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Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (February 19, 2019).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Aaj TV - Wednesday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Dubai index extends rally, Saudi banks hit on profit-taking

The Dubai stock market extended gains as it rose for a fifth session on Tuesday, mainly driven by property stocks after strong fourth-quarter earnings. Saudi Arabia's market fell as investors booked profit after the market gained significantly this year.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Tokyo stocks rise

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday on growing expectations the US and China can strike a deal ending their trade dispute as the two countries prepared to continue negotiations. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.10 percent, or 20.80 points, to close at 21,302

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Tuesday's early afternoon trade: Wall Street edges higher on Amazon, Walmart gains; trade talks in focus

US stocks inched higher on Tuesday, led by Amazon and upbeat earnings from Walmart, while investors focused on the latest round of trade talks between the United States and China.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Australian shares rise; New Zealand down

Australian shares closed modestly higher on Tuesday as losses in the mining and healthcare sectors were offset by significant gains in financial stocks as investors turned to the safety of the nation's biggest banks. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.3 percent

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Southeast Asian markets: Philippines worst hit, Malaysia rises

Philippine stocks fell the most on Tuesday dragged by losses in the real estate and financial stocks, as most of the Southeast Asian equity markets ended lower, while Malaysia gained as investors took positions amid the earnings season. The Philippine ind

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

India's BSE marks worst losing streak in nearly eight years

Indian shares erased early gains to end lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark BSE index clocking ninth straight session of falls, its longest losing streak in nearly eight years. The broader NSE index fell for the eighth straight session and closed 0.34 pe

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Shanghai shares flat

Shanghai stocks ended flat after briefly touching a near five-month high on Tuesday, as investors booked profits following a surge in the previous session. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.2 percent, to 3,439.61 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

European shares slip from October highs as banks weigh

European shares dipped on Tuesday as a disappointing update from HSBC hit the heavyweight banking sector and a rally fuelled by optimism about a possible Sino-US trade deal ran out of steam. A new round of talks between the United States and China was tak

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

France, Cyprus bring syndicated bonds in supercharged market

France and Cyprus took full advantage of a market supercharged by expectations of more monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank to print syndicated bonds on Tuesday. France had garnered a maximum of 33.5 billion euros of demand for a 7 billion eur

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

France, Cyprus bring syndicated bonds in supercharged market

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

HSBC, stronger pound pressure FTSE 100

Britain's main index fell on Tuesday, weighed down by disappointing results from blue-chip heavyweight HSBC and a stronger pound, while mid-cap baker Greggs surged to a record high after guiding to higher full-year profits. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.6 pe

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

German investor confidence inches up in February

Confidence among German financial players picked up slightly in February, a regular survey showed Tuesday, but remained in negative territory as clouds hang over the global economy.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Mongolia shuts KFC after dozens hospitalised

Mongolian authorities have temporarily closed all KFC restaurants in the country after more than 200 customers suffered food poisoning symptoms and dozens were hospitalised. The first cases emerged earlier this month, with 16 people showing symptoms of fo

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Danone's profits curdled by Morocco boycott

A consumer boycott on Danone products in Morocco contributed to the French food giant's profits and sales sinking last year, it said Tuesday. The world's largest yoghurt maker said in a statement that its net profit fell by 4.1 percent to 2.35 billion eur

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Kuroda flags BoJ's readiness to ease further, yen slips

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank was ready to ramp up stimulus if sharp yen rises hurt the economy and derail the path towards achieving its 2 percent inflation target.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Germany tops Japan with world's largest c/a surplus in 2018

Germany's current account surplus shrank but remained by far the world's largest last year due to strong exports, according to data from the Ifo institute on Tuesday that is likely to renew criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's fiscal policies.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Repsol announces big gas discovery in Indonesia

Spanish energy giant Repsol announced Tuesday it had made a substantial natural gas discovery in Indonesia along with its partners, Malaysia's Petronas and Japan's Mitsui Oil Exploration (Moeco). The company described the discovery in South Sumatra as "th

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Pro pipeline protest rolls into Canada's capital

