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Govt raise rate of return of National Savings Certificates

A notification issued by the Finance Ministry said that the rate of return on Defense Savings Certificates has been increased from 8.49 percent to 9.42pc while the rate of return on Regular Income Certificates has been increased from 8.04pc to 9pc.

Foreign demand for Kenya's tax-free bond boosts shilling

Commercial banks posted the shilling at 109.75/95 per dollar, up from Wednesday's closing rate of 109.90/110.10.

ECB to chart steady course even as the outlook dulls

The ECB will announce its own policy decisions at 1245 GMT, followed by Lagarde's news conference at 1330 GMT.

South Africa's rand firms as US stimulus optimism bolsters riskier currencies

Rand traded at 14.8775 versus the dollar, 0.15% firmer than its previous close.

Money / Banking

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ECB to chart steady course even as the outlook dulls

Published 21 Jan, 2021 12:37pm

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Brazil keeps 2pc interest rate despite rising inflation

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:55am

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ECB to chart steady course even as the outlook dulls

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:03am

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	160.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	160.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	103.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.21

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	3851.85
India Sensex / Jan 21	49792.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	28523.26
Nasdaq / Jan 21	13457.25
Hang Seng / Jan 21	29962.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	6740.39
Dow Jones / Jan 21	31188.38
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	13921.37
France CAC40 / Jan 21	5628.44

Indicator	Value
UK LIBOR % / Jan 21	0.09

Taxes

Non-resident or overseas Pakistanis: FBR mulling extending certain benefits

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reviewing various proposals to grant certain benefits to the...

'Over Rs1m duties, taxes will be paid only through e-payment system from today'

LAHORE: Mohsin Rafique, Collector of Customs Appraisement, Lahore, has said that from January 20, 2021 all duties ...

Trading across Border Index: Pakistan improves 31 positions on rank

ISLAMABAD: In a major achievement towards ensuring ease of doing business, Pakistan has improved 31 positions (from...

Industry

Industrial units: NKATI opposes PD’s decision to cut gas supply

KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI), has opposed the...

Non-textile sector: Rs213m approved for DLTL payments: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Wednesday informed that Rs...

PM to Meet Tesla Executives to Discuss Launch of Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet executives at Tesla to explore investment opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Pakistan.

Companies

Ukraine in talks with India on COVID-19 vaccine supply

Negotiations are underway with an Indian manufacturer, Serum Institute, which can produce the American Novovax vaccine and has the ability to produce the AstraZeneca vaccine at the moment.
India will initially only ship the AstraZeneca vaccine, made by The Serum Institute,

China's imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero

Tense ties see China smelters shun Australian supplies.
Monthly imports at zero for first time since 2004.

Abu Dhabi's Etihad to resume Qatar flights next month

Flights between the UAE and Qatar, both major air transport hubs, had been suspended since mid-2017 when the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt.
Etihad, owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, said daily flights to the Qatari capital would resume from Feb. 15.

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Textile / Jan 21 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	6.34 ▲ 1.09 (12.61%)
Hala Enterpries / Jan 21 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.60 ▲ 1.11 (10.42%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Jan 21 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.70 ▲ 0.28 (10.39%)
Saritow Sp. / Jan 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	11.00 ▲ 1.20 (10.00%)
Jubilee Sp. / Jan 21 Jubille Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited(JUBS)	5.75 ▲ 0.62 (8.90%)
Safe Mix / Jan 21 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	8.00 ▲ 0.89 (8.70%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	12.97 ▲ 0.97 (8.08%)
Cyan Ltd / Jan 21 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	50.48 ▲ 3.52 (7.50%)
Friesland. Engro / Jan 21 Frieslandcampins Engro Foods Limited(FCEPL)	87.32 ▲ 8.42 (7.50%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 21 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	198.76 ▲ 13.86 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Al-Mali / Jan 21 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	4.60 ▼ 0.37 (-12.05%)
Premier Ins. / Jan 21 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.00 ▼ 0.74 (-8.93%)
PICIC Insurance / Jan 21 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.33 ▼ 0.06 (-8.90%)
Habib Metro Mod / Jan 21 Habib Metro Modaraba(HMM)	7.50 ▼ 0.00 (-7.98%)
F.Treet Manuf.Mod / Jan 21 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	16.16 ▼ 0.00 (-7.50%)
Data Agro / Jan 21 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	15.80 ▼ 0.72 (-7.49%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	45.54 ▼ 0.00 (-6.95%)
Suraj Cotton / Jan 21 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	230.00 ▼ 0.00 (-6.12%)
Allied Rental Mod / Jan 21 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	9.51 ▼ 0.00 (-5.37%)
Samin Textile / Jan 21 Samin Textiles Limited(SMTM)	8.00 ▼ 0.90 (-5.33%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd / Jan 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	102,132,000 ▼ 0.34
SILKBANK / Jan 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	42,706,000 ▼ 0.12
Unity Foods / Jan 21 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	41,064,248 ▼ 1.85
Hum Network / Jan 21 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	38,635,500 ▼ 0.73
Power Cement / Jan 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	28,183,000 ▼ 0.53
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Jan 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	24,577,000 ▼ 0.64
TRG Pak. / Jan 21 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,702,000 ▼ 2.21
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,122,000 ▼ 0.97
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Jan 21 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	16,825,000 ▼ 2.08
Fauji Foods / Jan 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	14,496,500 ▼ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	160.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	160.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	103.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.21

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	3851.85
India Sensex / Jan 21	49792.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	28523.26
Nasdaq / Jan 21	13457.25
Hang Seng / Jan 21	29962.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	6740.39
Dow Jones / Jan 21	31188.38
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	13921.37
France CAC40 / Jan 21	5628.44

Indicator	Value
UK LIBOR % / Jan 21	0.09

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