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Copper crawls higher on softer dollar, but investors wary about demand
LONDON: Copper prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and supply issues, but gains were modest due to worries about high oil prices hitting demand.
Business Recorder

Copper up on supply woes but dollar drives worst week since April
SINGAPORE: Copper recovered from some of the previous days’ losses on Friday , supported by supply concerns, but earlier declines still set it up to notch its worst weekly fall since April.
Business Recorder
Hong Kong stocks fall as surging bond yields, higher oil prices weigh
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks dropped on the first trading day of October, as the 10-year US Treasury yield hitting a more-than-two-decade high and rising oil prices dampened investor appetite for…
Business Recorder
Palm hits 13-week low, on track for second straight weekly loss
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures were on course for a second straight weekly fall on Friday, with prices declining for a sixth straight session to their lowest in 13 weeks, on weak export data…
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Gold slips before US payrolls data, set for second weekly loss
Gold prices fell on Friday and were on track for a second straight weekly decline, pressured by a firmer US dollar and elevated Treasury yields, while investors awaited key US payrolls data for…
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Govt mulls allowing private firms to directly import LNG amid Mideast tensions: report
A liquefied natural gas tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017.
Geo News
Crude oil imports jump 62% in August amid supply concerns
A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025.— ReutersPakistan’s crude imports rise to 1.238m tonnes in August.Imports jump 62% from 763,702…
Geo News
Govt approves limited sugar exports despite industry demand for 'larger quota'
Workers prepare sugar bags at a warehouse in Islamabad. — AFP/FileDPM Dar directs ministries to expedite export formalities.Pakistan holds over 2.6 million tonnes of sugar stocks.PSMA chief says…
Geo News
UK diesel price hits all-time high amid Middle East supply crunch, RAC warns
The average price of diesel in the UK has surged to a record-breaking high of 199.18p per litre, eclipsing previous peaks…
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