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Govt urged to allow export of surplus sugar

LAHORE: Sugar millers from Punjab have asked the federal ministry of industries and production to allow immediate...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Markets

Millers divided over govt’s wheat release price?

LAHORE: Flour millers seemed to be divided on the wheat release price of Rs 4700 per maund announced by the Punjab...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

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Sugar crushing season to start on 20th: Punjab fixes wheat support price at Rs4,000 per maund

LAHORE: The Punjab government has fixed the support price of wheat for the ongoing season at Rs 4000 per maund while...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am

Business & Finance

Punjab farmers decry fertiliser shortages, overpricing

LAHORE: Farmers and their representative organisation are complaining about either non-availability of fertilisers ...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Business & Finance

Oct cement despatches decline 5.78pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches during October 2023 were registered at 4.007 million tons against 4.253 million tons...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Punjab urges Centre to procure cotton at Rs 8,500/maund

LAHORE: Expressing concerns over dwindling prices of cotton, the Punjab government has asked the federation to...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 09:39am

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Punjab sets wheat production target for Kharif

LAHORE: The Punjab province, which produces about 76 per cent of country’s total wheat, has set a production ...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

Business & Finance

Agri sector needs major transformation: Experts

LAHORE: Experts are of the view that Pakistan’s agricultural sector needs a major transformation to meet its...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Business & Finance

Sept cement despatches decline 3.96pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 3.96% in Septmber 2023 as the total despatches during last month stood at ...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Review Committee to tackle environmental pollution from factories

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday warned of an indiscriminate action against the factories causing...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

IWMI introduces ‘soil moisture sensors’ technology in Okara

LAHORE: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has introduced cutting-edge scientific instruments called...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

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FSC&RD has made local production of imported varieties, hybrids compulsory

NATHIA GALI: The Federal Seed Certification & Registration Department has made local production of imported...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan needs to invite all reputable multinational seed cos’

LAHORE: Pakistan needs to invite all the reputable multinational seed companies with cutting-edge technologies and a...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:14am

Business & Finance

Aug cement despatches increase 37.04pc to 4.518m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 37.04% in August 2023 as the industry recorded total Cement despatches at...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

‘PM should from body to resolve agri sector issues’

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, a think tank to brainstorm problems relating to agriculture and suggest remedies, has...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Pakistan to start export of 15,000 tons of dried chillies to China

LAHORE: Pakistan is all set to start export of 15,000 tons of dried red chillies to China in six-to-seven weeks...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Leather sector waste: WWF Pakistan, STZ launch study on first industrial engineering landfill

LAHORE: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan, in collaboration with the Sialkot Tanneries Zone (STZ), has...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

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Punjab govt urged to help increase per acre yield of cotton crop

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, an agricultural think tank, has called upon the Punjab government to invest in the...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Business & Finance

Chinese firm to import 5,000 tons of chillies from Pakistan

LAHORE: Chinese leading food firm “Litong Foods” is all set to enter into a joint venture with a Pakistani firm...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Business & Finance

July cement despatches rise 57.44pc to 3.212MT YoY

LAHORE: The first month of the financial year 2023-24 has shown positive trading in the cement sector, where...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

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 26	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 26	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 26	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,472.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 26	40,225.56
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Hang Seng / Dec 26	20,121.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 26	69.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 26	2,633.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 26	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance / Dec 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.39 ▲ 0.88 (15.97%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 27 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.24 ▲ 0.60 (10.64%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 27 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	124.41 ▲ 11.31 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.97 ▲ 9.91 (10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.39 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 27 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.48 ▲ 2.03 (9.93%)
Shams Textile / Dec 27 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	28.68 ▲ 2.57 (9.84%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 27 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	24.90 ▲ 2.13 (9.35%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Dec 27 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▼ -0.49 (-14.04%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 27 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	596.56 ▼ -66.28 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.21 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.04 ▼ -3.63 (-9.90%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	21.51 ▼ -2.27 (-9.55%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 27 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	30.04 ▼ -3.11 (-9.38%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 27 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	7.30 ▼ -0.75 (-9.32%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 27 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	590 ▼ -59.79 (-9.20%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,341,113 ▲ 0.63
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,879,145 ▲ 0.02
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 2.45
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.08
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,947,833 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,753,854 ▼ -0.03
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,349,091 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Cement / Dec 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,189,868 ▼ -0.22
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,738,115 ▼ -0.01

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