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Iranian team due soon to discuss IP gas line project

ISLAMABAD: An Iranian team, comprising legal and technical experts, is due to arrive in Pakistan soon after the...

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:55am

Petrol price likely to increase from Feb 1

ISLAMABAD: The interim government may raise the petrol price by Rs 8 to Rs 11 per litre with effect from February 1,...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 10:44am

Pakistan

Flood-hit areas: Rotary International to set up 20 smart villages by June

ISLAMABAD: Rotary International has targeted for setting up 20 smart villages by June 2024 with a pledge to raise ...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Business & Finance

Ogra says no decision so far on tariff hike requests

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), on Saturday, stated that it had yet to take decision on gas...

Updated 28 Jan, 2024 05:15pm

Markets

LPG kits’ installation in autos: Ogra likely to give qualified fuel/CNG stations special permission

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) may give special permission to qualified fuel/CNG stations to...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Business & Finance

Budgetary target surpassed: Pakistan projects PL collection of Rs918bn: IMF report

ISLAMABAD: The government has projected to surpass the Petroleum Levy (PL) from budgetary estimates of Rs869 billion...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

IMF asks for another hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the November 1, 2023, gas tariff raise will add to...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 07:37pm

Markets

Pakistan secures second LNG cargo from Azerbaijan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has succeeded in securing a second Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargo from the State Oil Company...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

PL rate on HOBC fuel kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Interim government has kept Petroleum Levy (PL) rate on Hi-Octane blending component (HOBC) fuel...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:30am

Business & Finance

Petrol, HSD: PSO allowed exchange rate adjustments

ISLAMABAD: The interim government has allowed Pakistan State Oil (PSO) per litre exchange rate adjustment of Rs 2.58...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 09:45am

Business & Finance

Petrol price cut by Rs8/litre

ISLAMABAD: The interim government on Monday slashed the ex-depot price of petrol by Rs 8 per litre in a fortnightly...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Petroleum products: Up to Rs5.50 cut in ex-depot prices likely

ISLAMABAD: The interim government may announce a modest decrease in ex-depot prices of all petroleum products up to...

Updated 14 Jan, 2024 04:16pm

Business & Finance

KP CNG stations shut due to growing gas shortages

ISLAMABAD: CNG stations running on indigenous gas and imported LNG are facing either a shortage of gas or closure...

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 09:46am

Business & Finance

Gas shortages in Sindh becoming increasingly acute

ISLAMABAD: The gas crisis continued to worsen as the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) was compelled to...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 09:34am

Markets

Prices of petrol, HSD kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The interim government on Sunday kept the ex-depot prices of petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) unchanged...

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:54am

Pakistan

Oil and gas exploration: Panel concerned over delay, slow activities

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary penal on Friday expressed its serious concern over the delay and slow oil and gas...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

First half of Jan’24: Petroleum products’ prices may be sustained

Decision may be taken in line with marginal increase in prices of Brent globally

Updated 29 Dec, 2023 02:24pm

Pakistan

Alleged association with PML-N: ECP to hear plea seeking removal of privatisation minister today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold a hearing on a petition filed against the removal of...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Business & Finance

Sindh industry opposes 87pc increase in gas tariff

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Sindh industry, strongly opposing the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)‘s 87 percent above the...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 10:00am

Industrial consumers in Sindh: SSGC plans three days a week gas suspension

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has planned two to three days industrial closure in Sindh in a week...

Updated 16 Dec, 2023 09:07am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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