News Archives for Print - 2018-10-03

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (October 02, 2018).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

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 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

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 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Aaj TV - Wednesday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

METRO Habib Cash and Carry Pakistan

Strengthening the local economy

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Consul General of Germany,Karachi

Celebrating the German Unity Day is a happy occasion. It is a privilege and pleasure for me to address you in its version of the year 2018, celebrated in Pakistan. Much has happened since 28 years ago, on the 3rd of October 1990, Germany peacefully reunit

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Message from Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

Germany has been reunited in democracy and freedom for 28 years. It is now almost three decades since the political division imposed by the Cold War was overcome. Courageous citizens in East Germany were instrumental in bringing about the fall of the Wall

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Sam Curran wins young cricketer award

England all-rounder Sam Curran won the Cricket Writers' Club young cricketer of the year award on Tuesday while his Surrey teammate Rory Burns was named County Championship player of the year. Curran, 20, made his Test debut against Pakistan in June and e

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Barca revenues up

Barcelona have left the door open to buying a player in January despite not including mid-season signings in the club's budget announced on Tuesday. Barca announced record revenues of 914 million euros for last season, with a net profit of 13 million euro

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Kerb

Don't call me cool says 'very emotional' Osaka

Naomi Osaka is the reigning US Open champion, the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title and a fast-rising star of tennis - but do not call her cool. Osaka bolstered her growing fame as she thrashed unseeded American Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-0 in

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Pakistan gets 'Fair Play' award in Socca World Cup

Although Pakistan socca football team failed to make its presence felt in the recently concluded International Socca Federation (ISF) World Cup in Lisbon, but the team from South Asia impressed the jury and received 'Fair Play' award in the inaugural tour

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Shangrila Scrabble Champions Trophy from October 5

The inaugural Shangrila Scrabble Champions Trophy will be played at Arts & Science Academy from October 5 to 7, 2018. According to announcement made by Pakistan Scrabble Association, the Shangrila Champions Trophy is an invitation-only tournament comprisi

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Australia football body adopts reforms after FIFA threat

Australia's football governing body voted for wide-ranging reforms Tuesday against the wishes of its outgoing chairman, ending a long-running battle that saw FIFA threaten to take over the federation. Football Federation Australia's 10-member Congress - n

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Australian spinners show form in drawn warm-up game

Australia's second spinner, Jon Holland, grabbed five wickets in the drawn four-day match in Dubai on Tuesday, sending a warning to Pakistan for the two-match Test series. Pakistan 'A,' who had been facing an innings defeat, salvaged a draw by reaching th

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

CBOT soyabean futures rise to 5-1/2-week high

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabeans futures touched a 5-1/2-week high on Monday in a relief rally after the United States, Mexico and Canada said they have reached a trilateral deal to replace NAFTA. The United States and Canada forged a last-gasp dea

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,543. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 5.517 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,763.

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Canadian canola futures fall

ICE Canadian canola futures dipped on Monday, pressured by a stronger Canadian dollar. November canola lost $2.70 at $494.60 per tonne. The November-January canola spread traded 5,584 times. Chicago November soyabeans rose as a revamped North America trad

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Russian wheat export prices up for third week

Russian wheat export prices ended higher for the third week in a row, supported by a strengthening of the rouble against the dollar thanks to high oil prices, analysts said on Monday. Strong local currency along with tougher quality controls at ports foll

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

CBOT corn futures climb

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures posted their strongest rally in six months on Monday after the United States, Mexico and Canada said they had reached a trilateral deal to replace NAFTA. The United States and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Su

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

EU wheat edges lower after USDA report

European wheat edged lower on Monday as it continued to factor in a bearish US government report released late Friday, and was pressured by talk French wheat could face competition from cheap Russian origins on its key Algerian market. Benchmark December

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 75,073 tonnes of cargo comprising 46,786 tonnes of import cargo and 28,287 tonnes of export cargo including 2,272 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargos of 46,

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Cotton

Seed cotton prices fall on moderate trade

Seed cotton prices were down on the cotton market on Tuesday in the process of moderate trading, dealers said. The official spot rate maintained overnight level at Rs 7650, they added. Prices of seed cotton in Sindh were down by Rs 100 to Rs 3500-3600, in

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Tunisia seeks to buy durum, soft wheat and barley

Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of durum wheat, 75,000 tonnes of soft wheat and 50,000 tonnes of feed barley, European traders said on Tuesday. The tender closes on Oct. 3 they said. The office in

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

CBOT wheat futures firmer

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures firmed on Monday after the United States, Mexico and Canada said they have reached a trilateral deal to replace NAFTA. The United States and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilate

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Iran clamps down on market in drive to rescue rial

Iran's rial rose on Tuesday as authorities in Tehran sold US dollars and clamped down on unofficial foreign exchange trade in a drive to rescue the currency from record lows hit because of US economic sanctions, traders said. The rial traded at 147,000 to

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Dollar slips against yen in Asia

The dollar retained gains against a basket of currencies on Tuesday while slipping off a more than 10-month peak against the yen as the boost to risk appetites from the US-Canada trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement faded.

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Euro slides in Europe

The euro fell to a six-week low on Tuesday after a senior lawmaker in one of Italy's ruling parties said most of the country's problems would be resolved if it readopted a national currency, triggering a broad market sell-off.

