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Oil futures ease as China widens Covid curbs

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased about 1% on Friday after top crude importer China widened its Covid-19 curbs, though the...

Published 30 Oct, 2022 03:57am

Markets

Oil swings higher as tight supplies overshadow demand destruction

LONDON: Oil prices swung higher in volatile trading on Monday, as traders focused on tight supplies over slowing...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Markets

Oil slides 2pc as Iran talks overshadow Ukraine crisis

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 2% on Thursday as talks to resurrect a nuclear deal with Iran entered their final...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Markets

Oil prices head for weekly dip as dollar firms

LONDON: Oil prices fell on Friday, wiping out gains from the previous session as the dollar continued to firm on...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Oil rises towards $75 as US inventory drop counters virus worry

A rising number of coronavirus cases worldwide, despite vaccination programmes, has limited the upside for oil and remains a concern

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:30pm

Markets

OPEC+ summit could lead to modest rise in oil output

Four hours later they are to be joined by 10 allied oil producing countries led by Russia

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:45am

Opinion

OPEC+ expected to move to cool overheating oil market

The OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries will meet on Thursday and are expected to agree to boost production in...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Markets

Oil hits two-year high on OPEC+ discipline, demand hopes

NEW YORK: Oil extended gains on Friday, topping $72 a barrel for the first time since 2019, as OPEC+ supply...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Oil prices slip after surprise hefty build in U.S. gasoline stocks

Brent crude futures lost 21 cents, or 0.3pc, to $62.53 a barrel by 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT) while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 25 cents, or 0.4pc, to $59.08.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:18am

Markets

OPEC+ expected to stay cautious in face of market jitters

In addition, Saudi Arabia has volunteered to cut its own output by one million barrels per day (bpd) to help avoid oversupplying a market suffering from a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:20pm

Markets

Oil dips after surge in US crude inventories

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a large jump in US crude inventories in the aftermath of last month’s...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Markets

Oil rises but remains rangebound as OPEC cuts offset virus fears

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Friday but traded in a tight range as demand concerns caused by new...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Markets

Dollar rises despite drop in yields; data, lockdowns weigh on stocks

Stocks fell but remained close to recent record highs, with investors also digesting the prospect of rising taxes to pay for the plan.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 12:49am

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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