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Gasoline benchmark refining margins in northwest Europe were stable on Friday despite crude prices ending the week firmer on hopes of an extended Opec-led supply curb. European refineries processed 3.9 percent more crude oil in April than a year earlier,
Canadian Canola futures edged higher on the ICE Canada exchange on Friday, boosted by bull-spreading and bargain buying after prices fell to a one-week low earlier in the session, traders said. Traders were buying front-month July canola futures and selli
Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were steady to firm in the southern US Plains on Friday while country movement was limited to farmers filling existing contracts, merchandisers said. The track basis at the US Gulf firmed by 2 cents, to 125
Brazil's 2017 coffee harvest is advancing despite widespread rains in producing regions lately, Safras & Mercado analysts said in a report on Friday. Safras said the harvest of both arabica and robusta coffee had reached 11 percent of total area under cul
Steady demand helped Asia's naphtha crack recover marginally to $57.50 a tonne from a five-month low hit in the previous session. Hanwha Total was among the first in South Korea to issue a tender to buy naphtha for first-half July naphtha. It paid premium
US natural gas futures rose on Friday as crude oil topped $50 a barrel for the first time this month and the East Coast got its first taste of summer-like weather. Traders, however, noted temperatures over the next two weeks were expected to moderate, kee
European wheat prices were slightly lower on Friday as a rise in the euro to a six-month high against the dollar further dented export prospects. December milling wheat on Euronext was down 0.25 euro at 169.75 euros a tonne by 1610 GMT, equalling a seven-
Prices maintained present levels on the cotton market on Monday in the process of sizeable trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6800, they said. In the ready session, around 5000 bales of cotton changed hands between
On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,996. The total traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 2.580 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,770. Major business was contributed by curr
Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was mostly offered firmer on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and a recovery in CBOT soyaoil following a steep fall in the Brazilian real the day before. Asking prices for palm oil were mostly offered bet
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than 2 percent on Friday, lifted by a weaker dollar and worries about excessive rains threatening maturing crops in the US Plains and Midwest, analysts said. CBOT July wheat settled up 9-1/2 cents at $4.35-1/
The Karachi Port handled 356,375 tonnes of cargo comprising 319,516 tonnes of import cargo and 36,859 tonnes of export cargo including 9,031 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 319
Corn and soyabean spot basis bids were flat to narrowly higher in the US Midwest on Friday as farmers remained busy planting crops, limiting the flow of existing supplies to processors and elevators, grain merchants said. Soyabean bids gained by 2 cents p
China's JAC Motors said on Monday it had received government approval for a $734 million joint venture with Volkswagen to produce 100,000 electric cars per year. Volkswagen, the world's largest automaker, is also the market leader in China. It sold four m
Russia agreed Monday to lift some trade sanctions against Turkey imposed in the wake of the shooting down of a Russian warplane over the Turkish-Syrian border in 2015 but kept in place a contentious ban on tomatoes. An accord on the lifting of the sanctio
Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including to the United States, official data showed Monday. American President Donald Trump has vowed to root out "unfair" trade practices around the w
Germany and its auto industry must invest heavily to ensure it is not left behind by the shift to electric cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday as she laid a foundation stone for a new battery factory for Daimler unit Accumotive. "We need long-te
Ford Motor Company shook up its top management Monday, ousting its CEO amid declining sales in major markets, pressure to ramp up technology and a flagging share price. The company named Jim Hackett, who launched and led the high-tech division developing
Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific said Monday it would cut 600 staff including a quarter of its management, as part of its biggest shakeup in two decades to repair its bottom line. In March the company posted its first annual net loss in eight y
China's Hainan Airlines, which has poured billions of dollars into overseas acquisitions, announced plans Monday to buy 19 Boeing aircraft for $4.2 billion to help meet skyrocketing travel demand by Chinese consumers. The company said in a statement to Sh
Core EU powers France and Germany vowed Monday to accelerate eurozone integration, with a new bilateral panel to work out ways to kickstart the reform process. "We've been talking about progress in eurozone integration for years, but things are not moving
Russian cyber criminals used malware planted on Android mobile devices to steal from domestic bank customers and were planning to target European lenders before their arrest, investigators and sources with knowledge of the case told Reuters. Their campaig
