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JDS programme: Japan announces 315m yen grant aid

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan on Thursday announced grant aid worth 315 million Japanese yen (around $2.25...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

HEIs advised not to indulge in activities against country's identity, values

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious note of celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi in a prestigious university of the country,...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

Business & Finance

Sales tax on services: KPRA collects Rs26.5bn in 2022

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has collected over Rs26.5 billion in sales tax on ...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

July-May: Govt borrows $8.613bn from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $8.613 billion from multiple financing sources including $900 million from...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

ITeS export remittances decline 1pc in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances declined by one percent during the ...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Pakistan

NHA approves Rs72.85bn ‘Annual Maintenance Plan 2023-24’

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board approved the Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) 2023-24...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am

Pakistan not on IMF board’s agenda

The current IMF programme of $6.5 billion is scheduled to end on June 30

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 12:26pm

Business & Finance

PTA to hire consultants over most efficient/effective tax model

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to hire tax consultants to propose the most...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am

Business & Finance

Jan-April: 3.44m mobile phones manufactured locally

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 3.44 million mobile handsets during the first four...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am

Business & Finance

Jul-May period: Petroleum group imports decline 21.84pc to $15.382bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 21.84 percent during the first 11 months ...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Business & Finance

July-May textile group exports fall 14.72pc to $15.029bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 14.72 percent during the first eleven months...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 11:25am

Business & Finance

Telecom operators demand relief in taxes, duties

ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators have demanded a reduction in advance income tax, federal excise duty on telecom...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.2pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 15, 2023, increased by 0.2...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 10:27am

Business & Finance

‘Telecom sector faces challenges of dollarised cost structure’

ISLAMABAD: Telecom sector has warned perverse policy of pegging spectrum fees to the dollar pushing the country into...

Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am

Moody’s disputes govt’s growth assumption

Says Government of Pakistan’s budget lacks major revenue-raising or spending-containment measures to alleviate intense government liquidity pressures

Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:54am

Business & Finance

Jul-Apr LSMI output down 9.39pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.39 percent during July-April...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Pakistan

Strengthening state capacities in newly-merged areas of KP: Basic services, rural infrastructure: World Bank board approves $200m

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $200 million in financing to strengthen ...

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

IMF raises serious objections over budget 2023-24

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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