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Army chief meets Saudi crown prince in Riyadh

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, who is currently on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, met Saudi...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 11:25pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz visits Chinese embassy to condemn Karachi firing incident

Security of Chinese nationals working in Pakistan govt’s top priority, premier says

Published 06 Nov, 2024 10:07pm

Markets

Electric Vehicle policy to be announced by end of November: Tanveer

Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Wednesday that the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 07:10pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz announces immediate supply of 100MW electricity to Gilgit-Baltistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that Gilgit-Baltistan will receive 100 megawatts electricity...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:27pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs1,000 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan decreased further on Wednesday in line with their decrease in international rates. In the...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 03:46pm

Pakistan

Schools in Punjab closed till Nov 17 as smog chokes province

The Government of Punjab announced on Wednesday closure of all schools (primary to 12th grade) till November 17 as...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 10:51pm

Business & Finance

Silkbank’s board grants in-principle approval for UBL merger

The Board of Directors (BoD) of Silkbank Limited have granted their in-principle approval for a potential merger...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 02:45pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz congratulates Donald Trump on ‘historic’ election victory

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated on Wednesday Donald Trump on a “historic win” for his second term as US...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:40pm

Markets

Aurangzeb targets Pakistan’s credit rating improvement amid positive indicators

ECC will regularly monitor the prices of pulses and chicken, says Aurangzeb

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 06:56pm

World

After securing second term as President, Donald Trump says will ‘help US heal’

Trump, 78, recaptures White House by winning more than 270 Electoral College votes needed to win US presidency

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 10:34pm

Markets

KSE-100 closes in the red as Trump’s victory in US election weighs

Donald Trump’s victory in the US election threw market participants into a selling frenzy as profit-taking in the...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:13pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from November 5, 2024

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:20am

Pakistan

Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan to head SC’s seven-member constitutional bench

Bench is valid for a term of two months

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:45pm

World

Harris or Trump: America decides in knife-edge election

As first polling stations open, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, dead-even in tightest and most volatile White House contest of modern times
Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 11:08pm

Pakistan

Federal cabinet approves Hajj Policy 2025, Pakistan’s quota to be 179,210

Under the policy, children below the age of 12 will be barred from traveling for Hajj

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:51pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs500 in Pakistan

After increasing in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Tuesday in line with their decrease...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:12pm

Pakistan

NA session indefinitely adjourned after PTI’s protest

The National Assembly (NA) session was adjourned indefinitely on Tuesday following a ruckus by the Pakistan...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:08pm

Pakistan

Deputy PM Dar, Iranian FM Araghchi commit to enhance trade, investment

Both leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East and condemn Israeli aggression against Palestinians

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:29pm

Pakistan

Shooting in Karachi injures two Chinese nationals

KARACHI: Two Chinese nationals were shot at and injured on Tuesday in Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi, police...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 11:06pm

Markets

KSE-100 closes above 92,000 for first time as buying momentum persists

Buying momentum continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:10pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Dow Jones / Dec 26	43,325.80
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,791.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,096.01
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,137.45
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,830.60

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,634.16
Diesel/Litre / Dec 27	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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