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Palm oil ends 2pc lower on China regulation fears

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures pulled back from a record high to end lower on Thursday, rattled by ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Markets

Hike in POL products' prices cause increase in rates of kitchen items

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have increased manifold as impacts of the rising petroleum ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:21am

SPI up 1.21pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 7, 2021 recorded an increase of 1.21...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 09:15am

MoC shifts blame for rising imports to other quarters

Federal Cabinet in its previous meeting expressed concerns at the 'extraordinary' growth in imports and directed to constantly monitor them to keep the current account deficit at a manageable level

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 03:51pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How does PM look at rising inflation?

"This is so very funny." "What? The Khan insisting that inflation is due to the pandemic and..." "More funny is ...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 03:16pm

Markets

Prices of essential items maintain upward trend in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, sugar, flour, cooking oil/ghee, pulses...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

Commodities: FBR concerned at low GST collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has noted with concern low sales tax collection by some commodities as...

Updated 19 Sep, 2021 12:07pm

Pakistan

Punjab: shops involved in profiteering will be sealed

LAHORE: In order to control prices of the daily use commodities in the province, the Punjab government has decided ...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Markets

Copper boosted by declining dollar

LONDON: Copper prices climbed on Friday as the dollar was dragged down by a lacklustre reading of the US jobs ...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 06:04am

Aug CPI up 8.4pc YoY

The National Consumer Price Index for August 2021 increased by 0.58 percent

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 10:46am

August trade deficit widens massive 133pc YoY

Imports of first two months (July-August) of 2021-22 reach $11.911 billion

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 12:28am

Markets

Peshawar: prices of essential food items on the rise

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, especially sugar, edible oil, ghee, live chicken/ meat, and...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

Editorials

A dollar saved is a dollar earned

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has very rightly instructed the ministry of food security and research to...

Published 14 Aug, 2021 03:41am

Markets

Gold neutral in $1,802-$1,822 range

SINGAPORE: Spot gold looks neutral in a range of $1,802-$1,822 per ounce, and an escape could suggest a direction....

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items increase manifold

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, fruits, pulses...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Markets

Palm oil targets 4,344 ringgit

SINGAPORE: Palm oil may break a resistance at 4,274 ringgit per tonne and rise to 4,344 ringgit per tonne, as it has...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

CBOT wheat may fall to $6.63

SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may break a support at $6.74-1/4 per bushel and fall to $6.63-3/4. The current fall...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Inflation: a ticking time bomb

A time bomb facing the Imran Khan administration is the continuing inflationary spiral. The Prime Minister and his...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Markets

Prices of essential food items decrease slightly

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have slightly decreased in the local market, according to a survey...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Markets

NY cocoa may bounce

SINGAPORE: New York September cocoa may bounce into a range of $2,311-$2,336, as it has stabilized around a support...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

Markets

Commodities hedge funds back in vogue after years of outflows

TORONTO: Hedge funds focused on commodities have generated strong returns in 2021 and investors long wary of such...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Markets

Tokyo rubber futures rise

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures rose on Monday, as Tokyo ramped up its Covid-19 vaccination drive, which may allow ...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Chinese regulators warn metals firms to maintain good market order

BEIJING: China’s government watchdogs warned industrial metals companies to maintain “normal market order”...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Markets

China’s taming of hot commodities may be fleeting

BEIJING/SHANGHAI/HANOI: China’s recent measures aimed at cooling red hot industrial commodities prices will likely...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

Indonesian exports surge

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s exports racked up their strongest rise in 11 years in April, boosted by surging prices of key...

Updated 21 May, 2021 09:43am

Markets

CBOT wheat may test resistance at $7.23-3/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT wheat may test a resistance at $7.23-3/4 per bushel, a break above which could open the way towards...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

Japan wholesale prices jump

TOKYO: Japan’s wholesale prices rose in April at their fastest annual pace in six and a half years, data showed on...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am

Markets

Canadian dollar holds near 3-1/2-year high as commodities climb

Canada has tapped an international bond market for the first time since before the coronavirus crisis, selling $3.5 billion of a 5-year US dollar global bond in a move that could pad its foreign exchange reserves, a term sheet showed.

Published 12 May, 2021 12:19pm

Markets

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Monday, at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 11.598...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

Markets

Prices of essential food items reduce slightly

PESHAWAR: A nominal decrease in prices of essential food commodities, except fruits, cow meat, mutton beef, sugar,...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Oct 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Oct 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	280.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	770.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	135.26 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Oct 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	32.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Oct 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Oct 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	280.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	78.78 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	770.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	135.26 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Oct 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	32.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 23	174.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 23	174.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	113.50
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 23	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 23	4544.90
India Sensex / Oct 23	60821.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	28804.85
Nasdaq / Oct 23	15090.20
Hang Seng / Oct 23	26126.93
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	7204.55
Dow Jones / Oct 23	35677.02
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	15542.98
France CAC40 / Oct 23	6733.69

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 23	83.76
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 23	14880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 23	99450.00
Gold Spot / Oct 23	1792.65
Cotton / Oct 23	108.26

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