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Govt to develop ‘Suthra Punjab Programme’ app

LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq has said that the Punjab government would develop a ...

Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am

Business & Economy

Pakistan has met all requirements for IMF bailout deal, finance official says

Malik says no major issues left to address as Pakistan seeks over $6bn bailout

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 04:41pm

Energy

Reforms in energy sector: high-level huddle ‘finalises’ framework to bring sustainability

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chairs the meeting aimed to reduce the sector's circular debt

Published 04 Aug, 2023 09:23pm

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German firm wants Pakistan to follow Bangladesh-style safety guidelines at manufacturing facilities

A German company KiK has signed an International Accord (Measures for the Protection of Workers and Environment) on...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:30pm

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Sindh announce to open markets on Saturday, Sunday

Provincial Education Minister Saeed Ghani said that they are bound to abide by the orders of the Supreme Court to o

Published 18 May, 2020 11:16am

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Sindh govt agrees to open small markets from Monday

Sindh Education and Labor Minister Saeed Ghani chaired a meeting of representatives of various business community o

Published 09 May, 2020 06:24am

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PSX witness bullish trend, jumps over 900 points

The KSE 100 Index has crossed the 34,000 points barrier and was being traded at 34,108.47 points. The BRIndex

Published 30 Apr, 2020 08:41am

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PSX close of day 29-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 17,370.93 points with a positive change of 507.26 and volu

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:27pm

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PSX close of day 28-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 16,863.67 points with a positive change of 196.38 and volume

Published 28 Apr, 2020 12:28pm

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PSX close of day 27-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 16,667.29 points with a negative change of -320.30 and volume

Published 27 Apr, 2020 12:33pm

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PSX close of day 24-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 16,987.59 points with a negative change of -64.63 and volume

Published 24 Apr, 2020 12:46pm

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PSX close of day 23-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 17,052.22 points with a positive change of 460.62 and volum

Published 23 Apr, 2020 12:43pm

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PSX close of day 22-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 16,591.60 points with a negative change of -9.27 and volum

Published 22 Apr, 2020 12:50pm

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US Dollar declines further against PKR at Interbank

As per details, the USD is being traded at Rs160. The value of Pakistani rupee continued to climb agains

Updated 22 Apr, 2020 09:29am

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PSX close of day 21-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 16,600.87 points with a negative change of -826.54 and volum

Published 21 Apr, 2020 12:50pm

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PSX close of day 20-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Monday at 17,427.41 points with a positive change of 237.25 and volume

Published 20 Apr, 2020 04:17pm

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PSX close of day 17-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 17,190.16 points with a positive change of 1102.53 and volume

Published 17 Apr, 2020 12:20pm

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USD loses over Rs3 against PKR amid IMF loan approval

The greenback is being traded at Rs163, a massive drop from Rs167. USD has lost Rs4.39 against the Pak Rupee s

Published 17 Apr, 2020 10:26am

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Bulls return to PSX after IMF loan approval, policy rate cut

At the time of filing this report at 11:00 AM, the KSE-100 Index was being traded at 32,874.32 points. The BR1

Updated 17 Apr, 2020 07:53am

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PSX close of day 16-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 16,087.63 points with a positive change of 66.73 and volume

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:19pm

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PSX close of day 15-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 16,020.90 points with a negative change of -88.28 and volu

Published 15 Apr, 2020 12:48pm

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Gold hits all-time high in Pakistan

This is the first time that gold has jumped above Rs100,000 in Pakistan. Gold price reached an all-time

Published 15 Apr, 2020 05:35am

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PSX close of day 14-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 16,109.18 points with a positive change of 38.38 and volume

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:50pm

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PSX close of day 13-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 16,070.80 points with a negative change of -695.73 and volume

Published 13 Apr, 2020 12:21pm

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Bears rule bourse, KSE-100 Index lose over 1,000 points

The KSE-100 Index closed at 31,032.99 points showing a negative change of 1,000.22 points and a percentage change o

Updated 13 Apr, 2020 11:56am

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PSX close of day 10-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 16,766.53 points with a negative change of -13.22 and volume

Published 10 Apr, 2020 12:12pm

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PSX close of day 09-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 16,779.75 points with a positive change of 568.24 and volum

Published 09 Apr, 2020 12:20pm

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PSX's KSE-100 Index up over 900 points, after the IMF loan announcement

At the time of filing this report at 1:30 pm, the KSE-100 Index was being traded at 31,891.91 points. At the t

Updated 09 Apr, 2020 08:36am

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PSX close of day 08-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 16,211.51 points with a negative change of -82.11 and volu

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:17pm

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PSX close of day 07-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 16,293.62 points with a positive change of 597.15 and volume

Published 07 Apr, 2020 12:46pm

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PSX close of day 06-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 15,696.47 points with a negative change of -606.16 and volume

Published 06 Apr, 2020 12:56pm

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PSX close of day 03-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 16,302.63 points with a positive change of 857.74 and volume

Published 03 Apr, 2020 12:24pm

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PSX close of day 02-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 15,444.89 points with a positive change of 907.85 and volum

