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Weekly SPI-based inflation up by 0.96pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended on April 04, 2024, increased by 0.96...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan

Japan to give additional grants for 2 projects

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan has decided to provide additional grants of around $9.8 million for two ...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Pakistan

Gender gaps, gender-based violence facing women, girls persist: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Despite some progress, gender gaps, gender-based violence, and disadvantageous social norms facing women...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Business & Finance

PTA all set to impose fee for processing, issuance of CoC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to impose application/processing administrative fee...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

World Bank says PSWF creates ‘challenges’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has said that the formation of the Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund, valued at about $8...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:21am

No reduction in poverty in sight: World Bank projects 1.8pc growth

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 1.8 percent against the budgetary estimates of 3.5...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:46am

World Bank identifies hurdles to foreign investment

Says inflation is expected to remain high

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:54am

March CPI inflation soars 20.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 20.7 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am

Jul-Mar trade deficit shrinks 24.94pc to $17.03bn YoY

Country’s exports increases by eight percent

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:51am

Business & Finance

21.28m mobile handsets manufacutred locally in 2023

ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing/assembling plants manufactured/assembled 6.1 million mobile handsets during the...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am

Fraud in group-financed projects: WB debars two consultancy firms, Pakistani national

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has announced the debarment of the Pakistan-based consultancy companies Solutions for...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 09:58am

Business & Finance

GDP posts 1pc growth in Q2FY24: NAC

ISLAMABAD: The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) posted a modest growth of one percent during the 2nd quarter...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 09:10am

Business & Finance

NAC to approve Q2 GDP estimates today

ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday (Mar 28) to approve the 2nd...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 09:38am

Business & Finance

Number of cellular subscribers soars to 191.46m by Feb-end

ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 190.18 million by end January 2024 to 191.46 million by...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Business & Finance

Data Class Value-Added Services: Proposed revision of licensing template opposed

ISLAMABAD: The Wireless & Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP.ORG) has expressed serious...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Business & Finance

Implementation of around 150 projects: USF has given Rs141.66bn in subsidy to telecom operators so far

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded Rs 141.66 billion in subsidy so far to telecom operators for...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

DEEP, SBIP projects: WB approves $149.7m financing

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $149.7 million in financing for Pakistan to...

Updated 24 Mar, 2024 10:13am

Business & Finance

ADB speaks of ‘major economic challenges’

ISLAMABAD: The devastating floods in 2022, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, security issues, structural risks,...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

Two lending agreements on hydropower projects signed with SFD

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed two loan agreements amounting 107...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI down 1.13pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ended March 21, 2024, declined by 1.13 per cent due to a...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

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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