On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,639. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 8.127 billion and the number of lots traded 12,976. Major

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Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures closed higher in rangebound trade on Wednesday, supported by worries about poor crop weather crimping production in parts of South America, traders said. CBOT March soyabeans settled up

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China's steel and iron ore futures dipped on Wednesday following a broader sell-off across riskier assets, pressured by persistent concerns over weak demand amid a slowing global economy. Benchmark Shanghai steel rebar futures eased following

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Euronext wheat futures ended flat on Wednesday as traders weighed up prospects for increased demand for west European supplies against limited evidence so far of an export upturn. March milling wheat, the most active contract

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The Karachi Port handled 160,094 tonnes of cargo comprising 103,926 tonnes of import cargo and 56,168 tonnes of export cargo including 9,586 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours

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Sizeable business activity was seen on the cotton market on Thursday in process of post-mini budget session, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,700, they added. In the ready session, approximately

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Scant rains and high temperatures in Brazil's main soyabean fields have dashed expectations of another record harvest in the 2018/2019 season, according to a Reuters poll of 10 analysts compiled on Wednesday. The average estimate

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Greece's parliament on Thursday postponed for several hours a historic vote on a deal to change the name of neighbouring Macedonia, as protesters rallied against the agreement. Initially scheduled to be held after midnight, the

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Britain on Thursday promised to pay for the deployment of new surveillance equipment in France to fight illegal cross-Channel migration. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner met his British counterpart Sajid Javid in London to hone

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A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Thursday but caused no casualties, state media said, in the second such blast in Damascus in less than a week. Eight years into

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