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Print - 2011-04-17
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar rises

THE RUPEE: dollar rises

The rupee slipped against dollar, it, however, gained in terms of euro on the currency market on Saturday, money experts said. The rupee dropped by 13 paisa in relation to dollar for buying and selling at 84.33 and 84.38, they said. In the final Asian ses
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar rises

THE RUPEE: dollar rises

The rupee slipped against dollar, it, however, gained in terms of euro on the currency market on Saturday, money experts said. The rupee dropped by 13 paisa in relation to dollar for buying and selling at 84.33 and 84.38, they said. In the final Asian ses
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (April 16, 2011).
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (April 16, 2011).

Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Sluggish activity seen on wholesale grain market

Sluggish activity seen on wholesale grain market

Sluggish activity was seen on the wholesale grain and seed market on Saturday as most of the buyers were sidelined due to little buying interest, dealers said.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

The May vaida was lower and July contract was inert on the forward cottonseed oilcake market on Saturday in process of trading, dealers said. The May vaida that had closed at Rs 1329.30 opened with 20 paisa loss at Rs 1329.10. The July contract which clos
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Analyst raises EU maize crop view, wheat unchanged

Analyst raises EU maize crop view, wheat unchanged

French analyst Strategie Grains on Thursday sharply raised its forecast for this year's maize crop in the European Union after farmers in central Europe opted to sow maize rather than barley whose crop forecast was lowered.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Indonesian palm oil output seen up 5-8 percent

Indonesian palm oil output seen up 5-8 percent

Palm oil producer Sampoerna Agro sees output climbing as much as 8 percent this year from 289,000 tonnes in 2010, while planting will jump by at least 10 percent, an official from the Indonesian firm said on Friday. A combination of maturing plantations a
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 58,268 tonnes of cargo including 31,672 tonnes of import cargo, 26,596 tonnes of export cargo and 1,824 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 31,672 tonnes compri
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Dry weather lifts Argentine soya harvest

Dry weather lifts Argentine soya harvest

Argentine farmers made brisk progress on the 2010/11 soya harvest this week, thanks to dry weather, but yields are uneven due to excessive dryness earlier in the season, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday. The ministry estimates this season's crop at
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Malaysian cocoa grindings up 10.8 percent

Malaysian cocoa grindings up 10.8 percent

Cocoa grindings in Malaysia, Asia's largest grinder, rose 10.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from a year before, the Malaysian Cocoa Board said on Friday, similar to gains in North America and Germany. Fears that unrest in Ivory Coast could disrupt
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Mexico flags inflation risks, holds interest rates

Mexico flags inflation risks, holds interest rates

Mexico's central bank warned that growth could begin to pressure inflation around mid-year even as it kept its benchmark interest rate low to help the economy. The central bank on Friday held its target rate for overnight lending between banks at 4.5 perc
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Abu Dhabi airport posts 9.4 percent rise

Abu Dhabi airport posts 9.4 percent rise

Traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport grew 9.4 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same period last year, the operating company said on Saturday. The United Arab Emirates capital's airport handled more than 2.8 million passengers i
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Tightening to continue with yuan: PBOC's Zhou

Tightening to continue with yuan: PBOC's Zhou

China's monetary policy tightening will continue for some time as inflation remains higher than the government is comfortable with, and the yuan will be one of the tools used to fight it, the central bank governor said on Saturday.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
China to give 'strategic' support to microchip sector

China to give 'strategic' support to microchip sector

China plans to support its integrated circuit sector as a strategically important industry over the next five years, aiming for over a fourth of microchips used in the country by 2015 to be made in China, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Irish yields rise after downgrade

Irish yields rise after downgrade

Greek and Irish bond yields rose on Friday and were set to climb further on growing speculation Athens will eventually need to restructure its debt and after Moody's downgraded Ireland to just above junk status. Spanish bonds also underperformed at the 10
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Irish yields rise after downgrade

Irish yields rise after downgrade

Greek and Irish bond yields rose on Friday and were set to climb further on growing speculation Athens will eventually need to restructure its debt and after Moody's downgraded Ireland to just above junk status. Spanish bonds also underperformed at the 10
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Latam stocks slip, Peru extends recovery

Latam stocks slip, Peru extends recovery

Latin American stocks tracked their worst week in a month on Friday on continued uncertainty, though a major fund manager said Brazilian stocks had strong prospects beyond the short term. "I am bullish (on Brazil) in the medium to long term," said money m
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
TSX slumps with banks and miners

TSX slumps with banks and miners

Toronto's main stock index ended lower on Friday as concerns over US bank earnings hit financial stocks and rising global inflation rates hit miners. Toronto-Dominion Bank was down 0.85 percent at C$82.09, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce fell 1.4 perce
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Air Lease IPO could pave way for AIG's ILFC

