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Pak Navy ship conducts exercises with Japanese, Spanish ships in Indian Ocean

Pakistan Navy Ship ASLAT conducted on Friday passage exercises with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF)...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 06:53pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, China express commitment to protect CPEC from ‘detractors, adversaries’

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds delegation-level talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

Markets

Pakistan should ‘abandon’ CGT once and for all: co-founder of Tundra Fonder

Remarks come over rumoured proposal to increase taxation on Pakistan's capital markets

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:57pm

Markets

Gold unchanged at Rs243,000 per tola in Pakistan

After increasing in the previous session, gold prices remained unchanged in Pakistan as the yellow metal held steady...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 01:36pm

Pakistan

Talks on new programme continuing virtually with Pakistan, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said talks are “continuing virtually” with authorities in Islamabad towards...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:54pm

Markets

KSE-100 recovers from over 2,000-point loss, closes marginally negative

Benchmark index earlier plunged below 72,000-point level with across-the-board selling

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:49pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from June 6, 2024

Published 07 Jun, 2024 08:39am

World

Eid-ul-Adha 2024: Zil Hajj moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, first day of Eid on June 16

The crescent moon of Zil Hajj has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and the first day of Eid-ul-Adha 2024 in the kingdom...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:55pm

Pakistan

‘Proud moment’: Pakistan elected non-permanent member of UNSC for 2025-26

Pakistan will continue to play role in promoting peace, stability, and cooperation among nations, PM Shehbaz says

Published 06 Jun, 2024 09:50pm

Pakistan

T20 World Cup 2024: USA pull off Super Over win over Pakistan

The hosts successfully defend 19-run target to cause first upset of the mega event

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 01:02am

Pakistan

Supreme Court reserves verdict on NAB amendments plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments plea,...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:57pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $16mn, now stand at $9.1bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $16 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

Govt establishes cabinet committee to oversee implementation of SIFC recommendations

PM Shehbaz to serve as chairman of the committee

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 06:59pm

Markets

Selling continues as KSE-100 loses another 357 points to close below 74,000

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another bearish session on Thursday as its benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:45pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz tells Chinese investors Pakistan taking measures to improve governance

Premier informs reform measures beginning to show results

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:53pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs2,400 in Pakistan

After decreasing in the previous session, gold prices jumped massively in Pakistan on Thursday in line with an...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 06:58pm

Business & Finance

Treet Corporation to set up subsidiary in Dubai

Treet Corporation Limited has announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 02:46pm

Technology

BlueEX Limited inks MoU for strategic partnership with China’s SZCBEA

Pakistan’s e-commerce logistic firm BlueEx Limited has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic...

Updated 06 Jun, 2024 02:49pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from June 5, 2024

Published 06 Jun, 2024 08:39am

Markets

Budget 2024-25: PSX proposes tax reforms to boost capital market

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday submitted its proposals to the government for the upcoming budget,...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 09:50pm

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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