Published 02 Apr, 2020 12:35pm

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Bulls rally at PSX, index up over 1,000 points

At the time of filing this report at 1:30 pm, the KSE-100 Index was being traded at 30,523.89 points. The BR-1

Published 02 Apr, 2020 08:43am

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PSX close of day 01-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 14,537.04 points with a negative change of -12.33 and volu

Published 01 Apr, 2020 12:18pm

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PSX close of day 31-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 14,549.37 points with a positive change of 721.07 and volume

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:01pm

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PSX close of day 27-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 13,927.75 points with a positive change of 499.36 and volume

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:30pm

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US Dollar hits new highs against Pak Rupee

The US Dollar jumped by Rs1.87 against the Rupee at the interbank and is being traded at 168 rupees. The value

Updated 27 Mar, 2020 09:17am

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PSX close of day 26-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 13,428.39 points with a negative change of -40.32 and volum

Published 26 Mar, 2020 12:58pm

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US Dollar reaches the highest level in history against PKR

The latest increase in dollar value has hiked the debt burden on the country by billions of rupees. Investors

Updated 26 Mar, 2020 09:38am

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PSX close of day 25-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 13,468.71 points with a negative change of -763.08 and vol

Published 25 Mar, 2020 01:49pm

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US Dollar takes massive stride against Pakistani Rupee

The latest spike comes amid mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus cases in the country, which has lead t

Published 25 Mar, 2020 12:06pm

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PSX falls below 28,000 mark, KSE-100 Index sheds over 1,000 points

The benchmark KSE-100 Index lost 1,336.03 points or a percentage drop of 4.68pc to close at 27,228.80 points.

Updated 26 Mar, 2020 09:45am

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PSX close of day 24-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 14,231.79 points with a negative change of -1207.32 and volu

Published 24 Mar, 2020 01:06pm

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Bears rule PSX after KSE-100 Index tanks over 2,000 points

Update 5:00 pm: The stock exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 Index was being traded at 28,564.83 points, witnessing a dro

Updated 24 Mar, 2020 12:23pm

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PSX close of day 20-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 15,439.11 points with a positive change of 367.25 and volume

Published 20 Mar, 2020 01:55pm

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Coronavirus testing kits to be made available in coming days says Fawad

Chaudhry informed that laboratories in Pakistan have produced hand sanitizers that will be available for the public

Published 20 Mar, 2020 05:07am

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PSX close of day 19-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 15,071.86 points with a negative change of -354.02 and volu

Published 19 Mar, 2020 01:06pm

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PSX close of day 18-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 15,425.88 points with a negative change of -1265.61 and vo

Published 18 Mar, 2020 12:55pm

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Stocks tumble at PSX, despite central bank rate cut

The index was being traded at 30,578.72 points witnessing a drop of 2038.21 points and a negative percentage change

Updated 18 Mar, 2020 07:11am

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PSX close of day 17-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 16,691.49 points with a negative change of -389.37 and volum

Published 17 Mar, 2020 12:55pm

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PSX close of day 16-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 17,080.86 points with a negative change of -1300.61 and volum

Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:44pm

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Coronavirus meltdown: Pakistan bourse tanks by over 6pc in a single day

The KSE-100 Index was being traded at 33,684.91 points, witnessing a plunge of 2375.97 points and a percentage drop

Published 16 Mar, 2020 11:33am

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PSX close of day 13-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 18,381.47 points with a positive change of 253.84 and volume

Published 13 Mar, 2020 01:22pm

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Global stocks tumbled: KSE-100 Index recovers loses after initial meltdown

The KSE-100 Index was being traded at 35,244.16 points showing a decline of 712.53 points and a percentage drop of

Updated 13 Mar, 2020 07:34am

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PSX close of day 12-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 18,127.63 points with a negative change of -1004.44 and vol

Published 12 Mar, 2020 01:14pm

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Another 'market halt' at PSX: Bourse plunges over 1,700 points as coronavirus looms

The index was closed at 35,956.69 points after the index witnessed a decline of 1,716.56 points and a percentage dr

Updated 12 Mar, 2020 11:49am

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PSX close of day 11-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 19,132.07 points with a negative change of -196.25 and vol

Published 11 Mar, 2020 01:52pm

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USD flight continues against PKR on third consecutive day

The rupee closed at Rs158.42 against USD at the interbank markets, showing a decline of 98 paisas against the green

Published 11 Mar, 2020 11:43am

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PSX close of day 10-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 19,328.32 points with a positive change of 140.65 and volume

Published 10 Mar, 2020 01:42pm

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US Dollar rise against Pakistani rupee on second consecutive day

With the latest increase, the greenback is being traded at Rs157.80 at the interbank market. The flight

Published 10 Mar, 2020 07:48am

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PSX close of day 09-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 19,187.67 points with a negative change of -682.59 and volume

Published 09 Mar, 2020 01:19pm

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Bloodbath in PSX, Single Largest Drop in 10 Years: Market down 1160.72 at Day-End

Day End Update - KSE-100 Index at 37,058.95 ; Change at -1160.72 BR-100 Day End Update: BR-100 Index at 3,843.

