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Print - 2018-03-20
Sugar up sharply from 2-1/2 year low, cocoa sinks

Sugar up sharply from 2-1/2 year low, cocoa sinks

Sugar futures on ICE rebounded sharply above 2-1/2-year lows on Monday on short-covering after falling on pressure from concerns about oversupply, while cocoa prices tumbled more than 3 percent on profit-taking late in the session. May raw sugar settled u
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Gold extends losses in Asia

Gold extends losses in Asia

Gold prices extended losses into a fourth session on Monday and hit a more than two-week low, with the dollar remaining supported as investors expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week. Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $1,310.03 per
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Gold falls in Europe
Exchange

Gold falls in Europe

Gold touched its lowest in more than two weeks on Monday as markets remained nervous ahead of a US central bank meeting that could raise interest rates and signal three more increases this year. The price of gold has bounced after each of the five previou
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat slips
Exchange

US MIDDAY: wheat slips

US wheat futures slid to six-week lows on Monday as much-needed rain and snow fell in dry areas of the southern Plains, pushing most-active K.C. hard red winter wheat futures down more than 5 percent, traders said. Soyabean futures sagged as beneficial we
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold bounces from two-week low
Exchange

US MIDDAY: gold bounces from two-week low

Gold prices turned positive on weakness in equity markets after touching their lowest in more than two weeks on Monday ahead of a US central bank meeting that could raise interest rates and signal three more increases this year. Global equities were stuck
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (March 19, 2018).

Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (March 19, 2018).
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
Exchange

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (March 19, 2018).

Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest
Exchange

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 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
Exchange

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 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Asian naphtha falls from 2-1/2 month high

Asian naphtha falls from 2-1/2 month high

Asia's naphtha crack slipped from a 2-1/2 month high to a two-session low of $84.60 a tonne on Friday but was still 8.2 percent higher than a month ago as supplies tightened.
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Soyameal rises on European feeds market
Exchange

Soyameal rises on European feeds market

Soyameal on the European meals and feeds market rose on Friday on concerns over the size of the Argentine soyabean crop after a long, dry spell. The Rosario Grains Exchange cut its estimate of the Argentine soyabean harvest to 40 million tonnes from 46.5
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Chinese steel mills ramp up output as winter curbs end
Exchange

Chinese steel mills ramp up output as winter curbs end

Shanghai steel futures dropped on Friday as Chinese producers ramp up output with the lifting of winter curbs aimed at fighting smog. China shut down up to half of its steel production during winter in 28 cities in the country's manufacturing heartland in
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
US winter wheat futures fall

US winter wheat futures fall

US winter wheat futures fell 2 percent or more for the second straight session on Friday, pressured by forecasts for rains arriving this weekend that could benefit plants in Kansas and Nebraska, traders said. It was the best chance in months for rains in
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil prices fall on European vegoils market
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil prices fall on European vegoils market

Palm oil prices on the European vegetable oils market mostly eased on Friday, tracking a dip in Malaysian palm oil futures on forecasts for improved production during March. Asking prices for palm oil were between unchanged and $7.50 a tonne lower after M
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Speculators boost US natural gas net long for second week
Exchange

Speculators boost US natural gas net long for second week

US natural gas speculators boosted their net long positions for a second week in a row, betting prices will rise as exports increase and inventories remain well below normal for this time of year. Speculators in four major New York Mercantile Exchange (NY
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
EU wheat edges lower on weakness in Chicago

EU wheat edges lower on weakness in Chicago

Euronext wheat edged lower on Friday, tracking weakness in Chicago futures as forecasts of rain in some drought-hit US growing belts shifted the focus back towards ample global supply. May milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was down 0.50 euros, or 0.3
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Sugar glut pushes Brazilian mills into ethanol, white sugar

Sugar glut pushes Brazilian mills into ethanol, white sugar

Brazilian mills are doing everything they can to keep raw sugar off the global market as Brazil's cane harvest kicks off, to avoid worsening a glut that has driven prices to their lowest in two years. With the benchmark raw sugar contract trading below 13
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Cotton market: prices firm on moderate trade
Cotton

Cotton market: prices firm on moderate trade

Prices sustained present levels on the cotton market on Monday in the process of moderate trading, dealers said. Official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 7500, they added. In Sindh and Punjab seed cotton prices were at Rs 2800-3100, they said. In the ready
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Exchange

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,237. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 4.777 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,827.
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures up

CBOT soyabean futures up

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures were up the second straight session on Friday, buoyed by investment fund buying linked to expectations for a smaller Argentine soya harvest, traders said. Soyabeans were further supported by bargain hunting in the w
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
European gasoline margins fall on heavy supplies

European gasoline margins fall on heavy supplies

Gasoline refining margins fell on Friday, under pressure from a surplus of supplies and weak demand. Traders are storing gasoline on tankers off Europe's coasts as they struggle to contain a steady rise in supplies since the start of the year that has wei
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 402,219 tonnes of cargo comprising 287,853 tonnes of import cargo and 114,366 tonnes of export cargo including 6,839 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 28
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Ukraine's beet sugar exports down

