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Urea shortage, other factors toughen corn productivity target

LAHORE: Farmers from corn growing areas have expressed their apprehensions to achieve productivity target of coming...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Pakistan

PPPA likely to execute mega projects worth Rs150bn

LAHORE: The Punjab Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) may execute different mega projects, especially in...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Markets

Leading company claims to develop hybrid wheat seed

LAHORE: A leading Pakistani seed company has claimed to make a breakthrough by developing a hybrid wheat seed, with...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Pakistan

Efforts aimed at boosting rice exports may hit a snag

LAHORE: Efforts to enhance rice exports from current level of US two billion dollars to $ 2.7 billion may hit a snag...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:27am

Business & Finance

Dec cement despatches decline 4.2pc to 4.59m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 4.2 percent in December 2021 as total despatches during the month were 4.59...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am

Pakistan

Agri dept for sale of fertilizer in presence of representatives

LAHORE: Taking notice of difficulties being faced by the farmers to get urea fertilizer on government prescribed...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

Pakistan

2021: Performance of agri sector described as ‘satisfactory’

LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have termed the year 2021 as nothing new despite having good yield of...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Business & Finance

CFO Engro Fertilizers speaks about country’s fertilizer export potential

LAHORE: “The fertilizer manufacturing sector, if supported in a revised fertilizer policy, can export US one...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Business & Finance

Sugar mills directed to submit complete info to cane commissioner

LAHORE: The Punjab government has reiterated that all the sugar mills should submit full information to the cane...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Business & Finance

PSMA asks cane commissioner to identify ‘unauthorised purchasing agents’

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Punjab Zone has asked the Cane Commissioner Punjab to identify...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Business & Finance

Chinese B2B platform GBM to invest $50m in Pakistan

LAHORE: Chinese internet based B2B platform, Global Building Material (GBM), on Tuesday announced its ambitious plan...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Nov cement despatches increase 10.21pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches registered an increase of 6.91 percent in November 2021 as total cement despatches during...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Markets

Basmati hybrid rice: scientists urged to help increase yield per acre

LAHORE: Expressing concerns over increasing popularity of non-basmati hybrid rice sowing in Punjab, Chairman Rice...

Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

‘Poultry meat, products can help country earn significant foreign exchange’

LAHORE: Poultry meat and products can earn significant foreign exchange by making inroads to the global Halal meat...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

First phase of ‘Water Resources Accountability’ launched

LAHORE: The first phase of “Water Resources Accountability in Pakistan” was launched here on Tuesday for...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Markets

Over 79pc of wheat sowing target achieved, says PAD

LAHORE: The wheat sowing target for this year, which was set at 16.7 million acres, has been met to date, according...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Pakistan

FSC&RD notifies amendments in Seed (Business Regulations) Rules 2016

LAHORE: To check sale of unregistered, unapproved and counterfeit seed, the Federal Seed Certification & ...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

Markets

Punjab registers record rice production of 5.766m tons

LAHORE: Punjab produced record rice production of 5.766 million tons, both basmati and non-basmati, for the year...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Pakistan

Speakers call for increased investment in agri research

LAHORE: Pakistan needs to invest in agricultural research, controlling post-harvest losses, introducing modern...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Construction sector hit by steep rise in material cost, claims CAP

LAHORE: Unbridled increase in the construction materials during the last one year has brought the construction ...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
National Silk / Jan 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	30.80 ▲ 2.06 (7.17%)
Kohinoor Spining / Jan 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.34 ▲ 0.24 (5.85%)
Masood Textile / Jan 21 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	48.49 ▲ 2.49 (5.41%)
Prud Mod.1st / Jan 21 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.10 ▲ 0.09 (4.48%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Jan 21 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	45.01 ▲ 1.88 (4.36%)
Octopus Digital / Jan 21 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	108.75 ▲ 2.98 (2.82%)
Nishat Power / Jan 21 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	19.48 ▲ 0.46 (2.42%)
Javedan Corp. / Jan 21 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	50.00 ▲ 1.00 (2.04%)
Pak Datacom / Jan 21 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	50.99 ▲ 0.99 (1.98%)
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3.16 ▲ 0.06 (1.94%)

Stock	Price
Khurshid Spinning / Jan 21 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	8.61 ▲ -0.89 (-9.37%)
Kohinoor Power / Jan 21 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.37 ▲ -0.43 (-8.96%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 21 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	38.00 ▲ -2.00 (-5.00%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.00 ▲ -0.20 (-4.76%)
J. D. W. / Jan 21 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	225.00 ▲ -10.00 (-4.26%)
Mehran Sugar / Jan 21 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38.00 ▲ -1.00 (-2.56%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	85.00 ▲ -1.99 (-2.29%)
Oilboy Energy / Jan 21 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21.60 ▲ -0.44 (-2.00%)
Pak Hotels / Jan 21 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	134.90 ▲ -2.10 (-1.53%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 21 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	161.00 ▲ -2.03 (-1.25%)

Stock	Volume
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 21 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	10,882,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 21 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,703,818 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,779,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Jan 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	3,969,500 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,050,032 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jan 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	2,980,500 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Jan 21 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	2,535,500 ▼ 0.00
Askari Bank / Jan 21 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	2,000,000 ▼ 0.00
GhaniGlobalGlass / Jan 21 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	1,980,500 ▼ 0.00
Tariq Glass Ind. / Jan 21 Tariq Glass Industries Limited(TGL)	1,758,600 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	176.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	176.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	114.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.36
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Jan 20	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 20	4482.73
India Sensex / Jan 20	59464.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	27772.93
Nasdaq / Jan 20	14154.02
Hang Seng / Jan 20	24952.35
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	7585.01
Dow Jones / Jan 20	34715.39
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	15912.33
France CAC40 / Jan 20	7194.16

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jan 20	86.90
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jan 20	19280.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jan 20	107940.00
Gold Spot / Jan 20	1841.30
Cotton / Jan 20	122.87

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