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Ivory Coast rains will improve quality of cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN: Above-average rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions stood to ...

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:45am

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Arabica coffee price rise, sugar and cocoa also up

May arabica coffee rose by 1.45 cents, or 1.1%, to $1.3230 per lb.
May raw sugar rose by 0.16 cents, or 1.0%, to 16.12 cents per lb.
May New York cocoa rose by $26, or 1.0%, to $2,599 a tonne.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 10:03pm

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Robusta coffee extends rebound; sugar, cocoa up

LONDON: Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose on Wednesday, regaining some ground after their recent decline to a...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

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Coffee prices fall on demand concerns; sugar also slips

May arabica coffee fell 0.2% to $1.2885 per lb.
May raw sugar fell 0.6% to 16.11 cents per lb after sliding by 1.2% on Monday.
May London cocoa fell 0.2% to 1,758 pounds a tonne.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:30pm

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Raw sugar slips as dollar gains; tight supplies cap losses

May raw sugar fell 1.2% to 16.20 cents per lb.
May London cocoa dipped 0.1% to 1,777 pounds a tonne, having lost 1.6% on Friday to head further away from Wednesday's three-month peak.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 10:03pm

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Arabica coffee steadies near recent highs, London cocoa gains

May arabica coffee rose 0.5% to $1.3445 per lb.
May London cocoa rose 0.7% to 1,813 pounds per tonne, having hit a three-month high earlier.
May raw sugar fell 0.5% to 16.35 cents per lb.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:55pm

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Arabica coffee prices weaken as Brazil currency slides

May arabica coffee was down 1.9 cents, or 1.4%, at $1.3390 per lb .
May London cocoa fell by 9 pounds, or 0.5%, to 1,787 pounds a tonne.
May raw sugar was unchanged at 16.22 cents per lb.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:49pm

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Ivory Coast sells almost 100,000 tonnes of 2021/2022 cocoa at small discount

The regulator however maintained a $400/tonne premium known as the living income differential (LID) that was introduced this season to boost farmers' incomes.
A bumper crop and weak global demand caused by the pandemic, coupled with the introduction of the LID, left piles of unsold beans in warehouses in Ivory Coast.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 08:41pm

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London cocoa climbs to 3-month high, sugar also up

May London cocoa rose by 24 pounds, or 1.4%, to 1,792 pounds a tonne.
May raw sugar rose by 0.18 cents, or 1.1%, to 16.63 cents per lb.
May arabica coffee fell by 0.05 cents, or 0.1%, to $1.3745 per lb.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 06:06pm

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Cocoa gains, with New York hitting two-month high

May New York cocoa rose 0.9% to $2,577 a tonne.
May arabica coffee rose 1.1% at $1.3880 per lb, after peaking at a more than one year high of $1.3960 on Wednesday.
May raw sugar was little changed at 18.13 cents per lb, having hit a near four-year peak of 17.52 cents set on Tuesday.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:26pm

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Ivory Coast seeks to sell 100,000 tonnes of cocoa as buyers haggle

There are around 100,000 tonnes of cocoa held by small Ivorian exporters that the CCC is trying to sell, but the problem is that no-one is interested if the differential is not interesting.
Two CCC sources, asking not to be named, confirmed the volumes and the discounts requested by exporters.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:05pm

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Raw sugar steadies after hitting near four-year peak last week

March raw sugar fell 0.3% to 17.74 cents per lb.
May arabica coffee fell 0.4% to $1.2860 per lb.
May London cocoa rose 1.1% to 1,808 pounds per tonne after dipping to a more than one month low last week.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:05pm

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White sugar edges higher, London cocoa also up

May white sugar rose by $2.20, or 0.5%, to $454.80 a tonne.
May London cocoa rose by 16 pounds, or 1.0%, to 1,665 pounds a tonne.
May robusta coffee was down $3, or 0.2%, at $1,364 a tonne.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:03pm

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Raw sugar slips further from recent peak, coffee also down

March raw sugar fell 0.14 cents, or 0.85%, to 16.41 cents per lb .
May arabica coffee fell 0.5 cents, or 0.4%, to $1.2250 per lb.
May New York cocoa was up $32, or 1.3%, at $2,469 a tonne.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 08:11pm

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Cocoa prices seen falling below current levels at end of 2021

