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Grain market rates
Cotton

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (December 12, 2015).

Published 13 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cotton falls on weak export sales report, follow-through selling
Cotton

Cotton falls on weak export sales report, follow-through selling

Cotton futures sold off on Thursday after a weekly report showed a sharp drop in US export sales, erasing gains from the prior session, which saw a bout of buying ahead of the release of the US government's monthly supply and demand estimates. That report
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cotton market: prices rise due to fresh buying by mills
Cotton

Cotton market: prices rise due to fresh buying by mills

Fresh buying interest by mills and spinners caused an increase in the rates on the cotton market on Friday, dealers said. The official spot rate was higher by Rs 50 to Rs 5,250, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2200 and Rs 2900 and in
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX
Cotton

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Thursday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 3.14 billion. The number of lots traded was 22.03 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,513. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 2.83 billion followed by cru
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Reasons behind low growth highlighted
Cotton

Reasons behind low growth highlighted

Continuing energy shortages, water scarcity, low tax-to-GDP ratio and sluggish investment rate could hamper sustained growth; therefore, these need to be resolved on priority basis, says the State Bank of Pakistan. In SBP's Annual Report for FY2014-15, is
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Reasons behind low growth highlighted
Cotton

Reasons behind low growth highlighted

Continuing energy shortages, water scarcity, low tax-to-GDP ratio and sluggish investment rate could hamper sustained growth; therefore, these need to be resolved on priority basis, says the State Bank of Pakistan. In SBP's Annual Report for FY2014-15, is
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Reasons behind low growth highlighted
Cotton

Reasons behind low growth highlighted

Continuing energy shortages, water scarcity, low tax-to-GDP ratio and sluggish investment rate could hamper sustained growth; therefore, these need to be resolved on priority basis, says the State Bank of Pakistan. In SBP''s Annual Report for FY2014-15, i
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Reasons behind low growth highlighted
Cotton

Reasons behind low growth highlighted

Continuing energy shortages, water scarcity, low tax-to-GDP ratio and sluggish investment rate could hamper sustained growth; therefore, these need to be resolved on priority basis, says the State Bank of Pakistan. In SBP''''s Annual Report for FY2014-15,
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Reasons behind low growth highlighted
Cotton

Reasons behind low growth highlighted

Continuing energy shortages, water scarcity, low tax-to-GDP ratio and sluggish investment rate could hamper sustained growth; therefore, these need to be resolved on priority basis, says the State Bank of Pakistan. In SBP''''''''s Annual Report for FY2014
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX
Cotton

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Friday (December 11, 2015).

Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
CCAC may revise estimated cotton target downward
Cotton

CCAC may revise estimated cotton target downward

Pakistan will miss the cotton target set for the current season (2015-16) as the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) may revise the estimated cotton target downward for the fourth time to 11 million bales against the initial estimate of 15.49 million
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Business community greets PML-N over victory in LB polls
Cotton

Business community greets PML-N over victory in LB polls

The Business and Industrial community of Multan has congratulated Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) over its victory in local bodies' elections in the city with thumping majority. President of Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Fareed Mughis Sheikh
Published 12 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Tundra Fonder: Perspective of a foreign investor
Cotton

Tundra Fonder: Perspective of a foreign investor

BR Research recently met the top management of Tundra Fonder - a Swedish mutual fund investing in frontier markets including Pakistan. Tundra's CEO Jon Scheiber, its co-founder and partner, Johan Elmquist and Shamoon Tariq, portfolio manager and partner,
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Tundra Fonder: Perspective of a foreign investor
Cotton

Tundra Fonder: Perspective of a foreign investor

BR Research recently met the top management of Tundra Fonder - a Swedish mutual fund investing in frontier markets including Pakistan. Tundra's CEO Jon Scheiber, its co-founder and partner, Johan Elmquist and Shamoon Tariq, portfolio manager and partner,
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cotton hits 3-1/2-month high but pares gains after USDA report
Cotton

Cotton hits 3-1/2-month high but pares gains after USDA report

Cotton futures pared gains from 3-1/2-month highs but settled in positive territory on Wednesday after the US Department of Agriculture lowered its forecasts for US exports and global consumption in its monthly supply and demand report. March cotton on IC
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Prices mixed on grain market
Cotton

Prices mixed on grain market

Prices moved both ways on the wholesale grain market on Thursday in the process of trading, dealer said. On the cereals side, Moong Punjab was lower by Rs 125 to Rs 10125 and Moong Afghan quoted lower at Rs 10375, other commodities maintained overnight le
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Low turnover on cotton market
Cotton

Low turnover on cotton market

Despite a massive decline in the current cotton crop's (2015-2016) production from the earlier projections of 15 million bales (155 Kgs) to about 10 million bales, lint prices have remained mostly ranged bound. Cotton prices are not moving up despite a re
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Low turnover on cotton market
Cotton

Low turnover on cotton market

Despite a massive decline in the current cotton crop's (2015-2016) production from the earlier projections of 15 million bales (155 Kgs) to about 10 million bales, lint prices have remained mostly ranged bound. Cotton prices are not moving up despite a re
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Rates steady as trade activity improves
Cotton

Rates steady as trade activity improves

Trading activity improved modestly on the cotton market on Thursday, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 5,200, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2200 and Rs 2900 and in the Punjab, rates were at Rs 2200 and Rs 300
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX
Cotton

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Wednesday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 3,994 million. The number of lots traded was 15.56 million. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,524. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 3,227 million followed by
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
National Assembly passes law on protection of child
Cotton

National Assembly passes law on protection of child

The National Assembly Thursday passed "The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2015" to cover number of very serious offence against the person of a child like; child pornography, exposure to seduction, sexual abuse, cruelty to a child and trafficking in human
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am
National Assembly passes law on protection of child
Cotton

National Assembly passes law on protection of child

The National Assembly Thursday passed "The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2015" to cover number of very serious offence against the person of a child like; child pornography, exposure to seduction, sexual abuse, cruelty to a child and trafficking in human
Published 11 Dec, 2015 12:00am