News Archives for Print - 2015-10-17

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

World Food Day observed: Hunger 'a terrible injustice': UN chief

Calling hunger "a terrible injustice," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday marked World Food Day with a visit to the Milan Expo World's Fair, which is focusing on food security and nutrition, and bid to invigorate the globe's commitment to eradicat

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

World Food Day observed: Hunger 'a terrible injustice': UN chief

Calling hunger "a terrible injustice," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday marked World Food Day with a visit to the Milan Expo World's Fair, which is focusing on food security and nutrition, and bid to invigorate the globe's commitment to eradicat

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Banking instruments of non-filers: FBR collects Rs 5.2 billion from WHT in Q1

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 5.2 billion from withholding tax on banking instruments of non-filers during first quarter of 2015-16. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the government had imposed 0.6 percent wit

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Banking instruments of non-filers: FBR collects Rs 5.2 billion from WHT in Q1

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 5.2 billion from withholding tax on banking instruments of non-filers during first quarter of 2015-16. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the government had imposed 0.6 percent wit

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Banking instruments of non-filers: FBR collects Rs 5.2 billion from WHT in Q1

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 5.2 billion from withholding tax on banking instruments of non-filers during first quarter of 2015-16. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the government had imposed 0.6 percent wit

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Services sector: body likely to review 8 percent mini tax today

The committee headed by Haroon Akhtar Khan Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue to review 8 percent minimum tax on services sector is expected to meet on Saturday (October 17) at Ministry of Finance. It is learnt that the Federal Board of Revenu

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Services sector: body likely to review 8 percent mini tax today

The committee headed by Haroon Akhtar Khan Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue to review 8 percent minimum tax on services sector is expected to meet on Saturday (October 17) at Ministry of Finance. It is learnt that the Federal Board of Revenu

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Services sector: body likely to review 8 percent mini tax today

The committee headed by Haroon Akhtar Khan Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue to review 8 percent minimum tax on services sector is expected to meet on Saturday (October 17) at Ministry of Finance. It is learnt that the Federal Board of Revenu

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Services sector: body likely to review 8 percent mini tax today

The committee headed by Haroon Akhtar Khan Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue to review 8 percent minimum tax on services sector is expected to meet on Saturday (October 17) at Ministry of Finance. It is learnt that the Federal Board of Revenu

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive

Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government troops and their allies backed by Russian jets have launched an offensive against rebels near Aleppo. The army offens

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive

Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government troops and their allies backed by Russian jets have launched an offensive against rebels near Aleppo. The army offens

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

BRIndex30 loses 74.83 points

On Friday, BRIndex30 opened at 20,767.72 points. It touched an intraday high of 20,834.58 points and an intraday low of 20,640.63 points and closed at 20,692.89 points which was -74.83 points or -0.36 percent lower than previous close. Total volume was 67

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

BRIndex30 loses 74.83 points

On Friday, BRIndex30 opened at 20,767.72 points. It touched an intraday high of 20,834.58 points and an intraday low of 20,640.63 points and closed at 20,692.89 points which was -74.83 points or -0.36 percent lower than previous close. Total volume was 67

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Stocks pare losses

Karachi stocks ended the week on a positive note Friday gaining 33 points to close at 33,954.98 compared to the 33,921.96 points Thursday. "Stocks showed recovery led by select scrips across-the-board," said Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corp. A sharp recov

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Stocks pare losses

Karachi stocks ended the week on a positive note Friday gaining 33 points to close at 33,954.98 compared to the 33,921.96 points Thursday. "Stocks showed recovery led by select scrips across-the-board," said Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corp. A sharp recov

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Stocks pare losses

Karachi stocks ended the week on a positive note Friday gaining 33 points to close at 33,954.98 compared to the 33,921.96 points Thursday. "Stocks showed recovery led by select scrips across-the-board," said Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corp. A sharp recov

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

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 Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Ayub Khan missed opportunity for Kashmir's freedom: ex-CIA official

Former Central Investigation Agency (CIA) official Bruce Riedel in his new book 'JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA and the Sino-Indian war', revealed that Pakistani former president Ayub Khan had demanded Kashmir from the US in return for not attacki

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Ayub Khan missed opportunity for Kashmir's freedom: ex-CIA official

Former Central Investigation Agency (CIA) official Bruce Riedel in his new book 'JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA and the Sino-Indian war', revealed that Pakistani former president Ayub Khan had demanded Kashmir from the US in return for not attacki

