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vegetable oils

Palm oil extends losses to third day on weaker crude

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:54am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses to a third day on Thursday, tracking a slide in oil prices and...

Sugar, vegetable oils decline: World food commodity prices fall in January: FAO

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

ROME: Global food commodity prices fell in January, led by sharp declines in sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and...

Trans fats hamper public health

Published 02 Jun, 2024 02:53am

Industrially Produced Trans Fatty Acids (iTFAs), which are found in every local diet, are a public health concern...

India’s edible oil imports likely to fall 6% in 2023-24

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:10pm

MUMBAI: India’s vegetable oil imports are likely to drop 6% in the new marketing year beginning November, due to...

Palm rises for second session on stronger rival oils

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Thursday, extending gains to a second day, supported by recovery in...

Egypt’s GASC receives offers in int’l veg oils tender

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

CAIRO: The lowest offer presented at an Egyptian state purchasing tender for vegetable oils on Wednesday was...

World food prices fall again in June: UN

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

ROME: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years,...

Egypt’s GASC seeks vegetable oils in tender

Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am

CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Saturday it was...

Palm oil posts biggest gain in about 3 weeks on stronger rival oils

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:59am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Thursday, posting their biggest gain in nearly three weeks, as ...

Palm oil closes near 3-week high on production concerns

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:49am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday closed at their highest in nearly three weeks on concerns over...

Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

CAIRO: Egypt’s strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for 4.6 months of consumption, while reserves of...

India extends suspension of futures trade in key farm commodities

Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:09am

MUMBAI/ BENGALURU: India’s market regulator extended the suspension of trading in derivative contracts of key farm...

Australia’s Graincorp hikes profit view again on soaring demand

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

BENGALURU Australia’s Graincorp raised its annual profit forecast for the second time, as the agribusiness firm...

Egypt’s state grains buyer seeks vegetable oils

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer said on Sunday it was seeking vegetable oils for arrival June 10-30 and/or July...

Egypt buys local vegetable oils, cancels international tender

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

CAIRO: Egypt’s state grains buyer the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has cancelled its...

Year-on-year: Food prices jump 20.7pc to hit record high in Feb: FAO

Updated 06 Mar, 2022 10:11am

ROME: World food prices hit a record high in February, led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, to post ...

Palm falls on 2022 edible oils output forecast

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third straight session on Tuesday following a forecast for...

ICE canola futures rise

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures rose on Wednesday for a third straight session, as technical strength and...

India cuts import taxes on vegetable oils to calm prices

Published 11 Sep, 2021 11:33am

The reduction in taxes could bring down prices of the edible oils in India and boost consumption, effectively increasing overseas buying by the south Asian country

Palm oil reverses earlier losses on bargain hunting

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures pared earlier losses and edged higher on Thursday, ending three...

Retail coffee prices to climb as frost, freight costs bite

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

LONDON: The most devastating frost in decades in top coffee producer Brazil and record freight costs sparked by...

Palm climbs over 3pc

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures jumped as much as 4.6% on Wednesday, bouncing back from this week’s early...

Palm oil set to climb for fifth week on production concerns

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:09am

Palm has risen 0.6% so far this week and is on course for its longest weekly rise since mid-June 2020

Egypt lifts price of subsidised vegetable oils

Published 30 May, 2021 01:59pm

Egypt's strategic supplies of vegetable oils were sufficient to last five months, the ministry said in a statement.

Egypt’s GASC seeks soyoil, sunflower oil

Dalian's most-active soyoil contract rose 1.3%, while its palm oil contract gained 0.8%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were up 0.8%.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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