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Print - 2019-03-05
Australian, New Zealand shares advance

Australian, New Zealand shares advance

Australian shares climbed to a near six-month closing high on Monday as investors cheered a possible end to the Sino-US trade conflict, which helped stocks of China-focused exporters such as miners. Supporting global investor confidence was a Wall Street
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
European shares hit five-month high on trade war resolution hopes

European shares hit five-month high on trade war resolution hopes

European shares hit five-month highs on Monday with cyclical stocks outperforming defensives, helped by hopes over a deal to end the US-Sino trade war. The pan-regional STOXX 600 index rose as much as 0.6 percent during the session to its highest level si
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Tokyo stocks higher

Tokyo stocks higher

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index gained more than one percent Monday on hopes the United States and China will avoid escalating trade frictions, with a cheaper yen also supporting the market. The Nikkei 225 index added 1.02 percent, or 219.35 points, to clo
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Greek bond yields hit 12-year low

Greek bond yields hit 12-year low

Greece's benchmark 10-year government bond yields dropped to their lowest since 2006 on Monday after Moody's raised its rating late last week, bolstering investor optimism towards the euro zone's most indebted country.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Greek bond yields hit 12-year low

Greek bond yields hit 12-year low

Greece's benchmark 10-year government bond yields dropped to their lowest since 2006 on Monday after Moody's raised its rating late last week, bolstering investor optimism towards the euro zone's most indebted country.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Hong Kong shares up

Hong Kong shares up

Shares in Hong Kong rose on Monday, closing at their highest level in more than eight months, as Washington and Beijing were said to be moving closer to reaching a deal to end their trade war. The Hang Seng index rose 0.51 percent to 28,959.59 points, its
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Chinese shares near nine-month high

Chinese shares near nine-month high

Chinese shares rose on Monday in heavy trading, finishing near nine-month highs as Washington and Beijing were said to move closer to reaching a deal to end their trade war, and as China prepared for the opening of its annual session of parliament.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Saudi market extends gains ahead of FTSE inclusion

Saudi market extends gains ahead of FTSE inclusion

Saudi Arabian stocks registered a fifth straight session of gains on Monday, ahead of the market's entry to the FTSE Russell's emerging market index in a little more than two weeks, rising along with most major Middle Eastern markets.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
China's rapeseed meal futures jump 4 percent
Vegetable Oil

China's rapeseed meal futures jump 4 percent

China's rapeseed meal futures on Friday jumped more than 4 percent on worries that supplies would tighten as cargoes from major supplier Canada were said to be receiving higher scrutiny at ports. The most active rapeseed meal futures on Zhengzhou Commodit
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures higher

CBOT soyabean futures higher

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures ended higher on Friday, reversing course after falling to a two-month low as investors held onto hopes for an eagerly awaited US-China trade deal. CBOT May soyabeans ended up 1-1/4 cents at $9.11-1/2 per bush
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 218,340 tonnes of cargo comprising 165,824 tonnes of import cargo and 52,516 tonnes of export cargo including 5,642 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargos of 16
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
European wheat prices continue to slide

European wheat prices continue to slide

European wheat prices continued to slide on Friday, touching a 7 month low and shedding 4.6 percent this week, pressured by hefty supplies, competition and a technical sell-off, traders said. Benchmark March milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext settled a
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Canadian canola futures fall

Canadian canola futures fall

ICE Canadian canola futures fell on Friday as weak Chinese demand for exports weighed on prices, while investors sold ahead of the weekend in the sixth consecutive session of losses. Poor demand from China has fueled worries and pressured prices amid sour
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
China's January net gold imports double

China's January net gold imports double

China's net gold imports via main conduit Hong Kong doubled in January from the previous month, data showed on Tuesday, as banks in the world's top consumer likely stocked up at the beginning of the year. Net imports of the metal via Hong Kong to China ro
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,704. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 7.297 billion and the number of lots traded 11,932. Major business was contributed by NSDQ100 amoun
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Asia's naphtha crack hits two months high

Asia's naphtha crack hits two months high

Asia's naphtha crack dropped from a two-month high to touch a three-session low on Friday, while gasoline margin hit a three-month high of $1.80 a barrel premium to Brent crude on demand. Petron was looking to buy up to 5.4 million barrels of 95-octane an
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures fall

CBOT wheat futures fall

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Friday and posted the steepest weekly decline for the most-active contract since late August as technical selling and competitive global supplies pressured prices. CBOT May soft red winter wheat ended do
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Lacklustre business on cotton market
Cotton

Lacklustre business on cotton market

Listless business activity was seen on the cotton market on Monday after the arrival of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) fortnightly report, dealers said. The official spot rate unchanged at Rs 8,600, they added. Prices of seed cotton in Sin
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Rice demand dwindles in top exporting hubs
Currency

Rice demand dwindles in top exporting hubs

Top Asian rice exporting hubs India and Thailand were hit by slack demand with fresh overseas deals few and far between, while a booming harvest and stronger baht added further pressure on Thai markets. In top exporter India, the benchmark 5 percent broke
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Asian LNG prices fall to lowest in nearly 19 months

Asian LNG prices fall to lowest in nearly 19 months

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell to their lowest in nearly 19 months this week, pressured as buying interest remained slow and as some supply came back online. Spot prices for April delivery to Northeast Asia are currently at around
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Coffee trade in Vietnam, Indonesia remains muted