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US had warned General Zia of Indian strike on nuclear sites

The recently declassified US State Department documents show that in September 1984, US President Ronald Reagan had warned President General Zia-ul-Haq that "it is likely that at some point India will take military action to pre-empt your nuclear program"

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US had warned General Zia of Indian strike on nuclear sites

The recently declassified US State Department documents show that in September 1984, US President Ronald Reagan had warned President General Zia-ul-Haq that "it is likely that at some point India will take military action to pre-empt your nuclear program"

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Attack on Kunduz hospital: Pakistan rejects allegations against ISI

Pakistan on Friday rejected US media allegations as baseless which claimed that a Pakistani operative was among those killed in the US bombing on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan run by Doctors Without Borders. "Allegations implicating Pakistan are basel

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Attack on Kunduz hospital: Pakistan rejects allegations against ISI

Pakistan on Friday rejected US media allegations as baseless which claimed that a Pakistani operative was among those killed in the US bombing on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan run by Doctors Without Borders. "Allegations implicating Pakistan are basel

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (October 16, 2015).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Putin warns of incursion from Afghanistan into Central Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned leaders of Central Asian nations of a possible militant incursion from Afghanistan. Putin's statement comes a day after US President Barack Obama announced plans to keep about 9,800 US troops in place in A

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

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 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Putin warns of incursion from Afghanistan into Central Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned leaders of Central Asian nations of a possible militant incursion from Afghanistan. Putin's statement comes a day after US President Barack Obama announced plans to keep about 9,800 US troops in place in A

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

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 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US troop reduction in Afghanistan: Taliban defiant over delay

The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a US decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it would do nothing to save an "unwinnable war" and promising to step up its campaign against the Western-backed government in Kabul. President Barack O

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Aaj TV - Saturday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US troop reduction in Afghanistan: Taliban defiant over delay

The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a US decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it would do nothing to save an "unwinnable war" and promising to step up its campaign against the Western-backed government in Kabul. President Barack O

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Daniel Craig says would rather slit wrists than play Bond again

Daniel Craig, the British actor who will be appearing as James Bond for the fourth time in "Spectre" released later this month, has told an interviewer he would rather slit his wrists than play 007 again. "I'd rather break this glass and slit my wrists,"

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Obama to discuss nuclear security 'concerns' with Nawaz

The United States will discuss concerns about the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal during a visit to Washington next week by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the White House said on Thursday. The New York Times claimed on Thursday that the Obama adminis

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

BRIDGE NOTES: Haste makes waste

Bridge success rests on one vital actor - your vision and comprehension of how the opponents' cards lie and what should be their favourable distribution that can enable you to succeed in an otherwise taxing hand like the one NS face in our illustration fo

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Obama to discuss nuclear security 'concerns' with Nawaz

The United States will discuss concerns about the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal during a visit to Washington next week by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the White House said on Thursday. The New York Times claimed on Thursday that the Obama adminis

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

New Elvis album teams king with royal orchestra

Priscilla Presley closes her eyes and bites her lip as she listens to a new album of Elvis songs, with the king of rock and roll's voice backed by Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. "I am emotional because I watched him singing each one of these song

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Prime Minister reviews internal security situation

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting at PM House Islamabad to review the internal security situation of the country. The meeting was attended by Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif,

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

A Minute With: Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks walking 'The Walk'

Heights don't scare Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which came in handy when the actor was tasked with recreating Frenchman Philippe Petit's audacious 1974 high-wire walk between the roofs of New York's Twin Towers in the movie "The Walk." The former "3rd Rock from

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Prime Minister reviews internal security situation

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting at PM House Islamabad to review the internal security situation of the country. The meeting was attended by Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif,

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Hayek, Paltrow lend voices for equal pay for women in Hollywood

In a week that saw Meryl Streep speak out about equal pay and other actresses of the film "Suffragette" applaud the domestic violence protesters who invaded their premiere, the topic took center stage at a Los Angeles event last Friday. The "Power of Wome

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Assets not declared: ECP suspends membership of 272 legislators

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended membership of over 272 parliamentarians for not submitting details of annual return of assets till last date. The legislators whose memberships have been suspended through a notification issued

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Climate change clips wings of migratory birds: ornithologist

It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on Poland's Baltic coast, a veritable paradise for dozens of migratory species. Polish ornithologist Jaroslaw Nowakowski delicately unravels the Goldcre

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Assets not declared: ECP suspends membership of 272 legislators

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended membership of over 272 parliamentarians for not submitting details of annual return of assets till last date. The legislators whose memberships have been suspended through a notification issued

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Is the tablet's time up?