A convoy of big trucks from Canada's oil producing regions rolled into the capital Ottawa Tuesday as hundreds of people including "yellow vest" activists rallied in protest at government curbs on pipeline construction. Parked outside parliament, they honk

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

UK jobless rate holds at 44-year low

Britain's unemployment rate is at a 44-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite weakening economic growth blamed on a global slowdown and Brexit clouds. The jobless rate stood at 4.0 percent in the three months to December, the lowest level since 1

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

HSBC profits rise in 2018 but last quarter hit by trade jitters

Banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday that pre-tax profit rose last year but it suffered a bruising final quarter as worries over the global economy and the US-China trade war began to bite. The London-headquartered behemoth told investors it was still aimin

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Walmart reports jump in 4Q profits on higher US sales

Walmart reported a jump in fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday behind higher sales at US stores, although executives acknowledged they had yet to solve the profitability riddle of its fast-growing e-commerce business. The world's biggest retailer, which has

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

BHP posts lower profits, warns of China trade risk

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected US$3.73 billion half-yearly profit, as it warned of a softening Chinese market and growing trade rows. The underlying profit for the six months to December 31 was eight percent lo

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Germany, France take aim at EU anti-trust rules in new industrial strategy

Germany and France on Tuesday vowed to seek reform of European competition rules that prevent blockbuster mergers of homegrown companies, with French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire saying there is "sometimes nothing more stupid than European rules".

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Cook confident England can end World Cup drought

Alastair Cook believes England can end decades of World Cup disappointment with a triumph on home soil this year. England have never won the men's World Cup, but with 100 days to go until the start of the latest edition, a team captained by Eoin Morgan ar

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Junior Squash Championship: Shoaib, Yaseen, Abdullah and Mubashir advance

Shoaib Afzal of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Yaseen Khattak of PAF, Abdullah of Abbottabad and Mubashir of Punjab entered into the main round of the ongoing National Junior Boys and Girls Squash Championship after recording victories against their respectively riv

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Basketball court dedicated to TPL at Habib University

Habib University has dedicated its newly built basketball court to TPL and a friendly match was played between the students of the University to mark the event. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Chairman TPL, Jameel Yusuf (S.St.) said "We are here be

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Kerb

Halep makes winning start in Dubai, Svitolina boosts hat-trick bid

Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova both won their opening matches at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, while Elina Svitolina made a strong start to her bid for a third straight title. Kvitova, the 2013 winner, recovered from losing a first-set tiebreak to d

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Philander ruled out of second Test

Opening bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka starting at St George's Park on Thursday. South African coach Ottis Gibson said on Tuesday that Philander, who did not bowl in the second innings of S

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

UoP upset GCU Faisalabad in All-Pakistan Inter-University Volleyball

University of Peshawar (UoP) upset Government College University Faisalabad in a 3-1 battle of the All Pakistan Inter-University Boys Volleyball Championship being played here at PSB Coaching Center Hall here on Tuesday. University of Peshawar lost the fi

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PSL brings in major improvement, talent in T20 cricket: Waqar Younis

Former head coach Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has brought significant improvement in Pakistan's Twenty20 cricket and has constantly been throwing new talent to the fore. "I think if you look at the shorter version, you feel there

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Aussie dips, kiwi steadies

The Australian dollar eased back on Tuesday after the country's central bank sounded a warning about weakness in the housing market that was taken as dovish for interest rates. The Aussie dipped to $0.7121 and away from Monday's top of $0.7160, which now

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Yen weakens in Asia

The dollar inched up against the yen on Tuesday after Japan's central bank governor raised the possibility of further policy easing, while the euro's latest bounce faded as the focus shifted back to economic challenges in the bloc. The greenback rose to 1

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Early trade in New York: Dollar slips against basket of currencies

The dollar on Tuesday fell against a basket of other currencies as traders scaled back their safe-haven greenback holdings on optimism that a fresh round of talks between China and the United States would help resolve their trade conflict. The dollar inde

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Swedish crown tumbles in European trade

The Swedish crown plummeted on Tuesday after weak inflation data prompted investors to sell the currency and scale back bets interest rates would rise this year, while poor Italian industrial orders knocked the euro lower. The crown rose last week after S

