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POL products’ prices kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has announced that the government has decided to maintain the existing prices...

Updated 01 Jan, 2023 10:07am

Imports: Dar rejects ‘flood levy’ proposal

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has rejected the proposal to impose flood levy on the import of non-essential...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:46am

Jul-Oct: Fiscal deficit rises 1.5pc of GDP to Rs1.266trn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Overall, the fiscal deficit has increased to 1.5 percent of GDP (Rs1,266 billion) during July-October...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:50am

Virtual govt-IMF sessions on ‘regular’ basis: Aisha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that the government is holding virtual...

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 11:23am

Boat engines for 3,291 Gwadar fishermen: Cabinet approves disbursement of Rs823m to GPA

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the disbursement of about Rs823 million to the Gwadar Port Authority...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:45am

Interbank, open market exchange rates: Uncertainty, USD smuggling widening the gap: experts

ISLAMABAD: Economists have attributed the widening gap between interbank and open market exchange rate to the...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 11:12am

PM terms circular debt a huge challenge

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that circular debt in power and gas sectors has become a...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:48am

Nepra allows KE Rs7.43 cut, Discos Re0.19 hike per unit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed Rs7.43 per unit decrease in...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:49am

Private agri consumers of Discos, KE to get Rs3.60/ unit relief

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided that private agriculture consumers...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:49am

Business & Finance

Cabinet may approve appointment of Wathra as chief of NBP board

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the appointment of former State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:42am

Dar concerned at non-recovery of Rs447bn GIDC

Finance minister, according to Finance Division, has expressed serious concerns over the non-recoveries of Cess dues and expressed resolve of the government to recover each penny from the defaulters

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:44am

Privatisation programme: CCoP decides to delist SME Bank

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has delisted SME Bank from the privatisation...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:43am

Pakistan

Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam: President, PM urge nation to follow Jinnah’s teachings

ISLAMABAD: As the nation celebrated 146th birthday of Quaid-e-Azam on Sunday President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Thar coal to be linked with PQ thru rail system

PC-I of the project has been prepared and is expected to be approved soon

Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:39am

Pakistan

Implementation of FSC’s judgment on Riba: FD constitutes Steering Committee

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has constituted a Steering Committee for providing strategic guidance regarding...

Published 24 Dec, 2022 06:56am

IT exports: PM voices dissatisfaction

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:02am

Pakistan

National Minority Commission draft ready: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the National Minority Commission draft has been...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

Move to bring 2m retailers into tax net: Senate body clears bill on tax laws

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has cleared the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 with some...

Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:44am

Pakistan

Rana Mubashir made SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inducted Rana Mubashir Iqbal as Special Assistant with the status of...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:12am

Margala Block: Transfer of 30pc working interest of MOL to MPCL approved by ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved transfer of 30 per cent working...

Updated 22 Dec, 2022 09:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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