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Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Pakistan, Iran sign 8 agreements, MoUs: Trade volumes to be hiked to $10bn in 5 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to increase the volume of bilateral trade to $10 billion in the next five...

Jul-Mar FDI inflows decline 10pc YoY

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Pakistan, Iran agree to ban terrorist organisations

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

‘Security reasons’: No media interaction with Raisi

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

TIP slams NTDC for not awarding it contract

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Guided by SIFC: Power Division updated on NPGCL-Ningbo pact

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Shanghai Electric Power withdraws KE stake acquisition offer

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Chronic power defaulters: Govt faces challenging task of over Rs1trn recovery

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Non-exporters: FBR issuing urgent alert to check misuse of CNICs/NTNs

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Pakistan ‘highly vulnerable’ to impacts of climate change: WB

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

SECP imposes some curbs on modaraba companies

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	154.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
India Sensex / Apr 22	73648.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	37438.61
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Hang Seng / Apr 22	16511.69
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	8023.87
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	17860.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 22	82.42
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 22	2328.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 22	82.42
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	154.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
India Sensex / Apr 22	73648.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	37438.61
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Hang Seng / Apr 22	16511.69
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	8023.87
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	17860.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 22	82.42
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 22	2328.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 22	82.42
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94

‘Visit of foreign dignitaries’: public holiday announced in Karachi Division on Tuesday, April 23

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

It’s about time MPC revisited its policy stance

Rupee registers minor loss against US dollar

Aurangzeb tries to ease concerns of S&P, Fitch

In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn

IMF Executive board meetings scheduled till May 1: Pakistan not yet on the agenda

Boosting Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports: learning from India’s success

First oil discovery made in Mari D&PL

‘Visit of foreign dignitaries’: public holiday announced in Karachi Division on Tuesday, April 23

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

10-year solar panel manufacturing policy finalised

‘Canadian dream’: is it really as appealing for Pakistanis as it used to be?

Rs233m scam involving textile unit uncovered

Those already registered with sales tax department: Balance sheet filing requirement relaxed

Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks

Wheat import bill hits $1bn mark

Aurangzeb briefs global FIs on reform initiatives

Govt formally announces Eid-ul-Fitr holidays

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

Norway removes Pakistan from its NTA list

10-year solar panel manufacturing policy finalised

Pakistan’s ‘Nazuk Mor’ is a Harvard Business School case study

Eid holidays announced

Bank holidays: SBP announces three-day closure for Eid-ul-Fitr 2024

Govt increases petrol price by Rs4.53, takes it to Rs293.94 per litre

‘Forced’ export of cars: Japan threatens to move WTO

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PSX collaborates with LSEG on ESG

KARACHI: In a landmark development, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has signed a collaborative understanding with LSEG... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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Transmission bottlenecks

It’s a well-established fact that the power grid supply is higher than the demand in Pakistan, and that is...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 09:09am

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C/A posts 3rd highest monthly surplus in March

KARACHI: The country’s external account is performing well, posting the third highest monthly current account... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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No economic growth despite $200bn foreign aid commitments: PIDE

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in a study has claimed that since inception, the... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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Local auto industry seeks govt’s support

LAHORE: Local auto industry has demanded of the government to take appropriate measures, to support the local auto... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

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Wilmar Pakistan, three others get CCP’s nod to acquire 23.20% stake in Unity Foods

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Highest in nearly 3 years: Pakistan’s REER index surges to 104.07 in March 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Published 22 Apr, 2024 06:28pm

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Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:23pm

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Worldcall Telecom Limited

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Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:55am

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