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UK stocks end with weekly losses as commodity-linked stocks

LONDON: London stocks finished the week lower amid a global cyber outage on Friday as investors assessed a fall in...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am

Opinion

Allowing export of sugar

According to a Business Recorder news report, a meeting of the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) chaired by the Federal...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Wheat worth Rs330bn imported in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: Wheat worth 330 billion rupees was imported in seven months—from August 2023 to March 2024—and 1.3...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:19am

Editorials

Punjab’s wheat crisis

EDITORIAL: There’s a reason PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) is being blamed, and will not be able to escape...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Markets

Retreat from record high: gold price per tola falls Rs3,500 in Pakistan

Gold rates eased in the local and international markets on Monday as the yellow metal retreated from its record...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:25pm

Business & Finance

Wheat import bill hits $1bn mark

KARACHI: Pakistan spent some one billion dollars on the import of wheat during this fiscal year (FY24) to meet the...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Markets

Soybeans up on short-covering

SINGAPORE: Chicago soybeans gained more ground on Tuesday, rising almost 1% as the market was supported by...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

Waiting for Ramazan

The holy month of Ramazan is just around the corner. It is a month of piety and sharing and gives the well-to-do a...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (February 12, 2024)...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (November 21, 2023)...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Markets

Soyabeans, corn up on Brazil weather worry, weaker dollar

HAMBURG: Chicago soyabeans and corn rose on Monday as dealers assessed forecasts of rain for parched Brazilian ...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Real cost of cross subsidies

No other commodity in Pakistan creates more economic distortions than electricity. Normal goods, public goods,...

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 06:33am

World

China signs US agriculture purchase agreements in first ceremony in years

CHICAGO: A delegation of commodity importers from China on Monday signed agreements to buy billions of dollars’...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Traders seal 12 deals for import of 0.7m MTs of wheat

KARACHI: Pakistani traders have finalized 12 deals for the import 0.7 million metric tons of wheat to avoid the...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:18am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures post best week in nearly 2 years on softer yen

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures spiked on Friday to their highest levels since early June and recorded their best...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (July 11, 2023)...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Pakistan

PM urges int’l community to deliver on commitments made at COP27

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the international community to deliver on commitments made...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Helpless against inflation

The government can blame external factors like high commodity prices or IMF’s conditions like withdrawal of...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Markets

CBOT soyabeans fall to new 10-month

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyabean futures slid sharply on technical trading on Friday, as investors...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

Pakistan

PA proceedings: Sindh govt says there exists no wheat crisis in province

KARACHI: The treasury on Friday ruled out any wheat crisis in the province, informing the Sindh Assembly on fresh...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (April 10, 2023)...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures dip

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures fell on Thursday, as wild swings in the banking sector this week reduced risk...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Rice body discusses proposals for boosting production

LAHORE: The sub-committee on ‘rice seed’, which met here on Tuesday with Governor Punjab Muhammad ...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (March 13, 2023)...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Markets

Canola futures rise

CHICAGO: ICE canola futures rose on Friday on a round of short-covering by commodity funds ahead of a three-day...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Business & Finance

Prices of essential kitchen items witness rising trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during this week past against...

Published 29 Jan, 2023 03:15am

BR Research

Deeper into quagmire

The biggest geopolitical conflict to have rocked planet earth in recent years looks likely to turn into an...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 09:40am

Markets

China didn’t drive commodity markets in 2022

LAUNCESTON, (Australia): China’s commodity trade data for 2022 shows that prices and volumes weren’t driven by...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Markets

CBOT soybeans rise on smaller US harvest outlook, Argentina drought

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed on Friday on follow-through buying after the US Department ...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Business & Finance

FBR starts virtual assessments of imported consignments

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started virtual assessments of imported consignments without...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
East West Ins. / Mar 26 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	63 ▲ 5.71 (9.97%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 26 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.29 ▲ 2.42 (9.73%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)
Suhail Jute / Mar 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.89 ▲ 7.79 (8.46%)

Stock	Price
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.95 ▼ -6.03 (-9.42%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 26 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.34 ▼ -0.79 (-8.65%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	43 ▼ -4 (-8.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	169 ▼ -12.94 (-7.11%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Mar 26 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	11.68 ▼ -0.86 (-6.86%)
Sanghar Sugar / Mar 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	47.50 ▼ -3.2 (-6.31%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 26 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	6.58 ▼ -0.43 (-6.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,534,658 ▲ 1.59
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -1.13
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	19,314,784 ▼ -5.37
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.07
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,335,963 ▲ 1.17
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▼ -0.15
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.19
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,039,319 ▲ 0.09

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