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Gulf Daily News Wednesday, 28th April 2010
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Bahrain Stock Exchange
CURRENCIES
Exchange Rates
COUNTRY
SELL CASH
SELL DRAFT
0.3569
0.3539
0.00565
0.00547
0.3848
0.3808
0.057200
0.0572
AUSTRALIA (Dollar)
BANGLADESH (Taka)
CANADA(Dollar)
CHINA (Yuan)
DENMARK
EGYPT (Pound)
EUROPEAN UNION (Euro)
0.709
-
0.0711
0.0687
0.5117
0.5092
HONG KONG (Dollar)
0.04979
0.04939
INDIA (Rupee)
0.00872
0.00860
INDONESIA (Rupiah)
0.00004335
IRAN (Tuman)
0.00038821
-
IRAQ (Dinar)
0.000326
-
JAPAN (Yen)
0.004170
0.004100
JORDAN (Dinar)
0.5353
KOREA (Won)
0.0003603
KUWAIT (Dinar)
1.3130
1.3130
0.120200
0.1202
-
-
NEW ZEALAND (Dollar)
0.2764
0.2754
NORWAY (Krone)
0.0663
-
MALAYSIA (Ringgit)
MALTA (Lira)
N. Yemen (Riyal)
-
-
NEPAL (Rupee)
0.00536
0.00537
OMAN (Riyal)
0.98000
0.98300
PAKISTAN (Rupee)
0.00459
0.00451
PHILIPPINES (Peso)
0.00875
0.00852
QATAR (Riyal)
0.10379
0.10374
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal)
0.10058
0.10065
SINGAPORE
0.2790
0.2780
SOUTH AFRICA (Rand)
0.05300
0.05290
SRI LANKA (Rupee)
0.00356
0.00335
SWEDEN (Krona)
0.0557
-
SWITZERLAND (Franc)
0.3601
0.3571
SYRIA (Pound)
0.008250
-
TAIWAN (Dollar)
0.012500
-
THAILAND (Baht)
0.011900
0.011860
TURKEY (Lira)
0.2608
-
UK (Sterling)
0.5920
0.5895
0.102800
0.102800
0.37760
0.37800
UAE (Dirham)
USA (Dollar)
l Rates are in Bahraini dinars at 17.00 local time, Tuesday. Rates are
indications only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above
please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888,
Website: www.bfc.com.bh.
Gulf Interbank Rates
BAHRAIN
KUWAIT
OMAN
QATAR
UAE
SAUDI
1 US$
0.3770
0.2855
0.3849
3.6420
3.6730
3.7500
Dollar
1 UK Stg
0.5814
0.4403
0.5936
5.6171
5.6649
5.7836
Currency
Euro
Yen
Swiss francs
Canadian dollars
Pound
1 SFR
0.3523
0.2668
0.3597
3.4037
3.4327
3.5047
April 27
$ 1.3242
93.03
1.0826
1.0149
1.5283
100 Yen
0.4015
0.3040
0.4099
3.8786
3.9116
3.9936
Prev
$1.3328
94.14
1.0761
1.0006
1.5445
Oil
Oil delivery prices (in dollars per barrel)
April 27
(close)
IPE Brent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85.78
Nymex crude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82.44
GOLD
Gold bars
Selling
Rates are in Bahrain Dinars
8gm coin 22k
106.000
8gm coin 21k
102.000
Full Turkish coin 21k
96.000
1gm (24 carat)
16.000
2.5gm
38.000
5gm
74.250
10gm
144.250
20gm
285.000
50gm
707.250
100gm
1,408.250
1 ounce
441.250
1 tola
167.750
5 tola
822.000
10 tola
1,630.500
1kg
13,909.750
1kg silver
237.500
1/2kg silver
116.500
l Courtesy Bahrain Express
Exchange Tel: 17-275-275
Metal Prices
London Markets
Gold (per ounce)
$1,161.95
Silver (per ounce)
$18.15
Platinum
$1,727.50
Palladium
$556.00
(Three-month delivery)
Aluminium ($ per tonne) 2,301.00
Copper ($ per tonne)
7,490.00
Lead (per tonne)
$2,300.00
Nickel (per tonne)
$25,925.00
Tin (per tonne)
$18,550.00
Zinc (per tonne)
$2,361.00
Bombay
Gold 24K (per gram)
Rs1,684
Gold 22K (per gram)
Rs1,567
Gold (10g)
Rs16,765.00
Silver (1kg)
Rs28,400.00
PRICES at the close of trading yesterday:
BAHRAIN ALL SHARE INDEX
1,563.13
Company
Share Prices
BANKS SECTOR
Ahli United Bank
$0.740
Al Salam Bank (Salam)
0.086
Bahrain Islamic Bank
0.190
BBK
0.432
Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB)
0.100
National Bank of Bahrain
0.625
The Bahraini Saudi Bank
0.070
Bank Muscat
0.824
BANKS INVEST SECTOR
Al Baraka Banking Group BSC
$1.600
Arab Banking Corporation
0.620
Bahrain Commercial Facilities Co
0.446
Bahrain Middle East Bank
0.075
Gulf Finance House
$0.210
Gulf Monetary Group
0.035
Inovest BSC
$0.475
Investcorp Bank
$1,488.55
