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PSMA election dispute lands in DGTO/ SECP

ISLAMABAD: The dispute of election of Central Chairman of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) for 2024-26 has...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:47am

Ministry seeks proposals from REAP with a view to achieving export target

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has sought proposals from Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) to achieve...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 09:10am

Business & Finance

REAP chairman hails removal of Minimum Export Price cap

KARACHI: With the removal of the Minimum Export Price (MEP), Pakistani rice traders can now export without price...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Basmati price: Pakistan’s rice export boom ends after India’s move

Pakistani rice exporters have also asked federal government to set a floor price or Minimum Export Price (MEP) at $ 900 per Metric Ton as rice exports will now be on the decline in days to come

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 02:49pm

No further quota: MoC to blacklist defaulting Sri Lankan rice buyers

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry is to informally blacklist those Sri Lankan companies that defaulted in payment to...

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:46am

FTAs, PTAs: MoC urged to include commercial transactions clause

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Thursday urged the Commerce Ministry to include a clause of...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:15am

Oct 1 to mark Pak-UAE JMC session in 11 years: Inter-ministerial meeting gets update on future strategy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are all set to hold 12th session of Joint Ministerial...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:16am

MoC says taking efforts to bring down ACD to zero

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry said on Monday it is fighting at the highest level to bring down Additional Customs...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:51am

PM likely to hold stocktaking meeting regarding UAE today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif is likely to hold a stocktaking meeting regarding the United Arab Emirates...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 04:23pm

Pakistan

NA panel asks ministry to work on India trade prospects

ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Commerce Chairman Muhammad Hanif on Wednesday asked the Commerce Ministry officials...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am

Markets

Ban imposed on import of wheat

ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has imposed ban on import of wheat. In an SRO issued on Friday Commerce Ministry has...

Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:27am

Export growth: MoC angry with MoF for ignoring its budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry on Wednesday showed its wrath against the Finance Ministry for not making its...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 03:05pm

Captive power units: MoC opposed to increase in gas rates

Says hike in gas tariff and plan for closure of captive units by January 2025 could impact the country’s exports

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 12:09pm

TDRO fails to provide relief to importers, exporters

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry’s Trade Dispute Resolution Organisation (TDRO) is said to have failed to provide any...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:55am

Rising commodity prices: MoC likely to set up panel to exercise MEP restrictions

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry is likely to constitute a committee to exercise restrictions of Minimum Export Price...

Updated 30 May, 2024 08:38am

MoC to resist PSMA’s ‘unsound’ export plan

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has reportedly decided to resist Pakistan Sugar Mills Association’s ‘unsound’ sugar...

Updated 29 May, 2024 09:21am

‘BCA’ on the cards to battle against smuggling

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to establish “Border Control Authority (BCA)” for provision of an...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:39pm

Business & Finance

PSMA seeks permission to export ‘expensively produced’ sugar

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has approached the Commerce Ministry to seek permission for...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:50am

Foreign investment: Ministry under pressure to open up insurance sector

SECP Chairman Akif Saeed says that draft Insurance Ordinance had been shared with the Ministry of Commerce

Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:53am

Speedy localisation of solar panels: MoC asks Chinese firm to consider forming JV

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has advised a Chinese company, M/s Sinotec Solar (Pvt) Ltd, to consider forming a...

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 09:37am

Govt hints at lifting trade with Saudi Arabia up to $20bn

ISLAMABAD: Observing that the current trade volume falls short of expectations, Caretaker Federal Minister for...

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:52am

ECC asks MoC to review EFS in consultation with FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Commerce Ministry to review Export...

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 11:02am

Sindh, Balochistan: MoC seeks MoF’s support for recovery of urea subsidy share

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has sought the Finance Ministry’s support to recover 50pc share of cost of imported...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:35am

Business & Finance

MoC takes major step to help protect local industry

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has decided to impose or enhance Regulatory Duty (RD) on three items to protect...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

Purchase of engineering goods: PSEs asked to prefer local firms

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry (MoC) has urged Public Sector Entities (PSEs) to give preference to domestic companies...

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:33am

Meeting with trade officials lined up: MoC

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation with Iran and in this regard a...

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:10am

Urea subsidy sharing: ECC may approve TSG for MoC today

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve Thursday (Dec 28) technical...

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 08:51am

Exporters likely to get DLTL worth Rs37.306bn

Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Dr Gohar Ejaz chairs a review meeting

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 10:13am

Business & Finance

Resolution of issues: Turkish cos receive positive response from govt depts

ISLAMABAD: Turkish companies operating in Pakistan have reportedly received a positive response from different...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

Govt mulling slapping carbon tax on exports to EU

ISLAMABAD: The government is mulling imposing carbon tax on exports to the European Union (EU) to deal with Carbon...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 08:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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