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$390m IBRD loan: World Bank likely to restructure T4HP to extend closing date

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to restructure Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project (T4HP) to extend the...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 02:11pm

Business & Finance

July-May exports jump 10.65pc to $28.07bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 10.65 percent ($2.702 billion) to $28.070 billion during the first ...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Inflation slows to 11.8pc in May, lowest in 30 months

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 11.8 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis...

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Mohmand Dam: $25m loan agreement with Kuwait on 3rd

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to sign a loan agreement of $25 million on 3rd June 2024 for the Mohmand...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s ‘$474bn’ renewable natural capital faces risk of depletion: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s renewable natural capital, valued at $474 billion - 13.6 percent of the nation’s total...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

Mashhood launches AI platform at HEC

ISLAMABAD: Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) launched on Thursday the...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

Women’s mobile ownership, internet use adoption in Pakistan: Family approval, affordability, literacy continue to be key barriers: report

ISLAMABAD, Family approval, affordability, and literacy continue to be key barriers to women’s mobile ownership ...

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

Jan-Apr: 10.85m cell phones made locally

ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing/ assembling plants manufactured/ assembled 10.85 million mobile handsets during...

Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

CMOs partially meet KPIs

ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) partially met key performance indicators (KPIs) set in their licences ...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

AJ&K, GB turn out to be only region with 100pc teledensity: PTA

ISLAMABAD: Despite difficult terrain and sparse population, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

5G licenses: Shortfall of Rs32bn likely in non-tax revenue

ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to face a shortfall of around Rs32 billion in non-tax revenue from 5G licenses,...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Budget proposals: OICCI calls for abolishing advance tax on telecom subscribers

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has recommended the government to abolish...

Updated 26 May, 2024 09:12am

Business & Finance

IMF’s EFF: Notable progress made towards reaching SLA

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress towards...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.34pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended May 23, 2024, decreased by 0.34 per cent due...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Country borrows $7.142bn during Jul-Apr

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $7.142 billion from multiple financing sources during the first 10 months...

Updated 25 May, 2024 08:29pm

Business & Finance

Projects in underserved and unserved areas: USF body approves release of Rs4.7bn Q4 budget

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) Policy Committee approved the release of the 4th quarter budget ...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Business & Finance

Cellular teledensity in country decreases

ISLAMABAD: Cellular teledensity, the number of connections for every hundred individuals in the country, has...

Published 24 May, 2024 06:25am

Pakistan

Dualisation of road: NHA recommends revised PC-1

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board recommended the revised PC-I for dualisation of the...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

IT Ministry finalising Personal Data Protection Bill

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications is finalising the Personal Data Protection...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

July-April: mobile phones worth $1.462bn imported

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.462 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:02am

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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