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Cancellation of leave of all essential services staff ordered: NDMA cleaning only three KMC storm water drains: Murad

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that out of 38 storm water drains of Karachi...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

EU launches 'in-depth' probe of Google bid for Fitbit

BRUSSELS: The European Commission launched an "in-depth investigation" on Tuesday into whether US tech giant ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Europe

Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight

PARIS: Scientists said Tuesday they had discovered a way to detect space debris even in daylight hours, potentially...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Asia

Malaysia ditches law to combat forest fire smog

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was criticised Tuesday for abandoning plans to introduce legislation that would have punished...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Europe

Spain's scandal-hit former king flees into exile

MADRID: Spain's former king Juan Carlos, at the centre of an alleged $100-million corruption scandal, has reportedly...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Europe

France could lose control of virus spread: science council

PARIS": France could "at any moment" lose control over the spread of the coronavirus, the government's Covid-19...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Europe

Germany lifts travel warning for four Turkish regions

BERLIN: Germany lifted its travel warning for several coastal regions of Turkey on Tuesday, ceding partially to ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

USA

US announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for Covid-19

WASHINGTON: The US has begun late stage clinical trials into a drug formulated to fight Covid-19, officials said...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Zara Larsson ends collaboration with Huawei

STOCKHOLM: Swedish singer Zara Larsson said Tuesday that she had ended her collaboration with China's Huawei to...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

USA

New York takes flood measures as storm pounds US East Coast

WILMINGTON: Tropical storm Isaias pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving rain and strong winds on Tuesday,...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

All member states ratify UN child labour convention

GENEVA: Every member state has ratified a United Nations convention banning the worst forms of child labour, the UN...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

World War III may ensue if Kashmir issue is not resolved, says PSP chief

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that self-determination is a fundamental...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

'Youm-e-Istehsal' today

LAHORE: The Pakistani nation is observing "Youm-e-Istehsal" on Wednesday (today) to mark the first anniversary of...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Additional info on India's HR violations: Qureshi again writes letter to UNSC president

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of one year of India's illegal and unilateral measures of 5 August 2019 in the Indian...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Content moderation: PTA to get into suitable arrangement with Twitter, Gmail

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is striving to get into a suitable arrangement with Twitter ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rain forecast: K-Electric identifies 451 dangerous locations

KARACHI: In view of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met) forecast for a new spell of rain and urban ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Number of positive cases significantly reduces in capital

ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed coronavirus positive cases has significantly reduced in the federal capital, and...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:22am

Animals' deaths at zoo: IHC seeks complete investigation

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the authorities to complete investigation into recent...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:22am

Thatta water supply reference: Indictment of Zardari, others deferred again

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing multi-billion rupees fake bank accounts case on Tuesday again deferred...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:23am

Indian siege of IOK not to conquer aspirations of Kashmiris: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said that the Indian siege of held...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:23am

Ombudsman calls for report on cyber crimes against children

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ombudsman, Syed Tahir Shahbaz, has asked the National Child Commissioner (NCC), Ejaz Ahmed...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:24am

Illegal actions and crimes against Kashmiris: World community's help sought to hold India accountable

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker, Asad Qaiser, has urged the international community to play its due role in...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:25am

Dual nationality case: Vawda seeks dismissal of petitions against him

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda sought the dismissal of petitions against him in the...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Special status of IOK: Speakers urge government to consult ICJ against Indian step

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a National Kashmir Consultative Conference have stressed upon the government to consult the...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Insurance compensation: Heirs of PIA plane crash victims to get Rs 10 million per passenger

KARACHI: In an unprecedented move, PIA was able to convince the insurance company to pay an amount of Rs 10 million...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (August 4, 2020) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 5, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

TCP all set to import sugar and wheat

KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is all set to initiate the import of sugar and wheat for domestic...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

PSX, BRIndex100 on slippage motion

KARACHI: Despite foreign buying, Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed on negative note as the local investors...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Letters

'BLM and us'

LETTER: This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "BLM and us" carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Currency

Weak dollar no boon for emerging markets this time

ARTICLE: Typically a boon for emerging markets, this year's plunge in the U.S. dollar may fail to boost the...

Updated 05 Aug, 2020 03:22am

Freedom of speech

ARTICLE: 'If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter,'...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

Double trouble?