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Argentina's billion-dollar buying spree reins in peso, rates

Argentina's central bank, looking to rein in a stronger peso, has snapped up close to 1 billion US dollars in the last month, helping trim back sky-high interest rates and top up dollar reserves that could combat economic and political uncertainty as an e

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Most Asian currencies slip

Most Asian currencies inched lower on Tuesday as investors turned a little wary ahead of the next round of trade talks between the United States and China. The talks in Washington begin on Tuesday, and in the same pattern as last week's negotiations in Be

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Sterling shoots above $1.30 on Brexit hopes

Sterling shot past $1.30 on Tuesday on hopes that Prime Minister Theresa May will make progress in seeking changes to her Brexit deal with the European Union, although some traders struggled to explain the size of the move. After edging higher for much of

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Asia's naphtha crack falls; BPCL buys gasoline

Asia's naphtha crack was at a two-session low of $38.15 a tonne on Monday, weighed down by high crude oil prices and weak gasoline fundamentals. Asia's gasoline crack, for instance, remained at discounts to Brent crude as excess supply remained an issue.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Ivory Coast dry spell to damage cocoa mid-crop

Most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week, raising fears for the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. Scarce showers during the dry season, which runs from November to late February, are crucial for cocoa crops

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PMEX daily trading report

On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3676. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 3.427 billion and the number of lots traded 4,726. Major business was contributed by WTI crude oil P

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Russian wheat prices fall with global benchmarks

Russian wheat export prices fell last week, tracking a decline in US wheat futures to multi-month lows on indications of declining prices on the global export market, analysts said on Monday. Black Sea prices for Russian wheat with 12.5 percent protein co

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Australian wheat production falls to 11-year low

Australia's wheat production fell to an 11-year low during the 2018/19 season, the country's chief commodity forecaster said on Tuesday, after an east coast drought wilted crops in the world's No. 4 exporter. Output totalled 17.3 million tonnes, down from

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Chinese traders cut Australian coal imports

Chinese coal traders are halting purchases of Australian coal and coking coal as clearing times through China's customs have at least doubled to 40 days or more, four traders at major buyers told Reuters on Monday. The traders said only cargoes from Austr

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 122,584 tonnes of cargo comprising 75,382 tonnes of import cargo and 47,202 tonnes of export cargo including 2,881 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargos of 75

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton market: Prices up amid modest business

Prices moved higher on the cotton market on Tuesday as mills lay hands on fine quality amid rising concerns about imports of cotton in the near future, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,600, they added. In the ready session, about

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Vietnamese farmers not keen to sell coffee at low prices

Traders in Vietnam are struggling to buy coffee beans from local farmers as domestic prices have remained low while inventories have begun to decline. "Farmers are not facing pressure to sell more of their beans now that Tet (Lunar New Year holiday) is ov

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

US-backed Syrian forces seek to evacuate civilians from IS holdout

US-backed forces Tuesday said they were trying to evacuate civilians from the Islamic State group's last dreg of territory in Syria and warned jihadists to surrender or face death. Jihadists defending the last scrap of their "caliphate" in eastern Syria w

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

New Universe map unearths 300,000 more galaxies

The known Universe just got a lot bigger. A new map of the night sky published Tuesday charts hundreds of thousands of previously unknown galaxies discovered using a telescope that can detect light sources optical instruments cannot see. The international

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Tanzania jails Chinese 'Ivory Queen' trafficker for 15 years

A Tanzanian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese woman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" to 15 years in jail for her role in trafficking tusks from more than 400 elephants.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Suicide bomber kills three cops in historic heart of Cairo

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing three policemen who were chasing him through its narrow alleyways, medical and security sources said on Tuesday. Monday evening's bombing, in the Darb al-Ahmar n

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Huawei's founder says world can't live without it

The founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has hit back at US efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that the world cannot do without Huawei and its "more advanced" technology. "There's no way the US can crush us," Ren Zhengfei said in an int

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Hungary attacks Soros, Juncker in new media campaign

Hungary launched a new anti-immigration media campaign on Tuesday in which it accused George Soros and EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker of allegedly supporting illegal migration, but which Brussels immediately dismissed as "fake news".

