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Bilal Hussain

Pakistan

Businesses need to respond positively to climate change: Sherry Rehman

Federal minister for climate change says big companies responsible for 71% of the global warming in last 100 years

Published 15 Feb, 2023 07:56pm

Business & Finance

Indus Motor raises Toyota car prices for a third time in 2023

Hike goes as high as Rs890,000

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 07:31pm

Business & Finance

Car sales drop to 31-month low in Pakistan

Amount to 10,867 units in January 2023 after 36% month-on-month drop

Published 13 Feb, 2023 10:11pm

Business & Finance

SECP cautions against use of ‘unauthorised lending apps MoneyBox and MoneyClub’

Says both companies are gaining public confidence by using names of licensed NBFCs

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:10pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki raises car prices for second time in a month

Automobile rates hiked by up to Rs350,000

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 04:45pm

Business & Finance

Don’t blame customers in incidents of frauds and scams, SBP official tells banks

Says abhorrent treatment of customers by banks keeps them financially excluded

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 10:49pm

Business & Finance

Daraz Group lays off 11% global workforce to prepare for ‘current market reality’

Decision comes as company ‘prepares for next phase of growth’

Updated 06 Feb, 2023 11:00pm

Business & Finance

Pharmaceutical companies seek ‘inflationary adjustments’ in medicine prices

Cite significant rupee depreciation, surging inflation as reasons behind their request

Published 06 Feb, 2023 10:09pm

Business & Finance

Standard Chartered launches Sahar Women’s Account

Under the initiative, females can avail 2-2.5% discount on bank’s services

Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:53pm

Business & Finance

Second hike in two weeks: Honda Atlas jacks up car prices by up to Rs550,000

New prices came into effect on February 4, 2023

Updated 06 Feb, 2023 04:23pm

Pakistan

Dar gives go-ahead to Saylani, other charities to help raise $2bn from overseas Pakistanis

Charity organisations have reportedly proposed help in raising funds to alleviate Pakistan's economic concerns

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 05:00pm

Business & Finance

Atlas Honda increases motorcycle prices in Pakistan by up to Rs30,000

Import restrictions, hike in cost of production influence company to increase rates

Published 31 Jan, 2023 03:33pm

Markets

Gold surges to new peak on back of rupee depreciation, speculation

Association chief urges public to stop trading gold until IMF programme resumes

Published 28 Jan, 2023 07:05pm

Markets

In 2 weeks: Indus Motor increases Toyota car prices again as rupee's fall bites

Hikes rates by as much as Rs1.16 million, says economic uncertainties and extreme volatility in rupee value has impacted cost of manufacturing

Updated 28 Jan, 2023 03:29pm

Markets

Gold price shoots to record high, now stands at Rs202,500 per tola

Surge comes after sharp rupee depreciation against dollar

Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:49pm

Pakistan

Keeping dollar in narrow range was insanity, says Dr Miftah Ismail at IBA event

Former finance minister says black market cannot be stopped by administrative measures

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 10:58am

Markets

FCY: how did open market behave after Exchange Companies lifted the price cap

All eyes were on the open market of foreign currency on Wednesday after the Exchange Companies (ECs) lifted what...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 03:57am

Business & Finance

After Toyota and Honda, Pak Suzuki also jacks up car prices in Pakistan

Following the recent announcements by Indus Motor Company and Honda Atlas, Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has also...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 08:34pm

Business & Finance

Dollar manipulation: SBP says probe complete, decision to be made on fiscal or regulatory action

Action would be taken by either the SBP or government, but dual action cannot be taken, says central bank governor Jameel Ahmad

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 07:42pm

Markets

Pak Suzuki suspends motorcycle bookings amid supply chain constraints

Company will stop taking orders from Friday

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:52pm

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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