News Archives for Markets - 2019-05-15

Commodities

Palm hits 1-week high on stronger US soyoil, weaker ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures climbed to a one-week top in early trade on Wednesday before paring some gains,

Published 15 May, 2019 09:51pm

Commodities

Indonesia's palm, palm kernel oils exports up 15.8pc y/y in March

JAKARTA: Indonesia's palm and palm kernel oil exports in March rose 15.8pc from the same month a year earlier to 2.78 mi

Published 15 May, 2019 09:48pm

Commodities

Tunisia gets offers in soft wheat, barley tender: trade

HAMBURG: The lowest offer in the international tender from Tunisia's state grains agency on Wednesday to purchase 75,000

Published 15 May, 2019 09:42pm

Commodities

Global sugar deficit of 2.34mn tonnes expected for 2019/20

NEW YORK: A global sugar deficit of 2.34 million tonnes is seen developing in the 2019/20 season, compared to a 0.48 mil

Published 15 May, 2019 09:32pm

Commodities

India sugar output to fall by 3mn tonnes in 2019/20: ISO

NEW YORK: Second-largest sugar producer India is set to see a three million tonne drop in production in the 2019/20 seas

Published 15 May, 2019 09:17pm

Commodities

Tunisia buys wheat and barley in tender: trade

HAMBURG: Tunisia's state grains agency purchased around 75,000 tonnes of soft milling wheat and about 50,000 tonnes of f

Published 15 May, 2019 09:14pm

Commodities

Gold steadies as stocks retreat; trade uncertainty persists

Gold steadied on Wednesday, consolidating around the key $1,300 level, as global stocks retreated, pointing to reduced a

Published 15 May, 2019 09:10pm

Commodities

CBOT Trends - Corn, wheat up 6-8 cents; soybeans up 9-12 cents

CHICAGO: Following are US trade expectations for the opening of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Tr

Published 15 May, 2019 08:57pm

Commodities

India's April palm oil imports drop 9.2pc to 5-month low: trade body

MUMBAI: India's palm oil imports fell 9.2pc in April from a year ago to the lowest level in five months, a leading trade

Published 15 May, 2019 08:50pm

Commodities

London cocoa futures hit 2-1/2 week low as nearby premium weakens

LONDON: London cocoa futures on ICE hit their lowest in 2-1/2 weeks on Wednesday as the premium for nearby cocoa weakene

Published 15 May, 2019 08:43pm

Commodities

Ukraine seen harvesting more wheat, barley, less corn: APK-Inform

KIEV: Favourable weather this winter and spring will allow Ukraine to increase its 2019, wheat harvest to 26.2 million t

Published 15 May, 2019 08:37pm

Commodities

NOPA April soy crush slips to 159.990 million bushels, below trade expectations

CHICAGO: The monthly US soybean crush fell below the prior-year level for a second straight month in April and was below

Published 15 May, 2019 07:47pm

Commodities

Global sugar deficit of 2.5mn tonnes seen in 2019/20: Sucden

NEW YORK: Indian and Thai sugar production are expected to fall in the 2019/20 season, contributing to a global supply d

Published 15 May, 2019 07:43pm

Commodities

US Cash Grains-Soybean bids steady to firm at processors

CHICAGO: Spot basis bids for soybeans were steady to firm at processors around the US Midwest and steady to weak at inte

Published 15 May, 2019 07:38pm

Commodities

Gold eases as equities gain after Trump's plan to delay auto tariffs

Gold prices eased on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump's announcement to delay tariffs on auto imports improved ris

Published 15 May, 2019 07:32pm

Commodities

French wheat export forecast raised again but shy of 10mn T mark

PARIS: Farming agency FranceAgriMer on Wednesday raised its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European

Published 15 May, 2019 07:10pm

Commodities

Cuban sugar harvest set to disappoint, adding to economic woes

HAVANA: The Cuban sugar harvest will weigh in at no more than 1.3 million metric tons this year, according to Reuters es

Published 15 May, 2019 06:04pm

Commodities

EU wheat rises with Chicago, Algerian purchase supports

PARIS: European wheat rose to a 1-week high on Wednesday in the wake of a sharp bounce in Chicago prices and supported b

Published 15 May, 2019 06:02pm

Commodities

Sugar deficit of 6.7mn tonnes seen in 2019/20: Louis Dreyfus Company

NEW YORK: A global sugar deficit of 6.7 million tonnes is seen developing in 2019/20, following a 401,000-tonne surplus

Published 15 May, 2019 05:48pm

Commodities

Northam Platinum plans to buy back preference shares

LONDON: Northam Platinum plans to buy back about 15 million preference shares out of 159 million currently in issue in t

Published 15 May, 2019 05:42pm

Commodities

US Cash Soymeal-Rail, truck offers flat; CIF market firms

CHICAGO: Spot basis offers for US soymeal were unchanged in the rail and truck markets on Wednesday, dealers said. De

Published 15 May, 2019 05:34pm

Commodities

London cocoa futures hit six-week low as nearby premium weakens

LONDON: London cocoa futures on ICE hit their lowest in six weeks on Wednesday as the premium for nearby cocoa weake

Published 15 May, 2019 04:16pm

Commodities

French wheat export forecast raised again but shy of 10mn tonnes mark

PARIS: Farming agency FranceAgriMer on Wednesday raised its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the Europ

Published 15 May, 2019 03:56pm

Commodities

Sugar deficit seen for 2019/20 as Indian, Thai output fall

NEW YORK: A global sugar deficit of 2.34 million tonnes is seen developing in the 2019/20 season, compared with a 0.