Ithmaar Bank
$0.190
TAIB Bank
$2.730
United Gulf Bank
0.400
United Gulf Industries Corp
0.140
INVESTMENT SECTOR
AUB Preference A
$0.43
Esterad Investment Company
0.250
Global Investment House
0.150
International Investment Group
0.301
United Finance Company SAOG
$0.37
+11.26
Change + or +0.025
+0.005
+0.002
Total number of shares traded
Total value of shares trades
Total Number of transactions
SERVICES SECTOR
Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Co
Bahrain Car Park Company
Bahrain Cinema Company
Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex
Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile Intl
Bahrain Telecommunications Company
General Trading and Food Processing Co
Nass Corporation BSC
Seef Properties BSC
Sudan Telecommunications Company
INSURANCE SECTOR
Al Ahlia Insurance Company
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG)
Arab International Insurance Company
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company
Bahrain National Holding
Takaful International Company
HOTEL SECTOR
Bahrain Family Leisure Company
Bahrain Tourism Company
Banader
Gulf Hotels Group
National Hotels Company
INDUSTRIES SECTOR
Bahrain Flour Mills Company
Delmon Poultry Company
CLOSED COMPANY SECTOR
Securities & Investment Co (Sico)
United Paper Industries BSC (UPI)
1,602,090
BD316,149
63
1.526
0.160
0.740
0.780
0.590
0.605
0.260
0.240
0.140
$1.75
0.378
$0.560
0.080
0.672
0.418
0.290
0.140
0.342
0.065
0.640
0.445
0.398
0.215
0.310
0.420
Sensex snaps winning streak
MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex
dropped 0.3 per cent yesterday,
snapping a five-day winning
streak, as gloomy world markets
and concerns over Greek debt
triggered profit taking.
Banks, energy major Reliance
Industries and top carmaker
Maruti Suzuki fell, while staterun explorer Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) rose.
Ò It is difficult to set a trend for
the near term,Ó said Vaibhav
Sanghavi, director of Ambit
Capital.
Ò It looks like we will consolidate for a while. Stock picking is
the key rather than concentrating
on broader market.Ó
The 30-share BSE index, or
Sensex, shed 0.31pc or 54.66
points to 17,690.62, with two- ing 3.9pc to 1,283.15 rupees, its
thirds of its components closing lowest close in more than eight
in the red.
months. On Monday, the firm
It had gained nearly 2pc over missed forecasts for fourth-quarfive previous sessions.
ter net profit and warned of
Foreign funds have pumped margin pressure and slower sales
$6.1 billion so far this year into growth this year in the fiercely
Indian equities pushcompetitive compact
ing the benchmark up
car market.
1.3pc. The benchmark
Ò We find risk-reward
had soared 81pc in BOMBAY less favorable in light of
2009 on the back of a
rising commodity pricrecord $17.5bn portfoes and competitive preslio inflow.
STOCKS sures,Ó Morgan Stanley
Sanghavi said sales
analysts Binay Singh
may be buoyant for
and Shreya Gaunekar
companies in the cursaid in a note, and lowrent quarter, but rising input costs ered their rating to equalweight
could bite into their margins as from overweight.
was the case in March quarter.
ONGC climbed 2.9pc after the
Maruti extended losses, fall- Business Standard newspaper
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reported India plans to more than
double the price of gas produced
by the oil and gas explorer to $4.2
per million British thermal units.
The bank sector index
declined 0.9pc after rising 5.9pc
over five sessions.
ICICI Bank, the countryÕ s
second-largest lender, eased
1.4pc after its quarterly earnings
on Saturday failed to match
street expectations.
