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PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS
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EXCHANGE RATES
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CURRENCY
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ACTIVITY
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Friday 27-Jan
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Friday 3-Feb
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Friday 10-Feb
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Friday 17-Feb
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Friday 24-Feb
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Saturday 4-Mar
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DOLLAR
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Buying
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107.6
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107.9
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107.45
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107.35
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107.3
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107.2
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Selling
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107.9
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108.2
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107.75
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107.65
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107.6
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107.5
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POUND
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Buying
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134.5
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134.25
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133.5
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133.5
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134
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131
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Selling
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136.25
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136
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135.25
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135.25
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135.75
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132.75
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EURO
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Buying
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114.5
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115.25
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114
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114
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113
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113
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Selling
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115.7
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116.45
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115.2
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115.2
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114.2
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114.2
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CANADIAN $
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Buying
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81.5
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82
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81
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81.5
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81.5
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79.75
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Selling
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82.35
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82.85
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81.85
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82.35
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82.35
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80.6
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JAP YEN
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Buying
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0.89
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0.91
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0.9
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0.89
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0.91
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0.89
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Selling
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0.92
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0.94
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0.93
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0.92
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0.94
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0.92
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HK $
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Buying
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13.4
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13.4
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13.4
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13.4
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13.4
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13.4
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Selling
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13.65
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13.65
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13.65
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13.65
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13.65
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13.65
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SINGAPORE $
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Buying
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75
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75.5
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75
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75
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75.5
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75.25
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Selling
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75.8
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76.3
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75.8
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75.8
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76.3
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76.05
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MALAYSIAN RINGGIT
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Buying
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23.45
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23.5
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23.35
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23.3
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23.4
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23.3
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Selling
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23.8
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23.85
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23.7
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23.65
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23.75
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23.65
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UAE DIRHAM
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Buying
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29.4
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29.4
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29.25
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29.2
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29.15
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29.2
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Selling
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29.65
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29.65
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29.5
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29.45
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29.4
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29.45
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SAUDI RIYAL
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Buying
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28.65
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28.65
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28.45
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28.45
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28.45
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28.5
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Selling
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28.85
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28.85
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28.65
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28.65
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28.65
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28.7
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KUWAITI DINAR
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Buying
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341.5
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341.5
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341.5
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341
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341.5
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341
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Selling
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344
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344
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344
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343.5
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344
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343.5
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HOUSING FINANCE IN PAKISTAN GRADUALLY GROWING
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| The Housing Finance portfolio showed meager growth of 0.23 percent during the first quarter of current fiscal while year on year basis, housing finance portfolio showed an impressive growth of 13.48 percent. | Housing Finance Review for September, 2016 to reflect data on housing finance, House Building Finance Company Limited (HBFCL) remained the largest shareholder, in terms of gross loan amount outstanding, with the share of 22 percent. |
| HBFCL, being the largest player in the housing finance market, accounted for 42 percent of new borrowers and contributed 14.50 percent to the new disbursements equivalent to Rs 597 million. Islamic banks disbursed Rs 1.83 billion. | Outright Purchase of houses was 66.16 percent of gross outstanding loan amount; while construction and renovation products were 23.30 percent and 10.54 percent respectively. |
| Source: SBP | |
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KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE
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Date
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30 Share Index
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100 Share Index
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Market Capitalization
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Volume Leader
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Leader Volume (Million Shares)
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Total Volume (Million shares)
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Active
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Plus
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Minus
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Unchanged
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Friday-27 Jan
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26,914.44
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49,963.77
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9,946.71
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K-Electric
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165.252
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597.96
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421
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149
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259
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13
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Friday-3 Feb
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26,716.76
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49,555.83
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9,871.40
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K-Electric
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46.739
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338.18
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413
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124
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275
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14
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Friday-10 Feb
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26,950.63
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49,925.08
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9,881.65
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Power Cement
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26.571
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354.87
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422
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168
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238
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16
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Friday-17 Feb
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26,695.57
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49,375.71
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9,798.08
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K-Electric
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28.402
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373.3
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416
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225
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178
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13
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Friday-24 Feb
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26,592.23
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49,008.00
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9,704.53
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Aisha Steel
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24.388
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275.38
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414
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136
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261
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17
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Friday-3 Mar
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26,932.02
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49,623.81
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9,815.39
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Lotte Chemical
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60
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392.02
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400
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157
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229
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14
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INTERNATIONAL MARKET INDICATOR
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WORLD COMMODITY PRICES
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PETROLEUM PRICES ($/BBL)
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THIS WEEK
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LAST WEEK
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Nymex Crude
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53.2
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54.09
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Dated Brent
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54.65
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56.34
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WTI Cushing
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54.04
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54.02
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NATURAL GAS ($/MMBTU)
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THIS WEEK
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LAST WEEK
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Nymex Henry Hub
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2.44
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2.56
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Henry Hub
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2.44
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2.56
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New York City Gate
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3.4
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3.4
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COMMODITY
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UNITS
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PRICES THIS WEEK
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PRICES LAST WEEK
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CRUDE OIL
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Barrel
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55.9
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56.17
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HEATING OIL
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Gallon
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159.36
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164.67
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NATURAL GAS
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MMBtu
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2.83
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2.65
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COCOA
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Ton
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1,955.00
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2,022.00
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COFFEE ‘C’
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lbs
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143.3
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150.3
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CORN
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bu
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380.75
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373
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COTTON
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lbs
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77.99
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76.95
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SUGAR #11
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lbs
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19.52
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20.13
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WHEAT FUTURE
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CBT
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453.5
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451.75
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COPPER
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lbs
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269.65
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267.6
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GOLD
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Oz
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1,226.50
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1,257.90
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SILVER
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Troy ounce
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17.74
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18.27
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*Commodity and energy prices are in U.S. dollars.
