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Trade

NLC completes 97pc work on ITTMS

ISLAMABAD: The National Logistics Corporation (NLC) has completed 97 per cent of work on the state-of-the-art...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 07:56am

Business & Finance

Nov CA surplus hits 10-year peak

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a 10-year high monthly surplus of $729 million in November 2024,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Kazakhstan agree to set up display centres for enhanced trade

ISLAMABAD: In a high-level meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatization and...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Meat, bone meal imported from Brazil: customs values revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of meat & bone...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:08pm

‘Intra-trade among Saarc countries remains in low range of 5pc’

LAHORE: The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the intra-trade among SAARC countries continues to...

Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:27am

Business & Finance

Indonesia wants to promote trade with Pakistan: CG

KARACHI: Indonesian Acting Consul General Teguh Wiweko is optimistic about the potential for promoting trade between...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:10am

Business & Finance

Trade leader says concerned at internet slowdown

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals ...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

APTMA urges FBR to revisit new customs system

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to review new...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

Bangladesh & Pakistan to diversify, increase bilateral trade

KARACHI: Bangladesh and Pakistan have been working to diversify and to increase bilateral trade baskets. Bangladesh...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Now revenue leakages come under govt focus

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says government is taking all necessary steps to digitalise revenue structure

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 02:49pm

Pakistan

Minister, US CG discuss trade between Punjab and US

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain met US Consul General H.E. K ristin...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Jam Kamal vows to boost trade in Balochistan

QUETTA: Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Jam Kamal Khan on Friday vowed to boost trade activities,...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

‘The looming challenge to dollar dominance’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor with the above headline carried by the newspaper on Tuesday...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:39am

Cooperation in trade, investment: BoI and China’s CNTAC set to sign MoU today

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) and China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) are all set to...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:21am

Business & Finance

OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world ...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov exports up 12.57pc to $13.691bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 12.57 per cent during the first five months (July-November) of current...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

Uzbekistan ambassador, Jam discuss trade relations

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, Alisher Tukhtayev, met with Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 07:30am

Opinion

Implications of the US-China trade war

Six years after their imposition, the Section 301 tariffs under the US Trade Act of 1974 continue to significantly...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:39am

EFS benefits over 1,500 exporters with duty, tax-free imports

ISLAMABAD: Over 1500 exporters are enjoying the facility of duty and tax free imports under the Export Facilitation...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 02:24pm

Business & Finance

PVMA chief highlights importance of trade deals with Belarus

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), Sheikh Umer Rehan, welcomed the visit...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:11am

Business & Finance

Sustained recovery expected: FD foresees Nov inflation to range between 5.8pc and 6.8pc

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division is anticipating sustained economic recovery in the ongoing fiscal year, inflation to...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 09:28am

15 agreements, MoUs inked between Pakistan, Belarus

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus have strengthened their bilateral ties by signing 15 significant agreements and...

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:51am

Work under way for direct air link to Moscow, Minsk: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: After Azerbaijan, work is under way to launch direct flights from Pakistan to Moscow and Belarus while...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 02:43pm

Rwanda, Pakistan have huge trade potential: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Rwanda to Pakistan, Fatou Harerimana on Sunday said that bilateral cooperation between...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:33am

MoC analyses key reasons behind decline in exports

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has analysed key reasons behind the decline in exports to various regions and...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 05:37pm

Aligning GSP+ programme with 5Es framework: Planning minister proposes a multi-pronged strategy

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal proposed a multi-pronged...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct: C/A posts $218m surplus on foreign inflows

KARACHI: The country’s current account balance posted a surplus of $218 million in the first four months of FY25,...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Business & Finance

Export diversification, import substitution opportunities exist: Consulting firm for addressing structural deficiencies

KARACHI: The experts have underscored the importance of addressing structural deficiencies and the need for...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:47am

Business & Finance

Pakistan-Poland trade approaches $1bn mark: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Poland and Pakistan continue to work for the development of our bilateral relation as trade between the...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Business & Finance

Jam, World Bank team discuss export reform agenda

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and World Bank team met to discuss Pakistan’s export reform...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.90 ▲ 0.75 (14.56%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 23 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.70 ▲ 1.00 (10.31%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	14.49 ▲ 1.32 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 23 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.03 ▼ -3.45 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	13.87 ▼ -1.47 (-9.58%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37 ▼ -3.67 (-9.02%)
National Silk / Dec 23 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.51 ▼ -4.93 (-8.89%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.13
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.11
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.34
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.99
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	39,342,608 ▲ 0.56
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,389,623 ▲ 1.32
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,313,576 ▲ 2.12
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.27
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22,466,472 ▲ 1.85

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