HDFC Bank, which hit a
record high Monday, shed 0.6pc.
Reliance Industries, which
has the highest weight on the
Sensex, fell 0.8pc to 1,061.10
rupees, extending losses after its
quarterly profit rise of 30pc
lagged forecasts.
Ò Slower upstream growth and
weak downstream margins will
lower returns which could erode
RelianceÕ s valuation premium,Ó
Sanford C Bernstein analysts said
in a note.
Ò Moreover non-value adding
acquisitions as highlighted by
the Atlas deal remain a concern
to us,Ó they wrote, downgrading
the stock to marketperform from
outperform.
The 50-share NSE index
closed 0.3pc lower at 5,308.35.
SHIPPING
Almoayed Wilhelmsen
Imports
Maersk Regensburg Consol Box due from Europe, US, Far East today
Spendid Ace
WWL/ NMT due from Europe, US, Far East today
Sima Pars
OOCL due from Europe, US, Far East April 30
Nordic Spirit
WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East April 30
Sima Saman
OOCL due from Europe, US, Far East May 4
Maersk Regensburg Consol Box due from Europe, US, Far East May 5
Hoegh Transporter WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East May 6
Sima Pars
OOCL due from Europe, US, Far East May 7
Maersk Regensburg Consol Box due from Europe, US, Far East May 12
Atlantic Spirit
WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East May 14
Exports
Sima Pars
OOCL to Kuwait/ B Abbas only April 30
Al Sharif Group
Al Khor
Hanjin due from Europe tomorrow
Xin Ning Bo
Hanjin due from Far East tomorrow
CSL Marie
Hanjin due from Far East tomorrow
UASC Shuwaikh
Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean tomorrow
Hanjin Belawan
Hanjin due from Inter Gulf tomorrow
Costa Deliziosa
Costa Croceire due from Inter Gulf April 30
Amber Arrow
K Line due from Japan, Far East April 30
CS Discovery
TS Line duef rom Far East May 2
Fesco Diomid
TS Line due from Far East May 2
Al Safat
Hanjin due from Europe May 6
Xin Fu Zhou
Hanjin due from Far East May 6
Hanjin Gdynia
Hanjin due from Far East May 6
Hanjin Portland
Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean May 6
Hanjin Belawan
Hanjin due from Inter Gulf May 6
Costa Deliziosa
Costa Croceire due from Inter Gulf May 7
HS Bruckner
TS Line due from Far East May 9
Emirates Marina
TS Line due from Far East May 9
Dilmun Shipping Agency
Bunga Raya Tiga Misc due from Far East today
Bunga Raya Sembilan Misc due from Far East today
CSCL America
CSCL due from Far East April 30
CS Discovery
Emirates due from Far East May 2
Fesco Diomid
Emirates due from Far East May 2
Bunga Raya Empat Misc due from Far East May 5
Bunga Raya Sepuluh Misc due from Far East May 5
Gulf Agency Company
HS Beethoven
CSAV/NOR due from Europe today
Hyundai Emperor NYK due from Far East today
Cosco Vancouver NYK due from Far East May 1
Palena
CSAV/NOR due from Far East May 2
Palena
CSAV/NOR due from Europe May 2
Margrit Rickmers
CSAV/NOR due from Europe May 5
Maersk Kanoo
Maersk Regensburg Maersk due from Jabel Ali today
National Shipping
Third Ocean
HDSL due from Far East today
MSC Daniela
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
MSC Charleston
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
MSC Hailey
MSC due from Far East tomorrow
Northern Javelin
MSC due from Far East tomorrow
MSC Normandie
MSC due from Inter Gulf tomorrow
Jin He
Cosco due from Far East tomorrow
YM Kaohsiung
YML due from Far East May 2
Decretive
HDSL due from Far East May 5
MSC Ivana
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
MSC Sindy
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
Cap Victor
MSC due from Far East May 6
MSC Bilbao
MSC due from Far East May 6
MSC Normandie
MSC due from Inter Gulf May 6
Cosco Vancouver Cosco due from Far East May 6
YM Enhancer
YML due from Far East May 9
MSC Beatrice
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
MSC Madeleine
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean
Northern Promotion MSC due from Far East May 13
MSC Viviana
MSC due from Far East May 13
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Saphire Ace
Hoegh due from Dammam May 1
tomorrow
tomorrow
May 6
May 6
May 13
May 13