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NA body told: 115 development projects may be delayed

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Communications has apprised a parliamentary panel on Thursday that on-going 115...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:50am

Markets

Increase in petroleum products’ prices on the cards

ISLAMABAD: A significant increase in the prices of petroleum products is on the cards for the fortnight commencing...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:09am

Badin-IV South Block: Alleged sale of gas thru unlicensed co irks Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Friday, showed serious concern over alleged third party sale of gas in the...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 03:09pm

Business & Finance

PSO witnesses decrease in supply cost

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) witnessed a decrease in the cost of supplying fuel; however, the government...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Business & Finance

Misuse of CSR funds: Body takes serious notice of weak regulatory oversight

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Energy (Petroleum Division) takes serious notice of the weak regulatory...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:10am

Business & Finance

Petrol price hiked by Rs1.35, HSD’s by Rs3.85

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a mixed bag of news for consumers, with a price hike for petrol and...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Below govt minimum: PIA stake sale attracts sole bid of Rs10bn

ISLAMABAD: The Blue World Consortium has submitted the only bid for a 60 percent stake in Pakistan International...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Markets

SNGPL seeks hike in its average prescribed price

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) filed a petition before the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Business & Finance

Increase in rates of POL products likely

ISLAMABAD: Despite a recent global decline in oil prices, Pakistan is set to witness a hike in petrol and high-speed...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Pacts deadline looms: Refineries’ upgrade plans hit snags

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is grappling with a major hurdle in its plans to upgrade domestic refineries as...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Effective Oct 16: Substantial increase in fuel prices likely

ISLAMABAD: Consumers may face a substantial increase in fuel prices, with estimates suggesting a potential rise of...

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 09:28am

IMF assured of semi-annual gas tariff adjustment by Feb 15, 2025

IMF suggests gradually adjusting the tariff structure while implementing direct cash transfers through the Benazir Income Support Programme to protect vulnerable households

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:35pm

Privatisation of PIA: Plan faces slowing momentum on queries by bidders

Bidding deadline set for October 31, 2024, may be extended

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 10:45am

Significant rise in LPG prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) announced a significant increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 08:56am

Business & Finance

Fuel prices decline

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a substantial reduction in petroleum prices effective from October...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Petrol price likely to remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering maintaining the current price of petrol while implementing a slight...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

MPs for closure of refineries using Euro-2 standard

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday called for the closure of oil refineries producing Euro-2 and below...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:12am

Bidding for PIACL to be held on Oct 1

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board, on Friday, announced that it will hold bidding for the PIACL for 1st...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 09:32am

Pakistan

AGP raises serious concerns over performance of DGPC

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised serious concerns about the performance of the Director...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 07:55am

Exchange rate for calculating petroleum prices adjusted

ISLAMABAD: The government adjusted the exchange rate used for calculating petroleum products prices with effect from...

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 03:34pm

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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