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LAND AREA – SQ KM 2016 COUNTRY RANKS
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1
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WORLD
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148,940,000.00
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2
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RUSSIA
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16,377,742.00
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3
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ANTARCTICA
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14,000,000.00
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4
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CHINA
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9,326,410.00
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5
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UNITED STATES
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9,161,966.00
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6
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CANADA
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9,093,507.00
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7
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BRAZIL
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8,459,417.00
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8
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AUSTRALIA
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7,682,300.00
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9
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INDIA
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2,973,193.00
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|
10
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ARGENTINA
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2,736,690.00
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|
11
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KAZAKHSTAN
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2,699,700.00
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|
12
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ALGERIA
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2,381,741.00
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|
13
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
|
2,267,048.00
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|
14
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GREENLAND
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2,166,086.00
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|
15
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SAUDI ARABIA
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2,149,690.00
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|
16
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MEXICO
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1,943,945.00
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|
17
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INDONESIA
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1,811,569.00
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18
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LIBYA
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1,759,540.00
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19
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MONGOLIA
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1,553,556.00
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|
20
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IRAN
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1,531,595.00
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|
21
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PERU
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1,279,996.00
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|
22
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NIGER
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1,266,700.00
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|
23
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CHAD
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1,259,200.00
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|
24
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ANGOLA
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1,246,700.00
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|
37
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PAKISTAN
|
770,875.00
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LAND BOUNDARIES – KM 2016 COUNTRY RANKS
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1
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CHINA
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22,457
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2
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RUSSIA
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22,407
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|
3
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BRAZIL
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16,145
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|
4
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INDIA
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13,888
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5
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EUROPEAN UNION
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12,441
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|
6
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KAZAKHSTAN
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12,185
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|
7
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UNITED STATES
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12,034
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|
8
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ARGENTINA
|
11,968
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|
9
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
|
10,481
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|
10
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CANADA
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8,893
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|
11
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MONGOLIA
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8,220
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|
12
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CHILE
|
7,801
|
|
13
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PERU
|
7,461
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|
14
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BOLIVIA
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7,252
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|
15
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MALI
|
7,243
|
|
16
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PAKISTAN
|
6,774
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|
17
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SUDAN
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6,751
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|
18
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ALGERIA
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6,734
|
|
19
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COLOMBIA
|
6,672
|
|
20
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BURMA
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6,522
|
|
21
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CHAD
|
6,406
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|
22
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UZBEKISTAN
|
6,221
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|
23
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AFGHANISTAN
|
5,987
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|
24
|
ETHIOPIA
|
5,925
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|
25
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
|
5,920
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WORLD STOCK EXCHANGES
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DAY
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DJIA INDEX
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NASDAQ INDEX
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S&P INDEX
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FTSE INDEX
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DAX INDEX
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CAC-40 INDEX
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NIKKEI INDEX
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H.SENG INDEX
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SENSEX INDEX
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Friday-27 Jan
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20,100.91
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5,655.18
|
2,296.68
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7,176.31
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11,819.76
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4,838.14
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19,467.40
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23,360.78
|
27,882.46
|
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Friday-3 Feb
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19,884.91
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5,636.20
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2,280.85
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7,178.98
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11,658.28
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4,835.16
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18,918.20
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23,129.21
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28,240.52
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Friday-10 Feb
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20,172.40
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5,715.18
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2,307.87
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7,254.53
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11,693.18
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4,840.44
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19,378.93
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23,574.98
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28,334.25
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Friday-17 Feb
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20,624.05
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5,838.58
|
2,351.16
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7,299.96
|
11,757.02
|
4,867.58
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19,234.62
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24,033.74
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28,468.75
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Friday-24 Feb
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20,810.32
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5,835.51
|
2,363.81
|
7,228.13
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11,813.98
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4,833.97
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19,283.54
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23,965.70
|
28,892.97
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Friday-3 Mar
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21,005.71
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5,870.75
|
2,383.12
|
7,374.26
|
12,027.36
|
4,995.13
|
19,469.17
|
23,552.72
|
28,832.45
|