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Iran says deal reached to buy Russian fighter jets

TEHRAN: Iran has finalised a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defence...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:57am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (March 11, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (March 12, 2023)...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

PDM to boycott NA by-polls in KP

PESHAWAR: The coalition government partners on Saturday announced that they would not participate in the ...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Data gathered by BR shows ICT witnesses rise in crimes

ISLAMABAD: A significant increase was seen in criminal cases in the capital, with 76 cases of auto theft, 63 mobile...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

General elections in Punjab: Swati concerned at ‘non-provision’ of nomination papers to PTI candidates

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati on Saturday expressed concerns over non-provision of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Deferment of indictment in sedition case: Court rejects Gill’s plea, will frame charges on 22nd

ISLAMABAD: A local court, on Saturday, rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill’s application...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Four killed in road mishap

VEHARI: At least four persons of a family were killed while six others sustained serious injuries in a road mishap....

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

CM, IG address press conference: PTI worker died in accident not due to police torture: CM

LAHORE: Terming as baseless the allegations being levelled against him on social media in connection with death of a...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

‘Digital Pakistan’: Dr Imran Batada’s book launched at IoBM event

KARACHI: The book “Digital Pakistan” by Dr Imran Batada was launched at the Institute of Business Management...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

6th international PATS competition concludes

RAWALPINDI: The 60-hour long arduous and rigorous 6th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition was...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Ban imposed by Pemra: LHC bench to proceed with Imran’s plea tomorrow

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) would proceed with a petition of PTI Chairman Imran Khan on...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Industry

Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Cricketer fined for breaching PSL Code of Conduct

LAHORE: Multan Sultans’ Khushdil Shah has been fined 10 percent of match fee for a level 1 breach of the HBL PSL...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

SLLBC inks MoU with BVH Bahawalpur for cornea transplants

LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding was signed between Sri Lanka Lahore Business Council (SLLBC) and Bahawal...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

PTI worker killed in police custody, claims Fawad

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry has rejected the caretaker Punjab...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

LHC asks govt to consider sick prisoner’s early release

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that prisoners suffering from serious ailments and those who are old and...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

PML-N’s Sheikh Waqas Akram joins PTI

LAHORE: Former federal minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sheikh Waqas Akram along with his...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Two policemen killed in Sistan-Baluchistan

TEHRAN: Gunmen ambushed and killed two Iranian policemen on patrol in the restive southeastern province of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Shape up or ship out!

For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Educational standards being improved, says PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the federal government was improving the educational...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Commodities

Gold prices go up

KARACHI: Gold on Saturday regained a sizeable value on the local market, traders said. Prices grew by Rs1200 to...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Costly electricity to increase poverty: PDP chairman

KARACHI: Costly electricity would further spur poverty in Pakistan, making life miserable for tens of millions of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Weather turning hot in Sindh

Weather is likely to scorch plains in the province during the daytime

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 10:02am

CFAMM from tomorrow: Hina to undertake official visit to London

Minister of state will also hold meetings with participating leaders of other Commonwealth countries

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 10:02am

PCATP election results challenged in IHC

IHC urged to set aside the election results and order transparent re-polling

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 10:01am

Customs sets up cell to monitor sugar export

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has established a special cell at the Port Qasim Collectorate to monitor the exports of...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:59am

Revenue from corporate sector drops 30pc due to massive closures

LAHORE: Revenue generation from the corporate sector has dropped by 30 percent due to massive closures, particularly...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:59am

SS Sheet under PCT heading 7219.9090: FBR body rules against imposition of 20pc duty

ISLAMABAD: The customs classification committee of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared that the...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:55am

Social protection: World Bank’s $200m Punjab project makes little progress

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank “Punjab Human Capital Investment Project (PHCIP)” worth $200 million made limited...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:58am

Letters

‘The gloves are off’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “The gloves are off” carried by the newspaper yesterday. First...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items witness mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Commodities

Dalian iron ore rises as China enters peak construction season

BEIJING: Iron ore futures rose on Friday, with the Dalian benchmark price on track for a fifth consecutive weekly...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Energy

India’s February fuel demand hits 24-year-high

NEW DELHI: India’s fuel demand hit its highest level in at least 24 years in February, data showed on Thursday,...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Grains

Algeria issues tender to buy 50,000 tonnes soft milling wheat

HAMBURG: Algeria's state grains agency OAIC has issued an international tender to buy soft milling wheat to be...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Grains

India’s rice rates fall on fewer buyers

NEW DELHI: India’s rice export prices extended their decline this week as demand from key importing countries...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market remains steady

LAHORE: The local market on Saturday remained steady and the trading volume remained satisfactory. Cotton Analyst...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton spot rates

KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 11, 2023)....

