Cotton prices gained more than 1% on Tuesday as investors bought back the natural fiber following a sharp fall in the previous session, while markets await further clarity on the US-China trade front. The front-month December contract, rose 1.03 cent, or
Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces on Tuesday as Russia seized on a US withdrawal to move its troops into new areas. The Damascus regime dispatched more forces to contain the Turkish advance, but its key
The UN Security Council ended 15 years of peacekeeping operations in Haiti on Tuesday, voicing regret that the country is still saddled with huge economic, political and social woes. The United Nations first sent peacekeepers to Haiti after then president
Britain and the EU made headway in eleventh-hour talks on Tuesday to reach a Brexit deal in time for a leaders' summit, but with hours left to clinch an agreement it was still unclear if London could avoid delaying its scheduled October 31 departure.
Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful weekend typhoon that killed more than 70 people and caused widespread destruction.
At least seven Afghan military personnel were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the northern Afghanistan province of Balkh on Tuesday, officials said.
Hundreds of people were killed or wounded in violence related to Afghanistan's recent presidential election season as the Taliban sought to undermine the democratic process, a UN agency said Tuesday.
US lawmakers leading an impeachment probe into Donald Trump turned their focus Tuesday to the State Department amid a torrent of explosive testimony over the president's foreign policy that they say strengthens the case for his removal.
Lebanon has turned to its neighbours for help battling forest fires that have ravaged homes and killed a volunteer firefighter in the Mediterranean country, its premier said on Tuesday.
Russian investigators raided opposition campaign offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
Euronext wheat futures closed slightly higher on Monday, supported by healthy export demand in France, but were below an earlier 2-1/2 month high as optimism over US-China talks ebbed. Benchmark December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext settled 0.25
Prices gained momentum on the local cotton market on Tuesday owing to brisk trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8850, they added. In ready session, over 22,000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 7800-9100, they
The Karachi Port handled 74,010 tonnes of cargo comprising 62,690 tonnes of import cargo and 11,320 tonnes of export cargo including 1,870 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargos of 62,
US natural gas futures on Monday rose from a six-week low last week as an increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports was expected to boost demand this week. That price move came despite forecasts for lower than previously expected demand next week du
Export prices for Russian wheat rose last week as strong demand and growth in global benchmarks in Chicago outpaced improving prospects for this year's crop, analysts said on Monday. Egypt's state grains buyer GASC bought 180,000 tonnes of Russian wheat a
On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,126. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 3.870 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 6,353. Major business was contributed by Gold amo
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed modestly higher on Monday, with the bellwether November contract nearing a four-month top on fears that wintry weather over the weekend threatened Midwest production at a time of tightening US soya supplies.
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed steady to modestly lower on Monday, with the benchmark December contract ending unchanged in a consolidation after reaching a two-month high. CBOT December corn settled flat at $3.97-3/4 a bushel after touching $
The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled for traction on Tuesday as investors wondered what, if any, progress was being made in Sino-US trade talks, while Australian policy makers again signalled they were ready to cut rates if needed.
Sterling surged on Tuesday to its highest level against the dollar and the euro since May while British stocks and government bond yields also rose after Bloomberg said British and EU negotiators were closing in on a draft Brexit deal.
Most Asian currencies edged lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session as earlier optimism about a breakthrough in US-China trade negotiations waned on reports a deal was not yet finalised.
Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker on Tuesday. The rupee was 0.49% weaker at 181.85/95 per dollar, compared with Monday's close of 180.90/181.10. The currency is up 0.41% so far this year.
Backers of Facebook Inc's Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection by online travel company Booking Holding earlier in the day.
The US dollar rose on Monday, after two days of losses, attracting safe-haven bids, as optimism waned about a trade deal between the United States and China, and investors fretted about the ongoing twists and turns on Britain's exit from the European Unio
The dollar gained for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as fading optimism over the latest China-US trade truce prompted traders to buy the greenback after a selloff last week.
The euro gained on Tuesday, helped by more positive noises about a Brexit deal and as fading optimism over US-China trade talks kept the dollar range-bound.
