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Pakistan

Through transfer of modern technology: Minister for enhancing cooperation with China

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal co-chaired a meeting with...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Pakistan

ISSI holds second round of Dialogue with ACI

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held the second round of dialogue with ASEAN ...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Delegation of Japanese companies, businessmen calls on PM

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Japanese companies and businessmen in Pakistan met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb highlights country's progress towards economic stability

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of international investors led by Ahmad Bozai, MD Citibank Pakistan, called on Federal...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

NBP president inaugurates main branch in Multan

KARACHI: Rehmat Ali Hasnie, President National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) inaugurated the newly renovated Main Branch in...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Furniture expo concludes

FAISALABAD: Regular and persistent holding exhibitions are imperative to exploit the full potential of this...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Macro-economic situation: Aurangzeb briefs World Bank official

ISLAMABAD: South Asia Regional Vice President (SARVP) of the World Bank Martin Raiser called on the Federal Minister...

Published 07 May, 2024 07:07am

Pakistan

Bilawal pays tribute to Jiyala Razzaque

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has paid glowing tribute to the indomitable...

Published 07 May, 2024 07:07am

Business & Finance

‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’

FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am

Markets

KE’s renewable ambitions garner interest from developers

KARACHI: While Pakistan contributes less than 1.0 percent towards global carbon emissions, a combination of...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s journey towards sustainable development

ISLAMABAD: Today marks a pivotal moment in Pakistan's journey towards sustainable development as the United States...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Saudi investors take advantage of opportunities thru SIFC: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Saudi investors can take advantage of investment ...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:47am

Pakistan

Sustainable development not possible without peace: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that it is...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

World Bank official, ministers discuss reforms agenda, technical assistance

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik and Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari held a...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:43am

Markets

World Bank's support for reforms in energy sector praised

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik and Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari held a...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:28am

Pakistan

Vietnam’s envoy delivers keynote address at NUST: ‘B2B and people-to-people ties are key to strong bilateral relations’

ISLAMABAD: The NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) organised a keynote address by Nguyen Tien Phong, the...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Italian envoy visits Karachi

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan, Marilina Armellin visited Karachi recently, accompanied with Italian...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

SSGC removes over 250 illegal connections

KARACHI: SSGC is moving ahead relentlessly in its pursuit to combat the menace of gas theft, one of the primary...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Business & Finance

EFU General Ins awarded 16th CSR Award 2024

KARACHI: EFU General Insurance Ltd, the leading non-life insurer in Pakistan, was recently awarded with the 16th...

Updated 07 May, 2024 06:17am

Pakistan

Italy ambassador pays courtesy call on PM

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Italy Marilina Armellin paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...

Updated 07 May, 2024 06:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	158.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,645.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,265.97
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,069.63
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,317.44
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,333.83

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	74.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,674.40
Diesel/Litre / Jan 10	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 10 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.50 ▲ 0.63 (21.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.26 ▲ 0.26 (13.00%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.23 ▲ 0.89 (12.13%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.70 ▲ 0.92 (11.83%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 10 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.80 ▲ 0.40 (11.76%)
Dewan Sugar / Jan 10 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.80 ▲ 0.70 (11.48%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.86 ▲ 0.87 (10.89%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
Habib Sugar / Jan 10 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	71.96 ▼ -8.47 (-10.53%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 10 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	7.65 ▼ -0.87 (-10.21%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.41 ▼ -6.14 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jan 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	821.50 ▼ -90.89 (-9.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▲ 0.03
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▼ -0.10
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,945,545 ▲ 0.07
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.03
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.22
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	14,814,856 ▼ -8.92
Telecard Limited / Jan 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	13,170,256 ▲ 0.01

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