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PHDEC’s mango bagging initiative boosts mango industry

LAHORE: The Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC) distributed about 70,000 bags in Sindh ...

Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

Experts say dairy, beef sectors need ‘substantial efforts’ for improvement

LAHORE: Despite being the 4th largest milk producer and a major contributor to agriculture and the GDP, the dairy...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

Cement despatches decline marginally during April

LAHORE: Cement despatches showed a slight decline during last month as total cement despatches during April 2024...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Markets

Govt plans to revive southern Punjab as hub of cotton production

LAHORE: The current provincial government is determined to revive Southern Punjab as a hub for cotton production,...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Pakistan

PHDEC to address issue of green potato black-heart disease

LAHORE: Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) recently brought together stakeholders and...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

Pakistan

Agri Connections 2024 concludes: ‘Face of agriculture’ can be changed: Aurangzeb

LAHORE: Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance, has said that Pakistan’s current economic outlook can...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Markets

Climate change disruptions threaten Punjab’s wheat harvest

LAHORE: Punjab’s farming community is currently grappling with a complex set of challenges that threaten the wheat...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Markets

Punjab govt urged to maintain wheat procurement target

LAHORE: Wheat growers have voiced significant concerns over the falling market prices of their crop and urged the...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Markets

Wheat procurement drive to commence on April 22: PFD

LAHORE: With the approval of the wheat procurement policy 2024-25 by the provincial cabinet, the Punjab Food...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Pakistan

Olive growers urged to adopt modern techniques

LAHORE: Speakers at a webinar recommended that olive growers of Pakistan to adopt modern techniques for production...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Business & Finance

March cement despatches soar 3.85pc to 3.941 million tonnes YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 3.85% in March 2024 as monthly figures released by the industry shows that...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

PSMA urges govt to create ‘permanent’ window of sugar export

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has urged the government to create a permanent window of...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

PHHSA applauds PM’s agri measures

LAHORE: Welcoming the measures announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen the ailing agricultural...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Business & Finance

Feb cement despatches fall 19.22pc to 3.26MT YoY

LAHORE: Cement industry has urged the new government to start pending public sector development projects to provide...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am

Pakistan

CM Maryam urged to immediately form agri body, economic advisory council

LAHORE: Congratulating newly-elected Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on her historic achievement, growers...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Pakistan

Hike in fertilizer prices disastrous for farmers, food security: PKI

LAHORE: Expressing concern over reports of hikes in Urea prices after the recent government decision to revise gas...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Business & Finance

Jan cement despatches decline 14.79pc to 3.414 MTs YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 14.79% in January 2024 as the sector registered despatches of 3.414 million...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Markets

Concern at delayed urea distribution

LAHORE: Farmers expressing their grave concern over delayed distribution of 150,000 metric tons of imported urea ...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Business & Finance

Govt may take rice exports to $5bn by 2028: Shahzad Malik

LAHORE: Pakistan has the potential to take its rice exports to US $5 billion by the year 2028 and then double this...

Updated 24 Jan, 2024 04:45pm

Pakistan

HG1 garlic production: Senate body directs NARC to support growers

LAHORE: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has directed the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), the...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 6	279.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 6	279.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 6	153.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 6	1.24
Euro to USD / Feb 6	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Feb 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 6	6,083.57
India Sensex / Feb 6	77,948.31
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 6	38,815.94
Nasdaq / Feb 6	19,791.99
Hang Seng / Feb 6	21,210.86
FTSE 100 / Feb 6	8,727.28
Dow Jones / Feb 6	44,747.63
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 6	21,902.42
France CAC40 / Feb 6	8,007.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 6	70.80
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 6	256,087
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 6	2,868.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 6	66.48
Petrol/Litre / Feb 7	257.13
Diesel/Litre / Feb 7	267.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Imperial Limited / Feb 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.87 ▲ 1.72 (10.03%)
Sana Ind / Feb 7 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	30.27 ▲ 2.74 (9.95%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 7 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	149.18 ▲ 12.6 (9.23%)
TPL Insurance / Feb 7 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	10.39 ▲ 0.86 (9.02%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Feb 7 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.55 ▲ 0.69 (7.79%)
Shaheen Ins. / Feb 7 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.70 ▲ 0.48 (7.72%)
Arpak Int. / Feb 7 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	69.90 ▲ 4.89 (7.52%)
Mandviwala / Feb 7 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.90 ▲ 1.37 (7.39%)
Premier Insurance / Feb 7 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.89 ▲ 0.4 (7.29%)
EFU General / Feb 7 EFU General Insurance Limited(EFUG)	123.39 ▲ 7.27 (6.26%)

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)	6.61 ▼ -0.98 (-12.91%)
Apna Microfin. / Feb 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.77 ▼ -1.2 (-10.03%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 7 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	35.26 ▼ -3.92 (-10.01%)
Chashma / Feb 7 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	81.41 ▼ -9.05 (-10%)
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%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Feb 7 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	33.01 ▼ -3.49 (-9.56%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Feb 7 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	9.99 ▼ -1.01 (-9.18%)
Shield Corp. / Feb 7 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	245.01 ▼ -23.06 (-8.6%)

Stock	Volume
Silk Bank Ltd / Feb 7 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	119,523,297 ▼ -0.1
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,384,932 ▲ 0.02
Bank Makramah / Feb 7 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	64,937,708 ▼ -0.08
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 ▲ 0.25
Cnergyico PK / Feb 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,104,269 ▼ -0.03
National Bank / Feb 7 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	10,980,621 ▼ -0.33
Fauji Foods Ltd / Feb 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	10,484,043 ▼ -0.2
The Searle Co. / Feb 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	10,207,814 ▼ -1.73
Citi Pharma Ltd / Feb 7 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	9,959,309 ▼ -1.96

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