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Local gold, silver prices remain steady

KARACHI: The local gold and silver prices held steady on Monday, following the unmoved global market, traders said....

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:28am

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Gold unchanged at Rs273,400 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan remained stable on Monday, in line with the international rates. In the local market, the...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 04:39pm

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Iron ore rises on expectations of Chinese pre-holiday restocking

BEIJING: Iron ore futures rose on Monday, aided by expectations of restocking by steelmakers in top consumer China,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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Japan rubber futures ends lower in thin trade

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged lower on Monday as trading thinned ahead of the year-end, while investors...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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Palm oil rebounds on Dalian soyoil, bargain-buying

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures bounced back on Monday, after six consecutive losing sessions, lifted by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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Copper prices edge up in thin trade

LONDON: Copper prices edged higher in London on Monday, recovering from last week’s fall below recent technical...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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Gold eases as US dollar, yields rise in thin trade

NEW YORK: Gold prices edged lower in a subdued holiday-season trading on Monday, weighed down by a robust dollar and...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

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Copper continues rebound, most metals gain on weaker dollar

SHANGHAI: Most base metals rose on Monday, lead by copper, due to a weaker dollar and mild US inflation data that...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:29pm

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Iron ore ticks higher on hopes of pre-holiday restocking

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices rose on Monday, aided by expectations of another wave of restocking by steelmakers...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:23pm

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Chicago corn edges up on worries about Argentina dryness

BEIJING: Chicago corn ticked up on Monday on concern over dryness in Argentina, where corn planting is underway,...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:07am

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Palm snaps six-session decline on stronger Dalian palm, crude prices

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures opened higher on Monday, snapping a six-session losing streak, tracking...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:59am

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Prices of kitchen items show rising trend

PESHAWAR: A steep increase in prices of important kitchen items was witnessed in the retail market. According to a...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

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Japanese rubber futures up

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged higher on Friday helped by a softer yen but prices logged a second...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Gold prices continue to lose ground

KARACHI: Gold prices continued to lose ground on Friday, as global rates inched closer to $2,600 per ounce, traders...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

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Gold prices soar

KARACHI: Gold prices bounced back with a huge gain on Saturday following the global market’s noticeable recovery,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Asia coffee: Quiet trade ahead of Christmas break, low supplies in Vietnam

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG, (Indonesia): Coffee trading activities were thin in Vietnam this week ahead of Christmas, with...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Unilever, FrieslandCampina fined for marketing ‘frozen desserts’ as ‘ice cream’

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a cumulative penalty of Rs170 million on manufacturers and...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 10:24pm

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Palm oil extends losses

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Friday and posted a second consecutive weekly loss, ...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Gold price per tola falls further Rs2,000 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan extended decline on Friday in line with their fall in the international rate. In the local...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 10:35pm

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Indonesia to hike crude palm oil export levy to 1pc

JAKARTA: Indonesia will increase its export levy for crude palm oil (CPO) to 10% from the current 7.5% to finance...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows

CHICAGO: Chicago soybean futures rose on Friday, driven by short-covering ahead of the weekend and technical buying,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Copper set for weekly fall on strong dollar, concerns about demand prospects

LONDON: Copper prices remained close to a five-week low on Friday and were on track for a second consecutive weekly...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:34pm

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Copper prices edge up

LONDON: Copper prices edged up on Friday from a five-week low hit in the previous session but were on track for a...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Palm extends losses, logs second weekly loss

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Friday and posted a second consecutive weekly loss,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 04:44pm

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German farmers plant more winter wheat, rapeseed for 2025 crop

HAMBURG: Germany’s winter wheat sown area for the 2025 harvest has been increased by 12.3% on the year to about ...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Iron ore posts weekly loss as seasonally weak demand weighs

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices fell for a fourth straight session on Friday and were set for a weekly loss,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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China’s 2025 steel demand to fall 1.5% on year, state research institute says

BEIJING: China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:34pm

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Iron ore heads for weekly loss as seasonally weak demand weighs

BEIJING: Iron ore futures prices were rangebound on Friday but were set for a weekly loss, pressured by the...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:51am

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Gold climbs after soft US inflation data

NEW YORK: Gold prices extended gains on Friday, supported by a softer dollar and Treasury yields after US economic...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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Palm recoups early losses after Indonesia hikes export levy, but set for weekly loss

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures recovered early declines on Friday after Indonesia hiked its export levy,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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