News Archives for Markets - 2026-07-21

Markets - Commodities - 2026-07-21

Commodities

Corn and soybean prices decline as US crop ratings top expectations

The most active corn contract on the CBOT dropped 0.4% to $4.71 a bushel

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:31pm

Commodities

Copper touches one-month high on Chinese shortages and Iran peace hopes

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange gained 1.7% to $13,851 a metric ton

Published 21 Jul, 2026 04:27pm

Commodities

Palm falls, tracking weaker Dalian rivals, crude oil

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract lost 0.55%

Published 21 Jul, 2026 04:24pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola gains Rs4,700 in Pakistan

Reaches Rs429,236

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 05:40pm

Commodities

Copper gains on Chinese demand, tight stocks

The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange increased 0.29% to $13,661 a metric ton

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:32am

Commodities

Corn, soybeans decline as US crop ratings top expectations

The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.4% to $4.71-1/4 a bushel

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:30am

Commodities

Palm falls tracking weaker Dalian rivals, crude oil

Palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 40 ringgit, or 0.86%, to 4,603 ringgit ($1,126.81) a metric ton

Published 21 Jul, 2026 11:05am

Commodities

BHP resumes negotiations with Port Hedland iron ore unions

Port Hedland is a major artery for Australia’s iron ore, through which $80 million of BHP’s iron ore transits each day

Published 21 Jul, 2026 08:09am

Commodities

Cocoa to extend recent gains by year-end as super El Nino looms

LONDON: Cocoa prices are expected to extend their recent gains by year-end, with production in West Africa set to...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Friday, at PMEX, the total traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS, Indices, and Agricultural commodities...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

Commodities

Gold steady as investors gauge ME risks, Fed signals

LONDON: Gold prices were steady on Monday, as market participants weighed developments in the US-Iran conflict and...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

Commodities

Copper holds firm as supply fears offset demand gloom

SINGAPORE: Copper nudged up slightly on Monday, supported by shrinking inventories and underwhelming supply from top...

Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01