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Print - 2013-04-16
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (April 15, 2013).

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (April 15, 2013).
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

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 Monday (April 15, 2013).

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (April 15, 2013).

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Monday (April 15, 2013).

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (April 15, 2013).

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

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 Commi
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

May contract was down on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Monday in process of trading, dealers said. The May vaida ended at Rs 911.5, they said. It opened with a fall of 40 paisa Rs 911.1 in the morning session, dealers said. The July contract c
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Rates stabilise on cotton market amid active buying by mills

Rates stabilise on cotton market amid active buying by mills

Increased buying by mills lifted daily-intake on the cotton market on Monday, this was a visible change after a long time, dealers said. The official spot rate was inert at Rs 6,800, they said. Rates of seed cotton in Sindh were unchanged at Rs 1800 and R
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Lean business on grain market

Lean business on grain market

Slow business was seen on the wholesale grain market on Monday as most of the participants were on the sideline due to higher rates, dealers said. On the rice side, only one change was seen as Irri-6 Sindh low type gained Rs 10 to Rs 3390 while the best t
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
EU wheat prices slip with commodities slide

EU wheat prices slip with commodities slide

European Union wheat prices fell on Monday, with benchmark Paris futures easing from an 11-week high in the last session, as they were pressured by heavy losses across commodity markets and improving crop weather in Europe. Commodity markets were rattled
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Russia's winter grain crop condition worsened last week

Russia's winter grain crop condition worsened last week

Conditions for Russia's winter grain crop deteriorated slightly over the last week as the pace of plantings slowed in the North Caucasus region, SovEcon agriculture analysts said in a note on Monday. One of the world's biggest wheat exporters, Russia was
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Indian soya falls on lower meal exports

Indian soya falls on lower meal exports

Indian soyabean futures fell 3 percent on Monday to hit their lowest level in nearly two weeks due to poor demand in the spot market as higher soyameal prices squeezed export orders. Soyaoil fell following a drop in Malaysian palm oil prices, while rapese
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Indian sugar futures steady

Indian sugar futures steady

Indian sugar futures were treading water on Monday as ample supplies outweighed an improvement in demand from bulk consumers and concerns drought in top producing Maharashtra state may hurt production in the next season starting October 1. The most-active
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 261,168 tonnes of cargo comprising 175,791 tonnes of import cargo and 85,377 tonnes of export cargo including 6,503 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ended at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 175,
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Centrica, Qatar Petroleum agree to buy Canadian assets

Centrica, Qatar Petroleum agree to buy Canadian assets

British energy firm Centrica and state-owned Qatar Petroleum International have agreed to buy Canadian oil and gas assets from Suncor Energy Inc for CAN$1 billion (749 million euros), the pair said on Monday. The deal, worth the equivalent of £650 million
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Russian economy at risk from global 'crisis': Putin

Russian economy at risk from global 'crisis': Putin

President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that the world economy was in crisis and its consequences risked hurting Russia's performance just as the global slowdown did in 2008-2009. Putin ordered Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to convene a special meeting
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Germany subsidises cheap electricity for its neighbours

Germany subsidises cheap electricity for its neighbours

Germany's neighbours enjoy cheap imported power subsidised by Berlin's green energy policy and paid for by German households, analysts say. Generous subsidies have boosted renewable electricity generation, and created a German green power glut. But German
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Strong growth in Asia but overheating a risk: World Bank

Strong growth in Asia but overheating a risk: World Bank

East Asian and Pacific economies will grow 7.8 percent this year on robust domestic demand, the World Bank said Monday, but it warned countries to guard against overheating in credit and asset prices. The forecast is up from 7.5 percent last year, but the
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Citi profit rises 30 percent as investment banking grows

Citi profit rises 30 percent as investment banking grows

Citigroup Inc said on Monday first-quarter profit jumped a better-than-expected 30 percent as the bank made more money from underwriting stock issues and advising companies on mergers. The bank also lost less money from its bad assets, and it showed signs
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Citi profit rises 30 percent as investment banking grows

Citi profit rises 30 percent as investment banking grows

Citigroup Inc said on Monday first-quarter profit jumped a better-than-expected 30 percent as the bank made more money from underwriting stock issues and advising companies on mergers. The bank also lost less money from its bad assets, and it showed signs
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Greece set to win more bailout aid

