SINGAPORE: Brent crude stayed above $110 on Wednesday, holding onto its previous session gains, as Iran's escalating tensions with the West and an agreement by euro zone ministers to ramp up the firepower of their bailout fund helped support prices.
SINGAPORE: U.S. wheat slid on Wednesday amid a broad-based weakness in the commodity markets following a near 4 percent rally in the last session, its biggest one-day gain in more than a month.
SINGAPORE: Brent crude held above $102 after surging in the previous session as pessimism about weaker demand was outweighed by a surprise drawdown of U.S. inventories and concerns that Libya's largest oilfield could be damaged.
SINGAPORE: Spot gold gained 0.8 percent on Monday, extending a 1.2-percent rise in the previous session, as worries about a worsening debt crisis in the euro zone drove investors to seek safety in bullion.
KARACHI: The Halal stocks index KMI 30 went up by 81.41 points on Friday to close at 21,122.57 points as against 20,819.35 points, the closing figure of the previous session.
TOKYO: Asian stocks rebounded from steep losses over the past several sessions on Wednesday, after tentative signs that European leaders are stepping up their efforts to stop the region's sovereign debt woes from sparking a full-blown banking crisis.
KARACHI: Pakistan cotton prices increased with improved volumes during trading session on Tuesday. Rates are expected to stay firm at current levels due to decline in unsold stock. In case of further increase in demand, rates may go up.