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Gold rallies to 7-1/2-year peak as virus sparks recession fears

Commodities

Gold rallies to 7-1/2-year peak as virus sparks recession fears

Spot gold gained 1.3% to $1,735.85 per ounce by 1:34 p.m. EDT (1734 GMT), having earlier jumped as much as 1.9% to

Published 14 Apr, 2020 09:45pm

Soybeans fall further on coronavirus demand risks

Commodities

Soybeans fall further on coronavirus demand risks

Corn also inched lower, hovering near a 3-1/2-year low as it tracked crude oil markets. More than a third of the U.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 09:41pm

Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

Commodities

Egypt's GASC buys 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat

Of the total, GASC bought 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 15-25 and 60,000 tonnes for shipment May 26-June 5, it sai

Published 14 Apr, 2020 02:42pm

EU 2019/20 soft wheat exports hit 26.7mn T by April 12, up 68pc

Commodities

EU 2019/20 soft wheat exports hit 26.7mn T by April 12, up 68pc

EU 2019/20 barley exports had reached 5.95 million tonnes, up 63pc from the year-earlier period, while its 2019/20

Published 14 Apr, 2020 02:37pm

Copper propelled to 4-week high by disrupted supply, demand hopes

Commodities

Copper propelled to 4-week high by disrupted supply, demand hopes

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded up 2.6pc at $5,150 a tonne in official rings. Prices of t

Published 14 Apr, 2020 01:48pm

Jordan makes no purchase in 100,000 T barley tender

Commodities

Jordan makes no purchase in 100,000 T barley tender

Ukraine agreed a maximum amount of wheat for export with traders, while Russia imposed a grain export quota for Apr

Published 14 Apr, 2020 01:34pm

Soybeans stay weak on coronavirus demand risks

Commodities

Soybeans stay weak on coronavirus demand risks

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board Of Trade (CBOT) was down 0.2pc at $8.52-3/4 a bushel as of 12

Published 14 Apr, 2020 01:27pm

CBOT wheat may fall to $5.45-3/4

Commodities

CBOT wheat may fall to $5.45-3/4

The first support is identified as the 23.6pc projection level of an upward wave C from $5.64-1/2. The drop on

Published 14 Apr, 2020 11:27am

New York coffee may retest resistance at $1.2155

Commodities

New York coffee may retest resistance at $1.2155

The resistance is identified as the 50pc retracement of the downtrend from $1.3065 to $1.1240. Coffee found a

Published 14 Apr, 2020 11:22am

Gold scales 7-year high on rising economic worries, Fed stimulus

Commodities

Gold scales 7-year high on rising economic worries, Fed stimulus

Spot gold gained 0.6pc to $1,724.72 per ounce by 0804 GMT, having touched its highest since Nov. 2012 at $1,726.85

Published 14 Apr, 2020 11:15am

Sudan signs deal with World Food Programme to import wheat

Commodities

Sudan signs deal with World Food Programme to import wheat

Sudan inked a deal on Monday with the United Nations World Food Programme to import wheat, state media reported, more than a year after the country was rocked by protests sparked by bread price hikes.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

US MIDDAY: Gold shoots over seven-year peak

Commodities

US MIDDAY: Gold shoots over seven-year peak

Gold soared over 1.5% to its highest in more than seven years on Monday, as panicked investors scurried towards the safe-haven metal on fears of coronavirus blow to the global economy and US corporate earnings.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

PMEX daily trading report

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,727. The traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 9.332 billion and the number of lots traded was 23,939.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Ukraine's weekly wheat seaport exports rise 20 percent

Commodities

Ukraine's weekly wheat seaport exports rise 20 percent

Ukrainian wheat exports from seaports rose 20% in the week of April 4-10 even as the government tries to retain as much of the grain amid the coronavirus crisis, preliminary data from the APK-Inform consultancy showed on Monday.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Russian wheat rises amid Black Sea export limit

Commodities

Russian wheat rises amid Black Sea export limit

Russian wheat export prices rose last week due to limits on shipments imposed by Romania, Ukraine and Moscow itself, and as the rouble strengthened against the dollar, analysts said on Monday.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Russia ships first wheat cargo to Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Russia ships first wheat cargo to Saudi Arabia

A symbolic 60,000 tonne cargo of Russian wheat has set sail for Saudi Arabia from a Black Sea port seven months after conditions were set to allow the trade, three sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Saudi Arabia buys barley

Commodities

Saudi Arabia buys barley

Saudi Arabia's state buyer SAGO said on Monday it bought 600,000 tonnes of feed barley at its latest international purchasing tender. The barley was purchased at an average price of $198.63 cost and freight (C&F) a tonne, it said.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

China's steel futures higher as stimulus spurs demand hopes

Commodities

China's steel futures higher as stimulus spurs demand hopes

Steel futures in China closed higher on Monday, with construction rebar extending gains into a fourth session, on hopes that favourable monetary policies will boost demand.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Tokyo rubber slides

Commodities

Tokyo rubber slides

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract slid on Monday, pressured by weaker Shanghai futures after cases of the new coronavirus in China rose and on fears that the pandemic has battered international demand.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Shanghai copper hits near four-week high on supply woes

Commodities

Shanghai copper hits near four-week high on supply woes

Copper futures prices climbed to their highest in nearly four weeks on Monday on supply worries, following a fall in inventories and operations suspension in major producer nations.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

Gold hits one-month peak in Asian trade

Commodities

Gold hits one-month peak in Asian trade

Gold prices edged higher to hit a more than one-month peak on Monday, on concerns about the global economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak and support measures from central banks worldwide.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

US MIDDAY: Soyabeans drop

Commodities

US MIDDAY: Soyabeans drop

Chicago soyabean futures fell more than 1% on Monday in the market's steepest drop in 1-1/2 weeks, as livestock processing plant closures that impact feed supply weighed on soyameal prices.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 5	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	276.67 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 6	158.06 ▲ 0.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 6	0.82 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 6	1.34 ▼ -0.0034
Euro to USD / Nov 6	1.12 ▼ -0.0033
SOFR % / Nov 4	3.94 ▼ -0.03

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 6	79,976.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 6	57,858.61
Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,635
FTSE 100 / Nov 6	10,609.78
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,919.48
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,098.11
S&P 500 / Nov 5	7,353.73
Nasdaq / Nov 5	24,315
Dow Jones / Nov 5	51,523.06

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	352.59
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	91.72
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,046.79
Diesel/Litre / Nov 6	382.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 6	78.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,080

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Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.76 ▲ 0.42 (17.95%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.70 ▲ 0.7 (17.5%)
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%)
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)	0.02 ▼ -0.6 (-96.77%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.61 ▼ -0.09 (-12.86%)
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 ▼ -21.39 (-9.62%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 6 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	64.15 ▼ -6.53 (-9.24%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 6 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.25 ▼ -3 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.50 ▼ -1.72 (-8.51%)
J.K.Spinning / Nov 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	390 ▼ -35 (-8.24%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.25 ▼ -0.75 (-7.5%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	684,470,556 ▼ -0.6
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,531,169 ▲ 0.36
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	71,990,851 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,565,462 ▲ 0.05
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,073,385 ▼ -0.1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,768,400 ▲ 1
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,672,847 ▲ 0.04
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	23,713,793 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,201,988 ▼ -0.79
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,174,637 ▲ 0.28

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