Air Lease IPO could pave way for AIG's ILFC

American International Group Inc says no one is willing to pay what its aircraft leasing business, ILFC, is worth, but a successful IPO by a new competitor created by ILFC co-founder Steven Udvar-Hazy could change all of that.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Turkish markets gain

Turkish markets gain

Turkish markets rose on Friday after Erdem Basci was named as the new central bank governor, an appointment analysts saw bringing continuity to monetary policy, and credit agency S&P affirmed Turkey's rating. By 1430 GMT the lira was firmer at 1.5146 agai
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Nasdaq open to selling Amex in NYSE bid

Nasdaq open to selling Amex in NYSE bid

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc told investors it could sell NYSE Euronext's American Stock Exchange and offer a break-up fee to overcome antitrust concerns in its $11.3 billion bid for the Big Board parent, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Nasda
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Indian bond yields, swap rates spike

Indian bond yields, swap rates spike

Indian federal bond yields and swap rates spiked on Friday as a surge in March headline inflation spooked investors and raised expectations of aggressive rate increases by the central bank. The wholesale price index surged to nearly 9 percent in March, fa
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Indian bond yields, swap rates spike

Indian bond yields, swap rates spike

Indian federal bond yields and swap rates spiked on Friday as a surge in March headline inflation spooked investors and raised expectations of aggressive rate increases by the central bank. The wholesale price index surged to nearly 9 percent in March, fa
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
US Treasury prices gain

US Treasury prices gain

Investors are turning increasingly bullish on the near term outlook for US Treasuries, saying slowing economic growth and still benign inflation may help the debt markets bloom this spring. US government bonds were boosted on Friday after data showed unde
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
US Treasury prices gain

US Treasury prices gain

Investors are turning increasingly bullish on the near term outlook for US Treasuries, saying slowing economic growth and still benign inflation may help the debt markets bloom this spring. US government bonds were boosted on Friday after data showed unde
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Chevrolet aims to boost share with new models

Chevrolet aims to boost share with new models

Chevrolet Europe hopes seven new model launches this year, will help it equal or beat the 2.5 percent market share it won in Europe last year, the chief executive of the General Motors unit told Reuters. The company's 2.2 percent share in the first quarte
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Chevrolet aims to boost share with new models

Chevrolet aims to boost share with new models

Chevrolet Europe hopes seven new model launches this year, will help it equal or beat the 2.5 percent market share it won in Europe last year, the chief executive of the General Motors unit told Reuters. The company's 2.2 percent share in the first quarte
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Infosys pressures Indian ADRs

Infosys pressures Indian ADRs

Indian shares traded in the United States came under pressure on Wednesday after Infosys Technologies forecast lower than expected sales, casting doubt over the local software services industry. Kicking off results for India's nearly $60 billion IT sector
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Wall Street rises on economic data

Wall Street rises on economic data

Encouraging economic indicators sent US stocks higher on Friday, but the market's recent struggles are set to continue into next week when more than one-fifth of S&P 500 companies report results. The S&P 500 fell for a second straight week, and some in th
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Canadian dollar slips lower

Canadian dollar slips lower

The Canadian dollar weakened marginally against the US dollar on Friday, but remained within a narrow range as the spotlight was directed on sovereign debt fears in Europe. Euro-zone debt concerns warred with expectations of a rate hike by a hawkish Europ
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
IMM speculators increase short bets versus yen

IMM speculators increase short bets versus yen

Speculators increased their bets against the yen this week, shorting the Japanese currency by the biggest margin in nearly a year, but reduced their long position in the Australian dollar, data showed on Friday. The Commodity and Futures Trading Commissio
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
African currency outlook

African currency outlook

The Nigerian naira is seen firming in the next week to Wednesday if the country's elections are credible and peaceful, while Kenya's shilling could weaken due to dollar demand from the oil sector, traders said.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Rouble rebounds

Rouble rebounds

The rouble rebounded on Friday after four days of declines driven by risk aversion, inching up as local demand for dollars faded while tax payments kicked in to add to support from high oil prices.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Key Euribor rates flat; rate expectations in focus

Key Euribor rates flat; rate expectations in focus

Key euro-priced bank-to-bank lending rates remained at the previous day's levels on Friday on unchanged expectations that another European Central Bank interest rate increase will come before the end of summer. The ECB raised euro zone interest rates by a
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Euro lower but seen resilient next week; dollar at risk

Euro lower but seen resilient next week; dollar at risk

The euro slipped on Friday but its uptrend of the past three months still looks intact, with the prospect of more interest rate rises from the European central bank seen offsetting concerns about the ability of some poorer euro zone countries to pay their
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Germany denies Greek debt restructuring plans

Germany denies Greek debt restructuring plans

The German finance ministry on Saturday denied it was drawing up contingency plans for a Greek debt restructuring after the Financial Times reported the ministry was studying various options if Athens fails to meet its fiscal targets.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Kingdom Holding says still owns contested Egyptian land

