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BISP implementation research platform to be established soon: Dr. Sania Nishtar

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Wedne

Published 24 Jul, 2019 03:05pm

Various initiatives in pipeline to strengthen media industry: Dr Firdous

KARACHI: Government has planned to set up Media Courts for providing quick justice to media workers besides coming with

Published 24 Jul, 2019 03:02pm

Business & Finance

Imran emerges as strong advocate of Kashmiris: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said t

Published 24 Jul, 2019 02:53pm

Markets

Raw sugar slips after hitting two-month low in previous session

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE slipped on Wednesday after hitting a two-month low in the previous session, weighed dow

Published 24 Jul, 2019 02:01pm

Markets

Sugar prices to rise as Indian output cut tightens supplies

LONDON: World sugar prices are forecast to rise by the end of this year with a global deficit projected for the 2019/20

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:59pm

Markets

Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, will raise the guaranteed price it pays farmers to 800 CFA francs ($

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:57pm

World

Kenya's president appoints Yatani as acting finance minister

NAIROBI: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Labour Minister Ukur Yatani as acting finance minister after Hen

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:56pm

World

Mnuchin says Google's work with China does not raise concerns

WASHINGTON: Google's work with the Chinese government does not raise any concerns, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:49pm

Business & Finance

Caterpillar earnings fall on cooling demand

CHICAGO: Caterpillar Inc's on Wednesday reported lower quarterly earnings, hurt by cooling demand for construction machi

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:46pm

Markets

Gold rises on expected economic stimulus

Gold prices rose on Wednesday on expectations of monetary policy easing from leading central banks to shore up the globa

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:45pm

Markets

Russia's Novatek quarterly earnings more than double to $1.1bn

MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Novatek said its net income more than doubled in the second quarter year-on-year to 69.18 b

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:43pm

Markets

US natural gas futures ease on cooler forecasts for next two weeks

US natural gas futures on Wednesday eased on forecasts for cooler weather over the next two weeks than previously foreca

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:09pm

Markets

Copper boosted by hopes for end to US-China trade war

LONDON: Copper prices rose on Wednesday as news that US officials would go to China next week to resume trade talks help

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:06pm

World

Brazil to allow 500 reais 'FGTS' fund withdrawals to stimulate economy

SAO PAULO: Brazil's Presidential Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said on Wednesday that workers will be able to withdraw u

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:04pm

World

Mnuchin says he will not advocate for a weak dollar near-term

WASHINGTON: A stable US dollar is important, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, adding that he will

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:02pm

Business & Finance

Boeing sinks to $3bn loss on MAX groundings

Boeing Co reported a nearly $3 billion second-quarter loss on Wednesday as the world's largest planemaker struggles with

Published 24 Jul, 2019 01:00pm

Markets

Jordan issues new tender to buy 120,000 tonnes wheat

HAMBURG: Jordan's state grain buyer the trade ministry has issued another international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of

Published 24 Jul, 2019 12:41pm

Markets

Oil edges up on US stock decline, Mideast tensions

LONDON: Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday, supported by a sharp fall in US crude stocks and tensions over Iran. Br

Published 24 Jul, 2019 12:39pm

Mnuchin says Facebook must satisfy regulatory concerns ahead of Libra launch

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a television interview that Facebook must satisfy regulatory co

Published 24 Jul, 2019 12:37pm

Business & Finance

Shipping Activity at Port Qasim

KARACHI: Three ships Maersk Chicago, CSAV Tyndall and Torm Vencore carrying containers and Diesel oil were arranged bert

Published 24 Jul, 2019 11:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 25	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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