Prices showed slight improvement in the cotton market on Saturday as the mills continued selective buying due to higher trend in the prices, relevant sources said.
Rice prices appreciated on the grain market on Saturday as needy buyers continued purchasing to meet the special arrangements during the month of Ramazan, dealers said.
Canada pledged on Friday to spend up to C$590 million ($496.8 million) to improve shipping through its Pacific coast ports as it eyes increased trade with Asia and China.
The trading on tea sector moved downward on Jodia Bazar on Saturday. The following changes were seen in the China Green 9380 down Rs 2 to Rs 30, Good PF down Rs 26 to Rs 50, Rwanda PFI (CTC) down Rs 10 to Rs 135, BPI (CTC) down Rs 5 to Rs 155 and PD (CTC)
Freight rates from the US Gulf to Asia edged down but held near a four-month high on Tuesday as prospects of rising demand towards the year-end kept ship owners keen to raise offers, brokers said.
Singapore bunker prices fell on Friday, tracking lower fuel oil cargoes and crude, as the bunker premium eased further. Prices for 380-centistoke (cst) bunker fuel were pegged at $317-$319 a tonne, down $3 from the previous day, with the bunker premium -
The lineup of vessels to load sugar in Brazilian ports rose to 43 from 40 last week, shipping agent Williams said. Williams said in a weekly report that 19 vessels were lined up in the southern port of Santos, down from 22 last week. In Paranagua, there w
The Karachi Port handled 65,256 tonnes of cargo including 49,668 tonnes import and 15,588 tonnes export cargo including 2,934 containers during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Saturday.
Tea production in India, the world's largest producer, rose 8 percent to 533 million kgs between January and August from 493 million kgs in the same period a year ago, the state-run Tea Board said on Friday.
Gold rebounded on Friday in New York on bargain hunting by consumers and bullish investors, enjoying extra buying late in the session from a bomb scare near the US Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Biofuel is emerging as a major driving force in Australia's grains industry now that the big car makers have thrown their weight behind idea of blending ethanol with petrol.
Asia rubber prices took on a firmer tone on Friday after several deals were done overnight and prices are likely to stay high in the next week with rains and festivals keeping a grip on supply.
Raw sugar prices closed Friday near session highs due to late speculative short-covering, although the sweetener is still mired in a band and would need fresh leads next week, brokers said.
Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade tumbled on Friday in a technical breakdown, with November slipping below $5.76-1/2 support and filling a chart gap left open following last week's rally after USDA's crop report, traders said.
US copper futures were sold heavily in a bout of fund-led long liquidation Friday, after a slide in crude oil prices undermined holdings in several commodity markets, traders said.
Rough rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed lower on Friday on follow-through technical selling, traders said. November rice settled 4 cents lower at $7.27 per hundredweight, with the back months 4 to 5 cents weaker Sell-stops were hit in Nove
World oil prices struck a three-month low point in New York this week on easing supply concerns, while strong Chinese demand helped copper reach 4,000 dollars per tonne for the first time.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Saturday maintained its October sales forecast and said demand was strongest in the US Southeast, where Florida residents were bracing for Hurricane Wilma.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Saturday maintained its October sales forecast and said demand was strongest in the US Southeast, where Florida residents were bracing for Hurricane Wilma.
Indonesia's government hopes to raise 2.8 trillion rupiah ($277.2 million) from the sale of 10 percent of the country's largest lender, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk, the state enterprise minister said on Saturday.
One visit to a strip club by the chief executive of telecoms carrier Savvis Communications Corp has landed him and the company with a potential image problem and a lawsuit from American Express Co for allegedly not paying a $241,000 tab.
China has set 1,600 yuan ($198) per month as the new point above which residents must start paying personal income tax, raising the cut-off from a previous 800 yuan, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Taiwan is ready to produce its own Tamiflu, the antiviral avian flu drug, and will not let patent talks with Swiss drug maker Roche AG stand in the way, officials said.
Russian vets have found bird flu in a village in the southern Urals and suspected an outbreak of the disease in an neighbouring region, the emergency ministry said on Saturday.
China will close its borders if it finds a single case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu there, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Saturday, while a defiant Taiwan said it would copy a patented antiviral drug.
The global economy has absorbed repeated shocks over the past few years from a stock market crash, two big wars, a doubling of oil prices and serial natural disasters. But all that would pale in comparison to a worst-case influenza pandemic.
US President George W. Bush sought Saturday to woo back his disenchanted conservative allies as he admitted having a problem with "too many illegal immigrants," but he also revived his pitch for a guest worker programme favoured by corporations.
A delegation led by China's top official in charge of tourism will visit Taiwan next week in a sign of a thaw in bilateral relations, the island's Mainland Affairs Council said on Saturday.
