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Demand concerns push aluminium to four-month low

LONDON: Aluminium prices fell to four-month lows on Friday as concerns about demand created by a slowdown in...

Published 07 May, 2022 07:09am

Opinion

‘Black swan’ LME nickel chaos shows regulators still missing market risks

Last month’s chaos in London Metal Exchange nickel trading has shone a light on the failure of a core reform from...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

Markets

Copper pressured by soft China data and Shanghai lockdowns

LONDON: Copper prices retreated on Friday on concern that weak factory activity and COVID-19 lockdowns in top metals...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 03:39pm

Markets

Easing supply concerns, demand doubts weigh on base metals

LONDON: Prices of industrial metals fell on Monday as diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict...

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 06:40am

Markets

China’s regulators check risks to futures brokers from nickel positions

HONG KONG /SHANGHAI: China’s securities regulators are gathering information from futures brokerages about their...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

Markets

LME aluminium pares gains on caution over Russia-Ukraine crisis

London aluminium prices pared gains on Wednesday, after jumping as much as 5.2% earlier in the session, as traders...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 01:48pm

Markets

London suspends nickel trade after record spike

LONDON: The London Metal Exchange said Tuesday that it has suspended trade in nickel after the base metal rocketed ...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 02:48pm

Markets

LME aluminium hovers near 13-year peak amid Russia-Ukraine standoff

London aluminium prices held near their highest levels in more than 13 years, as investors took a cautious stance on...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 12:26pm

Markets

Nickel hits 2011 high on Russia unrest, tight supply

LONDON: The price of nickel, a key component in stainless steel and electric car batteries, hit the highest level in...

Updated 21 Feb, 2022 07:09pm

Markets

London copper prices gain as inflation jitters mount

London copper, often viewed as a gauge of global economic health, rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices prompted...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 10:08am

Markets

London aluminium holds near 13-1/2-year high on supply fears

London aluminium prices on Wednesday held close a 13-1/2-year high hit in the previous session, supported by supply...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:34pm

Markets

London Metal Exchange shows signs of Covid recovery

LONDON: London Metal Exchange (LME) trading volumes contracted for the third consecutive year in 2021, extending a...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Business & Finance

Profit-taking ahead of Fed meeting hits industrial metals

LONDON: Prices of industrial metals fell on Monday due to profit-taking, nervousness ahead of a US Federal Reserve...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Markets

Nickel prices soar to highest since 2012

LONDON: Nickel prices hit their highest in nearly 10 years on Tuesday as dwindling global inventories pointed to...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Markets

Nickel prices soar to highest since 2014

LONDON: Nickel prices touched their highest in more than seven years on Tuesday as global inventories pointed to...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 07:22pm

Markets

Aluminium touches 2-1/2 month high as output cuts loom

LONDON: Aluminium prices on Friday reached their highest since Oct. 21 as the amount of metal available in London...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Markets

Power prices propel aluminium to 2-month peak

LONDON: Aluminium prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in more than two months as expectations of large ...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 07:04pm

Markets

Shanghai metals mostly lower as Omicron worries grip markets

SHANGHAI: Base metals in China were mostly lower on Monday, with uncertainty around the Omicron COVID-19 variant...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

Markets

A year of walking on wild side for industrial metals

LONDON: Tin was the first to turn wild. The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) tin contract rarely makes the headlines...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Power price surge keeps aluminium near 2-month highs

LONDON: Aluminium held near two-month highs on Thursday after rising more than 5% in the last two days as surging...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 08:05pm

Markets

Zinc hits two-month peak on supply worries

LONDON: Zinc prices touched a two-month high on Wednesday on persistent worries about supply while other industrial...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Markets

Industrial metals fall as Chinese data weakens demand outlook

LONDON: Prices of copper and most other industrial metals fell on Wednesday as data from China, the biggest ...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Markets

Copper prices ease as dollar gains ahead of jobs data

LONDON: Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 06:22pm

Markets

Copper climbs as inventories outweigh easing Omicron fears

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday as fears about further damage to growth and demand from the Omicron coronavirus...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 05:14pm

Markets

Shanghai zinc gains

SHANGHAI: Shanghai zinc prices firmed on Tuesday, hitting their highest levels in nearly three weeks, on global...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Markets

All eyes on China as LME copper spreads collapse

LONDON: Calm has returned to the London Metal Exchange (LME) copper market after last month’s storm, which forced...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Markets

Copper dips as inflation rises in the US and China

LONDON: Copper edged lower on Wednesday as high inflation readings in China and the United States added to concern...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Markets

Copper prices retreat as China property market woes weigh

London copper prices fell on Tuesday as a liquidity crisis in the Chinese property market and energy shortage in top...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

Aluminium buckles under pressure from higher coal output

LONDON: Aluminium prices fell to their lowest in more than three months on Friday as rising coal output in China...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Aluminium prices slide with Chinese coal

LONDON: Aluminium prices headed towards two-month lows on Friday as sliding coal prices eased concerns over supplies...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 19 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / May 19 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 19 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.16 (14.81%)
Paramount Mod / May 19 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Service Textile / May 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.90 ▲ 0.90 (9.00%)
Ruby Tex. / May 19 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.00 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / May 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.85 ▲ 0.86 (7.83%)
First Imrooz Mod. / May 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	134.38 ▲ 9.37 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / May 19 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	55.04 ▲ 3.84 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 19 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1004.55 ▲ 70.05 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / May 19 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	77.07 ▲ -12.49 (-13.95%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.32 ▲ -0.42 (-8.86%)
Trust Mod. / May 19 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Crescent Cotton / May 19 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.25 ▲ -3.75 (-7.50%)
Gatron Ind. / May 19 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	415.10 ▲ -33.65 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 19 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	61.86 ▲ -5.01 (-7.49%)
Frontier Ceram / May 19 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	29.60 ▲ -2.39 (-7.47%)
S.G.Power / May 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.45 ▲ -0.35 (-7.29%)
Imperial Limited / May 19 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.95 ▲ -1.06 (-7.06%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 19 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.99 ▲ -0.22 (-6.85%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Glo Hol / May 19 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	15,051,376 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,323,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 19 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	13,067,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,576,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,536 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 19 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	6,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 19 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,435,098 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 19 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	5,808,622 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,229,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	5,056,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	199.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	198.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	128.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.23
Euro to USD / May 19	1.05
UK LIBOR % / May 19	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	3923.68
India Sensex / May 19	54208.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	26205.29
Nasdaq / May 19	11418.16
Hang Seng / May 19	20041.14
FTSE 100 / May 19	7438.09
Dow Jones / May 19	31490.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	14007.76
France CAC40 / May 19	6352.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 19	110.10
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 19	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 19	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 19	1815.89
Cotton / May 19	128.99

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