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Print - 2018-05-29
BRIndex100 edges down

BRIndex100 edges down

Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a mixed trend as the investors opted to book profit on available margins. BRIndex100 closed at 4,488.78 points, down 2.78 points, or 0.6 percent. BRIndex100 touched intraday high of 4,544.59 and intraday low of 4,4
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
BRIndex100 edges down

BRIndex100 edges down

Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a mixed trend as the investors opted to book profit on available margins. BRIndex100 closed at 4,488.78 points, down 2.78 points, or 0.6 percent. BRIndex100 touched intraday high of 4,544.59 and intraday low of 4,4
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Nasir Khosa named as caretaker Punjab CM

Nasir Khosa named as caretaker Punjab CM

Former bureaucrat Nasir Saeed Khosa who served as Chief Secretary Punjab and Balochistan has been named as caretaker Punjab Chief Minister. Both the leader of Opposition in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed and Chief Minister Shahb
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Nasir Khosa named as caretaker Punjab CM

Nasir Khosa named as caretaker Punjab CM

Former bureaucrat Nasir Saeed Khosa who served as Chief Secretary Punjab and Balochistan has been named as caretaker Punjab Chief Minister. Both the leader of Opposition in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed and Chief Minister Shahb
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Ex-CJP Mulk chosen as caretaker PM

Ex-CJP Mulk chosen as caretaker PM

As second consecutive democratic setup is set to complete its term on May 31, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan and a nominee of the ruling PML-N, was Monday named as caretaker prime minister for a period of two months to hold gene
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Ex-CJP Mulk chosen as caretaker PM

Ex-CJP Mulk chosen as caretaker PM

As second consecutive democratic setup is set to complete its term on May 31, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan and a nominee of the ruling PML-N, was Monday named as caretaker prime minister for a period of two months to hold gene
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (May 28, 2018).

Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (May 28, 2018).
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (May 28, 2018).

Published 29 May, 2018 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 (May 28, 2018).

Published 29 May, 2018 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 29 May, 2018 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
Currency

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 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Shanghai lead slips in holiday-thinned trade

Shanghai lead slips in holiday-thinned trade

Chinese lead futures retreated on Monday from their strongest level in nearly eight months, tracking losses in London in the prior session, as investors cashed in on the recent sharp gains. Trading was slow with the London Metal Exchange shut for a UK pub
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Asia-Pacific crude market slips

Asia-Pacific crude market slips

The Asia-Pacific crude market slipped on Monday as higher volumes of crude from the United States are expected to put pressure on premiums of regional grades. However, the condensate market appears to be supported with Malaysia's Petronas selling its July
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Oil hits multi-week lows on fears of growing supplies

Oil hits multi-week lows on fears of growing supplies

Oil prices extended losses on Monday as Saudi Arabia and Russia said they may increase supplies while US production gains showed no sign of slowing. Brent crude futures stood at $75.32 a barrel at 1805 GMT, down $1.12 from the previous close. The contract
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Tokyo rubber recovers

Tokyo rubber recovers

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures recovered from early fall to close slightly higher on Monday, but were under pressure from declining oil prices and high rubber inventories in Shanghai. "Both Shanghai and Tokyo rubber fell in early trade, weighed down by fa
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Sucafina takes robusta coffee delivery despite costly rule change

Sucafina takes robusta coffee delivery despite costly rule change

Swiss commodity trader Sucafina picked up a large chunk of robusta coffee stocks tendered on the exchange this month, sources told Reuters, despite a rule change that makes it more costly to carry the coffee forward. Some 62,670 tonnes of coffee had been
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil drops nearly two percent
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil drops nearly two percent

Malaysian palm oil futures fell as much as 1.9 percent on Monday evening, hitting their lowest in more than a week, tracking losses in crude and weaker related edible oils. The palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchan
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Gold dips in Asia

Gold dips in Asia

Gold prices fell for a second straight session on Monday as political tensions eased after US President Donald Trump revived hopes of a US-North Korea summit. Spot gold declined 0.4 percent to $1,296.20 per ounce at 0700 GMT, while US gold futures for Jun
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Gold falls in Europe

Gold falls in Europe

Gold prices fell for a second session on Monday as the US dollar firmed and after US President Donald Trump revived hopes that he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, lowering political tensions and demand for gold as a safe-haven invest
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Rabobank raises coffee surplus forecast

Rabobank raises coffee surplus forecast

Rabobank marginally boosted its forecast for the 2018/19 global coffee surplus on Friday, but warned growing weather risks in top growers Brazil and Vietnam could heighten volatility in the market. The world coffee market is poised for a surplus of 3.8 mi
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Strategie Grains keeps gloomy EU wheat export outlook

Strategie Grains keeps gloomy EU wheat export outlook

Analyst firm Strategie Grains maintained its outlook for a sharp drop in European Union soft wheat exports in 2017/18, while also scaling back its expectations for a rebound next season. The analyst nudged up its forecast for EU soft wheat exports in the
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Asian naphtha stays high on tight supplies

Asian naphtha stays high on tight supplies

Asia's naphtha stayed firm on tight supplies as reflected in this week's spot deals where premiums were higher compared with two weeks ago. Premiums of spot cargoes sold to Taiwan and sold out of India were at their highest in over three years.
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
CBOT wheat higher on dry weather

CBOT wheat higher on dry weather

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures ended higher for the third time in four days on Friday, holding near a 10-month high as dry weather threatened crop prospects in the US Plains and other major global production areas.
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Physical gold demand remains subdued in most Asian hubs

Physical gold demand remains subdued in most Asian hubs

Physical gold demand remained subdued this week in most Asian hubs as prices rebounded following an initial dip, while dealers in India offered bigger discounts to spur buying amid high domestic prices. "When the (global) prices fell below $1,300 we saw s
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Brazil's cane crush to fall in Second half of May due to protests

