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Cement despatches surge by 37.8 percent in July 2020

LAHORE: The new financial year has started with a positive note for the cement sector as despatches by the industry...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Markets

'Halal meat exporters should be incentivised'

LAHORE: All Pakistan Meat Processors & Exporters Association (APMPEA) has urged the government to incentivize ...

Updated 01 Jul, 2020 03:29am

Markets

Only functional flour mills to get wheat quota: minister

LAHORE: The Punjab government has reiterated its stand of providing wheat to only functional mills across the...

Published 30 Jun, 2020 03:10am

Pakistan

Government working to develop strategy to overcome issues: Aleem

LAHORE: Senior & Food Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said on Saturday that PTI Government has inherited a...

Published 28 Jun, 2020 02:59am

Markets

KP food department allocates wheat quotas to various districts

LAHORE: The Food Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday allocated quotas to different districts of the ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Flour millers reject govt's wheat release policy

LAHORE: Rejecting the wheat issuance policy of the Punjab Government for the current year, Pakistan Flour Mills...

Published 25 Jun, 2020 02:49am

Markets

PASSCO inks MoU with two provinces for supplying wheat

LAHORE: The Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO) has entered into an agreement with the...

Published 24 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Pakistan

WWF for urgent action against conditions rife for next pandemic

LAHORE: While the world continues to grapple with the devastating consequences of Covid-19, the WWF is calling for...

Published 19 Jun, 2020 03:27am

Epaper

Rs 337 billion earmarked for ADP

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated a sum of Rs 337 billion for the annual development programme (ADP) for...

Published 16 Jun, 2020 03:37am

Business & Finance

Punjab estimates revenue collection at Rs 220.89 billion

LAHORE: The Punjab government has estimated the revenue collection of Rs220.89 billion during the financial year...

Published 16 Jun, 2020 03:37am

Markets

Agriculture and food security: Farmers' bodies term allocation insufficient

LAHORE: Farmers' organisations representatives have termed the allocation made for agriculture and food security in...

Published 13 Jun, 2020 03:31am

Markets

Locust attacks: Government urged to take immediate steps to save rice, cotton crops

LAHORE: Expressing grave concerns over the warning issued by the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the...

Published 12 Jun, 2020 03:07am

Business & Finance

Stability in flour prices: PFMA, Food Dept agree to work together

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) and the Punjab Food Department representatives discussed the...

Published 11 Jun, 2020 03:00am

Business & Finance

Brick Kiln association demands soft loans

LAHORE: The Brick Kiln Association has urged the Punjab government to extend soft loans to the kiln manufacturing...

Published 10 Jun, 2020 03:05am

Pakistan

Punjab cabinet committee reviews Covid-19 situation

LAHORE: The Punjab government, in the first phase, has decided to procure 1,000 injections approved by the Drug...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Business & Finance

Domestic cement despatches decline by 37.63pc in May

LAHORE: The impact of the construction package announced by the government is yet to be seen as the domestic cement...

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 11:46pm

Pakistan

PFMA, PFD agree to bring stability in flour prices

Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) and the Punjab Food Department (PFD) high officials held negotiations on Saturday to bring stability to flour prices in the market especially in the province.

Published 31 May, 2020 12:04am

Markets

Supply to KP being finalised today: Punjab food department asked to stop wheat procurement immediately

Senior & Food Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan has directed the Punjab food department to immediately stop wheat procurement after total stocks of wheat reached 4.3 million metric tons.

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am

Pakistan

PKI, APKF want money 'extorted by sugar mafia' given back to farmers

The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) and the All Pakistan Kissan Foundation welcomed the commission's report on sugar industry and urged the government to take stern action against the culprits who were taking benefit from both sides in the name of farmers.

Published 29 May, 2020 12:05am

Pakistan

UN report: Urgent action needed to safeguard biodiversity of world's forests

Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world's forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition of The State of the World's Forests released on Friday.

Published 23 May, 2020 12:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 7	279.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 7	278.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 7	151.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 7	1.24
Euro to USD / Feb 7	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Feb 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 6	6,083.57
Nasdaq / Feb 6	19,791.99
Dow Jones / Feb 6	44,747.63
India Sensex / Feb 7	77,690.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 7	38,787.02
Hang Seng / Feb 7	21,133.54
FTSE 100 / Feb 7	8,720.64
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 7	21,935.62
France CAC40 / Feb 7	8,010.74

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 6	256,087
Petrol/Litre / Feb 7	257.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 7	71.16
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 7	2,864.56
Diesel/Litre / Feb 7	267.95
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 7	66.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Feb 7 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.49 ▲ 0.99 (13.2%)
Askari Life Assur. / Feb 7 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.86 ▲ 0.66 (12.69%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Feb 7 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.39 ▲ 0.97 (10.3%)
Sally Textile / Feb 7 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	12.49 ▲ 1.13 (9.95%)
Karam Ceramics / Feb 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	68 ▲ 6.1 (9.85%)
Calcorp Ltd / Feb 7 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	34.10 ▲ 2.96 (9.51%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 7 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	149.18 ▲ 12.6 (9.23%)
Imperial Limited / Feb 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.60 ▲ 1.45 (8.45%)
LSE Ventures / Feb 7 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	12.54 ▲ 0.97 (8.38%)
Mandviwala / Feb 7 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	20 ▲ 1.47 (7.93%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Feb 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.10 ▼ -0.79 (-13.41%)
Dewan Textile / Feb 7 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.66 ▼ -0.93 (-12.25%)
Silk Bank Ltd / Feb 7 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.07 ▼ -0.12 (-10.08%)
Apna Microfin. / Feb 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.77 ▼ -1.2 (-10.03%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Feb 7 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	11.48 ▼ -1.28 (-10.03%)
Fateh Sports / Feb 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	85.50 ▼ -9.5 (-10%)
Intermarket Securities / Feb 7 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	48.63 ▼ -5.4 (-9.99%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 7 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	35.35 ▼ -3.83 (-9.78%)
EMCO Industries / Feb 7 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	28.04 ▼ -2.93 (-9.46%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Feb 7 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	9.99 ▼ -1.01 (-9.18%)

Stock	Volume
Silk Bank Ltd / Feb 7 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	119,523,297 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,384,932 ▲ 0.01
Bank Makramah / Feb 7 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	64,937,708 ▼ -0.04
B.O.Punjab / Feb 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,199,644 ▼ -0.28
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 7 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	13,127,512 ▼ -0.16
Cnergyico PK / Feb 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,104,269 ▼ -0.11
National Bank / Feb 7 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	10,980,621 ▼ -0.43
Fauji Foods Ltd / Feb 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	10,484,043 ▼ -0.28
The Searle Co. / Feb 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	10,207,814 ▼ -2.47
Citi Pharma Ltd / Feb 7 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	9,959,309 ▼ -2.76

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