EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

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

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

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

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Kibor interbank offered rates on Monday (March 18, 2019).

London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Monday (March 18, 2019).

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

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (March 18, 2019).

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Monday (March 18, 2019).

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Monday (March 18, 2019).

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (March 18, 2019).

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

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

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

US dry natural gas production will rise to an all-time high of 90.73 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2019 from a record high of 83.35 bcfd in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration's Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. The

ICE Canadian canola futures were higher on Friday as short-covering and bargain buying lifted prices in the technically oversold market ahead of the weekend, traders said. Commodity funds hold a large short position in canola, leaving the market vulnerabl

US wheat futures rose on Friday on a round of short-covering ahead of the weekend, traders said. Investment funds were unwinding the massive bearish bet they had placed on wheat as the US crop emerges from dormancy, which leaves it vulnerable to damage. C

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures firmed on Friday on a technical bounce. Strength in the cash market lent additional support to soya futures. Buying accelerated after the benchmark CBOT May soyabean futures contract broke through technical resistan

Iron ore prices in China rose on Friday, with the benchmark futures contract extending a modest rally to close at the highest in two weeks, after some steel mills were reportedly allowed to resume sintering operations. But steel futures dropped further, w

Physical gold demand improved this week in India as a correction in local prices attracted buyers, particularly with the wedding season underway, while premiums in China rose on steady buying in the world's leading consumer. Gold futures in India fell to

Rice export rates in India rose this week due to an appreciation in the rupee, even as demand remained moderate, while Thai traders struggled with a lack of interest from foreign markets due to high prices. India's 5 percent broken parboiled variety rose

Rates maintained firm posture on the cotton market on Monday in the process of slow business, dealers said. The official spot rate unchanged at Rs 8,700, they added. In the ready session, approximately, 1200 bales of cotton (seed quality) from Mianwali fi

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher for the fourth day in a row on Friday, the longest streak of positive closes since September. Traders said concerns about planting delays in the US Midwest provided support to the corn market. Gains were li

Brazil's 2019-20 center-south cane crop that starts in April will likely exceed the current season's, the first increase from one crop to another since 2015-16, according to data from consultancy Agroconsult released on Thursday.

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,720. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 7.200 billion and the number of lots traded 8,933. Major business was contributed by NSDQ100 amount

Only one liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel that left the United States in 2019 went to China, Reuters shipping data show, as the eight-month trade war between the two nations starts to cool. The governments of the world's two largest economies have been

Taiwan's feed industry procurement association MFIG purchased about 65,000 tonnes of corn expected to be sourced from Argentina in an international tender on Wednesday, continuing brisk buying by Asian importers after prices fell, European traders said. T

Front-month wheat futures on Euronext extended gains on Friday to a two-week high, bolstered by brisk export activity in France, while new-crop prices eased amid favourable harvest prospects. A firm trend in Chicago, where wheat has been rebounding from a

The Karachi Port handled 196,817 tonnes of cargo comprising 155,864 tonnes of import cargo and 40,953 tonnes of export cargo including 4,190 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargos of 15

Asia's naphtha crack ended the week at a 2-1/2 month high of $57.55 a tonne as demand from petrochemical makers provided support. South Korea's Hanwha Total bought three cargoes totalling an average of 75,000 tonnes for second-half April arrival at Daesan

Vietnam coffee prices fell this week amid weakness in global robusta, as local farmers continued to face water shortage, while Indonesia witnessed supply build up and muted trade. Drought has hit 300 hectares of crops, mostly coffee trees, in Dak Lak prov

Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index closed at its highest in nearly four years on Monday as bank shares rose on its first day as a member of FTSE Russell's emerging-market index, which is expected to attract billions in passive fund inflows.

Indian shares rose for a sixth straight session on Monday, as strong foreign fund inflows and expectation of the current coalition government returning to power after the general election starting next month boosted investor confidence.

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday thanks to optimism over US-China trade talks, with investors eyeing the US Federal Reserve's meeting later this week. The Nikkei 225 index added 0.62 percent, or 133.65 points, to 21,584.50, while the broader Topix ind

US stocks flitted between gains and losses on Monday, with losses in Boeing and Facebook limiting gains while investors waited for the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later this week for further clues on the pace of interest rate hikes. The Fed's two-day

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with Philippines leading the pack, as hopes of the US Federal Reserve maintaining a dovish stance at a policy meeting on Wednesday buoyed risk appetite. With growth due to slow over the next three years a

Sri Lanka's share index ended little changed on Monday, hovering near its 5-1/2-year low, as investors awaited direction from the third and final vote on the 2019 budget, market sources said. The Colombo Stock Exchange index fell 0.02 percent to 5,614.98,

China's major stock indexes closed near their 6-1/2-month highs on Monday, as sentiment was bolstered by high expectations of the US Federal Reserve taking a dovish stance at its policy meeting this week and Beijing's policy boost for growth.