Kingdom Holding says still owns contested Egyptian land

Saudi's Kingdom Holding said on Saturday it had not given up contested land in southern Egypt and had spoken to Egypt's public prosecutor about a settlement. "Kingdom Holding did not give up the land in the Toshka project and still owns it... and it has n
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Spain warns of record five million jobless

Spain warns of record five million jobless

The number of unemployed in Spain, which has the highest jobless rate among developed countries, could reach a record of more than five million, the labour minister warned in an interview published Saturday. "Whether or not we exceed five million unemploy
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
China sovereign wealth fund eyeing Europe despite risks

China sovereign wealth fund eyeing Europe despite risks

Europe is likely to be hit the hardest among major economies by a potential global slowdown in 2012, but China's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is still looking for investment opportunities there, its head said on Saturday.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
China sovereign wealth fund eyeing Europe despite risks

China sovereign wealth fund eyeing Europe despite risks

Europe is likely to be hit the hardest among major economies by a potential global slowdown in 2012, but China's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is still looking for investment opportunities there, its head said on Saturday.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Slim's cellphone subsidiary hit with $1 billion fine

Slim's cellphone subsidiary hit with $1 billion fine

Mexican telecom giant America Movil says its cellphone subsidiary has been slapped with a 12 billion peso ($1 billion) fine by Mexico's Federal Competition Commission. The company owned by billionaire Carlos Slim says its Telcel subsidiary was informed th
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
US closes six banks, bringing 2011 total to 34

US closes six banks, bringing 2011 total to 34

US authorities closed six banks on Friday, bringing the total number of foreclosures in 2011 to 34. The largest of the shuttered banks was Superior Bank of Birmingham, Alabama with about $3.0 billion in assets and $2.7 billion in deposits, the Federal Dep
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
South Korea, US trade deal in 'home stretch': Clinton

South Korea, US trade deal in 'home stretch': Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to South Korea on Saturday to consult Seoul about progress made in sealing a long-delayed trade deal and to co-ordinate strategy over the nuclear standoff with North Korea.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hungary police, army unions protest over austerity

Hungary police, army unions protest over austerity

Around 10,000 Hungarian police, fire-fighters, soldiers and customs officers protested on Saturday against the centre-right government's austerity measures at a union rally in Budapest Hungary's Fidesz government, which swept to power in 2010 with a two-t
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
India buys into Kazakh oil block

India buys into Kazakh oil block

India acquired 25 percent of the Satpayev oil block in Kazakhstan on Saturday, in a deal aimed at boosting its energy security and helping fuel fast economic growth. India, which strongly depends on oil imports, has been less successful than its energy-hu
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Iran says oil reserves increase as output declines

Iran says oil reserves increase as output declines

Iran has oil reserves to last for the next 150 years but faces declining output as fields mature, the head of its state oil company said on Saturday. Iran has played down the impact of sanctions - which have discouraged many western companies from investi
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Kuwait launches firm to invest in Egypt economy

Kuwait launches firm to invest in Egypt economy

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf Arab state's sovereign fund, has launched a company with 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($167.8 million) to invest in Egypt's economy, an official said on Saturday. "A 1 billion Egyptian pounds company was launch
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
World finance chiefs chastise US on budget gap

World finance chiefs chastise US on budget gap

World finance leaders on Saturday chastised the United States for not doing enough to shrink its massive budget deficit and warned that fiscal strains in rich nations threaten the global recovery. Although global tensions over the possibility of currency
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Soyabeans up

Soyabeans up

US soybean futures ended barely higher on Friday, but down about 4.4 percent on the week, with late-action on Friday led by soymeal's gain following new-crop corn and firm bids in cash. Soyoil also was up along with crude oil, traders said. May soybeans w
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Copper extends losing streak

Copper extends losing streak

Copper fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, posting its biggest weekly loss since mid-March, as mounting inflationary pressure in China cast a shadow over the near-term demand outlook. Copper again shunned rallies in the precious metals complex, with
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
US gold hits record, silver surges

US gold hits record, silver surges

Gold rose 1 percent to a record and silver soared on Friday, as inflation worries amid a crude oil rally and a downgrade of Ireland's sovereign debt powered bullion to its fifth consecutive weekly gain. Silver rose to its highest in 31 years on speculativ
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Australia seen headed for another bumper crop next year

Australia seen headed for another bumper crop next year

Australia could harvest another bumper cotton crop next year, possibly matching this year's estimated harvest of a record 4 million bales, an industry official said on Thursday, noting that growing conditions remained ideal.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Thai rice exporters eye investments in Cambodia

Thai rice exporters eye investments in Cambodia

Thai exporters plan to invest in Cambodia's fledgling rice sector, lured by low production costs and tariff-free exports to the European Union, an industry official said on Tuesday.
Published 17 Apr, 2011 12:00am
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