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Print - 2018-08-14
July trade gap widens by $3.192 billion

July trade gap widens by $3.192 billion

The country's trade deficit has widened by $3.192 billion for the month of July 2018, up by 0.31 percent over the same month a year before, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Monthly trade data of PBS for the month of July 2018 noted that P
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Trump says 'Space Force' to dominate foes

Trump says 'Space Force' to dominate foes

US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere. "Our competitors have begun weaponizing space," Trump warned troops at
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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Board meetings in progress

Board meetings in progress

Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (August 13, 2018).
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Currency notes: exchange rates
Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (August 13, 2018).

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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
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State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
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
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New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Pakistani fashion since independence
Cotton

Pakistani fashion since independence

The culture of a country has profound impact on the social values and lifestyle of its citizens. Fashion divas have unanimously agreed that Fashion and culture goes hand in hand. People try to stay "in fashion" and they are mostly influenced by popular cu
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Political participation - journey towards modernity

Political participation - journey towards modernity

A report on the recent 2018 elections, a Lahore constituency reported 58% turnout. That is indeed creditable. Likewise the various reports on the recent elections have reported considerable empowerment and they have contested general seats as against bein
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
The dead weight of the past

The dead weight of the past

The dead weight of the past impinges on the present and, indeed, the future. This wisdom applies to Pakistan too. On the 71st anniversary of Independence today, it is difficult to cleave through the confusion, cacophony, and multiple narratives that fill
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Asian naphtha hits three-week low

Asian naphtha hits three-week low

Asia's naphtha physical crack for the second half of September hit a three-week low of $99.55 a tonne on Friday as upcoming crackers' maintenance in South Korea and muted spot deals weighed, traders said. Crackers in Asia mainly rely on naphtha as their f
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
CBOT corn futures fall

CBOT corn futures fall

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures dropped by about 3 percent on Friday after the US Department of Agriculture raised its US 2018 corn yield forecast by more than expected. CBOT new-crop December corn ended down 11 cents, or 2.9 percent, at $3.71-
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Analyst cuts Ukraine's peas harvest

Analyst cuts Ukraine's peas harvest

Ukraine's UkrAgroConsult agriculture consultancy on Tuesday sharply reduced its forecast for the country's 2018 peas harvest to 850,000 tonnes from the previous estimate of 1.1 million tonnes. It also cut the 2018/19 July-June peas exports forecast by 29
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures tumble

CBOT soyabean futures tumble

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures tumbled nearly 5 percent on Friday after the US government forecast 2018 harvest yields above all trade expectations and said stocks of the oilseed would swell to record highs. CBOT November soyabean futures ended d
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures fall as USDA cuts global stocks

CBOT wheat futures fall as USDA cuts global stocks

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell more than 3 percent on Friday after the US government forecast global wheat stocks above trade expectations in a monthly report. CBOT September soft red winter wheat settled down 17-3/4 cents, or 3.1 percen
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
European gasoline margins sharply lower

European gasoline margins sharply lower

Benchmark northwest European gasoline refining margins ended the week some 15 percent lower, weighed down by weak export activity and rising global stocks. The 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Dangote refinery near Lagos, Nigeria, set to be Africa's biggest,
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Shanghai steel prices fall amid trade dispute

Shanghai steel prices fall amid trade dispute

Shanghai rebar futures pared early gains to close lower amid China's intensified trade dispute with the United States and worries about slowing growth, although weekly inventory data showed firm demand from downstream sectors. This week, the US-China trad
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
India shifts gold to discount, while China buying picks up
Currency

India shifts gold to discount, while China buying picks up

Gold was sold at a discount in India for the first time in six weeks on subdued demand as buyers bet that prices could fall still further after hitting near seven-month lows last week. Meanwhile Chinese buying picked up on the back of a firm yuan and trad
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Cotton spot rates fall sharply
Cotton

Cotton spot rates fall sharply

Official spot prices declined sharply on the cotton market on Monday in the process of trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate dipped by Rs 200 to Rs 8700, they added. Prices of seed cotton in Sindh and the Punjab were at Rs 3500-3800, they
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,417. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 8.032 billion and the number of lots traded was 11,684.
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Soyameal falls on European feeds market
Currency

Soyameal falls on European feeds market

Soyameal on the European meals and feeds market eased on Friday on the back of a strong dollar and due to positioning ahead of fresh USDA crop and supply/demand reports, which were issued too late on Friday for European dealers to react to. South American
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Argentina to produce a record crop of wheat, corn

Argentina to produce a record crop of wheat, corn

Argentina is expected to produce a record crop of wheat and corn during the 2018-19 season as farmers planted more hectares of both than in previous years, the Rosario grains exchange said on Wednesday. The exchange's monthly report said the wheat harvest
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
LNG prices largely steady amid high demand

LNG prices largely steady amid high demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices held largely steady this week as healthy demand and relatively tight supplies supported the market. LNG cargo prices for delivery in September were around $10 per million British thermal units (Btu), unchanged
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil eases on European vegoils market

Palm oil eases on European vegoils market

Palm oil on the European market eased on Friday, driven by bearish Malaysian Palm Oil Board ending stocks for July and a strong dollar. Asking prices for palm oil were $2.50 to $5 a tonne lower after Malaysian palm oil futures closed between eight ringgit
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
US natural gas futures fall for sixth month

US natural gas futures fall for sixth month

Year-over-year average daily volume (ADV) in US natural gas futures and options on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) fell for a sixth month in a row in July, according to data from CME Group Inc, which owns the NYMEX. Analysts said the volume decli
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 229,494 tonnes of cargo comprising 182,358 tonnes of import cargo and 47,136 tonnes of export cargo including 4,790 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 182
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
India's summer crop sowing down
Cotton

India's summer crop sowing down

Indian farmers have planted summer-sown crops on 92.476 million hectares as of August 10, down 1.5 percent from a year earlier, government data showed. Cotton sowing was down 3.9 percent, while rice planting lagged 2.9 percent. Monsoon rainfall was 11 per
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
South Korea buys 63,000 tonnes of feed wheat

South Korea buys 63,000 tonnes of feed wheat

South Korea's largest animal feed maker Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) bought about 63,000 tonnes of feed wheat from optional origins in a tender for up to 126,000 tonnes which closed on Thursday, European traders said. Price was said to be $256.55 a tonne c&f
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
EU wheat sees gains erased by bearish USDA report

EU wheat sees gains erased by bearish USDA report

European wheat saw gains wiped out in late trade, dragged down by broad-based losses in Chicago grain and oilseed markets following the release of a bearish monthly crop report by the US Department of Agriculture. The market had earlier risen, buoyed by a
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Independence Jeep Rally kicks off

Independence Jeep Rally kicks off

A caravan of 52 jeeps on Monday left for Mansehra from Peshawar to mark the Independence Day celebrations. Organised by the Frontier 4x4 Club, Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) and commissioner Hazara Division, around 52 jeeps started therally
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Barcelona fight back to win Spanish Supercup

Barcelona fight back to win Spanish Supercup

Barcelona battled back to defeat Sevilla 2-1 and win the Spanish Supercup on Sunday with French World Cup winner Ousmane Dembele hitting a sensational winner to help give Lionel Messi a winning start as captain.
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
No recall for Stokes as England name unchanged third Test squad

No recall for Stokes as England name unchanged third Test squad

Ben Stokes was again omitted as England named an unchanged 13-man squad on Monday for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge starting Saturday, where victory would see them clinch the series. Stokes's ongoing trial on a charge of affray in Bristol s
Published 14 Aug, 2018 12:00am
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