"Origins are behind on selling and the current market dynamics does not encourage (industry) buying early," said an industry source.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 10:43am

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White sugar futures climb to near four-year high

March white sugar rose $3.50, or 0.75%, to $468.90 per tonne .
May New York cocoa was up $3, or 0.1%, at $2,453 a tonne.
March arabica coffee rose 0.7 cents, or 0.6%, to $1.2475 per lb.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:28pm

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White sugar futures slip back, cocoa down

LONDON: White sugar futures on ICE were lower on Wednesday, easing back after reaching a near four-year peak in the...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

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White sugar futures ease, cocoa also weakens

March white sugar ??fell $1.60, or 0.35%, to $462 a tonne.
March arabica coffee rose 0.2 cents, or 0.2%, to $1.2360 per lb.
March New York cocoa was down $62, or 2.4%, at $2,537 a tonne.

Updated 03 Feb, 2021 06:25pm

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White sugar hits highest in nearly four years, raws gain

March white sugar rose 0.4% to $466.50 a tonne.
March arabica coffee fell 0.3% to $1.25 per lb.
March New York cocoa rose 0.9% to $2,570 a tonne.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 06:40pm

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Raw sugar recovers after hitting two-week low

March raw sugar rose 0.5% to 15.66 cents per lb.
March New York cocoa rose 0.3% to $2,517 a tonne.
March arabica coffee fell 0.9% to $1.2280 per lb.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 07:04pm

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Cocoa futures slip to two-week low, raw sugar edges up

March New York cocoa was down $23, or 0.9%, at $2,481 a tonne.
March raw sugar rose 0.03 cents, or 0.2%, to 15.83 cents per lb.
March arabica coffee rose 0.2 cents, or 0.2%, to $1.2570 per lb.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:07pm

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Raw sugar extends decline, robusta also weakens

March New York cocoa was up $13, or 0.5%, at $2,521 a tonne.
March robusta coffee was down $4, or 0.3%, at $1,305 a tonne.
March raw sugar fell 0.05 cents, or 0.3%, to 15.69 cents per lb.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 06:32pm

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Raw sugar steadies as risk appetite returns

March arabica coffee fell 0.1% to $1.2390 per lb.
March London cocoa fell 0.6% to 1,723 pounds a tonne.
March raw sugar edged down 0.1% to 15.86 cents per lb.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 09:43pm

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Sugar hits 1-week low on risk-off sentiment; cocoa, coffee fall

March raw sugar fell 0.9% to 15.92 cents per lb.
March London cocoa fell 1.4% to 1,717 pounds per tonne.
March arabica coffee fell 1.5% to $1.2455 per lb.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 08:21pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa exporters curb exposure and inventories amid glut

"You have to adapt or lose a lot of money on LID," a director of an Abidjan-based international cocoa company said, requesting to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Exporters said most of the cocoa purchased between October and December will now be used to honour around 80% of the January-March contracts.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:19pm

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London cocoa prices fall

LONDON: London cocoa futures were lower on Thursday, weakened by concerns over a backlog of unsold supplies in top...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

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Raw sugar rises on tight supplies, cocoa also climbs

March arabica coffee fell 1.75 cents, or 1.4%, to $1.2640 per lb.
March New York cocoa was up $55, or 2.2% at $2,582 a tonne.
March raw sugar was up 0.09 cents, or 0.55%, at 16.54 cents per lb .

Published 19 Jan, 2021 08:09pm

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White sugar sets 3-1/2 year high, London cocoa edges up

March white sugar was up $3.90, or 0.8%, at $465.60 per tonne.
March London cocoa rose 6 pounds, or 0.35%, to 1,740 pounds a tonne.
March robusta coffee was down $12, or 0.9%, at $1,341 a tonne.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:03pm

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Ivory Coast rains, sun support abundant cocoa mid-crop, farmers say

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is currently in the dry season, which runs from mid-November to March.
In the eastern region of Abengourou, farmers said cocoa trees had plenty cherelles and small pods for the mid-crop.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:47pm

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Cocoa gains after better than expected Q4 demand data

March New York cocoa rose 1% to $2,524 a tonne.
March raw sugar fell 1.3% to 16.46 cents per lb.
March arabica coffee rose 0.8% to $1.2830 per lb.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:11pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	157.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7984.93
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38274.05

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	81.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2288.39
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	78.01
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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