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Mar 18, 2025 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

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Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says

Commodities

Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says

JAKARTA: Indonesia will raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.5% and 10% of the crude palm oil reference...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 01:02pm

China’s January aluminium imports fall 24.3% y/y to 290,000 tons

Commodities

China’s January aluminium imports fall 24.3% y/y to 290,000 tons

SHANGHAI: China’s imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in January fell 24.3% year-on-year to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:47pm

Copper holds steady at five-month high on China stimulus plan

Commodities

Copper holds steady at five-month high on China stimulus plan

SHANGHAI: Copper prices on the London Metals Exchange (LME) held steady at a five-month high on Tuesday, driven by...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:26am

Wheat near 2-1/2-week high on US crop woes; soybeans firm

Commodities

Wheat near 2-1/2-week high on US crop woes; soybeans firm

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat gained more ground on Tuesday and was trading near its highest since late-February, after a...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 10:24am

Russian wheat export prices rise with global prices

Commodities

Russian wheat export prices rise with global prices

MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices rose on Monday as a partial recovery in demand from importers lifted world ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Wheat rebounds on lower Russian export forecast; corn, soybeans rise

Commodities

Wheat rebounds on lower Russian export forecast; corn, soybeans rise

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures bounced back on Monday, rising more than 1% as expectations of lower exports from...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Japanese rubber futures recoils on firmer yen, trade war worries

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures recoils on firmer yen, trade war worries

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures retreated on Monday on a strengthening yen, while escalating trade measures...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Malaysian palm oil lower on poor export data

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil lower on poor export data

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Monday, tracking movement of rival edible oils at the Dalian...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Iron ore futures drop

Commodities

Iron ore futures drop

BEIJING: Iron ore futures slumped on Monday, as a series of property data from top consumer China heightened ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Copper buoyed by Chinese stimulus measures

Commodities

Copper buoyed by Chinese stimulus measures

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday, supported by the latest economic stimulus plan from top metals consumer China...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

PMEX daily trading report

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Friday at PMEX, the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS and indices was recorded at PKR 38.089 billion...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Gold prices firm

Commodities

Gold prices firm

NEW YORK: Gold prices were steady on Monday, sitting just below the $3,000 mark that was finally broken last week,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Gold hits new all-time highs

Commodities

Gold hits new all-time highs

KARACHI: Local and international gold prices touched new historic highs on Monday, as global market moved further...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

New record high: gold price per tola jumps to Rs314,800 in Pakistan

Commodities

New record high: gold price per tola jumps to Rs314,800 in Pakistan

Gold prices soared to a fresh record high in Pakistan on Monday in line with their increase in the international...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:11pm

Palm oil slips on poor export data, tracking Dalian

Commodities

Palm oil slips on poor export data, tracking Dalian

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures reversed gains on Monday, tracking movement of rival edible oils at the Dalian...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:57am

Japan rubber futures recoils on firmer yen, trade war worries

Commodities

Japan rubber futures recoils on firmer yen, trade war worries

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures retreated on Monday on a strengthening yen, while escalating trade measures...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 12:31pm

Gold edges higher as geopolitical and economic concerns linger

Commodities

Gold edges higher as geopolitical and economic concerns linger

Gold firmed on Monday after touching a historic milestone last week, as geopolitical tensions, jitters about tariffs...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:18am

Wheat rebounds on lower Russian export forecast; corn, soybeans rise

Commodities

Wheat rebounds on lower Russian export forecast; corn, soybeans rise

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures bounced back on Monday, rising more than 1% as expectations of lower exports from...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:15am

Iron ore drops as China property data raises demand concerns

Commodities

Iron ore drops as China property data raises demand concerns

BEIJING: Iron ore futures slumped on Monday, as a series of property data from top consumer China heightened...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 01:03pm

Metals rise on dollar weakness, but trade jitters cap gains

Commodities

Metals rise on dollar weakness, but trade jitters cap gains

SHANGHAI: Metals were mostly trading higher on the London Metals Exchange on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar,...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:08am

