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Trade

National highways: HCSTSI concerned over sit-ins, road blockages

HYDDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has...

Published about 24 hours ago

Business & Finance

KCCI says prolonged road obstructions paralysing supply line

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Jawed Bilwani, while expressing serious concern...

Updated about 22 hours ago

Business & Finance

Tech, energy, and textile sectors: Growing interest of American companies highlighted

LAHORE: Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in Boston, USA, Shahid Khan has underscored the importance of long-term...

Published 2 days ago

Trade, consular affairs and culture: Pakistan, UAE take big step to boost ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed multiple memoranda of understanding (MoUs)...

Updated 2 days ago

Country must bridge trade gap with African nations: Minister

LAHORE: A reception was held at the Pakistan State Guest House in honour of ministers and business community...

Updated 3 days ago

Business & Finance

Pharma exports: PSW joins DRAP to introduce digital certification

KARACHI: The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has introduced digital certification for pharmaceutical exports in...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 08:13am

PM, Hungarian FM discuss trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday welcomed a visiting Hungarian business delegation, highlighting...

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 08:55am

Pakistan may buy more cotton, soybean from US

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to buy more cotton and soybean from the United States (US) in an attempt to halve its...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:31am

Issue of stuck 1,200 Iranian trucks: summary to revise barter trade policy with Iran on the cards

ISLAMABAD: To resolve the issue of stuck up 1,200 Iranian trucks at Iranian border, the Ministry of Commerce would...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 04:24pm

Business & Finance

WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Opinion

Transforming services trade through digital infrastructure

Pakistan’s exports have long been defined by textiles and agricultural goods. But a hushed shift in services...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Govt envisions $100bn in exports over 8 years: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal pledged robust government support...

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 09:22am

US tariffs can have far-reaching effects: FO

Says matter remains under high level attention within the government

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 03:12pm

Opinion

Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalisation – I

When there is something fundamentally wrong, it needs to be fixed to the extent that those fundamentals get...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 05:38pm

World

China seeks to ‘tariff-proof’ economy as trade war with US deepens

BEIJING: China is trying to tariff-proof its economy by boosting consumption and investing in key industries, but...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Markets

Asian buyers shun US farm goods, hit by ship crunch and trade war

SINGAPORE: Asian buyers are reducing purchases of U.S. agricultural goods as Washington’s planned fees on...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 01:51pm

Business & Finance

President HCSTSI demands completion of M-6 Motorway

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 08:04am

Primary focus minerals and ties: US official

ISLAMABAD: Eric Meyer, the senior Bureau Official for South and Central Asian Affairs at the US Department of States...

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 08:41am

Opinion

Trump tariffs – a threat to our exports

The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:13am

Tariffs: MoC team to visit Washington

Ministry of Commerce seeks proposals from all concerned ministries to devise a joint strategy to deal with US reciprocal trade and tariffs

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Pakistan

Dar phones Rubio, discusses economic cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a telephone call with US Secretary of State...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Editorials

US Liberation Day tariffs

EDITORIAL: President Donald Trump declared 2 April Liberation Day, “the day of our economic independence” as he...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

US imposes 29pc tariff on Pakistan

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has imposed 29 percent reciprocal tariff on Pakistan, besides over 185...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 03:30pm

Business & Finance

Boosting Pak-Saudi trade ties: Ahsan seeks Pakistani community’s help

JEDDAH: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday urged...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am

Business & Finance

China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade

SEOUL: China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs...

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

Traders say economic stability not possible with ‘anti-business’ actions

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community asserted economic stability cannot come amid government’ ‘anti-business’...

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 10:19am

Editorials

Engagement, not estrangement

EDITORIAL: Diplomacy is often the art of the possible, but in Pakistan’s case, when it comes to Afghanistan, it is...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:26am

Textile exports: MoC shares work plan with Jam

ISLAMABAD: The commerce ministry has shared a short-to-medium to long-term work plan with Minister Jam Kamal Khan to...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 09:13am

Business & Finance

Trade obstacles: SAPM offers unwavering support to PBC

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan, Wednesday, while acknowledging the ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:22am

EU envoy, Jam discuss trade ties

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr Riina Kionka, called on Federal Minister for...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	281.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	280.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	143.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5,375.86
India Sensex / Apr 23	80,116.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	34,868.63
Nasdaq / Apr 23	16,708.05
Hang Seng / Apr 23	22,072.62
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8,403.18
Dow Jones / Apr 23	39,606.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	21,961.97
France CAC40 / Apr 23	7,482.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	62.27
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	301,783
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	3,294.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	69.03
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 23 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	5.99 ▲ 1 (20.04%)
NIT PakistanXD / Apr 23 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	29.36 ▲ 4.84 (19.74%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Apr 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.01 ▲ 0.61 (13.86%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 23 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.78 ▲ 0.89 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 23 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	85.05 ▲ 7.73 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Apr 23 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.99 ▲ 5 (10%)
Khyber Tobacco / Apr 23 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	315.46 ▲ 28.68 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	2,720.07 ▲ 247.28 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Apr 23 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	106.44 ▲ 9.68 (10%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 23 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	60.17 ▲ 5.47 (10%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 23 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.01 ▼ -0.4 (-11.73%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 23 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	32.47 ▼ -3.61 (-10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Apr 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	23.68 ▼ -2.63 (-10%)
Masood Textile / Apr 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	54.56 ▼ -6.04 (-9.97%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.60 ▼ -6.03 (-9.95%)
Sardar Chemical / Apr 23 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	27.05 ▼ -2.88 (-9.62%)
Intermarket Securities / Apr 23 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	49.83 ▼ -5.19 (-9.43%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 23 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	295.08 ▼ -30.37 (-9.33%)
Pak Paper Prod / Apr 23 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	142.42 ▼ -14.36 (-9.16%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Apr 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	29.26 ▼ -2.74 (-8.56%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	58,495,594 ▼ -0.41
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,012,752 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 23 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	29,594,463 ▼ -0.06
Dewan Cement / Apr 23 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	27,795,788 ▲ 0.61
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	21,856,530 ▼ -1.01
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,143,298 ▼ -0.21
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	17,537,660 ▼ -0.28
Symmetry Group / Apr 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	17,493,765 ▼ -0.15
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	16,541,049 ▲ 0.21
Barkat Frisian Agro / Apr 23 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	16,119,243 ▲ 0.16

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