Greece set to win more bailout aid

Greece received a clean bill of health from its international creditors on Monday, securing more rescue aid and prompting its finance minister to say he would ask for much more debt relief if Athens keeps meeting its bailout targets. Athens is on course t
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Greece set to win more bailout aid

Greece set to win more bailout aid

Greece received a clean bill of health from its international creditors on Monday, securing more rescue aid and prompting its finance minister to say he would ask for much more debt relief if Athens keeps meeting its bailout targets. Athens is on course t
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Senior Goldman Sachs Middle East banker resigns

Senior Goldman Sachs Middle East banker resigns

Khaled Eldabag, a senior investment banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc who handled some of the Wall Street firm's biggest clients in the Middle East, has resigned, two sources familiar with the matter said. Eldabag, a Dubai-based managing director at Goldm
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Senior Goldman Sachs Middle East banker resigns

Senior Goldman Sachs Middle East banker resigns

Khaled Eldabag, a senior investment banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc who handled some of the Wall Street firm's biggest clients in the Middle East, has resigned, two sources familiar with the matter said. Eldabag, a Dubai-based managing director at Goldm
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
DISH offers $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel

DISH offers $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel

US satellite-television provider DISH Network on Monday launched an unsolicited $25.5 billion bid to acquire Sprint Nextel, trying to derail the offer by Japan's SoftBank to buy 70 percent of Sprint. DISH said it was offering to buy Sprint, the third-larg
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
China's growth risks in focus as first quarter data falls short

China's growth risks in focus as first quarter data falls short

China's economic recovery unexpectedly stumbled in the first three months of 2013 with slowing factory output and investment spending forcing analysts to start slashing full-year forecasts despite official insistence that the outlook was favourable.
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Foreign demand for US assets falls

Foreign demand for US assets falls

Overseas investors sold long-dated US securities in February, including government bonds, reversing several months of steady purchases, the US Treasury said on Monday. Foreigners were modest sellers of Treasuries to the tune of $122 million, with selling
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Foreign demand for US assets falls

Foreign demand for US assets falls

Overseas investors sold long-dated US securities in February, including government bonds, reversing several months of steady purchases, the US Treasury said on Monday. Foreigners were modest sellers of Treasuries to the tune of $122 million, with selling
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Wells Fargo cuts approved list of money managers

Wells Fargo cuts approved list of money managers

Wells Fargo & Co is slashing an approved list of money managers and investment vehicles that its stockbrokers market to the firm's wealthy clients, a change of direction that has rattled the third-largest US brokerage network. Executives said the clampdow
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Wells Fargo cuts approved list of money managers

Wells Fargo cuts approved list of money managers

Wells Fargo & Co is slashing an approved list of money managers and investment vehicles that its stockbrokers market to the firm's wealthy clients, a change of direction that has rattled the third-largest US brokerage network. Executives said the clampdow
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Iceland, China seal free trade deal

Iceland, China seal free trade deal

China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement on Monday boosting Beijing's presence in an Arctic region that world powers are looking at for new shipping routes, minerals and oil. The deal signed in Beijing aims to abolish tariffs between an island of 3
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
US signs $200 million ginseng export deal with China

US signs $200 million ginseng export deal with China

It is a small bite, but the US state of Wisconsin made a dent in the yawning American trade deficit with China, signing a 10-year deal on Monday to export $200 million of ginseng to China. The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Inc signed the contract with Beijin
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Most Gulf markets extend slide

Most Gulf markets extend slide

Most Gulf bourses extended declines on Monday as losses in global stock markets and commodities prices spurred investors to take profits. Kuwait's market slipped after a prominent opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail. Weak oil prices
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Taiwan stocks slip

Taiwan stocks slip

Taiwan stocks fell 0.7 percent on Monday, as losses in regional bourses weighed on market sentiment for tech exporters such as TSMC and Hon Hai Precision. The main TAIEX index ended at 7,763.53 points, extending a 0.46 percent loss on Friday. TSMC, the wo
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Indian shares gain

Indian shares gain

India's benchmark share index rose on Monday, recovering from seven-month lows after slowing inflation and lower crude and gold prices led to hopes that the central bank will likely cut interest rates at its May review. Lenders such as State Bank of India
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Seoul shares lower

