News Archives for Print - 2019-08-21

Print - 2019-08-21

Currency

Sterling recovers briefly against euro

Sterling briefly rebounded from near three-year lows versus the euro on Tuesday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union would think about practical solutions regarding the post-Brexit Irish border.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

MPCL wins 1st position in Corporate, sustainability report award

MPCL Annual Report 2018 has been declared winner of 1st Position in fuel & energy category. The award was conferred by the Joint Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan at th

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Only two percent Pakistanis donate blood, says Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that presently, only 2 percent Pakistanis were donating blood and there was a need to motivate people in this regard through various available platforms, including mosques. The first aid services played a critical ro

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Firdous lauds Trump's reconciliatory role on Kashmir

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday welcomed reconciliatory role of United States President Donald Trump on Kashmir situation and the regional peace. In a series of tweets, the SAPM said the

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Askari Bank to mark AskariBankGreenDay on August 26

Askari Bank is continuing with its pledge for a Greener Pakistan and has announced August 26 as AskariBankGreenDay for a dedicated tree plantation activity through its network of 516 branches in 152 cities across Pakistan.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Senate body to take up 'Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill' today

National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice would again take up the 'Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2019' today (Wednesday) and seek the input from the Ministry of Human Rights after deferring debate on the bill in Tuesday's meetin

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

SC asks government to repatriate Judge Malik to LHC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the federal government to repatriate Judge Arshad Malik to Lahore High Court immediately so that inquiry against him could be initiated. Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, heading a three-judge bench, said that because

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Government urged to bring Afghan traders into tax net

Pakistan Gems and Minerals Traders Association has demanded of the government to bring the Afghan traders into the tax net on pattern of the local business community and impose restrictions on the export of precious stones by Afghanis via Pakistan. Talkin

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Industrial, commercial consumers: FBR urges Discos to update data

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the power distribution companies (DISCOs) to update their data of industrial and commercial consumers as the existing data is not up to the mark. During the press conference at the FBR House here on Tuesday, FBR Me

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

AC rejects Zardari, Talpur's plea for A-class in jail

The Accountability Court hearing the multibillion rupees fake bank accounts case on Tuesday rejected the plea of former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur seeking A-class in jail. Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir while annou

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Sindh Inter-Universities Consortium launched

While addressing the youth at the launching ceremony of Sindh Inter Universities Consortium (SIUCI), Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said "Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of this nation was a lawyer; he is a role model for all of us. I encourage

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Metro bus fares up by Rs 10

The Punjab government has increased fare of Metro buses by Rs 10 which would slash subsidy by one and a half billion rupees. The new fare has been set as Rs 30 per passenger. Earlier, the authority was charging Rs 20 per passenger. The Punjab government h

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Zahra Shahid murder case: death sentence of two converted into life imprisonment

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday converted death sentence of two workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) into life imprisonment in Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf leader Zahra Shahid murder case. The MQM activists Zahid Abass Zaidi and Rashid al

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

'Government's performance mixed bag of achievements, failures'

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has said government's one-year performance remained a mixed bag of achievements and failures. The government remained successful on political and diplomatic front, relations

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Government urged to withdraw decision

Vice-Chairman Pakistan Bar Council Syed Amjad Shah has urged the federal government to withdraw its decision of granting the incumbent Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa a three-year tenure extension. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the vice-

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

SHRC takes notice of boy's lynching by mob

Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has stressesed that PTA and other internet/media regulatory authorities must introduce a mechanism which could avoid publication of such graphic content on the social media which have severe psychologically traumatic i

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Conference on Kashmir at PU today

Punjab University Pakistan Study Centre in collaboration with Centre for South Asian Studies will organize national conference on Kashmir dispute today (Wednesday) at 11am in the committee room of Pakistan Study Centre. PU VC Professor Niaz Ahmad Akhtar,

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Kerb

Facebook launches tool to let users control data flow

Facebook, under pressure to ramp up privacy rules across its platform, said on Tuesday it was rolling out a tool allowing users to control data that it receives from other apps and websites about their online activity. The new tool is to give clients acce

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

UN envoy warns Yemen could break apart

The UN's special envoy to Yemen warned Tuesday that the war-ravaged country faced the prospect of breaking apart unless an agreement ending the decades-long conflict is found urgently. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council that there is "no time t

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Donald Trump becomes grandfather for 10th time

US President Donald Trump has become a grandfather for the 10th time after his son Eric's wife Lara gave birth to a girl. "@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world. We love you already!" the president's son tweeted

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Michael Jackson art show opens in Finland despite controversy

An exhibition of art inspired by Michael Jackson opened Tuesday in Helsinki with organisers insisting it was not a "celebration" of the singer, still dogged by abuse allegations a decade after his death. "Michael Jackson: On the Wall" brings together old

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

India's Moon probe enters lunar orbit

India's Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Tuesday, executing one of the trickiest manoeuvres on its historic mission to the Moon. After four weeks in space, the craft completed its Lunar Orbit Insertion as planned, the Indian Space Research

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Partly Facetious : Obama disrespected by Netanyahu

"International relations are based on personalities and how the top people get along..."

