News Archives for Print - 2004-08-06

Print - 2004-08-06

Israel plans settlement expansion

Israel has begun work on a major expansion of its biggest West Bank settlement in a move certain to draw concern from a visiting White House envoy on Thursday, officials said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Two arrested in New York mosque raid

Two people were arrested in a raid on an Albany, New York mosque late Wednesday, following a sting operation involving the attempted purchase of a shoulder-fired missile, US media reported Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US company clones copy cats

Two cloned kittens have been born using a new cloning method that may be safer and more efficient than traditional methods, a US company said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Malaysian postman kept 21,000 letters undelivered

A Malaysian postman kept 21,000 letters undelivered for up to four years in a room of his house, newspapers said on Thursday. Police were now searching for the missing man.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Al Qaeda has plans to target merchant shipping: UK navy

Intelligence shows al Qaeda has plans to target merchant shipping in a bid to disrupt world trade, Britain's top navy officer said in an interview published on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

52 killed as Yemeni army and rebels clash

Thirty-four soldiers and 18 militants were killed in 24 hours as the military battled its way through a key stronghold of a rebel Muslim preacher in north-west Yemen, military and medical sources said Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Sri Lanka offers veils for Muslim schoolgirls

The Sri Lankan government Thursday said minority Muslim schoolgirls had a choice whether to cover their faces after the state decided to give them free veils as part of their uniforms.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

15 killed as 'helicopter crashes in Siberia

A helicopter crashed in Russia on Thursday killing all 15 people aboard, and initial reports said it had been on patrol with a contingent of firemen searching for forest fires.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Malaysia places conditions for Muslim force in Iraq

Malaysia on Thursday laid down conditions for the deployment of a proposed Muslim peacekeeping force to Iraq, saying they must be accepted by all Iraqi people and operate separately from the US-led multinational force.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US opens up Guantanamo tribunals for first time

With his feet shackled to the floor and his wrists bound, an Afghan 'war on terror' detainee on Thursday got a chance to ask whether he would ever be released from the Guantanamo Bay US detention camp.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Indian protest against terror law turns violent

Police in India's north-east fired tear gas shells at protesters and detained lawmakers and students who tried to defy a curfew on Thursday in support of demands to withdraw an anti-terror law.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Bush signs $400 billion military spending bill

US President George W. Bush on Thursday signed a 400-billion-dollar military spending bill that funds efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, gives US forces a pay raise, and includes monies for missile defence.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Duma removes Soviet-style social benefits

Russia's parliament took an axe to one of the last vestiges of the Soviet Union's cradle to grave welfare system on Thursday, voting to replace benefits such as free transport for millions with cash handouts.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Sadr men declare war against British troops: 27 killed, US chopper downed in Iraq

Eight people were killed and a US helicopter was shot down as US troops battled Shia militiamen in Iraq on Thursday, while a suicide bombing and shootout outside a police station left another nine people dead.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Fiji's vice president found guilty over 2000 coup

Fiji's Vice President Jope Seniloli and five others were Thursday found guilty of offences linked to a coup in 2000 and face sentences of up to life imprisonment.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Don't dig wells, geologists warn Lithuanian village

Geologists on Thursday warned residents of a small Lithuanian village to refrain from digging wells or risk bursting one of a series of freak deadly carbon monoxide gas pockets that had been discovered underground.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Breakaway Georgian region vows to fight aggressors

The foreign minister of Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region vowed defiance on Thursday in the face of a threat by Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to fire on ships entering Abkhazian waters.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Japan to provide food aid to North Korea as talks near

Japan will provide North Korea with food aid and some $7 million worth of medical supplies, officials said on Thursday, as the two countries prepared to hold talks soon on the fate of Japanese abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Israeli military edge to suffer if budget cut: army

Israel's military edge may suffer if the government slashes its budget by hundreds of millions of dollars and cuts off funds needed to develop new weapons systems, a senior military official said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Nine feared dead in French school fire

Seven teenagers and two adults were believed to have died Thursday when a fire swept through a riding school in the Savoie department of south-east France overnight, police said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Russia prepares for military exercise in Kyrgyzstan

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov held talks in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday amid preparations for a four-nation military exercise in the Central Asian country involving Russian special forces and aircraft, Kyrgyz media said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Sistani has heart problems

Iraq's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has heart trouble and is being treated by a team of specialists, one of his aides said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Russia denies it gave missile know-how to North Korea

