News Archives for Print - 2020-04-27

Print - 2020-04-27

Privacy watchdog approves French contact tracing app

France's privacy watchdog CNIL on Sunday gave a conditional green light to a government-backed scheme to monitor people infected with coronavirus.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Commodities

Hailstorm plays havoc with standing crops, orchards

Heavy hail and rainstorm played havoc with standing crops of tobacco, wheat, vegetables and fruit orchards in Swabi, said reports pouring from the natural disaster affected district here on Sunday.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Price control magistrates check prices of commodities at markets

On the directions of the Punjab government, the price control magistrates checked the prices of essential commodities at markets, bazaars and mega stores and imposed fines of Rs 47,000 to 40 shopkeepers for overcharging on the first day of Ramazan.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Energy

NTDC wins legal battle against Iranian company

In a significant international victory, the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), falling under the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), has prevailed in an international commercial arbitration initiated by an Iranian company (GAM ARAK Ind. C

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Taxes

Little suspense as Fed meets with US economy in crisis

The Federal Reserve already cut its benchmark lending rate to zero and made unprecedented moves to bolster liquidity as the coronavirus slammed the US economy, so it is not expected to do much besides project confidence at its policy meeting this week.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Commodities

Government to provide subsidy to paddy growers

A five-year programme under Agriculture Emergency, a national programme for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of rice has been launched in 15 rice growing districts of the Punjab costing Rs 6.63 billion.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Sri Lanka extends virus lockdown

Sri Lanka reversed plans to end its virus lockdown on Monday, extending it for another week after a spike in coronavirus infections led to a recall of military personnel on leave.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks

Futures spread down by 1272bps

The futures spread declined by 1272bps to 3.98 percent on the last day of the outgoing week.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks

Mixed trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended on April 24, 2020 as the investors remained sidelined due to their concerns over deadly coronavirus spread.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Small businesses: ECC may approve package today

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is to approve a package for small business titled with" Chota Karobar Imdadi Package" on Monday (today).

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Pakistan resuming oil imports as demand picks up

Pakistan will allow the resumption of oil imports as it eases some coronavirus lockdown restrictions and as farmers start wheat harvesting, the energy ministry said.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Oil refineries seek bailout package

The country's oil and gas sector is reportedly facing billions of loss every day due to onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic which has slowed economic activities across the world, sources close to Prime Minister Special Assistant on Petroleum told Business

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

July 1, 2019 onwards: Processing of deferred ST refund claims delayed

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has delayed processing of deferred sales tax refund claims from July 1, 2019 onwards.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Jul-Mar revenue shortfall stands at Rs 918 billion

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) actual tax shortfall stood at Rs 918 billion against the target of Rs 3,756 billion set for July-March (2019-20).
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Industrialist Chawla dies of coronavirus

Renowned industrialist and Chairman of Al-Karam Towel Industries Mehtab Uddin Chawla died of the coronavirus on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Flour, sugar crises: Forensic audit report to be made public: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said the forensic audit report of the inquiry into the wheat flour and sugar crisis would be made public, apprising the people of all the facts and fig
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Five children drown in Surjani area

Five children aged between 9 to 14, including two brothers, lost their lives after drowning into a water-filled pit formed in an empty plot in the city's Surjani neighbourhood.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Khalilzad calls for Afghan 'humanitarian ceasefire' to fight virus

The US special envoy who brokered a deal with the Taliban called Sunday for the insurgents to implement a humanitarian ceasefire while Afghanistan tries to tackle its worsening coronavirus crisis.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Appointment of Lodhi as CEO CPPA-G: Cabinet members show dissatisfaction

The appointment of Abid Latif Lodhi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Central Power Purchasing Agency -Guaranteed (CPPA-G), is unlikely as several cabinet members have shown dissatisfaction at his previous record, well informed sources told Business Re
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Sindh approaches FIA to act against 'fake' audiotapes

Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing & Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the Sindh government has written a letter to the Federal Investigation Agency's cyber crime cell to inv
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

President pays surprise visit to mosques

President Dr Arif Alvi paid a surprise visit to multiple mosques in Rawalpindi Saturday night to look over preparations for taraweeh prayers in the city.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Salim Malik apologises to nation over match fixing

Former captain Saleem Malik on Sunday assured unconditional cooperation to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and International Cricket Council (ICC), insisting that he should be given a second chance like others.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Letters
'Sacred resistance?'

