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Print - 2020-04-14
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
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 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest
Rates

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 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
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 (April 13, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency
Rates

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 (April 13, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (April 13, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX
Rates

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Monday (April 13, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Bullion Rates
Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (April 13, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Monday (April 13, 2020) and the forecast for Tuesday (April 14, 2020).

Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US MIDDAY: Gold shoots over seven-year peak
Commodities

US MIDDAY: Gold shoots over seven-year peak

Gold soared over 1.5% to its highest in more than seven years on Monday, as panicked investors scurried towards the safe-haven metal on fears of coronavirus blow to the global economy and US corporate earnings.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
US MIDDAY: Soyabeans drop
Commodities

US MIDDAY: Soyabeans drop

Chicago soyabean futures fell more than 1% on Monday in the market's steepest drop in 1-1/2 weeks, as livestock processing plant closures that impact feed supply weighed on soyameal prices.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold hits one-month peak in Asian trade
Commodities

Gold hits one-month peak in Asian trade

Gold prices edged higher to hit a more than one-month peak on Monday, on concerns about the global economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak and support measures from central banks worldwide.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Tokyo rubber slides
Commodities

Tokyo rubber slides

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract slid on Monday, pressured by weaker Shanghai futures after cases of the new coronavirus in China rose and on fears that the pandemic has battered international demand.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Cotton futures slide
Cotton & Textile

Cotton futures slide

ICE cotton futures dropped as much as 3.7% from a three-week peak on Monday as fears of a drag on global consumption in the wake of coronavirus were underpinned by a government export sales report showing a sharp uptick in cancellations.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
NDMA chief claims meeting all requirements of PPEs except N-95 masks

NDMA chief claims meeting all requirements of PPEs except N-95 masks

Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal on Monday, while denying any shortage of personal protection equipments (PPEs) for health professionals in Pakistan, has claimed that the country can meet all the requirements o
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Covid-19: Shahbaz directs party workers to speed up relief efforts

Covid-19: Shahbaz directs party workers to speed up relief efforts

In the wake of surge in coronavirus cases, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif, has asked the party workers and leaders to accelerate the relief activities and extend all out help t
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
CM Buzdar praises healthcare staff dealing with COVID-19

CM Buzdar praises healthcare staff dealing with COVID-19

Praising the doctors, nurses and paramedics, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said "our healthcare staff is dealing with COVID-19 efficiently and they will be facilitated and fully protected in the war against coronavirus."
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Punjab slaps ban on jobs, release of grants

Punjab slaps ban on jobs, release of grants

The Punjab government has imposed a ban on unnecessary expenditures of the provincial departments as well as new recruitments besides release of supplementary grants, purchase of new vehicles and other luxurious items.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
ICT withdraws order of making OPDs operational

ICT withdraws order of making OPDs operational

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has withdrawn the order it issued to government and private sector hospitals in the city to make their outdoor patient departments (OPDs) operational.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Lockdown reduces electricity load by 1200MW
Energy

Lockdown reduces electricity load by 1200MW

The ongoing lockdown in the city has reduced load on the transmission system by 1200 megawatt, leading to availability of additional electricity in the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) system.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Number of coronavirus cases surges in Punjab

Number of coronavirus cases surges in Punjab

While more cases of coronavirus suspects are tested positive, the total number of Covid-19 cases has reached 2,656 across the province of Punjab with 24 deaths so far.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Commodity currencies down in Asia
Money & Banking

Commodity currencies down in Asia

Commodity currencies slipped against their safe-haven rivals such as the dollar and yen on Monday as a record output cut agreed by OPEC and other oil producing nations failed to offset broader concerns about slumping global demand.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Asian forex: Indonesia rupiah strengthens
Money & Banking

Asian forex: Indonesia rupiah strengthens

The Indonesian rupiah was one of two emerging Asian currencies to drift higher on Monday in the run-up to a policy decision, while broader markets grappled with the economic damage from the coronavirus that pushed many countries to enforce shutdowns.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Russian rouble up
Money & Banking

Russian rouble up

The rouble opened stronger on Monday, helped by rising oil prices after OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed to a record cut in output to prop up crude prices, though the coronavirus pandemic continues to haunt the Russian market.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Southeast Asian stocks mixed on coronavirus concerns
Stocks

Southeast Asian stocks mixed on coronavirus concerns

Most Southeast Asian markets wavered between small gains and losses on Monday, as lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic outweighed a landmark output cut by OPEC+, while the Philippines rose on hopes of monetary easing.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Indian shares slide
Stocks

Indian shares slide

Indian shares fell on Monday, dragged down by financial stocks, as Asia's third-biggest economy looked set to extend a lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
China stocks lower
Stocks

China stocks lower

Stocks ended lower on Monday in China, as the country's new daily coronavirus cases approached a near six-week high. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.49% at 2,783.05.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Japanese stocks drop
Stocks

