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Feb 02, 2025 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Print - 2020-04-08
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 08 Apr, 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 08 Apr, 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 Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 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 Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 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 Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Member to Member
Stocks

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
THE RUPEE: Dollar at Rs 168
Money & Banking

THE RUPEE: Dollar at Rs 168

The rupee continued decline against the dollar on both the open and inter-bank market on Tuesday amid strong buying for dollar, marketmen said.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (April 7, 2020)

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (April 7, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (April 7, 2020) and the forecast for Wednesday (April 8, 2020).

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US MIDDAY: Corn gains
Commodities

US MIDDAY: Corn gains

Chicago corn futures prices gained traction on Tuesday as energy prices firmed, a bit of relief from seven days of consecutive losses that saw prices plunge to 3-1/2 year lows.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Comex gold stocks leap
Commodities

Comex gold stocks leap

Gold stocks held in New York vaults registered with CME Group have jumped almost 50% since the end of last week after the exchange launched a new contract and a price premium since the outbreak of the coronavirus encouraged stockpiling.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold drops in Europe
Commodities

Gold drops in Europe

Gold prices fell over 1% on Tuesday, retreating from a near one-month high hit earlier in the session, as signs of slowdown in coronavirus cases in major epicentres boosted equity markets, drawing away some of the bullion's safe haven appeal.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold falls in Asia
Commodities

Gold falls in Asia

Gold prices fell 1% on Tuesday, retreating from a one-month high hit earlier in the session as risk sentiment improved on wider market optimism that the coronavirus pandemic may be easing.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Raw sugar climbs
Commodities

Raw sugar climbs

Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Tuesday, extending the previous session's gain as oil prices firmed on hopes of supply cuts and signs that the spread of the coronavirus might be starting to slow. Cocoa and coffee prices also moved higher.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil up nearly 3 percent
Commodities

Malaysian palm oil up nearly 3 percent

Malaysian palm oil futures climbed as much as 3.5% on Tuesday on fears that Malaysia, the world's second biggest producer, would suspend more plantations as it steps up coronavirus containment efforts, while stronger soyabean oil also supported prices.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Tokyo rubber moves higher
Commodities

Tokyo rubber moves higher

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures climbed for a third straight session on Tuesday as new coronavirus deaths and infections in some global hotspots slowed.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Oil dips on doubts over output cuts, crude glut woes
Energy

Oil dips on doubts over output cuts, crude glut woes

Oil edged lower on Tuesday on uncertainty over whether the world's biggest producers would agree to cut output in the face of a swelling crude oil glut as fuel demand has been hammered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Chinese refiners try out cheap, exotic oil from Europe
Energy

Chinese refiners try out cheap, exotic oil from Europe

Bargain-hunting Chinese buyers have snapped up very cheap and sometimes obscure crude oil grades, mostly from Europe, where the impact of lockdowns to halt the new coronavirus has devastated demand.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Copper rallies to near three-week high
Commodities

Copper rallies to near three-week high

Copper prices surged to their highest in nearly three weeks on Tuesday on some signs that the coronavirus pandemic may be slowing and on hopes that heavy bouts of stimulus will repair economic damage. Some analysts were wary, however, of the rally that sw
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Cotton springs back
Cotton & Textile

Cotton springs back

ICE cotton futures jumped as much as 5.6% to hit a more than one week high on Monday, helped by gains in the stock markets as coronavirus-related deaths and new cases slowed in some of the world's most affected countries.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
New York cotton
Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Sterling rallies
Money & Banking

Sterling rallies

Sterling rallied on Tuesday with a broad rebound in risk markets encouraging some selling of the dollar, while traders awaited news on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is stable in intensive care as he battles COVID-19 symptoms.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Most Asian currencies gain
Money & Banking

Most Asian currencies gain

Most Asian currencies firmed against the dollar on Tuesday as risk appetite improved on signs of a slowdown in the new coronavirus-related deaths and cases in some US and European hot spots.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Wall Street moves higher
Stocks

Wall Street moves higher

US stocks rocketed higher on Monday, with each of the major indexes rallying at least 7%, after a fall in the daily death toll in New York, the country's biggest coronavirus hot spot, fueled optimism a leveling off of the pandemic was on the horizon.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
UK's markets surge
Stocks

UK's markets surge

Britain's stock markets surged on Tuesday as signs of coronavirus infections easing in the worst-hit regions of Europe boosted energy, banking and battered travel stocks. The internationally focused FTSE 100 settled 2.2% higher, pulling back from an early
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
European shares at one-month high
Stocks

European shares at one-month high

European shares rallied for a second straight day on Tuesday with investors focusing on early signs that the coronavirus pandemic may be easing.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
China stocks up
Stocks

