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Electricity bills: Traders protest against imposition of ‘fixed tax’

ISLAMABAD: Traders Monday warned the government of a country-wide shutter-down strike on August 17, if the issue of...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:17am

Markets

PCRET set to establish solar panel testing lab

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technology (PCRET) is all set to establish a solar panel testing...

Published 31 Jul, 2022 05:39am

Poor quality of services: CMOs pay only 16pc of total penalty

ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have paid Rs6.4 million, ie, only 16 percent of the total penalty of...

Updated 31 Jul, 2022 09:48am

Business & Finance

SPI up 3.68pc WoW

Increase in prices of food items, energy commodities drive uptrend

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 11:55am

Outlook downgrade: S&P follows in the footsteps of Fitch, Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: S&P Global Ratings (previously Standard and Poor’s) revised the outlook on Pakistan’s long-term...

Updated 29 Jul, 2022 09:08am

Rains-hit Hub bridge, bypass: NHA approves reconstruction plans

Bridge on the Hub River collapsed on Tuesday due to heavy rains and floods

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:11am

Business & Finance

IT exports: minister says SBP-FBR policies hindering growth

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) exports remittances including telecommunication, computer, and ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Pakistan

Soft launch of PIMEC: Country wants peace through meaningful dialogue: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan believes in meaningful dialogue on the basis of equality not only to resolve bilateral issues ...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

Markets

FY21 electricity generation GVA has declined 14.5pc to Rs577.759bn YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Value Added (GVA) of electricity generation for 2020-21 amounted to Rs577.759 billion,...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am

Around $17bn foreign debt incurred in FY22

Around $4.9 billion was taken from foreign commercial banks

Updated 26 Jul, 2022 10:00am

Unencumbered land of motorway: NOC approved for raising funds through Wakala mode

Board constitutes committee to check status of NHA’s assets where Sukuk bonds have matured

Updated 25 Jul, 2022 09:39am

Business & Finance

14.08m mobile phones manufactured during Jan-June: PTA

ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 14.08 million mobile phone handsets during the...

Published 24 Jul, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

SPI down 0.22pc WoW

Prices of tomatoes, bananas, vegetable ghee and sugar decline

Updated 23 Jul, 2022 01:40pm

Business & Finance

Inflation revised up: ADB sees ‘slight’ recovery in GDP growth

Bank notes inflation in Pakistan is highest after Sri Lanka in region.

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 12:37pm

Technology

Number of 3G, 4G users up by 1.86m in one month: PTA

Stood at 115.75 million by end-June 2022

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 10:42am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $1.978bn imported in FY 2021-22

Imports of phones stood at $2.065 billion during same period last year

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 10:41am

Markets

FY21-22: Textile group exports witness 25.53pc growth

Country shipped $31.792 billion worth of goods abroad in FY22 against $25.304 billion in FY21

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:58am

Fitch, too, revises outlook to negative

Affirms Pakistan's long-term foreign-currency (LTFC) issuer default rating (IDR) at “B-”

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:18am

Business & Finance

Telenor reports Rs26.7bn revenue

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan reported a revenue of Rs26.7 billion, up by Rs104 million from Q2 last year. The company...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Completion of EFF programme: ‘Pakistan’s ability remains highly uncertain’: Moody’s

Entity says elevated inflation and higher cost of living are adding to social and political risks

Updated 19 Jul, 2022 10:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.87
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,699.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,090.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,149.78
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,984.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	70.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,621.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.89
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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