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Grains

Paris wheat slips again as Black Sea corridor seen holding

PARIS: Wheat eased on Friday to set a latest one-year low as expectations that a Black Sea shipping corridor from...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Grains

Wheat set for fourth week of losses on Russia-Ukraine deal optimism

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat lost more ground on Friday with the market poised for its fourth week of decline on growing...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Energy

Asia Naphtha Gasoline markets end week in loss

NEW DELHI: Asia’s naphtha refining profit margin weakened by about 15% this week amid a decline in prices of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures fall

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures fell first weekly drop in three, as traders assessed a slowing growth rate in...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Energy

US oil & gas rig count falls for fourth week in a row

NEW YORK: U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fourth week in a ...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Commodities

Raw sugar prices decline

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on the ICE fell on Friday, depressed by weakness in crude oil and many other commodity...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Taxes

Achievement of revised target of Rs7.641trn: FBR chief asks Karachi taxmen to enforce additional taxation steps

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad has directed the senior Inland Revenue officials of Karachi...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

South Asia

MSCI ESG raters flag governance risks at embattled Adani Group

NEW YORK: MSCI ESG Research said on Friday it recently changed some of its environmental, social and governance...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Industry

Need underlined for building gender-inclusive digital economy

ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Council of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a conference focusing on...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

PM seeks reforms in agri sector

LAHORE: Expressing displeasure over the import of agri products despite having the status of agricultural country,...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

India’s obsession with policing social media

EDITORIAL: That India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world for each of the last five...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Discontent in the ruling coalition

EDITORIAL: PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s warning that it would “become difficult”...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Industry

Shahzad made chairman of sub-committee on rice

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Engr Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman has appointed Chairman of Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Taxes

Ignoring grounds of appeals tantamount to maladministration: FTO

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued an important ruling that the act of non-consideration of all...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Industry

PSQCA chief assures traders of early resolution of issues

KARACHI: Director General of Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Mir Ghulam Farooq Langove...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Companies

Premier says creation of chaos on roads and anarchy is part of his agenda, aimed at fanning the fire of instability in the country

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 03:54pm

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	281.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	281.53
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	147.13
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.33
Euro to USD / May 14	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 13	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	5,886.55
Nasdaq / May 13	19,010.09
FTSE 100 / May 13	8,602.92
Dow Jones / May 13	42,140.43
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	23,638.56
France CAC40 / May 13	7,873.83
India Sensex / May 14	81,497.76
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38,113.18
Hang Seng / May 14	23,504.69

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 13	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 13	295,096
Cotton US¢/pound / May 13	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 14	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	63.39
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	3,234.38
Diesel/Litre / May 14	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 14 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	9.34 ▲ 1 (11.99%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 14 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.99 ▲ 0.88 (10.85%)
AN Textile Mill / May 14 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	10.79 ▲ 1 (10.21%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 14 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	7.58 ▲ 0.7 (10.17%)
Hala Enterprise / May 14 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	12.05 ▲ 1.1 (10.05%)
Power Cem(Pref) / May 14 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.89 ▲ 1.54 (10.03%)
Dewan Motors / May 14 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	36.03 ▲ 3.28 (10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / May 14 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	21.99 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / May 14 Agritech Limited(AGL)	56.07 ▲ 5.1 (10.01%)
Flying Cement / May 14 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / May 14 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	13.50 ▼ -1.5 (-10%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 14 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	63.95 ▼ -6.05 (-8.64%)
EMCO Industries / May 14 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.65 ▼ -3.13 (-7.49%)
Ideal Spinning / May 14 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	12.03 ▼ -0.97 (-7.46%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 14 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.75 ▼ -0.2 (-6.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / May 14 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	38.50 ▼ -2.76 (-6.69%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / May 14 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	6.15 ▼ -0.44 (-6.68%)
F.Credit & Inv / May 14 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.50 ▼ -0.49 (-6.13%)
TPL REIT Fund I / May 14 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	13 ▼ -0.8 (-5.8%)
B.R.R. Guardian / May 14 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	20.21 ▼ -1.17 (-5.47%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 14 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	28,549,824 ▲ 3.36
Fauji Cement / May 14 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	26,989,801 ▲ 1.02
Sui South Gas / May 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	18,885,313 ▲ 2.24
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 14 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	11,412,848 ▲ 0.7
B.O.Punjab / May 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,328,458 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / May 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,827,179 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / May 14 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,093,289 ▲ 0.08
D.G.K.Cement / May 14 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	9,976,382 ▼ -0.74
K-Electric Ltd. / May 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,756,049 ▲ 0.04
Pak Refinery / May 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,295,396 ▲ 0.65

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