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Print - 2019-02-19
'This is just the beginning'

'This is just the beginning'

Saudi Min-ister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir Monday said that the MoUs signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia amounting to $ 20 billion are "just the beginning" and "this is investment and not charity." Speaking at a joint news conference
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
'This is just the beginning'

'This is just the beginning'

Saudi Min-ister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir Monday said that the MoUs signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia amounting to $ 20 billion are "just the beginning" and "this is investment and not charity." Speaking at a joint news conference
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (February 18, 2019).
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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 (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 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 Monday (February 18, 2019).

Published 19 Feb, 2019 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 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Saudi-Pak Ties and new wave of Saudi Investment in Pakistan
Currency

Saudi-Pak Ties and new wave of Saudi Investment in Pakistan

Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have enjoyed strong bilateral relations since 1947. However, this brotherly relationship has taken a transformational positive turn with the visit of the Crown Prince His Royal Highness Mohammad bin Salman.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Pak-Saudi Relations - A New Dimension

Pak-Saudi Relations - A New Dimension

Pakistan eagerly awaited the visit of Crown Prince His Royal Highness, Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. We welcome His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud to his second home.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Message from Prime Minister Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Message from Prime Minister Islamic Republic of Pakistan

On behalf of the people of Pakistan I warmly welcome my brother His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia. His Royal Highness Princ
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Message from President Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Message from President Islamic Republic of Pakistan

It is a matter of immense pleasure for me to welcome His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to Pakistan. The closest Muslim allies for over seven decades, people of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hold the most favorable perception of each
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Dalian iron ore futures rise on restocking

Dalian iron ore futures rise on restocking

Dalian iron ore futures moved higher on Friday, shrugging off a smog alert in China's top steelmaking province of Hebei, as investors eyed demand for restocking at steel mills following the Lunar New Year holidays. Industrial plants, including steel mills
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
CBOT corn futures unchanged

CBOT corn futures unchanged

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures ended on a flat note on Friday as traders squared up their positions before the three-day US holiday weekend and the market struggled with a dearth of fresh news on the US-China trade talks. CBOT March corn close
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Gold demand falls in India, Japan; dull trades in other Asian hubs

Gold demand falls in India, Japan; dull trades in other Asian hubs

A rally in domestic prices curtailed physical gold demand in India and Japan, with interest in the precious metal lacklustre in other Asian centres as markets gradually return from the Lunar New Year holidays. In India, gold traded around 34,400 rupees pe
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Iran to be a major buyer of Russian wheat

Iran to be a major buyer of Russian wheat

Iran, Russia and Kazakhstan are making progress on organising finance for a long-planned wheat deal that could double or triple supplies to Iran, the secretary general of Iran's Federation of Food Industry Associations said. Talks started a year ago, but
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
EU wheat futures hit new low on technical selling

EU wheat futures hit new low on technical selling

Euronext wheat futures extended losses on Friday to strike a new low since last July as a deadline for options fuelled technical selling and outweighed support from improved export prospects. May milling wheat, the most active contract on Paris-based Euro
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Rice export prices fall in top Asian hubs
Currency

Rice export prices fall in top Asian hubs

Rice export prices fell in top Asian hubs this week on slow demand and rising supply following a quiet start to the year, while limited interest from the Philippines failed to spur a Vietnamese market reeling from Chinese import restrictions. In top expor
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Cotton prices firm as mills on wait-and-see mood for new deals
Cotton

Cotton prices firm as mills on wait-and-see mood for new deals

Spot rate was firm on the cotton market on Monday as mills adopted wait-and-see mood towards new deals, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,600, they added. In the ready session, no any deal finalised till our going to the press, th
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Jordan issues new tender to buy barley

Jordan issues new tender to buy barley

Jordan's state grain buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 120,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, European traders said on Friday. The tender's deadline is February 20. Jordan has struggled to buy wheat and barley in tenders in past mon
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Asia's naphtha at two-session high

Asia's naphtha at two-session high

Asia's naphtha crack ended the week at a two-session high of $39.35 a tonne as a string of demand gave some support to the market this week. Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea in total had bought at least 180,000 tonnes of naphtha for second-half
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3672. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 9.599 billion and the number of lots traded 13,786.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
China's January soyabean imports fall 13 percent
Vegetable Oil

China's January soyabean imports fall 13 percent

China's soyabean imports fell 13 percent in January from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Thursday, as a hefty duty imposed on shipments from the United States, its second-largesst supplier, curbed purchases China brought in 7.38 mill
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
CBOT soyabeans firm despite China import cancellations

CBOT soyabeans firm despite China import cancellations

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabeans ended Friday trade on a positive note amid market hopes about US trade negotiations with China, but could not fully recover from news about the cancellation of some US export sales to China. CBOT March soyabeans set
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Canadian canola futures slide

