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Pakistan

Broiler farmers call for reducing input cost

LAHORE: The broiler farmers have called for reducing the input cost of raising chickens, application of agricultural...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Pakistan

Heavy rains and holidays hit cement demand in July 2021

LAHORE: Monsoon rains and holidays on account of Eid-ul-Azha during the month of July 2021 seriously affected the...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Call for exempting small, marginal farmers, developing simple system for taxation

LAHORE: If agriculture income is to be taxed to increase tax to GDP ratio, then the government should exempt small...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

Markets

Rs5,000 per maund price for cotton insufficient: growers

LAHORE: Differing growers' organizations have termed the support price of Rs 5,000 per maund for the cotton ...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Punjab will provide 100,000mt of wheat to KP

LAHORE: Punjab will provide 100,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to meet its grain requirements...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Pakistan

Privatisation of local agri research institutions opposed

LAHORE: Privatisation of provincial agricultural research institutions, especially Ayub Agricultural Research...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Markets

TCP inks MoU with PASSCO for importing 1.5m metric tons of wheat

LAHORE: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Business & Finance

Milk production: Punjab govt to launch Rs5.2bn project

LAHORE: Livestock & Dairy Development Department (L&DDD) is going to launch a project for ‘Genetic...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

Cement despatches increase by 20.12pc in 2020-21

LAHORE: Launch of construction activities under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme and good Public Sector Development...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Business & Finance

Strong banking system proposed: RR&DB floats idea of SPV to enhance rice export to Iran

LAHORE: The Rice Research & Development Board (RR&DB) Punjab has proposed the federal government for ...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

Markets

Growers oppose proposal to levy on hybrid maize seeds

LAHORE: Proposal to levy 17 percent sales tax and 3 percent value added tax on hybrid seeds of maize in budget...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Pakistani rice exports decline by 14pc

LAHORE: Lower rates of Indian rice, exorbitant freight charges and higher buying by the importing countries last ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Markets

PASSCO to receive 300,000 metric tons of wheat by July 2021

LAHORE: The Pakistan Agricultural Services & Storage Corporation (PASSCO) will be receiving 300,000 metric tons...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

Pakistan

Punjab seeks Chinese help on FMD vaccine production project

LAHORE: The Punjab Government has requested the federal government to seek Chinese cooperation for the project of...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

Growers reject Punjab budget

LAHORE: Growers organizations have claimed that an additional burden of Rs 25-30 billion has been imposed on farmers...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am

Business & Finance

Punjab budget 2021-22: Rs36.496bn earmarked for agriculture, food security and livestock

LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed to collectively allocate a sum of Rs 36.496 billion for agriculture, food...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Pakistan

FAO, agri-dept to carry out awareness drive against FAW

LAHORE: The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture Department has...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Business & Finance

Cement sector shows excellent growth rate of 49.86pc in May

LAHORE: Cement sector showed excellent growth of 49.86 percent during May 2021 when total cement dispatches were...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Markets

Area under sowing of cotton falls short of target in Punjab

LAHORE: Initial surveys of the cotton sowing area by the provincial departments concerned suggest that area under...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Transformation of agri-credit proposed

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, an agriculture think tank, has proposed in the coming budget transformation of...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Feb 2 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	5.28 ▲ 0.73 (16.04%)
Premier Insurance / Feb 2 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Feb 2 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.76 ▲ 1.00 (14.79%)
Data Textile / Feb 2 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	8.08 ▲ 1.00 (14.12%)
First Pak Mod. / Feb 2 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.49 ▲ 0.16 (12.03%)
Dewan Sugar / Feb 2 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.83 ▲ 0.28 (10.98%)
Jubilee Spinning / Feb 2 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	2.86 ▲ 0.28 (10.85%)
Tri-Star Power / Feb 2 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	11.64 ▲ 1.00 (9.40%)
Hala Enterprise / Feb 2 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.59 ▲ 0.49 (8.03%)
Soneri Bank Ltd / Feb 2 Soneri Bank Limited(SNBL)	10 ▲ 0.70 (7.53%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Feb 2 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	3.86 ▲ -0.99 (-20.41%)
Ruby Tex. / Feb 2 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.10 ▲ -0.50 (-13.89%)
Grays Leasing / Feb 2 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.26 ▲ -0.43 (-11.65%)
HBL Growth Fund / Feb 2 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	4.70 ▲ -0.59 (-11.15%)
Pakistan Services / Feb 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1938 ▲ -157.13 (-7.50%)
Siemens Pak. / Feb 2 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	587.58 ▲ -47.64 (-7.50%)
Chashma / Feb 2 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	60.17 ▲ -4.87 (-7.49%)
Pak Leather / Feb 2 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	19.68 ▲ -1.59 (-7.48%)
Noon Sugar / Feb 2 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	54.55 ▲ -4.35 (-7.39%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Feb 2 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	56.60 ▲ -4.49 (-7.35%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,604,314 ▼ 0.02
Pak Petroleum / Feb 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	12,186,736 ▲ -0.93
P.I.A.C.(A) / Feb 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	8,353,500 ▲ -0.14
Gul Ahmed / Feb 2 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	8,350,767 ▲ -0.13
Habib Bank / Feb 2 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	6,169,725 ▼ 0.69
Dewan Motors / Feb 2 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,069,500 ▼ 0.30
Ghani Glo Hol / Feb 2 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,454,618 ▼ 0.53
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 2 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	5,230,319 ▲ -0.05
Maple Leaf Cement / Feb 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,990,557 ▲ -0.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4,946,333 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 2	273.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 2	271.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 2	128.59
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 2	1.23
Euro to USD / Feb 2	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Feb 1	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 2	4147.39
India Sensex / Feb 2	59550.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 2	27402.05
Nasdaq / Feb 2	12132.29
Hang Seng / Feb 2	21958.36
FTSE 100 / Feb 2	7801.43
Dow Jones / Feb 2	33998.52
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 2	15424.25
France CAC40 / Feb 2	7146.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 1	21235
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 2	75.15
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 2	177641
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 2	1925.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 2	85.88

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