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Inflation decline

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 9.6 percent – a...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

Employees told USC won’t be shut down; it will be restructured

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Monday, while dispelling the notion...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 08:01am

Govt mulling shutting down utility stores

ISLAMABAD: The federal government to get itself out of the unnecessary businesses activities is considering to close...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Markets

Govt mulls closing utility stores nationwide, says Aon Abbas

Senator Aon Abbas, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production, on Friday said the government...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 10:12pm

Tax on subsidy: ECC accuses FBR of ‘overreaching’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has accused the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

ECC says relief package through USC to continue

Declares warehousing and logistic sector as an industry

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 03:10pm

Business & Finance

USC business plan to be ready in two months

ISLAMABAD: The business plan of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is presently under development and will be...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Opinion

Winning political points for optics

Recently, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made surprise visits to various Utility Stores (USC) outlets in the federal...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

Utility stores witness historic surge in sales

ISLAMABAD: The utility stores in Pakistan have witnessed a historic surge in sales, reportedly due to the impact of...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Punjab to provide cheaper sugar at utility stores

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide cheap sugar at utility stores across the province, it emerged...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

Wheat flour rates at Utility Stores rise sharply

ISLAMABAD: The Caretaker Government has massively increased the flour prices at Utility Stores across Pakistan,...

Updated 20 Aug, 2023 09:30am

Rs5bn PM’s ‘Ramazan Relief Package’ announced

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced a Ramazan Relief Package worth Rs 5 billion to provide maximum relief...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

KP govt announces Rs19.77bn flour package for Ramazan

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food and Irrigation Fazal Elahi has said that despite financial challenges...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

PM orders action against hoarders, profiteers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that legal action should be taken against hoarders and...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:35am

Business & Finance

Prices of some branded items increased at all Utility Stores

KARACHI: In order to improve demand and supply and ensure uninterrupted supply of branded items, prices of certain...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

USC launches subsidy under PM’s Relief Package

ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has launched targeted and untargeted subsidy for the convenience of...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

USC says consistent on provision of subsidised items under PM’s relief package

ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is consistent in providing subsidized items to general public under ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

USC introduces system for purchasing subsidised items

ISLAMABAD: On the special orders of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is providing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 07:12am

Markets

Prices of kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a mixed trend during this week, revealed a survey...

Published 18 Sep, 2022 06:05am

Pakistan

Govt increases prices of various commodities in utility stores

Passes on impact of higher cost to consumers

Published 02 Sep, 2022 04:17pm

Markets

‘Essential commodities available at all Utility Stores’

KARACHI: Subsidized items sugar, ghee and flour are available in abundance at all Utility Stores across the ...

Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am

Markets

‘Utility stores will continue to work on providing subsidised products’

KARACHI: Utility stores will continue to work on providing subsidised products for the relief of the public, said...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am

Pakistan

Govt to provide subsidy on five essential items at utility stores: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday decided in principle to provide subsidies on five essential items including...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 09:33pm

Business & Finance

Rs3bn subsidy given for ghee scheme, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb Monday said the government is giving a...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Govt jacks up flour rates at utility stores

The move could further fuel inflation

Updated 27 May, 2022 03:31pm

Markets

Utility stores raise rates of food items as Ramazan package ends

Govt to provide subsidy on five items instead of 19

Published 07 May, 2022 05:01pm

Pakistan

Utility stores requried to display price lists prominently

HYDERABAD: On the special instructions of Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, Syed Saghar Hussain Zaidi, Regional...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Low income people gravitate to utility stores

PESHAWAR: The price hike and profiteering stricken people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are looking towards utility stores ...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 06:17am

Business & Finance

Cannot bear burden of subsidy on petroleum prices, says Miftah ahead of IMF meeting

Finance minister confident of programme revival, will travel to Washington later in the day

Updated 20 Apr, 2022 08:27pm

Essential kitchen items maintained uptrend this year

ISLAMABAD: Prices of all the essential kitchen items from January 2021 to December 2021 regularly witnessed an...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 04:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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