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Sacred resistance?" carried by the newspaper recently. The newspaper has concluded its argument in the following words: "So far the only country that seems to have won the war on coronavirus is China a
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Articles
US response to virus splinters into acrimony and uncertainty

Six weeks after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus, the United States is deeply divided over the correct economic and health response.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Articles
Mind your distance

Man is a social animal. Social isolation causes depression. Human interaction can never be replaced with machine interaction. Facebook can never substitute face to face. Virtual is not real. Human touch cannot to be compared with touch screen. And so on a
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Articles
Critical appraisal of SBP report

The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) report for the first half of the current financial year reiterated its unconditional support for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme conditions - a pledge restated in the one-page Monetary Policy Committee st
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Coronavirus-hit rural Pakistan

To lockdown or not to lockdown that is the question. But this question is largely relevant to urban population centres. The rural areas are not in lockdown, but even then they have lost freedom of movement and essential means to make both ends meet. The c
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Foreign investment in debt market

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data uploaded on its website indicates that around one billion dollars of government debt securities (from three months to a year) have been purchased by foreign investors, mostly in the UK, which may have contributed to t
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Brief Recordings
Covid-19 seen hitting organised retailers' market share: An interview with stakeholders of organised retail sector

ZIAD BASHIR (Director, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited
Updated 27 Apr, 2020 11:23am

KMC postpones taking rent from 7,500 shops in 43 markets

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has decided to defer to take rent from tenants of 7500 shops in 43 KMC markets, adding that the same would be charged in four-month installation. Talking to a delegation of All City Tajir Ittehad here, Mayor Karachi
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Manifold increase in prices of essential food items witnessed

A manifold increase in prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, gram flour (baisen) vegetable, pulses, fruits, dates, flour, beverages, ghee/cooking oil and others was witnessed in here retail market since advent of Ramazan, said
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Business & Economy
OLX conducts online training for 28 business startups

OLX Pakistan conducted a special online training in Pakistan recently for 28 business startups based in Peshawar from Wednesday, April 22 to Friday, April 24, 2020.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

PDMA directly giving medical supplies to hospitals: Zafar

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Affairs Dr Zafar Mirza said on Sunday that Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) was providing medical supplies directly to the hospitals to deal with coronavirus pandemic.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

250 stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Australia

As many as 250 stranded Pakistanis were repatriated Sunday from Australia through a special flight of Pakistan International Airline after they were stuck up due to closure of flight operation following outbreak of COVID-19.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Coronavirus spread: Quetta doctors call for 20-day curfew

With the government moving towards "smart lockdown" in coronavirus hotspots, the clamor for stricter lockdown restrictions to contain the spread of the deadly virus is growing louder.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Minister confirms 85 new Covid-19 cases in KP

Advisor to KP CM on Information, Ajmal Wazir has said that with the confirming of 85 new cases during last 24 hours the total number of coronavirus patients has reached to 1,793 with four more deaths have also been recorded from the deadly virus.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Cotton & Textile
WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW: No trading activity because of lockdown

The sowing of cotton is successfully going on. Cotton production is expected to increase. The new crop of cotton is expected to start arriving partially from the month of June in Sindh. Export sector is demanding restoration of zero rated status.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

North Waziristan operation: Nine terrorists killed, two soldiers martyred

At least nine terrorists were killed and one was apprehended in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khaisura and Dossali areas of North Waziristan district late Saturday night.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

SIU arrests six accused involved in heinous crimes

The Special Investigation Unit Karachi on Sunday arrested six accused, involved in heinous crimes, from different parts of the megalopolis and recovered illegal arms, motorbikes and drugs from their possession.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Ehsaas Program phase 1 & II: Rs 1.58 billion disbursed among 131,908 deserving persons

The amount of Rs 1.58 billion has been disbursed so far among 131908 deserving men and women under Ehsaas Program phase 1& II.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Karachi with 301 new cases stands worst affected division of Sindh: Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 383 new cases of coronavirus have been detected during last 24 hours which is the first highest figures of last 61 days of coronavirus emergency, February 26 to April 26.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Health sector topmost priority in next ADP: KP CM

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan has termed the health sector as the top priority of the provincial government for the Annual Development Program (ADP) of the next financial year.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

166 shopkeepers arrested over violation of lockdown

District administration Peshawar has continued crackdown on the violators of the lockdown on Sunday and arrested 166 persons for keeping shops open in violation of restrictions in this regard.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Covid-19 epidemic: Another load of medical supplies transported by Chinese

Chinese enterprises and organizations teamed up in donating another load of 18 tons much-needed medical supplies to help Pakistan's health authorities prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Business & Economy
Tea imports shrink 15.61 percent in 3 quarters

The tea imports into the country witnessed declined 15.61 percent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year (2019-20) as against the same period of last fiscal year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Coronavirus pandemic: Parliamentary body meeting today

The parliamentary committee on coronavirus pandemic is going to be held today (Monday) with Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser in the chair to discuss impact of lockdown on the overall economy of the country.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Taxes
FBR's field formations: Positive cases increasing as 14 more taxmen infected with virus

The number of cases with Covid-19 positive has been increasing in the field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), as now 14 employees/officers of Regional Taxpayer Office (RTO) Quetta have been found infected with the virus.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Buzdar salutes doctors and paramedical staff

