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China defends rare earth curbs to US

China called US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on US products. Trump on Friday responded to Beijing’s most recent export controls by imposing additional tariffs of 100 percent on China’s US-bound exports, along with new export controls

Oil rebounds 1% after sharp losses on US-China tensions

Oil prices clawed back some gains on Monday after hitting five-month lows in the previous session as investors hoped potential talks between the presidents of the U.S. and China could ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies and oil consumers. Brent crude futures rose 87 cents, or 1.39%, to $63.60 a barrel by 0045 GMT after settling down 3.82% on Friday to the lowest since

Shahtaj Sugar Mills announces COD for its power plant

Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited on Monday announced that its power plant has successfully achieved the Commercial Operation Date (COD) today, following the completion of all required commissioning tests. “After successful completion of commissioning tests under Section 8.3 of Energy Purchase Agreement (EPA) and the issuance of Capacity Test Certificate and certificate of the commissioning of the co

Intra-day update: rupee registers gain against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee improved against the US dollar, appreciating 0.05% during the opening hours of trading in the inter-bank market on Monday. At 10:05am, the currency was hovering at 281.02, a gain of Re0.15 against the greenback. During the previous week, the Pakistan rupee posted a marginal gain for another week as it appreciated by Re0.09 or 0.03% against the US dollar in the inter-bank

Pakistan’s National Foods divests majority stake in A1 Bags and Supplies

National Foods Limited (NATF) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, National Foods Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (NFDMCC), has divested a majority portion of its shareholding in A1 Bags and Supplies Incorporated. The company disclosed the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday. “It is notified that National Foods Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary i.e.