Russian cyber criminals used malware planted on Android mobile devices to steal from domestic bank customers and were planning to target European lenders before their arrest, investigators and sources with knowledge of the case told Reuters. Their campaig
Australian stocks closed stronger on Monday, although off session highs, as upticks in commodity prices lifted miners and oil companies, while financial shares offered a helping hand. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 43.791 points or 0.76 percent to 5,771.2 at
Shanghai stocks reversed earlier gains to end lower on Monday as lingering worries over economic growth and tighter regulations to curb speculative investments hurt risk appetite. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2 percent, to 3,411.24, while the Shangha
Tokyo shares rose Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street as a jump in oil prices lifted energy companies. The advances extended Friday's gains and provide some respite from the hefty losses suffered Thursday on the back of a crisis engulfing Donald Trump's
Wall Street extended gains in early afternoon trading on Monday, boosted by technology shares and as defence companies rose after the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a multi-billion dollar arms deal. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia over
Taiwan stocks rose along with other regional bourses on Monday, while the local currency jumped to a nearly three week high against the US dollar amid continued foreign fund inflows. As of 0223 GMT, the main TAIEX index rose 0.3 percent to 9,975.81 points
Indian shares closed marginally higher on Monday, with consumer stocks leading the gains as sentiment remained upbeat after the government finalised rates for the upcoming Goods and Services Tax. The broader NSE index closed 0.11 percent higher at 9,438.2
Southeast Asian stock markets, except Indonesia, closed higher on Monday in line with Asian peers, and as energy stocks climbed on rising global crude oil prices. Asian stocks were up 0.9 percent as of 1008 GMT following modest gains in US shares on Frida
Egypt's stock market tumbled in heavy trade on Monday after the central bank unexpectedly raised key interest rates overnight, while Qatar outperformed in an otherwise quiet Gulf. Cairo's blue-chip index dropped 2.5 percent after the central bank hiked it
Sri Lankan shares edged down on Monday as investors booked profits in blue chips such as John Keells Holdings Plc, with analysts saying the market was waiting for policy direction from newly-appointed finance minister Mangala Samaraweera. President Maithr
European share prices steadied on Monday as fresh political concerns in Spain weighed, although merger and acquisition (M&A) activity underpinned broader regional benchmarks. Madrid's main market index fell 0.3 percent, while the broader pan-European STOX
Hong Kong's benchmark share index ended Monday at its highest closing level in 22 months, helped by buoyant sentiment in Asian markets and steady money inflows from mainland China, which helped push index heavyweight Tencent to a fresh record. The Hang Se
Britain's exporter-heavy benchmark share index outperformed European benchmarks on Monday as the pound retreated below the psychologically important $1.30 level, while individual broker updates sent some stocks lower. Sterling fell after two weekend polls
The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly higher on Monday as a foreign and a local bank sold dollars, offsetting importer dollar demand, dealers said. The rupee currency was under pressure on the demand from importers and was seen easing further after the cent
The dollar inched higher on Monday, but remained close to six-month lows against a basket of currencies as investors assessed the impact of the latest bout of US political turmoil and a resurgent euro. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against
The dollar slipped to a more than six-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday, extending its losses from last week, as an uncertain US political climate continues to weigh on the greenback. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a
The euro hit a more than six-month high against the dollar on Monday after Germany's Angela Merkel prefaced a summit of G7 leaders later this week by saying a "too weak" currency was behind her country's massive trade surplus. Speaking to students at a se
Most Asian currencies edged higher on Monday, supported by a slight return in risk appetite though investors remained wary of the ongoing political turmoil in Washington. Asian investors were assessing renewed tensions in the Korean peninsula after North
China's yuan weakened against the US dollar on Monday despite a firmer midpoint fixed by the central bank, as heavy corporate dollar demand emerged. The yuan also struck a record low against a currency basket first introduced in 2015. The People's Bank of
Britain's pound slipped broadly on Monday after polls showed a narrowing lead for Prime Minister Theresa May over her opposition ahead of elections next month. A Survation telephone poll published on Monday showed May's lead halving to 9 percentage points