Russia dismissed on Thursday reports it had supplied North Korea with technology for missiles capable of striking the United States.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Saudi reformists cautiously welcome municipal elections

Saudi Arabia's announcement that landmark municipal polls would start in November was welcomed by reformists Thursday as an overdue step towards political participation, though one voiced concern that "lack of preparation" might force a delay.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Sri Lankan government unclear on peace talks agenda

A decision by Sri Lanka's president to quit as leader of the ruling alliance could be a goodwill gesture towards Tamil rebels, analysts said on Thursday, but the government's position on peace talks remained murky.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Ugandan former president falls in love on the Internet

Former Ugandan president Godfrey Binaisa, 84, has fallen in love and married in a mass wedding Japanese woman Tomoko Yamamoto, whom he has only met through the Internet, Binaisa said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Gold softens in Europe

Gold prices danced again to the tune of the dollar on Thursday in Europe, as financial markets awaited key US payrolls data due to be released on Friday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: cocoa futures slide on weather forecasts

NYBOT cocoa futures were knocked down Thursday by forecasts for rain in cocoa-rich Ivory Coast, where a two-month dry spell has stirred concerns about the growth of crops, traders said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

World oil rebounds to record highs

World oil prices rebounded to record highs on Thursday after the Russian government barred oil major Yukos from access to its bank accounts, threatening its ability to continue exports.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

World oil rebounds to record highs

World oil prices rebounded to record highs on Thursday after the Russian government barred oil major Yukos from access to its bank accounts, threatening its ability to continue exports.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US oil pauses from slide, sticks close to $43 per barrel

US oil prices held steady on Thursday, hovering close to $43 a barrel despite the previous day's sharp fall as concerns eased over any imminent disruption to already stretched global supplies.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

LME prices mixed at kerb close, investors wary

London Metal Exchange (LME) prices were mixed with most metals within ranges at Thursday's kerb close, traders said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

London cocoa softens

London cocoa futures closed lower on Thursday, recovering above support levels after fears that a technical sell-off in the day's coffee market would spread to cocoa proved unfounded, dealers said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

London coffee at 21-month low

London coffee futures tumbled to a 21-month low on Thursday in the most active trading session in about a month, sparking market talk that a large investor is shedding its long position.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

New York cotton futures settle higher

NYBOT cotton futures settled higher Thursday on speculative and options-related buying although steady rounds of trade sales served to cap the markets advance, dealers said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices (1600 GMT).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices (1600 GMT).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

London sugar closes lower

London white sugar futures closed down on speculator profit taking in slim turnover on Thursday and appeared to take a breather after a recent fund-driven rally, traders said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

WTO ruling squeezes EU into corner on sugar reform

The European Commission may be forced to tweak plans for shaking up EU sugar policy to reflect a rebuke handed down by a world trade panel that attacks its elaborate and lavish subsidy system, diplomats said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: sugar lower on speculative covering

Speculative fund sales nudged NYBOT raw sugar futures to an easier finish Thursday, although trade and speculative covering pared the markets losses, brokers said.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Rains, end to war to boost Burundi coffee

Favourable weather and reduced fighting could boost Burundi's coffee production to 37,000 tonnes worth about $40 million this year from 5,600 tonnes valued at $6.5 million in 2003, an official said on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Dollar steadies against euro in London

The dollar held steady against the euro on Thursday as investors remained reluctant to make big bets ahead of key US jobs data on Friday, while the yen weakened on the back of persistent oil price concerns.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pound eases after BoE's decision

Sterling eased on Thursday after the Bank of England delivered its fifth interest rate rise in less than a year but hinted it may not step so hard on the monetary brake in the future.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

FTSE-100 ekes out small gain as banks, utilities rise

Strength in the banking sector, including Barclays following forecast-beating results, and rising utilities stocks steered Britain's leading share index back on an upward path on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

General Motors bonds widen on ratings downgrade fear

Rumours that a credit ratings downgrade may be on the way for US car maker General Motors pushed its bond spreads wider in the European corporate bond market on Thursday, while elsewhere credit traded mixed in thin volumes.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

General Motors bonds widen on ratings downgrade fear

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Seoul shares higher

Seoul shares closed nearly 2 percent higher on Thursday as foreign and institutional investors snapped up hard-hit technology issues after a dip in oil prices eased concerns about a fragile economic recovery.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Taiwan stocks up

