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Prices edge lower on milder temperature forecasts, strong supply

LONDON: Dutch and British gas wholesale prices edged lower on Wednesday morning as weather forecasts turned milder...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 03:04pm

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Updated 10 Jan, 2024 06:12am

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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

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 1	281.46
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 1	281.56
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 1	146.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 1	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 1	1.35
Euro to USD / Sep 1	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Aug 29	4.96

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S&P 500 / Aug 29	6,460.26
Nasdaq / Aug 29	21,455.55
Dow Jones / Aug 29	45,544.88
India Sensex / Sep 1	80,158
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 1	42,065.51
Hang Seng / Sep 1	25,545.15
FTSE 100 / Sep 1	9,215.33
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 1	24,004.80
France CAC40 / Sep 1	7,732.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 29	16,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 29	311,814
Petrol/Litre / Sep 1	264.61
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 1	63.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 1	3,476.53
Diesel/Litre / Sep 1	269.99
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 1	66.54

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Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Sep 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	4.01 ▲ 0.59 (17.25%)
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	7.04 ▲ 1 (16.56%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Sep 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	10.19 ▲ 1 (10.88%)
Waves Corporation / Sep 1 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	10.97 ▲ 1 (10.03%)
B.O.Punjab / Sep 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16.58 ▲ 1.51 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Sep 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	13.39 ▲ 1.22 (10.02%)
Mandviwala / Sep 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	55.50 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
Pak Elektron / Sep 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	52.54 ▲ 4.78 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Sep 1 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.34 ▲ 2.03 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Sep 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	23.65 ▲ 2.15 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Ventures / Sep 1 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	7.67 ▼ -7.33 (-48.87%)
Elahi Cotton / Sep 1 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	233.02 ▼ -25.79 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Sep 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	103.88 ▼ -11.35 (-9.85%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Sep 1 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	8.80 ▼ -0.84 (-8.71%)
Altern Energy / Sep 1 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	12.58 ▼ -1.16 (-8.44%)
Sally Textile / Sep 1 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	16.82 ▼ -1.52 (-8.29%)
Asim Textile / Sep 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	32.13 ▼ -2.78 (-7.96%)
Calcorp Ltd / Sep 1 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	38.57 ▼ -3.25 (-7.77%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Sep 1 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	123.52 ▼ -9.86 (-7.39%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Sep 1 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	19.02 ▼ -1.47 (-7.17%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Sep 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	97,697,793 ▲ 1.51
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	85,903,125 ▲ 0.11
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Sep 1 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	54,520,834 ▲ 0.19
Pak Elektron / Sep 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	47,549,831 ▲ 4.78
Fauji Cement / Sep 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	43,141,416 ▲ 4.09
Media Times Ltd / Sep 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	42,128,902 ▲ 0.59
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,495,240 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Sep 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,264,581 ▲ 0.03
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	26,550,894 ▲ 0.17
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,817,179 ▲ 1

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