News Archives for Print - 2004-09-15

Print - 2004-09-15

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Oilfields declares 125 percent dividend

Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (POL) has announced a 3 percent jump in after-tax profit for FY04 as compared to last year, declaring a cash dividend of Rs 12.5 per share. The top-line reported a growth of 4 percent, which is lower than expectations owing to lower

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Oilfields declares 125 percent dividend

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Oilfields declares 125 percent dividend

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

PSO introduces 'Premier XL' gasoline

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has introduced a new revolutionary gasoline known as 'Premier XL' that would outperform all others at no additional cost to customers. The supply of pre-additised 'Premier XL' gasoline across the network of stations has alread

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

London Interbank Offered Rates

London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

PSO introduces 'Premier XL' gasoline

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Six killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Indian occupation troops shot dead four suspected freedom fighters in revolt-racked Indian occupied Kashmir while freedom fighters killed an occupation soldier and a civilian in separate shootings, police said on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Karachiites heave a sigh of relief

After the ordeal of one day on Monday people heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday when they knew that the VVIPs had left Karachi, permitting them to return to their normal life.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

President to complete tenure in uniform, National Assembly told

Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that President General Pervez Musharraf will complete his presidential tenure in uniform.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

PML wins Senate seat from Punjab

The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) candidate Sardar Mehmood Khan was elected on the general seat for Senate from Punjab by the provincial assembly held on the vacant seat of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

LHC approached to help stop court marriages

A member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) with prayer to direct the respondent government to formulate a law for restraining the marriages of young couples without will of their parents.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

SSG commandos display anti-terrorist skills

The commandos of Special Services Group of Pakistan Army on Tuesday displayed their splendid skills acquired to combat terrorist activities, in the present day environment.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

The National Assembly on Tuesday held two sittings, the second one to make up for the Monday sitting which had failed to take up a bill the government wanted to pass reportedly during the sojourn here of an important foreign guest.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

KSE index recomposed

The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has recomposed its index and has inducted three new companies while omitting same number of companies on criterion of market capitalisation.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Bears tighten grip on LSE

Bearish trend continued on the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) where equities registered more losses under the lead of the petroleum sector shares on account of prevailing confusion regarding the issue of capital value tax (CVT). The LSE-25 index declined by

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Grain exports from Rouen port

Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 209,903 tonnes from September 1-8, comprising 201,253 tonnes of wheat and 8,650 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

ISE: bearish trend persists

Equities suffered across the board losses at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) bears commanded the proceedings amid decrease in index. The ISE network index showed a decrease of 82.46 points as the price-based indicator moved from 11,280.02 to 11,197.56

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Ivory Coast cocoa prices mostly up

Average cocoa prices paid to farmers in Ivory Coast were mostly up between September 6-12, as buyers competed for weak supplies before the start of the 2004/05 season on October 1, BCC data showed on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

ISE: bearish trend persists

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Indonesian Bulog buys palm oil

Indonesian state logistics firm Bulog has purchased palm oil products worth $37.3 million from two local firms as part of a counter-trade deal with Russia, a Bulog spokesman said on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

CBR announces new jurisdiction of collectorates

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has announced new jurisdictions of the collectorates of customs, sales tax and central excise (adjudication) to adjudicate cases of registered taxpayers. The CBR has superseded SRO. 480(I)/2004 through an SRO. 780(I)/200

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Karachi interbank rates

Karachi interbank rates on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

CBR announces new jurisdiction of collectorates

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

CBR announces new jurisdiction of collectorates

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 59,811 tonnes of cargo including 47,832 tonnes import and 11,979 tonnes export cargo during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The cargo comprised of 39,354 tonnes dry and 20,457 tonnes liquid cargo.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Global fund managers expect Bush election win

Global money managers expect President George W. Bush will win the US election in November, reversing predictions a month ago that Senator John Kerry would triumph, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Global fund managers expect Bush election win

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Body set up to formulate urea import rules

Federal Industries and Production Minister Jehangir Tareen has set up a committee headed by the Minfal secretary to lay down procedure for import of 100,000 tonnes of urea for Rabi crops by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). The committee comprise

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Body set up to formulate urea import rules

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 14, 2004).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Vivendi net loss widens

Vivendi Universal revealed on Tuesday the full impact of selling most of its entertainment business, as impairment charges incurred from the deal were largely behind a nearly trebled first-half net loss of 1.86 billion euros ($2.28 billion.).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: corn lower on harvest reports

