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Raw sugar sets 4-1/2 year peak; cocoa also climbs

December arabica coffee fell by 2.95 cents, or 1.6%, to $1.8330 per lb
December London cocoa was up 6 pounds, or 0.3%, at 1,797 pounds a tonne, edging towards Monday's five-month high of 1,804 pounds

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:48pm

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Raw sugar sets 5-1/2 month peak, Brazil crop outlook dims

December New York cocoa fell by $1, or 0.04%, to $2,456 a tonne
September arabica coffee fell by 2.4 cents, or 1.4%, to $1.7450 per lb
October raw sugar rose by 0.14 cents, or 0.75%, to 18.76 cents per lb

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 07:46pm

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Coffee prices plunge as traders focus on Brazil frosts

September arabica coffee fell by 16.1 cents, or 8.2%, to $1.8040 per lb
October raw sugar fell by 0.14 cent, or 0.8%, to 18.16 cents per lb
December New York cocoa fell by $23, or 0.9%, to $2,462 a tonne

Published 30 Jul, 2021 08:28pm

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Arabica coffee prices weaken, raw sugar rises

September arabica coffee fell by 1.2 cents, or 0.6%, to $2.0055 per lb
October raw sugar rose by 0.17 cent, or 0.9%, to 18.52 cents per lb

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 07:33pm

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Arabica coffee hits 4-1/2 year high on Brazil frosts

September robusta coffee fell 1.1% to $1,742 a tonne, having hit a three year high of $1,793 on Tuesday
October raw sugar fell 0.9% to 17.27 cents per lb, having closed up 2% on Tuesday

Published 21 Jul, 2021 06:09pm

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Coffee, cocoa and sugar retreat amid selloff in oil and equities

September arabica coffee fell 2.6% to $1.5720 per lb, reversing Friday's gain of 2.7%
September London cocoa fell 0.9% to 1,627 pounds a tonne

Published 19 Jul, 2021 06:09pm

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Raw sugar hits 1-1/2 month high, arabica touches 3-1/2 week peak

October raw sugar rose 1.2% to 18.11 cents per lb.
September arabica coffee rose 1.4% to $1.6195 per lb.
September New York cocoa edged up 0.1% to $2,391 a tonne.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 05:59pm

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Raw sugar prices resume downtrend, coffee also lower

July raw sugar were up 0.8% to 16.57 cents per lb.
September arabica coffee rose 0.6% to $1.5305 per lb, having hit a one-month low of $1.4905 set on Monday.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 06:20pm

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Raw sugar edges up, set to post large weekly loss

July raw sugar rose by 0.07 cent, or 0.5%, to 16.62 cents per lb.
September arabica coffee rose by 1.0 cent, or 0.7%, to $1.5260 per lb.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 05:23pm

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Arabica coffee steadies, cocoa falls on surplus

September arabica coffee edged up 0.4% to $1.5380 per lb, having hit its lowest since late May on Tuesday at $1.5280.
September London cocoa fell 0.7% to 1,621 pounds per tonne.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 05:31pm

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Raw sugar futures slide; arabica coffee also down

July raw sugar fell by 0.58 cents, or 3.3%, to 16.96 cents per lb.
August white sugar fell by $10.30, or 2.3%, to $441 a tonne.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:10pm

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Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa arrivals seen at 1.963mn tonnes by May 23

About 23,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 24,000 tonnes to San Pedro between May 17 and May 23 for a total of 47,000 tonnes, up from 29,000 tonnes during the same week last season.

Published 25 May, 2021 06:27pm

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Arabica coffee climbs, raw sugar also rises

July arabica coffee was up 1.8 cents, or 1.3%, at $1.4205 per lb .
May raw sugar was up 0.37 cents, or 2.2%, at 17.10 cents per lb.
July New York cocoa rose by $8, or 0.3%, to $2,377 a tonne.

Published 04 May, 2021 05:54pm

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Arabica coffee heads back towards four-year peak

July arabica coffee rose 1% to $1.4445 per lb.
- Rust resistant plant varieties account for just over 84% of Colombia's coffee crops, with susceptible varieties making up the remaining 16%.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:17pm

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Raw sugar falls as market consolidates after one-month peak

May raw sugar fell 0.4% to 16.31 cents per lb.
May arabica coffee rose 0.1% to $1.3285 per lb, having earlier hit its highest in a month.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 06:37pm

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London cocoa hits 5-month low on supply surplus, raw sugar gains

May London cocoa fell 0.5% to 1,590 pounds per tonne at 1305 GMT, having hit its lowest since mid-November at $1,586.
Ivory Coast's cocoa grind, a measure of demand, stood at 293,000 tonnes by end March versus 282,000 tonnes last season, data from the exporters' association GEPEX showed.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 06:10pm

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More rain needed to strengthen Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop, say farmers

Farmers said more downpours this month would be crucial to avoid a decline in the harvest from July and to improve the quality of the beans, especially since temperatures have been high.
"The trees need more rain because it's very hot," said Kouassi Kouame, who farms in the western region of Soubre, at the heart of the cocoa belt.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 06:06pm

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Ivory Coast 2020/2021 cocoa arrivals seen at 1.660mn tonnes by April 4

Ivory Coast's 2020/2021 cocoa mid-crop harvest started on April 1 and will end Sept. 30.
About 7,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 3,000 tonnes to San Pedro between April 1 to April 4 for a total of 10,000 tonnes, down from 16,000 tonnes during the same week last season.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

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Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa port arrivals at 1.622mn tonnes by March 21

About 12,000 tonnes of beans were delivered to Abidjan port and 14,000 tonnes to San Pedro between March 15 and March 21 for a total of 30,000 tonnes, equal to the same week last season.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 07:31pm

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Ivory Coast sells almost 100,000 tonnes of 2021/2022 cocoa at small discount

The regulator however maintained a $400/tonne premium known as the living income differential (LID) that was introduced this season to boost farmers' incomes.
A bumper crop and weak global demand caused by the pandemic, coupled with the introduction of the LID, left piles of unsold beans in warehouses in Ivory Coast.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 08:41pm

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Ivory Coast seeks to sell 100,000 tonnes of cocoa as buyers haggle

There are around 100,000 tonnes of cocoa held by small Ivorian exporters that the CCC is trying to sell, but the problem is that no-one is interested if the differential is not interesting.
Two CCC sources, asking not to be named, confirmed the volumes and the discounts requested by exporters.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:05pm

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Ivory Coast rains revive hopes for a good cocoa crop

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is in the dry season, when little rain tends to fall from mid-November to March.
All the farmers are happy. The ground received a lot of water, which gives us lots of hope for the mid-crop.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:06pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa exporters curb exposure and inventories amid glut

"You have to adapt or lose a lot of money on LID," a director of an Abidjan-based international cocoa company said, requesting to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Exporters said most of the cocoa purchased between October and December will now be used to honour around 80% of the January-March contracts.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:19pm

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Ivory Coast rains, sun support abundant cocoa mid-crop, farmers say

Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is currently in the dry season, which runs from mid-November to March.
In the eastern region of Abengourou, farmers said cocoa trees had plenty cherelles and small pods for the mid-crop.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:47pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers get boost from rainy weather

The mid-crop looks to be abundant. We have lots of cherelles and small pods on the trees.
In the centre of the country, the region of Yamoussoukro saw 67.5 mm of rain last week, 66.3 mm above the average.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

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Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals reached 729,662 T by Nov. 30

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 729,662 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 01:01pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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