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Deliveroo targets $7bn valuation for IPO

LONDON: British meals delivery company Deliveroo, boosted by demand during the coronavirus pandemic, said Sunday it...

Published 18 Jan, 2021 04:10am

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Prices of essential kitchen items continue witnessing upward trend

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items have continued witnessing an upward trend, revealed a survey conducted...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Gold prices fall

KARACHI: Gold prices continued to fall as the local market rate was Rs 112400 per tola on Saturday, traders said....

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Centre treating people of Sindh in stepmotherly way: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: MPA Sharjeel Inam Memon said that Federal government was treating people of Sindh like a stepmother. This ...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 04:56am

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Canadian canola futures mixed

WINNIPEG: ICE Canadian canola futures ended mixed on Friday, weighed down by losses in larger oilseed markets on...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Chinese iron ore futures rise on restocking demand

BEIJING: Benchmark iron ore futures in China rose on Thursday, extending gains for a second straight session, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Trading in key coffee producers remains dull

HANOI: Trading in major Asian coffee producers was dull on Thursday, with Vietnam seeing low activity due to tepid...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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CBOT soyabean futures fall

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures fell on Friday, notching the biggest daily loss since Dec. 9 on...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Indian rice prices steady, Thai rates hit 8-month high

BENGALURU: Prices of rice from top exporter India held at a four-month high this week, while a stronger baht pushed...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

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Ukraine corn export prices hit seven-year high

Asking prices have risen by $23-$26 per tonne so far in January, reaching a record $256-$264 per tonne FOB Black Sea.
APK-Inform said earlier on Saturday that Ukrainian milling wheat export prices added $3 per tonne on Friday amid rising global prices after Russia said it would hike export taxes.

Updated 16 Jan, 2021 09:15pm

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Bangladesh to turn to Ukraine for wheat as Russia plans to raise export tax

Russia's economy minister announced the plans on Friday, in another push to curb a rise in domestic food prices triggered by the COVID-19 crisis. *"We are communicating with Ukraine to import wheat," said Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 07:02pm

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Ukraine wheat flour exports fall by 56pc in H1 2020/21

Export volume totalled 79,500 tonnes and the main destination was United Arab Emirates with imports of 15,300 tonnes.
Exports reached 182,500 tonnes during the same period of the previous season.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 06:37pm

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PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Thursday, at PMEX the traded value of metals, energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 8.299...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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CBOT soyabean futures rise

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures rose 1.7% on Thursday, supported by signs of strong demand from ...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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Canadian canola futures rise

WINNIPEG: ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Thursday, posting their seventh gain in eight sessions on soaring...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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Copper retreats, zinc up

LONDON: Copper prices dropped on Friday and zinc touched the lowest in nearly two months as investors trimmed some ...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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Palm oil logs 10pc fall

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell as much as 3% on Friday and logged their biggest weekly decline in 10...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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Gold steadies in Europe

LONDON: Gold prices held steady on Friday, trapped between pressure from a firm dollar and high Treasury yields and...

Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am

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Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

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

Updated 16 Jan, 2021 03:29am

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Gold falls 1pc as dollar accelerates rally

Powell sees no reason to alter Fed's accommodative stance./
Platinum falls as much as 4.4%, silver down 3.8%.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:39pm

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Ukraine sees no changes in export policy after Russian wheat export tax hike

Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, plans to impose a higher export tax on wheat from March 1.
Last year Ukraine's government agreed with traders that wheat exports would not exceed 17.5 million tonnes in the 2020/21 July-June season.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 11:57pm

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Cocoa gains after better than expected Q4 demand data

March New York cocoa rose 1% to $2,524 a tonne.
March raw sugar fell 1.3% to 16.46 cents per lb.
March arabica coffee rose 0.8% to $1.2830 per lb.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:11pm

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Britain's wheat imports pick up pace during November

Wheat imports for the month totalled 208,263 tonnes, up from 174,914 tonnes in October.
Cumulative imports since the start of the 2020/21 season, which started on July 1 last year.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 08:51pm

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Gold steadies as firm dollar offsets tighter lockdown impact

Powell sees no reason to alter Fed's accommodative stance.
Platinum gains more than 3% for the week.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:49pm

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Copper retreats, zinc near 2-month low on coronavirus surge

Data on Friday showed Britain's economy shrank in November for the first time since the initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring.
There's still considerable threats and challenges, all is not rosy with the virus and economic recovery.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

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Asia Gold-China flips to premium after 11 months as New Year beckons

Singapore premiums widen to $0.80-$1.80/oz.
Indian premiums ease amid subdued demand.
A stronger yuan and lower spot gold prices also helped, said Peter Fung, head of dealing at Wing Fung Precious Metals.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:13pm

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Sovecon may raise estimate of Russia's 2020/21 wheat exports

It had previously forecast exports of 36.3 million tonnes for this season.
The country would continue taxing wheat exports in the 2021/22 marketing season that starts on July 1

Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:12pm

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Copper rises towards 8-year highs

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Thursday as the prospect of bigger US economic stimulus lifted Wall Street stocks to...

