News Archives for Markets - 2021-01-04

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Raw sugar prices hit highest in nearly 3-1/2 years

March raw sugar was up 3% at 15.97 cents per lb.
March arabica coffee fell 1.5% to $1.2825 per lb.
March New York cocoa rose 1.4% to $2,572 a tonne.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:07pm

Commodities

Soy up 30-35 cents, corn up 7-9 cents, wheat up 2-3 cents

Strength in corn supportive to wheat futures but profit-taking noted as most-active contract hit fresh six-year peak during the overnight trading session.
Corn futures expected to rally for the 15th day in a row as most-active contract hit highest in 6-1/2 years overnight

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:55pm

Commodities

Soil moisture helps Ivory Coast cocoa crop but slow demand forces bargain sales

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is in the dry season, which runs from mid-November to March.
We will still have a lot of cocoa. But it's the sales that's the problem.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:15pm

Commodities

Gold begins 2021 with 2pc jump as dollar falters

Dollar slips to multi-year lows.
Platinum hits highest since August 2016, silver at two-week high.
Silver set to shine in 2021.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:02pm

Commodities

Worry about Indonesian supplies fuel nickel's surge

Benchmark nickel on the London Metal Exchange was up 4.9% at $17,425 a tonne.
Earthquakes in Indonesia triggered nickel buying, but it's a knee-jerk reaction and I'm not sure these levels can be sustained as production hasn't really been affected.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

Commodities

Rally continues into new year as South America supply worries market

Chicago corn, soybeans hit new 6-1/2 year highs.
Dry weather back in focus for Argentina, south Brazil.
Argentina suspends corn exports till March.
Wheat at 6-year top, weak dollar boosts US export prospects.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:45pm

Commodities

LME copper may test resistance at $8,021 this week

Support is at $7,729, a break below which could cause a fall into the range of $7,434-$7,618.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 01:30pm

Commodities

Palm oil may rise to 3,757 ringgit

On the daily chart, the contract is poised to test a resistance at 3,698 ringgit, the 86.4% projection level of an upward wave C from 2,691 ringgit.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:12am

Commodities

Palm tracks soyoil higher, rises to highest since 2011

Palm marked its second year of growth in 2020 last week, as demand remained firm amid tightening supplies due to unfavourable weather and infrastructure issues.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:58am

Commodities

Soybeans, corn start 2021 on strong note; prices at 6-1/2 year top

The move triggered more buying in a futures market already on edge due to crop-threatening South American weather amid robust demand and tightening global corn and soybean supplies.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:54am

Commodities

Gold scales 8-week high as tighter lockdown measures loom

That means monetary policy needs to be loose and that kind of environment can still entice people to hold gold as an insurance asset in the portfolio," Schnider said.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:48am

Commodities

Spot gold may test resistance at $1,930

A bullish pennant suggests a possible extension of this wave towards $1,956. Support is at $1,915, a break below which could cause a fall to $1,904.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:46am

Commodities

London copper jumps 1.5% as China's factory sector expands

LME nickel jumped 3.2% to $17,150 a tonne, while zinc advanced 1% to $2,778.50 a tonne.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:41am

Commodities

Spices export dip 1.62pc during July-Nov 2020-21

ISLAMABAD: The export of spices from the country witnessed a decrease of 1.62 percent during the first five months ...

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:14am

Commodities

Mixed trend in prices of essential food items witnessed

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of daily use items, including live chicken/meat, eggs, vegetable, pulses, flour,...

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:13am

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Tobacco growers: Commissioner Mardan takes notice on complaints

ISLAMABAD: Commissioner Mardan Muntazir Khan taking notice on complaints of tobacco growers regarding outstanding...

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 03:11am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 4	276.90 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 4	276.70 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	157.93 ▼ -0.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.81 ▼ -0.0013
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.35 ▲ 0.0009
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.13 ▲ 0.0021
SOFR % / Nov 3	3.97 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,847.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	61,913.51
Hang Seng / Nov 5	24,705.29
S&P 500 / Nov 4	7,688.62
Nasdaq / Nov 4	25,736.51
FTSE 100 / Nov 4	10,829.21
Dow Jones / Nov 4	53,356.12
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 4	26,437.67
France CAC40 / Nov 4	8,177.89

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 5	362
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	87.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	4,123.57
Diesel/Litre / Nov 5	387.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 5	78.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 4	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 4	365,257

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Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 5 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.08 ▲ 0.61 (17.58%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	6.96 ▲ 1 (16.78%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 5 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	67.78 ▲ 6.16 (10%)
Data Agro / Nov 5 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	147.94 ▲ 13.45 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	187.80 ▲ 17.07 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	104.43 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 5 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	73.25 ▲ 6.66 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 5 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	79.55 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Liven Pharma / Nov 5 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	35.10 ▲ 3.19 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Nov 5 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	153.22 ▲ 13.93 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 5 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.62 ▼ -1 (-61.73%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.58 ▼ -2.29 (-10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Nov 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	147.85 ▼ -16.43 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 5 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.01 ▼ -3.24 (-9.19%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Nov 5 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	16.10 ▼ -1.5 (-8.52%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 5 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	65 ▼ -5.68 (-8.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 5 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	84.34 ▼ -6.91 (-7.57%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 5 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	11.60 ▼ -0.87 (-6.98%)
Sunrays Textile / Nov 5 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	124 ▼ -8.94 (-6.72%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Nov 5 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.35 ▼ -3.63 (-6.48%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	43,879,112 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Nov 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	39,084,825 ▲ 1.09
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	23,226,762 ▼ -0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	21,363,357 ▲ 0.04
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,198,088 ▲ 4.66
Pak Elektron / Nov 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	11,108,652 ▲ 1.1
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,418,830 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Nov 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	8,794,951 ▲ 0.74
Fauji Cement / Nov 5 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	8,002,355 ▲ 1.42
TPL Properties / Nov 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,555,379 ▲ 0.23

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