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Hajj 2021

An Indian family-of-five burst into tears of joy after being chosen for this weekend’s downsized Hajj pilgrimage ...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Opinion

Saudi district gears up for foreign firms

Dangling off sun-dappled skyscrapers, construction workers put finishing touches to a long-delayed financial ...

Published 08 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Opinion

US in delicate balancing act as Saudi prince spared sanctions

US President Joe Biden’s decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over journalist Jamal ...

Published 28 Feb, 2021 04:55am

Opinion

Bahrain deal spotlights Saudi's stealth normalisation with Israel

ARTICLE: Bahrain's move to formally establish relations with Israel could not have happened without Saudi Arabia's...

Updated 13 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

Curtailed Hajj compounds Saudi economic woes

ARTICLE: Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of...

Published 29 Jun, 2020 02:41am

Opinion

Saudi Arabia faces perilous Hajj call as virus spikes

ARTICLE: Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year's Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its...

Published 17 Jun, 2020 02:50am

Opinion

Saudi Ramazan TV dramas invite scrutiny of Israel ties

Two Ramazan television dramas on a Saudi-controlled network have stirred controversy as they test public perceptions of quietly warming relations between the Gulf kingdom and Israel.

Published 22 May, 2020 12:03am

Saudi Arabia battles market jitters after oil plant attacks

Saudi energy giant Aramco is battling to reassure markets after devastating attacks on two oil plants, where a prolonged shutdown risks roiling investor confidence ahead of the state-owned giant's mega stock listing, analysts say. A wave of drones struck

Updated 16 Sep, 2019 08:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.46 ▲ 0.96 (11.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.30 ▲ 3.30 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	39 ▲ 3.35 (9.40%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jan 22 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	32.80 ▲ 2.52 (8.32%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 22 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,950 ▲ 755.06 (8.21%)
Hoechst Pak. / Jan 22 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	3,300 ▲ 191.48 (6.16%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jan 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.45 ▲ 0.23 (5.45%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 22 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.69 ▲ 0.19 (5.43%)

Stock	Price
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 22 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108 ▼ -12.00 (-10.00%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	475 ▼ -51.08 (-9.71%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340 ▼ -29.90 (-8.08%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 22 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	7.50 ▼ -0.50 (-6.25%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 22 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	14.25 ▼ -0.73 (-4.87%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.40 ▼ -0.14 (-3.95%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 22 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	181.01 ▼ -6.63 (-3.53%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jan 22 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	16.28 ▼ -0.52 (-3.10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jan 22 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	29.10 ▼ -0.89 (-2.97%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.01
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.51
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 0.23
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.32
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.09
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.01