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‘Backbone of economy’

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s customary reference to agriculture and IT as “the backbone of our...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 02:47am

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Commodity Futures Market: SECP, CFTC hold training session

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in collaboration with the US Commodity Futures...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

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HSBC to pay $75 million in penalties to settle U.S. CFTC charges

NEW YORK: Units of HSBC Holdings Plc have agreed to pay $75 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...

Published 12 May, 2023 08:37pm

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Dollar firmer as banking fears fade; yen sinks

NEW YORK: The dollar edged higher against most major peers on Wednesday, pausing its recent declines, and gained...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

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Speculators raise net long US dollar bets

NEW YORK: Speculators’ net long positioning on the US dollar rose in the latest week to its highest since early...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

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US dollar net longs rise; euro shorts hit biggest since February 2020

NEW YORK: Speculators’ net long positioning on the US dollar rose in the latest week, while net shorts on the euro...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Business & Finance

Pound hits one-week low

LONDON: Sterling fell to a one-week low against a stronger dollar on Monday as the possibility of war in Ukraine,...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

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US natgas falls on rising output, less cold

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell over 5% to a two-week low on Wednesday as output slowly increased after weeks...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Head of US derivatives regulator urges key crypto role for agency

WASHINGTON: The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is pushing for his agency to take on a leading...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

Markets

Funds increase long position in sugar, coffee and cotton

NEW YORK: Speculators increased their net long position in futures of raw sugar, cotton and arabica coffee on ICE US...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Markets

Pound highest in over a month as dollar dips on dovish Fed

LONDON: The pound hit its highest in over a month against the dollar on Thursday, extending gains driven by a fall ...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Markets

Canadian dollar holds near 6-year high as greenback slides

Canadian dollar dips 0.1% against the greenback.
Canadian factory sales likely fell 1.1% in April.
Loonie trades in a range of 1.2029 to 1.2058.
Canadian 10-year yield hits a 2-week low at 1.505%.

Published 25 May, 2021 06:51pm

Markets

Funds forge most bullish CBOT corn view

FORT COLLINS, (Colo.): Speculators have not significantly altered views in Chicago-traded grains and oilseeds in...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Business & Finance

Sterling steadies below $1.38

LONDON: Sterling steadied near $1.38 against the dollar on Monday as a decline in concerns about Britain’s ...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Markets

Funds cut long positions in sugar and coffee futures

NEW YORK: Specula-tors reduced their net long positions in raw sugar and arabica coffee futures on ICE in the week ...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

Markets

Funds steadfast in corn, soya optimism as market awaits direction

FORT COLLINS, (Colo.) Nearby Chicago corn futures have been stuck in a range for nearly two months after their...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Markets

British vaccines push pound to highest since May against euro

Britain, where some 9 million people have been given their first dose of a vaccine, said it expected its supply of COVID-19 shots would not be interrupted.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:44am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls; speculative longs hit 10-month highs

LONDON: The pound fell on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases hurt global risk appetite, but futures data showed the...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.07 ▲ 0.98 (16.09%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.96 ▲ 0.58 (10.78%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	742 ▼ -67.76 (-8.37%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	60 ▼ -5.00 (-7.69%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	341 ▼ -27.22 (-7.39%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 18 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.02 ▼ -1.82 (-6.31%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.09
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.04
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.37
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 1.06
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.12
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.44
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.56
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.06

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