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El Nino

Indonesia races to plant rice early against risk of El Nino

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

CIREBON (Indonesia): Under a hazy morning sky, Indonesian rice farmer Teguh Basuki is racing to get ahead of his...

An upcoming food shock?

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:37am

The May inflation print should have been comforting, at least at first glance. Headline CPI rose by 11.7 percent...

Raw sugar stages sharp recovery from four-week lows

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rallied on Friday, recovering sharply from Thursday’s four-week lows after dealers...

Bracing for Super El Nino

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

EDITORIAL: From record-breaking heat waves and destructive floods to prolonged droughts and crop failures, Pakistan...

India battles power cuts as heatwave boosts electricity demand to record

Published 22 May, 2026 09:14pm

India needs to urgently fast-track commissioning of battery storage to make use of surplus solar energy at night

India sees no need to curb sugar exports for now as demand weakens, sources say

Published 06 May, 2026 06:23pm

NEW DELHI: India has no plans to curb sugar exports for now, despite lower output, as stable prices suggest weaker...

London cocoa hits 2-1/2-month peak

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

LONDON: Sugar futures on ICE steadied near a three-week high on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain of 6percent...

Sugar trades near two-week high

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Tuesday, matching a two-week high set in the previous session, while cocoa...

Raw sugar tumbles off five-month high; cocoa, coffee also fall

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE tumbled off the prior session’s five-month high on Wednesday as reports the US is...

2024 ‘increasingly likely’ to be warmest on record: EU monitor

Published 08 Aug, 2024 12:10pm

PARIS: It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of...

Indonesia rice surplus in first half of 2024 seen narrowing, agriculture ministry says

Published 27 Mar, 2024 10:25am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s domestic rice supply-demand gap is seen at a surplus of 1.7 million metric tons in the first...

Australia sweats in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk amid El Nino

Published 21 Jan, 2024 12:21pm

SYDNEY: Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather...

El Nino worries Brazil soya farmers as planting progresses

Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:20am

SAO PAULO: Soyabean farmers in top growing state Mato Grosso worry that scarce rains and high temperatures will lead...

El Nino may delay rains in Argentina

Published 20 Aug, 2023 03:20am

BUENOS AIRES: Heavy rainfall linked to the weather phenomenon known as El Nino likely will kick off in Argentina in...

Philippines recommends 500,000 MT rice imports to cover El Nino-related crop losses

Published 16 Aug, 2023 10:27am

MANILA: The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture is recommending additional rice importation of about 500,000...

Climate change, El Nino drive hottest June on record

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

PARIS: The world saw its hottest June on record last month, the EU’s climate monitoring service said Thursday, as...

Indonesia agrees potential 1mn T rice import deal with India

Published 16 Jun, 2023 10:55am

JAKARTA: Indonesia has signed an agreement with the Indian government to potentially import 1 million tonnes of rice...

Palm oil clocks weekly rise as El Nino stokes production concerns

Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher for a third straight day on Friday to log weekly gains on...

Thai rice prices hold near 4-month high

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

MUMBAI/HANOI/BANGKOK/DHAKA: Prices of rice from Thailand held near a four-month high this week helped by domestic...

India says risks weigh on FY24 growth forecast, but macros stable

Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:08pm

NEW DELHI: There are risks to India achieving its real growth forecast of 6.5% for the financial year that started...

India likely to get ‘below normal’ monsoon rains in 2023

Published 10 Apr, 2023 12:23pm

BENGALURU: India is likely to get “below normal” monsoon rains in 2023 with an increasing likelihood of El-Nino,...

El Nino seen boosting US cotton output after worst drought in years

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

BENGALURU: The El Nino weather pattern could boost yields in the second half of the year for US cotton farmers, who...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	160.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
India Sensex / Jun 12	75,527.95
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	66,020.04
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
Hang Seng / Jun 12	24,718.10
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	10,471.72
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	24,635.30
France CAC40 / Jun 12	8,350.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	84.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	4,219.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	76.42
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	373.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	378.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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