In their current guise and with their current features, traditional tablets are starting to struggle to compete with phablets for screen size and with hybrid and 2-in-1 devices for practicality and productivity. In fact, ABI Research is forecasting that i

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Platinum price forecasts for 2016 lowered

Analysts and traders have lowered their outlook for platinum prices next year, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, after the metal plunged 16 percent in its biggest quarterly drop in seven years. The survey of 30 analysts and traders conducted over the las

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Smart appliances will make meals tastier

Appliance manufacturers have spent years developing smart fridges that can tell when food needs to be ordered, but many consumers still cannot see the point of an intelligent kitchen. Karsten Ottenberg is the chief executive of Europe's biggest home appli

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Oil up on low US rig count; prices down sharply on week

Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Friday as traders covered short positions after four days of sharp losses, and the US oil rig count fell for a seventh week in a row. US crude and Brent racked up their steepest weekly declines in eight weeks after an I

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Back to the Future: Truth is stranger than sci-fi

When Marty McFly and "Doc" Brown burst into 2015 in a time machine, straight from the year 1985, they encounter a brave new world of garbage-fuelled flying cars, self-tying shoes and robot waiters. For audiences in 1989, when CDs were the height of hi-tec

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Gunman kills five at Shia centre in Saudi Arabia

A gunman killed five people in an attack on a Shia meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by police, state-owned Al Arabiya TV and a resident said. "A person who opened fire on a husseiniya was killed, and the attacker was in his tw

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Hair tapestries have become a styling trend

The latest hair-styling technique will have you reaching for needle and thread! Search with the hash-tag "hairtapestry" to find photos on social media of women wearing mini tapestries in their hair. Colourful strands of embroidery thread, just like those

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Gunman kills five at Shia centre in Saudi Arabia

A gunman killed five people in an attack on a Shia meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by police, state-owned Al Arabiya TV and a resident said. "A person who opened fire on a husseiniya was killed, and the attacker was in his tw

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

New haircuts offer day-by-day variety

Variety is the spice of life and the new watchword for hairdressers is: a haircut should allow people to style their hair differently every day. Women with short hair should try a feathered cut with a short but distinct fringe, leaving the ears free, reco

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

ART FACTS: Windows to the soul

One can enjoy the intrinsic elements in the artworks of Akram Dost Baloch in an exhibition at Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi. Titled "Shenakht" the paintings had a great influence of his native land. The images hold up the mirror to viewers which showed i

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

KARACHI CHRONICLE: Muharram security measures

On the 27th of Zilhaj, October 12, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah presided over an extraordinary meeting on law and order in the context of Muharram security arrangements during the first 10 days of Muharram. Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan attended

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Fault lines in Pakistan's brand of democracy

The Quaid-e-Azam must have had very good reasons to opt for Parliamentary Democracy as the system of governance in Pakistan. Little did he know or anticipate what a mess his descendants would land this country in after his departure, as has been witnessed

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Liaquat thwarted theocracy

Liaquat is often referred to as Jinnah's "right hand man" and heir apparent. He is credited with having headed the team of lieutenants which had so successfully put Jinnah's plans through during the momentous 1937-47 decade, which made Pakistan possible.

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said (1920 - 1998)

An eminent, charismatic and striking figure, Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said, was born in Delhi, India on 9th January 1920 in a noble family of hakims. His father, Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed, a renowned physician and herbalist, died in 1922 when Hakim Said was

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said: A distinguished personality

Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said, former Governor of Sindh, a renowned Hakim (physician) of international repute, Chancellor of Hamdard University, President Hamdard Foundation Pakistan and Chairman Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan was a distinguished scho

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Professor Dr Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice Chancellor Hamdard University

"Our main role is to develop our students in the qualities of devotion, love, determination and service to humanity as envisaged by our Founder Chancellor, Shaheed Hakim Mohammad Said."

