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Feb 02, 2025 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Print - 2020-03-31
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

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 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

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 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of 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 Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Member to Member
Stocks

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (March 30, 2020)

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (March 30, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Friday official prices.

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Monday (March 30, 2020) and the forecast for Tuesday (March 31, 2020).

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe
Commodities

Gold rises in Europe

Gold prices edged higher on Monday after an extension of restrictions in the United States exacerbated concerns about the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic and prompted investors to sought safe-haven assets.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Gold gains in Asia
Commodities

Gold gains in Asia

Gold prices edged higher on Monday as investors sought safe havens, with fears about the economic damage from the coronavirus intensifying after governments extended lockdowns to curtail its spread. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,621.60 per ounce by 0941 GMT
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil rallies
Commodities

Malaysian palm oil rallies

Malaysian palm oil jumped more than 2% on Monday, tracking a rally in Dalian edible oil prices as supply concerns deepened after the world's second-largest producer shut down more palm operations in an effort to contain the coronavirus.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Aluminium hits four-year lows, copper down
Commodities

Aluminium hits four-year lows, copper down

Aluminium prices hit four-year lows on Monday as worries about prolonged shutdowns around the world due to the coronavirus reinforced fears of a deep recession and tumbling demand for industrial metals.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Raw sugar futures ease
Commodities

Raw sugar futures ease

Raw sugar futures on ICE were slightly lower on Monday, pressured by growing sentiment that the global market may swing into surplus in the 2020/21 season while arabica coffee prices recoverd some ground after steep losses late last week.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Tokyo rubber plunges to 11-year low
Commodities

Tokyo rubber plunges to 11-year low

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures plunged to an 11-year low on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic worsened and lockdowns tightened across the world, raising concerns over slower demand and prompting a flurry of fresh selling.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
New York cotton
Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
With economy sinking, Trump's own business is in peril
Global Business Economy

With economy sinking, Trump's own business is in peril

As if presiding over the threatened destruction of the US economy by the coronavirus pandemic is not enough, President Donald Trump is watching another more personal business meltdown: the Trump Organization hotel, golf course and real estate business tha
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Greek hoteliers fear 'disaster' if virus lockdown persists
Global Business Economy

Greek hoteliers fear 'disaster' if virus lockdown persists

Greek hoteliers on Friday warned that the tourism sector, which makes up around a quarter of the economy, faced a "general disaster" if lockdowns linked to the coronavirus pandemic stretched beyond May.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Ferrari, Fiat look at helping Italy make ventilators in coronavirus
Global Business Economy

Ferrari, Fiat look at helping Italy make ventilators in coronavirus

Italian carmakers Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler are in talks with the nation's biggest ventilator manufacturer to help it boost production of the life-saving machines which are urgently needed in the coronavirus crisis, company officials said on Thursday.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
France urges idled workers to head to the fields
Global Business Economy

France urges idled workers to head to the fields

French Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume appealed Tuesday for people laid off amid the coronavirus lockdown to help beleaguered crop and livestock farmers who are in need of labourers as summer approaches.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Will the US government nationalize Boeing?
Global Business Economy

Will the US government nationalize Boeing?

About 12 years after the US government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, Washington policymakers are debating how to throw Boeing a lifeline as it reels from dual crises over the coronavirus and 737 MAX.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Private, online and hi-tech: the coronavirus economy
Stocks

Private, online and hi-tech: the coronavirus economy

The coronavirus pandemic has sent stock markets into freefall and industries to the wall, however many firms enabling more private, online and tech-based living are emerging as potential winners. As hundreds of millions of people worldwide are forced to s
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Austrian Airlines extends flight suspension into April
Global Business Economy

Austrian Airlines extends flight suspension into April

Austria's flag carrier Austrian Airlines announced Monday that it was extending the suspension of all its regular services until April 19 as the aviation industry reels from the coronavirus pandemic. "As travel bans imposed because of the coronavirus have
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation: FAO, analysts
Global Business Economy

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation: FAO, analysts

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds in key exporting nations, a senior economist at FAO and agricultural analysts said.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Australia announces nearly $40 billion in virus relief

Australia announces nearly $40 billion in virus relief

Australia on Sunday announced a $38 billion spending plan to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, as citizens were told to cancel domestic travel plans to slow the virus spread.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Iraq ministry needs cash to build grain stockpile
Commodities

Iraq ministry needs cash to build grain stockpile

Iraq's Trade Ministry is in need of more money from the budget to build three months' supply in its strategic wheat and rice stockpiles in the face of the country's growing coronavirus problems, it said late on Saturday.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Global economy already in recession on coronavirus devastation
Global Business Economy

Global economy already in recession on coronavirus devastation

The global economy is already in a recession as the hit to economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic has become more widespread, according to economists polled by Reuters amid a raft of central bank stimulus actions this week.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Airlines headed for 'apocalypse' without aid: IATA
Global Business Economy

