Topic

steelmaking

India seeks steelmaking raw material from Argentina, Indonesia, Oman

Published 29 Mar, 2026 03:49am

NEW DELHI: India will hold talks with Argentina, Indonesia and Oman next month as it seeks to boost supplies of...

China to complete transition of 80% of steel output capacity to ultra-low carbon by 2025

Published 15 Oct, 2023 10:34am

SHANGHAI: China plans to complete the transition of 80% of current steel production capacity to ultra-low carbon...

Iron ore futures drift lower

Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am

MANILA: Iron ore futures in Singapore fell on Friday, pressured by worries about near-term demand in China where ...

SGX iron ore set for best week in 3 months

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am

MANILA: Iron ore futures rose on Friday, with the Singapore benchmark on track for its biggest weekly gain since...

Shanghai steel futures range-bound as Covid lockdowns offset stimulus measures

Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am

BEIJING: Chinese steel futures flitted in a tight range on Wednesday, as Covid-19 lockdowns continue to dampen ...

China metallurgical coal surges on supply concerns

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

BEIJING: Chinese ferrous futures advanced on Tuesday, with coking coal surging more than 7% on tight supply, while...

Iron ore falls as high China inventory dampens 2022 price outlook

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

SHANGHAI: Iron ore futures slipped on Friday, as rising portside inventory of the steelmaking ingredient in top ...

Iron ore tumbles as China steel curbs are back in focus

Published 12 Oct, 2021 11:37am

Iron ore futures were under pressure on Tuesday, with the Singapore benchmark retreating nearly 7% after a four-day...

Dalian coke hits 11-week high on China regulatory curbs

Published 28 Jul, 2021 04:45am

MANILA: Dalian coke futures rose for a third straight session on Tuesday to hit an 11-week peak, while coking coal...

Shanghai stainless steel hits record high

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

BEIJING: Chinese stainless steel futures surged more than 6% to an all-time high on Friday propped up by strong...

Shanghai steel futures jumps, set for weekly gains on raw material strength

Published 04 Jun, 2021 10:50am

Shanghai stainless steel futures, for July delivery, fell 2.6% to 15,705 yuan a tonne.

China's Shandong aims to cut 21mn T steel capacity by 2022

Published 19 Apr, 2021 12:08pm

Shandong is the third biggest steel producer in China.

Strong global steel demand lifts Asia's iron ore benchmarks

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:53am

Construction steel rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 1%, while hot-rolled coil slipped 0.3%. Still, Shanghai's most-traded steel contracts are among this year's top gainers in China's ferrous metals complex.

Asia's iron ore futures rise for third day on demand pickup, supply worries

Published 25 Mar, 2021 01:07pm

However, Lee said any price upside for iron ore appears limited for now.

Dalian coke extends losses; iron ore rebounds

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

SINGAPORE: Dalian coke futures slumped for a third straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by weak demand for the...

China iron ore, coke futures tumble on Tangshan pollution clampdown

Published 22 Mar, 2021 11:28am

"The spectre of further restrictions on the real estate market (is) also weighing on sentiment," ANZ commodity strategists said in a note.

China Jan-Feb iron ore imports up on healthy demand

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

BEIJING: China’s iron ore imports rose 2.8% for the first two months of 2021 from a year earlier, customs data...

China steel, iron ore futures fall sharply as demand optimism wanes

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:39am

"On top of that, the seasonal restocking cycle of national steel inventories is drawing to a close, with the growth in stocks slowing this week, meaning that some mills will soon start to moderate capacity utilization rates," he said.

Dalian coking coal hits 3-month low as supply, imports stabilise

Published 01 Mar, 2021 09:56am

Coke futures on the Dalian bourse slumped 3.3% to 2,475 yuan a tonne.

Dalian iron ore hits 3-week high on China demand hopes

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

SHANGHAI: Dalian iron ore jumped to its highest in three weeks on Wednesday and was set for a weekly gain of more...

Iron ore rallies for fifth day, set for 6% weekly gain on demand hopes

Published 10 Feb, 2021 11:36am

"Australian miners' output is expected to lift only marginally, leaving the Brazilian giant, Vale, crucial to the overall recovery in supply," he said in a monthly outlook.

China’s iron ore futures rise on pre-holiday trade

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:12am

BEIJING: Iron ore futures rose on Monday, with China’s benchmark contract extending a run of strong gains for a...

Iron ore rises on easing China liquidity concerns, upbeat demand outlook

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:52am

However, trading in spot and futures markets for iron ore and steel has thinned ahead of China's week-long Spring Festival holiday beginning on Thursday.

Iron ore jumps as Brazil’s output subdued

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

BEIJING: Iron ore futures leapt on Thursday, after Vale SA released lacklustre annual production figures, as the...

Iron ore futures rise on post-Lunar New Year demand optimism

Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:38am

After the holiday, Widnell said "leading indicators will be the pace at which warehouses restock steel, rebounding blast furnace capacity utilization rates, and slower arrivals of Australian and Brazilian iron ore - all of which should be price supportive".

Iron ore hits near 2-month low on weak China pre-holiday demand

Published 02 Feb, 2021 01:05pm

As iron ore demand dips, portside inventory in China rose for a third straight week to 126.20 million tonnes as of Jan. 29, SteelHome data showed.

China steel rebar set for third straight weekly loss as inventories jump

Published 29 Jan, 2021 10:32am

Prices for steelmaking ingredients all fell.

China iron ore futures decline on sluggish pre-holiday downstream consumption

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:13pm

Spot 62% iron ore for delivery to China was unchanged at $167.5 per tonne on Wednesday from the previous session, according to SteelHome consultancy.

Rio Tinto Q4 iron ore output rises on China demand recovery

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:21pm

"In China, the industrial sector has recovered and is now at pre-COVID levels due to the rapid deployment of stimulus," Rio said in a statement.

Iron ore futures retreat as China steel margins weaken

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:38am

Rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 1.2% by 0307 GMT, while hot-rolled coil slumped 1.6%. Stainless steel outperformed with a gain of 0.9%.

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,413,148 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,069,620 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01

steelmaking

Most Popular