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South Africa's rand hits 7-week low as trade tensions heat up

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand slipped to seven-week lows against the dollar on Monday, as prospects of a sharp e

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:07pm

Markets

Rouble pares losses after sanctions-driven sell-off

MOSCOW: The rouble gained on Monday, recovering some of its losses last week, which were triggered by new US sanctions a

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:07pm

Markets

Oil down more than 1.5pc as trade war concerns hit demand outlook

LONDON: Oil prices fell on Monday on global growth concerns after US President Donald Trump last week threatened China w

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:06pm

Markets

Ivory coast cocoa arrivals rise to 2.138mn T by Aug. 4 - exporters

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.138 million tonnes for the Oct. 1, 2018 - Aug. 4 pe

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:06pm

Markets

Gold soars 2pc as trade worries trigger flight to safety

Gold surged 2% on Monday to its highest level in more than six years as a worsening US-China trade conflict prompted

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:05pm

Markets

European govt bonds rally as China ups stakes in trade war

LONDON: Dutch 30-year and Irish 10-year government bond yields turned negative for the first time on Monday as euro zone

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:05pm

Markets

EU 2019/20 soybean imports up 9pc, soymeal up 16pc by Aug. 4

PARIS: European Union soybean imports in the 2019/20 season that started on July 1 had reached 1.4 million tonnes by Aug

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:04pm

Markets

Coffee hits 1-1/2 month low on excess supplies, weak real; sugar, cocoa slide

LONDON: Coffee prices on ICE hit their lowest in 1-1/2 months on Monday as the real fell versus the dollar and investors

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:04pm

Markets

Bahrain tendering to buy 25,000 tonnes wheat - trade

HAMBURG: An importer in Bahrain has issued an international tender to purchase 25,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:04pm

Markets

Argentine peso weakens 1.74pc on local election and global trade jitters -traders

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's peso currency fell 1.74% on Monday to 45.46 per US dollar because of uncertainty over the coun

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:03pm

Markets

Algeria tenders to buy about 40,000 tonnes corn -trade

PARIS/HAMBURG: Algerian state agency ONAB has issued an international tender to purchase about 40,000 tonnes of corn, Eu

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:03pm

Business & Finance

Walmart's Flipkart to add free movies, videos streaming to its app

BENGALURU: Walmart Inc's Indian unit Flipkart is set to roll out a free video service for all of its 160 million custome

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:44pm

Markets

Wall St headed lower as yuan slide deepens trade fears

US stock index futures pointed to more losses on Monday as China's yuan hit its lowest in a decade, spurring a continuat

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:43pm

World

UK PM Johnson's spokesman: We leave EU on Oct. 31

LONDON: Britain will be leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 no matter what, Prime minister Boris Johnson's spokesman s

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:43pm

Markets

UK bond yields hit record lows on trade war and Brexit fears

LONDON: British 10-year government bond yields fell to a record low below 0.5pc on Monday, benefiting from a global rall

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:42pm

Business & Finance

Turkish state banks allocate 5.2bn lira credit limit for companies

ISTANBUL: Three Turkish state lenders said on Monday they extended 1.7 billion lira ($306 million) in loans to Turkish c

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:41pm

World

Trump says China's currency move is 'a major violation'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump slammed China's currency move on Monday as Beijing let the yuan breach the key sev

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:40pm

World

Trump calls on US lawmakers to pass gun background check law

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring strong background chec

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:40pm

Business & Finance

Swiss central bank continues interventions to tame franc

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank appeared to be buying foreign currency again last week as escalating trade tensions push

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:39pm

Markets

Sugar falls amid excess supplies, trade tensions; coffee, cocoa slide

LONDON: Raw sugar prices on ICE fell on Monday as persistent trade war fears sent global investors scrambling for safe-h

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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