Airlines headed for 'apocalypse' without aid: IATA

The coronavirus pandemic could spell "apocalypse" in the airline industry without urgent government aid, the global aviation association said Tuesday, warning that carriers could lose more than $250 billion in revenues this year alone.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Coronavirus shutdowns to hit Dubai's economic lifeline
Global Business Economy

Coronavirus shutdowns to hit Dubai's economic lifeline

Dubai is closing its famous malls and halting all passenger flights, capping a series of shutdowns on once-thriving sectors that serve as its economic lifeline but which have been sacrificed to curb coronavirus.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Three months that shook global markets
Global Business Economy

Three months that shook global markets

How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this year? Put simply, it has probably been the most destructive sell-off since the Great Depression.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
India lays out $6 billion roadmap to boost electronics manufacturing
Global Business Economy

India lays out $6 billion roadmap to boost electronics manufacturing

India's cabinet has approved a 480 billion rupees ($6.37 billion) plan to boost electronics manufacturing and woo large investment to a country which, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make-in-India drive, has become the world's second-biggest mobi
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Coronavirus drives up demand - and pay - for temporary US nurses

Coronavirus drives up demand - and pay - for temporary US nurses

US hospitals, bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being exposed to the virus, are facing a shortage of temporary nurses who can fill in - and being asked to pay as much as double to make it worth it.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Thyssenkrupp to scrap 3,000 steel jobs
Global Business Economy

Thyssenkrupp to scrap 3,000 steel jobs

German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Wednesday announced it was scrapping 3,000 jobs in its troubled steel unit as part of a coronavirus "crisis package".
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Nature takes back world's empty city streets

Nature takes back world's empty city streets

As humans retreat into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild animals are slipping cover to explore the empty streets of some of our biggest cities.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Coronavirus test kits pour off South Korean production line

Coronavirus test kits pour off South Korean production line

Every few seconds, a batch of white plastic cases shoots along a conveyor belt in a South Korean factory - coronavirus test kits destined for export around the world as the global pandemic sends demand soaring.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Dubai property group Limitless seeks advisers for restructuring
Global Business Economy

Dubai property group Limitless seeks advisers for restructuring

Dubai-based property developer Limitless told its creditors last week that it is looking to appoint legal and financial advisers to work on a financial restructuring plan, a company document seen by Reuters showed.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
French lockdown slashes economic activity by 35 percent
Global Business Economy

French lockdown slashes economic activity by 35 percent

Business closures and self-confinement imposed by French authorities to limit the coronavirus threat has cut economic activity by about 35 percent overall, statistics office Insee said Thursday, in its first attempt to gauge the financial impact of the cr
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Sterling skids lower against dollar
Money & Banking

Sterling skids lower against dollar

Sterling skidded lower against the dollar on Monday, as the greenback reasserted itself as a safe haven for investors amid the coronavirus pandemic and Britain's economic outlook took another hit in the face of a credit ratings downgrade.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Asian forex: Most units weaken
Money & Banking

Asian forex: Most units weaken

Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against the dollar on Monday on deepening concerns over the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 34,000 people around the world and pushed countries to enforce lockdowns.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Dollar snaps losing streak in Europe
Money & Banking

Dollar snaps losing streak in Europe

The dollar snapped a week of declines on Monday and rallied against major currencies and riskier emerging markets as investors braced for prolonged uncertainty and governments tightened lockdowns to fight the coronavirus.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Early trade in New York: Dollar rallies broadly
Money & Banking

Early trade in New York: Dollar rallies broadly

The dollar rebounded against major currencies and riskier emerging market units on Monday, snapping a week of declines as investors braced for prolonged uncertainty and governments tightened lockdowns and launched monetary and fiscal measures to fight the
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Rand hits record low
Money & Banking

Rand hits record low

The South African rand plunged to a record low after Moody's downgraded the government's debt to junk status, before recovering slightly Monday, analysts said. The downturn in the currency came after the credit rating agency cut its rating for South Afric
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Monday's early trade: Wall Street gains
Stocks

Monday's early trade: Wall Street gains

Wall Street rose on Monday as President Donald Trump followed last week's massive fiscal stimulus package by extending his stay-at-home guidelines, leaving investors hopeful that the economic impact of the coronavirus could still be contained.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
European shares up
Stocks

European shares up

European stocks closed higher on Monday after last-minute gains, with buying focused largely on defensive sectors amid plummeting oil prices and continued anxiety over the coronavirus.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Southeast Asian markets fall
Stocks

Southeast Asian markets fall

Southeast Asian stock markets closed lower on Monday as rising cases of the coronavirus in the region deepened fears of economic damage, with investors looking past moves by governments and central banks to combat the pandemic.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
FTSE 100 moves higher
Stocks

FTSE 100 moves higher

The UK's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, helped by a jump in AstraZeneca's shares and a weaker pound, but the prospect of a prolonged coronavirus-led shutdown in Britain weighed on midcap shares.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
China shares down
Stocks

China shares down

China stocks ended lower on Monday as investor concerns over coronavirus-driven global shutdowns overshadowed an unexpected rate cut by the country's central bank. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.9% at 2,747.21.
Published 31 Mar, 2020 12:00am
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