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Industrial metals tumble as dollar rises and growth slows

LONDON: Industrial metals prices fell sharply on Thursday as markets braced for rapid interest rate rises that will...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

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Copper dragged down by strong dollar ahead of Fed meeting

LONDON: Copper prices succumbed to pressure from the dollar on Tuesday as the market anticipated a more hawkish tone...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

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Copper falls on Chinese property market weakness, strong dollar

LONDON: Copper fell on Monday as data showed weakness in China's property sector, Chinese coal prices plunged, the...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 11:16pm

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Zinc surges 5pc as power prices prompt Nyrstar to cut output

LONDON: Zinc and aluminium prices stormed to fresh peaks on Wednesday as a power crisis sparked cuts in smelter...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

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Gold firms in Europe

AMSTERDAM: Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday drawing strength from rising inflation fears that has rattled...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

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Copper falls as cautious investors await Powell speech

LONDON: Prices of copper and other industrial metals slipped on Thursday as global stock markets wobbled ahead of a...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

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Copper rises as Fed spreads bullish mood through markets

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1.3pc at $9,816 a tonne at 1603 GMT, near a record high of $10,747.50 reached in May.

Published 29 Jul, 2021 10:47pm

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Copper climbs to 6-week high on floods in top buyer China

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday as floods in top consumer China sparked demand hopes at a time when inventories...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

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Copper gains for fourth session on economic recovery hopes

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had climbed 1pc to $9,534.50 a tonne by 1615 GMT, on track to finish the week in positive territory.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 09:55pm

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Copper steadies after hitting 10-week low

LONDON: Copper steadied on Monday, having hit its lowest level since mid-April after moves by China to rein in...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

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US midday: Gold edges higher

NEW YORK: Gold prices rose on Wednesday, hovering below a near five-month peak hit the previous session, as US...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

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Gold rises in Europe

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Gold prices rose in European trade on Wednesday, hovering below a near five-month peak hit in the...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

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Copper down on low China demand despite upbeat factory data

Copper, mainly used in the power and construction industries, is seen as a sensitive gauge of the health of the global economy.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:30pm

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Copper steadies above $9,000 a tonne

LONDON: Copper prices traded comfortably above $9,000 a tonne on Tuesday, snapping two days of losses and building...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

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Platinum hovers near 6-year peak in Europe

• Gold listless, silver up 0.6pc LONDON/ROTTERDAM: Platinum extended its gains into a fifth straight session on...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

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US MIDDAY: Gold dips

NEW YORK: Gold fell 1% on Thursday, as the dollar halted its slide, while platinum also eased in choppy trading ...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

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Copper rises to one-month high

LONDON: Copper hit a one-month high on Tuesday due to a weaker dollar, optimism over a $1.9 trillion stimulus ...

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:12am

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Tin prices slip from multi-year high

LONDON: Tin prices fell on Thursday but remained near their highest since 2014 because of an acute shortage of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

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Dollar lifts copper as rally loses momentum

LONDON: Copper rose on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, making metals cheaper for buyers outside the United States,...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

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Copper heads towards eight-year high on demand hopes and inventories

The metal used widely in the power and construction industries hit $7,973.50 last Friday, its highest since February 2013.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 06:35pm

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China data and vaccine optimism lifts copper price

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) added 0.3pc to $7,777 per tonne by 1210 GMT.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

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Gold gains as COVID-19 cases fuel stimulus expectations

Spot gold was up 0.9pc to $1,844.10 per ounce by 1255 GMT, while U.S. gold futures rose 0.9pc to $1,848.70.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:43pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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