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Dawood Global Foundation establishes endowment fund for underprivileged breast cancer patients

The Dawood Global Foundation - LADIESFUND has announced the establishment of an endowment fund with a starting...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 01:21pm

Pakistan

PML-N doesn’t have mandate to make unilateral decisions: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:31pm

Markets

Gold unchanged at Rs273,200 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan remained stable on Saturday, in line with the international rates. In the local market, the...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:02pm

Markets

Talks with Chinese IPPs initiated, says Leghari

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the government has initiated talks with the Chinese...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 06:07pm

Markets

PM Shehbaz expresses concern over delays in Discos’ CEO appointment

Emphasizes that appointment of CEOs should be completed with utmost transparency

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 04:49pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from December 27, 2024

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:51am

Markets

Federal cabinet approves policy guidelines for carbon market trading

Pakistan unveiled first National Carbon Market Policy in November this year to attract green investment

Published 27 Dec, 2024 10:42pm

Business & Finance

Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, January 01

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed for public dealing on Wednesday, January 01, 2025, which will be...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 09:49pm

Markets

PIA adds long-grounded ATR aircraft to operational duty

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has added a long-grounded ATR aircraft to its operational fleet, which will...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 11:09pm

Pakistan

Imran an excuse, real target is Pakistan’s nuclear programme, says Bilawal

In apparent reference to US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming aide calling for release of Imran Khan, PPP chairman says foreign governments should avoid interfering in Pakistan's internal matters

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:20pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs800 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan lowered on Friday in line with their decrease in the international rate. In the local...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 03:31pm

Markets

Pakistan’s inflation projected at 4-5% in December, says Ministry of Finance

Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to stay within the 4-5% range in December, the Finance Division projected...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:07pm

Pakistan

Time has come to stand together and say no more politics on terrorism: DG ISPR

Says security forces eliminated highest number of terrorists in 2024 compared to last 5 years

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:53pm

Markets

Pakistan Petroleum Limited commissions new exploratory well in Sujawal

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), an oil and gas exploration firm, has successfully commissioned the exploratory...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:38pm

Markets

KSE-100 snaps two-day losing streak, closes higher by 928 points

After two consecutive days of selling pressure, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a strong comeback as the...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:48pm

Markets

PM calls for uninterrupted gas supply to domestic consumers

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities on Friday to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to domestic...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from December 26, 2024

Published 27 Dec, 2024 09:01am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Turkiye agree to explore new avenues in agriculture, technology

Pakistan and Turkiye agreed to explore new avenues for partnership under the Strategic Economic Framework (SEF),...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 10:03pm

Pakistan

Army officer martyred, 13 terrorists killed in separate operations in KP: ISPR

An army officer was martyred, and thirteen terrorists were killed during three separate intelligence-based...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:41pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $228mn, now stand at $11.85bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $228 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:52pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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