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Markets » Cotton

Upward trajectory
Cotton

Upward trajectory

Pakistan stocks ended higher for the second consecutive week mainly because of what analysts said investors'' interest in banking and oil scrips. During the short week, that ended on Thursday, February 4, due to Kashmir Day, the benchmark KSE-100 index su
Published 08 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target
Cotton

Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said the low production of cotton bales may hit the projected growth target for the current fiscal year. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday the minister spoke on almost all the important issues ranging from recent
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target
Exchange

Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said the low production of cotton bales may hit the projected growth target for the current fiscal year. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday the minister spoke on almost all the important issues ranging from recent
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target
Exchange

Low production of cotton bales: Dar fears missing growth target

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said the low production of cotton bales may hit the projected growth target for the current fiscal year. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday the minister spoke on almost all the important issues ranging from recent
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Edible oil & vanaspati industry in Pakistan
Vegetable Oil

Edible oil & vanaspati industry in Pakistan

I have been associated with Ghee and Vanaspati Industry since 1965 when I joined one of the leading manufacturers of ghee/vanaspati in Karachi and subsequently became the Chairman of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturer Association (PVMA) and represented the I
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Cotton hits four-month low
Cotton

Cotton hits four-month low

Cotton futures fell to a four-month low on Friday, declining for the third straight session as commercial end-users held off on fixing cotton prices amid continued speculation China would soon announce a plan to auction off its massive cotton stockpile.
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Australia's Merricks Capital bullish on palm oil, soyabeans
Cotton

Australia's Merricks Capital bullish on palm oil, soyabeans

Merricks Capital says there is money to be made on the buyside in palm oil, wheat and soyabean options in 2016, as these markets do not yet fully reflect the impact of supply and currency fluctuations that the Australian fund expects.
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Cotton market: rates firm on hectic buying by mills, spinners
Cotton

Cotton market: rates firm on hectic buying by mills, spinners

Strong demand by spinners kept prices stable on the cotton market on Saturday, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 5,400, dealers said. In Sindh, prices of seed cotton were at Rs 2000 and Rs 3000, in the Punjab, rates were at Rs 2300
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Oil cake market rates
Cotton

Oil cake market rates

The March Vaida continued declining trend on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The March Vaida closed on Thursday at Rs 2151.60 and it commenced with a decline of 30 paisas at Rs 2151.30 in the ear
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Slow business on grain market
Cotton

Slow business on grain market

Most of the leading buyers were on the sidelines due to little interest in fresh buying on Saturday, dealers said. Commenting on the slow business, some experts said that in retail prices showed rise with gradual pace but in the wholesale rates remained u
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Grain market rates
Cotton

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (February 06, 2016).

Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:00am
A healthy baby's skin needs plain water, not oil or cream
Cotton

A healthy baby's skin needs plain water, not oil or cream

Many new parents are uncertain about how much skin care a baby needs, starting with a standard bath, but also including how to deal with nappy rash and dry patches on the head. "There are no standards when it comes to caring for the skin of infants and sm
Published 06 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Cotton hits four-month low
Cotton

Cotton hits four-month low

Cotton futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday as concerns around weaker economic data in the United States and uncertainty around China's plans to release its stockpile offset potentially bullish US export sales data and a weaker dollar. "There is s
Published 06 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Lean business on grain market
Cotton

Lean business on grain market

Mixed trends were seen on the wholesale grain market on Thursday in the process of moderate trading, dealers said. On the cereals side, Moong Punjab was lower by Rs 125 to Rs 10375, other commodities maintained overnight levels, they said. On the grams se
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Depleting stocks firm up cotton market
Currency

Depleting stocks firm up cotton market

Traders said on Thursday that now only about 1.2 million bales of cotton (155 Kgs) from the current crop in Pakistan (August 2015 / July 2016) remain unsold on the domestic market. Moreover, hardly a third of it is of good quality. Thus due to early deple
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Depleting stocks firm up cotton market
Currency

Depleting stocks firm up cotton market

Traders said on Thursday that now only about 1.2 million bales of cotton (155 Kgs) from the current crop in Pakistan (August 2015 / July 2016) remain unsold on the domestic market. Moreover, hardly a third of it is of good quality. Thus due to early deple
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Prices stable as spinners make deals of low variety
Cotton

Prices stable as spinners make deals of low variety

Prices stabilised on the cotton market on Thursday as spinners continued buying of low variety in the absence of quality lint in the process of trading, dealers said. The official spot was unchanged at Rs 5,400, dealers said. In Sindh, prices of seed cott
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Oil cake market rates
Cotton

Oil cake market rates

The March Vaida was down on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Thursday in the process of trading, dealers said. The March Vaida closed at Rs 2052.30 and it commenced a decline of 70 paisas at Rs 2051.60 in the early hours, they said.
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX
Exchange

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Wednesday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 13,624 million. The number of lots traded was 89.36 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,591. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 12,501 million followed b
Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Exchange

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX
Cotton

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Thursday (February 04, 2016).

Published 05 Feb, 2016 12:00am