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Carsten Menke

Copper slips as China’s yuan falls to lowest since 2008

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Monday as investors worried about the pace of economic growth in top consumer China ...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

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US MIDDAY: Gold dips

NEW YORK: Gold fell on Thursday as a drop in US weekly initial jobless claims, ahead of the monthly jobs data later...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Markets

Copper retreats on demand worries after Chinese data

LONDON: Copper prices dropped on Monday after weak economic data from top metals consumer China fuelled worries ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Markets

Gold set for modest rally before easing in 2022

Prices of the metal, traditionally seen as a safe store of wealth, surged to record levels above $2,000 an ounce early in the coronavirus crisis but sagged as economies reopened.

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:14pm

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Copper prices rebound

LONDON: Copper prices rebounded on Friday as investors bought in at lower prices after heavy losses the previous ...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

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Copper rally to lose steam in H2 as China curbs stimulus

LONDON: A rally in copper prices is likely to stall in the second half of the year as top consumer China reins in...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

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Copper dips

LONDON: Copper slipped on Thursday on worries about China capping commodities prices to curb inflation and as...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

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Copper to retreat from peaks

LONDON/BENGALURU: Copper prices are expected to retreat in the coming months as demand in top consumer China ...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

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Copper touches fresh peak near 2012 highs

LONDON: Copper prices briefly touched their highest level since 2012 on Tuesday, extending a bull run driven by...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

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Gold’s rally to slow, not stop, as global economy recovers

BENGALURU: Analysts and traders have downgraded their forecasts for gold but still expect prices to recover from...

Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am

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Copper prices slip

LONDON: Copper prices slipped on Thursday as expectations that demand growth in top consumer China had reached a...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Jan 31 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	6.08 ▲ 1.00 (19.69%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jan 31 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	7 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Service Textile / Jan 31 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	7.61 ▲ 1.00 (15.13%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jan 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.20%)
Bawany Air Products / Jan 31 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	9.84 ▲ 1.00 (11.31%)
HBL Growth Fund / Jan 31 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	5.29 ▲ 0.49 (10.21%)
Abdullah Shah / Jan 31 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.90 ▲ 0.50 (9.26%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jan 31 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	9.38 ▲ 0.72 (8.31%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 31 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.77 ▲ 0.13 (7.93%)
JS Global Cap. / Jan 31 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Jan 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	1.72 ▲ -0.20 (-10.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Jan 31 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.60 ▲ -0.28 (-9.72%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 31 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	9.50 ▲ -1.00 (-9.52%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	10.72 ▲ -0.89 (-7.67%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 31 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	54.49 ▲ -4.41 (-7.49%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 31 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8325 ▲ -674.00 (-7.49%)
Shams Textile / Jan 31 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	36.67 ▲ -2.97 (-7.49%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 31 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	46.25 ▲ -3.59 (-7.20%)
Sapphire Fibres / Jan 31 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1065.01 ▲ -81.99 (-7.15%)
Pakgen Power / Jan 31 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	28.51 ▲ -2.19 (-7.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,142,838 ▲ -0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,426,966 ▲ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,806,498 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jan 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,980,387 ▼ 1.44
Engro Polymer / Jan 31 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	6,695,317 ▲ -0.32
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 31 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,559,467 ▼ 0.62
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jan 31 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	5,019,786 ▼ 1.67
Fauji Cement / Jan 31 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,779,500 ▼ 0.43
Hub Power Co. / Jan 31 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	4,597,709 ▼ 2.25
TPL Properties / Jan 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,361,468 ▼ 0.17

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	270
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	268
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	130.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Jan 30	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	4017.77
Nasdaq / Jan 30	11393.82
Dow Jones / Jan 30	33717.09
India Sensex / Jan 31	59549.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	27327.11
Hang Seng / Jan 31	21842.33
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	7771.61
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	15085.41
France CAC40 / Jan 31	7071.43

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	20735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 30	180470
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	77.58
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	1919.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	85.72