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Basmati rice: PBHF holds seminars to create awareness amongst growers

LAHORE: Pakistan Basmati Heritage Foundation (PBHF), a consortium of Basmati rice exporters, arranged seminars to...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

PFMA for procuring wheat from open market

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has warned of taking extreme measures if the mills were not...

Updated 05 May, 2023 08:59am

Business & Finance

Govt accused of stopping mills from procuring wheat despite arrival of new crop

LAHORE: Flour millers hailing from Punjab have accused the provincial government of not allowing the mills to ...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Great food insecurity ahead for country, says PBC report

LAHORE: Pakistan’s food trade balance was a deficit of $3.6 billion in the Financial Year 2022. Compulsion to...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

Mechanisation helps Sindh farmers increase yield by 16pc: report

LAHORE: Farmers in lower Sindh have achieved a 26% average increase in plant population and 11 to 16% average yield...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Markets

Basmati rice exports up by 45pc in March

LAHORE: Basmati rice exports have shown a 45 percent upward increase during the month of March 2023 quantity wise ...

Published 21 Apr, 2023 05:56am

Business & Finance

Minister says CBD projects will lead to economic growth

LAHORE: Caretaker Provincial Minister Housing Urban Development and Public Health Engineering, Barrister Syed Azfar...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

Separate ministry for exploring potent seeds proposed

LAHORE: Stakeholders have suggested setting up a separate ministry to work for exploring more potent seeds from...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Pakistan

PAD, CABI sign MoU on ‘Plant Wise plus Programme’

LAHORE: Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) and the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) here...

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

March cement despatches decline by 24.19pc

LAHORE: Construction activities in both the northern and southern regions of the country have significantly ...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Pakistan not running out of water: report

LAHORE: Contrary to popular perception, Pakistan is not running out of water, not just yet as the available...

Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:26am

Markets

Promotion of hi-tech hybrid seeds: Govt asked to allot state land on long-term lease basis to genuine producers

LAHORE: Sub-committee of the provincial seed committee on rice has recommended the government to allot state land on...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Relentless groundwater pumping by Pakistan, India has lowered groundwater table: report

LAHORE: Pakistan and India are drawing water from the Indus aquifer faster than the rate of water recharges back ...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

PVMA to provide Rs10/kg concession on cooking oil, ghee in Ramazan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) has agreed to provide a concession of Rs 10 per kg ...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Markets

Lack of good seeds behind stagnant cotton output, says report

LAHORE: The major reason for stagnant yields and falling area under cotton in Pakistan is the lack of good quality...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Rs29.3bn ‘default’: notices issued to 27 sugar mills in Punjab

LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab taking action against the sugar mills that have not timely paid dues to...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Business & Finance

Increase in agriculture yields: Governor forms three sub-committees to recommend strategy

LAHORE: The Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has constituted three committees on rice, cotton and minor ...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Business & Finance

Feb cement despatches decline 7.10pc to 4.348m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 7.10 percent in Feb 2023 as total despatches remained at 4.040 million tons...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Pakistan

PFD issues warning to fake seed companies

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Department has warned of registration of cases and a legal action against those who will...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Speakers highlight significance of ‘sustainable agriculture’

LAHORE: Home to 1.9 billion people, South Asia one of the world’s most populous regions and with the ...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	279.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	6,071.17
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,759.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,513.97
Nasdaq / Jan 30	19,681.75
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,646.88
Dow Jones / Jan 30	44,882.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,727.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 30	248,885
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,849.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 30	66.27
Petrol/Litre / Jan 31	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 31 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	37.14 ▲ 3.38 (10.01%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 31 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	17.92 ▲ 1.63 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Gadoon Textile / Jan 31 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	248.04 ▲ 22.55 (10%)
National Bank / Jan 31 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	70.84 ▲ 6.44 (10%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.90 ▼ -3.66 (-10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jan 31 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	132.50 ▼ -14.69 (-9.98%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	41.15 ▼ -4.2 (-9.26%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 31 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.11 ▼ -3.13 (-8.64%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 31 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.4 (-6.25%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jan 31 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.12 ▼ -0.46 (-4.8%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	280.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.76%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jan 31 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	67.79 ▼ -3.21 (-4.52%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	39,494,606 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.3
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,556,244 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▲ 0
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 31 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	15,022,230 ▲ 2.99
Hascol Petrol / Jan 31 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,297,950 ▲ 0.06
National Bank / Jan 31 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	12,758,324 ▲ 6.44

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