News Archives for Print - 2019-10-11

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 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rates

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 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Rates

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

General News

Aaj TV - Friday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

PMEX daily trading report

On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,117. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 3.913 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 6,439.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

CBOT soyabean futures higher

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed higher on Wednesday, supported by optimism about increased Chinese purchases as well as fears that a winter storm in the Upper Midwest could threaten late-maturing crops.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Euronext wheat futures rise to two months high

Euronext wheat futures rose to a two-month high on Wednesday as export demand and technical support kept prices firm ahead of closely watched US crop data.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

CBOT corn futures lower ahead of USDA data

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended modestly lower on Wednesday, retreating after the lead December contract hit its highest in nearly two months, as traders squared positions a day ahead of a monthly US government crop report.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

China's steel extends losses on demand worries

China's steel futures eased for a second day on Wednesday as a sluggish real estate market weighed on the demand outlook, while a pick-up in steel inventory last week also weighed. Property sales in Beijing during the week-long holiday between Oct. 1 and

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Business & Economy

Activities at Karachi and Port Qasim

The Karachi Port handled 213,569 tonnes of cargo comprising 143,130 tonnes of import cargo and 70,439 tonnes of export cargo including 8,294 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Cotton & Textile

Firmness prevails on cotton market

A kind of firmness prevailed on the cotton market on Thursday as mills showed interest in fresh buying of lint, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8750, they added. In ready session, over 11,000 bales of cotton changed hands between

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Energy

US natural gas futures fall on lower demand

US natural gas futures slid on Wednesday on expectations for lower demand, while investors awaited the weekly storage report, in anticipation of a above-normal storage injection. Front-month gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exc

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Other

SNGPL's ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis moves into final round

Top seed Aysegul Mert (TUR), and second Seed Arina Valitova (RUS) will vie for the top honor in the Girls Singles Final when both players eliminated their opponents in straight sets in the semi-finals.

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 05:13am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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