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Speaker summons NA session at 10am tomorrow

Decision made after President Dr Arif Alvi refused to sign the summary convening the maiden session

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:11pm

Markets

Gold price per tola falls Rs1,100 in Pakistan

Gold rates in Pakistan decreased on Wednesday in line with decline in the international rate. The yellow metal was...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 05:03pm

Business & Finance

BankIslami records 137% jump in profit during 2023

BankIslami Pakistan Limited (BIPL) posted a massive consolidated profit after tax of Rs10.61 billion in 2023, which...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 08:21pm

Pakistan

Army chief Gen Asim Munir meets ASP Shehrbano Naqvi

COAS praises the officer for her selfless devotion to duty and saving women from the difficult milieu of Ichhra Bazaar in Lahore

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 09:51pm

Pakistan

Balochistan MPAs take oath

Zamrak Khan Piralizai administers oath to the lawmakers

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 07:24pm

Pakistan

ECP reserves verdict on allocation of reserved seats

Hears petitions filed by Sunni Ittehad Council seeking allocation of women and minority seats

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:10pm

Markets

Nishat Mills’ profit falls 30% in 1HFY24 as rising costs bite

Nishat Mills Limited (NML), the flagship company of Nishat Group, saw its profit-after-tax plunge by 30%, clocking...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 01:43pm

Markets

Bulls return to PSX as KSE-100 closes nearly 500 points higher

Corporate results, political clarity on formation of govt keep investors interested

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:30pm

Pakistan

KPK assembly members take oath amid ruckus

Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani administers oath to newly-elected members

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 07:17pm

Pakistan

Interim PM appears before IHC in missing Baloch students case

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar appeared on Wednesday before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the...

Updated 28 Feb, 2024 05:22pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from February 27, 2024

Published 28 Feb, 2024 08:53am

Markets

Profitability of KSE-100 companies jumps 51% in 2023: report

The profitability of KSE-100 Index grew 51% in 2023 to over Rs1.5 trillion on a year-on-year basis as banks and...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:11pm

Pakistan

At least eight killed in KP’s Haripur bus crash

Rescue officials say the cause of the crash was overspeeding

Published 27 Feb, 2024 07:13pm

Pakistan

Assemblies to be formed by February 29: ECP

Presidential polls mandatory within 30 days after general elections, says electoral watchdog

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:32pm

Pakistan

Murad Ali Shah takes oath as chief minister of Sindh

Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh on Tuesday evening,...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 06:50pm

Markets

KSE-100 snaps six-session rally after volatile trading

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile session on Tuesday as its benchmark KSE-100 Index closed in...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:44pm

Pakistan

PTI nominates Malik Amir Dogar for National Assembly speaker slot

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub announced on Tuesday that the party’s newly elected member from...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:32pm

Markets

Gold prices remain largely stable in Pakistan

Gold rates witnessed a slight increase of Rs100 per tola in Pakistan as the yellow metal’s international rate edged...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 04:43pm

Pakistan

Sunni Ittehad Council did not approach us to vote for its premiership candidate: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) ...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 05:59pm

Pakistan

Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 10	278.72
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 10	278.57
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 10	143.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 10	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 10	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 10	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 9	5,471.05
Nasdaq / Sep 9	16,884.61
Dow Jones / Sep 9	40,829.59
India Sensex / Sep 10	81,921.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 10	36,159.16
Hang Seng / Sep 10	17,247.80
FTSE 100 / Sep 10	8,239.95
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 10	18,468.34

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 9	223,251
Petrol/Litre / Sep 10	259.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 10	68.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 10	18,535
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 10	2,501.81
Diesel/Litre / Sep 10	262.75

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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