Canadian canola futures slide

ICE Canadian canola futures slipped on Friday for a third straight session, pressured by technical selling and spread trades against soyabeans. Buying has dried up in recent sessions, a trader said. Canola's seasonal tendency is to trade sideways in Febru
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures drop to multi-month lows

CBOT wheat futures drop to multi-month lows

Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) wheat futures on Friday fell to multi-month lows on Friday and K.C. wheat futures hit contract lows for a second session as grain traders eyed falling prices in the global cash wheat market and bearish technical signals. Ch
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 166,046 tonnes of cargo comprising 127,932 tonnes of import cargo and 38,114 tonnes of export cargo including 4,848 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargos of 12
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
China blue chip index surges to over 6-month high

China blue chip index surges to over 6-month high

China's main stock indexes surged on Monday as investors cheered signs of progress in trade talks, and after banks extended record new loans in January, raising hopes that Beijing's attempts to encourage lending and investment could boost growth.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Germany bans Wirecard 'shorting'

Germany bans Wirecard 'shorting'

Germany's financial watchdog has banned "short" selling of Wirecard shares due to volatility in the payments firm's stock following reports in the Financial Times which are now the subject of an investigation by German authorities.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
European stocks hold onto four-month

European stocks hold onto four-month

European stocks hovered around their highest level in four months on Monday as hopes of progress in US-China trade talks kept sentiment afloat while Wall Street was closed for a bank holiday.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Australian shares rise; New Zealand flat

Australian shares rise; New Zealand flat

Australian shares climbed across the board on Monday, lifted by renewed hopes for a resolution soon for the bitter trade war between the United States and China. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.4 percent, or 23.7 points, to 6,089.80 at the close. The benchma
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
US markets closed

US markets closed

Stocks, financial and commodity markets in US were closed on Monday on account of Presidents Day. Markets will resume normal trading on Tuesday.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Southeast Asian markets largely higher

Southeast Asian markets largely higher

Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Monday, with Indonesia leading the pack boosted by gains in financial and telecom sector counters, as progress in US-China trade talks raised optimism among investors. The world's largest economies are t
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Indian shares down

Indian shares down

Indian shares closed lower on Monday, dragged by losses across most sectors, as investors awaited cues after lacklustre growth in December quarter corporate earnings.
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Tokyo stocks up on optimism over trade talks

Tokyo stocks up on optimism over trade talks

Tokyo stocks closed at a fresh two-month high on Monday as investor sentiment picked up on hopes for progress in US-China trade talks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.82 percent, or 381.22 points, to 21,281.85, its highest finish since mid-December,
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Saudi index slips on profit-taking

Saudi index slips on profit-taking

Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday with most sectors turning red, led by the banks as investors focused on profit-taking after the market by far outperformed its major Gulf peers. Financial stocks also pulled Abu Dhabi down. Saudi Arabia's index w
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Italy's short-dated bonds outperform on dovish ECB

Italy's short-dated bonds outperform on dovish ECB

Short-dated Italian government bonds outperformed on Monday, their yields falling the most among euro zone bonds to lead a rally in the periphery, on expectations of more monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank. Italian two- and five-year governm
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Italy's short-dated bonds outperform on dovish ECB

Italy's short-dated bonds outperform on dovish ECB

Short-dated Italian government bonds outperformed on Monday, their yields falling the most among euro zone bonds to lead a rally in the periphery, on expectations of more monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank. Italian two- and five-year governm
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Foreign demand for Japanese machinery slumps by most since 2007

Foreign demand for Japanese machinery slumps by most since 2007

Overseas orders for Japanese machinery posted their biggest tumble in more than a decade in December, as trade frictions dented global supply chain demand and manufacturers predicted further declines in orders this quarter. Data released on Monday showed
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Porsche risks fine in new legal tussle over diesel cheating

Porsche risks fine in new legal tussle over diesel cheating

German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. "We have opened an administrative pr
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
UK household sentiment at 11-month low on job fears

UK household sentiment at 11-month low on job fears

British households grew more downbeat about their finances this month as job worries rose to the highest in over a year, reflecting a slowing economy and uncertain prospects for Brexit in less than six weeks' time. Consumer spending and a strong labour ma
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Arrest of US investor 'should not affect investment climate': Kremlin

Arrest of US investor 'should not affect investment climate': Kremlin

The Kremlin on Monday said the arrest of a major US investor on fraud charges should "not affect the investment climate" in Russia. A Moscow court at the weekend placed Michael Calvey, founder of the multi-billion-dollar investment fund Baring Vostok Capi
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
Port Sudan workers on strike over terminal transfer

Port Sudan workers on strike over terminal transfer

Hundreds of workers at Port Sudan went on strike Monday against Khartoum's reported deal to transfer control of its container terminal to a Philippine company, fearing job losses, a union leader said. About 1,400 workers stopped work as Prime Minister Mou
Published 19 Feb, 2019 12:00am
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