ARTICLE: Oil prices are tumbling not because of supply glut but because its demand is plummeting. There is virtually...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

Coffee rallies on concern over tightening supplies

NEW YORK: ICE coffee futures in New York and London rallied on Tuesday, driven by worries over tightening supplies ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

CM for effective drive against price hike, hoarding

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to run an effective campaign against artificial...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Tribute paid to over 7,000 martyrs of police department

LAHORE: Like other parts of the country, the Police Martyrs Day 2020 was observed in the provincial capital on...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Minister orders strict monitoring of flour mills

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Food Abdul Aleem Khan has directed the district officers of the food department across...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Hong Kong shares rebound

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks snapped a three-session losing streak and ended higher on Tuesday, led by strong gains ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Nikkei moves up

TOKYO: Japanese shares ended higher on Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by a tech-led overnight rally on ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

European stocks flat

MILAN: A surge in BP shares after it laid out plans to cut its oil and gas output and boost investments in renewable...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

China stocks jump

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended higher on Tuesday, underpinned by strong gains in banks as investors cheered Beijing's...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Tuesday's early afternoon trade: S&P, Dow drift higher

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Dow crept higher on Tuesday as investors held out for more US government stimulus, but...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Nasdaq hits record high

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq surged to a record high close on Monday as a rebound in multibillion-dollar deals, including...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Kuwaiti and Egyptian shares up

DUBAI: Stock markets in Kuwait and Egypt rose on Tuesday as trading resumed after Eid holidays, while the Dubai...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Australian, NZ shares rise

SYDNEY: Australian shares rose on Tuesday by their most in two weeks, as a tech-led overnight rally on Wall Street...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

FTSE 100 flat on mixed earnings

LONDON: London's blue-chip FTSE 100 ended flat on Tuesday as mixed earnings and rising friction between the United...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 120,717 tonnes of cargo comprising 87,912 tonnes of import cargo and 32,805 tonnes...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Death of a child due to electrocution: SC upholds SHC verdict against sessions court order

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld the verdict of the Sindh High Court (SHC) which turned down the...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Kashmir, where our heart is

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH (Information Minister Sindh) ARTICLE: The Indian aggression in Kashmir has been going on ...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

New spell of monsoon rain: Mayor puts depts on high alert

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Tuesday put all concerned departments of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Partly Facetious: IK does what US Presidents do

ARTICLE: "Naya Pakistan is with us." "I agree this is the New Pakistan. Can you guess why I reckon we live in Naya...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

Prices of essential kitchen items witness manifold increase from 2018 to 2020

ISLAMABAD: Prices of essential kitchen items especially wheat flour, sugar, pulses, spices, ghee/cooking oil, rice,...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

Gong ceremony to mark first listing of 2020 of TOMCL held at PSX

KARACHI: A gong ceremony to mark the first listing of the year 2020 of The Organic Meat Company Limited (TOMCL) was...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

LME official prices

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Grains

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Paper

Lahore Paper Market Rates

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================================= Offset...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.Ports

Shipping Intelligence

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Currency

THE RUPEE: Overall loss

KARACHI: On Tuesday, Pakistan Rupee fell against USD in both interbank and open markets. In the open market, its...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates

Revised Rates of Debt Securities

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates

Member to Member

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan

KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Tuesday (August 4, 2020)...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Stocks

NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL)

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.BR Index

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ==================================== BR...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

BOARD MEETINGS

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

Board meetings in progress

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Exchange

Proposed right issues

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price 1,378.3818...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES

KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.EFU

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Rates.KIBOR

Kibor interbank offered rates

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (August 4, 2020). ========================== KIBOR...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Libor

LIBOR interbank offered rates

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (August 4,...

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (August 4, 2020)....

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Forex

Currency notes: exchange rates

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Forex

Exchange rates: buying and selling

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

Published 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

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 05 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Currency

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 4	277.99
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 4	277.79
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 4	152.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 4	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 4	1.30
Euro to USD / Nov 4	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 4	5,712.69
India Sensex / Nov 4	78,782.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 4	38,053.67
Nasdaq / Nov 4	18,179.98
Hang Seng / Nov 4	20,567.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 4	8,184.24
Dow Jones / Nov 4	41,794.60
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 4	19,147.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 4	71.65
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 4	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 4	244,227
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 4	2,745.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 4	69.93
Petrol/Litre / Nov 5	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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