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United Brands Limited

United Brands Limited (PSX: UBDL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1965 as Batlay Match Industries Limited. The...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:13am

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Merit Packaging Limited

Merit Packaging Limited (PSX: MERIT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The principal...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:55am

eFBR portal to be used: FMCG supply chain required to register systems

ISLAMABAD: The supply chain of the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector would be required to register their...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 02:08pm

Business & Finance

‘Ambiente’ to begin on Feb 26 in Frankfurt

KARACHI: The five-day fair of consumer goods “Ambiente” will start from 26 February in the financial center of...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

GST-registered persons: FBR body to evaluate applications for licenses

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a committee to evaluate applications for grant of...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Business & Finance

Fast-moving consumer goods: FBR issues SRO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all importers, manufacturers, wholesalers/ dealers/...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

Multinational companies: FBR decides to implement e-ST integration system

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to implement an electronic sales tax (e-ST) integration...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Senate panel rejects 3 major ST measures

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance rejected three major sales tax measures including a one-year...

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:47am

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Slump in industrial production

There is no end to the bad news on the on-going performance of the economy of Pakistan. Now we have been informed by...

Updated 23 May, 2023 06:36am

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Adidas says will grow in China in 2022

BERLIN: German sportswear company Adidas said on Thursday it would grow in its key market of China in 2022 even ...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:14pm

Markets

Unilever under pressure to show sustainability focus is good for business

LONDON/BOSTON: Criticised by a major investor for focusing on sustainability more than financial performance,...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 08:35pm

Markets

Unilever's strategy in spotlight after dropping $68 billion GSK battle

Unilever's strategy was under the investor microscope on Thursday after the consumer goods giant effectively...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:52pm

Unilever offered 50bn pounds for GSK unit: report

LONDON: Consumer goods giant Unilever made a bid towards the end of last year for pharmaceutical group...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 04:35pm

Markets

Unilever eyes GSK's consumer goods arm in possible 50bn-pound deal

Consumer goods giant Unilever said it had approached Glaxosmithkline about buying the pharmaceutical group's ...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 06:38pm

Business & Finance

P&G expects higher annual earnings despite $2bn input costs

Consumer goods firms have been struggling with higher commodity and freight costs this year due to pandemic-related disruptions, forcing many, including Procter & Gamble, to raise prices.

Published 30 Jul, 2021 06:25pm

Business & Finance

US import prices accelerate in May; export prices surge

Import prices rose 1.1% last month after gaining a 0.8% in April.
The report also showed export prices jumped 2.2% in May after rising 1.1% in April. Prices for agricultural exports rose 6.1%, the largest gain since in November 2010.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:46pm

Business & Finance

Italy's Seri in plastics recycling venture with Unilever

Seri Plastic will set up a jointly owned business with Unilever and will buy and convert the London-based group's plant in the southern town of Pozzilli, which will recycle plastic waste based on EU circular economy models.
The deal is in line with Unilever's "Clean Future" global project, which includes the aim of halving the use of plastics in its packaging by 2025, the statement said.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:50pm

Business & Finance

In India, Reliance Retail's private labels revolution spooks global consumer goods makers

Products like Snac tac noodles and Yeah! colas are Reliance’s private label brands - and billionaire Ambani’s not-so-secret weapons as he sets his sights on dominating a grocery market that’s already worth a cool $608 billion and set to grow more than 20% by 2024, according to Forrester Research.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 02:41pm

World

Unilever to exclude word 'normal' from beauty products in a push for inclusivity

The company also said it would stop digitally altering body shape, size, proportion and skin tones of models in advertisements.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:35pm

Markets

China copper demand climbs, moves centre stage

Copper market to see deficit in H2 2021 – Citi.
Global copper consumption to jump 6% in 2021 -BoA Securities.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 07:11pm

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)	9.46 ▲ 0.96 (11.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.30 ▲ 3.30 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	39 ▲ 3.35 (9.40%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	728.99 ▲ 57.77 (8.61%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jan 22 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	32.80 ▲ 2.52 (8.32%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 22 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,950 ▲ 755.06 (8.21%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 22 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	919.90 ▲ 68.21 (8.01%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jan 22 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	79.85 ▲ 4.93 (6.58%)

Stock	Price
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 22 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108 ▼ -12.00 (-10.00%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	475 ▼ -51.08 (-9.71%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340 ▼ -29.90 (-8.08%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jan 22 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	38.10 ▼ -2.45 (-6.04%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	46.05 ▼ -2.06 (-4.28%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.40 ▼ -0.14 (-3.95%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 22 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.50 ▼ -0.40 (-3.67%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 22 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	181.01 ▼ -6.63 (-3.53%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 22 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.50 ▼ -2.40 (-3.48%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.04
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▼ -0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.30
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▼ -0.67
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.17
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▼ -0.11
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.05

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