Ukraine's beet sugar exports down

Ukraine's exports of white beet sugar have fallen about 44 percent to 290,900 tonnes so far this season due to unfavourable market conditions, sugar producers' union Ukrtsukor said on Monday. Ukraine reported output of 2.14 million tonnes of white sugar f
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 82.96-82.96 (Previous 82.96-82.96).
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
China's yuan eases
Exchange

China's yuan eases

China's yuan inched lower against the US dollar in thin trade on Monday, reacting to some slight strength in the greenback, while the market took the appointment of China's new central bank governor in stride. Yi Gang, a vice governor of the People's Bank
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Dollar rises against basket of currencies in Asia
Currency

Dollar rises against basket of currencies in Asia

The dollar inched higher against a basket of major peers on Monday as traders braced for new Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's first monetary policy meeting this week, and as the increased threat of trade protectionism kept markets on edge.
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Dollar consolidates gains in Europe
Currency

Dollar consolidates gains in Europe

The dollar was little changed on Monday after four straight weeks of gains as financial markets looked for the first rate increase of the year from the US Federal Reserve. Markets will be focused on whether Fed policy makers forecast four rate increases t
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee hits record low
Currency

Sri Lankan rupee hits record low

The Sri Lankan rupee touched an all-time low on Monday on dollar demand from importers, but selling of the US greenback by exporters late in the day eased some pressure on the currency, dealers said. The rupee touched 156.20 per dollar intraday, matching
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Most Asia currencies soften
Currency

Most Asia currencies soften

Most Asian currencies softened versus the dollar on Monday, marking a slow start to a potentially tense week amid caution ahead of a key US Federal meeting. Markets are bracing for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's first monetary policy meeting on Tue
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
FAB denies it manipulated Qatari riyal
Exchange

FAB denies it manipulated Qatari riyal

First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates' biggest lender, on Monday denied that it had tried to manipulate the Qatari riyal. "FAB conducts its business in accordance with the highest professional standards and complies with the laws and regulations
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar weakens to fresh 33-year low
Currency

Hong Kong dollar weakens to fresh 33-year low

The Hong Kong dollar fell to a new 33-year low on Monday, inching closer to the lower end of the monetary authority's targeted trading band, as the interest rate gap between US dollar rates and their Hong Kong counterpart widened further. Because the form
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Sterling gains as Britain, EU seal Brexit transition deal
Currency

Sterling gains as Britain, EU seal Brexit transition deal

Sterling surged on Monday as Britain and the European Union agreed to a 21-month post-Brexit transition period and a potential solution to avoid a "hard border" for Northern Ireland. The pound, which had already been rallying on expectations for a transit
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
China stocks soar

China stocks soar

China stocks ended higher on Monday, with gains led by healthcare firms, after Beijing formed a new economic team. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.3 percent at 3,279.25, while the blue-chip CSI300 index gained 0.4 percent to 4,074.25.
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Tokyo stocks sink

Tokyo stocks sink

Tokyo sank on Monday as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political future hangs in the balance over a cronyism scandal, while Asian traders moved cautiously before a crucial US Federal Reserve meeting. After fluctuating last week on worries about a po
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Australian shares up; New Zealand at record high

Australian shares up; New Zealand at record high

Australian shares recovered from early losses to end slightly higher on Monday, though trading was cautious ahead of an expected US interest rate hike later in the week. While it is widely expected that Federal Reserve will raise rates for the first time
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Southeast Asian stocks slip ahead of Fed decision

Southeast Asian stocks slip ahead of Fed decision

Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged lower on Monday, in line with broader Asia, as caution gripped investors ahead of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting that starts on Tuesday. With a 25 basis point rate hike seen as a done deal, a key f
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Qatar index up, outperforms lacklustre Gulf markets
Exchange

Qatar index up, outperforms lacklustre Gulf markets

Qatar's main stock index rose nearly 1 percent on Monday as a planned increase in foreign ownership limits boosted blue-chips and helped Doha to outperform the rest of a region weighed down by weak global stocks and oil prices.
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Indian shares hit over three-month low

Indian shares hit over three-month low

Indian shares fell on Monday, with the Nifty 50 index closing below the 10,100 mark and the BSE index finishing below the 33,000 level for the first time in over three months. The broader NSE index closed 0.99 percent lower at 10,094.25, its lowest closin
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
European shares sink, Micro Focus plummets

European shares sink, Micro Focus plummets

European shares fell on Monday ahead of a widely expected US interest rate hike, while earnings and M&A took centre stage with software company Micro Focus sinking and a bid for Hammerson boosting commercial real estate stocks. Micro Focus dropped 46 perc
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks flat

Hong Kong stocks flat

Hong Kong stocks were barely changed on Monday as investors await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's first press conference on Wednesday amid expectations of a faster pace of US rate hike. Investors also digest the slew of new appointments by Beijing, as China for
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
FTSE hits 15 month-low as Brexit transition deal lifts pound

FTSE hits 15 month-low as Brexit transition deal lifts pound

The FTSE fell to a 15-month low on Monday after Britain and the European Union agreed on a post-Brexit transition which boosted the sterling but weighed on the internationally exposed index. Britain's top share index fell 1.7 percent to 7,042 points, its
Published 20 Mar, 2018 12:00am
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