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Gold price per tola increases Rs1,200 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan registered gains on Thursday in line with an increase in the international rate. In the...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 04:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss $2bn investment boost in mutually beneficial projects

PM Shehbaz Sharif receives President Ilham Aliyev on his arrival in Pakistan on two-day visit

Updated 11 Jul, 2024 10:46pm

Business & Finance

Fleet Space Technologies’ ExoSphere to be used for Reko Diq exploration

Fleet Space Technologies of Australia will deploy ExoSphere, an end-to-end mineral exploration solution, to advance...

Updated 11 Jul, 2024 10:37pm

Markets

PM Shehbaz directs third-party audit of WeBOC

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday has directed relevant authorities to conduct a third-party audit of Web...

Updated 11 Jul, 2024 10:16pm

Pakistan

Justice Aalia Neelum takes oath as LHC’s first female top judge

Justice Aalia Neelum took oath on Thursday as the Lahore High Court’s first woman chief justice. Punjab Governor...

Updated 11 Jul, 2024 02:12pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates July 10, 2024

Published 11 Jul, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

Security forces kill three terrorists in Peshawar IBO: ISPR

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered during the operation, the military's media wing says

Published 10 Jul, 2024 09:48pm

Sports

Every member of selection committee shares responsibility of decisions: Wahab

Former PCB selection committee member Wahab Riaz said on Wednesday that every member of the panel had an equal vote...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 09:46pm

Business & Finance

Bank holidays: SBP to remain closed on July 16-17

The central bank on Wednesday announced a two-day public holiday on July 16 and 17 on account of Ashura. “The State...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 08:48pm

Pakistan

Pakistan extends stay of registered Afghan refugees by one year

The federal cabinet approved on Wednesday a one-year extension of the Proof Of Registration (POR) cards for 1.45...

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 09:56pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says no decision made regarding wheat exports

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that the government has not yet decided on wheat exports, Radio...

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:30pm

Markets

6 months of 2024: Pakistan’s startup funding falls 92%, amounts to measly $3mn

Pakistan’s startups attracted a measly $3 million in the first half of 2024, a massive 92% lower year-on-year,...

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:27pm

Pakistan

Will personally oversee process of downsizing, rightsizing: PM Shehbaz

Says will not allow any delay on follow-ups from relevant ministries on meetings held and agreements reached during SCO summit

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 09:52pm

Markets

KSE-100 retreats, falls over 1% to close below 80,000 amid selling pressure

Winning momentum brought to an end due to profit-taking

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:31pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs600 in Pakistan

After declining in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan registered a marginal increase in line with an...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 01:15pm

Sports

Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq sacked from selection committee after T20 World Cup debacle

Changes continued to be the hallmark as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked former Test cricketers Wahab Riaz...

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 11:25pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates July 9, 2024

Published 10 Jul, 2024 08:33am

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs100 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan registered marginal losses in line with a decrease in the international rate. In the local...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 08:23pm

Pakistan

Azerbaijan president due in Islamabad on July 11 for two-day visit

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on July 11 for a two-day official visit to...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:53pm

Markets

Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $30.3bn in FY24, up 10.7%

Inflow of overseas workers’ remittances clocked in at $30.3 billion in fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), 10.7% higher on a...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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