A former executive at the centre of a spat between North Korea and a South Korean firm said on Saturday Pyongyang would eventually come around and resume work with the company that does most commerce there.
Oil exports from Nigeria's 240,000 barrels per day (bpd) Brass River tanker terminal resumed on Saturday after protesting unions reached a deal with Italian energy giant Agip, a unit of ENI, a ship agent said.
The Canadian domestic bond prices strengthened for the second straight day on Friday as the retail sales weakness prompted buying after several weeks of declines.
The Canadian domestic bond prices strengthened for the second straight day on Friday as the retail sales weakness prompted buying after several weeks of declines.
After watching shares of CBOT Holdings Inc more than double in value in their first days of trading, officials at rival exchanges that are still privately held may feel it's time for an initial public offering of their own, experts said.
Argentine stocks rebounded to close higher on Friday, buoyed by gains in Brazilian markets, traders said. The MerVal index of 12 leading stocks rose 1.29 percent to close at 1,593.11 points, finishing the week off 0.66 percent. The index has shed 6 percen
Brazil's stocks rose almost 3 percent on Friday recouping some recent losses. The Bovespa index of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange closed 2.93 percent higher at 29,175.79 points after slipping 3.25 percent on Thursday and posting losses of more than 10 perce
US Treasury debt posted solid price gains on Friday as benchmark yields breached key technical levels and investors tested the lower boundaries of a recent range.
US Treasury debt posted solid price gains on Friday as benchmark yields breached key technical levels and investors tested the lower boundaries of a recent range.
High liquidity may push the Saudi bourse back up in the coming week, after blue chips had eased on results reflecting slower earnings growth, analysts said.
Credit investors on Friday continued to bet large sums of money that General Motors will restore its GMAC finance arm to investment-grade status by selling a controlling stake to a big financial company with strong credit.
Credit investors on Friday continued to bet large sums of money that General Motors will restore its GMAC finance arm to investment-grade status by selling a controlling stake to a big financial company with strong credit.
European stocks, trading near two-month lows, will take direction from a flood of results next week, including from the oil and gas sector, even as inflation fears stoke worries of higher interest rates.
Prices of General Motors Acceptance Corp's bonds rose on Friday on heightened speculation about General Motors Corp selling the company to a higher rated entity.
Prices of General Motors Acceptance Corp's bonds rose on Friday on heightened speculation about General Motors Corp selling the company to a higher rated entity.
Toronto stocks rebounded with the help of resurgent gold and energy issues on Friday to wrap up a volatile week with a 100-point gain after plunging 235 points in the previous session.
Chilean stocks closed narrowly mixed on Friday, as gains by dominant carrier LAN Airlines and the country's main telephone company Telefonica CTC helped the market reverse early losses.
Mexican stocks ended up 0.56 percent on Friday after zigzagging for most of the session, with building company CICSA, owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, stealing the limelight on its market debut.
The blue chip Dow average fell on Friday as heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc posted disappointing earnings and cut its profit outlook, while tech stocks gained as Web-search company Google Inc reported better-than-expected results.
Adrian Lee, President of Dublin-based Lee Overlay Partners, has been selling Asian currencies and buying those from eastern Europe, giving his wealthy clients better returns than they were promised.
The dollar climbed on Friday as the market bought the currency ahead of the weekend based on expectations for higher US interest rates after an investment bank raised their target for the benchmark federal funds rate.
Brazil's currency weakened on Friday after the central bank bought dollars on the foreign exchange market. Higher interest rates in the world's biggest economy are potentially damaging for riskier assets in emerging countries like Brazil.
Speculators in IMM yen futures grew the net short position to its biggest since May 1999 during the trading week ending October 18, data released on Friday showed.
The Canadian dollar eased against the US currency on Friday after a mixed domestic retail sales report for August, although losses were capped because the broader economic picture was unchanged.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya retired with a painful right arm while batting in a warm-up game on Saturday raising concerns over his fitness two days before the start of a one-day series in India.
Two security experts from England will arrive in Pakistan on Sunday to review safety arrangements for next month's Test and one-day series between the countries, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said.
Australian Alicia Molik has ruled out playing in January's Australian Open but has made no decision about quitting tennis altogether, her management said on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal moved to within one win of his 11th title of the season on Saturday, slamming American Robby Ginepri 7-5, 7-6 (7/1) in the semi-finals of the 2.1-million-euro Madrid Masters.
World No 1 Tiger Woods appeared headed for a rare early exit when play was halted for the day on Friday after a rain delay in the second round of the 4.4 million-dollar Funai classic.
India coach Greg Chappell's attempt to build a team for the 2007 World Cup faces a stern test as Sri Lanka and South Africa come calling for 12 one-day matches over the next one month.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Saturday praised the "political courage and personal courage" of Mongolia and its troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saudi King Abdullah appointed on Saturday his younger half-brother as head of intelligence services in the oil-rich kingdom which has been battling Islamist violence.
