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Print - 2018-12-21
China's steel, raw material prices fall

China's steel, raw material prices fall

China's steel and its raw material prices fell on Tuesday following a broader sell-off across risk equity assets, as investors remained cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting. Chinese President Xi called on Tuesday for the unswerving implementat
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,618. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 58.170 billion and the number of lots traded 70,925.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold jumps

US MIDDAY: gold jumps

Gold jumped more than 1 percent in early New York trade on Thursday, boosted by a crumbling dollar and as sliding stocks prompted an influx of safe-haven bids after the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy stance augmented concerns about slowing global ec
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans lower

US MIDDAY: soyabeans lower

US soyabean futures fell to three-week lows on Thursday as improving crop prospects in South America overshadowed renewed Chinese demand for US shipments. Corn futures also fell to the lowest in three weeks on concerns about demand from ethanol producers
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Gold climbs in Europe

Gold climbs in Europe

Gold jumped more than a percent on Thursday, boosted by a crumbling dollar and as sliding stocks prompted an influx of safe-haven bids after the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy stance augmented concerns about slowing global growth. Spot gold climbed
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Gold edges higher in Asia
Currency

Gold edges higher in Asia

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday supported by a softer dollar and weakness in the equities market, after the US Federal Reserve delivered a less-dovish outlook on monetary tightening than many had expected. In a widely anticipated decision, the US cen
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Gold falls in New York as Fed raises rates

Gold falls in New York as Fed raises rates

Gold prices fell in New York close on Wednesday giving up earlier gains, after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and noted that "some" further gradual rate hikes would be needed next year. The central bank, after the end of its last policy meet
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil edges down
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil edges down

Malaysian palm oil futures dropped from an eight-week high on Thursday, falling as much as 1.4 percent in the second half of trade, weighed down by weaker soyaoil on the US Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and profit taking. The benchmark palm oil contract f
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Tokyo rubber hits 3-1/2-month high

Tokyo rubber hits 3-1/2-month high

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to a 3-1/2-month high, helped by expectations of tighter supplies in Tokyo and hopes that top rubber producers may agree on measures to help shore up prices. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Oil prices fall to lowest in more than a year

Oil prices fall to lowest in more than a year

Oil prices fell about 5 percent on Thursday, hitting their lowest level in more than a year on worries about oversupply and the outlook for energy demand as a US interest rate rise knocked stock markets.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Libya is restarting oil production at El Sharara

Libya is restarting oil production at El Sharara

Libya is restarting production at the 315,000 barrel a day El Sharara oilfield, two Libyan oil sources said on Thursday. But a third oil source said output had not yet resumed, while a spokesman for state oil firm NOC could not be reached for comment. Lib
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Aluminium hits 16-month low as US lifts Rusal sanctions

Aluminium hits 16-month low as US lifts Rusal sanctions

Aluminium prices hit their lowest in 16 months on Thursday after the United States said it will lift sanctions on Russian aluminium giant Rusal, freeing up supply from one of the world's top producers. Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange sl
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Sterling slips as BoE sticks to script
Currency

Sterling slips as BoE sticks to script

Sterling slipped from the day's highs on Thursday after the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and warned about the risks of a no-deal Brexit, with the British currency initially trading higher thanks to better-than-expected retail sales and a we
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Asian currencies stumble

Asian currencies stumble

Asian currencies weakened against a stable dollar on Thursday, as the Federal Reserve forecast some further gradual rate hikes and projected a less dovish policy stance than anticipated. The Korean won softened 0.6 percent against the greenback and led th
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Aussie, kiwi nurse hefty losses

Aussie, kiwi nurse hefty losses

The Australian and New Zealand dollars nursed hefty losses on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sounded less dovish on future rate hikes than investors had wagered on, sending equities and risk assets into a spin. The kiwi took an additional knock aft
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Dollar eases, but off lows in New York after Fed hikes
Currency

Dollar eases, but off lows in New York after Fed hikes

The dollar came off its lows but remained weaker overall on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's guidance on its tightening cycle was less dovish than expected, even though it forecast fewer interest rate hikes than it had in September. The Fed raised in
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Early trade in New York: dollar tumbles to one-month low
Currency

Early trade in New York: dollar tumbles to one-month low

The dollar fell to a one-month low on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve signalled fewer interest rate hikes over the next two years and expressed caution about the US economic outlook, lessening the appeal of dollar-denominated assets.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Dollar drops in Europe
Currency

Dollar drops in Europe

The dollar fell to a one-month low on Thursday on growing concerns that US policymakers may be raising interest rates just as the world's biggest economy faces a slowdown. While the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fourth time in a year and o
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Dollar steadies in Asia
Currency