Updated 09 Mar, 2020 12:39pm

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PSX, BRIndex-30 update 09-Mar-2020

KARACHI: Monday 09, March 2020 until 16:33, BRIndex 30 was at 19,202.31 with a negative change of -667.95 and volume of

Published 09 Mar, 2020 12:03pm

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PSX, BRIndex-30 update 09-Mar-2020

KARACHI: Monday 09, March 2020 until 13:45, BRIndex 30 was at 19,187.60 with a negative change of -682.66 and volume of

Published 09 Mar, 2020 08:46am

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US Dollar rise by Rs1.76 against Pakistani Rupee amid global panic

The value of the greenback increased by Rs1.76 against PKR, and is being traded at Rs156. The USD also rose by

Updated 09 Mar, 2020 11:20am

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PSX close of day 06-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 19,870.26 points with a negative change of -927.00 and volume

Published 06 Mar, 2020 01:37pm

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PSX close of day 04-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 20,239.58 points with a negative change of -314.60 and vol

Published 04 Mar, 2020 01:11pm

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PSX close of day 03-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 20,554.18 points with a positive change of 58.74 and volume

Published 03 Mar, 2020 01:16pm

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PSX close of day 02-Mar-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Monday at 20,495.44 points with a positive change of 827.28 and volume

Published 02 Mar, 2020 01:03pm

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Bulls return to bourse, KSE-100 Index gains over 1,000 points

KSE-100 index was being traded at 38,830.16 points showing an increase of 846.54 points and a percentage change of

Updated 02 Mar, 2020 08:27am

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PSX close of day 28-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 19,668.16 points with a negative change of -267.84 and volume

Published 28 Feb, 2020 01:13pm

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PSX close of day 27-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 19,936 points with a negative change of -289.77 and volu

Updated 27 Feb, 2020 01:59pm

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PSX close of day 26-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 20,225.77 points with a negative change of -345.34 and vol

Published 26 Feb, 2020 02:55pm

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Gold price gains Rs650, traded at Rs94,300 per tola

The price of silver gained Rs10 per tola and was traded at Rs1060 against Rs1050 and that of 10 gram silver was tra

Published 22 Feb, 2020 02:16pm

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PSX close of day 20-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 21,604.29 points with a negative change of -116.24 and volu

Published 20 Feb, 2020 01:05pm

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PSX close of day 19-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 21,720.53 points with a positive change of 385.31 and volu

Published 19 Feb, 2020 01:49pm

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Utility stores further slash rates of pulses, ghee

The rates of dal chana and dal masoor, have been slashed from five rupees to thirty rupees, revealed the document.

Published 19 Feb, 2020 08:22am

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PSX close of day 18-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 21,335.22 points with a negative change of -109.66 and volum

Published 18 Feb, 2020 12:27pm

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PSX close of day 17-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 21,444.88 points with a negative change of -123.29 and volume

Published 17 Feb, 2020 12:48pm

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PSX close of day 14-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 21,568.17 points with a negative change of -207.74 and volume

Published 14 Feb, 2020 01:17pm

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Gold price gains Rs 300, traded at Rs 90,650 per tola

The price of 10 gram gold witnessed increase of Rs 257 and was traded at Rs 77,718 against last closing of Rs 77,46

Updated 13 Feb, 2020 07:36pm

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PSX close of day 13-Feb-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 21,775.91 points with a negative change of -94.20 and volum

Published 13 Feb, 2020 12:56pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 25	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Escorts Bank / Jan 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.79 ▲ 1.00 (17.27%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 24 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.05 ▲ 0.95 (11.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 24 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10.00%)
Loads Limited / Jan 24 Loads Limited(LOADS)	18.92 ▲ 1.72 (10.00%)
Sardar Chemical / Jan 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.75 ▲ 3.25 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	33.36 ▲ 3.03 (9.99%)
Shezan Inter. / Jan 24 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	148.17 ▲ 13.46 (9.99%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 24 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.13 ▲ 1.01 (9.98%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	113.60 ▲ 10.30 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Mandviwala / Jan 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	19.13 ▼ -2.12 (-9.98%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.84 ▼ -1.09 (-9.97%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.24 ▼ -2.97 (-9.83%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.50 ▼ -5.02 (-9.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.15 ▼ -1.35 (-8.71%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jan 24 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	302.50 ▼ -19.20 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	105 ▼ -6.00 (-5.41%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 24 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.01 ▼ -1.41 (-4.79%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jan 24 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	295.01 ▼ -13.99 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	143,693,542 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	78,194,783 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,202,439 ▲ 3.90
Fauji Cement / Jan 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	47,170,217 ▼ -0.65
Lotte Chemical / Jan 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	35,630,848 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 24 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	32,528,835 ▼ -2.50
The Searle Co. / Jan 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,563,258 ▲ 5.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	26,433,374 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	22,111,604 ▼ -0.06

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