Published 15 May, 2019 03:50pm

Commodities

US farmers receive $8.52bn in aid to date, USDA says

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Agriculture has to date paid out $8.52 billion in direct payments to American farme

Published 15 May, 2019 03:49pm

Commodities

US close to resolving steel, aluminum tariffs with Canada, Mexico

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said the United States is close to resolving steel and

Published 15 May, 2019 03:39pm

Commodities

Copper gains as hopes for trade deal outweigh soft Chinese data

LONDON: Copper extended its rebound on Wednesday as hopes the United States and China would forge a trade deal overs

Published 15 May, 2019 12:37pm

Commodities

Iraq cancels request for at least 30,000 tonnes US rice

DUBAI: Iraq's trade ministry is believed to have cancelled a restricted tender to buy least 30,000 tonnes of rice fr

Published 15 May, 2019 12:27pm

Commodities

China alumina prices spike on Shanxi shutdowns

BEIJING: Alumina prices in northern China touched their highest in almost five months on Wednesday as production shu

Published 15 May, 2019 12:21pm

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Copper rises on renewed trade deal hopes, Germany's growth recovery

SINGAPORE: Copper and most other base metals rose on Wednesday, as investors took a breather on the U.S.-China trade ten

Published 15 May, 2019 09:54am

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Gold slips from 1-month peak on Sino-U.S. trade talk hopes

Gold prices steadied on Wednesday, having retreated from a one-month peak hit in the previous session as optimism surrou

Published 15 May, 2019 09:40am

Commodities

NY coffee may test support at $0.8990

SINGAPORE: New York July coffee may test a support at $0.8990 per lb, a break below that could cause a loss to $0.8865.

Published 15 May, 2019 09:38am

Commodities

NY cocoa biased to fall towards $2,234-$2,255 range

SINGAPORE: New York July cocoa is biased to break a support at $2,279 per tonne and fall towards a range of $2,234-$2,25

Published 15 May, 2019 09:36am

Commodities

China's steel futures rebound as trade war worries ease

MANILA: Chinese steel futures rebounded from five-week lows in late trade on Wednesday as concerns over the economic imp

Published 15 May, 2019 09:32am

Commodities

India's April palm oil imports drop 9.2% to 5-month low - trade body

MUMBAI: India's palm oil imports in April fell 9.2% from a year ago to the lowest level in five months, a leading trade

Published 15 May, 2019 09:20am

Commodities

CBOT wheat may gain more to $4.58

SINGAPORE: CBOT July wheat may gain more to $4.58 per bushel, as it has cleared a resistance at $4.50-1/2. The resist

Published 15 May, 2019 07:38am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 3	276.91 ▼ -0.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 3	276.71 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 4	158.12 ▼ -0.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 4	0.82 ▼ -0.0012
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 4	1.35 ▲ 0.0016
Euro to USD / Nov 4	1.12 ▲ 0.0014
SOFR % / Nov 2	3.95 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 4	76,731.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 4	60,835.36
Hang Seng / Nov 4	23,474.67
S&P 500 / Nov 3	7,568.92
Nasdaq / Nov 3	25,372.01
FTSE 100 / Nov 3	10,638.43
Dow Jones / Nov 3	51,786.72
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 3	25,864.62
France CAC40 / Nov 3	8,020.31

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 4	369.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 4	96.56
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 4	4,017.43
Diesel/Litre / Nov 4	391.52
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 4	78.20
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 3	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 3	353,340

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 4 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	5.96 ▲ 1 (20.16%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	10.62 ▲ 1 (10.4%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 4 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	65.53 ▲ 5.96 (10.01%)
TPL Properties / Nov 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13.19 ▲ 1.2 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 4 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	61.62 ▲ 5.6 (10%)
Data Agro / Nov 4 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	134.49 ▲ 12.23 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 4 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	133.65 ▲ 12.15 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 4 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	170.73 ▲ 15.52 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 4 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	94.94 ▲ 8.63 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 4 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	65.89 ▲ 5.99 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 4 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	1.62 ▼ -1 (-38.17%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 4 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	66.58 ▼ -7.4 (-10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 4 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.87 ▼ -2.54 (-10%)
Karam Ceramics / Nov 4 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	146.16 ▼ -13.84 (-8.65%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.30 ▼ -2.95 (-8.37%)
Sindh Abadgar / Nov 4 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	289 ▼ -21 (-6.77%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Nov 4 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.30 ▼ -3.68 (-6.57%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 4 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.95 ▼ -0.87 (-6.3%)
Jubilee Spinning / Nov 4 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	47 ▼ -2.62 (-5.28%)
Next Capital / Nov 4 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	16.71 ▼ -0.78 (-4.46%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Nov 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	46,869,298 ▲ 1.2
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 4 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	40,880,524 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,525,300 ▲ 0.24
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 4 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	16,345,954 ▼ -1
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,073,402 ▲ 3.78
B.O.Punjab / Nov 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,400,226 ▲ 1.03
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,761,535 ▼ -0.02
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 4 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	11,530,139 ▼ -2.54
Media Times Ltd / Nov 4 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	10,092,206 ▲ 0.38
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 4 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	9,720,723 ▲ 0.04

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