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Print - 2020-04-18
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 18 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 18 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 Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 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 Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Member to Member
Stocks

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 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 Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates
Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (April 17, 2020).

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (April 17, 2020) and the forecast for Saturday (April 18, 2020).

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Dollar edges up in Europe
Money & Banking

Dollar edges up in Europe

The dollar rose slightly Friday, after an overnight boost to risk sentiment quickly lost momentum and investors returned to a cautious stance about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Asian currencies gain
Money & Banking

Asian currencies gain

Asian currencies advanced against a weaker dollar on Friday, with the Indonesian rupiah leading gains, as US President Donald Trump's bid to re-open the economy uplifted the risk sentiment.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Sterling holds steady
Money & Banking

Sterling holds steady

Sterling was stable on Friday amidst a broad-based weaker dollar after Britain said it would extend its coronavirus lockdown for at least three more weeks.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Gold slides 2 percent in Europe
Commodities

Gold slides 2 percent in Europe

Gold fell as much as 2% on Friday after President Donald Trump's new guidelines to re-open the US economy and encouraging early data related to a potential COVID-19 treatment drove investors towards riskier assets.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Oil prices mixed
Energy

Oil prices mixed

Oil prices were mixed on Friday, with weak Chinese economic figures and rapidly filling US crude storage offsetting bullishness built on US President Donald Trump's outlines for the US economy to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Copper logs biggest weekly gain since Feb 2019
Commodities

Copper logs biggest weekly gain since Feb 2019

Copper rose to a one-month high on Friday on plans for the US economy to re-open and signs of recovery in China's industrial output, even as growth in the top metals consumer contracted in the first quarter.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Tokyo rubber rises
Commodities

Tokyo rubber rises

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump unveiled plans to gradually reopen the coronavirus-hit economy, outweighing downbeat economic data from top consumer China.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
New York cotton
Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report

PMEX daily trading report

On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,663. The traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 5.159 billion and the number of lots traded was 10,891.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Activities at Karachi Port
Business & Economy

Activities at Karachi Port

The Karachi Port handled 62,966 tonnes of cargo comprising 48,735 tonnes of import cargo and 14,231 tonnes of export cargo including 5,569 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Listless business seen on cotton market
Cotton & Textile

Listless business seen on cotton market

The rate of cotton will remain stable when the market will reopen again after the lock down. Due to the lock down no major activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Friday.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
CBOT corn futures flat
Commodities

CBOT corn futures flat

US corn futures ended nearly unchanged on Thursday, with the most-active contract stabilizing after dropping to a 3-1/2-year low a day earlier.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Asia's naphtha rises to 2-1/2-week high
Energy

Asia's naphtha rises to 2-1/2-week high

Asia's naphtha crack rose to a 2-1/2 week high on Thursday due to low oil prices but the intermonth spread was at its weakest since 2010 due to an oversupplied market.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Four EU powers try to unblock asylum reform

Four EU powers try to unblock asylum reform

The EU's four biggest powers - France, Germany, Italy and Spain - have launched a joint initiative to try to unblock a long-stalled effort to reform the bloc's asylum policies. The proposal, made in a letter dated April 9 to two EU commissioners in charge
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Norway launches virus tracker app

Norway launches virus tracker app

Norway, one of the first European countries to begin lifting confinement measures, is launching a smartphone tracking and tracing app to try to halt a return of the deadly coronavirus. The "Smittestop" or "stop infection" app has been developed in the Nor
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Google to waive ad fees as part of journalism relief effort

Google to waive ad fees as part of journalism relief effort

Google said Friday it would waive fees for publishers using its Ad Manager platform for the next five months as part of its efforts to support news organizations reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes in addition to Google's "journalism rel
Updated 20 Apr, 2020 06:21am
Acrid smoke hangs over Kiev after Chernobyl fire

Acrid smoke hangs over Kiev after Chernobyl fire

Thick smoke hung over Ukraine's capital Kiev on Friday as forest fires smouldered on in the Chernobyl nuclear zone, but city officials said no radiation spike had been detected. The acrid haze hindered visibility all over the city of three million people
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Trailblazing jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz dies

Trailblazing jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz dies

The groundbreaking jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, perhaps best known for his work on the pivotal Miles Davis album "Birth of the Cool," has died following coronavirus complications. He was 92. Konitz, a prolific artist celebrated for his improvisation savvy
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Spain to pay basic income to help poorest weather coronavirus

Spain to pay basic income to help poorest weather coronavirus

Spain is planning to pay a basic monthly income to about a million of the country's poorest households to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva said Friday.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Pompeo hopes virus causes global rethink on Huawei

