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Falling inventories boost aluminium but surpluses lie ahead

LONDON: Aluminium rose on Tuesday, helped by a weakening dollar and a sharp fall in inventories available on the...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:09pm

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China Nov aluminium imports fall amid rising domestic supply

BEIJING: China’s aluminium imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic...

Published 18 Dec, 2022 01:53pm

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Aluminium sinks to lowest in three weeks on demand worries

LONDON: Aluminium prices sank to the lowest in three weeks on Thursday and other industrial metals also fell on...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

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Carbon brakes aluminium supply response to booming prices: Andy Home

LONDON: China, the world’s largest aluminium producer, is still running short of primary metal. The country...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

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Guinea turmoil pushes aluminium to 10-year high

Aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1.1% at $2,757 a tonne
Prices are up about 40% this year.

Published 06 Sep, 2021 05:04pm

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Aluminium prices lifted to 10-year high by China concerns

LONDON: Aluminium prices hit their highest in more than 10 years on Tuesday as smelters in top producer China faced...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

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China curbs propel aluminium prices to highest since April 2018

LONDON: Aluminium prices soared to their highest level in more than three years on Friday as worries about supplies...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:54am

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China curbs propel aluminium to highest since April 2018

Aluminium traded up 1.4% at $2,655.5 a tonne in official rings
It's all to do with China and output curbs, which are mostly to do with cutting emissions, unusual in the summer months

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 06:23pm

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Copper hits lowest in almost two months

LONDON: Copper prices slumped to their lowest in nearly two months on Wednesday after recent weak economic data...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

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Aluminium muscles higher on weak China supply, US shortages

There's a combination of different factors that will keep aluminium prices elevated and it's unlikely to be resolved very quickly

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:37pm

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Copper knocked by dollar's gains as Fed meeting in focus

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange lost 0.7% to $9,737 per tonne
The bank's three-month, six-month and 12-month price target for copper is $10,500/t, $11,000/t and $11,500/t, respectively.

Published 27 Jul, 2021 06:28pm

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Demand doubts and dollar dent copper sentiment

"China's economy and demand is slowing, the dollar isn't helping and Chinese authorities are intent on making sure the market understands what they want"

Published 19 Jul, 2021 05:54pm

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Copper boosted by hopes for China stimulus as GDP disappoints

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.4% at $9,383.50 a tonne in official trading.
China's primary aluminium output fell for a second straight month in June.

Published 15 Jul, 2021 05:41pm

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China May aluminium output slips

BEIJING: China’s primary aluminium output fell slightly in May versus April, official data showed on Wednesday, as...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

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Aluminium extends rally on growing supply fears

Prices have rocketed 25% this year as commodities and equities markets surged and investors anticipate that a crackdown on polluting smelters in China will constrain supply.
Adding impetus was China saying it would "indefinitely" suspend all activity under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, deepening a crisis in relations.

Published 06 May, 2021 08:56pm

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Aluminium prices climb to 3-year high

LONDON: Aluminium prices climbed on Friday to three-year highs, fuelled by worries about supplies from top producer...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

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China's pollution clampdown drives aluminium to three-year peak

Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was up 1% at $2,387 a tonne at 1121 GMT. Prices of the metal used widely in the transport, construction and packaging industries earlier touched $2,389, a gain of more than 20% since January.
Electricity, much of it from coal in China, can account for 30%-40% of aluminium smelting costs.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:35pm

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Supply angst propels aluminium to multi-year high

Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1% at $2,315 a tonne.
Aluminium, which is used in transport, packaging and construction, earlier touched its highest since June 2018 at $2,323.50 to stand more than 15% up from the start of this year.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 04:51pm

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China aluminium giant Hongqiao to publish carbon goals this year, chairman says

Hongqiao affiliate Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group and state-owned rival Aluminum Corp of China in January issued a joint proposal on how the Chinese aluminium sector should reduce emissions.
"We hope to explore specific paths and methods for the low-carbon transformation of China's aluminium industry," he told the Forum, a high-level business gathering hosted by a foundation under the State Council, China's cabinet.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 09:35pm

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China Jan-Feb aluminium output rises

SHANGHAI: China’s aluminium production rose 8.4% in the first two months of 2021 compared with the same period ...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

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Aluminium gains on concern about Chinese supply

Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.3% at $2,219 a tonne.
Decarbonisation and moving to the carbon neutral target will be a key focus at the two sessions in Beijing this week so that's why aluminium and steel would be in the spotlight because they are energy intensive industries.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 06:00pm

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Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro sued by Brazilian group over alleged pollution

The lawsuit is brought by a group of communities who live in the lower Amazon region in the Brazilian state of Para.
Hydro has three installations in Para: Paragominas, a bauxite mine; Alunorte, a refinery where the bauxite is transformed into alumina; and Albras.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:27pm

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Aluminium hits two-month low as inventories, output climbs

In the short term, you have those inventory rises from both markets, China and ex-China.
The stock gains in China were expected ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which kicks off in mid-February, Yao added.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 06:23pm

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LME copper eases, but hovers near multi-year high on demand recovery hopes

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.7% to 58,110 yuan ($8,892.26) a tonne.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 10:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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