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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 9	278.81
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 9	278.61
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 9	158.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 9	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 9	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 9	5,918.25
India Sensex / Jan 9	77,620.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 9	39,605.09
Nasdaq / Jan 9	19,478.88
Hang Seng / Jan 9	19,240.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 9	8,319.69
Dow Jones / Jan 9	42,635.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 9	20,317.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 9	73.92
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 9	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 9	2,690.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 9	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Jan 10	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Next Capital / Jan 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.49 ▲ 1.00 (10.54%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 9 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 9 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	64 ▲ 5.82 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 9 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	325.73 ▲ 29.61 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 9 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	66.64 ▲ 6.06 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 9 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	995.45 ▲ 90.50 (10.00%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	48.59 ▲ 4.40 (9.96%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	48 ▲ 3.90 (8.84%)
Asim Textile / Jan 9 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	16.42 ▲ 1.31 (8.67%)

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jan 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.81 ▼ -0.58 (-10.76%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.85 ▼ -0.79 (-10.34%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.94 ▼ -7.88 (-10.00%)
Air Link Com. / Jan 9 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	191.54 ▼ -21.28 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 9 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	160.68 ▼ -17.85 (-10.00%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 9 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	11.25 ▼ -1.25 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 9 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	140.74 ▼ -15.64 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	61.70 ▼ -6.85 (-9.99%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.42 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	520,199,852 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,176,163 ▼ -0.07
Cnergyico PK / Jan 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	41,301,063 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 9 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,830,810 ▼ -1.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	27,158,451 ▼ -1.88
Pak Refinery / Jan 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,532,091 ▼ -1.53
Pak Elektron / Jan 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,028,613 ▼ -0.87
Lotte Chemical / Jan 9 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,891,091 ▲ 0.34
B.O.Punjab / Jan 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,667,050 ▼ -0.02

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