The dollar hovered below 2-1/2-month highs against the yen on Tuesday, failing to extend recent gains as optimism over trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies and for an orderly British exit from the European Union started to fade.
Saudi Arabia's football team played Palestine in the occupied West Bank for the first time Tuesday, having previously refused to enter the territory as part of its boycott of Israel.
Mari Petroleum Company LTD (MPCL), in an impressive ceremony held at its Head office on Tuesday, handed over a fully equipped ambulance to Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
Bulgaria's football chief resigned on Tuesday after racist chanting marred England's Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia, as UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin said the sport needed to "wage war" on abusers.
Cricket chiefs have announced changes to the Super Over regulations, ending the use of boundary countback to decide knockout games following England's victory over New Zealand in the men's World Cup final.
Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 on Monday to clinch a place at Euro 2020 despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 700th career goal. Roman Yaremchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko put Ukraine two goals up after 27 minutes. Although Ronaldo scored his landmark goal from the
Large US banks reported mixed quarterly results on Tuesday, challenged by a shifting interest rate landscape and uncertainty about global trade but bolstered in some cases by strong consumer activity. The biggest US bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, scored
Thomas Cook bosses, grilled Tuesday by MPs, apologised for the bankruptcy of the travel company while defending performances, as the UK's biggest union attacked the government over its role. "I'm deeply sorry about this failure and I'm deeply sorry for th
China said Tuesday there was "no difference" with the United States on reaching a trade agreement, amid scepticism over what US President Donald Trump has called a "substantial phase one" deal. On Friday, Trump said after talks in Washington with Vice Pre
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed deals worth over $1.3 billion with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, wrapping up a tour of the Gulf where he also courted investment in Saudi Arabia. A day after inking a major oil cooperation deal with Riyadh, P
EU quotas for cod in the Baltic will be cut next year to try to shore up dangerously dwindling stocks, according to an agreement by fishing ministers published Tuesday. Finland's minister Jari Leppa, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, hailed
As Facebook readies to launch its answer to bitcoin, China is set to introduce its own digital currency - one that could allow the government and the central bank to see what people spend their money on, according to analysts. Far from the libertarian ide
Britain's domestically focussed mid-cap index advanced on Tuesday amid hopes that a Brexit deal could be clinched this week, though gains were capped by steep falls in the shares of a slew of companies as the latest earnings season kicked off.
European stocks rose to their highest in nearly three months on Tuesday, with Irish stocks soaring almost 3%, after a news report said negotiators were on the verge of a deal that would avoid Britain crashing out of the European Union.
China stocks fell on Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as the latest factory gate data added to the country's economic woes and a deal to end the trade war with the United States remained elusive.
Indian shares ended higher on Tuesday, led by auto sectors, as investors hoped for further rate cuts from the country's central bank amid a rise in retail inflation during the last month.
Eurozone government bonds sold off on Tuesday after a news report that UK and EU negotiators were close to a draft deal on Brexit boosted investors' risk appetite.
Eurozone government bonds sold off on Tuesday after a news report that UK and EU negotiators were close to a draft deal on Brexit boosted investors' risk appetite.
Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, with Philippines falling the most, as optimism over a Sino-US trade deal faded after Chinese demanded further talks, while investors also sought more details on the partial deal struck last week.
Wall Street edged lower on Monday as uncertainties following recent US-China trade negotiations clouded sentiment and investors turned their focus on the third-quarter earnings season, which begins in earnest on Tuesday.
Wall Street jumped on Tuesday as third-quarter reporting season kickeds into high gear with a spate of upbeat earnings reports that brought buyers back to the equities market.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose nearly 2% on Tuesday to its highest since late April, in a delayed response to a potential US-China trade deal outlined by President Donald Trump last week.
Saudi Arabia's stock index fell sharply on Tuesday with all its banking shares declining ahead of third-quarter results as expectations remain muted, while most major Gulf markets traded in negative territory.
Stable trend was witnessed on the currency market on Tuesday as the rupee managed to hold almost overnight levels against the dollar in the process of trading activity, dealers said.
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