Dollar steadies in Asia

The dollar steadied in Asian trade on Thursday after the Federal Reserve stepped back from a more aggressive policy tightening path even as it gave markets the distinct impression of being much less cautious than they had anticipated.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Nasir Jamshed charged over bribery offences

Nasir Jamshed charged over bribery offences

Banned former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been charged in Britain with bribery offences as part of an investigation into spot-fixing in cricket, the National Crime Agency said on Thursday. Jamshed and two British nationals - Yousaf Anwar and Mohamm
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Alli hit by bottle as Spurs knock Arsenal out of League Cup

Alli hit by bottle as Spurs knock Arsenal out of League Cup

Mauricio Pochettino called for Arsenal to take "responsibility" after Tottenham star Dele Alli was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd during his side's 2-0 League Cup quarter-final win on Wednesday. South Korea forward Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Hazara win first NBP KP Inter-Divisional Boxing title

Hazara win first NBP KP Inter-Divisional Boxing title

Hazara clinched the trophy of the first NBP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-Divisional Boxing Championship after securing 120 points here at Lala Aman Boxing Arena on Thursday. Regional Chief National Bank of Pakistan Sohail Ahmad, Additional IG Investigation Sh
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Leisure Leagues Season five begins at Karachi

Leisure Leagues Season five begins at Karachi

The fifth season of the Leisure Leagues activities has started with two eight-team leagues here at Karachi United Football Stadium and Sixteen Star Football Ground. The eight teams participating in the league at Karachi United Football Stadium are Joga Bo
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Nadal donates one million euros to flood victims

Nadal donates one million euros to flood victims

Rafael Nadal has given one million euros ($1.14 million) to the victims of floods in his native Mallorca, the mayor of the affected town Mateu Puigros said on Thursday.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Ali Tareen-led consortium takes sixth PSL team

Ali Tareen-led consortium takes sixth PSL team

Ali Tareen-led Multan consortium has won the franchise rights for the sixth team of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for seven years. Ali Tareen, who is the son of former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) secretary general Jahangir Tareen, has confirmed about
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Azhar, Babar hit centuries as Pakistan batsmen show form

Azhar, Babar hit centuries as Pakistan batsmen show form

Azhar Ali and Babar Azam hit centuries on the second day of a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park on Thursday in Pakistan's only warm-up match ahead of a Test series against South Africa. Azhar made exactly 100 and Ba
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Shakib's all-round show sinks West Indies

Shakib's all-round show sinks West Indies

Shakib Al Hasan starred with both bat and ball as Bangladesh edged West Indies by 36 runs in the second Twenty20 international to level the three-match series in Dhaka on Thursday. Sakib claimed 4-21, his maiden five-wicket haul in T20I, helping Banglades
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Smith barred from Bangladesh T20 league

Smith barred from Bangladesh T20 league

Bangladesh's Cricket Board said on Thursday it has barred former Australian captain Steve Smith from the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament following an objection raised by some franchises. Smith, serving a one-year ban from interna
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Border defends 'character' Kohli

Border defends 'character' Kohli

Former Australia captain Allan Border has come to the defence of Virat Kohli, saying his antics might be over the top but the game needs more "characters" who show "passion". The Indian skipper has come under criticism for his sledging and heated exchange
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Chinese football imposes salary cap

Chinese football imposes salary cap

Chinese football on Thursday imposed a salary cap of 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) a year for domestic players and vowed to kick teams out for so-called "yin-yang contracts". The swingeing measures are part of a ramped-up effort by the Chinese Football
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Student killed in Sudan bread price protests

Student killed in Sudan bread price protests

A student demonstrator was killed Thursday in eastern Sudan, a local official and relatives told AFP, amid mounting protests over the rising price of bread. "The situation in Al-Qadarif is out of control and the student Moayed Ahmad Mahmoud was killed," s
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
France fines Uber 400,000 euros over huge data breach

France fines Uber 400,000 euros over huge data breach

France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. Uber drew the wrath of users a
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
US weekly jobless claims rise

US weekly jobless claims rise

The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits rose marginally from near a 49-year low last week, suggesting underlying strength in the labour market and broader economy. While other data on Thursday showed factory activity in the mid-At
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Qualcomm wins Apple case, could lead to iPhone ban in Germany: court

Qualcomm wins Apple case, could lead to iPhone ban in Germany: court

A German court on Thursday found in favour of US chipmaker Qualcomm in a patent dispute case against Apple, which could lead to a ban on sales of iPhones in Germany. "The ruling effectively outlaws the offering and placing on the market of the finished pr
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Sweden raises interest rates for first time in seven years

