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Up to Rs10/litre: Significant hike in petrol prices under consideration

This rise in petroleum product prices is anticipated without proposed imposition of 18 percent general sales tax

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:24pm

IMF-WB meetings in April: Talks on privatisation likely

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation may come under discussion between the Pakistani economic team and the International...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 02:46pm

No CCoP meeting under Dar’s chairmanship held so far

ISLAMABAD: Since the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on 22nd...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:46am

Business & Finance

Revenue requirements/prescribed prices: Ogra to hold public hearing in response to SNGPL’s plea today

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) is conducting a public hearing at Lahore on Monday (today) on...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

PM approves reconstituted CCoP with Dar as its chairman

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the reconstituted Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP)...

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 04:51pm

IMF agreement implementation: PD revises gas supply priorities

Removes captive power plants from its list of prioritised sectors, revises tariff upwards from Rs 1100 to Rs 2750 per mmbtu

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 04:05pm

SNGPL, SSGC: Ogra raises monthly tariff of imported RLNG

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday raised the monthly tariff of imported RLNG up to...

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:56am

‘Revenue requirements’: Sindh industries and PLL reject SSGC’s plea

ISLAMABAD: Sindh industries and Pak LNG Limited (PLL) rejected the petition of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) for...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:07am

Business & Finance

Petrol’s price remains unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Friday announced to keep the ex-depot price of petrol unchanged, and Rs 1.77 per...

Updated 16 Mar, 2024 05:11pm

Sanctions on IP gas line: Govt in talks with US Admin to secure waiver: Musadik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been engaged with the US administration to secure a waiver from US sanctions on the...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 10:00am

Markets

LPG cylinders’ prices ‘Ogra’s negligence has caused artificial hike during Ramazan’

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra)’s delay in action caused an artificial hike in the...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Business & Finance

POL products’ prices may be kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government may keep the ex-depot prices of petroleum products unchanged with effect from ...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

SBA talks: Govt to have little ‘manoeuvrability’ to cut utility prices

ISLAMABAD: The government will have little, if any, maneuverability to reduce utility prices during the second...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:30pm

Business & Finance

Petrol price hiked by Rs4.13

ISLAMABAD: Interim government on Thursday announced up to Rs 4.13 per litre price hike in petroleum products for...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Business & Finance

Petrol prices may be hiked by Rs3.50

ISLAMABAD: The interim government may opt for back-to-back hikes in ex-depot petroleum products prices. This time...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:04am

Pakistan

Auction of commercial plots, fuel station: DG FGEHA briefs panel about reasons for postponement

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Monday was given a comprehensive briefing by the Director General (DG) Federal...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Move to curb gas theft: SSGC sets target to register 0.5m unauthorised users

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:41pm

Business & Finance

Petrol, diesel prices: Exchange rate adjustment to PSO led to hike

ISLAMABAD: An exchange rate adjustment to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) of Rs3.01 per litre on high-speed diesel (HSD) ...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Business & Finance

Price of diesel hiked by Rs8.37, petrol’s by Rs2.73

ISLAMABAD: Interim government on Thursday decide to raise the ex-depot prices of petroleum products up to Rs 8.37...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Unprotected gas consumers to bear the brunt

ISLAMABAD: Protected consumers face a gradual increase in tariff slabs (Rs. 80-100/MMBtu) with a cross subsidy of Rs...

Updated 16 Feb, 2024 08:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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