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Zinc prices

Copper leads base metals lower as Middle East tensions flare up

Published 02 Sep, 2026 04:41pm

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 1% to $14,133 a metric ton

Zinc and copper driven up by supply fears before retreating on strong dollar

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:20pm

Benchmark three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.3% at $3,933 a metric ton

Zinc hits more than four-year high on supply fears

Published 01 Sep, 2026 11:03am

Benchmark three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.34% at $3,974 a metric ton

Zinc nears $4,000 and on track for biggest monthly jump since January

Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:16pm

Benchmark three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.6% at $3,947 a metric ton

Zinc snaps six-day rally as rising stocks ease tightness

Published 27 Aug, 2026 04:23pm

Benchmark three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange was down 1% at $3,855 a metric ton

Zinc extends gains, hovers at four-year high on regional tightness

Published 26 Aug, 2026 05:54pm

Benchmark three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.1% to $3,932 a metric ton

Zinc surges to near four-year high on supply fears; copper dips

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

LONDON: Zinc prices surged to their highest in almost four years on Thursday after another incident at a smelter...

Zinc touches five-week peak on supply fears

Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am

LONDON: Zinc prices hit their highest in five weeks on Friday on supply concerns after smelters in top producer ...

Low inventories fuel zinc’s climb to three-week high

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

LONDON: Zinc prices rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Monday, boosted by stronger demand ...

LME official prices

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

LONDON: The following were Monday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

LME official prices

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

LONDON: The following were Friday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

European smelter hits mean another year of zinc shortfall

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

LONDON: The global refined zinc market is expected to register a supply shortfall of 292,000 tonnes this year,...

Zinc soars as smelters duel rising costs, inventories fall

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

LONDON: Zinc prices climbed to their highest in more than a month on Wednesday as inventories fell and smelters in...

Zinc soars as smelters duel rising costs, inventories fall

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:41pm

LONDON: Zinc prices climbed to their highest in more than a month on Wednesday as inventories fell and smelters in...

Shortages, low inventories boost zinc prices

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

LONDON: Zinc prices climbed on Tuesday to their highest in more than a week as dwindling inventories and shortages,...

Falling stockpiles push zinc prices to 4-week high

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

LONDON: Zinc prices rose to their highest in four weeks on Monday as a rapid fall in the amount of metal available ...

LME official prices

Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:54am

LONDON: The following were Monday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

LME official prices

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

LONDON: The following were Tuesday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

LME official prices

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

LONDON: The following were Friday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

LME official prices

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

LONDON: The following were Wednesday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

LME official prices

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

LONDON: The following were Friday official prices. ========================================= ALUMINIUM...

Supply fears boost aluminium and zinc prices

Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am

LONDON: Aluminium and zinc prices climbed on Tuesday, with buying spurred on by concerns over supply disruptions...

Shanghai zinc, aluminium prices jump on supply concerns

Published 23 Dec, 2021 11:06am

Zinc and aluminium futures in China advanced on Thursday, underpinned by worries about supply, while easing concerns...

Zinc soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

LONDON: Zinc prices jumped more than 5% on Thursday on supply concerns after Belgium-based Nyrstar said it would...

Shanghai zinc gains

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

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

China October zinc output falls

Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am

SHANGHAI: China’s zinc output in October fell 9.2% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on...

Zinc boosted by output cuts driven by power crunch

Updated 14 Oct, 2021 06:04pm

The energy crisis set the fire for the rally across the board, and low inventories of some metals such as copper and zinc also support the parabolic run

Zinc surges 5pc as power prices prompt Nyrstar to cut output

Zinc inventories in LME warehouses were last at 293,800 tonnes, down just 700 tonnes from the previous session where stockpiles hit their highest since June 2017 at 294,500 tonnes.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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