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Finally, FBR reaches out to traders

Meeting to be held on August 27

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:28am

Business & Finance

Proposals

No increase in duties on import of essential items Minimum wage proposed at Rs32,000; wages of government employees...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:20am

Pakistan

Competition laws: Complete enforcement to cut prices of essential items: CCP

LAHORE: Chairperson of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Rahat Kaunain has said that complete...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Editorials

The belligerence of Sensitive Price Index

EDITORIAL: The year on year Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 18 August 2022 rose to 42.31 percent ...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

PM’s relief package: Rs70bn needed to subsidise five basic goods

Ministry of Industries and Production seeks approval of operational cost of over Rs 150 million for distribution of subsidy under Prime Minister’s Sasta Atta initiative

Updated 10 Jul, 2022 10:18am

Pakistan

Punjab CM asks officials to provide ‘maximum relief’ to people

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has directed the administrative officers to remain in the field to solve...

Published 15 May, 2022 05:35am

PM to launch ‘Ehsaas Ration Programme’ soon: Gill

Gill says the opposition parties are making hurdle in way of the government

Updated 21 Nov, 2021 09:53am

Markets

PBC says price hike to fuel inflation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has opposed increase in tariffs on essential items, maintaining that it...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

PM for provision of targeted subsidy on essential items

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Thursday, directed government officials to expedite preparations for the...

Updated 08 Oct, 2021 09:15am

Pakistan

Food, other essential items handed over to Afghan authorities

PESHAWAR: Eight trucks loaded with food items and other essentials have been handed over to authorities concerned ...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

Global edible oil trends: Tarin for reflection of price decline in domestic prices

No cartelisation will be allowed at any cost and strict action will be taken against hoarding and undue profiteering, he affirms

Updated 13 Jul, 2021 08:24am

Opinion

Price monitoring body needs to go beyond ‘essential items’

It is heartening to note that National Price Monitoring Committee meets regularly to take stock of the situation in...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Pakistan

Essential items: Minister for uninterrupted supply in lockdown

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat has directed the authorities concerned to ensure uninterrupted supply of...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Availability of essential items: PM for strict vigilance

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday directed for a strict vigilance over availability of essential...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Govt sharpening focus on targeted subsidies: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday stated that the government would launch a programme from June 2021...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:46am

Pakistan

Provision of essential items at fair prices govt's top priority: PM

The participants of the meeting were told about the strategy to meet the wheat demand and on ways to keep control on the prices of wheat and flour.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 11:24pm

Markets

Upward trend in prices of essential items witnessed

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, sugar, flour,...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

PSQCA releases list of 168 essential items

KARACHI: Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has released a new list of 168 essential items,...

Published 15 Jan, 2021 03:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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