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Power market: Nepra chief says 'we've to take baby steps and exercise caution'

KARACHI: Agreeing with international experts who were gathered to discuss the 'Future of Energy Market' in Pakistan,...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan passes away

KOTLI, (Ajk): Former president, as well as, prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has passed away of cardiac arrest at a hospital of Kotli, his family said on Saturday.

Published 10 Oct, 2021 03:08am

Markets

Nepra's vision: KE continues to make efforts towards carbon-free future: CEO

KARACHI: Aimed at making renewable energy easily affordable for the masses, K-Electric joined hands with Akhuwat...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Wendy Sherman arrives

KARACHI: A seven-member delegation led by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in Islamabad late...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 03:45am

Afghan failure: Mazari rebukes US for introducing bill targeting Pakistan

KARACHI: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has warned that Pakistan will be made to “pay heavy price” for...

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 09:24am

Wajid Shamsul Hasan passes away

KARACHI: Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK and senior columnist Wajid Shamsul Hasan passed away on ...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 02:44am

Biden faced ‘unfair criticism’ over troop pullout: PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan said he believed US President Joe Biden was targeted with “unfair criticism”...

Updated 19 Sep, 2021 12:10pm

Women’s rights, all-inclusive govt: There’s need to ‘incentivise’ Taliban: PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan said the best way forward for peace and stability in Afghanistan is to engage ...

Published 16 Sep, 2021 02:49am

Pakistan

COAS briefed about ‘Karachi Transformation Plan’

KARACHI: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Corps Headquarters in Karachi on Monday. “Chief of Army...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

No group will be allowed to 'blackmail' state: COAS

General Bajwa says there is no more room for any kind of extremism or violence on this land

Updated 07 Sep, 2021 09:38am

11 killed in grenade attack on truck in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 11 people including women and children were killed and several others injured in a grenade attack...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:24am

Two policemen martyred in Quetta blast

KARACHI: At least two policemen were martyred and eight others injured in an explosion near Quetta's Serena Hotel...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:14am

Pakistan

Salahuddin Haider passes away

KARACHI: Former information minister of Sindh, senior journalist and former President Karachi Press Club Salahuddin...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Upcoming Eid-ul-Azha: Sacrifice of animals in IIOJK

KARACHI: Authorities in Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir on Friday said there is no ban on the sacrifice of...

Updated 17 Jul, 2021 10:01am

Pakistan

Urban flooding as heavy rain lashes Karachi

KARACHI: Heavy rain hit city on Thursday night, making the hot weather pleasant while inundating roads and low-lying...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

Mamnoon Hussain dies

KARACHI: Former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has died after a prolonged illness here on Wednesday. He was...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Azha in Saudi Arabia on 20th

KARACHI: The crescent moon of the month of Zul Hijjah was not spotted in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to an...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Life & Style

Veteran actor Anwar Iqbal Baloch passes away

KARACHI: Well-known TV and film actor Anwar Iqbal Baloch, who made the first Balochi-language film, passed away here...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

6 injured as explosion rocks Quetta

KARACHI: A bomb blast near Askar Park on Thursday evening wounded several people including three security forces...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Gupkar Alliance says will participate in Modi’s meeting

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Gupkar Alliance, led by veteran politician Farooq...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

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 22	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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