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UK accuses Russia of vaccine research hacking, vote meddling

LONDON: Britain on Thursday risked worsening fraught diplomatic ties with Russia by accusing Moscow-linked hackers ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Qatar likely to host start of Taliban-Afghan govt talks: minister

KABUL: Qatar is likely to host the initial round of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government after...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

PCB, Pepsi extend partnership of men's cricket team

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pepsi on Thursday announced a one-year extension as principal partner of ...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

Punjab Assembly: Opposition seeks resignation of Buzdar

LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly grilled the government during general debate on the price control in...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:24am

The Quaid goes electronic

KARACHI: Following two very successful publications of the prestigious "The Jinnah Anthology" in four Editions over ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Smuggled goods seized

KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC), Jinnah International Airport on Thursday recovered smuggled goods worth ...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:32am

SC dismisses appeals of 294 KPWWB teachers

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed appeals of 294 teachers working in various educational institutes...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:23am

Opening of parks, clubs & public places: SHC seeks reply from KMC & others

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday sought the reply from Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and others...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:23am

Gabon gets first woman prime minister

LIBREVILLE: The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, on Thursday appointed the country's first woman prime...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Solar Orbiter gives unprecedented look at Sun

PARIS: Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the Sun as part of a pan-European...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Jordan top court dissolves country's Muslim Brotherhood

AMMAN: Jordan's top court has dissolved the country's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

Europe

France makes public mask-wearing compulsory indoors

PARIS: France will make the wearing of face masks compulsory in indoor public places from next week, the government...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

States must ensure just pandemic response, vaccines for all: UN rights council

GENEVA: The UN's top rights body adopted a resolution Thursday highlighting states' responsibilities in addressing...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

US sanctions top surgical glove maker over forced labour

KUALA LUMPUR: The US has banned the import of surgical gloves from two subsidiaries of Malaysia's Top Glove - the...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

APNS condoles

KARACHI: All Pakistan Newspapers Society president Hameed Haroon and secretary general Sarmad Ali on behalf of the...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

Lawyers' community demands opening of courts

KARACHI: Lawyers' community Thursday demanded that courts should be opened immediately to resolve the problems of...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

Development works: KMC council approves contract between WB, CLICK

KARACHI: The Council of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation on Thursday approved contract between the World Bank and...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

Number of Covid-19 cases declined by 38.74 percent, claims Umar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, while defending the government's policy towards...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

Dual nationality: PPP to approach ECP against Vawda

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would approach the Election Commission of Pakistan against Federal Minister...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

Call for construction of Kalabagh Dam resonated in NA

ISLAMABAD: The call for the construction of Kalabagh Dam resonated in the National Assembly on Thursday after a...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

166 pilots cleared by PCAA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday announced clearance of 166 Pakistani pilots out of 176,...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

Rawal Lake: Notices issued to CDA chief, defence secretary

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued notices to chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA)...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

Amendment in Article 160 (3A): Rabbani terms move amounts to 'contempt of Parliament'

ISLAMABAD: The federal government's plan to amend Article 160 (3A) of the Constitution aimed at "revisiting resource...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:18am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (July 16, 2020) and the forecast for Friday (July 17, 2020)....

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:21am

Family Planning & Reproductive health given essential service status

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to give status of essential services to the Family...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

Exchange

PSX bullish: BRIndex100 gains 33.09 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trend on Thursday on the back of local investors and ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Letters

Provincial Finance Commissions

LETTER: Asking provinces to constitute finance commission is a step that should have been taken a long ago; ideally,...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Nissan plans 30pc cut in car output to Dec as virus hits demand

ARTICLE: Nissan Motor Co is planning a 30% year-on-year cut in global vehicle production through December as falling...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Oil market: issues and outlook

ARTICLE: From the start of the millennium - to be more precise since 1999 - till around the middle of 2008 when the...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Unpaid refunds

ARTICLE: "The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Grains

London cocoa prices hit lowest level in nearly 2 years

LONDON: London cocoa prices on ICE hit their lowest in nearly two years on Thursday as data showed sharp falls in...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Rahat Kaunain assumes charge as CCP chairperson

