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Steel production

CCP proposes dedicated steel ministry on China-India model

Updated 04 Nov, 2025 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has strongly recommended establishment of a dedicated steel...

Iron ore slips on falling steel production

Published 04 Nov, 2025 05:55am

SINGAPORE: Iron ore futures prices softened on Monday, weighed down by declining steel production in China, rising...

FBR set to put more curbs on FATA/ PATA steel sector

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reportedly working on a new policy to restrict the import of raw...

No recovery in sight

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:19am

Three months into the fiscal year and there doesn’t seem to be any recovery in sight for the construction industry...

Minister urged to extend Winter Incentive Package to all industrial consumers

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has requested minister for Power to extend Winter...

Dalian iron ore rises as China’s steel hubs lift production curbs

Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:44am

BEIJING: Dalian iron ore futures extended gains for a second session on Thursday as market sentiment improved...

Chinese companies boost import of Australian coal

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

SINGAPORE: Chinese utilities and traders have stepped up purchases of Australian coal in February, encouraged by...

Dalian, Singapore iron ores up

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

MANILA: Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rose on Tuesday after China said it has seen the peak of COVID-19...

China steel futures ease

Published 15 Sep, 2022 07:05am

MANILA: Chinese steel futures fell on Wednesday after hitting two-week highs in the previous session, dragging down...

Tokyo Steel holds product prices unchanged in Feb

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

TOKYO: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd, Japan’s top electric-arc furnace steelmaker, said on Monday it will hold...

China aims to cut energy intensity for steel production

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

BEIJING: China aims to cut energy consumption of steel by 2%, and to lower carbon emissions in the aluminium sector...

Steel: Breaking the bubble

Published 24 Dec, 2021 08:01am

Is it really demand? To be specific, is it really housing demand? Steel prices have been spiralling and many have...

China steel prices hit one-week highs on upbeat industrial output data

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

MANILA: Chinese steel futures jumped on Wednesday to their highest in a week, after data showed industrial output in...

China coking coal futures leap on demand optimism

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

BEIJING: Chinese coking coal futures surged more than 8% on Wednesday, boosted by improving sentiment in the ...

China ferrous futures drift lower

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

BEIJING/MANILA: Futures for Chinese ferrous raw materials tumbled on Monday, undermined by big drop in steel...

China coking coal futures track spot prices higher, jump over 14pc

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

BEIJING/MANILA: Chinese coking coal futures rose for the first time in six trading sessions on Wednesday, surging...

Iron ore prices soar on China pre-holiday buying

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

MANILA: Iron ore futures rose on Thursday to their highest levels in three weeks on hopes of a recovery in Chinese...

Dalian iron ore off 1-week high as supply outlook improves

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

MANILA: Dalian iron ore edged higher in a choppy Wednesday session, while the Singapore benchmark slumped 3%,...

Dalian ferrous raw materials dive on demand concerns

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

BEIJING: Chinese coking coal and coke futures fell to a one-month low on Thursday and iron ore prices tumbled more...

Brazil steelmaker Gerdau reports $460mn profit on higher metal prices

Published 05 May, 2021 06:41pm

While profit grew more than 10 fold due and revenue grew 77%, steel production fell 1% and steel sales grew only 15% to 3 million tonnes.
Gerdau said there were positive trends at its Brazil unit, with revenue more than doubling compared to a year ago and displacing the North America unit, which in the first quarter of 2020 was the company's largest by revenue.

Asia Iron ore slips as China steel prices fall

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

MANILA: Asia’s iron ore benchmarks slipped on Friday as steel futures in Shanghai stretched their losses, but the...

Iron ore slips as China steel prices fall, but set for weekly gains

Published 09 Apr, 2021 11:19am

"The fundamentals are still positive for steel prices," Sinosteel Futures analysts said in a note, citing robust downstream domestic demand.

Japan's 2020 crude steel output drops 16pc amid COVID-19 crisis

Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:15pm

Steel production for the October to December quarter slid 7.0% from a year earlier to 21.99 million tonnes.
Output in December fell 3.3% year on year to 7.53 million tonnes, the tenth straight monthly decline, though it rose 3.6% from November.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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