Japanese stocks drop

Japanese shares fell on Monday as investors worried about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on corporate earnings, though stocks of key oil exploration firms rose after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Saudi Arabia buys barley
Commodities

Saudi Arabia buys barley

Saudi Arabia's state buyer SAGO said on Monday it bought 600,000 tonnes of feed barley at its latest international purchasing tender. The barley was purchased at an average price of $198.63 cost and freight (C&F) a tonne, it said.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim
Business & Economy

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

The Karachi Port handled 156,800 tonnes of cargo comprising 116,875 tonnes of import cargo and 39,925 tonnes of export cargo including 524 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
European gasoline margins rise
Energy

European gasoline margins rise

Northwestern European gasoline refining margins rose slightly on Thursday but remained deep in negative territory due to weak demand and swelling stocks.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Asia's gasoline crack hits new record low
Energy

Asia's gasoline crack hits new record low

Asia's gasoline crack hit a fresh record low on Monday, this time at a discount of $12.97 a barrel to Brent crude versus a discount of $12.51 a barrel in the previous session, as oversupply persisted due to lack of demand.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,727. The traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 9.332 billion and the number of lots traded was 23,939.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization said Monday, stressing a vaccine would be necessary to fully halt transmission.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Italy's virus death toll tops 20,000

Italy's virus death toll tops 20,000

Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically ill patients dropped for the tenth successive day.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Back to work for some in Spain as death rate eases

Back to work for some in Spain as death rate eases

Workers in Spain's construction and manufacturing sectors cautiously returned to work Monday as the daily death toll resumed its downward trend and new infections fell to the lowest level in three weeks. One of the worst-hit countries in the world, Spain
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Germany moving towards gradual reopening

Germany moving towards gradual reopening

Germany is moving towards a progressive lifting of restrictions linked to the coronavirus outbreak as new infections fall and the number of deaths remains far below its European neighbours.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Israel's former chief rabbi dies of coronavirus

Israel's former chief rabbi dies of coronavirus

Israel's former chief rabbi Eliahou Bakshi-Doron, who was known for promoting interfaith dialogue, died Sunday of the new coronavirus, the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem said.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gaza opens Egypt crossing to returnees despite virus

Gaza opens Egypt crossing to returnees despite virus

Gaza's Hamas-run government on Monday temporarily re-opened the border crossing with Egypt, shut due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, to allow hundreds of Palestinians to return. One-way traffic into the coastal enclave through the Rafah crossing would
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Tornadoes bring death, destruction in southern US

Tornadoes bring death, destruction in southern US

Tornadoes ripped through the southern United States, killing at least 11 people in Mississippi and leaving behind splintered buildings and downed powerlines, officials said Monday.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
North Korea's Kim reshuffles top governing body

North Korea's Kim reshuffles top governing body

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has carried out a major reshuffle of his State Affairs Commission, official media reported Monday, replacing more than a third of its members.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Amazon fills 100,000 jobs, will add 75,000 more
Global Business Economy

Amazon fills 100,000 jobs, will add 75,000 more

Amazon said Monday it had filled the 100,000 US jobs it promised a month ago to meet demands from the coronavirus outbreak, and was ready to take on 75,000 more.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
LOT abandons purchase of Condor from Thomas Cook
Global Business Economy

LOT abandons purchase of Condor from Thomas Cook

Polish airline LOT said Monday that it would abandon its plans to take over German carrier Condor, a former subsidiary of bankrupt travel operator Thomas Cook.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20m bpd
Energy

Trump says OPEC+ planning to cut production 20m bpd

Top global oil producers are considering slashing output by 20 million barrels a day under the terms of a deal to boost prices, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Luxembourg blocks transfer of Iranian assets to US

Luxembourg blocks transfer of Iranian assets to US

A Luxembourg court has blocked a long-running US request to transfer $1.6 billion of dollars in Iranian assets to victims of the September 11 attacks, an official statement said on Monday.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Leather Up Limited
Brief Recordings

Leather Up Limited

Leather Up Limited was established in 1990, as a private limited company. It was later converted into a public limited company in 1993. The company produces and exports leather related goods such as jackets, purses, wallets, laptop bags. Its export market
Updated 14 Apr, 2020 06:11am
NA budget session: Panel set up for working out SOPs

NA budget session: Panel set up for working out SOPs

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser Monday said that a committee has been constituted to evolve a strategy and work out standard operating procedures (SOPs) after discussion and consultation with the representatives of the government and opposition for
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Murad calls for new National Action Plan to contain COVID-19

Murad calls for new National Action Plan to contain COVID-19

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has called for developing a national narrative and action plan to contain and combat the coronavirus or the province-wise different actions and approaches would make no difference.
Published 14 Apr, 2020 12:00am