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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

Markets

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 / 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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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