Brazil's cane crush to fall in Second half of May due to protests

Brazil's center-south region is expected to crush less cane in the second half of May than they did in the first half of the month as a result of fuel supply shortages following truckers' nationwide protests, millers and analysts said on Friday.
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures rise on export sales to China

CBOT soyabean futures rise on export sales to China

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures rose for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday on rising demand from top importer China following an easing of trade tensions with the top soya importer. CBOT July soyabeans ended up 5-3/4 cents at $10.41-
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
China to start buying US soyabeans again

China to start buying US soyabeans again

China's nod to state-owned companies to start buying US soyabeans again to help placate its top trading partner may turn into a test of Beijing's will over market forces. A buying spree right now would be painful for well-stocked Chinese soyabean end-user
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Partial arrivals of seed cotton begin
Cotton

Partial arrivals of seed cotton begin

Slow business was witnessed on the cotton market on Monday amid partial arrivals of seed cotton from Sindh, dealers said. The official spot rate was down by Rs 100 to Rs 7,400, they added. In the ready session, over 1600 bales of cotton changed hands betw
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,492. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 6.125 billion and the number of lots traded was 12,885. Major business was contributed by WTI crude oil
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Chinese steel futures rise on declining inventories

Chinese steel futures rise on declining inventories

Chinese steel futures rose on Friday, with concerns over demand easing amid declining steel inventories in the world's top producer of the material. Stockpiles of rebar construction steel at traders had this week fallen 410,000 tonnes to 5.66 million tonn
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
European wheat prices hit new 10-month highs

European wheat prices hit new 10-month highs

European wheat prices hit new 10-month highs on Friday on persistent concerns that dry weather in major producing and exporting countries could cause damage to crops. December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was 1 percent higher by 1450 GMT at 185.5
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 221,660 tonnes of cargo comprising 132,518 tonnes of import cargo and 89,142 tonnes of export cargo including 3,957 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 132
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Canadian canola futures slip

Canadian canola futures slip

ICE Canadian canola futures slipped on Friday, pressured by weakness in soyoil. Canola was underpinned by concerns about dry conditions in Western Canada and supportive weakness in the Canadian dollar, a trader said. Technical-trading funds hold an estima
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Australia blow as Hazlewood ruled out of England ODI series

Australia blow as Hazlewood ruled out of England ODI series

Australia have been further weakened for next month's one-day international series in England following the withdrawal of leading paceman Josh Hazlewood, Cricket Australia said Monday. Hazlewood, who was the most experienced fast bowler in the one-day squ
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lanka board says pitch-fixing claims 'difficult to believe'

Sri Lanka board says pitch-fixing claims 'difficult to believe'

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Monday described allegations of pitch-tampering at Galle International Stadium as "difficult to believe" but agreed to cooperate fully with an international investigation. TV news channel Al Jazeera broadcast a documentary Sun
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Al Jazeera urged to hand over cricket fixing evidence

Al Jazeera urged to hand over cricket fixing evidence

Qatari news channel Al Jazeera was urged to hand over evidence of alleged match-fixing on Monday after a TV documentary claimed to uncover corruption at the highest levels of world cricket. England's coach and captain both slammed allegations of spot-fixi
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Wawrinka crashes out in Roland Garros first round, Djokovic through

Wawrinka crashes out in Roland Garros first round, Djokovic through

Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka continued to struggle with form and fitness as he was dumped out in the first round by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday, a defeat which will send his world ranking plummeting, but Novak Djokovic cruised through in
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Monaco under fire after 'most boring F1 race ever' claims

Monaco under fire after 'most boring F1 race ever' claims

The Monaco Grand Prix faced a growing barrage of criticism on Monday after Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton described it as "probably the most boring race ever". Daniel Ricciardo's winning performance on Sunday in his power-reduced Red Bull may have boo
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Abbas moves into ICC Top 20 list after fine show at Lord's

Abbas moves into ICC Top 20 list after fine show at Lord's

After contributing with 8 wickets in the Lord's Test, Pacer Mohammad Abbas leads a trio of Pakistan fast bowlers who have moved up in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings. Abbas with eight for 64 has led Pakistan team to victory. This performance has he
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
We aren't the best nor the favourites, Messi warns Argentina fans

We aren't the best nor the favourites, Messi warns Argentina fans

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has urged his compatriots to be realistic in their World Cup expectations, warning that other teams heading to Russia are better. In an interview with Argentine Canal 13, Messi also discussed why he did not take the chance t
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
England recall Jennings for Pakistan finale as Stoneman dropped

England recall Jennings for Pakistan finale as Stoneman dropped

England have recalled Keaton Jennings in place of struggling opener Mark Stoneman for the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley starting on Friday. That was the only change to a 12-man squad announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
Russia asks Apple to help block Telegram

Russia asks Apple to help block Telegram

Russia's communications watchdog said Monday it had requested Apple help it block the popular messaging app Telegram which has been banned in the country for refusing to give the security services access to private conversations. Roskomnadzor said it had
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
'Hero' Malian who saved child to be given French citizenship

'Hero' Malian who saved child to be given French citizenship

A Malian migrant who scaled a four-storey Paris apartment bloc with his bare hands to save a child was honoured by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and offered citizenship. Two days after his daring Spiderman-style rescue - viewed millions of ti
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am
NATO to focus on deterrence, 'managing' Russia ties at summit

NATO to focus on deterrence, 'managing' Russia ties at summit

NATO said Monday it will focus on five key areas from deterrence to modernisation and EU relations at its July summit, with measures to "manage" ties with an increasingly assertive Russia high on the agenda. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told lawmake
Published 29 May, 2018 12:00am