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Punjab registers record rice production of 5.766m tons

LAHORE: Punjab produced record rice production of 5.766 million tons, both basmati and non-basmati, for the year...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Pakistan

Speakers call for increased investment in agri research

LAHORE: Pakistan needs to invest in agricultural research, controlling post-harvest losses, introducing modern...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Construction sector hit by steep rise in material cost, claims CAP

LAHORE: Unbridled increase in the construction materials during the last one year has brought the construction ...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Pakistan

PFMA Punjab threatens to shut down milling operations from Tuesday

LAHORE: Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Punjab on Saturday threatened to shut down milling operations from...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

Southern Punjab, Sindh: Sugarcane crushing season to begin on 15th: mill owners

LAHORE: Following assurance of the Prime Minister of no more coercive measures and resolving the issues faced by the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2021 10:14am

Pakistan

Supplies of sugar in Lahore run dry

LAHORE: Shopkeepers in the biggest wholesale market of the province, Akbari Mandi, claimed on Tuesday that the ...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 05:47am

Markets

Deadly Fall Armyworm likely to attack potato, other crops

LAHORE: After showing its muscle to maize crop, Fall Armyworm (FAW) has started shifting its manifestation on potato...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Cement despatches decline 9.07pc in Oct

LAHORE: Cement despatches during the first four months of current fiscal year 2021-22; both domestic and exports ...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 02:29am

Markets

$2.5bn rice export target set

LAHORE: The Federal Ministry of Commerce in consultation with the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

Markets

Sugarcane crushing season will begin on 15th

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Department on Tuesday notified start of sugarcane crushing season 2021-22 in the province...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

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Punjab sets sugarcane support price at Rs225 per maund

LAHORE: The Punjab government has reportedly approved Rs225 per maund as the minimum purchase price for the ...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am

Markets

DCs directed to ensure sugar sale at govt-notified prices

LAHORE: Cane Commissioner Punjab Muhammad Zaman Wattoo taking notice of unbridled increasing prices of the...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Crushing season 2021: Cane Commissioner asks sugar millers to start preliminary preparations

LAHORE: The Punjab Cane Commissioner has directed the occupiers of all the sugar factories/mills across the province...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Sugarcane: Rs225/maund minimum purchase price proposed

LAHORE: The Sugarcane Control Board Punjab has reportedly pitched the Minimum Purchase Price (MPP) for the sugarcane...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

PSMA chief says unable to start crushing

LAHORE: Sugar millers have expressed their inability to start the crushing season 2021-22 because of refusal by the...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 05:50am

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Crushing season 2021-22: Punjab govt forms ‘Sugarcane Control Board’

LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted “Sugarcane Control Board” for the crushing season 2021-22 to work...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Cement sector hit by increase in international coal prices

LAHORE: Continuous increase in coal prices globally has badly affected the cement industry in Pakistan which is...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Punjab likely to achieve increased rice production this year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 26	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 26	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 26	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,472.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 26	40,225.56
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Hang Seng / Dec 26	20,121.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 26	69.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 26	2,633.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 26	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Dec 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.39 ▲ 0.88 (15.97%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 27 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	124.41 ▲ 11.31 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.97 ▲ 9.91 (10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.39 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)
Shams Textile / Dec 27 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	28.68 ▲ 2.57 (9.84%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 27 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	168.95 ▲ 14.93 (9.69%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 27 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	24.90 ▲ 2.13 (9.35%)
Kohinoor Mills / Dec 27 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	34.98 ▲ 2.95 (9.21%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Dec 27 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▼ -0.49 (-14.04%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.04 ▼ -3.63 (-9.90%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	21.51 ▼ -2.27 (-9.55%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 27 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	30.04 ▼ -3.11 (-9.38%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 27 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	7.30 ▼ -0.75 (-9.32%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 27 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	590 ▼ -59.79 (-9.20%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 27 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	266.15 ▼ -22.46 (-7.78%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.06 ▼ -2.06 (-7.07%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,341,113 ▲ 0.35
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,879,145 ▲ 0.02
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 2.90
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,947,833 ▲ 0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,753,854 ▼ -0.01
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,349,091 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Dec 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,189,868 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,738,115 ▲ 0.02

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