The Australian and New Zealand dollars hovered near multi-month lows against the euro and struggled to make friends versus their US counterpart, with investors awaiting developments in Washington. The euro rose to A$1.5034, not far from an eight-month pea
American World Superbike Honda rider Nicky Hayden, hit by a car in a bicycle accident in Italy last week, has died of his injuries, the Italian hospital where he was treated said Monday. Hayden, 36, who won the 2006 MotoGP world title, suffered severe che
David Moyes has resigned as Sunderland manager following their relegation from the Premier League, the club announced on Monday. The 54-year-old Scot succeeded Sam Allardyce last July and oversaw a desperate season that saw Sunderland finish 16 points adr
Wapda players are in command on the third day of the ongoing Shuhada-e-Army All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Championship being played here at Peshawar Services Club on Monday. In the Men and Women doubles Wapda players showed their excellent dominance agai
The Pompey Supporters' Trust (PST) has voted in favour of allowing former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner to buy Portsmouth, the English fourth-tier club announced on Monday. The trust, which took control of Portsmouth in 2013, holds a 48.5 per
Russia have been warned they will be barred from July's World Para Athletics Championships in London and the 2018 Winter Paralympics unless "something dramatically changes" regarding doping. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) issued a blanket ba
Real Madrid won their 33rd La Liga title and first for five years as Cristiano Ronaldo's 40th goal of the season helped seal a 2-0 victory at Malaga on Sunday. Ronaldo got Madrid off to the perfect start after just two minutes before Karim Benzema's close
The silver jubilee edition of the 25th All Pakistan Special Sports Festival concluded here in Abbottabad with Sargodha got first position in the wheel chair cricket by handing over an upsetting defeat to last time winner Abbottabad in the round matches on
US star Lexi Thompson won her eighth career LPGA title Sunday, firing a six-under par 65 to capture the Kingsmill Championship by five strokes for her first victory of 2017. Thompson had appeared set to win a major title last month at the ANA Inspiration
Not content with scoring one century at Lord's in a match where his portrait was unveiled in the Pavilion, Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara added another for Surrey against county champions Middlesex on Sunday. The veteran left-hander's 114 had been the c
Killers gunned down a Mafia boss in Sicily on Monday as the Cosa Nostra flexed its muscles on the eve of the 25th anniversary of one of its most notorious murders. Giuseppe Dainotti, 67, was shot in the head as he cycled along a street in Palermo, almost
Brazilian President Michel Temer said Monday that he was "naive" to hold the late-night meeting which sparked an explosive corruption scandal, but insisted he'd done nothing wrong and wouldn't resign. Temer, who faces multiple impeachment demands, told Fo
South Africa's Western Cape region which includes Cape Town declared a drought disaster on Monday as the province battled its worst water shortages for 113 years. Boreholes will be drilled at hospitals in Cape Town, a popular international tourist destina
Venezuela possesses a stockpile of 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, according to military documents reviewed by Reuters, the largest known cache of the weapons in Latin America and a source of concern for US officials amid the country's
Italy has signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger to try to stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean by beefing up border controls and creating new reception centres in the African nations. A joint statement by the interior ministers of the fou
North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, indicating advances in its ambitions to be able to hit the United States. The North fired th
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Russia on Monday to meet his hero, seek arms and steer his nation's foreign policy further away from longtime ally the United States. The five-day trip will cement a dramatic improvement in relations with Russi
Three Algerian naval officers were killed when their helicopter crashed after striking power lines during a night patrol southwest of Algiers, the defence ministry said Monday. The navy rescue helicopter went down on Sunday night in Tipaza province, 70 ki
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100 million to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka Trump, daughter of the president who Monday wound up a visit to Riyadh. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim announced the donation from both o
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100 million to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka Trump, daughter of the president who Monday wound up a visit to Riyadh. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim announced the donation from both o
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday amended an unpopular campaign proposal for elderly care just days after unveiling it, prompting accusations that she could not be relied upon in upcoming Brexit negotiations. May came under fire following a spe
Zinc and nickel prices touched their highest in more than two weeks on Monday after China launched a regional crackdown on the steel industry, including production of the two metals. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange closed 0.7 percent higher at
