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Pakistan, Malaysia explore digital finance alliance

Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) CEO Bilal Bin Saqib met Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan to explore...

Updated 22 Apr, 2025 07:30pm

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization—V

The taxation of cryptocurrency assets in Pakistan plays an important role in the broader framework of legalizing...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:49am

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–III

Consumer protection in cryptocurrency transactions is an essential aspect of regulatory evolution, following the...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–II

The establishment of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Pakistan necessitates a structured and phased...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 07:10am

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization-I

The rapid evolution of cryptocurrency has significantly impacted global economies, offered new financial...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Markets

Govt launches Pakistan Crypto Council to regulate, advance digital finance

Pakistan aims to foster safe, compliant environment for investors, businesses, and innovators in crypto space, says Finance Division

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:14pm

World

Ripple says securing Dubai crypto licence a ‘major milestone’

Ripple will be the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licenced by Dubai Financial Services Authority

Published 14 Mar, 2025 04:29pm

Markets

Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade, sources say

Russia is using cryptocurrencies in its oil trade with China and India to skirt Western sanctions, according to four...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 10:29am

Markets

Recognising crypto as strategic asset in Pakistan top priority, says advisor

Pakistan’s chief crypto advisor Bilal bin Saqib has said that the Pakistan Crypto Council recognises the country’s...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 10:21pm

World

Crypto leaders to meet at Trump’s summit, strategic reserve in focus

Cryptocurrency industry elite are set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 04:43pm

Opinion

Crypto innovation, regulatory challenges

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a transformative force in the global financial ecosystem. What started as an...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

World

North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft, FBI says

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday accused North Korea of being behind the theft of...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 01:36pm

Policy oversight, regulatory framework: Govt to mull setting up of ‘crypto council’

ISLAMABAD: The government will consider establishing a National Crypto Council, which will serve as a dedicated...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:30am

World

Crypto trading booms in India’s smaller cities as job growth and incomes disappoint

NAGPUR: Like thousands of his countrymen in far-flung places, flower-shop owner Ashish Nagose has been learning...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 02:37pm

Markets

Bitcoin falls below $90,000 for first time in a month, ether tumbles

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ether dropped to multi-month lows on Tuesday, caught up in a general...

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 02:58pm

Markets

Crypto worth $99 million withdrawn from Milei-backed Libra token, researchers say

Around $99 million worth of cryptocurrency was withdrawn from the marketplace of a coin at the centre of a scandal...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 11:53am

Business & Finance

56 crypto scammers arrested in Cambodia, Vietnam

HANOI: Nearly 60 people working in a crypto fraud ring that stole millions of dollars from Vietnamese nationals have...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Markets

Trump’s crypto company launches strategic ‘token reserve’

NEW YORK: World Liberty Financial, the new crypto platform in which President Donald Trump holds a financial stake,...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:20am

Markets

Bitcoin slides below $100,000 as Trump tariffs rattle markets

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency prices slid on Monday, with bitcoin at a three-week low and ether at its lowest since...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 10:29am

Markets

Wall Street regulator revokes accounting guidance on crypto assets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded on Thursday accounting guidance long opposed by the...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Business & Finance

Trump’s meme coin tops $10bn market cap

PARIS/SINGAPORE: Donald Trump’s newly created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to more than $10 billion in market...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

Markets

Bitcoin marches towards $100,000 on optimism over Trump crypto plans

LONDON: Bitcoin’s march toward $100,000 gathered pace on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regulatory...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:39pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits record high over $82,000

LONDON: Bitcoin soared to a record high above $82,000 on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:05am

World

Major crypto, diamond fraud trial opens in France

NANCY (France): A trial opened in a French conference centre on Monday, with more than 20 defendants accused of...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Markets

How trading influences your life: Olymptrade’s users share insights

There are many types of traders in the world of trading. For many, trading is a side hustle or an additional source...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 05:47pm

World

Standard Chartered starts custody services for digital assets in the UAE

DUBAI: Standard Chartered said on Tuesday it had begun offering digital asset custody services in the United Arab...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 03:39pm

Markets

Tether to launch stablecoin pegged to UAE’s dirham

DUBAI: Cryptocurrency company Tether said on Wednesday it plans to provide a new stablecoin pegged to the United...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 05:17pm

Markets

Schwab, Fidelity, other online brokerages face disruption on frenetic trading day

BENGALURU: Online services at brokerages Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments faced an outage on Monday,...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Markets

Bitcoin, ether sink to multi-month lows as recession worries take hold

Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Monday to multi-month lows as worries over a possible U.S. recession in the wake of...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 11:22am

Business & Finance

Turkiye to impose stocks, crypto assets transaction tax, official says

ANKARA: Turkiye has almost finalised work on imposing a transaction tax on the purchase and sale of stocks and...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 12:31pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.94 ▲ 0.98 (24.75%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.08 ▲ 0.44 (16.67%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 25 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.30 ▲ 0.98 (13.39%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	75.64 ▲ 6.88 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	42.08 ▼ -4.68 (-10.01%)
Sally Textile / Apr 25 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	8.10 ▼ -0.9 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.25 ▼ -1.36 (-9.99%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 25 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.31 ▼ -1.69 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 25 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.07 ▼ -1.65 (-9.87%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	57 ▼ -5.95 (-9.45%)
JS Global Banking / Apr 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.43 ▼ -2.19 (-9.27%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,110,996 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,907,260 ▼ -0.14
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,486,992 ▼ -0.55
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,704,674 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,944,453 ▼ -0.02
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,612,936 ▲ 0.61
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,377,975 ▼ -0.21
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,249,019 ▲ 0.13
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,201,738 ▲ 1.13
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,612,473 ▲ 1.17

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