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Pakistan

Transformation of services sector required thru new policies: speakers

ISLAMABAD: Rapid transformation of services sector is required through new policies to move away from vested...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

Pakistan

‘Social protection schemes need to go beyond cash distribution’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s social protection schemes need to go beyond cash distribution to provision of productive...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Markets

Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project: Pakistan, Russia to sign draft shareholders accord by Feb 15, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have will sign the draft shareholders agreement of the $2.5 billion worth Pakistan...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

$1bn ‘economic plan’ wins ADB’s approval

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated the “Economic...

Updated 07 Dec, 2021 10:04am

Mansehra-Naran–Jalkhad Road: NHA board recommends revised PC-1 to CDWP

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board has recommended the revised PC-1 of...

Updated 05 Dec, 2021 11:22am

SPI down 0.48pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 2, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.48...

Updated 04 Dec, 2021 09:49am

Cellular devices: PTA issues safety steps to limit radio frequency exposure

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued precautionary measures to limit the radio...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 09:51am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov trade deficit widens 111.74pc YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 111.74 percent to $20.590 billion during the first five months...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 02:26pm

Pakistan

NA body approves ‘The PCRWR Amendment Bill 2021 (Ordinance No XIX)’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday approved “The Pakistan...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

Careem says its ride-hailing services hit by Covid-19, inflation

ISLAMABAD: Careem – the supper app invested $100 million during last five years and created 0.8 million employment...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:51pm

Business & Finance

Access to foreign markets: Challenges facing MSMEs pinpointed by ADB

ISLAMABAD: The challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) in Pakistan in accessing ...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Pakistan

USF facing problems in Balochistan, erstwhile FATA

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) is facing security issues in some areas of erstwhile FATA and ...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Pakistan

Qureshi terms borrowing from IMF ‘slavery’

ISLAMABAD: Terming borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)”, “slavery”, Foreign Minister Shah...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Pakistan

Senate body passes National Highways Safety Ordinance with amendments

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications, on Tuesday, passed “the National Highways Safety...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Nov CPI up 11.53pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 11.53 percent on year-on-year basis in November...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:55am

Pakistan

Govt employees protest against non-implementation of agreement

ISLAMABAD: The All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) will stage a protest demonstration outside the...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Technology

Jul-Oct mobile phone imports grow 15.54pc to $644.673m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has almost doubled against the import of...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Cost of starting business: Global index puts Pakistan at 101st place

The global economy.com in its report states that the average for 2019 based on 186 countries was 19.78 percent of per capita GNI

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:03am

Cut in MTRs: Major CMOs oppose PTA’s decision

Due to rupee depreciation, Jazz pleaded that MTR should be revised upward rather than downward

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 09:58am

Pakistan

Population, Housing Census 2022: CCI sent ‘execution and work’ plan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning has sent the execution and work plan for next “Population and Housing Census...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	157.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 3	5,942.47
Nasdaq / Jan 3	19,621.68
Dow Jones / Jan 3	42,732.13
India Sensex / Jan 6	78,130.84
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	39,307.05
Hang Seng / Jan 6	19,688.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 6	8,215.60
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 6	19,991.90

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 6	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	235,768
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,627.79
Diesel/Litre / Jan 6	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Goodluck Ind. / Jan 6 Good Luck Industries Ltd.(GIL)	1,283.35 ▲ 85.86 (7.17%)
Pak Elektron (Pref) / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited (Preference)(PELPS)	12.44 ▲ 0.34 (2.81%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jan 6 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	19 ▼ -1.00 (-5.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 6 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	250.10 ▼ -4.84 (-1.90%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.64 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	739.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	86.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	137.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,282.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	73,230,816 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,326,691 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jan 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	54,376,196 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	48,486,153 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 6 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,351,133 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,018,900 ▲ 0.00
Bank Makramah / Jan 6 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	34,268,257 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 6 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	32,625,743 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Jan 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26,761,290 ▲ 0.00

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