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Early trade in New York: dollar weakens to six-week low

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Euro falls against dollar in New York

The euro dipped against the greenback on Monday on renewed concerns about Italy's budget, while the Canadian dollar gained after the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal on Sunday to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Turkey's lira weakens

Turkey's lira weakened more than one percent on Tuesday as investors turned their attention to Wednesday's September inflation data and with negative sentiment in emerging markets exerting pressure on the currency. The lira has lost some 37 percent of its

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Asian forex: Rupiah at its weakest level since 1998

The Indonesian rupiah fell to its weakest in more than 20 years and other emerging Asian currencies also slid on Tuesday as the dollar held its overnight gains rooted in the striking of a revised North American trade pact. Appetite for the dollar was unde

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Sterling slips to three-week low

The pound slid to a three-week low on Tuesday as a conflict over UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan escalated, with deep divisions on show at the ruling Conservative Party's conference. Sterling's fortunes are being driven by headlines about May'

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Most Gulf markets slip on emerging market woes

Most Middle Eastern stock markets slipped on Tuesday as emerging markets slumped globally, although Abu Dhabi and Qatar rose marginally, boosted by banks and energy stocks. The Saudi Arabian index reversed early gains to end 0.7 percent lower, weighed dow

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Australian shares at three-month low; New Zealand flat

Australian shares closed at their lowest in more than three months on Tuesday as financial stocks extended losses following a scathing Royal Commission interim report on the scandal-hit sector. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.8 percent to close the session a

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Nikkei inches up to new 27-year high

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose for the third straight session to a fresh 27-year high on Tuesday on a cheap yen and advances on Wall Street. The key Nikkei 225 index, which had finished at its best level since November 1991 on Monday, added another 0

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Tuesday's early trade: Intel helps Wall St shrug off Italy woes, sends Dow to record

US stocks shrugged off a weak start to climb higher on Tuesday, as Intel boosted technology stocks and pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high. Intel jumped 5.1 percent, but analysts could not find a new trigger, with some suggesting that

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

NAFTA replacement deal lifts Dow, S&P; Nasdaq negative

The Dow and S&P 500 began the fourth quarter on a positive note on Monday, after a last-minute deal to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact helped ease trade worries, although major indexes finished off their session highs.

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

TSX rises

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX rose 31.29 points, or 0.19 percent, to 16,104.43 on Monday. Leading the index were MEG Energy Corp, up 37.9 percent, Martinrea International Inc, up 10.5 percent, and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd, higher by 9.1 percent. Lagging s

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yields on US government bonds tick up

Yields on US government bonds rose modestly on Monday, as risk assets rallied off the weekend announcement that the United States and Canada had reached a deal to save NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico.

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Yields on US government bonds tick up

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Italy's 10-year yields hit 4-1/2-year high

Italy's 10-year bond yield soared to 4-1/2 year highs on Tuesday after a lawmaker said that most of the country's problems would be solved by ditching the euro, although reassuring comments from the government bought some calm to a jittery market. Claudio

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Currency

Italy's 10-year yields hit 4-1/2-year high

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Hong Kong stocks lower

Hong Kong's main Hang Seng index closed at a two-week low on Tuesday, dragged by financial and property stocks, while China's H-shares index fell most in more than three months amid signs of weakness in China's manufacturing sector. ** Traders said US Pre

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

European shares retreat as Italy, Brexit fears weigh

European shares fell on Tuesday, failing to benefit from a more positive mood on Wall Street as anti-euro rhetoric from a senior Italian lawmaker spooked investors also concerned about the fate of Britain's negotiations to leave the EU. The benchmark STOX

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Sri Lankan stocks hit near six-year low

The Colombo stock index fell 0.17 percent to 5,807.74, its lowest close since Dec. 13, 2013 on Tuesday. The bourse fell 3.6 percent last month and is down 8.8 percent so far this year. The Sri Lankan rupee closed marginally weaker on Tuesday, near a recor

Published 03 Oct, 2018 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 19	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 19	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 19	155.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 19	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 19	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 19	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
India Sensex / Dec 19	79,339.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 19	38,813.58
Hang Seng / Dec 19	19,801.52
FTSE 100 / Dec 19	8,101.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 19	20,040.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 19	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 19	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 19	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 19	2,613.73
Diesel/Litre / Dec 19	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 19 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	10.43 ▲ 1.00 (10.60%)
Din Tex. / Dec 19 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	53.70 ▲ 4.88 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 19 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	364.54 ▲ 33.14 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 19 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	114.33 ▲ 10.39 (10.00%)
Thatta Cement / Dec 19 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	185.52 ▲ 16.87 (10.00%)
Wah-Noble / Dec 19 Wah Noble Chemicals Limited(WAHN)	249.98 ▲ 22.73 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.48 ▼ -0.23 (-13.45%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6.35 ▼ -0.92 (-12.65%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 19 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2 ▼ -0.25 (-11.11%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5.83 ▼ -0.71 (-10.86%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 19 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.80 ▼ -0.82 (-10.76%)
Dewan Cement / Dec 19 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	8.60 ▼ -0.98 (-10.23%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	8.01 ▼ -0.90 (-10.10%)
United Brands / Dec 19 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.27 ▼ -2.59 (-10.02%)
Yousuf Weaving / Dec 19 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	3.86 ▼ -0.43 (-10.02%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,617,915 ▼ -0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,845,922 ▼ -0.41
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,132,550 ▼ -0.71
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.96
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,891,574 ▼ -1.73
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▼ -1.38
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 1.76
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▼ -0.86
Symmetry Group / Dec 19 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,696,696 ▲ 1.11

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