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Oil prices steady as investors debate Trump 2.0 policies

Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Wednesday as markets weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:51am

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Oil falls as traders digest Trump tariff reprieve, stronger dollar

LONDON: Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to apply new tariffs...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:33pm

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Oil prices slide as market awaits Trump’s return to White House

HOUSTON: Oil prices slipped on Monday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is expected to bring a...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 09:25pm

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Oil set for fourth straight week of gains as investors assess US sanctions

LONDON: Oil prices moved lower on Friday but remained on course for a fourth consecutive week of gains, as the...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 08:06pm

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Oil falls as halt to Houthi shipping attacks expected

HOUSTON: Oil prices slipped on Thursday with Yemen’s Houthi militia expected to halt attacks on ships in the Red...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 09:37pm

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Oil gains capped by uncertainty over sanctions impact

Oil prices crept higher on Wednesday as the market focused on potential supply disruptions from sanctions on Russian...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 06:16pm

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Oil prices hover near 4-month highs as Russia sanctions stay in focus

Oil prices paused their rally on Tuesday, but remained near four-month highs, with the market’s attention focused on...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 05:06pm

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China’s crude oil imports fall in 2024, first time in two decades outside of COVID

China’s crude oil imports fell 1.9% in 2024, data showed on Monday, the first annual decline in two decades outside...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 11:20am

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Oil jumps on expected hit to China and India’s Russian supplies

LONDON: Oil extended gains for a third session on Monday, with Brent crude rising above $80 a barrel to its highest...

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 05:31pm

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Oil jumps more than 4% on concern over more sanctions on Russia

Brent crude futures gain $3.50, or 4.6%, to $80.42 a barrel

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:06pm

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Oil prices edge higher as markets weigh demand against US inventories

LONDON: Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as investors factored in firm winter fuel demand expectations despite...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 06:06pm

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Oil trims gains on dollar strength, tight supplies provide support

Oil prices trimmed earlier gains on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened but continued to find support from a...

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 07:21pm

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Oil prices rise as concerns grow over supply disruptions

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday reversing earlier declines, as fears of tighter Russian and Iranian supply due to...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 06:02pm

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Oil resists dollar pressure to hold at three-month high

LONDON: Oil prices eased on Monday, pressured by a strong dollar, but remained at their highest since mid-October as...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:50pm

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Oil set for weekly gains as market eyes Chinese policy support

LONDON: Oil prices fell slightly on Friday but remained poised for weekly gains after closing at their highest in...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 04:45pm

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Oil prices rise on China optimism as investors return after holiday

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of the new year with an...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 05:36pm

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Oil set for annual loss although buoyed on the day by China data

LONDON: Oil prices were on track to end 2024 with a second consecutive year of losses, although they rose on the day...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 04:54pm

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Oil drifts higher in sparse holiday trade

LONDON: Oil prices edged up on Monday in thin holiday trade at the end of the year, as traders awaited more Chinese...

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 06:20pm

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Oil edges up on China stimulus hopes, US inventory drop

LONDON: Oil edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trade driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 06:43pm

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Oil prices rise in thin pre-holiday trade

NEW YORK/LONDON: Oil prices were up on Tuesday, reversing the prior session’s losses on a brightening short-term...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:48pm

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Oil falls on strong dollar, demand growth worries

HOUSTON: Oil prices eased on Friday due to a strong dollar and worries about demand growth in 2025, especially in...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

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Oil slips on demand concerns after Fed signals slower rate cuts

Oil prices fell on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would slow the pace of interest rate cuts in...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 06:03pm

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Oil steady ahead of US Fed rate decision, 2025 outlook

Oil prices traded in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of a potential interest rate cut...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 06:12pm

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Oil dips on demand concerns as investors await Fed meeting

LONDON: Oil prices fell on Tuesday as Chinese economic data renewed demand concerns while investors remained...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

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Oil prices edge down on soft Chinese spending data

Oil futures dropped from their highest levels in weeks on Monday, pressured by weakness in consumer spending in...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 08:16pm

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Oil climbs 1% to 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran

Brent futures rise 67 cents, or 0.9%, to $74.08 a barrel

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:57pm

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Oil prices rise on China stimulus, possible tight supply in Europe

HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday as markets looked to rising demand in China, the world’s largest buyer, and...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 12:00am

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Oil prices rise as China moves toward monetary easing to boost growth

Oil prices climbed by more than 1% on Monday as top importer China flagged its first move toward a loosened monetary...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

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Oil set for weekly loss on surplus fears after OPEC+ cut extensions

Oil prices fell 1% on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss, as analysts continued to forecast a supply surplus...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 10:13pm

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Oil pares some gains after source says OPEC+ to delay output hike

LONDON: Oil prices pared some gains on Thursday after a source told Reuters OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 06:15pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.46 ▲ 0.96 (11.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	39 ▲ 3.35 (9.40%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	733 ▲ 61.78 (9.20%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 22 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,950 ▲ 755.06 (8.21%)
Invest Bank / Jan 22 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.70 ▲ 0.09 (5.59%)
Thal Limited / Jan 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	439.90 ▲ 23.15 (5.55%)
Indus Dyeing / Jan 22 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	125.99 ▲ 5.98 (4.98%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.48 ▲ 2.37 (4.93%)

Stock	Price
Khyber Textile / Jan 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	475 ▼ -51.08 (-9.71%)
United Brands / Jan 22 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	22.56 ▼ -1.47 (-6.12%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.40 ▼ -0.14 (-3.95%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 22 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	621.10 ▼ -24.02 (-3.72%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 22 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	181.01 ▼ -6.63 (-3.53%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 22 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	265 ▼ -8.23 (-3.01%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jan 22 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	29.10 ▼ -0.89 (-2.97%)
Hinopak Motor / Jan 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	436 ▼ -13.03 (-2.90%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 22 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	44.50 ▼ -1.22 (-2.67%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.01
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.35
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▼ -0.17
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.12
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▼ -0.01
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.05
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▲ 0.05

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