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PEL inquiry reports: Senate panel puts off briefing on PD proposals

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday postponed a briefing on the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Markets

Production bonus terms: Senate panel dismisses OGDCL’s claims

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday dismissed claims made by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Ogra recommends significant hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended a significant hike in gas prices for both gas...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

Markets

Potential increase in petrol prices adjusted by reducing IFEM

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has adjusted the potential increase in petrol prices by reducing the Inland ...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:31am

Business & Finance

Petrol rate unchanged: Rs3.05 reduction in HSD price

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government announced today that the price of petrol will remain unchanged, while the rates of...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

Markets

Significant cut in POL products’ prices likely

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering a significant reduction in ex-depot prices for petroleum ...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:28am

Markets

Minister seeks presentation on Discos’ sell-off plan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatization Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Power to ...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:25am

SIFC to take up critical energy sector issues today

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) will take up critical issues in meeting scheduled to...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 03:11pm

Business & Finance

Talks under way to import Russian oil: minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia are actively negotiating the structure of a deal for the import of Russian oil by...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Markets

Petrol, HSD prices rise due to combined impact of taxes, OMCs’ margins

ISLAMABAD: The combined impact of taxes and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) margins, accounting for 68 percent of...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Tarar says ‘miscreants’ will have to ‘face the music’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday the miscreants involved...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 09:20am

Ogra raises LPG cylinder rate

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), on Saturday, notified up to Rs5.07 rise in rate of LPG...

Updated 01 Dec, 2024 10:04am

Business & Finance

Petrol, diesel prices increased

ISLAMABAD: The petrol price has been increased by Rs3.72 per litre and high speed diesel (HSD) by 3.29 per litre ...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Petroleum products’ prices likely to be increased

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering a potential increase in petroleum product prices for the fortnight...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 04:32pm

SNGPL’s unaudited accounts for 3Q2023: Rs135.67bn GIDC recovery raises serious questions

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited’s declaration of Rs135,673,877 as recoverable Gas Infrastructure...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:59am

Petroleum Div for selling 100mmcfd gas to third party

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has prepared a summary for the Executive Committee of National Economic Council...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:24am

PIA sell-off: FA fees cost kitty Rs1.95bn

ISLAMABAD: The government has incurred a loss of Rs1.95 billion in fees to a Financial Advisor (FA) for structuring...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 01:16pm

Markets

HSD, petrol prices unchanged: Govt reduces adjustments in exchange rate, IFEM components

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided against implementing a significant increase in fuel prices as recommended by...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Markets

POL products’ prices remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Friday announce to keep the prices of petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) unchanged...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Business & Finance

CCoP reiterates divesting PIACL thru privatisation or G2G mode

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) reiterated the resolve of the government to divest Pakistan...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

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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