministry on Thursday trimmed its estimate of this year's UK wheat crop to 13.95 million tonne

Published 20 Dec, 2018 11:32am

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Oil slumps 4pc to lowest in a year as stock markets sink

LONDON: Oil prices fell more than 4 percent on Thursday, hitting their lowest in more than a year on worries about o

Published 20 Dec, 2018 10:55am

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TOCOM hits 3-1/2-mth high on hopes of price-supporting action by producers

TOKYO: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to a 3-1/2-month high, helped by expectations of

Published 20 Dec, 2018 10:24am

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NY cocoa to test resistance at $2,343

SINGAPORE: New York March cocoa is expected to test a resistance at $2,343 per tonne, a break above which could lead to

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:09am

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Gold gains amid weaker dollar, equities sell-off

BENGALURU: Gold prices edged higher on Thursday supported by a softer dollar and weakness in the equities market, after

Published 20 Dec, 2018 09:03am

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CBOT soybeans may fall towards $8.82

SINGAPORE: CBOT soybean January contract may fall towards $8.82 per bushel, as suggested by a retracement analysis.

Published 20 Dec, 2018 08:18am

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Chinese steel prices hit 5-week-high amid demand hopes, supply worries

BEIJING: China's steel prices hit a five-week-peak on Thursday amid expectations of firmer demand as the government take

Updated 20 Dec, 2018 09:14am

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CBOT wheat may fall further into $5.16-$5.20 range

SINGAPORE: CBOT March wheat may fall further into a range of $5.16-$5.20 per bushel, as suggested by a projection analys

Published 20 Dec, 2018 07:59am

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Aluminium hits 16-month low as U.S. withdraws Rusal sanctions

BEIJING: London aluminium prices sank to a 16-month low on Thursday after the United States said it would withdraw sanct

Published 20 Dec, 2018 07:55am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 6	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 6	276.66 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 6	158.48 ▲ 0.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 6	0.82 ▲ 0.0045
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 6	1.34 ▼ -0.01
Euro to USD / Nov 6	1.11 ▼ -0.0077
SOFR % / Nov 5	3.92 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 6	7,376.66
India Sensex / Nov 6	81,028.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 6	57,434.77
Nasdaq / Nov 6	24,579.42
Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,481.86
FTSE 100 / Nov 6	10,673.94
Dow Jones / Nov 6	51,285.73
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,820.36
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,139

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 8	346
Diesel/Litre / Nov 8	378
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	90.83
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,070.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 6	82.79

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.72 ▲ 0.72 (18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 6 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.63 ▲ 0.29 (12.39%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 6 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.62 ▲ 1.15 (10.03%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.03 ▼ -0.59 (-95.16%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 6 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	65.92 ▼ -7.32 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201.59 ▼ -20.8 (-9.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.06 ▼ -1.52 (-7.39%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.65 ▼ -0.05 (-7.14%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	67.54 ▼ -4.94 (-6.82%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.98 ▼ -1.24 (-6.13%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.55 ▼ -0.82 (-5.71%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.43 ▼ -0.57 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	687,381,117 ▼ -0.59
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,783,607 ▲ 0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,154,825 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,939,154 ▲ 0.04
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,329,381 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,069,293 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,996,297 ▲ 0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,970,440 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,500,857 ▲ 0.23
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,284,920 ▼ -0.76

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