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PM, COAS spend Eid with army officers, jawans

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir Thursday spent the day of...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM praises Dar, Bilawal army chief, others

LAHORE: Terming the US$3 billion Stand-By Agreement with the IMF result of team efforts, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

9-month $3bn SBA reached with IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a 3 billion dollars nine-month Stand-By...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Kenya in shock as road crash toll hits 52

NAIROBI: The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya rose to 52 on Saturday, police said, as rescuers...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:28am

Top international envoy to Bosnia annuls controversial laws

SARAJEVO: The High Representative for Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, on Saturday annulled controversial rulings by...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:29am

Pak-American female politician attacked outside prayer hall

NEW YORK: Maryam Khan, a Pakistan-born member of the House of Representatives of the US state of Connecticut, was...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Ogra slashes LPG prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday slashed the prices of LPG by Rs 229.54 per 11.8kg...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Bilawal arrives in Japan on official visit

FO says foreign minister’s visit signals the revival of leadership-level contacts with Japan after a long hiatus

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:30am

Europe’s space telescope launches to target universe’s dark mysteries

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, (United States): Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday on the first-ever...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 01, 2023) and the forecast for Sunday (July 02, 2023)...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Every designated park, green area must be preserved: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that designated parks and green areas must not be allowed to be converted for...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Allotment of symbols: ECP directs political parties to submit applications by 19th

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday directed all the political parties to submit their...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Low-income people: Governor announces issuance of health cards

Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori innocuous people who had Rs30000 to Rs40000 income would be issued health cards after Eidul Adha

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:29am

Flawed budgetary measures

Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Commodities

Vietnam coffee market subdued on low stocks

HANOI: Coffee trading in Vietnam remained sluggish this week as the markets took a hit due to the months-long...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Brazil coffee harvest seen at 45pc, lagging average

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s 2023/24 coffee harvest has reached 45% of the total area by June 27, a report by agribusiness...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

IGC trims forecast for world corn crop

LONDON: The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for 2023/24 global corn production,...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

EU wheat exporters gloomy about new season as Russian supplies flow

PARIS: Wheat exporters in the European Union are facing a tougher start to the new season as massive supplies of...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Iron ore set for best month in 2023 on China stimulus hopes

MANILA: Benchmark iron ore futures were headed for their best month so far in 2023 despite some losses on Friday,...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Asia naphtha lower, gasoline gains

NEW DELHI: Asia’s naphtha refining profit margin logged more than a 200% decline in June amid slow demand from...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

CBOT soybeans soar on USDA acreage

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged by about 6% on Friday after the US Department of Agriculture...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Is oil market’s glass half full or half empty?

LONDON: Global petroleum prices appear reasonable given the level of inventories – to the frustration of the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

US natgas up on rising LNG feedgas, hot weather

NEW YORT: US natural gas futures gained about 4% to a 17-week high on Friday on a daily rise in the amount of gas...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Japanese rubber futures rise

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday, tracking Shanghai gains and a softer yen to end higher for the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

ICE canola futures jump

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures jumped nearly 4% on Friday to touch a six-week high, boosted by soaring US...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Energy

Cash differentials steady

SINGAPORE: Cash differentials for fuel oil held steady in Asia amid thin trade on Friday, while onshore inventories...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Commodities

Asia rice: Indian export rates hit five-year high on thin supplies

MUMBAI/HANOI/ BANGKOK/DHAKA: Top rice exporter India’s rates hit a five-year peak this week on thin supplies and...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Faisalabad: Eid celebrated with religious fervour

Eid congregations were held at Mosques and open places

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:31am

Security guard killed in Karachi

Incident happened after an explosion ripped through a house

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:32am

JI demands SSWMB’s dissolution

Party also seeks powers for the city government and its all departments

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:32am

EFP elects Malik Tahir as President, Feroz Alam as VP

Board of Directors of EFP in their meeting unanimously elected Malik Tahir Javed as President and Muhammad Feroz Alam as Vice President of EFP

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:33am

Slightly above-normal rainfall in upper parts of country expected

LAHORE: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted slightly above normal rainfall in upper parts of the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

LWMC disposes of 56,000 tons of waste during Eid holidays

LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) disposed of more than 56,000 tons of animal waste during three...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Climate change: report says Punjab on list of most vulnerable regions

LAHORE: Over the past 30 years (1975–2005), the minimum temperature of Punjab has increased by 0.97°C and the...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Letters

Both IMF and GoP deserve praise

It is heartening to note that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the lender of last resort, has finally reached ...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

‘China always played a concrete role for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defense Mushahid Hussain Syed on Saturday said that China always...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Arms, ammunition recovered by Kohat police

KOHAT: A large number of arms and ammunition were recovered from a motor car during the operation on Eid-ul-Adha...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM lauds cleanliness drive

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday appreciated the efforts of waste management companies all across...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Salaries: FC personnel on a par with army personnel

ISLAMABAD: The officers and personnel of FC would get salaries at par with those being received by the officers and...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Nawaz may extend Dubai stay for one week

DUBAI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif is likely to extend his stay in Dubai for another...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Veteran actor Shakeel’s death widely mourned

KARACHI: Legendary actor Shakeel Kamal Yousuf has passed away at the age of 85 after a brief illness. In a...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Pakistan, India exchange prisoners’ lists

ISLAMABAD: Consistent with the provisions of the 2008 agreement on consular access, Pakistan on Saturday handed over...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Pakistan condemns desecration of Holy Quran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden, stressing that such wilful...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

PM exchanges Eid greetings with AJK President, Governors

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has assured Kashmiri leadership that Pakistan will continue to extend...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

Memon calls to remember flood victims on Eid

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon talking to the media...

Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am

20,000MT per month from Apr to Sep: Buying LPG spot cargoes exempted from PPRA rules

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has exempted procurement of 20,000 MT Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cargoes on the...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:25am

Dar, SBP governor ink LoI on SBA

LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Friday inked a Letter...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am

Income of shareholder of company: 10pc tax paid on bonus shares to be ‘final tax’

ISLAMABAD: Ten percent tax paid on bonus shares would be the “final tax”, on the income of the shareholder of the...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 03:17pm

New Rs438bn taxation measures enforced

Sales tax has been increased from 12 per cent to 15 per cent on supplies made by POS retailers dealing in leather and textile products from July 1, 2023

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 03:17pm

Reko Diq project: Rs 1.2bn TSG for BMRL obligatory contribution okayed by ECC

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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