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Ali J Hamdani removed: SNGPL gives additional charge of MD to Amer Tufail

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors of the state-owned gas company, the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

PSO receivables reach Rs734bn

ISLAMABAD: The receivables of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) have reached Rs 734 billion including Rs 163 billion late...

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 08:53am

Rs9.92/litre on petrol, Rs13.12 on HSD: PSO allowed exchange rate adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The federal government allowed the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) an exchange rate adjustment of Rs9.92 per...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am

POL products’ prices jacked up

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Wednesday increased the prices of petroleum products up to 8.8 percent with effect...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:57am

16.6pc to 124pc hike in gas tariff notified

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday notified 16.6 percent to 124 percent hike in the...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

Ogra reduces prices of imported LNG for Feb

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday announced a little reduction in imported LNG prices...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Gas tariffs to be raised for consumers of SNGPL, SSGC

ISLAMABAD: Gas tariffs will have to be raised by Rs 98 per mmbtu for SNGPL consumers and Rs 109.91 per mmbtu for ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm

Ogra tasked to carry out audit of OMCs

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has tasked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to carry out the audit of oil...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:57am

Pakistan

PAC asks govt to remove chairperson of SNGPL board

ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary oversight body, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on Wednesday directed the federal...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:12am

Business & Finance

Govt asks OMCs to ensure supply of fuel

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Musadik Malik on Wednesday negated the rumours that...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am

PL on POL products target: IMF-govt talks hamstrung by disconnect

Final figure of actual petroleum levy collection on POL products in the first half of financial year will be released in the current month

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:17am

Panel asks PD to broker agreements between govt, gas producing provinces

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Thursday, asked the Petroleum Division to provide gas sale and purchase...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:57am

Markets

Ogra allows huge hike in prices of LPG cylinders

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday notified a massive increase of Rs60 per kg on...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

‘Wasted’ holiday in Islamabad causes huge loss to traders

ISLAMABAD: The visiting UAE president announcement to cancel the trip has not only wasted one-day holiday in the...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Signing of deal in March: Refineries to get Russian oil by April-end

Russian and Pakistani companies would sign agreements on spot purchase and long-term LNG contracts under the energy security plan

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:02am

Loss-cutting targets: PM Secretariat seeks report on gas utilities’ failure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Secretariat asked the Petroleum Division about the actions being taken by the two gas...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 09:15am

Business & Finance

POL products: additional Rs76bn revenue can be generated thru PL maximization to Rs50 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The government has projected to collect Rs 76 billion additional revenue if it maximizes the petroleum...

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:56am

Fuel prices kept unchanged amid speculation

Government adjusts rates of petroleum levy (PL) with effect from today

Updated 16 Jan, 2023 09:40am

Markets

FY 2022-23: Ogra determines up to 11.5pc increase in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has determined up to 11.5 percent increase in the prescribed...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Markets

Oil prices may be kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Based on the existing petroleum levy (PL) and general sales tax (GST) on petroleum products, an estimated...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

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 23	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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