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Basmati rice thru GI tag: REAP vows to foil Indian conspiracy of claiming exclusive rights

LAHORE: The leadership of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has vowed to foil the Indian conspiracy of...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

Business & Finance

Cane commissioner bars sugar mills from making cash payments to growers

LAHORE: The Cane Commissioner Punjab has barred the sugar mills operating in the province to make cash payments to...

Published 01 Oct, 2020 02:58am

Pakistan

PepsiCo, WWF join hands to replenish ground water resources

LAHORE: PepsiCo in collaboration with the WWF Pakistan has launched a project in the provincial metropolis ...

Published 30 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Business & Finance

Default in payment by sugar mills made non-bailable offence

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday promulgated the Punjab Sugar Factories (Control) (amendment) Ordinance 2020...

Published 26 Sep, 2020 02:40am

Markets

Registering of Basmati: REAP vows to defend Pakistan’s rights under WTO

LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) taking strong notice of Indian application to European...

Published 24 Sep, 2020 02:47am

Business & Finance

PPA voices concern over high electricity bills

LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (Northern Region) has alleged that its members are receiving high...

Published 23 Sep, 2020 02:48am

Markets

Rice exports decline 31pc in two months

LAHORE: Pakistan's rice exports showed an overall 31 percent decline in the first two months (July & August ...

Published 22 Sep, 2020 02:39am

Markets

High production cost of crops: Speakers emphasize research collaborations between organizations

LAHORE: Key challenges being faced by crop production in Pakistan are weeds, insects/pests and low-quality seed ...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Pakistan

PepsiCo's Access to Safe Water Programme: First phase enables safe water access for 30,000 people in Lahore

LAHORE: The first phase of PepsiCo's "Access to Safe Water Programme" has made safe water accessible to 30,000 ...

Updated 16 Sep, 2020 03:34am

Markets

200,000MT of wheat from Russia: PASSCO exchanges draft documents for import

LAHORE: Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) on Monday exchanged the draft documents for...

Published 15 Sep, 2020 02:27am

Pakistan

Constitution of NEQS approved

LAHORE: The Environment Commission on Air & Water Pollution has approved constitution of the National...

Updated 12 Sep, 2020 03:43am

Business & Finance

Halal meat exports: Government urged to focus on large markets

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Meat Processors and Exporters Association (APMPEA) has urged the institutions working for...

Published 12 Sep, 2020 02:43am

Pakistan

Hybrid coarse varieties in Sindh, Punjab: Favourable weather, other factors result in high yield

LAHORE: Favourable weather, sufficient timely rains and technical support from different seed companies have ...

Published 10 Sep, 2020 02:29am

Business & Finance

Cement despatches increase 5.04 percent in August

LAHORE: Cement despatches in August 2020 have increased by 5.04 percent from 3.351 million tons in August 2019 to...

Published 05 Sep, 2020 02:50am

Business & Finance

Passco to hold talks with Russian cos for buying wheat

LAHORE: The Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) is going to start negotiations for ...

Published 03 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Markets

Forthcoming growing season: Growers may face shortage of potato seed

LAHORE: Potato Research and Development Board Punjab Chairman Chaudhry Maqsood Ahmad Jutt expressing apprehension of...

Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Pakistan

Farmers urge govts to take steps to control spread of pest

LAHORE: The maize farmers in Punjab have urged both the federal and provincial agriculture ministries to take steps...

Updated 28 Aug, 2020 03:59am

Business & Finance

Agri services: stakeholders seek official industry status

LAHORE: The stakeholders of agriculture sector have called upon the government to recognize agri services as an...

Published 27 Aug, 2020 02:44am

Pakistan

PAD plans to set up 9 technology transfer centres

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has planned to set up nine technology transfer centres in the...

Updated 25 Aug, 2020 03:29am

Markets

Cotton sowing area is continuously decreasing: FBP

LAHORE: Pakistan's cotton sowing area is continuously decreasing for the last three years, which reflects loss of...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:06am

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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