Pompeo hopes virus causes global rethink on Huawei

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Friday that countries will find new reason to reject Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei after watching Beijing's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Call centre firm accused of virus barrier breaches

Call centre firm accused of virus barrier breaches

Labour unions said Friday they had lodged a complaint against French call centre firm Teleperformance for allegedly exposing staff in several countries to "dangerous" working conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Saudi Aramco says to supply 8.5 million bpd from May
Energy

Saudi Aramco says to supply 8.5 million bpd from May

Saudi oil giant Aramco said Friday it would market 8.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude from May under a producers' agreement to restrict supply and boost plummeting prices. The deal came after a price war between Riyadh and Russia saw the kingdom b
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
FPCCI chief hails reduction in policy rate
Business & Economy

FPCCI chief hails reduction in policy rate

President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Anjum Nisar has appreciated reduction in the policy rates by 2 percent from 11 percent to 9 percent by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in view of the current situation and
Updated 20 Apr, 2020 06:21am
Ventilator ward established in Tharparkar District

Ventilator ward established in Tharparkar District

consists of 6 ventilators, a ward established in private hospital Al Khidmat Hospital Mithi as Isolation ward by the Health Department and District Administration Tharparkar.
Updated 20 Apr, 2020 06:21am
Five more coronavirus cases confirmed in Sajawal district

Five more coronavirus cases confirmed in Sajawal district

Five more coronavirus cases confirmed in district Sajawal amid a complete lockdown across the region on Friday. The five patients have been shifted to the isolation ward of the hospital after confirmation of coronavirus among them. Dr Ibrahim Memon, Focal
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Congregational prayers: SHC dismisses petition filed against restriction

Congregational prayers: SHC dismisses petition filed against restriction

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday dismissed the petition filed against the restriction on congregational prayers in mosques and ruled that the authorities concerned were taking steps to ensure the safety of lives in view of the spread of the coronaviru
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
MCC seizes cigarettes, cigars worth Rs 43 million
Taxes

MCC seizes cigarettes, cigars worth Rs 43 million

Model Customs Collectorate (MCC), Preventive on Friday confiscated huge cache of smuggled cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobaccos worth Rs 43 million in separate raids at different parts old city areas.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Punjab government to seal all borders to snub wheat smuggling

Punjab government to seal all borders to snub wheat smuggling

The Punjab government has decided to seal all the borders of Punjab province to snub wheat smuggling. It has also decided that no private buyer will be allowed to pick up wheat from the province while there will be regular written purchase agreements with
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PSDF, Gnowbe to offer free online COVID-19 prevention course

PSDF, Gnowbe to offer free online COVID-19 prevention course

PSDF, the largest skills development fund in Pakistan (funded by DFID and the Government of Punjab), has partnered with international platform Gnowbe to offer a free online course "Stay Protected with Infection Control and Prevention 101 Program" for the
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
PML-N adopts silence to strike deal for Hamza's relief?

PML-N adopts silence to strike deal for Hamza's relief?

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in recent days has adopted a 'low-profile' and detached itself from political activities in the backdrop of the reported efforts by the top party leadership to get some 'relief' for Hamza Shehbaz presently detained by
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Coronavirus: 'PM, CM personally monitoring situation'

Coronavirus: 'PM, CM personally monitoring situation'

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar are personally monitoring Corona situation while with the increase in testing capacity, we will be able to control the spread of coronavirus.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Nine more patients test positive in capital

Nine more patients test positive in capital

The coronavirus cases have started to increase as in last 24 hours, as many as nine more patients were tested positive in the federal capital, taking the tally to 154 on Friday.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme registration to be closed on April 19

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme registration to be closed on April 19

The registration for the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme under which financial assistance of Rs12,000 each is being provided to 12 million families, would be closed on Sunday midnight (April 19), while more than 85 million applicants have already register
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
GIK startup develops online shopping search engine
IT & Computers

GIK startup develops online shopping search engine

The Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute startup has developed Pakistan's first real-time online shopping search engine that is expected to prove very helpful for the people during the lockdown, officials of the Institute said here on Friday.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
SC reconstitutes 11-member PMDC

SC reconstitutes 11-member PMDC

The Supreme Court reconstituted 11-member Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), which will be presided over by former Justice Ejaz Afzal.
Published 18 Apr, 2020 12:00am
Recession looms large

Recession looms large

The World Bank's report on Sunday didn't really say anything that wasn't already written on the wall as it warned of the worst economic performance in 40 years in South Asia and a sharp recession in Pakistan because of the global coronavirus pandemic. Sin
Updated 20 Apr, 2020 06:43am