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar censured that those enjoyed power for many decades could not handover even a strong healthcare system to the nation and announced to provide additional salary to doctors and paramedical staff giving treatment to c
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Compliance of Ramazan guidelines: Umar seeks feedback from provinces

Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday sought feedback from provinces on compliance of Ramazan guidelines by masses as confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to 13,165.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
PSX remains calm despite Covid-19 hits market worse than 2008 crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has been spiralling around the globe crashing the economies, did not spare the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which in totality dipped 62 percent during the pandemic.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Punjab governor hints at strict lockdown

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has warned that the government will be left with no option but to take stringent measures, if the people did not take coronavirus pandemic seriously. "Easing lockdown to allow selected businesses does not mean that
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Shehbaz blasts PM for delay in SFC report

The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday blasted Prime Minister Imran Khan for the delay in Sugar Forensic Commission (SFC) report, and termed it 'proof of the prime minister's guilt'.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Indian woman gang raped after quarantined alone in school

An Indian woman was allegedly gang raped in a school in the desert state of Rajasthan where she had been quarantined for a night by the police amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a police official said on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Yemen crisis deepens

Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country's south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a long and separate conflict with Huthi rebels who control much of the north.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Acclaimed Swedish author Per Olov Enquist dies

Per Olov Enquist, one of Sweden's most acclaimed authors who wrote "The Visit of the Royal Physician," has died aged 85, his family told Swedish media on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Train possibly belonging to North Korean leader spotted in resort town: think tank

A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at a resort town in the country, according to satellite images reviewed by a Washington-based North Korea monitoring project, amid conflicting reports about Kim's
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Germany's AfD party drops 'fascist' spokesman

Germany's far-right AfD party on Sunday said it had suspended a longtime spokesman, reportedly after he described himself as a fascist and praised his "Aryan grandfather".
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Beijing bans 'uncivilised' behaviour to improve public hygiene

Beijing has banned "uncivilised" behaviour such as not covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, the city government said Sunday, in a new set of regulations to improve public hygiene amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

China says all virus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told reporters on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Syrian government ends school early for over 4m students

More than four million students in Syria confined at home due to the coronavirus will not resume classes this year but will advance to the next grade, the government said Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Australia launches app to trace coronavirus contacts

Australia has launched a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insisted Sunday were unwarranted.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

China seizes over 89m shoddy face masks

China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Lockdowns ease as global infections near 3 million

Spanish children were allowed outside on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries eased lockdown measures in a bid to slowly reopen economies gutted by the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly three million people worldwide.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
'Quitaly' indicators back on eurozone markets' radar

Market gauges measuring euro break-up risk emanating from Italy are starting to flicker, flagging the risk that another existential crisis may be building for the eurozone.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Equity valuations rebounding, with bleak earnings a wild card

The sharp rebound in equities has pushed widely used measures of valuing US shares to their highest level in years.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Major Gulf stocks up as some ease coronavirus restrictions

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose on Sunday, led by gains in banking shares, as some nations in the region eased coronavirus restrictions during the holy month of Ramadan.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Investors grab junk bonds, cash still king

Investors added onto junk-rated bond funds as the new consensus in markets was to "buy what the Fed buys", BofA's note on fund flows showed on Friday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
Dollar-backed crypto shapes up as pandemic winner

Who needs physical money? The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted problems with cash, which is neither contactless nor clean. Some investors have turned their attention to so-called stablecoins like Tether and USD Coin. These dollar-backed cryptocurrenci
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
As oil slumps, investors reinforce short commodity currency bets

Investors are looking to ramp up wagers against already-battered commodity currencies, a sign that many believe a rebound in oil prices is nowhere in sight after this week's historic plunge in crude.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Foreigners remain net sellers of Japan stocks for 10th week

Foreigners sold Japanese equities during the week ended April 17, marking their tenth straight week of net selling, as economic damage from COVID-19 weighed on investor sentiment.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
African currencies week ahead

Nigeria's local currency is expected to trade on the back foot next week while those of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania hold steady.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Political turmoil hammers Brazil markets during pandemic

Brazilian stocks sank as much as 9.6%, and the real slid to new lows on Friday as political turmoil in the country added to mounting concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, while risk aversion ravaged Latin American markets.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Stocks
Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight falls on 'dividend aristocrats' after market tumult

Companies across a range of industries are slashing or suspending dividends to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, complicating the stock selection process for money managers eager to buttress their portfolios with a steady strea
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Commodities
China's Yunnan launches 800,000 tonnes metals stockpiling drive

China's Yunnan province said on Sunday it would set aside 1 billion yuan ($141.22 million) to help businesses stockpile 800,000 tonnes of nonferrous metal as part of efforts to boost its real economy following the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Global Business Economy
Daimler says China business picks up again

