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Cotton arrival in Pakistan improves slightly: PCGA

Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a slight increase of 0.3% on February 15 compared to January 31, as per the...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 01:31pm

Markets

Bulls mark return, KSE-100 closes nearly 1% higher

Driven by energy sector’s recovery, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a turnaround as the benchmark KSE-100...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 06:43pm

Markets

Rupee unchanged against US dollar

Currency settles at 279.36 in inter-bank market

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 06:59pm

Markets

OGDCL discovers ‘significant’ hydrocarbon reserves in Sindh

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production company, has...

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 04:30pm

Pakistan

SC adjourns hearing petition seeking to declare general elections void

Summons petitioner on February 21

Updated 19 Feb, 2024 10:26pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from February 17 and February 18, 2024

Published 19 Feb, 2024 08:40am

Pakistan

ECP notifies Ali Amin Gandapur’s victory from PK-113

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued a notification for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 10:12pm

Pakistan

Asif Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for presidency: Bilawal

Says he turned down an offer to become prime minister for two years

Published 18 Feb, 2024 08:38pm

Pakistan

PTI to form govt in Centre and provinces: Omar Ayub

Party demands formation of judicial commission for inquiry of alleged election rigging

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:46pm

Pakistan

Social media platform X faces widespread outage in Pakistan

Users face slow or non-existent accessibility to the platform

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

Nine terrorists killed by security forces in KP: ISPR

Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, the military's media wing says

Published 17 Feb, 2024 09:41pm

Pakistan

CJP Isa asks for evidence in response to Rawalpindi Commissioner Chatha's allegations of rigging

Says anyone can level allegations but one needs to back them with evidence

Updated 17 Feb, 2024 07:39pm

Pakistan

Pervez Khattak resigns as PTI-P chairman

Mehmood Khan will work as the party's acting chairman

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:38pm

Pakistan

PTI leader Salman Akram Raja arrested in Lahore

Heavy contingent of police deployed in Islamabad, Lahore ahead of PTI protest

Updated 17 Feb, 2024 07:40pm

Pakistan

General Elections: ECP rejects Rawalpindi Commissioner's allegations after he resigns

Liaquat Ali Chattha says he is 'taking responsibility for all this wrongdoing'

Updated 17 Feb, 2024 07:39pm

Pakistan

Section 144 in force in Islamabad as PTI holds protests

The Islamabad Police enforced section 144 in the capital city as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold...

Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:17pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from February 16, 2024

Published 17 Feb, 2024 08:42am

Pakistan

PTI to sit on opposition benches in Centre, Punjab: Barrister Saif

Development comes a day after PTI nominated Omar Ayub’s name for prime minister's slot and Mian Aslam Iqbal for Punjab's chief minister

Updated 16 Feb, 2024 10:50pm

Pakistan

GDA stages sit-in against ‘election rigging’ at Hyderabad Bypass

The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) on Friday staged a grand protest sit-in against alleged rigging in election 2024...

Updated 16 Feb, 2024 10:38pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs1,300 in Pakistan

Gold prices increased in Pakistan on Friday in line with increase in the international rate. The yellow metal was...

Updated 16 Feb, 2024 10:20pm

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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