Seoul shares lower

South Korean shares edged lower on Monday, hurt by slowing factory output and investment spending in China although a firmer yen helped the market pare back earlier sharp losses. The United States said it would watch Japan to ensure its policies were not
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Nikkei average drops

Nikkei average drops

Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Monday, moving further away from near five-year highs tapped last week as exporters lost ground after weak economic data from China and the United States raised concerns over the outlook for the global economy. Trad
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
European stocks fall; miners have worst day in 1-1/2 years

European stocks fall; miners have worst day in 1-1/2 years

European equities fell on Monday, with the mining sector suffering its worst day in a year and a half in the face of a slump in the gold price and weak data from top metals consumer China. Chinese industrial output and investment spending fell short of ex
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Southeast Asian markets down

Southeast Asian markets down

Southeast Asian stock markets closed down on Monday on concerns over the US economic outlook and weaker-than-expected Chinese data, with Indonesian and Philippine shares falling more than 0.7 percent. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outsi
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Australian shares tumble

Australian shares tumble

Australian shares suffered their biggest fall in four weeks on Monday, as mining stocks lost ground after disappointing data out of China heightened worries about the global growth outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 index lost 45.6 points, or 0.9 percent, to finish
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Commodity demand fears weigh on Britain's FTSE

Commodity demand fears weigh on Britain's FTSE

Commodity-related stocks led Britain's top share index lower on Monday following disappointing data from China, the world's largest consumer of metals, and a continued sell-off of gold and silver. The materials and energy sectors combined to take 30 point
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Yuan at fresh record high

Yuan at fresh record high

The Chinese yuan set yet another record against the dollar on Monday, overturning Friday's all-time high, as the greenback continued to back off from a peak struck in mid-March. The central bank set the official midpoint at 6.2454 per dollar on Monday mor
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Commodity-linked currencies drop in Asia

Commodity-linked currencies drop in Asia

Commodity-linked currencies were pummelled on Monday after data showed Chinese growth unexpectedly faltered in the first quarter, while the yen firmed after the United States said it would watch Japan's policies to ensure it was not manipulating its curre
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Early trade in New York: yen rises from multi-year lows

Early trade in New York: yen rises from multi-year lows

The yen rose from recent multi-year lows against the dollar and euro on Monday as renewed worries about the global economy spurred traders to sell riskier investments funded by the cheap Japanese currency. Commodities-linked currencies such as the Austral
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Yen rises across the board in London

Yen rises across the board in London

The yen rose across the board on Monday, with the highly liquid currency benefiting from inflows from investors concerned about a global recovery after weaker-than-forecast Chinese growth data weighed on sentiment. The yen, which is considered a safe have
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 78.02-78.0250 (78.02-78.02). Call Money Rates: 07.00-07.50 percent (previous 05.75-08.00 percent.
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Won, Taiwan dollar lead Asia FX higher

Won, Taiwan dollar lead Asia FX higher

The South Korean won and the Taiwan dollar led gains among emerging Asian currencies on Monday as the yen's rebound caused investors to cover short positions in the currencies of Japan's export competitors. The yen rebounded after the United States said i
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Aussie, New Zealand dollars plummet

Aussie, New Zealand dollars plummet

The New Zealand and Australian dollars fell sharply on Monday after weaker-than-expected Chinese data raised concerns about the global economic outlook, hitting risk assets from stocks to commodities and growth-leveraged currencies. The kiwi suffered the
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Indian rupee falls to one-week low

Indian rupee falls to one-week low

The Indian rupee fell to a one-week low on Monday as tumbling commodity prices hit global risk currencies, but pared losses after lower-than-expected inflation data raised hopes the central bank would cut interest rates next month. India's headline inflat
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Sterling dips versus dollar

Sterling dips versus dollar

Sterling fell against the dollar on Monday, dragged down as weak Chinese data stoked worries about the global economy, and it was seen vulnerable before a raft of UK economic data this week. Attention will focus on a string of UK figures due this week, in
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Barcelona cruise

Barcelona cruise

Barcelona continued their march towards a 22nd La Liga title as a much-changed side were still too strong for struggling Real Zaragoza in a 3-0 win at La Romareda on Sunday. Barca, playing without the injured Lionel Messi, remain 13 points ahead of Real M
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Nadal admits winning streak will one day end

