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Oil slides as interest rate expectations eclipse Chinese data

LONDON: Oil prices dropped sharply on Wednesday as potential U.S. interest rate hikes that could slow growth and...

Updated 19 Apr, 2023 08:29pm

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Oil slips as dollar firms, Russia pipeline halt limits slide

LONDON: Oil prices edged lower on Monday as a stronger dollar discouraged buying, though losses were limited by...

Updated 27 Feb, 2023 07:58pm

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Oil rises on China outlook, supply worries after Turkey earthquake

Oil prices rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, driven by optimism about recovering demand in China and...

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 09:15pm

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Oil steady as Russian oil products ban looms, dollar falls

LONDON: Oil prices were steady on Thursday as looming sanctions on Russian oil products added uncertainty over...

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 08:45pm

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Oil prices rise over $2 on drawdown in U.S. crude stocks

HOUSTON: Oil prices rose by more than $2 on Wednesday after data showed a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude...

Updated 21 Dec, 2022 09:23pm

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Oil edges higher as U.S. crude stocks plunge on strong export demand

HOUSTON: Oil edged marginally higher after hitting a six-month low earlier on Wednesday, as markets weighed a...

Updated 17 Aug, 2022 09:29pm

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Oil prices hit lowest since Ukraine invasion amid recession fears

LONDON: Global oil prices dropped on Thursday to their lowest levels since before Russia's February invasion of...

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 01:11am

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Top oil producers to meet amid record crude prices

LONDON: The world's top oil-producing countries will meet on Wednesday to discuss a further increase in output, ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 10:26am

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Oil prices mixed ahead of US jobs report, more gains eyed

Brent crude futures were up 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $73.16 a barrel at 0619 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 4 cents

Published 03 Sep, 2021 11:46am

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Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

NEW YORK: Oil edged up after turning positive in volatile trade on Friday following supportive US economic news, but...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Oil drops sharply from multi-year highs

DUBAI: Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday in a volatile session after OPEC producers cancelled a meeting when major...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

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Oil rises but remains rangebound as COVID-19 cases soar

However, the crude prices have remained rangebound in the past three weeks, with Brent between $60 and $65 a barrel and WTI at $57 to $62.
"Oil prices are entering a consolidation phase after swinging wildly last month," said oil broker PVM's Stephen Brennock.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:59pm

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Oil prices dip on mixed supply and demand outlook

"If a fulsome framework can be crafted in the coming weeks, significant quantities of Iranian oil will likely hit the market in H2 2021," RBC Capital analyst Helima Croft said in a note this week.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 03:43pm

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Oil steadies, recovery stunded by European lockdowns, US stockbuild

But gasoline stocks fell by 3.7 million barrels, compared with expectations for a build of 1.2 million barrels.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 01:04pm

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Nasdaq drops 3% on inflation fears, WTI oil loses 7.1%

The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slid 3.0 percent to close at 13,116.17, while the broad-based S&P 500 lost 1.5 percent to end at 3,915.46.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:09am

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Platts to add US WTI crude to dated Brent benchmark

Dated Brent underpins global Brent oil benchmark.
North Sea output is declining, move to add 500,000 bpd.
WTI to be first non-North Sea grade added to dated Brent basket.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 06:48pm

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Oil outlook for 2021 hit by new COVID-19 strain

Pace of oil demand recovery to depend on vaccine rollouts –analysts.
Some analysts say no return to pre-pandemic levels before 2023.
OPEC to meet on Jan. 4 to decide on output.
Brent has averaged $43.21/bbl in 2020, WTI about $39.34.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 06:45pm

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Oil gains 2% after draws in U.S. product inventories

Brent crude futures rose $1.12, or 2.2%, to settle at $51.20 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.1, or 2.3%, to settle at $48.12 a barrel.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:09am

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Oil tumbles 4pc as new virus strain revives demand fears

Brent climbed above $50 last week for the first time since March, buoyed by optimism stemming from COVID-19 vaccines.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:59am

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Oil slips as surge in COVID-19 cases threatens demand

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 14 cents or 0.29pc, to $48.22 a barrel at 0757 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 20 cents, or 0.39pc, to $51.30.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 03:23pm

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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