Coffee trade in Vietnam, Indonesia remains muted

Coffee trading in both Vietnam and Indonesia remained muted for the week, as Vietnamese farmers were in no hurry to sell their coffee beans, while the new stock's arrival was still a few months away in Indonesia. Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam'
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
India's gold demand rises as prices fall

India's gold demand rises as prices fall

Gold demand in India improved this week due to a fall in local prices, while some investors in other major Asian centres sold the metal back to make use of relatively higher prices while delaying purchases on expectations of a further correction. "Jewelle
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
CBOT corn futures rise

CBOT corn futures rise

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Friday, rebounding ahead of the weekend after falling to their lowest levels in five months and following four consecutive sessions of declines. CBOT May corn rose 2-1/4 cents to $3.73 per bushel. The con
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Chinese iron ore, steel rise on strong demand

Chinese iron ore, steel rise on strong demand

China's iron ore futures rose nearly 4 percent on Friday alongside steel prices, as investors banked on firm steel demand from manufacturers and construction projects. The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 49.2 in February from 49.5 in pri
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Juve put one hand on title after squeezing past Napoli

Juve put one hand on title after squeezing past Napoli

Juventus closed all talk of a challenge to their Serie A dominance after coming through a second-half onslaught at Napoli to win 2-1 in an engrossing match that saw each side have a man sent off and stretch their lead at the top to a huge 16 points.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Balotelli posts goal celebration video on social media mid-match

Balotelli posts goal celebration video on social media mid-match

Mario Balotelli showed off a new goal celebration on Sunday as he took a selfie video with his Marseille teammates and posted it on social media during their 2-0 win over Saint-Etienne. The Italian scored his fourth goal in six Ligue 1 games since joining
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
AB de Villiers out from HBL PSL-IV due to back injury

AB de Villiers out from HBL PSL-IV due to back injury

Lahore Qalandars' suffered a serious blow ahead of Pakistan's leg of the Pakistan Super League, as their icon player AB de Villiers will not be able to rejoin the squad due to an injury.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Hamza upsets Zahid in KP Tennis Championship opener

Hamza upsets Zahid in KP Tennis Championship opener

The 10-year-old Hamza Roman upset Zahid Khan in the opening match of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Championship Men's singles which got under way here on Monday at Synthetic Tennis Courts of the Qayyum Sports Complex.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Second Austrian cyclist admits to doping as scandal deepens

Second Austrian cyclist admits to doping as scandal deepens

A second Austrian cyclist has admitted to doping after six athletes were arrested last week in a probe into an international doping ring, Austrian media reported Monday. Five skiers and another cyclist have already been held as part of investigation into
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Martina Navratilova on Sunday apologised for describing transgender athletes wishing to compete in women's sports as cheats. The tennis legend, an 18-time Grand Slam title winner, was branded as "transphobic" after writing in a newspaper column that allow
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Kane holds key to Spurs' European ambitions

Kane holds key to Spurs' European ambitions

Harry Kane insists Tottenham will shake off their Premier League collapse as the England star looks to fire his team into the Champions League quarter-finals against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. In the space of seven days, Tottenham's hopes of winning th
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
China vows 'fundamental change' for foreign investors

China vows 'fundamental change' for foreign investors

China's legislature will vote next week on a highly-anticipated bill that will bring "a fundamental change" for foreign investors, an official said Monday, in a move that could help ease US trade tensions.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Zimbabwe central bank borrows $985 million from African banks
Libor

Zimbabwe central bank borrows $985 million from African banks

Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank has borrowed $985 million from African banks to purchase fuel and other critical imports with current reserves covering imports for just four weeks, underscoring the severity of dollar shortages, governor John Mangudya said.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Indonesia, Australia sign long-awaited trade deal

Indonesia, Australia sign long-awaited trade deal

Indonesia and Australia on Monday signed a long-awaited trade deal after months of diplomatic tension over Canberra's contentious plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
US restores mission status of 'valuable partner' EU

US restores mission status of 'valuable partner' EU

The United States said Monday it has restored the EU's mission in Washington to its former status, calling the bloc one of "its most valuable partners" as their troubled trade talks are set to resume.
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
G7, World Bank decry Ukraine U-turn on corruption law

G7, World Bank decry Ukraine U-turn on corruption law

G7 nations and the World Bank on Monday denounced Ukraine's annulment of a key anti-graft law "a serious setback" in the fight against corruption. Their joint statement came the same day President Petro Poroshenko sacked a high-ranking defence official ov
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Spain signs Gibraltar tax deal with Britain

Spain signs Gibraltar tax deal with Britain

Spain signed Monday a fiscal treaty with Britain on Gibraltar as Brexit nears, to fight tax fraud and money laundering via the British overseas territory. Signed by Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, the text was to be countersigned later in the day by David
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
US construction spending falls, Q4 GDP seen revised lower

US construction spending falls, Q4 GDP seen revised lower

US construction spending unexpectedly fell in December as investment in both private and public projects dropped, leading economists to expect that the government will trim its economic growth estimate for the fourth quarter. The report from the Commerce
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Britain draws ire by delaying tax shelter crackdown

Britain draws ire by delaying tax shelter crackdown

The UK government drew the wrath of transparency groups on Monday by delaying proposed legislation aimed at ending secret company ownership in offshore territories such as Jersey. Britain has been gradually ramping up its fight against money laundering an
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 05 Mar, 2019 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 05 Mar, 2019 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 05 Mar, 2019 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 (March 04, 2019).

Published 05 Mar, 2019 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 (March 04, 2019).

Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (March 04, 2019).
Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (March 04, 2019).

Published 05 Mar, 2019 12:00am
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