Nadal admits winning streak will one day end

Rafael Nadal admitted Monday that his incredible 42-match, 10-year unbeaten run at Monte Carlo will end one day, but he is in no hurry to see that day. The 26-year-old Spaniard, who last lost on the clay of Monte Carlo as a fresh-faced 16-year-old when th
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
City end Chelsea's FA Cup defence

City end Chelsea's FA Cup defence

Manchester City withstood a valiant fightback from Chelsea to win a gripping FA Cup semi-final 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday and knock the holders out of the competition. Goals in each half from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero put City in control, but Ch
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Africa Cup-winning coach dies

Africa Cup-winning coach dies

Abdel-hamid Kermali, coach when Algeria won their only Africa Cup of Nations title, died at the weekend aged 81, local media reports said. The former France-based professional footballer was in charge of the Desert Foxes when they hosted and won the 1990
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Scott ends Aussie jinx with Masters playoff win

Scott ends Aussie jinx with Masters playoff win

Adam Scott sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Angel Cabrera and win the 77th Masters, becoming the first Australian golfer to capture the green jacket. Nine months after making bogeys on the last four holes to squander a
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Misbah declines county offer for national duty

Misbah declines county offer for national duty

Pakistan's Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq said Monday he had turned down an offer from English county Worcestershire as it would have meant missing duties with the national side. Misbah, who turns 39 next month, has been leading Pakistan after rev
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Two fans die in violence after stadium test

Two fans die in violence after stadium test

Two football fans died after clashes broke out following a match staged as a test event for the opening of a stadium due to be used during next year's World Cup, a report said Monday. The Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, north-east Brazil, is due to host ma
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Isner wins first clay court title

Isner wins first clay court title

Fifth seeded John Isner claimed his sixth career title and first on clay by beating Nicolas Almagro in straight sets in the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday. The hard-serving American blasted seven aces en route to a 6-3, 7-5 win over th
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
North Korea looks inward for founder's birthday, tensions ease

North Korea looks inward for founder's birthday, tensions ease

North Korea celebrated the anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday and abandoned its shrill threats of war against the United States and the South, easing tensions in a region that had seemed on the verge of conflict. The North has threatened nuclear
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
US Supreme Court declines gun permit case

US Supreme Court declines gun permit case

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case on whether New York state can require citizens to prove their need for self-defence in order to get a gun-carrying permit. The case concerns five New Yorkers who had been denied permits, and who said
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
2010 Pune blast: Indian court convicts cyber cafe worker

2010 Pune blast: Indian court convicts cyber cafe worker

An Indian court convicted a cyber cafe worker of murder on Monday over a bomb blast which ripped through a packed restaurant in the western city of Pune three years ago, killing 17 people. A lower court in Pune found Mirza Himayat Baig guilty of criminal
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time

French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time

French ministers disclosed their personal wealth for the first time on Monday, in a move President Francois Hollande hopes will restore confidence in his scandal-hit Socialist government. The revelations - which aim to help turn the page on a damaging sca
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Maduro wins in Venezuela, opposition protests

Maduro wins in Venezuela, opposition protests

Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's protege, narrowly won Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but his rival refused to accept the result and demanded a recount. The controversy raised fears of politic
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Zimbabwe has no money for elections

Zimbabwe has no money for elections

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is appealing for foreign help to fund presidential and parliamentary elections planned for later this year, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Monday. "It's self-evident that treasury does not have the capacity to fund elections,"
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb

Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday defended his country's controversial nuclear programme while on a tour of west Africa, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb. Speaking during a visit to Benin, the first s
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Bosnia's MPs pass a military pension law to win IMF cash

Bosnia's MPs pass a military pension law to win IMF cash

Bosnia's lawmakers approved a law to cut military pensions on Monday, a key step towards winning funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The lawmakers from autonomous Bosniak-Croat federation, which makes Bosnia along with the Serb Republic, app
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Bangladesh prevents publication of pro-opposition daily

Bangladesh prevents publication of pro-opposition daily

Bangladeshi authorities have prevented the publication of a pro-opposition daily whose editor was arrested last week for sedition and inciting religious tension, an official said Monday. Police sealed off the printing press of Amar Desh on Thursday after
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Wave of Iraq attacks kills 50 ahead of polls