Taiwan stocks jumped 2 percent on Thursday as bargain hunters actively entered the market when the index hit a 1-year intraday low, looking for cheap valuations in major technology issues and helping to lift overall sentiment.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US stocks fell on Thursday after oil prices hit a new record for the fifth consecutive trading session, leaping further above $44 a barrel as supply concerns intensified.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Indian shares rise

Indian shares rebounded smartly to a 12-week closing high on Thursday as investors cheered a slight easing in global oil prices and reports that monsoon rains had finally started to reach parched areas of the country.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Zafar made Hamdard University Chancellor

Prominent lawyer and Chairman Human Rights Society of Pakistan, Senator S.M. Zafar has been appointed as Chancellor of Hamdard University.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Iran annual inflation rate slips

Iran's annual consumer price inflation rate fell slightly to 14.1 percent in the year to June 20, leaving price rises hovering just above the government's target, central bank figures showed on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Suspects plotting to kill Pakistani envoy held in US

The FBI raided an Albany, New York, mosque on Thursday and arrested its founder and imam in a sting operation involving money laundering, a shoulder-fired missile and a fake plot to kill the Pakistani ambassador.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Suspects plotting to kill Pakistani envoy held in US

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Few soldiers hurt in clashes in tribal areas: ISPR

Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Shaukat Sultan on Thursday confirmed a clash between the security forces and miscreants in tribal areas, injuring a few soldiers. "The miscreants resorted to unprovoked firing on the se

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Issuance of IT exemption certificate, refund in 24 hours

Commissioner Income Tax Companies Zone Peshawar, Javid Athar on Thursday assured Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) that the issuance of the Income Tax exemption certificate and payment of the refund would be ensured to industrialists and trader

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Mutual Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Mutual Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

7th Gold Medal Awards 2002-03: Siraj demands convening of NFC meeting

Senior minister Siraj-ul-Haq has demanded of the federal government to immediately convene a meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) to resolve the matter of the NFC Award, saying that the interim decision taken by the government was not a right

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Mutual Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Mutual Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pakistan and China design 4-point plan for better ties

Pakistan and China had agreed on a four-point strategy to push forward their bilateral ties, said Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Mutual Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Mutual Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Jirga rejects levy of CED and TV license

A grand Jirga comprising of the public representatives of Malakand division including MNAs, senators, MPAs, district nazims, representatives of different political parties, industrialists and traders have rejected the levy of TV license and Central Excise

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Shujaat reviews Defamation Ordinance 2002

Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain reviewed the proposed amendments in the Defamation Ordinance 2002 in a meeting held at the Prime Minister Secretariat here on Thursday.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Faisal rules out handing over of captured al Qaeda men

Ruling out the handing over of captured al-Qaeda men to any other country, Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said that Pakistani security agencies are interrogating the terrorists who were captured from Punjab during operations.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Over 4,00,000 small investors benefited from IPOs

Over 4,00,000 small subscribers to the initial public offers of the government stakes have benefited from the liberal and peoples' friendly privatisation policies of the government.

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Contractor asked to complete Judicial Complex in two months

The Works & Development Directorate of Capital Development Authority (CDA) has warned the contractor, Hasnain & Co, to complete the construction of project of Judicial Complex costing Rs 400 million within two months, sources told Business Recorder </i

Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

PTI to approach VCOAS for release of army officials

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced it will approach military's top brass to intervene for the release of army officials 'illegally' detained for the last 18 months.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Social sector programmes: steps to be taken for better co-ordination, says Shaukat

Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said that steps will be taken to improve co-ordination among the government and non-governmental organisations in social sector, particularly in the area of health and education.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Speakers resent execution of Lyari Expressway project

The Lyari Expressway project is being carried out in gross violation of people's fundamental and constitutional rights. National Highway Authority (NHA) has nothing to do with the welfare of public and is working only to appease the army.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Revised power tariff: power companies given week's time to resubmit proposals

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has given a week's time to all the eight power distribution companies (DISCOs) to resubmit their comments regarding their technical and monetary objections to implement the revised power tariff dete
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

SECP penalises two firms for rules violation

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has imposed penalties on two companies for failure to prepare and circulate quarterly accounts within prescribed time.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Musharraf to be briefed on aid to Kabul, domestic projects

President Pervez Musharraf has directed the Planning Commission and other relevant authorities to speed up the process of providing assistance to Afghanistan for reconstruction and that he should be given a detailed briefing on August 10 on the issue.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

