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US natural gas futures edge up on cooler forecasts, record LNG exports

US natural gas futures edged up on Monday on forecasts for cooler weather and higher demand next week than ...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 06:26pm

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US natural gas up 4% on forecasts cooler weather will boost heating

Front-month gas futures rose 20.6 cents, or 4.0%, to $5.321 per million British thermal units (mmBtu)

Published 22 Oct, 2021 05:52pm

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US natural gas falls over 3% from 7-year high on ample winter storage

US natural gas futures fell over 3% on Friday from a seven-year high in the prior session on expectations the United...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 08:35pm

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US natural gas eases, but soaring global rates spur strong outlook

Front-month gas futures were down 9.5 cents, or 1.8%, to $5.240 per million British thermal units (mmBtu)

Published 17 Sep, 2021 08:20pm

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US natural gas futures edge up on hotter forecasts, rising exports

Front-month gas futures rose 3 cents, or 0.9%, to $3.288 per million British thermal units (mmBtu).
US pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 6.8 bcfd so far in June, putting them on track to top May's 6.2-bcfd record.

Updated 23 Jun, 2021 05:15pm

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US natural gas futures slip on forecasts for lower demand

Front-month gas futures fell 6.2 cents, or 1.9%, to $3.153 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) .
US pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 6.7 bcfd so far in June, putting them on track to top May's 6.2-bcfd record.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 06:41pm

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US natural gas on track for 7-month high on rising air conditioning use

Front-month gas futures rose 12 cents, or 3.8%, to $3.269 per million British thermal units (mmBtu).
For the week, the contract was up about 5% after gaining almost 4% last week and nearly 3% two weeks ago.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:54pm

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US natgas futures little changed despite seasonal warming of weather

Front-month gas futures rose 0.5 cent, or 0.2%, to $3.046 per million British thermal units.
US pipeline exports to Mexico, meanwhile, averaged 6.69 bcfd so far in June.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 07:00pm

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US natgas futures hold near one-week high ahead of storage report

On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for July delivery fell 2.9 cents, or 1.0%, from where the July contract closed on Wednesday to $2.998 per million British thermal units.
US pipeline exports to Mexico, meanwhile, averaged 6.0 bcfd so far in May, just off April's monthly record of 6.1 bcfd, Refinitiv data showed.

Published 27 May, 2021 06:39pm

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US natgas futures ease to fresh 3-week low as output slowly rises

The price decline came despite forecasts that warmer weather in coming weeks will boost the amount of gas power generators burn to keep air conditioners humming.
Front-month gas futures fell 1.2 cents, or 0.4%, to $2.913 per million British thermal units

Published 21 May, 2021 08:05pm

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US natgas futures slip to 3-week low on big storage build

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said US utilities added 71 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas into storage during the week ended May 14.
That injection boosted stockpiles to 2.100 trillion cubic feet (tcf), or 4.0% below the five-year average of 2.187 tcf for this time of year.

Published 20 May, 2021 09:10pm

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US natgas futures slip on mild weather forecast, exports decline

Traders noted gas prices were also following oil futures lower. US crude fell more than $2 a barrel on renewed global demand concerns as coronavirus cases in Asia rise, among other things.
Front-month gas futures fell 4.2 cents, or 1.4%, to $2.970 per million British thermal units.

Published 19 May, 2021 08:15pm

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US natgas futures soar to 3-month high on rising air conditioner use

Front-month gas futures rose 16 cents, or 5.4%, to $3.121 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) .
Data provider Refinitiv said gas output in the Lower 48 US states averaged 90.9 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so far in May, up from 90.6 bcfd in April, but still well below November 2019's monthly record of 95.4 bcfd.

Published 17 May, 2021 08:52pm

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US natgas flat as higher oil prices offset milder weather

Front-month gas futures remained unchanged at $2.958 per million British thermal units.
US crude futures, meanwhile, rose over $1 a barrel earlier in the day on signs of a speedy economic recovery and upbeat forecasts for energy demand.

Published 12 May, 2021 06:29pm

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US natgas hits 9-week high on cooler forecast, record exports

Front-month gas futures rose 3.9 cents, or 1.3%, to $2.950 per million British thermal units.
For the week, the contract was about 8% higher, putting it up for a third week in a row for the first time since February.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:58pm

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US natgas rises to fresh 9-wk high on record exports

On its last day as the front-month, gas futures for May delivery rose 2.4 cents, or 0.8%, to $2.897 per million British thermal units.
That increase kept the front-month in overbought territory with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) over 70 for a third day in a row for the first time since August 2020.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 08:42pm

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US natgas futures up to 7-week high on small storage build

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said utilities added 38 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas into storage during the week ended April 16.
That was less than the 49-bcf build analysts forecast in a Reuters poll and compares with an increase of 47 bcf in the same week last year and a five-year (2016-2020) average increase of 37 bcf.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 07:52pm