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Pilot killed as Indian military jets collide in air show rehearsal

Two Indian Air Force jets practising for an aerobatic display collided in midair Tuesday killing one of the pilots, officials said. Witnesses told how the aircraft spiralled out of control after hitting each other and crashed near a residential area outsi

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Venezuela armed forces on 'alert' for border violations

Venezuela's armed forces said Tuesday they were on "alert" for border violations following threats by US President Donald Trump who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido. "The armed forces will remain deployed and on alert along the borders...

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Japan throws support behind Venezuela's Guaido

Japan's foreign minister on Tuesday declared his country's support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has declared himself interim president in a challenge to ruling leader Nicolas Maduro.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Danske Bank to close branches over money laundering scandal

Denmark's largest lender Danske Bank said Tuesday it would follow the Estonian banking watchdog FSA's order to shut its Estonian branch within eight months, after a money laundering scandal. The bank also announced it was closing its operations in Latvia,

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Bernie Sanders launches second run for US president

Senator Bernie Sanders launched his second bid for the White House on Tuesday, taking direct aim at Donald Trump in an announcement that called the incumbent a "racisst" and a "pathological liar. Sanders, 77, joins an already crowded field of candidates v

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Pelosi pledges long-term US backing of NATO, EU

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought Tuesday to reassure Europeans that there is broad-based and long-term US support for the transatlantic alliance despite President Donald Trump's harsh criticism. In an implicit message the Republican president is not omni

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Number of initiatives under way to generate affordable electricity: minister

Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan has said that the present government is working on number of initiatives to generate indigenous, reliable and affordable electricity through different means to meet ever-growing energy needs of the country. While

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

CDWP okays four projects worth Rs 806.202 million

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved four projects worth Rs 806.202 million and referred two projects valuing Rs 7.404 billion to Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further approval.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Mutual Funds

Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL)

Fauji Cement Company Limited (PSX: FCCL) is operating in the north zone of the cement industry, supplying cement to domestic markets in the north as well as exporting markets including Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, South Africa, and the MENA region. The

Updated 26 Feb, 2019 06:43am

Mutual Funds

Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL)

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Zameen.com holds business connect event in Karachi

Zameen.com, Pakistan's largest property portal, presented business connect event in Karachi under their Zameen Affiliates Programme. It took place on the 8th of February at a local hotel. 158 agents attended the event.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

AJK President endorses PM's statement on Pulwama incident

President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan has endorsed the statement of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Pulwama incident.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Shahbaz, Maryam enquire after Nawaz's health at hospital

On his fifth day at Jinnah Hospital, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underwent different medical tests again while his daughter Maryam Nawaz, brother Shahbaz Sharif and others visited him on Tuesday to enquire about his health.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

ICMA, Rozee.pk launch Campus Career Portal

Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) and Naseeb Networks, the parent body of Rozee.pk have launched Campus Career Portal to collaborate with each other and to promote industry-academia linkages to prepare management acc

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

L'Oréal ranks: No 1 worldwide in Covalence EthicalQuote reputation index

L'Oréal announced that it ranks No 1 worldwide across all industries in the Covalence EthicalQuote reputation index. This ranking covers the world's 581 largest listed companies. It reflects the perception of stakeholders, media and companies' communicati

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Buzdar for increasing volume of trade with Turkey

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has stressed for further mutual cooperation in trade and economic sectors between Pakistan and Turkey, and added that time has come to expand the trade-volume between the two countries.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Cheetay.pk to launch new website, multi-category mobile app

Cheetay.pk has announced to launch a new and improved website and a multi-category mobile app. "Like I always say, it is imperative to strive for change and to be cognizant of what you have to do in order to stay one step ahead of the competition. We've b

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Sialkot-Lahore motorway: SCCI chief lauds govt's decision of setting up SEZ

President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Khawaja Masood Akhtar has lauded the decision of the government for setting up Special Economic Zone (SEZ) along the Sialkot-Lahore motorway.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Pak-Saudi Business Conference: Business leaders hail MoUs worth $20 billion as 'historic'

