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Cocoa slides, raw sugar steadies after touching three-week low

Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am

LONDON: Cocoa futures on ICE fell around 5percent on Friday, heading for a third consecutive week of losses, while...

Raw sugar off 16-month peak, arabica hovers near 10-week low

Published 13 Sep, 2026 02:36am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures fell off their 16-month peaks on Friday but were still headed for two consecutive weeks of...

Raw sugar slips from 16 month peaks

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE fell on Tuesday as the market continued to consolidate after hitting 16-month peaks...

White sugar edges up amid further signs of shrinking EU supplies

Published 08 Sep, 2026 06:01am

LONDON: White sugar futures on ICE edged up on Monday amid further signs of shrinking supplies in Europe, the...

Raw sugar hits more than one-year high, cocoa falls

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:35am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE climbed above their one-year peak on Thursday, driven by concern that a...

Raw sugar prices climb to four-week high

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures rose to a four-week high on Tuesday as adverse weather in several countries reinforced...

Cocoa futures rise sharply with production set to fall

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

LONDON: Cocoa futures rose sharply on Friday boosted partly by a projected decline in production in West Africa in...

Arabica coffee prices rise

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE rose on Wednesday, buoyed by harvest delays in top grower Brazil and a further...

World coffee prices plunge as trading remains extremely volatile

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

LONDON: Coffee prices on the ICE exchange headed sharply lower on Friday, with arabica coffee plunging 8percent as...

London cocoa hits 3-week high

Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am

LONDON: London cocoa futures on ICE rose to a three-week peak on Friday, while robusta coffee prices were also...

Raw sugar rebounds, cocoa climbs

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE rebounded from a seven-week low on Friday buoyed by crop concerns linked to El Nino...

Arabica coffee prices ease, cocoa edges higher

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell slightly on Tuesday as the focus remained on the harvest outlook in top...

Arabica coffee hits 1-1/2 year low, cocoa also down

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell to 1-1/2-year lows on Friday with supplies set to be boosted by a...

Cocoa hits near three-month highs on crop concerns

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

LONDON: Cocoa futures rose to near three-month highs on Tuesday, boosted by fund short covering against the backdrop...

Beyond traditional markets: Pakistan’s untapped export frontier in Africa

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

For decades, Pakistan’s export strategy has relied heavily on traditional partners in the West, the Middle East, and...

Raw sugar steadies near one-month low amid ample supplies

Published 12 Apr, 2026 05:10am

NEW YORK: Raw sugar futures on ICE steadied near a one-month low on Friday, heading for 7percent losses on the week...

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...

Rohingya ‘targeted for destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ hears

Updated 13 Jan, 2026 07:35am

THE HAGUE: Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with “horrific violence” in a bid to destroy the...

Raw sugar recovers; cocoa also gains

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on the ICE exchange rose on Monday as dealers bet this year’s commodity index rebalancing...

Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

At least 70 killed in capsize of migrant boat off West Africa, Gambia says

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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