China stocks up

China stocks ended up more than 2% on Tuesday as markets resumed trading after a long weekend, with investor sentiment lifted by the government's latest stimulus to shore up the world's second-largest economy and a drop in cases of the new coronavirus.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Most Southeast Asian stocks rise
Stocks

Most Southeast Asian stocks rise

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, tracking equities around the world, as sentiment was aided by coronavirus infections slowing in Europe and the United States, while Thailand surged more than 6% on rallying oil prices.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
ME stocks extend gains
Stocks

ME stocks extend gains

Most Middle Eastern stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, boosted by gains in global equities on hopes for a slowdown in coronavirus-related deaths and reported new cases in some regions. There was an added boost from oil prices, which climbed on supply
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Euronext wheat rises sharply on weaker euro
Commodities

Euronext wheat rises sharply on weaker euro

Euronext wheat rose sharply on Monday, led by spot futures as a weaker euro and latest tenders by importing countries put attention back on brisk overseas demand and potential supply snags during the coronavirus crisis.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Ginners, growers urge government to save cotton industry
Cotton & Textile

Ginners, growers urge government to save cotton industry

Some leading ginners and growers requested the government to save the cotton industry from disaster because workers and businessmen were facing financial losses particularly after the spread of coronavirus, market sources observed.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim
Business & Economy

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

The Karachi Port handled 48,247 tonnes of cargo comprising 34,990 tonnes of import cargo and 13,257 tonnes of export cargo including 2,327 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US natural gas futures rise on cooler weather
Energy

US natural gas futures rise on cooler weather

US natural gas futures rose almost 7% on Monday on forecasts for cooler weather and higher heating demand next week than previously expected.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures rise on weather concerns
Commodities

CBOT wheat futures rise on weather concerns

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose Monday on weather worries, amid forecasts of a potential cold snap in the US Great Plains region and signs of growing dryness across the Black Sea Region, traders said.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures fall
Commodities

CBOT soyabean futures fall

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures dipped to two-week low in mid-day trading on Monday, before rebounding on signs that drought conditions in South America could erode Brazil's bumper harvest, traders said.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
CBOT corn futures fall to new contract lows
Commodities

CBOT corn futures fall to new contract lows

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for the fourth straight session on Monday, plunging to new contract lows, as ethanol demand plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic which shows little sign of abating.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
IHC directs for immediate opening of PMDC building

IHC directs for immediate opening of PMDC building

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the secretary Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to immediately open the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) building.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Hundreds of lockdown-hit animals die at pet markets

Hundreds of lockdown-hit animals die at pet markets

Abandoned when country's largest cities went into lockdown, hundreds of caged cats, dogs and rabbits have been found dead inside pet markets hurriedly shuttered as the coronavirus spread.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
President grieved over death of Dr Soomro

President grieved over death of Dr Soomro

President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday expressed his deep sorrow over the sad demise of Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro, who died due to coronavirus in Karachi on Monday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Beggars throng twin cities

Beggars throng twin cities

Following lockdown owing to coronavirus outbreak in the country, the streets and roads of the twin cities have been thronged by beggars, Business Recorder observed.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PM's top priority is to protect people from coronavirus: Firdous

PM's top priority is to protect people from coronavirus: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan's top priority was to protect the people from coronavirus and provide them relief.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Forest fire intensifies in Chernobyl nuclear zone

Forest fire intensifies in Chernobyl nuclear zone

A forest fire in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone spread further Tuesday, fanned by strong winds, authorities said, insisting that radiation levels remained normal.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
1960s Bond girl Honor Blackman dies

1960s Bond girl Honor Blackman dies

Honor Blackman, one of the most memorable co-stars of the early James Bond films, has died at the age of 94, her family said.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Trump's press secretary Stephanie steps down

Trump's press secretary Stephanie steps down

President Donald Trump's chief spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham, who never held a single press briefing in a White House where Trump runs much of the communications himself, stepped down Tuesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Germany caught up in mask fraud scheme

Germany caught up in mask fraud scheme

Authorities in Germany have fallen victim to a multi-million-euro fraud involving masks much needed in the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town

Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town

A deadly cyclone destroyed much of Vanuatu's second-largest town but early warnings appeared to have prevented mass casualties in the Pacific nation, with some residents sheltered in caves to stay safe, aid workers said Tuesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
China becomes world's top patent filer: UN

China becomes world's top patent filer: UN

China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said Tuesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US job openings fall
Global Business Economy

US job openings fall

US job openings fell in February, suggesting the labour market was losing momentum even before stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses, throwing millions out of work.
Published 08 Apr, 2020 12:00am
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