It is only due to the charismatic personality of Prime Minister Imran Khan that Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has termed himself as the ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia. "It is an unprecedented tribute ever paid to Pakistan," said Syed Zia Alumda

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Punjab CM asks departments to ensure financial discipline

The Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday directed the provincial departments to strictly implement austerity measures and also ensure transparency in financial matters. "The government departments should maintain financial discipline," he

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PIAF hails Saudi investment in Pakistan

The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) said that the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) to Pakistan is going to herald a new era of prosperity and economic stability in Pakistan. PIAF Chairman Mian Nauman Kabir sa

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Politicians' approach to health

"What protocol did Imran Khan provide to visiting world leaders that neither Zardari sahib nor Nawaz Sharif provided?"

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Security plan being chalked out for PSL matches in Karachi

Sindh government and Karachi administration have adopted measures to ensure foolproof security for matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be played in this city next month. Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shilwani said this at a joint press conference wi

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Security plan being chalked out for PSL matches in Karachi

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Fake bank accounts case: PPP disappointed over rejection of review petitions

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed disappointment over the rejection of review petitions in fake bank accounts case and called for an early determination of the limits of suo motu powers of the Supreme Court. Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Par

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Erdogan to visit Pakistan in March

Turkish Consul General Tolga Ucak has announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Pakistan next month. "President Erdogan will formally make investment-related announcement during the visit," he said this at B2B meetings between Turkish and P

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Name removal from ECL: IHC reserves verdict on Gulalai's petition

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday reserved judgement on the petition of social worker Gulalai Ismail, who is seeking removal of her name from the Exit Control List (ECL). A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition moved

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

'All customs houses, stations to be linked with WeBOC'

All customs houses and stations would be linked with WeBOC and other latest system in order to facilitate tax payers and business community in the remote and far flung areas of Balochistan, says Jawad Awais Agha, Member Customs during his visit to Quetta.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PMRC, HBFC sign Master Refinance agreement

Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company Limited (PMRC) has signed Master Refinance Agreement with House Building Finance Company Limited (HBFC) in a ceremony held at State Bank of Pakistan here. Under this agreement PMRC will provide long term fixed rate fund

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Number of out-of-schoolchildren stands at 20 million: ASER

About 20 million or around 17 percent children were reported to be out of school in 2018 compared to 19 percent during 2016, says the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018. The 83 percent children between the age of 6 to 16 years are enrolled in s

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

'India will get befitting response from Pakistan for any misadventure'

A parliamentary panel while condemning Indian threats to Pakistan following Pulwama incident has said that India will get befitting response from Pakistan for any misadventure. The Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), wh

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Camps for vaccination against typhoid

Commissioner Hyderabad Division Abbas Baloch has directed to all concerned departments to jointly work for controlling typhoid and set up medical camps for vaccination against typhoid in Hyd district.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PTCL pledges support to startups incubated at NIC Karachi

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) pledges to support top startups being incubated at National Incubation Center (NIC) Karachi. A delegation of PTCL's higher management visited NIC Karachi located at the NED University.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Malnutrition, natural disasters: Japan contributes $10.6 million grant to KP, Sindh and Balochistan

Japan has announced grant aid of US $10.6 million in three projects to fight malnutrition, improve livelihood and increase resilience to natural disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. The government of Japan signed p

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Flight's diversion to Islamabad irks passengers

New Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday faced a protest of a diverted flight's passengers.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

PDWP approves 18 uplift projects

The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash, Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.

Published 20 Feb, 2019 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 12	5,983.99
Nasdaq / Nov 12	19,281.40
Dow Jones / Nov 12	43,910.98
India Sensex / Nov 13	78,360.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	38,794.83
Hang Seng / Nov 13	19,656.76
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	8,051.12
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	19,112.16

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	68.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	2,606.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	71.05
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	996.67 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 14 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 14 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 14 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 14 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 14 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.90 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 14 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 14 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	996.67 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 14 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 14 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	79,861,776 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	71,760,455 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,364,168 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	45,537,793 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,139,141 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	37,703,615 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,322,891 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,433,912 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 14 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,718,419 ▲ 0.00

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