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US natgas futures rise to one-week high on cooler forecasts

Traders also noted that mild weather this week will likely cause utilities to boost injections into storage by so much that the total amount of gas in inventory will rise above the five-year (2016-2020) average for the first time since the February freeze.
Front-month gas futures rose 1.9 cents, or 0.8%, to $2.541 per million British thermal units.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 06:56pm

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US natgas futures slide ahead of expected small storage withdrawal

If correct, last week's decrease would cut stockpiles to 1.776 trillion cubic feet (tcf), which would be 5.3% below the five-year average of 1.875 tcf for this time of year.
Front-month gas futures fell 3 cents, or 1.2%, to $2.498 per million British thermal units.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 08:34pm

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US natgas futures at 7-week low on milder weather forecasts

Front-month gas futures fell 6.5 cents, or 2.5%, to $2.535 per million British thermal units.
That puts the front-month down about 24% since mid February when it hit a three-month high of $3.316 per mmBtu during the Texas freeze.

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:26pm

Business & Finance

Exxon and Macquarie in $11.7mn US lawsuit over gas contract

Exxon is asking the Texas court to rule that the massive storm, caused when an arctic air mass swept the central United States, was a natural disaster.
US gas demand and prices soared last month when freezing temperatures hit as far south as Texas, where 4.3 million homes lost power.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:52pm

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US natgas futures slip on milder weather forecast, focus on storage report

If correct, last week's decrease would cut stockpiles to 1.807 trillion cubic feet (tcf), which would be 10.7% below the five-year average of 2.023 tcf for this time of year.
Front-month gas futures fell 3 cents, or 1.1%, to $2.786 per million British thermal units.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:53pm

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US drillers add oil and gas rigs for fourth month: Baker Hughes

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 10 to 320 in the week to Nov. 25, energy services firm.
There was a single week decline in oil drilling activity (last week) going against the recent trend in higher drilling activity.

Published 26 Nov, 2020 12:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 14	279.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 14	279.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 14	152.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 14	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 14	1.26
Euro to USD / Feb 14	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Feb 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 14	6,114.63
India Sensex / Feb 14	75,939.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 14	39,149.43
Nasdaq / Feb 14	20,026.77
Hang Seng / Feb 14	22,620.33
FTSE 100 / Feb 14	8,732.46
Dow Jones / Feb 14	44,546.08
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 14	22,513.42
France CAC40 / Feb 14	8,178.54

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 14	70.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 14	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 14	262,517
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 14	2,882.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 14	68.31
Petrol/Litre / Feb 16	256.13
Diesel/Litre / Feb 16	263.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
At-Tahur Ltd. / Feb 14 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	35.26 ▲ 3.21 (10.02%)
Saritow Spinning / Feb 14 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.84 ▲ 2.17 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 14 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.02 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Lucky Cement / Feb 14 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	1,366.37 ▲ 124.22 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Feb 14 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.35 ▲ 9.85 (10%)
Agriautos Ind. / Feb 14 Agriauto Industries Limited(AGIL)	115.49 ▲ 10.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Feb 14 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	20.48 ▲ 1.86 (9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Feb 14 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	50.08 ▲ 4.55 (9.99%)
Popular Islamic / Feb 14 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.37 ▲ 1.04 (9.18%)
F.Credit & Inv / Feb 14 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.39 ▲ 0.7 (9.1%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Feb 14 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.80 ▼ -0.99 (-12.71%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Feb 14 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	7.55 ▼ -0.93 (-10.97%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Feb 14 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.77 ▼ -1.2 (-10.03%)
Redco Textile / Feb 14 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	22.60 ▼ -2.51 (-10%)
Engro Powergen / Feb 14 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	25.78 ▼ -2.86 (-9.99%)
D.M. Textile / Feb 14 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Universal Ins. / Feb 14 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	12.91 ▼ -1.43 (-9.97%)
Sakrand Sugar / Feb 14 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.11 ▼ -1.34 (-9.96%)
Idrees Tex. / Feb 14 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	12.81 ▼ -1.41 (-9.92%)
Sui South Gas / Feb 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32.68 ▼ -3.56 (-9.82%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Feb 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	79,317,612 ▼ -0.66
Lotte Chemical / Feb 14 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	72,104,503 ▼ -1.12
Power Cement / Feb 14 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	40,290,839 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Feb 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,711,461 ▼ -3.56
Hascol Petrol / Feb 14 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	31,600,150 ▼ -0.41
Dewan Motors / Feb 14 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	31,281,602 ▼ -2.6
Cnergyico PK / Feb 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,508,125 ▼ -0.25
Fauji Foods Ltd / Feb 14 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	20,173,357 ▼ -0.24
Fauji Cement / Feb 14 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,904,777 ▼ -1.09
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,467,161 ▼ -0.04

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