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Print - 2020-05-30
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 30 May, 2020 12:06am
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 30 May, 2020 12:06am
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 (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
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 (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
BOARD MEETINGS
Stocks

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Member to Member
Stocks

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Shipping Intelligence
Schedules

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX
Rates

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Friday (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Cotton Spot Rates
Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Bullion Rates
Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (May 29, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (May 29, 2020) and the forecast for Saturday (May 30, 2020).

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Euro tests two-month highs in Europe
Money & Banking

Euro tests two-month highs in Europe

The euro extended its gains, testing two-month highs, on Friday as traders waited for US President Donald Trump's response to China's tightening control over Hong Kong, which could worsen tensions between the two over the financial hub.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Early trade in New York: Dollar weakens against euro
Money & Banking

Early trade in New York: Dollar weakens against euro

The dollar extended its slide against a surging euro on Friday, hurt by month-end flows and as the common currency continued to enjoy a boost from the European Union's recently announced plan to prop up the bloc's coronavirus-hit economies with a 750 bill
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Sterling sinks to two-month low
Money & Banking

Sterling sinks to two-month low

The pound fell to a two-month low against a broadly strong euro on Friday ahead of a new round of Brexit talks next week, but it recovered a little against a weaker dollar.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Rouble weakens
Money & Banking

Rouble weakens

The Russian rouble eased on Friday, pricing in a decline in oil prices, but was on track to post a second consecutive monthly gain, driven by hopes for a global economic rebound. The rouble, which lost 12% so far this year against the greenback is under p
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Gold gains in New York
Commodities

Gold gains in New York

Gold rose 1% on Friday as caution set in with investors awaiting US President Donald Trump's response to a Chinese national security law for Hong Kong and its potential impact on an already fragile global economy.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Oil prices mixed on US-China tensions
Energy

Oil prices mixed on US-China tensions

Oil prices were mixed on Friday, but were closing out the month with strong gains, bolstered growing fuel demand even as investors worried about worsening Washington-Beijing relations.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Cotton falls to a near three-week low
Cotton & Textile

Cotton falls to a near three-week low

ICE cotton futures dropped to a near three-week low on Friday, ahead of a US response to new Chinese national security legislation for Hong Kong in a potential increase in tensions that could hamper Chinese buying of the natural fiber.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
New York cotton
Cotton & Textile

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Cotton business likely to resume soon
Cotton & Textile

Cotton business likely to resume soon

Trading activity resumes on the cotton market after Eid holidays. Market sources told that 50 maund Phutti was sold at Rs 3500 per 40 kg while there were reports of trading of Khal in the market.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim
Business & Economy

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

The Karachi Port handled 119,476 tonnes of cargo comprising 102,138 tonnes of import cargo and 17,338 tonnes of export cargo including 3,011 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Dalian iron ore futures fall to three-day low
Commodities

Dalian iron ore futures fall to three-day low

Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange snapped a three-day slump to gain as much as 2.4% on Thursday, boosted by firm demand at steel mills as construction restarts speed up amid the government's consumption stimulus.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Scientists raise concern over hydroxychloroquine study

Scientists raise concern over hydroxychloroquine study

Dozens of scientists have raised concerns over a large-scale study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine published in the Lancet that led to the World Health Organization suspending clinical trials of the anti-viral drugs as a potential treatment for COVI
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Taiwan top court rules adultery no longer a crime

Taiwan top court rules adultery no longer a crime

Taiwan's top court decriminalised adultery Friday, ruling the law against it breached constitutional protections of sexual autonomy and equality, in a move hailed by rights groups. "The Criminal Code should not be used to punish actions that hurt personal
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
US approves sale of 84 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

US approves sale of 84 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

The United States said Thursday it has approved the sale of 84 of the most recent generation of Patriot missiles to Kuwait, plus equipment to modernize the country's antimissile program, for a total of $1.425 billion.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
ICC allows I Coast ex-president Gbagbo to leave Belgium

ICC allows I Coast ex-president Gbagbo to leave Belgium

Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo can leave Belgium under certain conditions, the International Criminal Court said Thursday, following his acquittal last year over post-election violence that killed 3,000 people.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Young Italian doctors protest for education reform

Young Italian doctors protest for education reform

Young doctors and medical students demonstrated across Italy on Friday, some throwing their white coats on the ground as they called for educational reform and for scholarships allowing them to specialise.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Uzbekistan auctions off landmark Soviet-era hotel

Uzbekistan auctions off landmark Soviet-era hotel

Uzbekistan has sold a controlling stake in its most famous hotel to a firm based in Singapore as Tashkent tries to breathe new life into the Soviet-era Brutalist landmark.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Renault to cut 15,000 jobs in 'vital' cost-cutting plan
Global Business Economy

Renault to cut 15,000 jobs in 'vital' cost-cutting plan

Carmaker Renault said Friday that it would cut nearly 15,000 jobs, including 4,600 at its core French operations, as it seeks to steer out of a cash crunch exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Japan's factory, retail sectors slump
Global Business Economy

Japan's factory, retail sectors slump

Japan's factory output slid faster-than-expected and retail sales tumbled the most in more than two decades in April, as the coronavirus pandemic wrecked both foreign and domestic demand for the country's autos and other manufactured goods.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
31 coronavirus patients die in Sindh

31 coronavirus patients die in Sindh

As many as 31 more patients of the coronavirus died during the last 24 hours in Sindh, the highest figure since March 19 when the first coronavirus death occurred, while 804 new cases emerged.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Met advises farmers to protect crop from rains

Met advises farmers to protect crop from rains

The Met Office on Friday asked the farmers to make plans for crops protection against the negative impacts of the 'unprecedented' continuing rains in the country.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Daily-wage earners receive food packs

Daily-wage earners receive food packs

Ghulam Fareed, a daily-wage earner, had been stuck at home since the imposition of the lockdown on March 22. He was worried to death how to support his family. And then help arrived.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
UK providing £4.39 million aid for fighting coronavirus

UK providing £4.39 million aid for fighting coronavirus

The United Kingdom (UK) announced further assistance of £4.39 million to Pakistan in the fight against the coronavirus and to mitigate its impacts by providing aid for the most vulnerable, and boosting wider public health communications, the British High
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Justice Isa files plea, raises questions

Justice Isa files plea, raises questions

Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Friday filed an application in the Supreme Court raising various questions for Law Minister Farogh Naseem and Special Assistant to PM on Accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Lesco launches operation against power theft
Energy

Lesco launches operation against power theft

The Divisional Task Force of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) carried out a search operation in Kasur circle against the consumers involved in power theft and detected 29 electricity connections with various malfunctions on Friday.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Police put on high-alert due to 'expected' terrorist strike

Police put on high-alert due to 'expected' terrorist strike

Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Faisal Shahzad directed the filed officers on Friday to remain extra vigilant due to prevailing security challenges and an "expected" terrorist strike in the provincial capital.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Powerloom industries facing crisis
Business & Economy

Powerloom industries facing crisis

Powerloom Industries, which was main livelihood of Faisalabad, has now been, reached to the edge of disaster due to severest ever liquidity crisis in the history of Pakistan, while a portion of small Power Looms of in size 56 inches had been sold out in K
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am
Traffic accidents claim 71 lives in Punjab during Eid holidays

Traffic accidents claim 71 lives in Punjab during Eid holidays

The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) provided emergency care to as many as 19,285 people across the province during Eid holidays while responding to 7,065 emergencies of road traffic crashes in which 71 precious lives were lost.
Published 30 May, 2020 12:06am