Availability of lint cotton expanded the volume of business on the cotton market on Friday, dealers said. The official spot rate gained more Rs 100 to Rs 7300, they added. In Sindh, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2400-3000 and in the Punjab, rates were at Rs 2600-3100, they said. In the ready session, around 9000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 7150-7800, they said.
According to market sources, fresh buying by spinners helped the rates to go up further and it also seems that prices may increase marginally in the coming days. Cotton analyst, Naseem Usman commenting on the persistent rise in rates, said that despite slight increase in supply of cotton, prices maintained rising trend due to strong demand.
Besides, ginners who have little stock of fine cotton are trying to sell them above the psychological levels, other experts said. An official of cotton crop sector said that if the government not make efforts to prepare new agriculture policy, cotton crop production will decline in the coming days.
Adds Reuters: In New York, cotton futures maintained rising trend on Thursday.
The following deals were reported: 800 bales of cotton from Dherki at Rs 7800, 1000 bales from Ghotki at Rs 7500/7600, 800 bales from Mirpur Mathelo at Rs 7500, 800 bales from Rahim Yar Khan at Rs 7800, 1000 bales from Khanpur at Rs 7800, 200 bales from Sadiqabad at Rs 7500, 600 bales from Layyah at Rs 7200, 1200 bales from Alipur at Rs 7200, 2000 bales from Rajanpur at Rs 7150, they said.
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The KCA Official Spot Rate for Local Dealings in Pakistan Rupees
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FOR BASE GRADE 3 STAPLE LENGTH 1-1/16"
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MICRONAIRE VALUE BETWEEN 3.8 TO 4.9 NCL
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Rate Ex-Gin Upcountry Spot Rate Spot Rate Difference
For Price Ex-Karachi Ex. KHI. As Ex-Karachi
on 08.03.2018
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37.324 kg 7,300 145 7,445 7,345 + 100/-
Equivalent
40 kgs 7,823 155 7,978 7,871 + 107/-
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