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Bilal Hussain

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki hikes motorcycle prices by up to Rs20,000

Increase comes into effect on May 9

Published 08 May, 2023 08:13pm

Pakistan

After 2 decades: Ethiopian Airlines marks Karachi comeback with May 9 flight

CAA official confirms prominent aviation group in Africa is returning to port city

Updated 06 May, 2023 06:57pm

Business & Finance

Correction needed in Pakistan startups’ business model: Rider CEO Salman Allana

Company founder says offering discounts means you are not confident that your product is solving a real problem

Updated 05 May, 2023 07:07pm

Business & Finance

First time in three years: no startup deal for Pakistan in April 2023

Fall seen due to global downturn in funding and it is not exclusive just to Pakistan

Published 01 May, 2023 10:45pm

Business & Finance

Atlas Honda announces another hike in motorcycle prices

Increase as high as Rs15,000, applicable from May 1

Published 29 Apr, 2023 09:16pm

Markets

Charities’ plan to help raise $2bn from overseas Pakistanis put in ‘cold storage’ by ministry

In February, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar publicly gave his green signal to a reported plan by charitable...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Pakistan

PDM, Imran Khan, chief justice and COAS need to hold talks: Shahid Khaqan

Former PM says political parties need to act before people come out on the streets

Published 15 Apr, 2023 09:00pm

Technology

SECP issues ‘Whitelist’ of Digital Lending Applications on its website

Document will assist Google Play Store in allowing approved applications on its platform

Published 12 Apr, 2023 05:25pm

Business & Finance

Auto sales suffer massive fall of 66% YoY to 9,211 units in March

Non-availability of CKD kits, escalating prices, expensive auto financing drive decline on a yearly basis
Sales are, however, higher on a monthly basis

Published 11 Apr, 2023 07:23pm

Perspectives

In Pakistan, there is a ‘Game of Thrones’ no one wants to see

In a year since the current govt took power, the situation is as desperate as it can get

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 05:35pm

Markets

Pak Suzuki raises motorcycle prices by up to Rs50,000

New rates applicable from April 7

Published 07 Apr, 2023 11:36pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki jacks up its car prices for a fourth time in 2023

Its cheapest model, the Alto VX, is now priced at Rs2.251mn, while its high-end Swift variant is now at Rs4.96mn

Published 05 Apr, 2023 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s startup funding recovers in first quarter of 2023

Pakistan’s startup funding increased 55% to $23.1 million in the first quarter of calendar year 2023 compared to the...

Published 02 Apr, 2023 10:49pm

Business & Finance

‘Share of foreign tourists increasing in Pakistan despite turmoil’

From 5-6% before pandemic, the share of international tourists surged to 12-15%, says GoZayaan Pakistan Managing Director

Published 02 Apr, 2023 04:10pm

Business & Finance

Fraudulent credit lending digital apps downloaded 10mn times: CCP

Over 30 mobile app-based micro-credit and nano-loan lenders are being investigated by CCP

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:40pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s logistics startup Trax says it has raised $3.7mn in seed funding

Company aims to use investment to accelerate growth of logistics services, introduction of new business verticals

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 08:17pm

Business & Finance

Trade between Pakistan and UAE: Khor Fakkan port to be more efficient, says official

Khor Fakkan Container Terminal (KCT) is the only fully-fledged operational container terminal within the United Arab...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Technology

Pakistan can capitalise on youth only if talent is harnessed: IT minister

Says 4,000 IT graduates are being trained by PSEB, P@sha and 21 other leading tech companies at cost of Rs590mn

Published 20 Mar, 2023 09:49pm

Technology

Pakistan to miss IT export target unless human talent is developed: VP Emeritus

IT exports stand at mere $1.52 billion in first seven months of fiscal year 2023

Published 18 Mar, 2023 08:27pm

Business & Finance

‘Cheapest’ label won’t help Pakistan increase exports: Finnish businessman

He remains positive that Pakistan will exit current economic crisis

Published 16 Mar, 2023 08:40pm

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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