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Print - 2019-12-31
State Bank of Pakistan conversion 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 31 Dec, 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 31 Dec, 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 (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (December 30, 2019).
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Member to Member
Stocks

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
THE RUPEE: Weak trend
Money & Banking

THE RUPEE: Weak trend

The rupee failed to sustain rising trend versus the dollar on the money market on Monday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (December 30, 2019)

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Friday official prices.

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (December 30, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Monday (December 30, 2019) and the forecast for Tuesday (December 31, 2019).

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
New York cotton
Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Fanya indium stockpile goes unsold in China auction
Commodities

Fanya indium stockpile goes unsold in China auction

The auction of around 3,609 tonnes of minor metal indium once held by China's defunct Fanya Metal Exchange ended on Monday without a bid, with the quantity on sale - equal to five years' global supply - proving too much for buyers.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Gold hits two-month peak on dollar weakness, US air
Commodities

Gold hits two-month peak on dollar weakness, US air

Gold rose to a two-month peak on Monday as a weaker dollar fuelled investor interest in the metal, with US military strikes in the Middle East also providing some limited support in holiday-thinned trading. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,512.33 per ounce by
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Oil hits three-month high on upbeat data, Middle East tension
Energy

Oil hits three-month high on upbeat data, Middle East tension

Oil prices rose on Monday to three-month highs, lifted by optimism over an expected China-US trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle East following US air strikes in Iraq and Syria.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Cotton prices gain on trade deal optimism
Cotton & Textile

Cotton prices gain on trade deal optimism

ICE cotton futures rose over 1% on Monday helped by positive statements about the potential signing of the US-China Phase 1 trade deal and a falling dollar. Cotton contracts for March rose 0.75 cent, or 1.09%, to 69.67 cents per lb by 13:11 p.m. EST (1811
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Dullness prevails on cotton market
Cotton & Textile

Dullness prevails on cotton market

Dullness prevailed on the cotton market on Monday amid Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) announcement to withdraw duties on import of cotton from January 15, 2020, dealers said.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Vietnamese farmers hold on coffee beans
Commodities

Vietnamese farmers hold on coffee beans

Trading activity was subdued this week as traders settled in for year-end holidays and farmers were reluctant to release beans on low prices, while the Indonesian market was closed for the holidays, traders said on Thursday.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Taiwan buys Argentine corn
Commodities

Taiwan buys Argentine corn

Taiwan's feed industry procurement association MFIG purchased about 65,000 tonnes of corn seen likely to be sourced from Argentina in an international tender which closed on Friday, European traders said.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Nigeria to boost LNG output to above 30 percent
Energy

Nigeria to boost LNG output to above 30 percent

Nigeria signed a major gas expansion deal on Friday, a much-needed collaboration with oil majors that Nigeria LNG said would boost its liquefied natural gas output by more than 30%.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures weaker
Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures weaker

US soyabean futures settled weaker on Friday on profit taking after the most-active contract rose to its highest price since June 2018. Traders took profits after hopes for increased Chinese demand helped lift prices, analysts said. China committed to buy
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
US natural gas futures fall on warmer weather
Energy

US natural gas futures fall on warmer weather

US natural gas futures fell over 4% on Friday in thin trade, as weather forecasts turned warmer and as investors took profits before the expiration of the front month contract.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Canadian canola futures lower
Commodities

Canadian canola futures lower

ICE Canadian canola futures closed lower on Friday, turning down on profit-taking and farmer selling after the bellwether March contract topped $480 per tonne for the first time since mid-October, traders said.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Port Qasim

Activities at Karachi and Port Qasim

The Karachi Port handled 69,464 tonnes of cargo comprising 26,624 tonnes of import cargo and 42,840 tonnes of export cargo including 3,388 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
China's Nov gasoline exports nearly tripled
Energy

China's Nov gasoline exports nearly tripled

China's gasoline exports in November nearly tripled from a year ago to an all-time high, as refiners processed crude at near record rates to take advantage of sturdy profit margins at home although domestic demand for the motor fuel remained sluggish.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Asia's naphtha gains to two-day high
Energy

Asia's naphtha gains to two-day high

Asia's naphtha crack recovered to a two-day high of $98.15 a tonne on Friday as demand emerged after the seasonal lull. Japan's Asahi Kasei bought open-specification naphtha for second-half February delivery at premiums below $20 a tonne to Japan quotes o
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures rise
Commodities

CBOT wheat futures rise

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Friday, with the most-active contract reaching its highest price since August 2018 on hopes for increased Chinese demand. Traders said they expect China to buy more US wheat following a Phase 1 trade agr
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report

PMEX daily trading report

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,437. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 3.599 billion and the number of lots traded was 4,434.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Profit-taking puts brakes on UK stock rally
Stocks

Profit-taking puts brakes on UK stock rally

British shares fell on the year's penultimate trading day as investors consolidated gains from a rally that saw the blue-chip index enjoy its best run in three years and led midcaps to successive record highs.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Fuel smuggling: Iran seizes ship near Abu Musa island in Gulf: IRNA

Fuel smuggling: Iran seizes ship near Abu Musa island in Gulf: IRNA

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship on suspicion of smuggling fuel in the Gulf near the island of Abu Musa, and detained its 16 Malaysian crew, the state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. IRNA said the ship was carrying nearly 1,312,000 litr
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
US-China trade deal signing within week or so
Global Business Economy

US-China trade deal signing within week or so

The United States and China will likely have a signing of Phase 1 of a new trade deal early in the new year, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday. "We'll probably have a signing on that within the next week or so - we're just waiting for
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
North Korea's Kim warns of 'grave' economic challenge
Global Business Economy

North Korea's Kim warns of 'grave' economic challenge

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned top ruling party officials of the "grave situation" facing the nuclear-armed state's economy and called for urgent corrective measures.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Michelin restaurant bible faces ruling in French chef's protest
Global Business Economy

Michelin restaurant bible faces ruling in French chef's protest

A mistaken verdict or a legitimate critique? A French court will rule Tuesday if the authoritative Michelin restaurant guide must hand over its secret reasonings for stripping a chef of his third Michelin star, just a year after the coveted award was won.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Bangladesh closes breast milk bank after protests

Bangladesh closes breast milk bank after protests

A Bangladesh hospital has suspended plans to give donated breast milk to babies after a backlash by Muslim clerics who said the scheme violated Islamic law. The programme aimed to feed up to 500 orphans and infants of working mothers in the Muslim-majorit
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Tesla delivers first batch of China-made cars
Global Business Economy

Tesla delivers first batch of China-made cars

Tesla delivered its first batch of China-made cars on Monday, less than a year after the electric vehicle company broke ground on its first plant outside the United States.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Modi's office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal
Taxes

Modi's office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents, but the move would also make coal more competitive in price with solar and wind energy.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Brazil's primary deficit shrinks again, now smallest in over a year
Global Business Economy

Brazil's primary deficit shrinks again, now smallest in over a year

Brazil's public sector finances improved further in November, central bank figures showed on Monday, as the deficit as a share of the overall economy shrank to its smallest in over a year and the national debt fell for the third straight month.
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Imran lifts Mr Junior Peshawar title of APS bodybuilding
Other

Imran lifts Mr Junior Peshawar title of APS bodybuilding

Imran lifted the Mr. Junior Peshawar title of the Army Public School (APS) Memorial Bodybuilding Championship played here at PSB Coaching Center on Monday. Director General Sports Asfandyar Khan Khattak and parents of the martyrs of APS were also present
Published 31 Dec, 2019 12:00am