Oil prices tick up on US attack on Houthis, China economic hopes

Energy

Oil prices tick up on US attack on Houthis, China economic hopes

Brent futures rose 49 cents, or 0.7%, to $71.07 a barrel

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 01:18am

Peshawar: Prices of essential items remain steady

Commodities

Peshawar: Prices of essential items remain steady

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, vegetables, dates, cooking oil/ghee,...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:29am

Gold prices slightly down

Commodities

Gold prices slightly down

KARACHI: Gold prices-locally and globally - edged lower from record highs on Saturday, as international market ...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Safras trims forecast for Brazil’s soy output

Commodities

Safras trims forecast for Brazil’s soy output

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s 2024/25 soybean crop is expected to reach 172.45 million metric tons, agribusiness consultancy...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

South Korea’s MFG buys about 137,000 tons of corn

Commodities

South Korea’s MFG buys about 137,000 tons of corn

HAMBURG: South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 137,000 metric tons of animal feed corn in...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Iron ore futures gain on expectations

Commodities

Iron ore futures gain on expectations

BEIJING: Prices of iron ore futures climbed on Friday to their highest levels in nearly two weeks, and were on track...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Shanghai tin prices jump

Commodities

Shanghai tin prices jump

SHANGHAI: Tin prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) advanced on Friday as Alphamin Resources halted mining...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Malaysian palm oil slightly up

Commodities

Malaysian palm oil slightly up

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures inched higher on Friday but logged a weekly loss as profit-taking and weak...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

EU wheat on track for first weekly gain

Commodities

EU wheat on track for first weekly gain

PARIS/HAMBURG: European wheat prices edged lower on Friday, weighed down by competition from the Black Sea region...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Japanese rubber futures climb

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures climb

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures surged on Friday on a softer supply outlook and Chinese stimulus hopes, though...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 18	280.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 18	280.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 18	149.74
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 18	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 18	1.30
Euro to USD / Mar 18	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 17	5,675.12
Nasdaq / Mar 17	17,808.66
Dow Jones / Mar 17	41,841.63
India Sensex / Mar 18	75,056.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 18	37,883.46
Hang Seng / Mar 18	24,597.87
FTSE 100 / Mar 18	8,724.65
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 18	23,354.09
France CAC40 / Mar 18	8,119.11

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 17	17,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 17	269,890
Petrol/Litre / Mar 18	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 18	67.90
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 18	3,012
Diesel/Litre / Mar 18	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 18	66.44

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Mar 18 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3.05 ▲ 0.34 (12.55%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 18 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.50 ▲ 0.49 (12.22%)
Int. Knit. / Mar 18 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	19.76 ▲ 1.8 (10.02%)
Chakwal Spinning / Mar 18 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.16 ▲ 5.2 (10.01%)
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	66.62 ▲ 6.06 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Mar 18 Agritech Limited(AGL)	68.26 ▲ 6.21 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	372.76 ▲ 33.89 (10%)
Hala Enterprise / Mar 18 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 18 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	56.97 ▲ 5.18 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 18 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	17.40 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Mar 18 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.97 ▼ -1 (-10.03%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 18 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	25.45 ▼ -2.83 (-10.01%)
Khyber Textile / Mar 18 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	435 ▼ -48.13 (-9.96%)
Sanghar Sugar / Mar 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	43.71 ▼ -4.06 (-8.5%)
Dewan Textile / Mar 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.75 ▼ -0.67 (-7.96%)
Equity Modaraba / Mar 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.22 (-6.83%)
F.Credit & Inv / Mar 18 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.75 ▼ -0.55 (-6.63%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 18 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.90 ▼ -0.2 (-6.45%)
Masood Textile / Mar 18 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	50.02 ▼ -3.31 (-6.21%)
Faisal Sp. / Mar 18 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	303.51 ▼ -19.57 (-6.06%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	58,826,162 ▲ 0.57
Pak Elektron / Mar 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	48,322,821 ▼ -0.7
B.O.Punjab / Mar 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	46,581,767 ▲ 0.18
Fauji Cement / Mar 18 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	24,855,885 ▲ 0.28
Pak Refinery / Mar 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,328,442 ▼ -0.64
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,370,888 ▲ 0.01
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	18,016,216 ▲ 6.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 18 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	17,460,299 ▼ -0.14
Silk Bank Ltd / Mar 18 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,324,496 ▼ -0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,312,492 ▲ 0.05

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