US green coffee stocks rose for the fifth straight month in April, reaching the highest since at least 2001, Green Coffee Association (GCA) data showed on Monday, amid forecasts for higher demand and expectations for another global deficit. Green coffee s
Malaysian palm oil futures rose about 1 percent to hit their highest in a week on Monday as strong export demand put the contract on track for a second straight session of gains. Tight market supply also supported palm's gains, traders said, with producti
Raw sugar futures on ICE rose to a four-week high on Monday as recent rain delays to the harvest in top producer Brazil spurred buying of the nearby contracts. ICE July raw sugar settled up 0.13 cent, or 0.79 percent, at 16.51 cents per lb after peaking a
Gold prices held steady on Monday, holding on to the gains from the previous session, as political turmoil surrounding US President Donald Trump helped boost the yellow metal's safe-haven appeal. Trump was hit on Friday by embarrassing leaks that a senior
Gold on Monday extended its biggest weekly gain in five weeks as the US dollar fell against the euro, while US political turmoil fuelled demand for bullion as a safe haven and reduced expectations of rapid US interest rate rises. Spot gold was up 0.3 perc
Chicago Board of Trade corn and soyabean futures rose on Monday morning, supported by concerns that rain will delay field work in key growing areas and may damage some recently seeded crops, traders said. Corn futures hit their highest level in three week
Gold on Monday extended its biggest weekly gain in five weeks as the US dollar fell against the euro, while US political turmoil fueled demand for bullion as a safe-haven and reduced expectations of rapid US interest rate rises. Spot gold was up 0.5 perce
ICE cotton futures fell slightly on Monday on favourable growing conditions for the natural fibre and expectations of more export cancellations. Favourable weather in top growing regions and export cancellations from India and China have put pressure on p
Shanghai zinc and nickel surged on Monday on the back of a sustained crackdown in China's polluting steel industry, which fuelled worries about supply of the construction material and lifted prices of its raw materials. Both metals were jolted out of a do
Oil prices rose on Monday as growing confidence that top exporters would agree to extend supply curbs this week and speculation that the cuts could be deepened further pushed prices to their highest levels in more than a month. Brent futures rose 26 cents
Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures extended gains into a second session on Monday, getting support from firm oil prices amid growing expectations that an OPEC-led supply cut may be extended into next year. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures, which set t
At least five people drowned while swimming in different beaches of Karachi on Monday. Four bodies have been recovered so far whereas the body of the fifth person is still missing. A body of a youngster named Hammad was found from Hawks Bay while Tajammul
Ministry of Water and Power, has reportedly sent a summary to the Cabinet Division on amendments to the Nepra's Act 1997, without waiting for formal consent of provincial governments on the proposed amendments, sources close to Minister for Water and Powe
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Monday said that the garbage collection contract that was awarded to a Chinese company has failed despite huge spending. "Sindh Solid Waste Management Board has completely failed to resolve the cleanliness issues of the citi
Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Co-ordination Saira Afzal Tarar has said that the Government of Pakistan is carrying out aggressively the surveillance for polio and has established 53 environmental sampling sites which is t
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed to revise disclosure requirements by collective investment schemes of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) for which income statement has been modified for the NBFCs. In this regard,
About the company: One of the first locally established pharmaceutical companies of Pakistan, Ferozsons Laboratories Limited (PSX: FEROZ) was incorporated as a private limited company in 1954, and earned the distinction of being the first national
About the company: One of the first locally established pharmaceutical companies of Pakistan, Ferozsons Laboratories Limited (PSX: FEROZ) was incorporated as a private limited company in 1954, and earned the distinction of being the first national
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) regional chairman on horticulture exports Ahmad Jawad has urged the government to allow sugarcane export "Sugarcane is a cash crop and Pakistan ranks 5th in the world in sugarcane production,"
The All Pakistan Textile Mills association has submitted its proposals for 10 percent compound growth in exports to achieve $20 billion export target by 2020-21, warning the government that the current crippling trade deficit of $30 billion cannot be met
Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) has planned to set up "Design Assistance Facility" (DAF) for providing reverse engineering services for agriculture machinery/implements in Southern Punjab.