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Kohinoor Maple Leaf group wins 'Best Corporate Report Award'

Maple Leaf Cement (MCL) and Kohinoor Textile Mills have won the best Corporate Report Award for the year 2018 in their respective sectors. The Best Corporate Report Award ceremony 2018 was held in Karachi jointly hosted by ICAP and ICMAP. These awards are

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Punjab to be made IT hub: Buzdar

The Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said the province of Punjab will be transformed as an IT hub and every possible effort will be made to develop the IT sector on modern lines. The CM chaired an important meeting which reviewe

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

PTI Punjab slams India's act of revoking IOK's special status

Governing bodies of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)'s Punjab and Southern Punjab chapters on Tuesday strongly condemned the unconstitutional and illegal step of changing the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir and Indian cruelties against Kashmiris.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Sindh, Punjab provinces': BASF joins hands with government depts for locust control

BASF has collaborated with provincial governments to improve safety measures for locust control in the Punjab and Sindh and also distributed 300 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) safety kits for pesticide applicators and navigators working in the locus

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Punjab initiates Rs 9 billion plan for increasing rice production

Punjab government has initiated a National Programme costing Rs 9 billion to enhance the rice production across the province. Sources in Agriculture department told Business Recorder on Tuesday that farmers' awareness is prime mover of the project. Under

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Lahore Left Front holds 'Kashmir Solidarity March'

The Lahore Left Front, a conglomerate of left wing groups, organisations, parties and individuals from the provincial capital, hold a Kashmir Solidarity March on Tuesday. Trade union activists, social workers as well as political activists joined the marc

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

FPCCI hails re-appointment of CoAS

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce Industry (FPCCI)'s United Business Group (UBG) Central Chairman Iftikhar Ali Malik on Tuesday while welcoming an extension in the tenure of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years, said

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Domestic market: CNIC condition brings textile sales to a halt: APTMA chief

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Syed Ali Ahsan has said that the sale of textile mills to domestic market has come to a halt, as both the traders and loom owners are not ready to provide identity cards. He said a good number of mil

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

100 percent recovery of agriculture loans: Minister distributes certificates among officers

Punjab Minister for Cooperative Mahar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana has said that new reforms were being introduced in cooperative system in order to further accelerate the pace of economic development.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

'Paddy sown over 380,000 acres of land across Punjab'

Paddy has been sown over an area of 380,000 acres across the province out of which 40 percent area is under Basmati, 37 percent under Sela, 7 percent under Coarse and two percent under Hybrid rice. This was disclosed at a meeting of the Rice Working Group

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Government urged to announce cotton support price

The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has urged the prime minister to take notice of delay in announcement of support price for cotton crop and making non-elected people accountable for chaos in this sector.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Slight improvement in home remittances

Home remittances or workers' remittances have been a key source of balance of payment support in the last few years. After registering a healthy increase in the previous year, remittances received from workers abroad again rose during the first month of F

Updated 21 Aug, 2019 06:53am

Exchange

Big business back in business?

Pakistan is awash with black cash. And a large part of it being used to fund a highly lucrative smuggling sector expanding exponentially on the back of country's consummate consumerism. But what we want to do is, plugging a new sieve that has appeared rec

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

No phones, no friends: Cut-off IOK children despair in lockdown

In a tiny building in a cramped narrow lane in occupied Kashmir's main city of occupied Srinagar, Mohammad Saleem and his family feel cut off from the world and trapped in their home as an Indian military lockdown enters its third week.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

China's petrochemical expansion to overwhelm Japan, S Korea producers

A massive surge in China's manufacturing capacity for paraxylene, a petrochemical used to make textile fibres and bottles, could force leading exporters in Japan and South Korea to cut production as early as the second quarter of 2020. China will add abou

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

General Bajwa gets tenure extension

You don't change horses in midstream. In other words, you don't change your leader or your basic position when part-way through a campaign or a project. That is why army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been handed a three-year extension as tension wit