Published 15 Jan, 2021 03:16am

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EU awards 440,000 T maize, 51,072 T wheat imports under Ukraine quotas

No imports were requested in a further 350,000 tonne quota tranche available for Ukrainian barley.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 03:19pm

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NY cocoa may retest support at $2,470

This wave looks incomplete. It may extend to or below $2,425.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 02:23pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Modaraba / Jan 18 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.20 ▲ 0.32 (4.27%)
Thatta Cement / Jan 18 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	21.04 ▲ 0.94 (2.89%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 18 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	140.00 ▲ 3.92 (2.23%)
Crescent Star / Jan 18 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	2.80 ▲ 0.10 (1.45%)
First Cap. Sec. / Jan 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.64 ▲ 0.12 (1.23%)
Berger Paints / Jan 18 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	115.00 ▲ 4.79 (0.86%)
Nishat (Ch) / Jan 18 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	50.90 ▲ 1.60 (0.77%)
Friends Sp. / Jan 18 Friends Spinning Mills Limited(FRSM)	42.30 ▼ -0.02 (0.71%)
Ghani Auto Ind. / Jan 18 Ghani Automobile Industries Limited(GAIL)	6.30 ▼ -0.08 (0.64%)
Friesland. Engro / Jan 18 Frieslandcampins Engro Foods Limited(FCEPL)	78.99 ▲ 1.19 (0.62%)

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Cons. / Jan 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.23 ▼ 0.07 (-3.91%)
Quice Food / Jan 18 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	4.81 ▼ 0.13 (-3.41%)
Telecard / Jan 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	2.72 ▼ 0.33 (-2.86%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	12.87 ▼ 0.62 (-1.76%)
Al Shaheer Corp.(R) / Jan 18 Al Shaheer Corporation (R)(ASCR1)	6.55 ▼ 0.49 (-1.50%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 18 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.89 ▼ 0.67 (-1.40%)
Power Cement / Jan 18 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	11.74 ▼ 0.89 (-1.34%)
Emco Ind. / Jan 18 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.00 ▼ 1.76 (-1.30%)
Kohinoor Sp. / Jan 18 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.09 ▼ 0.05 (-1.17%)
First Prud Mod. / Jan 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.78 ▼ 0.36 (-1.11%)

Stock	Volume
Hum Network / Jan 18 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	38,439,000 ▼ 0.50
Power Cement / Jan 18 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	29,144,000 ▼ 0.89
Fauji Fert. Bin / Jan 18 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	18,554,500 ▼ 0.24
Gul Ahmed / Jan 18 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	13,493,000 ▼ 3.27
TRG Pak. / Jan 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	12,523,000 ▼ 1.90
Kohinoor Sp. / Jan 18 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	12,017,000 ▼ 0.05
Fauji Foods / Jan 18 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,183,500 ▼ 0.20
Hira Tex. / Jan 18 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	6,696,000 ▼ 0.65
Maple Leaf / Jan 18 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	5,749,000 ▲ -0.17
Dewan Cem. / Jan 18 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	5,539,500 ▼ 0.52

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World
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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 16	160.35
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 16	160.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 16	103.90
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 16	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 16	1.36
Euro to USD / Jan 16	1.21

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 16	3770.02
India Sensex / Jan 16	49034.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 16	28519.18
Nasdaq / Jan 16	12998.50
Hang Seng / Jan 16	28573.86
FTSE 100 / Jan 16	6735.71
Dow Jones / Jan 16	30814.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 16	13787.73
France CAC40 / Jan 16	5611.69

Indicator	Value
UK LIBOR % / Jan 16	0.09

Commodities

Deliveroo targets $7bn valuation for IPO

Prices of essential kitchen items continue witnessing upward trend

Gold prices fall

Centre treating people of Sindh in stepmotherly way: Sharjeel Memon

Canadian canola futures mixed

Chinese iron ore futures rise on restocking demand

Trading in key coffee producers remains dull

CBOT soyabean futures fall

Indian rice prices steady, Thai rates hit 8-month high

Ukraine corn export prices hit seven-year high

Bangladesh to turn to Ukraine for wheat as Russia plans to raise export tax

Ukraine wheat flour exports fall by 56pc in H1 2020/21

PMEX daily trading report

CBOT soyabean futures rise

Canadian canola futures rise

Copper retreats, zinc up

Palm oil logs 10pc fall

Gold steadies in Europe

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Gold falls 1pc as dollar accelerates rally

Ukraine sees no changes in export policy after Russian wheat export tax hike

Cocoa gains after better than expected Q4 demand data

Britain's wheat imports pick up pace during November

Gold steadies as firm dollar offsets tighter lockdown impact

Copper retreats, zinc near 2-month low on coronavirus surge

Asia Gold-China flips to premium after 11 months as New Year beckons

Sovecon may raise estimate of Russia's 2020/21 wheat exports

Copper rises towards 8-year highs

EU awards 440,000 T maize, 51,072 T wheat imports under Ukraine quotas

NY cocoa may retest support at $2,470

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