PAC concerned over Rs 552.66 million Printing Corporation losses

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed its serious concern over Rs 552.66 million accumulated losses of the Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP) during 2000-01.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 05, 2004).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NDLC-IFIC Bank assigned A-, A2 ratings

The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has assigned a long-term rating of 'A-' (Single A minus) and a short-term rating of 'A2' (A two) to the NDLC-IFIC Bank Limited. The ratings are applicable to the senior unsecured creditors (depositors) of the bank
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

United Money-Market Fund

The Unit Prices for August 06, 2004.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pak Oman board approves half-yearly results

The Board of Pak Oman Investment Company on Thursday approved the financial statements for the half year ended June 30, 2004, registering a profit before tax of Rs 193 million ($3.3 million).
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

United Money-Market Fund

The Unit Prices for August 06, 2004.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Voluntary tax payment: Senate body lauds role of LTU

The Senate Standing Committee has lauded the role of the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) for inculcating a habit of voluntary tax payment among the taxpayers and stressed the need for extending the system to other tax departments.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Open End Mutual Funds (Unit Trusts)

The open end mutual funds.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Paknet to launch DSL service in 15 cities

Paknet, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), is all set to launch Digital Subscribes Line (DSL) service in 15 different cities in next couple of months.
Published 06 Aug, 2004 12:00am

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World
Commodity

Currency Rate

USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25

281.17

USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25

280.97

USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25

143.67

USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25

0.83

Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25

1.33

Euro to USD / Apr 25

1.14

UK LIBOR % / Apr 24

4.96

Stock Volume

S&P 500 / Apr 25

5,525.21

India Sensex / Apr 25

79,212.53

Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25

35,705.74

Nasdaq / Apr 25

17,382.94

Hang Seng / Apr 25

21,980.74

FTSE 100 / Apr 25

8,415.25

Dow Jones / Apr 25

40,113.50

Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25

22,242.45

France CAC40 / Apr 25

7,536.26

Item Value

Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25

63.17

Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25

16,985

Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25

298,950

Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25

3,327.60

Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25

68.80

Petrol/Litre / Apr 28

254.63

Diesel/Litre / Apr 28

258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock Price

First Capital Equities / Apr 25

First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)

4.92

▲ 0.96 (24.24%)

PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25

PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)

3.14

▲ 0.5 (18.94%)

Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25

Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)

7.99

▲ 1 (14.31%)

Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25

Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)

8.26

▲ 1 (13.77%)

J.K.Spinning / Apr 25

J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)

61.90

▲ 5.63 (10.01%)

At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25

At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)

86.74

▲ 7.89 (10.01%)

Shezan Inter. / Apr 25

Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)

203.03

▲ 18.46 (10%)

Sunrays Textile / Apr 25

Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)

156.38

▲ 14.22 (10%)

PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25

PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)

3,282.29

▲ 298.39 (10%)

S.S.Oil / Apr 25

S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)

357.05

▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock Price

Engro Powergen / Apr 25

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)

28.71

▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)

Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25

Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)

8

▼ -1 (-11.11%)

Samba Bank / Apr 25

Samba Bank Limited(SBL)

8.01

▼ -0.99 (-11%)

Arpak Int. / Apr 25

Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)

56.66

▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)

Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25

Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)

47.38

▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)

Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25

Saif Power Limited(SPWL)

12.31

▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)

Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25

Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)

5.25

▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)

Equity Modaraba / Apr 25

First Equity Modaraba(FEM)

2.75

▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)

GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25

GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)

409.57

▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)

AKD Hospitality / Apr 25

AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)

136.65

▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock Volume

WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25

Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)

22,789,497

▼ -0.02

Power Cement / Apr 25

Power Cement Limited(POWER)

21,965,614

▼ -0.17

Sui South Gas / Apr 25

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)

21,567,163

▼ -0.56

B.O.Punjab / Apr 25

The Bank of Punjab(BOP)

19,825,526

▼ -0.08

K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25

K-Electric Limited(KEL)

17,030,953

▼ -0.04

Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25

Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)

16,751,796

▲ 0.59

Cnergyico PK / Apr 25

Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)

16,717,262

▼ -0.17

Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25

Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)

16,382,803

▲ 0.14

Sui North Gas / Apr 25

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)

13,338,455

▲ 0.33

Secure Logistics / Apr 25

Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)

12,723,116

▲ 1.13

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 28	258.64

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13