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Service to humanity is the main objective of Hamdard

Hamdard was established in 1906 in Delhi India. By Hakim Abdul Majeed --- a visionary physician and distinguished herbalist and father of Hakim Mohammad Said, he passed away when Hakim Mohammad Said was only 2 years old and his elder brother, Hakim Abdul

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

My Abbajaan (My Father)

It is seldom and rather rare, that we find our complete ideal in any personality. We do find some parts or some characteristics of our ideal, and even that, too widely scattered, in a person or persons. However, once in a while we come across a charismati

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Asian naphtha crack rises on firm demand

Asia's naphtha crack rose to a five-session high of $92.70 a tonne on Wednesday on the back of firm demand. Taiwanese Formosa Petrochemical Corp, Asia's top naphtha importer, was seeking cargoes for second-half November delivery to Mailiao. The Philippine

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Cotton

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Thursday, at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), value traded was PKR 6,794 million as compared to PKR 5,348 million reported on Wednesday, an increase of 27 percent. The number of lots traded also increased by 49 percent to 36.91 million from 24.79 m

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

No change on grain market

According to the Daily Market Report, not a single change was seen on the local commodity market and oil seeds market on Friday.

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

European wheat prices ease following US markets

European wheat prices eased on Wednesday in the wake of a fall on US markets with additional pressure from a rise in the euro against the dollar making it less competitive on world markets. December milling wheat, the benchmark on Paris-based Euronext, se

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US FOB Gulf soyabean, corn offers weaker

Soyabean and corn export premiums were flat to softer at the US Gulf Coast on Wednesday as progressing harvests uncovered large yields in the Midwest, traders said. Wheat offers were mostly flat. Traders are waiting for the results on Thursday of a tender

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Indian rapeseed futures hit all-time high

Indian rapeseed futures hit a record high for the third straight session on Wednesday as supplies remained low, while soyabeans rose to a more than four-month high. The most active November soyabean contract on the National Commodity and Derivatives Excha

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

US Midwest corn bids sharply higher

Corn cash basis bids were unchanged to sharply higher in the US Midwest on Wednesday as futures slumped to a three-week low and farmers continued to delay sales, grain merchants said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined by more than 1 percent on

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Activity at Karachi & Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 149,840 tonnes of cargo comprising 101,145 tonnes of import cargo and 48,695 tonnes of export cargo including 6,930 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 101

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton market: prices keep upward march on forward buying

Prices maintained an upward trend on the cotton market on Friday in the process of forward buying by mills and spinners, dealers said. Resulting, the official spot rate was higher by Rs 50 to Rs 5300, dealers said. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were unchan

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Canadian canola ends lower

ICE Canadian canola fell Wednesday on profit-taking and hedge-related selling by farmers after the spot November contract climbed to its highest level in nearly two weeks, traders said. Declines in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and soymeal futures added

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton falls on producer selling as harvest picks up

ICE cotton futures fell for the second straight session on Thursday as US producers took advantage of prices near 1-month highs to lock in sales as the harvest picked up in the world's top exporter. Prices surged earlier in the week on concerns about rain

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Olam sees 2015-16 global cocoa deficit of 150,000 tonnes

Olam is forecasting there will be a global cocoa deficit of 150,000 tonnes in the 2015/16 season, chief operating officer of the company's cocoa unit Amit Suri said on Friday. Suri said dry weather in top producing region West Africa was a concern as crop

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Shanghai copper, aluminium tumble

Shanghai Futures Exchange copper, zinc, lead and aluminium fell more than 1 percent, with aluminium hitting a new record low, down more than 15 percent this year, and copper ending at 39,540 yuan ($6,223) a tonne. "The mood is uniformly negative towards C

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency

Copper slides on stronger dollar, supply concerns

Copper slid from near a one-month high on Friday as a stronger dollar weighed on the market and planned output cuts by miners failed to ease concerns over ample supplies. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange closed 0.4 percent lower at $5,285 a t

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Tokyo, Shanghai rubber down

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended down 1.3 percent on Friday, tracking weaker Shanghai futures amid worries over a slowing economy in top consumer China. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures, which set the tone for tyre rubber prices in Southeast A

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Vegetable Oil

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Vegetable Oil

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Corn at three-week low, soya sags

US corn futures fell to the lowest in more than three weeks and soyabeans also eased, pressured by the ongoing Midwest harvest, while wheat fell 1 percent in subdued trading on Thursday. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December corn settled down 3-1/2 cent

Published 17 Oct, 2015 12:00am

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
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