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were weaker on Tuesday, pressured by active US harvest and good yield reports, traders said.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: wheat down on profit-taking setback

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were lower early Tuesday on a profit-taking setback after the recent climb in prices that began on Friday, traders said.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: sugar firmer on trade buying

NYBOT raw sugar futures settled higher Tuesday on fund and trade buying, with brokers saying the focus will be fixed firmly on players rolling positions out of the spot contract.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: cocoa rises on profit-taking

Cocoa futures posted solid gains on profit-taking and showing some resilience to a recent bearish trend that had knocked down benchmark prices by about 15 percent since late August, traders said. On the New York Board of Trade, the most-active December co

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: coffee higher on Hurricane Ivan damage

NYBOT coffee futures closed higher for the fifth straight session amid concerns that Hurricane Ivan may damage coffee stocks in New Orleans, traders said Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Oil climbs as Hurricane Ivan approaches US

World oil prices rose on Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan charged toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies shut down refineries and offshore oil rigs and evacuated thousands of workers.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Metals end LME mixed, trade erratic

Base metals whipsawed in Tuesday afternoon open-outcry trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), with range-bound markets ending mixed. Traders said short-term trends remained highly uncertain, not only in metals, but also in other financial instruments

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Liffe cocoa closes up

London cocoa futures ended the day higher for the first time in 11 sessions as manufacturers took advantage of prices hovering around their lowest since mid-July, traders said on Tuesday.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

New York cotton closes easier

NYBOT cotton futures closed weaker Tuesday on speculative sales amid market talk that Hurricane Ivan may not directly hit vital US cotton growing areas this week, analysts said.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices (1600 GMT).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices (1600 GMT).

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

London sugar closes lower

London white sugar futures closed lower on trade and possibly fund selling on Tuesday, with activity centred on spread trading ahead of the expiry of front month October on Wednesday, traders said.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Gold gains ground in Europe on struggling dollar

Gold rose in Europe on Tuesday as investors sold the dollar after data showing a record US current account gap highlighted worries about the world's dominant economy, dealers said.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

US plans to rejoin International Coffee Organisation

The United States plans to rejoin the International Coffee Organisation, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, a step that may help small coffee-producing nations hurt by price declines.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Base metal prices seen rising on growth

Prices of industrial metals could be heading into a new sustainable boom on tight supply and bullish views of economic growth despite high oil prices, analysts say.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Euro falls in London trading

The euro slipped against the dollar and yen on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected German investor confidence data, while the dollar was soft ahead of US data seen as key for interest rate expectations.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Sterling recovers footing

Sterling steadied above last week's seven-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors took the view that recent selling on the back of weak British data had run its course for now.

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Vodafone and rising oil knock FTSE-100 off its perch

Britain's top shares ended a two-day rally to close lower on rising oil prices and on weakness in mobile giant Vodafone after a bank cut its rating on the stock and sparked fresh concern over the mobile industry's growth prospects as it rolls out third-ge

Published 15 Sep, 2004 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5,659.91
India Sensex / May 9	79,454.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Nasdaq / May 9	17,928.92
Hang Seng / May 9	22,867.74
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,554.80
Dow Jones / May 9	41,249.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,499.32
France CAC40 / May 9	7,743.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	61.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	300,840
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,324.98
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 12	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 12	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▲ 0.67 (28.76%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.15 ▲ 0.72 (16.25%)
Escorts Bank / May 9 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.98 ▲ 0.83 (16.12%)
Parmount Sp. / May 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.22 ▲ 0.41 (14.59%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.10 ▲ 0.85 (13.6%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.44 ▲ 0.65 (13.57%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.05 ▲ 0.23 (12.64%)
LSE Capital / May 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.39 ▲ 0.48 (12.28%)
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.42 ▲ 0.7 (12.24%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.90 ▲ 0.41 (11.75%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	27.05 ▼ -5.03 (-15.68%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Universal Ins. / May 9 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.25 ▼ -1 (-10.81%)
Sally Textile / May 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	7.14 ▼ -0.86 (-10.75%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.43 ▼ -0.95 (-10.13%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 9 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.29 ▼ -1.03 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	12.23 ▼ -1.35 (-9.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.44 ▼ -2 (-9.78%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,087,025 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,590,475 ▲ 0.7
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,288,646 ▼ -1.53
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,310,598 ▲ 0.44
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,347,121 ▲ 0.3
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,961,675 ▼ -1.35
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,847,660 ▲ 5.69
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,463,181 ▲ 0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,544,491 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,517,642 ▲ 0.05

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