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Pakistan

Quality of perishable items: Panel directs USC to examine provincial food authorities’ role

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday directed the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to conduct an inspection...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:52pm

Markets

POL products’ prices remain unchanged: Rate of PL on ex-depot sale of petrol, HSD increased

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday decided not to decrease the prices of petroleum products for the next...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

PSO receivables hit Rs402.863bn mark

The company announced its highest-ever after-tax profit of Rs29 billion for financial year 2020-21

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:01am

PL target revised downward

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revised downward petroleum levy (PL) target for current financial year by 49.8...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:34pm

Petrol retailers call off strike

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Dealer Association called off the strike after an agreement reached between the Petroleum...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

‘Premium money’ on four-wheelers: Govt dissatisfied with ministry’s steps

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has shown deep concern over on money on Honda, Toyota, Suzuki and other four...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Pakistan

PSO, Shell Pakistan, Total stations to remain open today

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division, on Wednesday, stated that petrol stations owned by oil marketing companies (OMCs)...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Prices of POL products remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, Monday, decided not to increase the prices of petroleum products till November...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

Lack of investor interest: PD for delisting SME Bank from sell-off list

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Division has proposed the government to delist SME Bank from the active privatisation...

Updated 16 Nov, 2021 09:57am

Markets

Ogra works out average RLNG rates for SNGPL, SSGCL

ISLAMABADL: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has worked out RLNG average price $15.6791 per mmbtu for the...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Pakistan

Centre shifts blame of costlier sugar to Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The federal government blamed the Government of Sindh for the soaring retail price of sugar in connivance...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

Effective Nov 5: POL products' prices raised by adjusting PL, GST

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has raised the prices of petroleum products by up to six percent by making...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 12:32pm

Rs203bn shortfall: Govt will have to raise petroleum levy to Rs30?

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will have to raise the petroleum levy (PL) to Rs 30 per litre, the maximum levy...

Updated 05 Nov, 2021 04:07pm

July-October: Govt suffers around Rs203bn revenue loss on PL, GST

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has suffered a cumulative revenue loss of around Rs 203 billion on account of ...

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:46am

Summary to empower BoI for renegotiating BITs gathering dust

ISLAMABAD: A summary has been pending with the Prime Minister’s Secretariat which allows Board of Investment (BoI)...

Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:15am

Pakistan

PSM ‘feeding white elephants’ since its closure, AGP tells PAC

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), on Wednesday, revealed that Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has been...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

PL, GST rates stay put: Massive increase in POL products' prices announced

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday opted to increase the ex-refinery prices of all petroleum products but...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:36am

Pakistan

PIA suspends Kabul flight operations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended, on Thursday, its Kabul flight operations till further...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Dec, Jan: Global traders show no interest in LNG supply

ISLAMABAD: Global RLNG traders have shown no interest in supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for December and...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Govt awakens to need for winter gas load management plan

ISLAMABAD: Winter gas load management plan is being prepared, which would be presented to the Federal Cabinet for...

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 09:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,930.85
India Sensex / Jan 1	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Jan 1	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Jan 1	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	19,884.75

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	69.46
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,622.91
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 23 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	10.60 ▲ 1.00 (10.42%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 23 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	241.63 ▲ 21.97 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 23 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	34 ▲ 3.09 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.95 ▼ -0.59 (-9.02%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 23 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	703.02 ▼ -65.93 (-8.57%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	150.13 ▼ -13.24 (-8.10%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.55 ▼ -0.84 (-7.37%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Dec 23 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	61 ▼ -4.56 (-6.96%)
Gammon Pak / Dec 23 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	46.16 ▼ -3.43 (-6.92%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.85
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.11
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.10
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.16
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.33
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.46

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