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Oil price cut aimed at to meet levy target?

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division announced a reduction in the price of petrol by Rs 40 per litre, a cut of 12 percent,...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

Business & Finance

Petrol price slashed by Rs40, HSD’s by Rs15

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker government on Sunday announced a significant relief to general public by slashing the ex-depot...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Business & Finance

Significant reduction in POL products likely

ISLAMABAD: A significant reduction in petroleum products ex-depot prices upto Rs35 per litre is projected for the...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

‘Selling govt share in Reko Diq to KSA’: Terms being drafted to hire FA for 3rd-party assessment

ISLAMABAD: Energy Division along with Board of Investment (BoI) has been drafting terms and conditions to hire a...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 09:32am

Only core business of PIA to be offered: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: The core business of the PIA would be offered to potential buyers with current liabilities and assets...

Updated 11 Oct, 2023 08:44am

Protected gas consumers: Rs500 per mmbtu gas tariff hike under study

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has been considering a proposal for increasing Rs500 per mmbtu gas tariff for 60...

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 11:17am

Business & Finance

Privatisation of SOEs: Minister explains mandate of caretaker govt

ISLAMABAD: A few buyers of state-owned entities (SOEs) claimed demurrage from the Privatisation Division for ...

Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am

BoI: Reconstituted BoD yet to convene any meeting

ISLAMABAD: Twenty-five members of the board of directors of the Board of Investment (BoI) have failed to convene a...

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:54am

Caretaker setup hikes price of petrol by Rs26, HSD’s by Rs17.34

ISLAMABAD: Interim government on Friday night notified once again a massive increase in the price of petrol by Rs...

Updated 16 Sep, 2023 09:56am

Summary seeking up to 50pc raise in gas sale prices re-submitted

Interim Minister for Energy, Muhammad Ali says increase in gas rates ahead of winter was inevitable to contain the gas-sector circular debt

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 10:07am

Markets

Ogra revenue falls by Rs30.5m in FY2021-22

ISLAMABAD: The revenue of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) declined by Rs 30.5 million in the fiscal year...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

Govt hikes price of petrol by Rs14.91, HSD’s by Rs18.44

ISLAMABAD: The interim government on Friday hiked once again the prices of petroleum products up to Rs 18.44 per...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 08:43am

Another fuel price hike on the cards

ISLAMABAD: There might be a big rise of upto Rs20 per litre in the cost of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) due to...

Updated 30 Aug, 2023 10:46am

Pakistan

Digital census: PPP, MQM-P say concerned about ‘under-reporting’ of Sindh population

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have expressed serious...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 09:42am

Govt collects Rs75bn PL in July

ISLAMABAD: The government collected Rs 75 billion in July 2023 on account of petroleum levy (PL), a key source of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 08:56am

Prices of petrol, diesel increased by upto Rs20

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has announced an increase in the ex-depot price of petroleum products up to Rs...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:18am

IP gas line project: Iran refuses to accept ‘force majeure’ notice

ISLAMABAD: Iran refused to accept the force majeure notice served by Pakistan to suspend work on the...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:52am

Markets

Appointment of SNGPL BoD chairperson: AGP objects to PD’s wrong communication of Cabinet decision

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised serious objection over the Petroleum Division whose ...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

Markets

Transfer of DISCOs to provinces: PC asks govt to revisit uniform tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has proposed the government to revisit the uniform tariff prior to the...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

Govt hikes petrol and HSD prices, albeit ‘reluctantly’

ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has allowed a significant raise of ...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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