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Bilal Hussain

Technology

In developing countries, local businesses should step up to fund startups: US-based expert

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is going through a difficult phase and it is being reflected in...

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 04:52pm

Pakistan

NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist

Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue

Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s first mineral processing project in Balochistan eyes $250mn exports

Balochistan government signs joint venture agreement with Platinum Mining Company to develop country’s first mineral processing project in the province

Published 31 Aug, 2023 09:46pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s economy: for once, let us embrace technology

Pakistan’s economy has always run in an ad-hoc manner – both in terms of its policies and the manner in which it...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 08:44pm

Business & Finance

Indus Motor counting on its hybrid Corolla Cross as petrol prices hit record high

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company, the maker of Toyota-brand vehicles in Pakistan, is betting on its upcoming hybrid car,...

Updated 30 Aug, 2023 08:03pm

Business & Finance

Business community irked over ‘mounting’ power prices

Criticises Discos for line losses, and imposition of high capacity charges on consumers

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:40pm

Technology

Pakistan’s e-commerce giant Daraz pivots, is now also offering used electronics

Launches 'Daraz Like New' section on platform

Published 17 Aug, 2023 10:24am

Business & Finance

Air Link CEO says things ‘back on track’ as LC restrictions ease

Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha says post IMF programme, company producing more cellphones than before

Updated 15 Aug, 2023 02:50pm

Business & Finance

First month of FY24: Car sales down 57% YoY as rising prices suppress demand

Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association says only 5,092 units were sold in July

Published 11 Aug, 2023 10:36pm

Business & Finance

TPL Trakker’s Middle East subsidiary showing impressive growth: CEO

KARACHI: TPL Trakker’s (TPLT) subsidiary in the Middle East has shown significant growth of 40% and is proving to...

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 05:45am

Technology

Nano loan apps: borrowers can now take maximum Rs75,000 from different digital lenders

The loan period for a nano loan through personal loan apps has been restricted to not more than 90 days.

Published 07 Aug, 2023 10:59pm

Business & Finance

Sixth time in 2023: Atlas Honda jacks up motorcycle prices in Pakistan

Increase as high as Rs20,000, applicable from August 5

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 02:05am

Technology

High fuel prices are changing the landscape of ride-hailing: how are the players responding

The government, as its parting gift, increased petrol and high-speed diesel prices by nearly 8% in one go. Petrol...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 01:03pm

Business & Finance

Corporate briefing: Honda Atlas mulling hybrid model for Pakistan

Brokerage houses say company in early stages of consideration

Published 24 Jul, 2023 05:59pm

Perspectives

Indus Motor Company and its export: Pakistan needs to do a lot more

The responsibility lays with the govt to ensure Pakistan's long-term interests are kept in mind

Updated 20 Jul, 2023 08:58pm

Technology

‘Asset-light’: startup Jugnu, after raising $22.5mn in 2022, scales back operations

Jugnu, which pitched itself as a B2B ecommerce startup and announced a fund-raise of $22.5 million in March 2022,...

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 07:37pm

Technology

Pakistan can clear economic roadblocks through AI: PwC official

Pakistan should digitally transform its economy and leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) as much as possible to...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 11:43pm

Technology

After raising $11.5mn last year, MedznMore says it has shut operations

Co-founder says company in talks 'with a few large players who have shown interest in buying its technology and brand, Tabiyat.pk'

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 05:19pm

Business & Finance

Fiscal year 2022-23: car sales drop 56% due to high prices, low purchasing power

Automobile firms sell 126,879 cars in previous fiscal year

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:33pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Indus Motor Company starts exports to Toyota Egypt: CEO

Agreement signed, Ali Asghar Jamali says 'too early' to deem it turning point for struggling auto sector

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 06:52pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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