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Sugar prices register gain of Rs100/100kg

LAHORE: Sugar prices registered a gain of Rs 100 per 100 kilograms while edible oil/ghee prices showed a decline of...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:50pm

Cement growth in Jan remains confined to local consumption

LAHORE: Though cement sector posted growth of 16.28 percent in January 2021 as compared to January 2020, the growth...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Pakistan

Tech transfer, agri mechanization: Punjab Agri body suggests to MNFS&R to prepare plan under CPEC

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture committee has recommended the Ministry of National Food Security & Research...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Basmati rice registered as GI

LAHORE: Pakistan has registered Basmati Rice as Geographical Indication (GI) under Geographical Indications Act ...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Markets

More cotton production: MNFS&R urged to prepare incentive programme for farmers

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Committee has recommended to the Ministry of National Food Security & Research...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Stakeholders propose ‘farmer portal’ for decision-making

LAHORE: Stakeholders proposed to set up a “farmer portal” containing real-time information for decision making ...

Updated 26 Jan, 2021 10:04am

Business & Finance

Increase in electricity, oil prices: Farmers apprehend pushing of rural economy into recession

LAHORE: Different farmers’ organizations reacting to fresh increase in electricity and petroleum prices have...

Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

Biofloc technology helps breed fish by using minimum resources

LAHORE: Biofloc Technology (BFT), a new aquaculture technique helps breed fish by using minimum resources like ...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Pesticides inspection: MNFS&R delegates powers to Punjab agri dept

LAHORE: Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) has delegated the powers of inspection of...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Taxes on import of poultry feed ingredients: PPA warns of shortage of chicken, eggs

LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) (Northern Region) on Monday warned of severe shortage of chicken meat...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:00am

Pakistan

Punjab govt launches 'green loan' scheme for kiln owners

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday launched a 'green loan' scheme for kiln owners to help them shift on ...

Updated 10 Jan, 2021 03:08am

Business & Finance

Cement sector posts 11.18 percent growth in December

LAHORE: The cement sector posted growth of 11.18 percent in December 2020 as compared to December 2019 as total...

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 08:41am

Markets

SAP offers solution to revive cotton crop in Pakistan

LAHORE: The Seed Association of Pakistan (SAP) has appealed the federal government not to amend the seed enforcement...

Published 31 Dec, 2020 02:45am

Markets

Increase in coal price hurting cement sector

LAHORE: Drastic increase in international coal and diesel prices is leading to increase in the cost of cement...

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:19am

Markets

Year 2020 termed toughest for agriculture

LAHORE: The agriculturists and progressive farmers have termed the outgoing year (2020) as a very tough period in...

Published 27 Dec, 2020 02:47am

Pakistan

Hoarding, profiteering: Cane commissioner warns Punjab sugar mills

LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab has warned the sugar mills in province to refrain practice of maintaining...

Published 23 Dec, 2020 02:55am

Markets

Rice exports witness healthy trend last month

LAHORE: After continuous downward slide for the first four months of the current financial year against the...

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:54am

Pakistan

Cane Commissioner launches drive to countercheck 'sucrose level'

LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab has launched a campaign to counter check the sucrose level (recovery rate) ...

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:26am

Pakistan

Powers of seed inspection to provinces under consideration

LAHORE: The Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFS&R) is contemplating to delegate powers of...

Published 13 Dec, 2020 02:44am

Business & Finance

Off-the-book purchase of sugarcane: Cane Commissioner directs DC Faisalabad to initiate action

LAHORE: Cane Commissioner Punjab Muhammad Zaman Wattoo has requested the Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad to inspect...

Published 10 Dec, 2020 02:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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