Wave of Iraq attacks kills 50 ahead of polls

Dozens of attacks across Iraq, including a brazen car bombing on the way to Baghdad airport, killed 50 people on Monday, just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew. The violence, which mostly struck during morning rush hour am
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Afghan roadside bomb kills seven civilians

Afghan roadside bomb kills seven civilians

A roadside bomb hit a tractor in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing seven civilians and wounding four others, officials said. The tractor and trailer hit the anti-vehicle mine in the Mali Zai area of Zabul province, the ministry of interior said in a
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Assad's forces break rebel blockade in north Syria

Assad's forces break rebel blockade in north Syria

Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a vital highway, opposition and state media said on Monday. Rebels had kept the army bottled up in the Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya mi
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
UN aid groups say world must act now to save Syria

UN aid groups say world must act now to save Syria

World leaders must act urgently to break the diplomatic deadlock around Syria if they want to prevent the crisis from reaching a dangerous tipping point, the heads of the United Nations aid agencies said on Monday in a rare political appeal. If the intern
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Gold miners face new challenge in plummeting gold price

Gold miners face new challenge in plummeting gold price

A steep drop in the price of gold will hit profits at mining companies that are already straining under rising costs, and could prompt some miners to rethink their capital spending. Gold companies big and small sold off on Monday as the prospect of centra
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Shanghai copper drops

Shanghai copper drops

Shanghai copper hit 54,180 yuan ($8,700) a tonne, a 10-month low on Monday after disappointing data from top consumer China and weak US data last week increased worries about a global growth slowdown. China's economic recovery unexpectedly stumbled in the
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Copper hits lowest in 1-1/2 years on Chinese data

Copper hits lowest in 1-1/2 years on Chinese data

Copper fell to its lowest price in 1-1/2 years on Monday, joining a wide retreat in commodities as disappointing economic data from top metals consumer China reinforced concerns over prospects for demand. China's economic recovery unexpectedly stumbled in
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Oil drops nearly three percent

Oil drops nearly three percent

Brent oil pared losses after plunging $3 to hover near $100 a barrel on Monday, extending a two-week selloff that has knocked nearly 10 percent off prices as part of a wider flight by investors from commodities. Gold racked up the biggest two-day loss in
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo rubber drops over six percent

Tokyo rubber drops over six percent

Tokyo rubber futures lost over 6 percent on Monday, the most in 17 months, after China's unexpectedly weak economic data worsened the demand outlook and prompted a rash of selling in a market already bearish due to a bounce in the yen. Kazuhiko Saito, chi
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil drops to four-month low

Malaysian palm oil drops to four-month low

Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a 4-month low on Monday, hurt by easing exports and disappointing Chinese data that raised concerns about the outlook for global commodity demand. Slower-than-expected economic growth in China, the world's second-largest
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
ICE arabica coffee near three-year low

ICE arabica coffee near three-year low

ICE arabica coffee futures touched an almost three-year low on Monday during a broader selloff in commodities amid mounting concern about the pace of the global economic recovery and weaker-than expected economic data from China. Raw sugar and cocoa futur
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Gold sinks to two-year low in Asia

Gold sinks to two-year low in Asia

Gold sank further into bear-market territory on Monday as prices dropped to a two-year trough on fears of central bank sales and less monetary stimulus, while holdings on global exchange-traded funds hit their lowest in more than a year. Gold hit an intra
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
Gold slumps to two-year low in European trade

Gold slumps to two-year low in European trade

Gold dropped 6 percent on Monday to below $1,400 per ounce, its lowest since March 2011, as investors took fright at a market that is heading for its biggest two-day fall in 30 years. Gold has capitulated in the last two trading days to pressure from a pr
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: grains plunge

US MIDDAY: grains plunge

US grain and soyabean futures posted double-digit losses on Monday and many other commodities posted steep declines on selling triggered by disappointing economic growth in China, with Chicago wheat headed for its biggest loss in two weeks. Commodity mark
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold tumbles over 8 percent

US MIDDAY: gold tumbles over 8 percent

Gold tumbled more than 8 percent on Monday, and was down more $100 per ounce at midday on track for its biggest one-day decline in dollar terms, as investors ditched the precious metal en masse in search for better returns in other assets. Gold's drop tri
Published 16 Apr, 2013 12:00am