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Copper gains before US-China trade talks, data deluge

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday before planned US-China trade talks and a flood of economic data, while shrinki

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:06pm

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Europe stocks inch higher on UK merger action

European stocks ground out a tiny gain on Monday, as a pair of big merger reports and a weak pound sent London's FTS

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:03pm

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Ghana's cocoa production at 794,841 tonnes this season

ACCRA: Ghana's cocoa production stands at 794,841 tonnes so far this season - or about 88% of its 900,000-tonne fore

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:02pm

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Pound plunges towards $1.22, prices rising chance of no-deal Brexit

LONDON: Sterling plunged to 28-month lows on Monday and headed for its biggest daily fall against the dollar since N

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:01pm

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EU wheat prices ease slightly, harvest progressing well

LONDON: European wheat futures were marginally lower on Monday as the harvest generally progressed well in key produ

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:00pm

Markets

Russia's Yandex shares bounce after criticism of draft foreign ownership law

MOSCOW: Shares in Yandex, a Russian equivalent to Google, bounced on Monday after Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov

Published 29 Jul, 2019 08:00pm

Business & Finance

Galp says Brazil oil rounds getting expensive, will be cautious

LISBON: Portugal's Galp Energia , whose cherry-picking in Brazilian oil licensing auctions since the mid-2000s has l

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:57pm

World

Scotland's Sturgeon thinks UK PM Johnson is pursuing a no-deal Brexit

EDINBURGH: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday she believed Prime Minister Boris Johnson was purs

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:55pm

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India's market regulator proposes tighter disclosure rules for proxy advisors

NEW DELHI: India's market regulator on Monday proposed tighter disclosure rules for shareholder advisory firms known

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:52pm

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South Africa's rand regains ground; Eskom bonds fall

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand bounced back from a four-week low against the dollar on Monday, but pessimism arou

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:51pm

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Wheat rises 2pc as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose nearly 2% on Monday, climbing for the third time in the la

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:50pm

Markets

Oil edges up on prospect of US interest rate cut

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged higher on Monday as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reser

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:49pm

World

Trump signs measure to permanently extend compensation for Sept. 11 responders

WASHINGTON: Calling emergency first responders "heroes," US President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a measu

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:49pm

Business & Finance

Moroccan economy falls short of meeting social demands, central bank says

RABAT: Morocco's economy has fallen short of meeting increasing social demands, Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jou

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:47pm

World

US Pompeo hopes for North Korea talks soon, no leaders' summit planned

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he hoped working-level talks to revive denuclearization

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

Business & Finance

Nigeria's central bank awards financial services licence to MTN subsidiary

JOHANNESBURG: A subsidiary of MTN Nigeria has been awarded a licence by the country's central bank that would allow

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:45pm

Business & Finance

US ethanol industry nearing breaking point

NEW YORK: The US ethanol industry is about to break under the weight of the Trump Administration's trade war with Ch

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

World

Kamala Harris releases Medicare-for-all plan ahead of second 2020 US Democratic debate

WASHINGTON: US Senator Kamala Harris on Monday released a Medicare-for-all proposal ahead of the second Democratic p

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

World

UK plays Brexit hardball from a submarine base, pound tumbles

FASLANE: Sterling tumbled to a 28-month low on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Brexit divorce was de

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:40pm

Business & Finance

Portugal's Millennium bcp profit grows despite ECB rates pressure

LONDON: Net profit of Portugal's largest listed bank, Millennium bcp, grew 12.7% to 169.8 million euros in the first

Published 29 Jul, 2019 07:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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