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Mutual Funds

Cherat Cement Company Limited

CHCC) started as a small cement firm with a production capacity of 1100 tons per day (about 300,000 tons annually). After going through a series of expansions with the line-II and line-III added during FY17 and FY19-the third production line has 2 million

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Cherat Cement Company Limited

Updated 23 Aug, 2019 07:21am

Nai Gaj Dam: Sindh government blames Centre for cost escalation

The government of Sindh has accused the federal government of making unilateral changes in the design of Nai Gaj Dam and deferring financing for it, which resulted in estimated project cost escalation to Rs 47 billion against the initial estimate of Rs 16

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

US MIDDAY: gold up above $1,500

Gold rose on Tuesday to firm above $1,500, recovering from a more than 1% slide in the previous session, as US yields fell on increasing expectations for looser monetary policy to address fears of a global downturn.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

US MIDDAY: wheat slides, soyabeans up

US wheat futures fell to a three-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global supplies and technical selling, analysts said. Corn futures turned lower, erasing early advances as wheat sagged and storms brought crop-friendly rains to the Midwest. But so

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Gold climbs in Europe

Gold rose on Tuesday to above $1,500, recovering from a more than 1% slide in the previous session, as US yields fell on increasing expectations for looser monetary policy to address fears of a global downturn.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Gold steadies in Asia

Gold prices were steady on Tuesday, after skidding below a key level in the previous session following an uptick in risk appetite, with investors awaiting meetings by policymakers later this week for clues on the path forward for interest rate cuts. Spot

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

New York cocoa slumps, arabica coffee inches up

New York cocoa futures on ICE fell on Tuesday to their lowest levels in five months, pressured by expectations of a good crop in West Africa, while the December arabica contract inched higher after earlier setting a contract low.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Vegetable Oil

Palm oil snaps losing streak

Malaysian palm oil futures rose nearly 2% in the second half of Tuesday's trading session, supported by gains in soyaoil on the US Chicago Board of Trade and stronger export data from cargo surveyors. The benchmark palm oil contract for November delivery

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Tokyo rubber falls; Shanghai futures rise

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures extended losses from early trade on Tuesday, as major producers end curbing exports. The benchmark TOCOM rubber contract for January delivery finished 1.9 yen ($0.0179) lower at 171 yen per kg. The most-active rubb

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Oil steadies as hopes of easing trade tensions lend support

Oil prices steadied on Tuesday on optimism US-China trade tensions will ease and hopes major economies will take stimulus measures to ward off a possible economic slowdown, after falling earlier on concerns over future demand. Brent crude settled 29 cents

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Copper slides as spotlight falls on sagging China demand

Copper prices fell on Tuesday as the market focused on prospects for weaker demand in top consumer China, where activity in the manufacturing sector has deteriorated due to the prolonged US-China trade dispute. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchang

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Cotton futures wobbly as demand worries persist

ICE cotton futures inched down on Tuesday after falling 1% in the previous session, as lack of demand for the natural fiber weighed on the market despite declining US crop ratings.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Islamic State persists despite territory loss: Pompeo

The Islamic State group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their "caliphate", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. "There are places where ISIS is more powerful today than they

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Pompeo wishes North Korea would not test missiles

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed displeasure Tuesday about North Korea's series of missile tests, but said he wants to resume negotiations on denuclearization with Pyongyang. In an interview with CBS, the chief US diplomat noted the six tests o

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Arms dealer handed 30 years' prison by US court

An international arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Los Angeles federal court Monday for conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other customers in the Middle East. The trafficking operation run by Rami Najm As

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

US Taliban negotiator returning to Doha for more talks

The US State Department announced Tuesday that senior diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad is heading back to Qatar for more talks with the Taliban, as signs of a possible Afghanistan peace deal emerge. Khalilzad was to leave the United States on Tuesday for Doha, a

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria

Jihadists and allied rebels withdrew from a key area of northwestern Syria Tuesday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces pressed an offensive against the jihadist-run Idlib region. Turkey warned Damascus "not to play with fire" after

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Spain sends navy ship to save migrants stuck off Italy

Spain on Tuesday deployed a naval patrol boat to pick up migrants on a charity rescue boat that has been stranded off Italy's Lampedusa island for days as Rome refuses it access, after several people jumped overboard in a bid to swim ashore. The Audaz, wi

