Business & Finance

Special economic zones being set up in Punjab: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that special economic zones are being set up...

China’s GDP jumps record 18.3pc but post-Covid recovery seen losing steam

BEIJING: China’s economic recovery quickened sharply in the first quarter to record growth of 18.3% from last...

Gold hits 7-week peak as retreating US yields boost appeal

Gold gains over 2% so far this week.
US Treasury yields hover near a one-month low.
Silver rises over 3%, palladium gains about 5% for the week.

Dollar slips to 4-week low hurt by recent retreat in yields

Greenback set for 0.7% drop this week.
US says Vietnam, Switzerland and Taiwan violate currency thresholds.

Money / Banking

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Banking Mohtasib Pakistan: Massive increase in number of complaints lodged

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

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US pulls back on charge Switzerland, Vietnam manipulate currency

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

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Brexit sparks £1 trillion UK assets switch to EU

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	152.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	152.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	108.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	4185.47
India Sensex / Apr 16	48832.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	29683.37
Nasdaq / Apr 16	14052.34
Hang Seng / Apr 16	28969.71
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7019.53
Dow Jones / Apr 16	34200.67
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	15459.75
France CAC40 / Apr 16	6287.07

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 16	63.13
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 16	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 16	94564.00
Gold Spot / Apr 16	1780.20
Cotton / Apr 16	85.03

Taxes

Income tax returns increase 8pc for tax year 2020

LAHORE: Income tax returns for tax year 2020 have reached 2.8 million compared to 2.6 million last year, showing an...

UK tax break extension pumps up house prices

LONDON: British house prices surged last month, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday, a further sign that finance...

TAS taxpayers’ info: FBR refusal may be challenged before PIC: LHC

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) has observed that the Federal Board of Revenue's refusal to provide detail of...

Industry

PSMA concerned at cane commissioner’s statement

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Punjab on Friday showed its concern on the recent statement of...

Tyre industry urges govt to set up joint commission on ATT

KARACHI: As the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) 2010 has been extended for three months, the...

PBEA welcomes Asim as new FBR chairman

KARACHI: Pakistan Bedwear Exporters Association (PBEA) has welcomed the appointment of Asim Ahmad as the new ...

Companies

GM, LG Energy Solution to build 2nd US battery plant in Tennessee

The planned 2.8 million-square-foot plant, scheduled to open in late 2023, will employ 1,300 people and is expected to have a production capacity similar to the companies' Ultium Cells joint-venture plant in Lordstown, Ohio, of about 35 gigawatt-hours as they move to respond to the growing demand in the electric vehicle market.
LG Chem said in a regulatory filing that its LG Energy Solution unit will invest $933.5 million in the plant between this year and 2023.

China's Sinovac vaccine 67pc effective against symptomatic infection: Chile report

The vaccine was 85% effective in preventing hospitalizations and 80% effective in preventing deaths, the government said in a report prepared by the Chilean health ministry.
Chile's study examined CoronaVac's effectiveness among 10.5 million people, again looking both at people who had been vaccinated and those who had not.

United Mobile Becomes OnePlus' First Official Distributor in Pakistan

United Mobile has joined hands with OnePlus to become its first official distributor in Pakistan.
OnePlus will be officially launched by United Mobile in Pakistan on the 19th of April, 2021.

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 17 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	9.01 ▲ 1.00 (12.48%)
Popular Islamic Mod. / Apr 17 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	6.23 ▲ 0.68 (12.25%)
PICIC Insurance / Apr 17 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.45 ▲ 0.15 (11.54%)
Pak Gulf Leas. / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	9.30 ▲ 0.95 (11.38%)
Quetta Textile / Apr 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	9.45 ▲ 0.95 (11.18%)
Bal. Glass / Apr 17 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	12.01 ▲ 1.00 (9.08%)
Olympia Mills / Apr 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	12.50 ▲ 1.00 (8.70%)
Samba Bank / Apr 17 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.00 ▲ 0.56 (8.70%)
Dandot Cement / Apr 17 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	13.40 ▲ 1.00 (8.06%)
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 17 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	2.70 ▲ 0.19 (7.57%)

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton / Apr 17 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	4.21 ▲ -0.73 (-14.78%)
Pak Oxygen / Apr 17 Pakistan Oxygen Limited(PAKOXY)	140.90 ▲ -21.23 (-13.09%)
First Pak Modaraba / Apr 17 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.25 ▲ -0.24 (-9.64%)
Habib Metro Mod / Apr 17 Habib Metro Modaraba(HMM)	6.52 ▲ -0.63 (-8.81%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Apr 17 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	103.15 ▲ -8.36 (-7.50%)
Masood Tex. / Apr 17 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.63 ▲ -4.34 (-7.49%)
Ados Pakistan / Apr 17 Ados Pakistan Limited(ADOS)	13.97 ▲ -1.13 (-7.48%)
Dadex Eternit / Apr 17 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	37.00 ▲ -2.99 (-7.48%)
Fatima Fert.Co. / Apr 17 Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited(FATIMA)	27.09 ▲ -2.10 (-7.19%)
Data Agro / Apr 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	14.90 ▲ -1.10 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 17 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	21,415,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard / Apr 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	21,269,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak. / Apr 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	16,036,548 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,265,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Glass / Apr 17 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	6,629,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 17 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	4,749,500 ▼ 0.00
Bal. Glass / Apr 17 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	4,125,000 ▼ 0.00
Pakistan Refinery / Apr 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,035,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 17 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	3,721,500 ▼ 0.00
Attock Ref. / Apr 17 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	3,702,800 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	152.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	152.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	108.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	4185.47
India Sensex / Apr 16	48832.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	29683.37
Nasdaq / Apr 16	14052.34
Hang Seng / Apr 16	28969.71
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7019.53
Dow Jones / Apr 16	34200.67
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	15459.75
France CAC40 / Apr 16	6287.07

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 16	63.13
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 16	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 16	94564.00
Gold Spot / Apr 16	1780.20
Cotton / Apr 16	85.03

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