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler has seen business stabilise in China after the country ended coronavirus lockdowns, a senior manager at the German carmaker told a newspaper on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

IT & Computers
In U-turn, Germany backs Google and Apple on virus app

The German government on Sunday switched to backing a coronavirus-tracing app using technology supported by Google and Apple, ditching a German-led alternative that had come under fire over privacy concerns.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
Europe's banks not doing enough on climate

Europe's 20 biggest commercial banks are not doing enough to fight climate change - but have made progress in recent years, a UK-based pressure group claimed on Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Cotton & Textile
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

Hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry's vulnerable and largely female workforce could be exposed to the contagion.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

G20 launches initiative for health tools needed to combat coronavirus

The group of 20 rich and emerging economies on Sunday launched an international initiative to accelerate access to health tools needed to fight the new coronavirus.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
New York plans how to return to business

Banks are considering letting some employees keep working from home indefinitely, and staggering the shifts of those who do come into the office. Hotels are trying to figure out a way to let arriving guests go straight to their rooms without signing in at
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Commodities
Russia suspends grain exports until July 1

Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, is suspending grain exports, including wheat, rye, barley and corn until July 1, the ministry of agriculture said Sunday.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Energy
Venezuela's gasoline goes from world's cheapest to steepest as fuel shortages bite

Venezuelans reported paying above $2 per liter ($7.57 per gallon) for gasoline last week amid fuel shortages, one of the world's highest rates and a dramatic reversal for an OPEC nation that long boasted of having the world's cheapest fuel.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Money & Banking
Mnuchin predicts US economic 'bounce back'

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted Sunday the US economy will come roaring back even amid warnings from another White House adviser of longer-term impacts of the coronavirus pandemic's unprecedented shock to the economy.
Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Aaj TV - Monday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (April 26, 2020) and the forecast for Monday (April 27, 2020).

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Rates
Returns on Profit and Loss Sharing Investment Bank Accounts (July to December 2019)

Comparative table of returns being given banks on their Profit and Loss Sharing Investment Accounts and Term Deposits.

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Rates
Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (April 20 to 24, 2020).

Published 27 Apr, 2020 02:51am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency Rate

USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20

278.48

USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20

278.28

USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20

156.31

USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20

0.89

Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20

1.26

Euro to USD / Dec 20

1.04

Stock Volume

S&P 500 / Dec 20

5,930.85

India Sensex / Dec 20

78,041.59

Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20

38,701.90

Nasdaq / Dec 20

19,572.60

Hang Seng / Dec 20

19,720.70

FTSE 100 / Dec 20

8,084.36

Dow Jones / Dec 20

42,840.26

Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20

19,884.75

Item Value

Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20

69.46

Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20

234,311

Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20

2,622.91

Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20

68.06

Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21

17,585

Petrol/Litre / Dec 22

252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock Price

Media Times Ltd / Dec 20

Media Times Limited(MDTL)

2.37

▲ 0.37 (18.50%)

Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20

Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)

7.23

▲ 1.00 (16.05%)

Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20

First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)

2.12

▲ 0.26 (13.98%)

Khalid Siraj / Dec 20

Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)

9.60

▲ 0.97 (11.24%)

Aruj Industries / Dec 20

Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)

9.90

▲ 0.98 (10.99%)

Escorts Bank / Dec 20

Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)

4.79

▲ 0.47 (10.88%)

Cresent Jute / Dec 20

Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)

4.20

▲ 0.40 (10.53%)

S.G.Power / Dec 20

S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)

11.19

▲ 1.02 (10.03%)

P.T.C.L. / Dec 20

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)

25.80

▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock Price

LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20

LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)

16.25

▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)

Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20

Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)

41.93

▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)

Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20

Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)

31.05

▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)

Reliance Cotton / Dec 20

Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)

621

▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)

Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20

Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)

27.72

▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)

Olympia Mills / Dec 20

Olympia Mills Limited(OML)

34.58

▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)

Nagina Cot. / Dec 20

Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)

48.92

▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)

Oilboy Energy / Dec 20

Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)

11.39

▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)

Arpak Int. / Dec 20

Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)

65.22

▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock Volume

WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20

Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)

177,645,248

▲ 0.10

K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20

K-Electric Limited(KEL)

81,901,542

▲ 0.16

Cnergyico PK / Dec 20

Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)

68,345,098

▲ 0.12

Pak Elektron / Dec 20

Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)

57,974,101

▲ 1.47

Pak Refinery / Dec 20

Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)

45,251,944

▲ 0.40

Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20

Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)

43,240,462

▲ 1.00

Sui South Gas / Dec 20

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)

40,539,001

▼ -0.74

B.O.Punjab / Dec 20

The Bank of Punjab(BOP)

35,598,669

▲ 0.24

Symmetry Group / Dec 20

Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)

34,869,613

▼ -0.72

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72