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SCCI opposes plan for early closure of markets

PESHAWAR: Business community opposed the early closure of business premises and commercial hubs under energy...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Editorials

Early to bed, early to rise?

EDITORIAL: It’s appreciated that President Arif Alvi put the interests of the country ahead of his party’s...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Govt ‘advised’ to do away with ‘luxuries’: Small traders reject move for early closure of shops

KARACHI: Small traders rejected on Wednesday the government’s decision to ensure early closure of businesses in...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 07:19am

Markets refuse to close early under govt’s energy conservation plan

PESHAWAR/LAHORE: Markets in major cities on Wednesday spurned a new government directive to shut early under an...

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Early closure of markets announced

Markets to close by 8.30pm, wedding halls by 10pm; Punjab rejects plan, KPK is ambivalent
Prices of 20 essential medicines decreased

Updated 04 Jan, 2023 09:40am

Pakistan

Traders tell ministers closure of shops at 8pm ‘unacceptable’

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) on Wednesday conveyed to the Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

Business & Finance

KCCI urges govt to hold consultations on ‘reduced business hours’

KARACHI: President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while referring to...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:55am

Editorials

Conserving energy

EDITORIAL: The government took its sweet time to come up with an energy conservation roadmap which, according to ...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:30am

Closure of shops by 8pm: Policy hinges on provinces’ nod of acknowledgement

Khawaja Asif says energy saving policy would be accorded final approval on Thursday

Updated 21 Dec, 2022 10:14am

Pakistan

Sindh relaxes rules about early closure of markets

KARACHI: Sindh government on Sunday lifted the restrictions related to the early closure of markets in the province...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 08:08am

Pakistan

Traders’ representatives extend support: Punjab CM announces closure of markets, business centres at 9pm

Says traders’ community to be given special favour in their business timings on Saturday

Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.43 ▲ 0.93 (10.94%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 22 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	111 ▲ 8.00 (7.77%)
Towellers Ltd. / Jan 22 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	160 ▲ 9.97 (6.65%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jan 22 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.93 ▲ 0.61 (6.55%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 22 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	14.47 ▲ 0.86 (6.32%)
Hoechst Pak. / Jan 22 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	3,300 ▲ 191.48 (6.16%)
Trust Mod. / Jan 22 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	3.83 ▲ 0.22 (6.09%)

Stock	Price
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 22 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108 ▼ -12.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.09 ▼ -3.56 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340 ▼ -29.90 (-8.08%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jan 22 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.26 ▼ -0.70 (-6.39%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jan 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.50 ▼ -0.44 (-6.34%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 22 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	7.50 ▼ -0.50 (-6.25%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 22 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	33.01 ▼ -2.12 (-6.03%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 22 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	46 ▼ -2.58 (-5.31%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 22 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	14.30 ▼ -0.68 (-4.54%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.11
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.50
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 0.88
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.07
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.30
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.02

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closure of markets

SCCI opposes plan for early closure of markets

Early to bed, early to rise?

Govt ‘advised’ to do away with ‘luxuries’: Small traders reject move for early closure of shops

Markets refuse to close early under govt’s energy conservation plan

Early closure of markets announced

Traders tell ministers closure of shops at 8pm ‘unacceptable’

KCCI urges govt to hold consultations on ‘reduced business hours’

Conserving energy

Closure of shops by 8pm: Policy hinges on provinces’ nod of acknowledgement

Sindh relaxes rules about early closure of markets

Traders’ representatives extend support: Punjab CM announces closure of markets, business centres at 9pm

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