European stocks rose for the fourth session in a row on Monday as a flurry of dealmaking, including merger talks between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank , spurred gains in the financial services sector. Shares in the two German lenders rose between 4 percen

Hong Kong stocks tracked the mainland Chinese markets higher on Monday and closed at a nine-month peak, buoyed by expectations of the US Federal Reserve taking a dovish stance at its policy meeting this week and Beijing rolling out more policy measures to

Australian shares rose on Monday, as mining stocks tracked gains in iron ore prices after Brazil's Vale SA said it would cut output, although broader gains were capped by a lacklustre performance in the financial sector. Asian stocks also rose, fuelled by

London's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 surged to a five-month high on the back of a drop in sterling after Britain's parliament speaker struck a fresh blow to Theresa May's EU divorce deal, while a rally in miners and oil stocks also lent support.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena accused Singapore Monday of sheltering one of his country's former central bank chiefs wanted in connection with a high-profile $74 million insider trading scam.

Japanese exports declined for the third straight month in February while imports also fell, according to government data Monday, indicating a possible slowdown in the world's third biggest economy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Italy, Monaco and France this week, the foreign ministry said Monday, with Rome expected to join his global trade infrastructure programme despite reservations in other European countries.

China's foreign minister lashed out Monday at "abnormal, immoral" attacks on Huawei amid growing concern, led by the US, that the telecom giant poses a security risk to the West.

US financial technology giant FIS will acquire British payment processing company Worldpay for an estimated $43 billion (38 billion euros), the two firms said Monday, creating an international payments powerhouse.

Britain will launch a new set of early warning indicators aimed at spotting the next big economic downturn more quickly, based on the volume of road traffic, businesses' value-added tax returns and how long ships spend in port.

Malaysian prosecutors said Monday they will summon Goldman Sachs units in London and Hong Kong to appear at a June hearing of a case linked to corruption in state investment fund 1MDB.

Indian tycoon Anil Ambani has settled a multi-million debt with Sweden's Ericsson, the company said Monday, after judges threatened the billionaire with jail if he did not pay his dues. The Supreme Court in February found that Ambani, 59, had refused to p

Global sales of counterfeit and pirated goods have soared to 460 billion euros ($522 billion) a year, amounting to a whopping 3.3 percent of world trade, according to a report published Monday. The latest assessement by the EU Intellectual Property Office

The European Union's trade surplus with the United States and its deficit with China both increased in January, serving as potential fuel for trade conflicts between the world's largest economies.

Afghanistan claimed their first-ever victory in Test cricket Monday, beating fellow newcomers Ireland in what captain Asghar Afghan hailed as a historic day for the war-torn country. Afghanistan and Ireland both achieved full member status of the Internat

All future Pakistan Super League matches could be played on home soil after the last eight games of the 2019 tournament went off without a hitch in Karachi, boosting hopes of attracting more international teams, said the country's cricket chief at Sunday'

AB de Villiers of Lahore Qalandars has been named as captain of Team of HBL PSL 2019. De Villiers who showed his talent in seven matches, in which he aggregated 218 runs at a stunning average of 54.5 with an incredible strike-rate of 129, was selected by

Congratulating the nation on the successful holding of PSL-IV, the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed the hope that sports activities will be restored in stadiums now. In a message, he said that peaceful Pakistan has won while the ene

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani has said PCB was planning to organize 5th edition of Pakistan Super League in four cities - Multan, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore. "On the assurance of DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor for the provision of all logisti

Mohammad Shafi of Peshawar clinched the title of the Mr. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while Daud Khan grabbed the Mr. Junior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa title organized by District Government with the collaboration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bodybuilding Association and Director

Dominic Thiem denied Roger Federer a record sixth Indian Wells title, beating the Swiss great 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 crown. The 25-year-old Austrian, ranked eighth in the world, had fallen in two prior Masters finals,

Even the Real Betis fans were applauding by the end as Lionel Messi scored another spectacular hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-1 victory on Sunday and leave them with one hand on the La Liga trophy. Messi's treble, his second in a month in Seville, fou

South Africa's rand weakened on Monday after power utility Eskom said it would carry out more power cuts this week as it struggles with capacity shortages, weighing on investor sentiment. At 1504 GMT, the rand traded at 14.4475 per dollar, 0.4 percent wea

The dollar licked its wounds on Monday after soft US data increased bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates later this year while the pound hovered near nine-months high on hopes for a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union.

The US dollar slipped against the euro and was sluggish against most major currencies on Monday, as caution about the American economy and expectations for an accommodative Federal Reserve kept the greenback subdued. The euro was 0.16 percent higher at $1

The Australian dollar hit a two-week high and led a recovery against the US currency on Monday as caution about the US economy and expectations for an accommodative Federal Reserve meeting this week kept the greenback on the back foot.

The Egyptian pound strengthened on Sunday to its highest in over two years, boosted by an increase in foreign funds into the country. The currency was trading at 17.34 to the dollar on Sunday, up more than three percent from 17.86 on Jan. 22 when it began