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Chairperson of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Rahat Kaunain Hassan, ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Shortage of petrol: LHC seeks AGP's reply if government failed to form commission

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Thursday hearing petition against shortage of petrol...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

Buzdar announces hospital for Turbat

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar announced to establish a 100-bed hospital in Turbat and a ...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

LHC extends interim bail of Shehbaz till 23rd

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday extended interim pre arrest bail of Leader of...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

Stocks

Egyptian shares fall, Saudi index holds steady

DUBAI: Egyptian shares dropped to a six-week low on Thursday as investors fled stocks across the board, while the...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:15am

Stocks

European stocks down

MILAN: European shares ended off session lows on Thursday ahead of a keenly awaited meeting to organise a European...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:15am

Stocks

China shares plunge

SHANGHAI: China stocks posted their biggest fall in more than five months on Thursday, as investors cooled down ...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:16am

Stocks

Thursday's early trade: S&P slips from five-week high

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday with the S&P 500 slipping from a five-week high as ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Stocks

Wall Street rallies

NEW YORK: US stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 at its highest since early June,...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Stocks

Australian shares slip

SYDNEY: Australian shares ended lower on Thursday, after the country's unemployment rate hit a 22-year peak and...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Stocks

Japanese shares weaken

TOKYO: Japanese shares ended lower on Thursday as worries over a surge of domestic coronavirus cases dampened hopes...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Grains

Euronext wheat futures rise for second day

PARIS: Euronext wheat futures rose for a second day on Wednesday, lifted by an accelerating rally in Chicago as...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Energy

European gasoline margins rise

LONDON: Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose on Wednesday as US inventories dropped. US crude stocks,...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:14am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 145,504 tonnes of cargo comprising 104,932 tonnes of import cargo and 40,572 ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

JI chief urges government to provide support to seminaries

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Senator Sirajul Haq on Thursday urging the government to provide all out support to...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:25am

Energy

Oil tankers association announces strike

KARACHI: The Oil Tankers and Contractors Association (OTCA) has announced the countrywide strike for an indefinite...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:15am

Partly Facetious: Platelets up and down

ARTICLE: "The Khan has inaugurated the Diamer Bhasha dam." "In 1998 the then Prime Minister laid the foundation...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Energy

Power ministry urged to run JPCL plant-II on Thar Coal

KARACHI: Sindh energy department has recommended the federal power ministry to design and run the forthcoming 660...

Updated 17 Jul, 2020 03:15am

Grains

Flour prices shoot up due to wheat hoarders: millers' body

HYDERABAD: The Flour Mill Owners' Social Welfare Association president Haji Mohammed Hafeez Khanzada said due to...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

LME official prices

LONDON: The following were Wednesday official prices....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================================= Offset...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Bid Rate Rs...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Currency

THE RUPEE: Weak behaviour

KARACHI: On Thursday, Pakistan Rupee exhibited generally a weakening behaviour on market close except against Euro...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Thursday (July 16, 2020)...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ==================================== BR...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Proposed right issues

KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Clearing Schedule for T+2 System

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Stocks

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,327.2944...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Thursday (July 16, 2020). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Libor

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Thursday (July 16,...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (July 16, 2020)....

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Currency notes: exchange rates

KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Forex

Exchange rates: buying and selling

KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (July ...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Exchange

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Currency

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Cotton

Exports down 6.81 percent YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's exports decreased by 6.81 percent during fiscal year 2019-20 and remained $21.394 billion as...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Construction of houses, apartments: PM's initiative announced

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Thursday announced the initiative taken...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Supreme Court told: Rs40bn needed to implement 3P PSM plan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday questioned the government plan to run the Pakistan Steel Mills...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Ecnec approves Rs 289 billion highway projects

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved four projects of Rs289...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

In comparison with domestic (local sales): GST (imports) collection shows lower growth in FY20

ISLAMABAD: The sales tax (imports) collection showed lower growth as compared to sales tax domestic (local sales),...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

NAB chairman orders inquiry against KE

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) former Justice Javed Iqbal on Thursday directed its Karachi...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Government for increase in KE tariff in phases

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided that K-Electric tariff should be increased in phases to bring it at par with...

Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Currency

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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