A push by the Cairo-based Arab League to gather Iraq's divided factions for a national reconciliation conference gained momentum on Saturday after Iraq's top Shia cleric gave his blessing to the initiative.
US forces in Iraq killed 20 insurgents on Saturday near the Syrian border while conducting raids on houses believed to be hideouts for al Qaeda foreign fighters, the US military said.
Nepali police raided a private radio station and seized its equipment for defying a ban on broadcasting from more than one place, officials said on Saturday.
The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq said on Saturday it had found no instances of serious fraud in an October 15 constitutional referendum and was still verifying some results only because of statistical issues.
Tens of thousands of people were marooned by flooding in eastern India on Saturday after three days of torrential rains that killed at least 10 people, officials said.
Syria said on Saturday it might allow UN investigators to quiz Syrian officials and denied it had not co-operated fully with the probe into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
The son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri's Rafik al-Hariri called on Saturday for an international court to punish his killers as pressure mounted on Syria after a damning UN probe into the murder.
The son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri's Rafik al-Hariri called on Saturday for an international court to punish his killers as pressure mounted on Syria after a damning UN probe into the murder.
Hurricane Wilma relentlessly pounded Mexico's Caribbean coast on Saturday, destroying homes and flooding beach resorts as it meandered slowly over the Yucatan peninsula.
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Punjab has arrested a drug peddler, with a sizeable quantity of charas, weighing 40 kilogram, in the provincial metropolis. He was carrying the drugs on his motorbike.
Shayan, a student of primary section, who was kidnapped eleven days back near Makki Hospital Peoples Colony, returned home safely, here Friday night, after payment of rupees five million.
The commuters travelling between the twin cities have been left at the mercy of the rude transporters, who are humiliating them and charging extra payment, while traffic police have miserably failed to overcome the problems of overloading and misbehaviour
Services Sales Corporation will launch a shoe expo and sale centre to be called 'Shoe Planet' here on October 24, in which eight manufacturers have joined hands as brand partners. Chaudhry Ahmad Javed, CEO Services Sales Corporation will be the chief gues
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Prgmea) has decided to hire foreign consultants in active collaboration with Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) for the advanced packaging and marketing of country's export-oriented garments
Air China has announced that the passengers who take flights to Asia-Pacific region, Karachi, a port city of Pakistan and Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, will pay extra 13.6 dollars for the additional fees on jet fuel.
KESC City Co-ordination Committee that met here Saturday with the In-charge Distribution, Jamil Gul Shaikh in the chair, reviewed the progress of ongoing system improvement schemes during July-September to upgrade the city's power supply system.
The Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) has prepared a multi-dimensional plan to set up 'Product Development Centre (PDC) here for sports goods industry costing Rs 80 million.
Pakistan's envoy to London Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said that Pakistan was hoping for a generous response at the upcoming donors' meeting to be held in Geneva on October 26.
The northern areas of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir have recently undergone an unprecedented natural calamity, one shudders to think of. It has sent a wave of gloom and the heart of every Pakistani is bleeding.
Now that the Clifton underpass has attained completion, I would like to draw the attention of authorities concerned to the following points which need their consideration.
As the population grows in the Capital City, incidents of violence, aggression and abuse against the poor, in particular, have increased, which are frequently being displayed on roads, in markets and in homes.
Robed in a white tunic, his head wrapped in a turban, the tiny figure climbs the steps one by one to the pulpit to address the congregation. Amjad Abu Sidu is only 13 years old and already has the makings of a preacher who can leave his congregation spell
With a view to accomplish economic growth aspirations, the government plans to increase national power generation capacity, from the present installed capacity of 19,540 MW of electricity to 162,590 MW by the year 2030.
It is horrifying to learn from a news report that Thailand reported its first human fatality from Bird Flu in a year, on October 20, as the world mobilised to battle a virulent strain of the virus still multiplying in Asia and lately spreading to Europe.
According to a report in this paper the other day, the government is thinking of reducing import duty on high-speed diesel (HSD) oil from the current 10 percent to five percent.
Sale of essential items in Sastay Ramazan Bazars at concessional rates was continuing in various districts of the province and prices of daily use articles have stabilised.
City government of Rawalpindi is planning to involve private sector in the process of provision of clean drinking water to people, said Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, City Nazim, Rawal Town while talking to reporters here on Saturday.
An accountability court called for witnesses on November 7 in a reference against former Chief Minister Punjab Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo for regular trial against him. The accused has opposed the charges against him and decided to contest the trial.
The NWFP government has constituted teams to verify the number of deaths and injured for compensation whereas it has started distributing the compensation in Abbottabad district while in Mansehra it is yet to be started.