Sweden raises interest rates for first time in seven years

Sweden's central bank hiked Thursday interest rates for the first time in seven years, raising the main repo rate by a quarter of a point to -0.25 percent. "As inflation and inflation expectations have become established at around 2 percent, the need for
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Airbus hit by US probe into alleged corruption

Airbus hit by US probe into alleged corruption

Shares in European aerospace group Airbus tumbled Thursday after a French report that US authorities are investigating the firm for suspected bribery and corruption, exposing it to billions of dollars in potential fines. It was the latest blow to Airbus a
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
China's state grain buyer resumes US soyabean purchases

China's state grain buyer resumes US soyabean purchases

China's major state-owned grain stockpiler said it has resumed buying US soyabeans, as Beijing upholds a trade war truce with Washington reached earlier this month. It is the latest signal from China that it is pressing ahead with a December 1 agreement b
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Indian farmers get $9 billion loan relief

Indian farmers get $9 billion loan relief

Three newly elected Indian state governments have waived up to $8.6 billion in farm loans in a bid by Rahul Gandhi's main opposition Congress party to boost support ahead of 2019 elections. The sorry plight of farmers in India, where thousands commit suic
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Altria takes stake in Juul e-cigarettes for $12.8 billion

Altria takes stake in Juul e-cigarettes for $12.8 billion

US tobacco giant Altria, maker of major brands such as Marlboro and Chesterfield, announced Thursday that it will buy a 35 percent stake in popular e-cigarette maker Juul for $12.8 billion. The deal comes as US regulators increase scrutiny of the marketin
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
British top share index falls over two years low

British top share index falls over two years low

UK shares fell to their lowest in more than two years on Thursday, joining a wider market selloff, after the US Federal Reserve bank dampened hopes for a milder policy outlook and oil resumed its slide. The FTSE 100 was down 0.8 percent with the mid-cap i
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Southeast Asian stocks slip

Southeast Asian stocks slip

Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Thursday with Indonesia falling the most, after the US Federal Reserve raised key interest rate and retained plans for continued hikes next year, crushing investor hopes for a more dovish outlook.
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Disappointing Fed drags European shares back to 2016 levels

Disappointing Fed drags European shares back to 2016 levels

A disappointing rate outlook from the US Federal Reserve dragged European shares down sharply on Thursday, with several benchmark indexes hitting two-year lows on worries tighter monetary conditions could weigh on sluggish economic growth. The pan-Europea
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Nikkei index plunges to 15-month low

Nikkei index plunges to 15-month low

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index plunged to a 15-month low on Thursday amid disappointment over the most recent meeting of the US Federal Reserve which saw the bank raise rates. The Nikkei 225 index, which at one point had lost more than three percent, clos
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
China shares at two-month lows

China shares at two-month lows

China's main equity indexes closed down at two-month lows on Thursday after the country's central bank announced a new targeted lending tool, amid the US Federal Reserve raising rates and largely maintaining outlook for more hikes next year. At the close,
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Treasury yields fall to eight-month low

Treasury yields fall to eight-month low

US benchmark Treasury yields fell to more than eight-month lows on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lowered projections for rate hikes next year and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that balance sheet reduction is on autopilot. The US central bank raised i
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Treasury yields fall to eight-month low

Treasury yields fall to eight-month low

US benchmark Treasury yields fell to more than eight-month lows on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lowered projections for rate hikes next year and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that balance sheet reduction is on autopilot. The US central bank raised i
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Indian shares down

Indian shares down

Indian shares pared early losses to end lower on Thursday, as investors locked in profit following seven sessions of gains. The BSE index closed down 0.14 percent at 36,431.67, while NSE index ended 0.14 percent lower at 10,951.7. The rupee and stocks wea
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Wall Street tumbles as investors fret over Fed policy update

Wall Street tumbles as investors fret over Fed policy update

US stocks declined sharply on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's forecast of fewer interest-rate increases in 2019 fell short of investors' hopes of a more dovish monetary policy. The Dow Industrials closed at their lowest level since November 2017. Th
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Oil and global stock slide hits Gulf markets but COMI buoys Egypt

Oil and global stock slide hits Gulf markets but COMI buoys Egypt

Major Gulf stock markets fell on Thursday because of sliding oil prices and weak global bourses after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, but Commercial International Bank (COMI) boosted Egypt's index. Saudi Arabia's stock index fell for a third
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 21 Dec, 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 21 Dec, 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 21 Dec, 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 Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 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 Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Thursday (December 20, 2018).
Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Thursday (December 20, 2018).

Published 21 Dec, 2018 12:00am
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