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

China warns on IS revival in Syria

China's Syria envoy said Tuesday that "terrorist organisations" including the Islamic State group are being revived in the war-ravaged country, urging the international community not to ignore the "early warning" signs. Xie Xiaoyan, Beijing's pointman for

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

White House accuses China of 'bullying' in South China Sea

The White House on Tuesday accused China of "bullying tactics" in the increasingly tense waters of the South China Sea and said it would resist Beijing on the dispute. "China's recent escalation of efforts to intimidate others out of developing resources

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Trump backs Russia return to G8

US President Donald Trump expressed support Tuesday for Russia's return to the G8, saying it would be "much more appropriate" for Moscow to be in the club of world powers. "I could certainly" support that, he told reporters at the White House, just days b

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Italy in limbo after PM attacks Salvini and resigns

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday he would resign, lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for pursuing his own interests by pulling the plug on the government coalition. The move leaves the eurozone's third largest econ

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Brazil bus hijacker, armed with toy gun, shot dead

A hijacker armed with what turned out to be a toy gun was shot dead by police in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday after he held a busload of passengers hostage for several hours on a major bridge in peak-hour traffic. Dozens of people were trapped on the public

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Russia and China blast US missile test

Russia and China warned Tuesday that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and risked sparking an arms race, weeks after Washington ripped up a Cold War-era weapons pact with Moscow. The US and Russia ditched the Intermediate-Range Nuclea

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Seoul to fine Volkswagen over 'illicit' emissions devices

South Korea said Tuesday it would issue fines and file criminal complaints against Volkswagen and and its luxury arm, Porsche, for installing "illicit devices" that helped multiple diesel vehicles cheat pollution standards. The environment ministry said o

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

CBOT wheat futures lower

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Monday on spillover pressure from declines in corn and soyabean futures, traders said. CBOT December soft red winter wheat settled down 5 cents at $4.72-1/2 per bushel. K.C. December hard red winter whe

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Canadian canola futures slip

ICE Canadian canola futures dipped on Monday, dragged lower by sliding soyabean and corn prices that were weaker due to much-needed rains crossing dry areas of the US Midwest. Canola's losses were more modest than those of soyabeans and soyaoil, as strong

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Cotton

Persistent buying by mills on cotton market

Persistent buying of fine cotton, helped the rates to maintain present levels on the cotton market on Tuesday, dealers said. The official spot rate did not move any side at Rs 7800, they added. In ready session, over 11000 bales of cotton changed hands be

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 128,118 tonnes of cargo comprising 94,343 tonnes of import cargo and 33,775 tonnes of export cargo including 2,624 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargos of 94

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

US natgas futures up as hot weather raise demand

US natural gas futures settled slightly higher on Monday, having earlier fallen as much as 3% on expectations of higher gas production and cooler temperatures, as ongoing hot weather lifted prices. Front-month gas futures gained 1 cent, or 0.5%, to settle

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

CBOT soyabean futures lower after beneficial rains

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed lower on Monday after beneficial rains crossed the US Midwest crop belt over the weekend, bolstering prospects for the 2019 soya harvest, traders said. CBOT November soyabeans settled down 13-1/4 cents at $8.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks lower

Prices of Russian wheat exports fell last week after a higher than expected US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimate of this year's US corn crop caused a sharp slide in Chicago grain futures, a global benchmark for the market, analysts said. Black Sea

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

PMEX daily trading report

On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 4,082. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 5.876 billion and the numbers of lots traded were 7,618. Major business was contributed by Gold amo

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Sunny weather supports Ivory Coast main cocoa crop

Rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions were below average but dew and good soil moisture content augured well for the next October-to-March main crop, farmers told Reuters on Monday. The April-to-September mid-crop is tailing off,

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Kibor interbank offered rates

Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Tuesday's early afternoon trade: Indexes slip after three days of gains; Home Depot rises

Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Tuesday after three sessions of gains, as lower Treasury yields weighed on financial stocks, offsetting a boost from Home Depot's better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Tokyo stocks surge

Tokyo stocks closed higher for a third straight session on Tuesday, taking a positive lead from bullish trade on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index moved up 0.55 percent, or 114.06 points, to end at 20,677.22, while the broader Topix index climbe

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Qatar index extends gains as global rally lifts most of Gulf markets

Most Middle Eastern stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, reflecting market optimism that US-China trade tensions could ease and stimulus measures by major economies to counter a possible global economic slowdown.

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Aaj TV - Wednesday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

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 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

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 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 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 (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 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 (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Currency

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (August 20, 2019).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Exchange

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:00am

Libor

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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