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Soybeans rise on improving US exports; wheat lifts

Commodities

Soybeans rise on improving US exports; wheat lifts

Soybeans to 3-week high after China bought more US beans
Wheat recovers from two-day slide
Corn ticks lower (New throughout, changes byline, previous

Published 03 Jun, 2020 11:38pm

Colombia's coffee output up 6pc in May to 1.19 million bags

Commodities

Colombia's coffee output up 6pc in May to 1.19 million bags

Coffee exports last month fell 15pc to 871,000 bags, from 1.03 million bags in May 2019.
Export levels fell in May due to lower flow of transport at ports due to restrictions implemented to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, a federation spok

Published 03 Jun, 2020 08:50pm

Raw sugar hits two-month peak; coffee also climbs

Commodities

Raw sugar hits two-month peak; coffee also climbs

Brazil's real surged on Wednesday, potentially slowing sales from the world's top exporter of both sugar and coffee, with dollar-denominated global prices now less attractive in local currency terms.
July raw sugar was up 0.17 cents, or 1.5pc, at 11

Published 03 Jun, 2020 07:59pm

Jordan buys 60,000 tonnes wheat in tender

Commodities

Jordan buys 60,000 tonnes wheat in tender

It was all bought from trading house Grain Export at $233.50 a tonne C&F for shipment in the second half of October.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 07:56pm

Taiwan's MFIG buys 65,000 tonnes corn from Brazil/US

Commodities

Taiwan's MFIG buys 65,000 tonnes corn from Brazil/US

The corn was purchased in a single consignment, all at an estimated premium of 124.57 US cents a bushel over the Chicago December 2020, corn contract, they said.
Shipment of some 40,000 to 65,000 tonnes of yellow corn was sought in September and Oct

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:51pm

Ukraine wheat prices rise as 2020/21 harvest expected to fall

Commodities

Ukraine wheat prices rise as 2020/21 harvest expected to fall

Ukraine's economy ministry has said that drought during the sowing and wintering was likely to cut this year's wheat harvest to around 23 million tonnes from 28.3 million tonnes in 2019.
The ministry has also said it expects that wheat exports could

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:46pm

NY cocoa may test support at $2,374 per tonne

Commodities

NY cocoa may test support at $2,374 per tonne

The support and the resistance are identified as the 23.6pc and the 38.2pc retracements of the downtrend from $2,936 ringgit to $2,201.
Cocoa failed twice to break $2,482. The failures suggest either an extended consolidation in the range of $2,374-

Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:19pm

Japan receives no offers for regular feed wheat, barley tender

Commodities

Japan receives no offers for regular feed wheat, barley tender

The ministry had sought 80,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 100,000 tonnes of feed barley to be loaded by September 30 and arrive in Japan by November 26 in the tender that is usually conducted weekly.
It is seeking the same amounts for each grain to be

Published 03 Jun, 2020 04:35pm

Gold dips as equities rally on economic recovery hopes

Commodities

Gold dips as equities rally on economic recovery hopes

Spot gold fell 0.5pc to $1,718.26 an ounce by 0920 GMT after dropping about 0.7pc on Tuesday. U.S. gold futures fell 0.7pc to $1,722.70.
Gold, widely viewed as a safe-haven investment, tends to gain during times of political and economic uncertainty

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:34pm

PMEX daily trading report

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,216. The traded value ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

NA Speaker calls for developing agriculture

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NA Speaker calls for developing agriculture

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser said that agriculture was the backbone of our economy and steps...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Call to provide relief to tobacco growers of KP

Commodities

Call to provide relief to tobacco growers of KP

ISLAMABAD: Leadership of tobacco growers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and officer bearers of different organizations of KPK...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Govt policies increased Rabi crops' production, claims minister

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Govt policies increased Rabi crops' production, claims minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial claimed here on Tuesday that production of Rabi...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

FAC issues guidelines for cotton farmers

Commodities

FAC issues guidelines for cotton farmers

MULTAN: Farmers Advisory Committee (FAC) issued a set of guidelines here Tuesday for cotton farmers applicable till...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Canadian canola futures fall

Commodities

Canadian canola futures fall

OTTAWA: ICE Canadian canola futures fell on Monday. There was a little bit of overnight buying, a trader said,...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

CBOT soyabean lower on US-China trade tensions

Commodities

CBOT soyabean lower on US-China trade tensions

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures settled fractionally lower on Monday after a choppy session, as...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Commodities

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

China buys US soyabeans after halt to US purchases ordered: Sources

Commodities

China buys US soyabeans after halt to US purchases ordered: Sources

CHICAGO: State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of US soyabeans on Monday, even as sources in China...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Ginners will not resume operations until demands accepted

Commodities

Ginners will not resume operations until demands accepted

KARACHI: Cotton ginners announced not to resume their operations until the government accept their demands. Market...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

CBOT corn futures lower on technical selling

Commodities

CBOT corn futures lower on technical selling

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Monday for a second straight session, pressured by...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

China's iron ore futures rise more than 6 percent

Commodities

China's iron ore futures rise more than 6 percent

MANILA: China's iron ore futures rose more than 6% on Monday, as strong domestic demand for the steelmaking raw...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Cotton prices climb

Commodities

Cotton prices climb

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures rose more than 1% on Tuesday as dry weather in top cotton producing state Texas drove...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Raw sugar edges up

Commodities

Raw sugar edges up

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rose for a fourth straight session on Tuesday, helped by an uptick in oil prices ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Copper and aluminium touch highest since March

Commodities

Copper and aluminium touch highest since March

LONDON: Copper and aluminium prices climbed to their highest in more than two months on Tuesday as more signs ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Palm oil over 2 percent higher

Commodities

Palm oil over 2 percent higher

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose more than 2% on Tuesday as traders bet on lower May production amid...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Gold down in Asia

Commodities

Gold down in Asia

SINGAPORE: Gold prices slipped on Tuesday as hopes for a gradual recovery in economic growth rose following easing ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Gold rises in Europe

Commodities

Gold rises in Europe

LONDON: Gold firmed on Tuesday as investors sought a hedge against the economic fallout from the coronavirus ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

US MIDDAY: Soyabeans climb

Commodities

US MIDDAY: Soyabeans climb

CHICAGO: US soyabean futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on optimism that top global soya buyer China will...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

US MIDDAY: Gold slips

Commodities

US MIDDAY: Gold slips

NEW YORK: Gold retreated 1% on Tuesday as investors booked profits and Wall Street rallied on optimism over ...

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Bullion Rates

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Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (June 2, 2020)....

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

Cotton Spot Rates

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Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (June 2, 2020)....

Published 03 Jun, 2020 03:46am

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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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FBR mandates sales tax invoices for advance payments

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FBR makes major changes in IRIS system

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PM approves final draft of auto policy; focus on localisation, EVs, and consumer protection

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